The future of journalism, Can-Con style

With September comes back to school and no shortage of great talks on, among other things, the future of the media. We've already told you about our recent lunch with the WashingtonPost.com's editor, Jim Brady, Mathew Ingram's TEDxTO talk and the CJF's recent panel exploring the changing media environment.

One more to add to your collection. If you care about journalism, newspapers, public debate and democracy, you should listen to Maclean's editor Ken Whyte's 2009 Dalton Camp Lecture, delivered at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, NB. Among other things, he provides a refreshingly honest critique of newspapers in the 20th century and an appeal for better journalism in this time of change. The research he did into his book on William Randolph Hearst no doubt contributed greatly to the long view he takes.

What will October bring? For starters, Toronto-based media junkies may want to sign up for Ryerson's October 2 panel titled "What's Next for News," featuring media futurist Clay Shirky (read his latest ideas here) and Cult of the Amateur author Andrew Keen.

Watch this space for more!