Christ Church Gorbachev Lectures on Press Freedom

The Christ Church Gorbachev Lectures on Press Freedom

Michaelmas Term Term 2011

Tuesday 11th October 2011 - Mark Thompson
Director-General of the BBC

“Why Quality Journalism Still Matters in a Digital Age, or,
who can you believe these days?”

Tuesday 18th October 2011 - Sir Christopher Meyer
Former Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission

“The Regulator’s Tale”

Tuesday 25th October 2011 - Max Mosley
Former President of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

“Privacy in an open society: getting the balance right”

Tuesday 8th November 2011 - Adam Boulton
Political Editor of Sky News

“‘Above All Liberties’: Media Freedom in the Digital Age”

All talks at 5 pm in the Blue Boar Lecture Theatre, Christ Church

For further information please contact the Gorbachev Media Research Fellow at Christ Church
Dr. Galina Miazhevich
Email: galina.miazhevich@rai.ox.ac.uk

Previous Lectures:

Tuesday 10th May 2011 - Evgeny Lebedev
The chairman of Evening Standard Ltd and Independent Print Ltd

“The Voices of the Press in an Open Society”

Evgeny Alexandrovich Lebedev is the chairman of Evening Standard Ltd and Independent Print Ltd. He is the son of Russian business magnate Alexander Lebedev. Evgeny is an avid supporter of the arts and chairs the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. He is the founder and chairman of the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation which was established in 2006 with Mikhail Gorbachev, to raise money for children with cancer. Evgeny has spent most of his life in Britain and is based in London.

 To go to The Independent newspaper article about this lecture, click here:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/phonehacking-scandal-threatens-press-freedom-says-lebedev-2281943.html

To download the full text of this lecture, click on the link at the bottom of the page.

Tuesday 17 May 2011 - John Lloyd
University of Oxford

“The Time of Transparency: Secrecy and Private Life vs. Journalism”

Tuesday 24 May 2011 - Luke Harding
The Guardian

“'For You Russia is Closed' - The Secret War against (Western) Journalists”

These talks were held in the Blue Boar Lecture Theatre, Christ Church.

For further information please contact the Gorbachev Media Research Fellow at Christ Church

Dr. Galina Miazhevich

Email: galina.miazhevich@rai.ox.ac.uk

The Michaelmas 2011 lectures can be heard as podcasts here on iTunesU:

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