[ecrea] Live coverage of journalism conference at the University of Westminster 7th & 8th June

Dear All,
Please see below details of scheduled broadcasts from the University of Westminster Annual Journalism Conference, this year entitled “What Makes Good Journalism?”.

Events begin at 12.50 (BST) Tuesday.

Kevin Marsh gives the Keynote speech on Wednesday at 09.30 with later industry sessions on “foreign reporting in the age of Twitter” and “breaking the rules”.

On Wednesday evening there is live coverage of the presentation of the Charles Wheeler Award, given by the British Journalism Review, followed by an interview with Alastair Campbell.

Updates on the main sessions and coverage of the academic speakers forums will be posted on Westminster News Online  http://www.wnol.info/  @wnol on Twitter and WNOL on facebook.

Do join us online.

Geoffrey Davies

Head of Department
Journalism and Mass Communications
University of Westminster, Harrow

What makes good journalism?


A conference organised by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Westminster and the Charles Wheeler Award, in association with the British Journalism Review.
Live coverage can be seen at: http://ichat.wmin.ac.uk/~qtssmar/index.html
Also find conference updates at: http://www.wnol.info/
And follow us on Twitter: @wnol and WNOL – Westminster News Online on facebook
7 and 8 June 2011

University of Westminster


TUESDAY 7 June 2011

12.50 – 13.00 Welcome – Sally Feldman – Dean of School of Media, Arts and Design, University of Westminster

Introduction to the conference – Peter Goodwin - Research Director, School of Media, Arts and Design, University of Westminster

13.00 – 14.30	Opening Forum    What makes good journalism?

Tim Luckhurst – former editor of The Scotsman and University of Kent
Robert Picard – Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
Jean Seaton – University of Westminster

Chair – Peter Goodwin – University of Westminster


WEDNESDAY 8 June 2011


9.30 -11.00  Keynote Speaker

Kevin Marsh -  Former Editor of the Today programme and Former Head of BBC College of Journalism

“Standing Up For Journalism, Standing Out From The Mob”

Chair - Steven Barnett – University of Westminster

14.00- 15.30 Welcome – Geoffrey Davies – Head of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Westminster
Session 4

Foreign Reporting in the Age of Twitter

Chair: Jim McClellan, University of Westminster

Natalie Fenton – Goldsmiths, University of London
Matt Wells – blogs editor of The Guardian
Caroline Wyatt – BBC Defence Correspondent
Fergus Bell – Associated Press

16.00 – 17.30
Session 5
Good Journalism has to break the rules
Chair: Steven Barnett, University of Westminster

Deborah Davies – Reporter, C4 Dispatches
Nick Davies – The Guardian
Julian Petley – Brunel University
17.30 – 18.15		Break



18.15-19.30 Welcome – Rikki Morgan-Tamosunas, Deputy – Vice Chancellor, University of Westminster

Presentation of the Charles Wheeler Award
followed by

A conversation with Alastair Campbell
Interview by Bill Hagerty, Editor, BJR



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