BBC World Service Presents event invitation

You are invited to join the BBC World Service event between 29 April – 1 May 2024

for The BBC World Service Presents… 

Three days highlighting the urgent and courageous work of journalists, analysing the state of media freedom globally and considering the future relationship of news and technology. 2024 is a crucial year for our complex and evolving media landscape – join the best of the BBC World Service with exclusive podcast and documentary premieres, live broadcasts, high-profile keynote industry speakers from around the world, and thought-provoking panel discussions including  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Stella Assange in conversation. 

Each day is made up of two sessions. You are invited to attend any sessions that interest you.

Monday 29 April: A Global Public Service

Courage, persistence and empathy – what it takes to serve audiences living through conflict and isolation

Session 1: Offering a Lifeline service: Gaza, Afghanistan, Ukraine – 1.00pm – 3.30pm 

Register for Day 1 Session 1 In Person (ticketed) or Online

Session 2: The fight for democracy in Africa and new episode of The Disciples, from the hit podcast World of Secrets – 5.45pm – 8.30pm

Register for Day 1 Session 2 In Person (ticketed) or Online

 Note: The Disciples will NOT be livestreamed but can be enjoyed in person and will be available as a podcast later.

Tuesday 30 April: Forensics and investigative journalism

How open-source investigations have revolutionised and continue to disrupt journalism

Session 1: Anatomy of Forensic Journalism – 1.00pm – 3.25pm

Register for Day 2 Session 1 In Person (ticketed) or Online

Session 2: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Stella Assange in conversation, The Future of Forensic Journalism and BBC Eye – 6:00pm – 8:15pm

Register for Day 2 Session 2 In Person (ticketed) or Online

Wednesday 1 May: Censorship and freedom

Journalists, technology and those seeking access to independent news – stories of circumvention and battling censorship

Session 1: Media Freedom and the Silenced Journalists – 12:30pm – 1:50pm

Register for Day 3 Session 1 In Person (ticketed) or Online

Session 2: Live recording of the Media Show and the World Service Editors – 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Register for Day 3 Session 2 In Person (ticketed) or Online

Join us at BBC Broadcasting House in London, or online, as we delve into the role of media in today’s conflicts and look to the future.

For more information, please visit the World Service Presents webpage