Video: #polis11 - Media and Democracy

What role does the media have in fostering political change? This panel discussion at the BBC College of Journalism/POLIS conference at the London School of Economics looked at the impact of the media on the uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa. The speakers addressed how much of a catalyst the media was, and what its duty is now? 

With: Zahera Harb, Thomson Foundation; Dr Damian Tambini, LSE; Agnes Callamard, Article 19; Laura Walker, Hudson Frontline SMS.