Press Club Speech Invitation


February 8, 2008

From: Bobby Graham
Sent: Tuesday, 7 August 2007 9:17 AM
Cc: Stephen Mayne
Subject: Digital Culture Talks: Online journalism and its impact on traditional media


It gives me pleasure to invite you to the next in our series of Digital
Culture talks:

Online journalism and its impact on traditional media

The internet revolution has been the greatest structural shock to hit the mainstream media since the introduction of television. Crikey.com founder Stephen Mayne will assess how online journalism is fundamentally changing traditional media and whether any of the so-called 'user-generated content' of Web 2.0 should even be called journalism. Whilst some media companies are now embracing the internet as an opportunity and dominating the space, many are feeling seriously threatened. And with such an extraordinary fragmentation and proliferation of information in cyberspace, what is the role of libraries in recording journalism's traditional 'first draft of history approach' to the news as it unfolds?



Date: 29 August 2007

Time: 12.30 to 13.30

Venue: Library Theatre

Entry: Free



The speaker, Stephen Mayne, will be introduced by Michele Huston, Director
Web Publishing, National Library of Australia.



Bobby Graham
Web Content Manager
Web Publishing Branch, IT Division
National Library of Australia
www.nla.gov.au <http://www.nla.gov.au/>