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Thinking Ahead: Polis Summer School 2012|

The Polis Summer School will be running again next July. This will be the 6th year for the three-week course on international jounalism. If you would like further details on the program please email us at: polis@lse.ac.uk|. Details can also be found here.|

Wikileaks: News in the Networked Era

On Wednesday November 30th at 6:30pm, director of POLIS Charlie Beckett will give a lecture on his new book Wikileaks: News in the Networked Era. The lecture will focus on Wikileaks, the most contraversial journalistic organisation of the digital age. He will discuss Julian Assange's role in the biggest leak of secret information in modern times.

This event is open to all and entry is granted on a first come, first serve basis. For any queries, please contact events@lse.ac.uk|.

 Four Steps to Success in a Humanitarian Appeal

Be sure to read Polis Intern Claire Manibog's critical report on the recent Humanitarian Communication panel discussion held at LSE. After a compelling debate feauturing several NGO and Communication practictioners, Clare discusses the question of what humanitarian NGOs can do to better open the public's hearts, minds and pockets.

To see the full blog entry, click here|.

The Moderation of Online News Comments|

Journalist and Polis Newsroom fellow Sanna Trygg will be presenting her research comparing news forum moderation in Sweden and the UK. She will analyse methods adopted by the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper and The Guardian.

A roundtable discussion will follow, looking at the wider context of moderation and what it signifies about the relationship of media and its consumers. The aim of this discussion is to inform a research report for Polis to be written by Sanna Trygg.

For more information on the event, click here|

POLIS Media Agenda Talk: George Entwistle

George Entwistle, Director of BBC Vision, will be giving a public lecture this Tuesday, November 15th at 5:00pm as part of Polis' Media Agenda Talk series. As director of BBC Vision, George is in charge of one of the world's leading multimedia content groups, commissioning, producing and broadcasting across BBC television and the web. For more information on the event, click here.|

To RSVP for this and other POLIS events, email polis@lse.ac.uk||

Digitizing the Revolution

Heather Brooke, the award winning writer, journalist and activitsit, will be at the helm of the next POLIS Media Agenda Talk on the 8th November at 6:30pm. For more information on her new book "The Revolution Will be Digitized," click here|.

To RSVP please email polis@lse.ac.uk|. All remaining seats will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

Who Cares? Plan UK Panel Debate

On November 9th at 6:30pm, the LSE and Plan UK will be holding a panel debate on public perceptions of humanitarian aid. The panel consists of people currently working in the humanitarian marketing field, such as Brendan Gormley (Disasters Emergency Comittee), Lynda Thomas (MacMillan Cancer Support), Rachel Bell (Shine Communications) and Leigh Daynes (Plan UK).

Phone-hacking: What's next?|

As the furore around the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World continues to raise wider questions about journalism standards and regulations, follow Polis Director Charlie Beckett's blog|, where he and guest bloggers will discuss the fallout in the months ahead.