You are viewing the chat in desktop mode. Click here to switch to mobile view.
X
Press Panel: The Future of Media in a Post-Truth Age
powered byJotCast
Toshiva Jain
4:13
Hello and welcome to the panel discussion at Oxford Union. We have three renowned panelists to speak on The Future of Media in a Post-Truth Age
4:24
Panelists: Jeremy O'Grady: Editor-in-Chief of The Week, Robert Guest: Foreign Editor of The Economist and Jim White: Telegraph columnist, writer and broadcaster
4:31
Robert Guest begins the discussion by speaking about the importance of truth and relativity in news. “Newspapers have a duty to truth and some newspapers take it very seriously,” says Guest while advocating his stance on ‘cooked up’ fake stories. He goes on and says that he would fire anyone on the spot in The Economist for doing so.
Toshiva Jain
4:47
Toshiva Jain
4:35
In the occasion of someone making a mistake there should be an apology issued by the Newspaper stating the same. “Libel laws are extremely strong in this country” adds Guest while talking about defamation incidents in the United Kingdom.
4:37
Emphasizing on reading opinions, Guest adds “it's not enough to just read the guardian and WSJ, one should also read left and right leaning publications.” To give oneself a rounded perception of the world.
4:38
Guest calls the knowledge of English language ‘a massive privilege’ as most countries have an English publication of their own.
4:40
Grady intercedes and says some people would say not post truth era but it's just that all crackpots handed a microphone. However, digitization could be leading to an era of "more-truth."
4:41
“Its not great when people start spreading fake news” said Guest while responding to a question on the cons of democratization of news, “WSJ app has a bot that helps youngsters correct elders on family groups if they are spreading incorrect information by calling fake news out” added Guest.
4:43
Digitization an era of "more-truth"
yes (0% | 0 votes)
 
no (0% | 0 votes)
 
maybe (0% | 0 votes)
 
Total Votes: 0
4:48
"The problem is not fake news but that those writing it and the audience want that to be the news. Even those doing serious journalism tend to view the opinions of the other side as toxic. People in rural America are skeptical of globalization and its fallout and respond by electing a nasty person," Grady mentions.
4:50
An audience member asks White about the democratization of news and whether its unlimited access is a positive factor?
White states that there is a certain wild west element to it. "For instance, take the influencer role on social media, it has exploded. It's become quite clear that marketers and commercial operations have realized the power of influencers. There is no objectivity with influencers, however, within these territories there are new, exciting voices emerging and it is a wild west out there but we are still finding our way out there , says White.
4:51
It is possible to abuse the power of media in a country that is still relying on newspapers for the news. It’s disgraceful and should not happen.” says Guest responding to a question on the Cobra post sting operation on top media houses in India for promoting a certain political party.
4:53
I would never believe a hotel review because I know the mechanics of it, Grady adds.
4:54
4:55
The Ted talk elaborates more on how influencing helps and creates awareness
How important are influencers in the new-world?
utmost important (0% | 0 votes)
 
shouldn't rely on them (0% | 0 votes)
 
Total Votes: 0
4:58
An observer was given 45,000 pounds by conse party to keep it afloat. We know there are allegiances in newspapers in the UK too, Grady further emphasizes.
Addressing the Cobra Post sting operation on Indian news houses, White asserts that one should not shy away from the fact that British institutions might be influenced by factors other finances.
5:00
Responding to statement that Weve never had objective news and to question about how do editors choose what to project, Grady says that the aim should be objectivity for editors. in digital journalism the problem is that you lose space of emphasis. Something tiny in print is given equal space on website. this could be misleading. there has never been a time of objective news, but there are enough people attempting public-interest journalism which is essential for democracy.
5:02
Is public-interest journalism dying?
Already dead (0% | 0 votes)
 
Working fine (0% | 0 votes)
 
Total Votes: 0
Hyperlocal: future of print media (newspapers)
5:03
"There are smaller scale corruptions. During my time at the Daily Mirror, I knew a guy who ran a group called the 'Millionare's Club' which was accepting freebies for writing positive things from his end. I think the onus is on people in the powerful position," White mentions.
5:04
“There is one bias throughout the world of news, of reporting unpleasant events. Terrorist bomb blast is dramatic and exciting but a hundred and forty seven thousand people lifted themselves out of poverty today is kind of boring and dispersed” comments Guest while taking about implicit editorial biases while picking headlines and front page news.
5:05
5:07
The news is an artefact of what journalists get up to. most people prefer their beer to their news. they don't want to know serious news or the details. most people have a choice about the news they want to read. Thus the choice of reading serious news is getting diluted by those who indulge in sensationalism and deem that important. The talk ends with this remark.
5:11
Thank you for joining us on the discussion with the Oxford-Union on The future of media in a Post-Truth Age. Stay tuned with Oxford-Union for future updates. #thefuturemedia #digitaljournalism
Connecting…