How not to miss the World Press Freedom Day debate in London tomorrow
Are governments at war winning the battle of controlling the international media?
London’s finest are gathering at the Frontline Club tomorrow morning to talk about press freedom - and fellow City University journo Anabel Symington will receive the UNESCO Young Journalist award for her poignant article on the reporting of the war in Gaza.
Clearly, it’s an event not to be missed and here is how I am going to avoid
a.) having to get up early and dress neatly during the Easter break.
b.) missing out on what Jeremy Dear (National Union of Journalists), Andrew Gilligan (Evening Standard columnist) and Alan Fisher (Al-Jazeera London correspondent) have to say.
It’s all possible, thanks to the Frontline Club’s excellent website, which will feature a live video stream of the whole thing from 10am tomorrow. Easy. Should be good.
Last year, the audience voted on the question whether journalism was alive and well. The result? Three to one that journalism was doing just fine.
Tomorrow, they will vote on the following question:
“Are governments at war winning the battle of controlling the international media?”
Somehow, I have my doubts whether the crowd is going to come to such an optimistic conclusion on this one…
In any case, I’m looking forward to seeing Anabel collecting her well-deserved gong.
Tags: Al-Jazeera London, Alan Fisher, Anabel Symington, Andrew Gilligan, debate, Evening Standard, Frontline Club, Jeremy Dear, journalism, National Union of Journalists, Press Freedom Day, UNESCO
