Our Autumn Winter 2026 events season
We have announced our 2026 Autumn Winter schedule of in-person and online events.
Tectonic Changes in TV: What's Next for British Television?
An online discussion on how TV is going through massive changes - with takeovers, cutbacks, and shifts in viewing behaviour.
Stephen Sackur and Carole Cadwalladr: Hard Truth
A Conduit discussion between Stephen Sackur, the former presenter of the BBC’s HARDtalk, and Carole Cadwalladr.
Steve Hewlett Memorial Lecture given by Lewis Goodall
Lewis Goodall from the News Agents podcast will deliver this year’s prestigious Steve Hewlett Memorial Lecture.
Past Event: When to use AI in creative work?
A discussion at The Conduit about the use of AI in creative work - such as writing, publishing, and comms and PR.
Past Event: Future of Podcasts
A discussion event about podcasts - and the impact they are having on the media industry.
Past Event: Deborah Turness - The Future of TV News
Annual Lecture - organised by the ITN 1955 Club, in partnership with the Media Society and the BJTC.
Past Event: Navigating Crisis Communications
How can organisations adapt their crisis communications to stay credible and effective?
Past Event: The Media at War
A quick turn-around Zoom discussion event looking at the role of the media in the Iran War.
Coming Up in 2026
We announced our 2026 Spring/Summer schedule of in person and online events. Watch this space!
Past Event: Festive Drinks
Guests joined us for drinks to mark the end of 2026. This was a co-branded event with The Journalist Charity.
Past Event: AI - Friend or Foe
A debate about how generative AI has changed the world of media - three years after the launch of Chat GPT.
Past Event: The Future of Journalism
A Media Society panel discussion at Durham University that looks at the seismic shifts that are reshaping modern journalism.
Past Event: Matt Frei’s Lecture
Channel 4’s Matt Frei gave the 2025 RTS/The Media Society Steve Hewlett Memorial Lecture.
Past Event: British Media and the Gaza Conflict
A timely discussion about the challenges and issues relating to the coverage of the Israel/Gaza conflct.
Past Event: Migration and the Media
A Media Society discussion on how far the media shapes opinion on migration - one of the major political issues of the year.
Past Event: Media and Climate Change
A fascinating debate on how the media covers climate change held at The Conduit in Covent Garden.
Past Event: The Future of X
An informal in-person discussion event about the future of social media at The Conduit in Covent Garden.
Past event: Substack and Newsletters
A Media Society debate on Zoom to discuss the rise of Substack and Newsletters - and how they are changing journalism.
Past Event: Trump v the Media
A highly topical online discussion exploring Trump's confrontational approach to the media, and how the media has responded.