Past Event: Matt Frei’s Lecture

In-person event at 6.30pm on Wednesday 22nd October 2026 at the University of Westminster.

Event Description

Matt Frei, Channel 4’s Presenter and Europe Editor, delivered this year’s Steve Hewlett Memorial Lecture, titled ‘Who gets to tell the story? A world at war over competing narratives’.

Matt is one of the most recognisable faces on British television. He has presented and reported for Channel 4 News since 2011. Before that he was a foreign correspondent for BBC News.

The lecture was co-sponsored by the Royal Television Society and the Media Society. Proceeds of the lecture will go to the Steve Hewlett Scholarship Fund, which is chaired by Sir Clive Jones, and managed by him, Steve’s widow, Rachel Crellin and John Mair.

The fund was set up on the death of Steve in 2017 and to date six Hewlett scholars have been helped through media/journalism courses. 

Event Schedule

6:00pm: Doors open

6:30pm: Event begins, followed by reception

Location: Westminster University, 4-12 Titchfield St, London W1W 7BY