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Media@UU直播 and CR脡UM present two-day colloquium on ethics and the media

"If it bleeds, it leads."

Yes, it鈥檚 a clich茅. But it can often be an apt description of the way some media focus on the sensational. Intense coverage of celebrity adoptions or relationships, tawdry political scandals and graphic tragedy "sells," and it sometimes overshadows the reporting of more pressing issues and events. While media institutions remain an essential instrument of democracy, they are also companies that sell content for profit. Are these two responsibilities contradictory?

On April 17 and 18, Media@UU直播 and le Centre de recherche en 茅thique de l'Universit茅 de Montr茅al (CR脡UM) will gather leading academics, journalists and communications specialists for a free public colloquium that aims to explore the tensions of a free press in a free market and the ethical dilemmas and responsibilities that arise as a consequence.

This is a timely collaboration between Media@UU直播 and the CR脡UM,鈥� says Prof. Marc Raboy, Beaverbrook Chair in Ethics, Media and Communications and Chair of Media@UU直播. "With all the upheaval we are witnessing in the media environment, it is the right moment to be looking at how media practices are affected by the economics of the media industries and the impact that this has on our democracy."

Panel discussions will tackle topics ranging from media policy and regulation, to new media and its challenges, to editorial independence, and media as big business. Panelists include Julie Miville-Dech锚ne, Ombudsman of Radio-Canada; Lisa-Marie Gervais, journalist at Le Devoir; Andrew Potter, political columnist at Maclean鈥檚 magazine; Marc Raboy, Beaverbrook Chair in Ethics, Media and Communications and Chair of Media@McGIll; Arthur Isak Applbaum, Acting Director at the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics at Harvard University; Darin Barney, Canada Research Chair in Technology and Citizenship and professor at UU直播; Daniel Weinstock, Canada Research Chair in Ethics and Political Philosophy and Prof. of Philosophy at the University of Montreal; Ian Richards, former newspaper journalist and current Professor of Journalism at the University of South Australia in Adelaide, Australia; and 听Mary Agnes Welch, President of the Canadian Association of Journalists. 听听
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The event will take place at l鈥橴niversit茅 de Montr茅al, Pavillion J-Armand Bombardier, Room 1035, 5155 Decelles Ave. It is free and open to the public.

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