WHAT: Lord Carter of Barnes, former Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting: “Profit, Policy and Politics: Balancing the Public and Private Interest in the Media and Communications Industries”
WHERE: Stapledon Room, Exeter College, Turl Street
WHEN: Thursday 4th week (17th May), 8pm
In recent months, the relationship between the media and politics has come under unprecedented scrutiny. As the complex web of media-political relations is laid bare, the Oxford Media Society is honoured to welcome Lord Carter of Barnes, who will be talking to us about “Profit, Policy and Politics: Balancing the Public and Private Interest in the Media and Communications Industries”.
His public career included the Founding Chief Executive of Ofcom, Chief of Strategy for the then Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and Minister for Communications, Technology & Broadcasting, where he was tasked with defining and launching Digital Britain, the UK’s strategy for the Digital Economy. While in government, he penned the Digital Britain report, intended to provide a framework for the digital economy in the decades to come.
Lord Carter’s career began in advertising, eventually rising to CEO of JWT, the world’s fourth largest ad agency. He was MD of NTL (now Virgin Media) and is now MD at Alcatel-Lucent, one of the world’s foremost technology companies. Awarded a CBE in 2007, he was welcomed into the House of Lords the following year.
With his wide range of expertise in the media and the constantly developing digital media world, we are greatly looking forward to hearing Lord Carter’s thoughts about the current state of the industry and the way in which problems of politics and media together might be rectified and avoided in the future.
Entry is only £2 but FREE for members. Year-long membership can be bought on the door or online (oxfordmediasociety.com) for only £10. Take a break from textbooks this Thursday and a dip into the real and dynamic world of press and politics in Britain today.
If you’d like to take the opportunity to have dinner with Lord Carter beforehand, please email oxfordmediasoc@gmail.com. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis!
Look forward to seeing you there!
WHERE: Stapledon Room, Exeter College, Turl Street
WHEN: Thursday 4th week (17th May), 8pm
In recent months, the relationship between the media and politics has come under unprecedented scrutiny. As the complex web of media-political relations is laid bare, the Oxford Media Society is honoured to welcome Lord Carter of Barnes, who will be talking to us about “Profit, Policy and Politics: Balancing the Public and Private Interest in the Media and Communications Industries”.
His public career included the Founding Chief Executive of Ofcom, Chief of Strategy for the then Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and Minister for Communications, Technology & Broadcasting, where he was tasked with defining and launching Digital Britain, the UK’s strategy for the Digital Economy. While in government, he penned the Digital Britain report, intended to provide a framework for the digital economy in the decades to come.
Lord Carter’s career began in advertising, eventually rising to CEO of JWT, the world’s fourth largest ad agency. He was MD of NTL (now Virgin Media) and is now MD at Alcatel-Lucent, one of the world’s foremost technology companies. Awarded a CBE in 2007, he was welcomed into the House of Lords the following year.
With his wide range of expertise in the media and the constantly developing digital media world, we are greatly looking forward to hearing Lord Carter’s thoughts about the current state of the industry and the way in which problems of politics and media together might be rectified and avoided in the future.
Entry is only £2 but FREE for members. Year-long membership can be bought on the door or online (oxfordmediasociety.com) for only £10. Take a break from textbooks this Thursday and a dip into the real and dynamic world of press and politics in Britain today.
If you’d like to take the opportunity to have dinner with Lord Carter beforehand, please email oxfordmediasoc@gmail.com. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis!
Look forward to seeing you there!
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