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UK Online News Association and Index on Censorship invite you to Bloggers in the Dock: Over the last year journalists, writers and bloggers have found themselves in court defending cases of libel and anonymity. The rulings have been significant and a catalyst for change.

The FT does it, the Wall Street Journal does it, Robert Murdoch and the New York Times are even planning to do it; pay walls and charging readers for content are trendy *again*. But will it work this time? Are mobile apps, ebooks and the iPad the real route? And what about that old adage that 'information wants to be free'?

Channel 4 are kindly hosting this month's ONA meet-up on the topic: Crowd sourcing – how the web can harness public wisdom to help with investigative journalism. Presented by: Vicky Taylor, Commissioning Editor, New Media, News and Current Affairs, Channel 4