Mistakes, Lies and Breaking News - Reporting from Myanmar to Washington
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Join me in London for this special New Lines event at Mortimer House, exploring first drafts of history, the fog of war and fake news.
About this event
When armed far-right protestors stormed Capitol Hill in January 2021, the world’s media was caught out. But some journalists were there, including BAFTA-winning Sky News journalist Sophie Alexander, who shot much of the footage from the Capitol that reverberated around the world. Social media was flooded with the images in minutes, with claims and counter-narratives immediately forming, the truth elusive.
In this New Lines event, Sophie joins Kaamil Ahmed of The Guardian and Nada Bashir of CNN along with New Lines editors Tam Hussein and Lydia Wilson, for a journalism roundtable at Mortimer House.
These journalists have grappled with reporting some of the most important global events from the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar, to transnational jihadism, to wars in Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan.
They discuss what it’s like to be at the center of unfolding events, fielding conflicting information from a variety of sources, with the constant pressure of finding the story in real time. They will discuss how they deal with inevitable government propaganda and pressures of social media; why real people are always the heart of the story, even in the most shocking of events – and what their greatest mistakes in journalism were.
Join us for a wide-ranging conversation followed by a Q&A about journalism, propaganda and finding the truth during chaotic and world-changing events.
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Tickets for this event are free but you need to register, as seating is limited and runs out quick. Register here.
Photographs may be taken at this event. Photos may be used on our website and social media.
Date and time
Fri, 9 September 2022 @19:00 – 22:00 BST
Location
Mortimer House | 37-41 Mortimer Street |London W1T 3JH