St Aldate's
Oxford OX1
UK
// HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT JOURNALISM?? //
Ask them! Email your questions (any questions!) in to [email protected] and come to hear them anonymously answered by experts from a wide range of media outlets. Or if you don’t think of questions beforehand, come listen to the discussion and ask them at the event!
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***all proceeds go towards speaker travel expenses!***
Does the overtly partisan nature of most newspapers help perpetuate a culture of narrow-mindedness in the public?
Do people today trust that journalists are acting in their interests, or do they believe that journalists are acting in the interests of parties or businesses?
Is the idea of objectivity in journalism outdated?
Increasingly mainstream outlets becoming aware of both accusations of lack of diversity, and the very small pool who manage to make it into the top end of the industry. Looking online, algorithms and advertising frequently determine what kind of information people consume, as news is subsumed into the ‘entertainment’ platforms of social media. News outlets are pitted against each other to appear liberal and trustworthy, narrowing the scope of journalism. This has changed content forever, both in print and online.
This panel seeks to discuss the current state of integrity in content and trust in news, and wonders to what extent mainstream newspapers have become cut off from their readership.
// SPEAKERS //
MEERA SELVA
Meera Selva is the Director of the Journalism Fellowship Programme at the Reuters Institute For The Study of Journalism. Meera is an accomplished senior journalist with experience in Europe, Asia and Africa. She joined the Reuters Institute from Handelsblatt Global where she had been working out of Singapore, having helped launch the digital daily business paper in Berlin in 2014. Her previous experience includes several years as a London based correspondent for the Associated Press, and three years as Africa correspondent for the Independent based in Nairobi, along with stints in business journalism at a range of publications including the Daily Telegraph.
JIM WATERSON
Jim Waterson is the Media Editor at The Guardian. Formerly, he was the Political Editor at BuzzFeed UK. He reports and writes on national UK political news as well as international politics, breaking stories such as the bankruptcy of BNP leader Nick Griffin and the dismissal of Daily Telegraph editor Tony Gallagher. Prior to BuzzFeed, Jim covered politics and business for City A.M. Jim edited The ISIS in 2011.
ASH SARKAR
Ash Sarkar is a senior editor at Novara Media, and lectures in political theory at Anglia Ruskin and the Sandberg Instituut. She is a political commentator, and has appeared on shows such as Newsnight, Sky News, and has written for The Guardian and The Independent, among others.
SALMA HAIDRAINI
Salma Haidraini is a multi-award winning journalist and writer. In 2017 she won ‘Young Journalist of the Year’ at the GG2 Leadership Awards, and in 2016 won ‘Best Feature’ at the End Violence Against Women Media Awards. She has written for Refinery29, The Pool, Vice, Broadly, Cosmopolitan, i-D and Time Out London, among many others.
RAPHAEL HOGARTH
Raphael is a leader writer at The Times, where he covers a range of domestic policy issues as well as national and international politics. He also writes a weekly column on Brexit and trade for the paper’s business section. He is an Associate at the Institute for Government, a non-partisan think tank that works to make government more effective. Raphael edited The ISIS in 2015.
HUSSEIN KESVANI
Previously writing and reporting for VICE and BuzzFeed, Hussein is the UK & Europe editor for MEL magazine, a digital men’s interest and lifestyle magazine. He is also the founding director of No Country Media, a podcast production company that produces both in-house content and shows for a number of charitable organisations and NGOs. He is currently writing a book on Islam & the internet for Hurst publishers. Hussein is also a cohost of trashfuture podcast, a comedy show about late capitalism and its effects on our lives.
ED CUMMINGS
Ed Cumming is a freelance feature writer. He was formerly a commissioning editor and feature writer for the Observer Magazine.
Date: Tuesday of 7th Week // 27th February
Doors: 6:30pm for a 7pm start.
Venue: Pichette Auditorium, Pembroke College
£3 fixr / £4 OTD
https://fixr.co/event/823564564
artwork by Nick Kelly