In a double bill evening in conjunction with BBC Academy and Digital Cities Birmingham, we will hear a short taster from Andy Bocking, BBC Head of Technology, revealing how digital tools and technologies have made their mark on the way journalists gather and present the news and what that means for the way the viewer or listener will consume it.

Continuing our themed evening events we are delighted to welcome Clive Myrie to RTS Midlands Centre for an evening ‘In Conversation’ with Barnie Choudhury.   

Clive is one of the BBC’s most experienced foreign correspondents.  In a career spanning almost 30 years he’s reported from close to 100 countries. He has been the BBC’s Japan, Los Angeles, Africa, Asia, Washington and Europe Correspondent.  The stories he’s reported on cover a huge range of topics, from war (the conflicts in Kosova, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria to name just a few) to the last 5 US Presidential elections, including the inauguration of President Obama in 2009. He reported on the global financial crash of 2008 from Brussels, Iceland and Hungary. Clive is now a presenter for BBC News based in London, but continues to report as well, covering stories including the Nepal earthquake, the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone and the current migration crisis in Lebanon, Ethiopia, Italy and Germany.  His work has been shortlisted for several Awards over the years, including a BAFTA.  He is most proud of being a die-hard fan of Manchester City. Clive says he has no aversion to calling world heavy-weight boxing champions ‘dickheads’ but so far that’s something he hasn’t done.

Clive will be talking to Barnie Choudhury who has been in broadcasting for 35 years working in hospital radio and commercial radio before joining the BBC as a trainee fresh from university. He has worked in local, regional and national radio and television winning several awards for his journalism. He joined academia in 1999 and is humbled now that many of his students are thriving in the creative industries. Barnie is Honorary Secretary of RTS Midlands Centre and a member of OFCOM’s advisory committee for England.  He is currently the director of communications for Lord Andrew Mawson one of the country’s leading social entrepreneurs.

Booking for this event is essential as places are limited. To secure your place please email RTS Midlands Centre Administrator Jayne Greene at RTSMidlands@rts.org.uk

Event produced by Dorothy Hobson. Contact for Editors:  07801 018705  dorothy.p.hobson@gmail.com