Mediawar: Covering conflicts after Iraq

Panel: Kim Sengupta—the Independent Roger Mosey—Head of Television News, BBC Professor Maire Messenger Davies (Director for the Centre of Media Research, University of Ulster) Jonathan Rutherford (Managing Editor Mediactive; Middlesex University) Jake Lynch (Director, Reporting the World) Chair: Annabel McGoldrick (Director, Reporting the World) £3 on door. Limited places. Please reserve a seat in advance by emailing j.rutherford@mdx.ac.uk Britain was taken to war on false premises, and most readers and audiences of our news were none the wiser till after the event. How come? Where did it go wrong and how can the same failings be avoided in covering future conflicts and crises? To mark the launch of the Mediawar issue, Mediactive joins journalism think-tank Reporting the World to discuss the lessons of the Iraq war for the reporting of international news (follow the link below). The event is supported by The University of Ulster, Middlesex University, The Lipman Milliband Trust and Roehampton University To subscribe to Mediactive or buy the latest copy go to http://www.barefootpublications.co.uk (follow the link below).