Mediacafé
Mediacafé is a new initiative of deBuren, VVOJ, Fonds Pascal Decroos and mediakritiek.be. In an amiable atmosphere experts discuss themes that are broadly related to media(culture) and journalism. The cafés are open to everyone. We float upon a wave of current affairs, but we also dive deep. Our operational base is Brussels. Once a year we organise a grand debate with internationally renowned speakers. Koen Vidal (Foreign Affairs editor, De Morgen) is our regular moderator. We will grill the journalist for a change, but rest assured, we will let him finish his sentences…
Mediacafé # 4: Free news, bad news?
Must online news be free?
Debates
18 November 2010 - 20:15
The Times recently installed a so-called ‘paywall’ around its online edition, an invention of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. Can we transfer the old business models, in which we pay for printed newspapers, straight to online media?
Mediacafé # 3: Europe: no medium, no message?
How is Europe portrayed in our media
Debates
18 October 2010 - 19:30
Good information about the activities of Europe barely reaches citizens. Who is responsible for this? What role should policymakers, journalists and citizens play? A debate with Bart Sturtewagen, Leigh Phillips and Brigitte Alfter. Moderator: Koen Vidal.
Mediacafé # 2: The (un)limited possibilities of the foreign correspondent
Debates
4 May 2010 - 20:30
Foreign correspondence is the central topic during the second Mediacafé: where does the news come from and how objective is it? Olaf Koens, a 24-year-old freelance reporter in Moscow and Jorn De Cock, foreign affairs journalist at De Standaard enter into a discussion. Koen Vidal (De Morgen) moderates.
Mediacafé # 1:The Journalist of the Future
Debate and Documentary
Debates
31 March 2010 - 19:00
Who is the journalist of the future? Joris Luyendijk, Ine Van Linthout, Yves Desmet and Chris Atkins come up with a few possible answers during a full evening programme. Take the opportunity to watch Starsuckers for the first time uncensored in Flanders!