There are a host of media events coming up. Here's the pick of the bunch in chronological order:
Another look at the future of arts journalism
Digital disruption has had, and is having, a profound effect on every sphere of journalism. Arts journalism is a case in point. It is having to cope with the encroachment of internet-generated "noise".
If everyone's a critic, and has a platform to air that criticism, how do people decide who to trust? And how do we sustain quality in arts journalism?
Moreover, given the squeeze on editorial budgets, can newspapers afford to sustain both arts criticism and arts coverage? And, more provocatively, should they do so?
In what promises to be a stimulating follow-up to two similar panel discussions hosted by Christie's in 2009 in 2011, a new panel will consider the problems of arts journalism.
They are: Will Gompertz, the BBC's arts editor; Jan Dalley, arts editor of the Financial Times; Leonora Thomson, director of audiences and development at the Barbican Centre; and Richard Morrison, the Times's senior arts correspondent. The moderator, it appears, is one Roy Greenslade.
Venue: Christie's, 8 King Street, St. James's, London. Date: Wednesday 12 November. Time: 5-7pm. Seating is limited. Apply to Katelyn Norris knorris@christies.com
The discussion will be streamed on christies.com.
Question Freedman and Pilger on media power
To mark the publication of Des Freedman's latest book, The contradictions of media power, Goldsmiths is hosting a Q&A with Freedman and John Pilger.
Freedman is professor of media and communications at Goldsmiths and chairs the Media Reform Coalition. I find it hard to imagine that anyone doesn't know who Pilger is. In that unlikely event, go here johnpilger.com.
Venue: Lecture theatre, Ben Pimlott building, Goldsmiths, University of London. Date: Tuesday 18 November. Time: 6-8pm. It's free, but you need to register here at Eventbrite
Lionel Barber in conversation with Phil Harding
The Media Society has organised another of its "in conversation" events. This one features Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times.
Doubtless, he will be quizzed about his pioneering work in transforming the pink paper into a digital-first enterprise. As a result, the FT is enjoying record levels of readership.
Expect also his reminiscences on meeting a host of global leaders, including Angela Merkel and George W. Bush, plus his cricketing experience with Imran Khan.
Venue: Financial Times, One Southwark Bridge, London. Date: Wednesday, 19 November. Time: 6.30-8pm. Tickets: members: £10; non-members: £15; students £5. To book, go here to Eventbrite.
Emily Bell gives the Reuters memorial lecture 2014
The title of the lecture by Emily Bell, director of the Tow Centre for Digital Journalism at Columbia, is "Silicon Valley and journalism: make up or break-up?"
It will be followed by a Q&A with Bell along with two other panellists: Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger and Vivian Schiller, the former global chair of news at Twitter. In the chair will be Tim Gardam, principal of St Anne's College.
Venue: Mary Ogilvie lecture theatre, St Anne's College,
Oxford. Date: Friday 21 November. Time: 5.30-7pm, followed by a short drinks reception.
It's free, but you should register here at Eventbrite.
For further information, contact: louise.allcock@politics.ox.ac.uk
Business, politics, media – who do you trust?
The London Press Club is joining with YouGov to host a debate on this continually fascinating topic as we move towards next year's general election.
The panel will include the former Labour spin doctor Damian McBride. In the chair: Anne McElvoy.
Venue: Glaziers Hall, 9 Montague Close, London Bridge, SE1. Date: Tuesday 25 November. Time: 6pm for 6.30pm. To register for a seat, go here.
James Cameron memorial lecture by Christine Ockrent
Christine Ockrent is one of France's best-known journalists. Her career has included work for two US television channels, all three major French channels and magazine editing.
She presented several prominent morning and evening news shows on both TV and radio and anchored France Europe Express for more than 10 years. She was editor-in-chief of l'Express.
Her lecture title: "Journalism's new risks and new rewards".
Venue: Oliver Thompson lecture theatre, City University London. Date: Wednesday 26 November. Time: 6.30-7.30pm, followed by drinks reception. It's free, but register here.
Facing up to the challenge of monetising digital content
A morning-long discussion, "Monetising digital content: accessibility, distribution and payments", will consider a range of key points.
They will include the impact of paywalls, hard and soft (and non-existent), on consumer behaviour; the changing ways in which consumers engage with multimedia content; and the value of that content.
One key question: what can consumers expect from the consumer rights bill?
Two keynote speakers will be Juliet Fowler, director of commercial operations at the Guardian Media Group, and Peter Richards, director of international operations with Piano Media.
Among several other further confirmed speakers will be Claire Enders, Paul Hood of Archant, and Kirsten Morrison of DC Thomson. It will be chaired by
Lord Inglewood, former chair of the Lords communications committee.
Venue: Glaziers Hall, 9 Montague Close, London Bridge SE1 Date: Tuesday 2 December. Time: Morning. To book online, go here. It costs £210 + VAT to attend but some concessionary and complimentary places are available.
London Press Club social evening
The club's monthly drinks session will be held at the Frontline Club on Tuesday 2 December. No entrance fee is required and there is a pay bar.
Centre for Investigative Journalism: inaugural Logan symposium
The first UK Logan symposium, organised by the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) and funded by the Reva and David Logan Foundation, will take place over a three-day period.
It will bring together people from across the world who are committed to free speech and who oppose authoritarian invasions of individual privacy.
They will discuss the future of file-sharing, spying, whistleblowing and surveillance, raising questions such as:
What do independence, objectivity and autonomy actually mean? How has mass surveillance, secrecy and censorship affected journalism? How should journalists cope with this ever-changing landscape?
The speakers will include Seymour Hersh, Laura Poitras, Charles Lewis, Julian Assange, John Pilger and Gavin Millar QC.
Gavin MacFadyen, the CIJ's director, says: "The Logan symposium gathers a unique and powerful coalition of individuals with a single goal — the defence of freedom and democracy.
"The WikiLeaks and Snowden revelations made clear that we are all vulnerable, both as individuals and as nations.
"For journalists, the disclosures also impacted much of what we do and, importantly, how we do it."
Full programme can be found here. Venue: Barbican Centre, Silk Street London. Dates: Friday 5 December to Sunday 7 December. Tickets: Full price: £245. Concessions (students and unwaged): £116. Goldsmiths student concession: £60. To book, go here to Eventbrite.
