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November 2012For immediate release

Prominent journalist speaks at politics festival

London editor for The Sunday Telegraph, Andrew Gilligan, is set to deliver a

free public lecture at Leeds Metropolitan University on Tuesday 20 November

as part of the Universitys Festival of Politics and Applied Global Ethics.

At a time of increased scrutiny and criticism of the media, and on the eve of

the publication of the report of the Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practices

and ethics of the media, Andrews lecture will examine "The Threats to

Journalism". The talk will take place at the Universitys city centre Rose Bowl

building in Lecture Theatre B from 2-3pm.

Andrew has had a long career in journalism, including a post at BBC Radio 4

during which he was involved in the controversy over the Governments report

on weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in the lead up to the Iraq war. He is

now London editor for the Sunday Telegraph and he writes, among other

things, about London, Westminster and politics.

Dr Steve Wright, Senior Lecturer in Applied Global Ethics at Leeds Met,

commented: Andrew Gilligan was one of the few journalists to have the

courage to challenge the Blair government's assertion that Iraq had weapons

of mass destruction which could be used to attack within 45 minutes.

Dr Paul Wetherly, BA (Hons) Politics Course Leader, added: This lecture will

provide insights into the challenges facing journalism today and the always

uneasy relationship between politics and the media. These are vital issues for

all members of society.


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The Festival of Politics and Applied Global Ethics, a programme of

discussions and debates on issues of political controversy, is running between

19 and 30 November. Speakers and participants at the festival include MPs

Hilary Benn, Gerry Sutcliffe and Phillip Davies, High Performance coach with

UK Athletics and British Triathlon and coach to Alistair and Jonathan

Brownlee, Malcolm Brown, and a range of academic experts. Issues include

sport and politics, multiculturalism, socialist ethics, working for peace, and

why politics matters.

To attend Andrews talk, please contact [email protected] or phone

0113 812 4334.

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For further details please contact Carrie Braithwaite in the Communications

team at Leeds Met on 0113 812 3022 or email [email protected]

Notes for editors:

Leeds Metropolitan University has over 27,000 students and around

2,800 staff.

The Vice Chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan University is Professor

Susan Price and the Chair of the Board is Lord Woolmer of Leeds.

Leeds Metropolitans four faculties are: Arts, Environment and

Technology, Business & Law, Health and Social Sciences, and

Carnegie.

The Destination of Leavers in Higher Education (DLHE) showed that

the proportion of Leeds Metropolitan 2010/11 graduates in work, further

study or both six months after leaving university was 91.87%.
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