Wot will win it? A debate on politics, journalism and the general election

As Britain’s politicians and commentators prepare for the general election, the country’s leading journalism department analyses the strategy of both professions.

The general election is fast approaching and The Sun’s decision to publish its support for the Tories has brought the subject of political reporting to the forefront of debate once again.


On Tuesday 20th October, City’s Department of Journalism will bring together some of the UK’s most prominent political journalists, including Sam Coates (Chief Political Correspondent, The Times), Pippa Crerar (Political Correspondent, Evening Standard) and Steve Richards (Chief Political Commentator, The Independent), to debate the runners and riders in the general election race.

 

The discussion will look at questions such as: does it matter nowadays if The Sun switches party? Will TV debates make any difference to the result? What effect will the scandal of MPs expenses have? Has blogging changed politics? And what do Gordon Brown's aides mean when they talk about "the news sandwich"?

 

City’s new Head of Journalism, Professor George Brock, who will be chairing the event, says: “The members of this panel will help to shape what you see and hear about the long election campaign that has just begun. Find out what they know. Find out what they think."

 

Wot will win it? Politics, journalism and the general election, takes place on Tuesday 20th October between 6pm and 7.30pm in the Oliver Thompson Lecture Theatre. For more information about the event or to attend, please contact: Barbara Schofield on ext: 8205 / b.schofield@city.uk



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Date of Article:  12/10/2009