Bradlee honoured at City University

Ben Bradlee, former Washington Post editor, now vice-president at large, received an honorary degree at City University, London, July 27, in a day of celebration to mark the 25th anniversary of its journalism department.

In his distinguished career he was executive editor of the Post for the Watergate investigations, Kennedy assassinations, the murder of Martin Luther King, and the Vietnam War.

With an audience of former students and staff, Mr Bradlee took part in a discussion panel on journalism in the 21st century. The chairman of the panel was James Naughtie, of BBC Radio 4, and the other members werebEmily Bell, editor in chief of Guardian Unlimited; Richard Lambert, former editor of the Financial Times; Kirsty Lang, presenter and chief correspondent for BBC TV's new World News programme, and Robert Thomson, editor of The Times.