Coventry Conversations Autumn 2009 - Revised Line Up

AUTUMN season 2009

COVENTRY

conversations

One hour of talk with media movers and shakers staged in and around Coventry School of Art & Design

“The best speaker programme in any British University” – Professor Richard Keeble 30 September Does TV news have a future? Nick Pollard Ex Sky News boss 13:00 / ETG34 (Ellen Terry building, the old Odeon) 01 October Looking beyond Top Gear Steve Cropley Editor-in-Chief, Autocar 13:00 / ETG34 02 October My new life in the SUN (radio) Jon Gaunt Shock jock and Coventry boy 17.00 / ETG34 08 October Documentaries from tough places Eamonn Matthews Independent producer, Unreported World 13.00 / ETG34 14 October From here to there Gideon Coe Radio 6 Music and Coventry alum 13.00 / ETG34 15 October The best and worst of times – who would be a journalist in the second decade of the 21st centuty? (Inaugural lecture as visiting professor) Jon Snow Channel 4 News 10.00 / Coventry Cathedral 15 October Seroxat and investigating so much more Shelly Jofre BBC Panorama 13.00 / ETG34

22 October Making ‘Nativity’ Debbie Isitt Feature film maker and Coventry alum 13.00 / ETG34

12 November An alternative view on TV news Stephen Cole Presenter, Al Jazeera English 13.00 / ETG34

28 October I’m a celebrity, get me into there! Professors Richard Keeble, John Tulloch and others (Part of The ICE Conference) 10.00 / Start-up Café

18 November Crisis, what crisis? Alan Rusbridger (via video link) Editor in Chief, The Guardian 13.00 / ETG34

28 October Is world journalism in crisis? (A live video conference chaired by Kevin Marsh) Various speakers from the UK, USA, Africa and China, including Nick Davies and Jeremy Paxman (both tbc) 14.00 / Humber Theatre 29 October Blocking investigation or ensuring truth for clients? John Stonborough Media Counsel 13.00 / ETG34 29 October Blood, Iron and Gold Christian Wolmar Best-selling author 18:00 / The Herbert Café 05 November From the Headington Shark to radio success Bill Heine Presenter, BBC Radio Oxford 13.00 / ETG34

19 November Does local commercial radio have a future? Phil Riley Owner of six Midlands radio stations 13.00 / ETG34 23 November Into the Dragons’ Den and out of the recession Evan Davis Presenter, Dragons’ Den 14:00 / Room tbc 26 November Secrets of the BBC Election Graphics Jonathan Spence Lead graphic designer, BBC Election and Coventry alum (Part of a day of graphic design talks including Philip Oliver and Martin Lambie-Nairn) All day / GS404 STILL TO BE SCHEDULED Rio Ferdinand Andy Harries Andy Kershaw Listen to Coventry Conversations podcasts at the Coventry University website or on iTunes U.

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