Sarah Hartley of The Guardian has put together a video with the thoughts of the academics who attended the Future of Journalism Conference at Cardiff University. Perhaps surprisingly, she found most were positive that journalism was here to stay, though what we call journalism and how it is practiced, is going through a period of upheaval and change. My own modest contribution is about five minutes into the video

I’m in Cardiff for the Future of Journalism conference, hosted by School of Journalism at Cardiff University. Over the next two days, academics from around the world will present research on topics as diverse as user-generated content, Twitter, journalism education and new business models. There are close to hundred presentations after a plenary session with speakers James Curran and Bettina Peters, which will be streamed live. There is also a