Reporting Royalty: The Inside Story
Tina Brown, Author of The Palace Papers
In conversation with
Professor Anna Whitelock, Dean of the School of Communication and Creativity

Tina Brown is an award-winning journalist, editor and author. Between 1979 and 2001, she was editor-in-chief of Tatler, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and founder of the Daily Beast.

She is the author of the recent bestselling book, The Palace Papers based on remarkable inside access to the lives of the Royal Family.
Tina will be in conversation with Professor Anna Whitelock, The Dean of City’s School of Communication and Creativity. Anna is a Professor of the History of Modern Monarchy, a broadcaster, and a royal commentator. The two will discuss the role of royal correspondents, how the Monarchy use and misuse the media, and the future of both.
From 1981 until his death in 2020, Tina Brown was married to the editor, publisher, and historian Sir Harold Evans. It is an honour to host Tina at City Journalism to give the first in-person Harold Evans Memorial Lecture held in his memory.
There will be a reception following the event where Tina's books will also be on sale.
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