Citizen journalism reaches the UK

Citizen journalism, blogging and objective reporting will be discussed by the Alumni Media Group at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on 28 February.

Speakers include John Lloyd, editor of the Financial Times Magazine, blogging journalists Suw Charman and Leslie Bunder and Professor Robin Mansell, Dixons chair in new media and the internet at LSE.

Tickets are between £3 and £8 for the public, and free to LSE students and Media Group members.

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