University debate on Future of Printed Media

Senior figures from media and journalism will discuss the Future of Printed Media at a major debate to be held at the University of Glasgow on Monday 4 March 2013. As circulation figures for most print editions of newspapers continue to tumble, the discussion will consider the impact of digitalization on traditional media and on the wider business community. Will current trends in digital consumption of news mean the end of print, and what are the opportunities and threats presented by the upsurge in the number, choice and variety of mobile means devices available? "The Future of Printed Media" will be chaired by journalist, broadcaster and University of Glasgow Alumni Andrew Neil who says, "More people are reading newspapers and magazines than ever before - just not as printed products. The challenge is to develop new revenue streams around the new digital means of delivery. Some of the dead-tree press will succeed, some won't. The failures will die. But the digital market is already being flooded with new entrants.