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May 15, 2012

Vincentian journalist to participate in U.S. Embassy multi-media panel discussion

Vincentian journalist Kenton X. Chance will be part of a multi-media panel discussion to be hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Barbados today.{{more}}

The discussion, on the topic: “Digital Media: The Changing Face of Journalism in the Caribbean”, will begin at 9:00 a.m. EST.

Other panelists include veteran journalist and editor of Barbados Today’s online newspaper Roy Morris and Ian Bourne, former journalist and news anchor with the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, who currently writes for the daily news and arts website bajanreporter.com

Chance, who is studying in Taiwan, maintains the news blog I-Witness News.

The discussion will also be streamed live from the Embassy via this site: https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/barbados.

All are welcome to log on and be part of the discussion on the topics: How has digital media changed the way that news, culture and information are reported? What standard of ethics applies to digital media? What impact does a digital medium have on traditional forms of media, like television and radio?