In this seminar, Helen describes the seductive power of the collective narrative as being one of the most distorting forces in modern political journalism. As she reflects upon her time in political journalism, she goes on to lay out seven sins that political journalists are committing, starting with the teleological view and ending with the view from Versailles.

Inga Thordar, executive editor of CNN Digital International, talks about industry best practice in fact-checking standards, and the idea of telling the truth now constituting activism.

Sue Robinson, Professor of Journalism in UW-Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, explores the relationship between race, power and privilege in American journalism, in this seminar. She relates the account of her own journey as an academic and local journalist fostering trust with marginalised communities. How can we build bridges that enable journalists to amplify the message of those working for social change?

Trevor Kavanagh, political columnist at The Sun, talks us through the evolution of his newspaper’s editorial stance on Brexit over the decades, from the early Common Market to the ERM, ECU and EU referendum.

Mary Ann Sieghart, Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, shares with us anecdotal and statistical evidence in this talk highlighting gender-respect inequality in the newsroom and other settings.

Dr Shakira Hussein is a writer and researcher at the University of Melbourne's National Centre for Excellence in Islamic Studies. In this talk she looks at how Muslim women are represented in the media from Australia to the UK.

Polly Curtis considers how journalism has become unsustainable and what role the state should play in making it widely available

Chris Cook of 'slow news' start-up Tortoise on providing an alternative to the 24/7 news cycle

Dr Vidya Narayanan of the Oxford Internet Institute on how India's 2019 general elections will be affected by the influence of social media

Lane Greene, language columnist and editor of the Economist's daily briefing, Espresso, on creating the ultra-concise news app and email