John Kay, The Sun's Chief Reporter, will be giving a masterclass on 'the art of reporting' at 8pm this Sunday. The talk will be accessible and highly entertaining and, as such, is open to all, but it is especially recommended for student journalists, aspiring reporters and RISJ fellows.
Many people regard Kay to be the finest reporter of his generation. He is the only reporter ever to have scooped the British Press Association's illustrious Reporter of the Year award twice. Ina trade notorious for short-term jobs, Kay has been a national reporter since 1970 and The Sun's Chief Reporter since 1990, outlasting every editor and fellow reporter on the paper. He has worked under every editor since the paper launched and has been responsible for many of the biggest scoops of the last 40 years. He is hugely respected by such industry heavyweights as Will Lewis (former Telegraph Editor), Rebekah Brooks (famously feisty News International chief executive), and is on good terms with Rupert Murdoch himself.
Respected media commentator (and former editor of the Mirror) Roy Greenslade said "every trainee reporter should spend a day with Kay", while the Press Gazette said "John Kay proves some journalists are indispensable".
Oxford Media Soc is thrilled to offer you a unique opportunity to get practical reporting tips from the man top British journalists voted one of the top reporters of all time.
Do come along on Sunday night to hear from, and question, a true Fleet Street legend.
Seminar Room, Corpus Christi, 8pm, Sunday
£2 entry or free for members (join at oxfordmediasoc.co.uk)
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