Communicative democracy. Protecting, promoting and developing free speech in the digital era, a conference held 6-7 October 2015 in Gothenburg, Sweden. This film is from the public event on Oct 6, where distinguished scholars discuss market driven challenges to freedom of expression. It consists of an introduction (4 minutes). 2 Keynotes (17 + 20 minutes) and then a roundtable discussion with Q & A (55 minutes).
Keynote 1: The importance of free speech. Ulla Carlsson, Dr, UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Expression, Media Development and Global Policy, University of Gothenburg.
Keynote 2: Killing the Golden Goose. Journalism and Sponsored Content. Tamara Piety, Professor of Law, The University of Tulsa College of Law, Oklahoma.
Round table discussion:
Andrew Kenyon, Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Media and Communications Law, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
Justin Lewis, Professor of Communication, Dean of Research for the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University.
Katharine Sarikakis, Professor of Media Organization and Media Governance, Department of Communication, University of Vienna.
Tamara Piety, Professor of Law, The University of Tulsa College of Law, Oklahoma.
Moderator: Eva-Maria Svensson, Professor of Law, Project leader Marketdriven and Democracydriven Freedom of Speech (funded by Ragnar Söderberg Foundation), Law Department, School of Business, Law and Economics, University of Gothenburg
Photo & editing: Jan Soja & Julia Sandstén Vikberg.
Sound: Kenneth Granskog.