Society of Editors' annual conference: A Matter of Trust November 11, 2007

"Senior figures from across the media debated A Matter of Trust at the Society of Editors ninth annual conference that in Manchester between 4-6 November 2007.

They included Will Lewis from the Daily Telegraph, Peter Wright from the Mail on Sunday, BBC Deputy Director General Mark Byford, Dorothy Byrne of Channel 4, Anne Spackman of TimesOnline, Georgina Henry of The Guardian, Steve Lowe of LSN Media, Philip Graf of Ofcom, Neil Fowler of Which?

Speakers from other organisations will included Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Ken Macdonald QC and Shami Chakrabarti of Liberty.

The Director General of MI5, Mr Jonathan Evans made a keynote contribution that made front page news.

Paul Horrocks, president of the society and editor of the Manchester Evening News, said: “As new platforms for distributing news are developed, we have looked at the technology and marketing of the modern converged media. This years conference concentrated on how the new-look industry will mature.

“Credibility and trust are essential for any media organisation to prosper. How will traditional print or broadcasting organisations maintain that trust? How will new websites, digital channels, blogs or podcasts earn it? How do relationships with government, other organisations and, most important, readers, listeners and viewers need to change? We looked at the political, legal and training implications behind A Matter of Trust.”"

For full text of some speeches see Press and Speeches on the Society of Editors site.
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