Events
Event organized by PhiLab in collaboration with the Continuing education faculty of UdeM. The event will be in French only.
Will Philanthropy save the press?
Faculté de l’éducation permanente de l’Université de Montréal, 3744 Rue Jean-Brillant, Local 104, Montréal, QC H3T 1P1
Can private donations fund journalism and compensate for the gap in the traditional commercial model? What space is taken by philanthrocapitalism in Quebec? Must we save journaliem or the media?
With
- Antoine Char, Professor at the École des médias et l’UQAM: What is philanthrocapitalism?
- Jean-Marc Fontan, Researcher and co-director of PhiLab, Réseau de recherche sur la philanthropie: Is information a public good?
- Brian Myles, Director of the Devoir: Presentation of the Amis du Devoir model
- Annie Talbot, Executive director of the Fondation La Presse: The crisis of the written press and the case of la Press +
Host: Robert Maltais
Word of welcome: Caroline Bergeron
Coordination: Diane Alalouf-Hall
Suggested reading before the event:
“Les philanthropes au secours du journalisme américain”(2018) by Antoine Char for The Conversation.