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Friday 11 March 2011

Missed out on Alastair Stewart...?

If you weren't able to attend yesterday's brilliant talk by ITV newscaster Alastair Stewart then follow the link below for another chance to find out what he spoke about. This talk sparked a fascinating debate about the future of news journalism in the interactive world of blogospheres and twitterspheres. Don't miss out again on a wealth of insight... Click below!

http://www.scribd.com/doc/50505838/Alastair-Stewart-Media-Society?secret_password=2n9ihvk3oyfgpapt14br

Thursday 3 March 2011

Join the Committee!

Oxford Media Society are recruiting new Committee members for Trinity and Michaelmas term.

Want the opportunity to invite your dream speaker to address the society? Want to organise your own style of events? Why not get involved? If you are interested in applying please send an e-mail to oxfordmediasoc@googlemail.com stating your interest, which OMS events you have attended and any experiences or special interests in the media. We look forward to hearing from you!
8th Week Showdown- Double the fun!

Tuesday 8th March, Question Time with Danny Cohen, Controller of BB1
Old Seminar Room, Wadham, 8.15 pm

'The boy wonder of British Television', Danny Cohen is the youngest ever controller of BBC One. Previous to this he was controller of BBC Three which won the Digital TV Channel of the Year 2 years out of his 3 year tenure. Over the course of his career he has commissioned programmes such as Skins, Supernanny, Being Human, and the BAFTA nominated Blood, Sweat and T-Shirts.

Don't think there should be a license fee? Want to know if there'll be another series of Strictly? Come and put your questions to the man who makes the decisions...

Thursday 10th March- Alastair Stewart, ITV Newscaster
Massey Room, Balliol, 8pm

Currently presenter at ITV News, Alastair gained huge recognition in 2010 for chairing the first of the ground-breaking election debates. He has been at the forefront of news journalism for 30 years, anchoring the award winning coverage on ITN of the Lockerbie bombing, and reporting live from the fall of the Berlin Wall. He anchored ITN's coverage of the Gulf War, presenting News at Ten live from Saudi Arabia for two months.

£2 for non-members at each event