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Title: THE CHARLIE HEBDO MASSACRE: Exploring Media Ethics and Responsibility

Reference number: 12207

Date: 2015, January 15

Director: filmed by Kevin Gibney

Sound: sound

Original format: unknown

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 146.39 mins

Description: Webcast of an event organised by the National Union of Journalists Scotland and media website CommonSpace, examining the challenges facing the media, free speech in the industry and editorial ethics within the context of a free press.

Films made for the Scottish Independence Referendum. Acquired in conjunction with National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Collections Referendum Curator. Find out more at https://www.nls.uk/collections/topics/referendum

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Shotlist: Webcast of an event in Glasgow organised by the National Union of Journalists Scotland and media website CommonSpace, examining the challenges facing the media, free speech in the industry and editorial ethics within the context of a free press.

"The Charlie Hebdo massacre: Exploring media ethics and responsibility. Join media professionals and members of the public for a debate in the aftermath of the attacks on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Organised by NUJ Scotland and new media website CommonSpace, the debate will examine the challenges facing the media, free speech in the industry and explore editorial ethics within the context of a free press. Chaired by NUJ Scotland organiser Paul Holleran, panellists will include Alison Balharry, formerly of BBC World Service and Al Jazeera; Neil Mackay, head of news, Sunday Herald, and Angela Haggerty, editor of CommonSpace. Further panellists to be confirmed." [event publicity]