31
March
2011

Scaling the Summit of Indie Production - Alex Connock

Alex Connock is the CEO of Ten Alps which he Co-founded in 1999 with Bob Geldof. You may not have heard of him but he is one of the most powerful people in independent media in the UK.

The Coventry Conversations are brought to you by the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University which has courses in Journalism and Media, Media and Communications, Media Production and Photography. You can stay up to date with us by visiting the CU Today Journalism Student website.

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31
March
2011

Rich Peppiatt - The Daily Star Ate My Profession!

Rich Peppiatt a Tabloid reporter bit the hand that fed him-that of Richard Desmond the proprietor of the Daily Star (and much more). Peppiatt resigned as a reporter with the tabloid in a fury over their ‘anti-Islamic bias’ and the tendency to get him to simply make up stories. His resignation letter is to the point.

The Coventry Conversations are brought to you by the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University which has courses in Journalism and Media, Media and Communications, Media Production and Photography. You can stay up to date with us by visiting the CU Today Journalism Student website.

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30
March
2011

Stephen Cole - Al Jazeera and the recent Arab revolutions

Stephen Cole, one of the most widely-recognised faces on international television news. The Hereford-born presenter, who currently anchors the English version of the Arab news network Al Jazeera, has over 26 years of experience in both print and broadcast.

In this talk he gives a unique insight into work at Al Jazeera and into the news channel's role in the current Arab uprisings.

The Coventry Conversations are brought to you by the Department of Media and Communication at Coventry University which has courses in Journalism and Media, Media and Communications, Media Production and Photography. You can stay up to date with us by visiting the CU Today Journalism Student website.

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29
March
2011

Jon Snow - Hacking into the unknown, the challenge of covering the Japanese Tsunami

Jon Snow is a journalist and presenter best known for presenting Channel 4 News. He has won several RTS Awards -- two for reports from El Salvador, one for his reporting of the Kegworth air disaster, and two as "Presenter of the Year". He is a Visiting Professor at Coventry University and regularly comes to see and give advice to our students here.

In his most recent Coventry Conversation Jon Snow talks about his experience covering the Japanese Tsunami and the twitter generation of journalism.

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26
March
2011

International Student Welfare Advice - Studying at CU

Some useful advice for International students at Coventry University.

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26
March
2011

International Student Welfare Advice - Living in the UK

Some useful advice for International students at Coventry University.

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26
March
2011

International Student Welfare Advice - British Culture

Some useful advice for International students at Coventry University.

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26
March
2011

International Student Welfare Advice - Before You Travel

Some useful advice for International students at Coventry University.

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26
March
2011

International Student Welfare Advice - Arrival

Some useful advice for International students at Coventry University.

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24
March
2011

Eamonn Matthews - Investigative Journalism; Dead or Alive?

Is Wikileaks a one-off? Has investigative journalism died off in Britain, apart from on the BBC and Channel 4? Can it be revived?

Eamonn Matthews is Executive producer of ‘Unreported World’ on Channel Four. He has produced many ‘Dispatches’ and ‘Panoramas’ and won RTS, BAFTAS and EMMYS for his films.

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