The principle sponsors for the RIPE@2010 conference are:
The BBC, the British Broadcasting Corporation
Ofcom, the Office of Communications
CAMRI, the Communication and Media Research Institute at the University of Westminster
Other donors and funding agencies will be added as merited, so please check back.
8 September
Welcoming Reception at 18:00
Hot Buffet Dinner at 19.00
Fyvie Hall, University of Westminster
The Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI) hosted participants in a welcoming reception followed by a buffet dinner in Fyvie Hall on Regent Street.
Our venue was the BBC Television Centre on Wood Lane in London.
09:30 – 09:45 Welcoming Remarks
John Tate
BBC Director of Policy and Strategy
Colette Bowe
Chairperson, Ofcom
Jeanette Steemers
Professor of Media and Communications, University of Westminster
09:45 – 11:00 Session 1: Policy Trends and Dynamics
Moderator: Colette Bowe
Chairperson, Ofcom
09:45 – 09:50
Colette Bowe introduces the session
09:50 – 10:15
James Thickett
Director of Research and Market Intelligence, Ofcom
The UK PSB Landscape in 2010
10:15 – 10:40
Des Freedman
Reader in Communications and Cultural Studies
Goldsmiths College, University of London
Media Policy Silences
10:40 – 11:00 Discussion
11:00 – 11:30 Tea and coffee
11:30 – 12:45 Session 2: Arguing For & Against PSM
Moderator: Alan G. Stavitsky
Senior Associate Dean, Professor and Director
George S. Turnbull Portland Center, University of Oregon (USA)
11:30 – 11:35
Alan G. Stavitsky introduces the session
11:35 – 12:00
Robert G. Picard
Hamrin Professor of Media Economics and Director
Media Management and Transformation Centre, JIBS Sweden
The Changing Nature of Political Case-Making for Public Broadcasting
12:00 – 12:25
Peter Goodwin
Director of Research, School of Media, Arts and Design
University of Westminster
High Noon: The BBC Meets ‘The West’s Most Daring Government’
12:25 – 12:45 Discussion
12:45 – 13:45 Lunch
13:45 – 15:00 Session 3: Journalism and Democracy Today
Moderator: Philip Savage
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Multimedia
McMaster University (Canada)
13:45 – 13:50
Phililp Savage introduces the session
13:50 – 14:15
Jessica Clark
Scholar-in-Residence and Research Director, Center for Social Media
American University, Washington D.C. (USA)
Public Media 2.0: Emerging Models for Participatory Journalism
14:15 – 14:40
Paul Chadwick
Director of Editorial Policies
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Power of Disclosure Dispersed
14:40 – 15:00 Discussion
15:00 – 15:30 Tea and coffee
15:30 – 16:45 Session 4: Engagement and Participation
Moderator: David Gauntlett
Professor of Media and Communications, School of Media, Arts and Design
University of Westminster (UK)
15:30 – 15:35
David Gauntlett introduces the session
15:35 – 16:00
James Holden
(Acting) Director of Audiences
BBC Marketing, Communications and Audiences
Engaging with UK Audiences via Digital Media: A Public Service Perspective
16:00 – 16:25
Sarah Hunter
Head of UK Public Policy
Google Europe
The User-First Approach
16:25 – 16:50 Discussion
16:50 – 17:00 Closing Remarks
17:00 Depart the BBC
Our venue was the Marylebone Campus at 35 Marylebone Road in London.
Registration at Chiltern Hall from 08:15 – 08:55
09:00 – 09:05 Welcoming remarks
Peter Goodwin
Director of Research, School of Media, Arts and Design
University of Westminster
09:05 – 10:00 Panel Presentation and Discussion:
Comparing Broadcasting in Smaller and Larger Countries: Research Project
Christian Berg – Ph.D. Candidate at the Copenhagen Business School
Gregory F. Lowe – Professor of Media Management at the University of Tampere
Robert G. Picard – Hamrin Professor and at Director of MMTC at JIBS
Jeanette Steemers – Professor of Media and Communications, CAMRI
The panel reports on the Broadcasting in Smaller Countries project with emphasis on its relevance for EU policy regarding public service media.
10:00 – 10:30 Tea, coffee and biscuits
10:30 – 16:30 Work Group Sessions
Seven thematic Work Groups ran in three parallel sessions. Participants with papers were assigned to one of the seven groups. Work group Chairs and members are posted on this website in the section titled Work Groups. Papers can be downloaded in the section titled Papers and Abstracts, where you will also find participants’ affiliations and of course the paper titles. Most of the keynote address materials from Day 1 at the BBC are also posted now.
10:30 – 12:00
Parallel session 1
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
13:00 – 14:30
Parallel session 2
14:30 – 14:50
Tea, coffee and biscuits
14:50 – 16:20
Parallel session 3
16:30 – Bus leaves Marylebone campus for the Reception and Gala Dinner
17:15 – 18:15
Reception at Ofcom
The location was Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 9HA
18:15 – Short stroll to the Tate Modern Museum
19:30 – 22.00
Gala Dinner at the Tate Modern, Café 2 (next to the shop)
Participants explored several galleries at the Tate Modern before dinner.
Our venue was again the Marylebone Campus.
Tea and coffee from 08:30 – 08:55
10:15 – 10:45 Tea, coffee and biscuits
10:45 – 12:30 Moderated Plenary Discussion
Moderator: Gregory Ferrell Lowe
University of Tampere, Finland
12:30 – 13:15 Lunch on the premises or take-away
13:30 – 15:00 Meeting about World RIPE initiative
A meeting was organised for the 90-minute period after lunch. It was Chaired by Gregory F. Lowe and there were about 40 participants from around the world. We created an informal group to explore a more global initiative for the development of public service media (i.e. in countries beyond the West). There were many good suggestions for how this might be done. The minutes will be posted here when completed, so please check back later.
Welcome to the RIPE@2010 conference website. Use the drop-down menus on the toolbar above to navigate between sections of the site. This site is a work in progress with additional materials coming online as the conference period draws closer.
This fifth RIPE conference was co-sponsored by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom). Our host was the Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI) at the University of Westminster. In partnership with these historic and contemporary leaders in the development of public service broadcasting [PSB], both as theory and in practice, participants explored the contemporary dynamics and complex challenges facing public service media [PSM], with particular emphasis on the implications of the recession. In the main discourse concluded that the recession has not created anything really new, but has fueled and accelerated trends already complicating many aspects of PSB operation, as well as the transition to public service media. The consequences of changes in media policies, corporate strategies and industrial arrangements in response to the recession are likely to have long-term implications. Our theme focused attention on 7 dimensions with significant theoretical and operational implications:
1. Media policy and discourse about PSM
2. Changing conceptions and practices in Journalism
3. Changing patterns of media use
4. Developmental strategies and business models
5. Trends in localism and community services
6. Models and results in performance assessment
7. New media contradictions, challenges and distinctions
A meeting was organised after lunch on the last day of the conference. The agenda focused on ideas and possibilities for developing either the RIPE initiative or a sister project for the wider world beyond its European character to date. The minutes from that meeting are posted below.
‘World RIPE’ Meeting Minutes 2010
This website is hosted by the University of Tampere in Finland, and is provided by the graduate studies programme in Media Management as a service for scholarly research and education. Scholarly documents (papers, abstracts, etc.) are the intellectual property of the respective authors who produced them and enjoy full copyright ownership of same.
Each RIPE conference is developed in substance and arrangements by two groups working interdependently. The group with the primary responsibility for spearheading the project is called the Conference Planning Group (CPG). A second group serves as an external board and is called the RIPE Advisory Board (RAB). Its members review all relevant documents, offer critiques, suggestions and counsel, volunteer to handle various needs in the run-up to the conference, and very often take responsibility for functions during the conference (e.g. servíng as a work group Chair or session Moderator, etc).
The CPG members for the RIPE@2010 conference are:
Alessandro D’Arma, University of Westminster (UK)
Gunn Sara Enli, University of Oslo (Norway)
Peter Goodwin, University of Westminster (UK)
Michael W. Huntsberger, Linfield College (USA)
Gregory F. Lowe, University of Tampere (Finland): RIPE Continunity Director
Helen Normoyle, BBC (UK): BBC Sponsor Representative
Charlene Prempreh, BBC (UK)
Eva Pujadas, Pompeu Fabra University (Spain)
Philip Savage, McMaster University (Canada)
Alan G. Stavitsky, University of Oregon (USA)
Jeanette Steemers, University of Westminster (UK): University Host Representative
James Thickett, Ofcom (UK): Ofcom Sponsor Representative
The RAB members for the RIPE@2010 are:
Minna Aslama, Fordham University (USA)
Jo Bardoel, University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Anne Dunn, University of Sydney (Australia)
Taisto Hujanen, University of Tampere (Finland)
John Jackson, Concordia University (Canada)
Per Jauert, University of Aarhus (Denmark)
Lucy Küng, Jönköping International Business School (Sweden)
Helena Sousa, University of Minho (Portugal)
Hilde van den Bulck, University of Antwerp (Belgium)
This section of the conference website is mostly closed in the post-conference period as it would not be very useful information. We have left some information, however, about the hotels we used and some of the basics in logistics in case someone is traveling to London for a visit at the University of Westminster and might find the information helpful.
Name of author(s): Gregory F. Lowe
Organization: E.g. University of Tampere, Finland
Abstract:
Forthcoming
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Name of author(s): Runar Woldt
Organization: Media Perspektiven, Germany
Abstract:
Forthcoming
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Organization: Hans-Bredow-Institute, Germany
Abstract:
Forthcoming
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Organization: TNO, the Netherlands
Abstract:
Forthcoming
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Organization: Jönköping International Business School
Abstract:
Forthcoming
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