Global Journalism Review

Conferences and events, 2003
Details of all journalism-related conferences and events invited, with full details. Post-conference reports also welcomed.

National Union of Journalists

April 3-6. The annual delegate meeting of the NUJ, North Wales conference centre, Llandudno.

Intelligence Squared and the Daily Mail

April 24. The Intelligence Squared series of debates, at the Royal Geographical Society, London. Debate: The trouble with this country is the Daily Mail. Speakers include Polly Toynbee, Mary Ann Sieghart, and Peter Oborne. Chairman, Richard Lindley. This follows the successful debate on Globalisation puts corporate profits before people, with George Monbiot, Will Hutton, and Caroline Lucas MEP. Details at www.intelligencesquared.com

Journalism, Media Ethics and Democracy

A programme of regular seminars is being arranged, following the launch meeting on March 21, at the Guardian Newsroom Centre, Farringdon Road, London, when an advisory panel was formed. A successful seminar was held at the same venue on March 26, to coincide with the launching of a book by Ian Hargreaves, titled Journalism: Truth or Dare (OUP). Speakers were the author, and Peter Preston and John Lloyd, with Tom Bentley, director of Demos, in the chair. For details of other seminars email di@presswise.org.uk

International weekly editors meet

July 2-6. Annual conference of the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors (ISWNE) will be held in Galway, Ireland. The society is based in the United States. The conference host will be David Burke, proprietor and editor of the weekly paper in his home town, Tuam - a role held in common with most of his American counterparts. Details available from info@societyofeditors.org

Events news welcomed by editor@brenmedia.com