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The Alfred Deakin Debate: Barons to Bloggers

Confronting Media Power

Vol 1

Jonathan Mills (series editor)

Whatever one thinks of Rupert Murdoch or his ethics, when a mogul of his stature stands on a public platform and predicts the end of God-like media figures telling people what's important, you begin to realise that there's something seismic going on in the world of communications.

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Whatever one thinks of Rupert Murdoch or his ethics, when a mogul of his stature stands on a public platform and predicts the end of God-like media figures telling people what's important, you begin to realise that there's something seismic going on in the world of communications. Seismic, but unpredictable.
-Eric Beecher, Publisher, crikey.com

Media power is undergoing a massive transformation. Is the Internet undermining the authority of traditional news institutions? And will it fulfil our expectations of greater democracy?

In a provocative and incisive debate, Barons to Bloggers brings together prominent international and Australian media commentators to examine what is shaping up to become the radical upheaval of the old hierarchies of news and opinion.

Contributors:
Lance Knobel, former Program Director, World Economic Forum
Jay Rosen, Associate Professor of Journalism, New York University
Donald McDonald, Chairman, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Eric Beecher, Publisher, crikey.com
Guy Rundle, writer and Executive Producer, ABC TV
Margo Kingston, political commentator and Editor, SMH's Webdiary
Andrew Clark, Australian Financial Review journalist, former Editor, Sun-Herald

The Alfred Deakin Debate book series, volume 1

In this first issue of The Alfred Deakin Debate book series, Barons to Bloggers, prominent journalists, publishers and commentators examine the new media landscape, which is changing at an ever-accelerating pace.

Two of the keynote speeches from the Alfred Deakin Innovation Lectures are published here alongside responses from Australian contributors. These essays give political and philosophical insight into the debate about the shaky future of journalism.

The Alfred Deakin Debate book series focuses on key themes raised at the prestigious biennual Alfred Deakin Innovation Lectures. This series is at the forefront of ideas about politics, culture and science, and aims to make a significant contribution to public debate.

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