Date: 23rd November 2021
Time: 2:00pm – 7:00pm
Venue: Assembly Room, The Exchange, 3 Centenary Square, Birmingham B1 2DR
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ITINERARY
| 2.00pm | Introduction: – With our MC Roger Bolton – journalist, broadcaster and Religion Media Centre trustee – Councillor John Cotton, Birmingham City Council Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities |
| 2.10pm | Presentation: The religious landscape of Birmingham – Canon Dr Andrew Smith, Director of Interfaith Relations for the Bishop of Birmingham, Honorary Fellow, Edward Cadbury Centre |
| 2.30pm | Media panel: Who are the local media, what stories are they interested in? Tips of the trade Chaired by Roger Bolton, with guests: – Stuart Thomas, Head of Midlands BBC – Christina Savvas, Senior Customer Editor (West Midlands) Birmingham Live Online, Reach PLC – Fionnuala Bourke, editor of Birmingham World – Gary Newby, news editor ITV Central – Gurpreet Kaur Sandhu, CEO of The Sikh Channel – Dr Muhammad Hanif, trustee at Unity FM |
| 3.30pm | Break and networking |
| 3.40pm | Panel: What are the great stories about religion in the Birmingham area? – Kamran Shezad, Executive – Climate Change and Sustainability Lead, Bahu Trust – Bishop Mike Royal, co-chief executive of the Cinnamon Network, new General Secretary of the British Council of Churches; and co-chair of the Commonwealth Games 2022 Churches Together Working Group – Liisa Wiseman, Project Manager for Adavu, a charity working with victims of human trafficking – Maria Carter, Communications Office, Salvation Army – Nilesh Solanki, volunteer at Sewa UK |
| 4.10pm | Workshops Workshop clinics where faith representatives try out their story on journalists to gauge their interest |
| 5.10pm | Break and networking |
| 5.20pm | Panel discussion: Religion, Youth & Social Media Where do young people get their religion from on social media, who do they trust and what other content do they want to see? |
| 6.00pm | Wrap up plenary: What light has the discussion shed on the relationship between religion and the media in Birmingham? With guests including: – Professor Jagbir Jhutta-Johal, University of Birmingham – Dr Anna Lockley Scott, Education and Learning Consultant at The Faith & Belief Forum – Gary Newby, news editor ITV Central |
| 6:30pm | Networking |
| 7:00pm | Thanks and close |
