Professor Jason Arday: What Happened?
Produced and presented by Byline Times
Byline Times is live at the Cockpit on Monday, the 7th of September.
The independent news outs is coming to The Cockit on Monday 7th September for an open, reflective and possibly difficult live conversation about what happened to Professor Jason Arday. We’ll discuss the hundreds of articles written about the Cambridge academic, how culture wars – driven by extreme ideology – have seeped into the world of journalism, and how to hold an increasingly reckless media club accountable.
Host and Editor-in-Chief of Byline Times Hardeep Matharu will be joined by:
Nafeez Ahmed, Byline Times’ Head of Investigations who broke multiple stories debunking mainstream media claims about Arday, and whose acclaimed book Alt-Reich examines the race-based politics of those seeking to build a new, techno-authoritarian world order.
Weyman Bennett, who arranged the vigil for Arday outside of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square. Bennett is co-convenor of Stand Up to Racism and has been a leading figure in a number of campaigns against British far-right groups.Peter Oborne, award-winning journalist and author known for his longstanding scrutiny of political and media power.
Peter Oborne, award-winning journalist and author known for his longstanding scrutiny of political and media power.
We’ll have a number of topics to cover, but this won’t be a lecture. We’re keen to hear from you.
Do join us and be part of the conversation at The Cockpit on 7 September.
Join the team behind the independent investigative news outlet Byline Times for an entertaining evening of challenging discussion to help us understand the unprecedented times we are living in – and why they are happening – with those with an inside track.
Monday 7 September - 7:30pm
Running time approx 2 hours including interval