RTS APPG: The Future of TV Journalism in an Age of Fake News and Disinformation

RTS APPG: The Future of TV Journalism in an Age of Fake News and Disinformation

Tuesday, 4 December, 2018
6.00pm for a 6.30pm start

Location

Wilson Room
Portcullis House
Westminster
London
SW1A 2JR
United Kingdom
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Join us for a discussion about the future of TV journalism with Deborah Turness, Ben McOwen Wilson, Jonathan Thompson, Jamie Angus and RTS APPG chair Damian Collins MP.

Our panel will discuss the impact of fake news and disinformation on TV journalism.

How can we ensure that citizens get fair, balanced and impartial news?

Broadcast TV news has been founded on these principles but in an age of fake news, partisan news channels and social media, this model appears to be under threat. How do we secure it for the future?
 

Speakers: 
Jamie Angus, Director, BBC World Service Group
Ben McOwen Wilson, Regional Director, YouTube EMEA
Jonathan Thompson, Chief Executive, Digital UK
Deborah Turness, President, NBC News International
Chair – Damian Collins MP, Chair, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee
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Location Details

Portcullis House
Westminster
London
SW1A 2JR
United Kingdom

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Join us for a discussion about the future of TV journalism with Deborah Turness, Ben McOwen Wilson, Jonathan Thompson, Jamie Angus and RTS APPG chair Damian Collins MP.