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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">In the opening event of this year’s Festival of Democracy, Sydney Democracy Network is excited to host a public lecture by Editor and Co-founder of
<i>The Conversation</i>, Andrew Jaspan. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">Launched at a time of major upheavals in mainstream media,
<i>The Conversation </i>is a unique initiative: a world-first attempt to create a new type of internet-based collaboration between academics and journalists, a not-for-profit commitment to publish material with academic rigour and journalistic flair. </span></p>
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<font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">Andrew Jaspan will share his thoughts on the emerging role of
<i>The Conversation</i>, the 21st century challenges it faces, and the long-term public-interest importance of open-access information. </font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">Andrew Jaspan’s presentation will be followed by comments
from Peter Hartcher, Political Editor and International Editor of the <i>Sydney Morning Herald</i>, and Dr Fiona Martin, a media and communications specialist at the University of Sydney. </span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(232, 51, 72); "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">TIME</font></span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(232, 51, 72); "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">DATE </font></span></p>
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<font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">Tuesday 19 August </font></p>
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<font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">We encourage you to register at <a href="http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/sydney-ideas-andrew-jaspan">http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/sydney-ideas-andrew-jaspan</a></font></p>
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<font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">Andrew Jaspan Peter Hartcher Dr Fiona Martin </font></p>
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