Coventry Conversations Spring 2009

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One hour of talk with media movers and shakers staged in the Ellen Terry building and The Humber Theatre 08 January On documentary Jon Blair Film maker 13.00 / ETG34 15 January Is journalism in crisis? Nick Davies Author: Flat Earth News 13.00 / ETG34 21 January From Barack Obama Senior to Barack Obama Junior: my hopes for the US and Africa Professor John Oucho Warwick University / formerly Nairobi University 13:00 / room to be confirmed 22 January From Coventry to Commentating David Moorcroft Athlete 13:00 / ETG34 29 January To infinity and beyond on the internet Graham Holliday Author 13.00 / ETG34

05 February From Coventry to Cowell, and new frontiers Peter Ogden Producer: Big Brother / The X Factor Coventry alum 13.00 / ETG34 06 February Snow over Coventry Jon Snow Channel 4 News 10.00 / ETG34 12 February I have seen the future Peter Barron (via videophone) Head of PR: Google UK / Former editor: Newsnight 13.00 / Humber Theatre 19 February Reading Week 25 February George Orwell: England’s finest journalist? Professor Richard Keeble University of Lincoln 13.00 / ETG34

26 February Are newspapers dying or just morphing? Bob Satchwell Executive Director: Society of Editors 13.00 / ETG34 05 March Nailing the villains on screen Roger Cook Investigator: The Cook Report 13:00 / ETG34 12 March Creating the most successful consumer website in Britain Martin Lewis (via videophone) Creator: moneysavingexpert.com 13.00 / Humber Theatre 19 March S… S… Secrets Air Vice Marshall Andrew Vallance Secretary: D Notice committee 13.00 / ETG34

STILL TO COME IN 2009 David Lammy, MP (Minister for Higher Education) Watch this space!

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