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[ecrea] Faith in the Media: a one-day conference

Thu Feb 03 08:21:21 GMT 2011



?We do, do God? ? How Do People in Public Life Communicate Faith?

Faith colours politics and cultural identity, influencing the way we understand the world. But what is its place in the British media today?

On Friday 8 April, 2011, the Media School at Bournemouth University, in conjunction with the UK Speechwriters? Guild, is hosting a one-day conference focusing on how faith is presented and reported in the media. This conference is a rare opportunity for politicians, religious leaders, journalists and academics to come together to discuss their work.

Speakers will look at ways in which spiritual values and ideas are communicated, and reflect on the difficulties and oportunities involved in presenting faith. Topics will include how faith-based organisations handle the media, and differences in how the relationship between religion and politics is profiled in Britain compared to other countries.

The speakers so far include Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham; Richard Coles, former pop star, broadcaster and curate at St Paul?s, Knightsbridge; Rabbi Jonathan Romain; Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic Studies and Public Understanding and regular on Thought for the Day; Ruth Gledhill, Religious Affairs Correspondent, The Times; Conor Burns MP; Paul Johns, Director of the College of Preachers; Professor Max Atkinson, a public speaking expert; and Tony Lobl, a Christian Scientist.

Whether it?s Tony Blair?s defence of faith, or Baroness Warsi?s comments on anti-Muslim prejudice, religion remains an emotive subject around which there is much misunderstanding. This conference is an opportunity to become better informed about the interplay of politics, religion and the media.

Tickets are available for £99 on the website:
<http://www.ukspeechwritersguild.co.uk/wedodogod/>http://www.ukspeechwritersguild.co.uk/wedodogod/


For more details please contact Brian Jenner,  01202 551257.


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