EVENTS
BEYOND NEWS: HOW TV COVERS SOCIAL ISSUES
6.30pm - 8.30pm, Wednesday 27 October 2010
The BBC College of Journalism is hosting an evening event to launch new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council to look at the way social issues are portrayed in entertainment TV, Media Society members are welcome to attend.
When: Thursday 28 October 2010, 6.30pm - 8.30pm (drinks reception to follow)
Where: The Council Chamber, BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1
Can entertainment TV be seen to complement current affairs? Do producers seek to educate as well as entertain? And what does the audience think?
Research presentation by Dr Bethany Klein - University of Leeds
Chair: Dr Claire Wardle - BBC College of Journalism
Panel:
Simon Ashdown - Lead writer and series consultant on EastEnders
Professor Stephen Coleman - University of Leeds; author of The Media and the Public: Them and Us in Media Discourse and numerous articles on the relationship between popular culture and politics
Peter Kosminsky - Writer and director of award-winning television dramas includingBritz and The Government Inspector
Richard McKerrow - Creative director at factual entertainment specialist Love Productions.
If you'd like to attend, please email david.hayward@bbc.co.uk
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