JW3 and RMC (Religion Media Centre) are delighted to announce the fifth Religion in the Media festival with keynote speaker, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.
The day will be packed with excellent speakers, in depth discussions and panel talks delving in to all aspects of the presentation of religion.
From mainstream television, radio and print to the huge engagement with religion online and in social media, this is an essential event for anyone wanting to help shape or critique the narrative of modern day religion.
Itinerary
Presenter for the day: Hannah Scott Joynt
10.30 Doors open
10.45 Welcome and introduction
10.50 Onjali Rauf – award winning children’s author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, founder of Making Herstory campaigning against trafficking of women and girls, and founder of O’s Refugee Aid Team supporting refugee families in Calais and Dunkirk. In conversation with Hannah Scott Joynt
11.30 The Influence of Religion on World Affairs – A panel discussion chaired by Roger Bolton with Michael Wegier, CEO of the Board of Deputies of British Jews; Muddassar Ahmed, founder of the Concordia Forum for western Muslim leaders; Sheetal Parma, former BBC journalist and presenter; and Chine McDonald, Director of Theos
12.20 Polemic with Daisy Scalchi, BBC Head of Religion and Ethics, Television: “Why I’m targeting secular viewers: taking the genre out of its perceived silo and growing religious literacy with universal themes like love”.
12.45 Launch of Religion Media Centre community reporting award, presented by Leo Devine, former senior editor in the BBC regions, in conversation with Jacqui Merrington, Discovery Director, Reach PLC
13.00 Lunch. Food is available to buy from BaladyT in the JW3 cafe. Pre-ordering in the morning advised.
14.00 Beyond Belief, BBC Radio 4 recording, presented by BBC Religion Editor Aleem Maqbool
15.00 Polemic - Professor Opinderjit Kaur Takhar, Director of the Centre for Sikh and Panjabi Studies at the University of Wolverhampton.
15.15 Reporting religion panel discussion – chaired by Rosie Dawson with guests including Kaya Burgess, science reporter and religious affairs correspondent The Times; Amardeep Bassey, freelance reporter specialising in social and community affairs; Justin Cohen, News Editor Jewish News; and Burhan Wazir, Editor of Hyphen
16.00 Break
16.15 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, in conversation with Julie Etchingham, ITV, plus audience questions
17.15 Finish