An Audience with the Editor of The Times, James Harding

Wednesday 6th week (30th May), Shulman Auditorium, The Queen's College, High Street


As Editor of the Times, a paper which Abraham Lincoln once called “more powerful than the Mississippi”, James Harding is at the forefront of the newspaper industry today. The Oxford Media Society is honoured to be welcoming him on 30th May.

James became the youngest ever editor of The Times in 2007, aged 38. Fresh out of Cambridge, he worked in Japan before joining the the Financial Times. Over the next twelve years he worked as chief of the Shanghai (where he learnt Mandarin, to go along with his Japanese, French and German) and Washington bureaux.

He has overseen the introduction of a paywall in July 2010, the cancellation of the Times2 supplement in March 2010, and its re-introduction in October of that year.Harding has managed to weather the storm of falling circulation remarkably well; whilst still losing readership, The Times has maintained readers far better than other nationals.

However, it's not just the readership and advertising numbers that have been a cause for concern for the press. The last eighteen months have seen no end to the trail of allegations and revelations circulating around The Times' parent company News International.

This is one of the most exciting events this year and it will be a great opportunity to hear from one of the most authoritative people in the newspaper industry today. His insight into the media will be second to none and we hope to see as many of you as possible there!


Entry is £2 for non-members and free for members. Annual membership is only £10 and can be bought online or on the door. 


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Hope to see you there!