Audio: New media and the British commentariat

Laurie Penny, James Butler, and Aaron Peters 8 January 2013

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The British media is exceptional in its status as part of the political class. But with the newsroom becoming defunct as a site of cultural production, and models of journalistic authority breaking down, this role is threatened. Laurie Penny and James Butler discuss, hosted by Aaron Peters.

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About the authors

Aaron Peters is a P.hD candidate at Royal Holloway, University of London investigating the changing nature of social movements and political contention in the 'Network Society'. As co-editor of Fight Back! and a student activist he is interested in the role of new technologies and online organising in the anti-cuts movement.

James Butler blogs as Pierce Penniless.

Laurie Penny is a journalist and activist.

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