Religion Media Centre Podcast: Episode 10

This week, Hannah Scott-Joynt, Leo Devine and Rosie Dawson reflect on the Religion Media Centre’s Annual Lecture which was delivered by Professor Linda Woodhead from King’s College London on Tuesday evening. Forecasting to the census results due to be published later this month, she commented on the continuing decline of Christianity, the resurgence of fundamentalism, the rise of non-religion, the emergence of British Islam and a flourishing interest in “magic”.

But the main focus of the conversation are the rise in community tensions as seen in Leicester this week. To help understand what has been going on there, and also to give advice to journalists on how to report such a complex and inflammatory subject, they are joined by Amardeep Bassey, freelance journalist and trainer, and Asha Patel, a community reporter with Leicester Live.


The Religion Media Centre podcast – the only podcast to sit firmly in the space where religion and the media collide. We ease that relationship, strengthen links that already exist, and be part of building new ones through chat, reflection, and comment, with a panel of regular contributors of journalists, broadcasters, writers, comedians, and experts.

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Hannah Scott Joynt

Presenter

Voice-over artist, award winning radio and TV presenter and BBC continuity announcer

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Leo Devine

Leo's Local

Media and Training Consultant at Devine Media. Former BBC Journalist, Editor and Senior Leader

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Rosie Dawson

Journo's Notebook

Freelance religion journalist, documentary maker and radio producer with 20+ years of experience in the BBC’s Religion and Ethics department

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