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Subject: Religion and the News 11-13 October 2009
From: "Janis Reeves" <janis@...>
Date: Thu, 27 August, 2009 3:08 pm
To: ddw@...
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Greetings from Cumberland Lodge.



I would be very grateful if you could forward this conference announcement
to your mailing list. Many thanks.



Don't miss this opportunity to hear the latest thinking on the
relationship between religion and the news!



CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT: Religion and the News 11th - 13th October,
Cumberland Lodge, The Great Park, Windsor
<http://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/our_conferences/forthcoming_conference_pages/r\
eligionandthenews.htm>

We have a subsidised charitable rate (which would be available to members
of religious organisations).



Synopsis:

Why has religion become increasingly newsworthy in recent years?

§ Is reporting on religion biased? Are different religions treated
equally by the press?

§ Where should we draw the line between respect for religious
sensibilities and freedom of the press?

§ Does the pace at which journalism operates make it inevitable that
journalists will misrepresent religious leaders?

§ What might be a model for a better relationship between journalists and
religious spokespeople?



Confirmed speakers include:

Jobeda Ali, Director, Fair Knowledge & Founder of the Muslim Women's
Summit; Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari, Muslim Council of Great Britain; Simon
Barrow, Director, Ekklesia; Charlie Beckett, Director, POLIS; Andrew
Brown, Editor, CIF Belief, The Guardian; Zaki Cooper, Trustee of the
Council of Christians and Jews; Professor Malcolm Evans Professor of
Public International Law, University of Bristol; Ruth Gledhill, Religion
Correspondent, The Times; Rt Rev Lord Harries of Pentregarth; Professor
the Worshipful Mark Hill QC; Imam Monawar Hussain Muslim Tutor, Eton;
Christopher Landau, Religious Correspondent, BBC World Service; Dr Jolyon
Mitchell, New College Edinburgh University; Catherine Pepinster, Editor,
The Tablet; Professor Gurch Randhawa, Director, Institute for Health
Research, University of Bedfordshire; Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, Chair of
the Assembly of Reform Rabbis UK; Dr Indarjit Singh OBE, Director of the
Network of Sikh Organisations; The Rt Revd Dr Alan Wilson, Bishop of
Buckingham

Educational and Charitable subsidies are still available



For all registration enquiries, please contact Mrs Janis Reeves:
janis@... <mailto:janis@...> or
01784 497794

Click here to register
<http://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/Resources/Cumberland%20Lodge/Conference%20Prog\
s%20and%20Registration%20forms/Religion%20and%20the%20News%20Registration%20Form\
.doc>

Click here to listen to a podcast interview with Charlie Beckett, Director
of POLIS, about the themes of the conference
<http://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/our_conferences/audio_pages>



Kind regards,



Janis Reeves

Mrs Janis Reeves
Co-ordinator, Cumberland Lodge Conference Programmes
A Forum for Creative Debate
Tel: 01784 497794
Fax: 01784 497799
Email: janis@...
Cumberland Lodge, The Great Park
Windsor, Berkshire SL4 2HP

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