Liberation Season: Google, Wikileaks, Pakistan and protest

Whether you agree with WikiLeaks and its supporters that the Afghan War Logs should have been released into the public domain or not, there's no denying that a new form of data-driven, global online journalism is upon us. WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange joins us again this Thursday, along with freedom of information activist Heather Brooke, to explore what it all means for the media and public discourse.

Tonight at the club, we discuss online publishing, advertising and whether Google is a friend or foe to news publishers. Google's UK spokesman and former BBC executive Peter Barron will make his case alongside media executives and analysts. Come along to have you say on this vital issue.

Our Liberation season continues next week with a screening of Made in Pakistan on Monday, while on Tuesday a panel discussion asks Can unarmed people still change the world?

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Google: friend or foe for news publishers?

Wed 11 Aug, 7pm

£12.50/10 early booking (£8 concessions - students/seniors)

There's no doubting the power of Google: having re-written the online advertising rule-book, its AdSense system is now used to make money by publishers around the world who rely on its search algorithm to drive traffic. But is dealing with Google and search engines an inevitability, or do SEO techniques cheapen journalism? Join us to discuss online publishing in 2010 with Peter Barron, Google's head of UK public affairs and a panel of digital media executives and experts.

The data revolution: How WikiLeaks is changing journalism

Thu 12 Aug, 7pm

£12.50/10 early booking (£8 concessions - students/seniors)

How are organisations like WikiLeaks changing the way public data is released? What do the Afghan War Logs mean for the mainstream media and government media relations? What are the legal implications of the War Logs files' release? Join us at the Frontline Club with Julian Assange, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief (via online link up), Heather Brooke and an expert panel to discuss the implications of their latest leak and what it means for journalism.

Liberation Season: Screening - American: The Bill Hicks Story
Fri 13 Aug, 7pm

£10/£8 early booking (£5 concessions - students/seniors)

Followed by a Q&A with Directors Paul Thomas and Matt Harlock

Charismatic and and piercingly witty to most, aggressively sanctimonious to others, Bill Hicks' life and work are dramatically brought to life in this acclaimed documentary.

Liberation Season: Screening Made in Pakistan

Mon 16 Aug, 7pm

£10/£8 early booking (£5 concessions - students/seniors)

In October 2007, Newsweek not only shook the Pakistani Community in America and abroad with it's brash statement: "Pakistan is the most dangerous place in the world", but also precipitated the making of Made in Pakistan, the first documentary to be released cinematically in Pakistan

Protest: Can unarmed people still change the world?
Tues 17 Aug, 7pm

£12.50/10 early booking (£8 concessions - students/seniors)

Can everyday people change the world? With conflicts raging across the world and European governments imposing stringent austerity measures, people are increasingly wondering how they can play a role in shaping their future.

Iraq revisited: The Triangle of Death
Wed 18 Aug, 7pm

£12.50/10 early booking (£8 concessions - students/seniors)

Following Barack Obama's recent statement confirming the end of US combat operations in Iraq, we will be discussing the implications for the Iraqi people and the soldiers that serve there.

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