BBC Writer in Residence Events
BBC Writer in Residence: In Conversation... Malachi O'Doherty meets Peter Riddell
BBC Northern Ireland | 21 October
Putting the Question: Malachi meets Peter Riddell.
Peter Riddell is a respected author and political commentator. He spent almost twenty years with The Times newspaper in London, becoming its Assistant Editor and Chief Political Commentator, and worked previously with the Financial Times, including as its US Editor. He is a regular contributor to BBC television and radio programmes on a range of political issues. His most recent book is In Defence of Politicians.
Peter is currently, amongst other roles, Chair of the Hansard Society and a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Government. He is also a member of the inquiry panel which was established by the Prime Minister to look at whether Britain was implicated in the improper treatment of detainees in the aftermath of 9/11.
Tickets to this event should be booked in advance but may also be available from the venue on the day. Admission is on a first come, first served basis.
All information is correct at time of publication.
Date
21 October
Time
12.30pm
Venue
BBC Blackstaff House
Minimum age: 12
BBC Writer in Residence: In Conversation... Malachi O'Doherty meets Darwin Templeton
BBC Northern Ireland | 23 September
Malachi O'Doherty, BBC Writer in Residence at Queen's University Belfast, talks to prominent political journalists working in Northern Ireland.
Putting the Question: Malachi meets Darwin Templeton, editor, News Letter.
Darwin Templeton has been editor of the News Letter since August 2006. In that time he has helped to establish the paper as one of the best-performing regional daily titles in the UK. Darwin began his career with the Belfast Telegraph in 1991, and progressed to the Sunday Life as news editor in 1996, before becoming Northern Ireland correspondent of the News of the World and The Sun and then returning to the Belfast Telegraph as Chief Reporter. Darwin is a regular contributor to news and current affairs shows on radio and television.
Tickets to this event may be booked in advance but will also be available from the venue on the day. Admission is on a first come, first served basis.
All information is correct at time of publication.
BBC Writer in Residence: In Conversation... Malachi O'Doherty meets Lance Price
BBC Northern Ireland | 20 September
Malachi O'Doherty, BBC Writer in Residence at Queen's University Belfast, talks to prominent political journalists working in Northern Ireland.
Putting the Question: Malachi meets Lance Price.
Lance Price is a journalist, political commentator and author.
He worked for the BBC before joining Prime Minister Tony Blair's staff in Downing Street in 1998. He was subsequently the Labour Party's Director of Communications. He is now a freelance writer and commentator and has published several books including The Spin Doctor's Diary, an account of his time in Downing Street and Where Power Lies, which describes the (sometimes complex) relationship between British Prime Ministers and the media. He remains a regular contributor to BBC television and radio.
Lance will be talking about his career and the interface between politics and journalism.
All information is correct at time of publication.
Date
20 September
Time
6pm
Venue
BBC Blackstaff House
Minimum age: 16
BBC Writer in Residence: In Conversation... Malachi O'Doherty meets Martina Purdy
BBC Northern Ireland | 9 September
Malachi O'Doherty, BBC Writer in Residence at Queen's University Belfast, talks to prominent political journalists working in Northern Ireland.
Putting the Question: Malachi meets Martina Purdy, political correspondent, BBC Northern Ireland.
Martina has covered some of the biggest political stories of the past decade, has travelled to Washington on several occasions and has interviewed the key players in the peace process. Before joining the BBC, Martina was political correspondent at the Belfast Telegraph. She has won several awards for print journalism and is author of Room 21: Stormont Behind Closed Doors.
Tickets to this event may be booked in advance but will also be available from the venue on the day. Admission is on a first come, first served basis.
All information is correct at time of publication.
Date
9 September
Time
1pm
ON JOURNALISM AND FOI
Wednesday, 6 April 2011 at 2pm
Do you want to know how the Freedom of Information Act works; how journalists and academics can use it to extract secrets from the state and from public bodies?
On Wednesday Apr 6 at 2pm, Malachi O'Doherty is 'In Conversation' with Martin Rosenbaum, the man who advises BBC journalists on how to make best use of the act.
The event is open and takes place at 2.pm at Blackstaff House in Great Victoria Street.
This is the latest in a series of events which have been attracting big audiences.
Details below:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/events/on_journalism_and_foi
ON JOURNALISM AND THE ECONOMY
Thursday, 31 March 2011 at 2pm
In the second of a series of conversations on journalism, BBC Writer in Residence at Queen's, Malachi O'Doherty, meets the BBC's award-winning Business Editor Robert Peston to discuss reporting business and economics.
Robert has published a series of exclusive stories about the global financial crisis. Before joining the BBC in February 2006, he was a print journalist for more than 20 years for the Financial Times, Sunday Telegraph and Independent. He has also published two critically acclaimed books, Who Runs Britain? and Brown's Britain.
Tickets to this event are expected to be in high demand and must be booked in advance. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
All information is correct at time of publication.
