On the 6th May 2008, The Scottish Broadcasting Commission hosted the 'Democracy and Broadcasting: is Scotland being served?' debate.
This event, held in Glasgow, was an opportunity for a panel of industry insiders and commentators to explore this issue and discuss questions raised by the audience.
On the panel were: Scottish Editor, The Daily Telegraph, Alan Cochrane; Head of Demos Scotland, Gerry Hassan; The Deputy Director General BBC and Chair of BBC Journalism Board, Mark Byford; The Editor-in-Chief for ITV News, David Mannion and; Sunday Herald Columnist and commentator, Iain MacWhirter.
The Chair was broadcaster Stuart Cosgrove.
Listen to the event