A message to the TV industry
- 21 Aug 07, 12:54 PM
This weekend around 2000 representatives of the television industry will gather in Edinburgh for the . Traditionally the festival offers the chance for those for make their living in TV to discuss the issues and challenges of the moment and, yes, indulge in plenty of socialising and networking too.
As one of the organisers of the event, I've been involved in planning what to discuss. To be honest, it's been a bit of a no-brainer in what has already been coined TV's annus horribilis. The crisis of trust in TV - painfully exposed in a series of revelations about and - will rightly dominate the discussion both on the floor of the festival and in the bars and restaurants, kicking off with the from our own Jeremy Paxman.
But rather than contemplating our own navels all weekend we are also keen to hear what the all-important consumers of TV have made of the year's turbulent events. Several sessions will use opinion polling and vox pops from viewers, but here is your opportunity to send a message direct to the people who make and run TV in Britain.
Post your thoughts about the current state of television (not just TV news or the أغر؟´«أ½) here, and we'll make sure they are posted both on the and on the walls of the conference centre. How has your view of TV changed as a result of the events of the last few months? How well has the TV industry responded to the crisis? Has the newspapers' reporting of TV's predicament been proportionate?
Be as rude as you like, but no obscenities please or we won't be able to put your comment up.
Peter Barron is editor of Newsnight
