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

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?
 

RTS Futures Christmas Quiz

The RTS Christmas quiz is back! 

Come and join some of the biggest names in the TV industry for a night of wine, nibbles and furious competition as you test your knowledge of television and celebrity news from the past year. The winning team will bag a very special and exclusive gift to go under their tree this year. 

Hosted by Celebrity Big Brother winner & The Bi Life presenter Courtney Act and featuring surprise celebrity cameos - it’s a night not to be missed so grab your tickets here! 

Pick which industry experts team you’ll join!

Daniel Sloss: Finding comedy in chaos

“I understand my comedy isn’t for everyone, I would never want to be a comedian that appealed to everyone,” admits the Scottish comedian.

Describing his sense of humour as a “darkness”, Sloss often questions offensive comedy in his stand up. “My intention is never to offend…you’re choosing to be offended.”

“I don’t enjoy truly offending anyone, I’m still growing and learning. [But] there is a level of narcissism to being offended by comedy that I am jealous of. You go to a comedian’s show and sit there and think, ‘is this about me?’, that’s all being offended is.”

RTS Cambridge Convention 2019

The 2019 event, which is set to take place at King’s College in Cambridge from the 18-20th of September, is this year entitled “Content, Consumers, and Everything In Between”.

The Principal Sponsor for the RTS Cambridge Convention 2019 is ITV.

Due to popular demand, the RTS is now offering day passes for this year’s RTS Cambridge Convention.  Day passes must be booked online with a credit card (please note that we cannot accept American Express) using the following registration links:

Preview Screening: Fortitude plus Q&A with Simon Donald and Patrick Spence

This is your chance to catch an exclusive screening of Sky Atlantic’s much-loved Arctic thriller, Fortitude (episode 1, series 3) followed by a Q&A with key production talent.

Made by Fifty Fathoms, the series was filmed at The Bottle Yard Studios earlier this year as well as on location in Svalbard, Norway where writer Simon Donald found his original inspiration for the series.