CJA statement for World Press Freedom Day, 3 May
May 2, 2013 – 12:33 pm | No Comment

Vital truth: right to report the news is under threat
On this day, 3 May 2013, the Commonwealth Journalists Association stands united with our colleagues around the globe who work around the clock to bring us the …

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Lagos – Africa’s Manhatten?
April 11, 2013 – 2:42 pm | No Comment
Lagos – Africa’s Manhatten?

Lagos – City of the Imagination
Kate Whiteman, author of Lagos – A Cultural and Historical Companion, will be in conversation with Elizabeth Blunt, former BBC West Africa Correspondent.
Date: Thursday 18 April 2013
Time: 6.30 p.m.
Venue: Africa …

Himalaya: Mountains of Life
April 11, 2013 – 1:58 pm | No Comment
Himalaya: Mountains of Life

How two men’s journey helps uncover life on the roof of the world
Date: 15 May 2013
Time: 6.30 – 7.30 p.m.
Venue: The Grange St Paul’s, 10 Godliman Street, London EC4V 5AJ
Please register to attend here: http://himalaya.eventbrite.co.uk
Authors …

Murdoch’s Politics: How One Man’s Thirst for Wealth and Power Shapes Our World
March 4, 2013 – 10:05 pm | No Comment
Murdoch’s Politics: How One Man’s Thirst for Wealth and Power Shapes Our World

Date: 20 March 2013. Time: 6.30 to 7.30 pm. Venue: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Room, Westminster Hall, Houses of Parliament, London SW1A 0AA
Register for attendance by clicking here.
Author David McKnight will be in conversation with BBC correspondent …

China 2013 – what next?
January 14, 2013 – 1:56 pm | One Comment
China 2013 – what next?

Public discussion organised by the Commonwealth Journalists Association and Institute of Commonwealth Studies
Date: Tuesday 22 Jan 2013. Venue: Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU. Time: 6.30 – 8 pm

Please register to …

Video: The Leveson Inquiry – and wider implications for the Commonwealth
November 9, 2012 – 10:57 am | One Comment
Video: The Leveson Inquiry – and wider implications for the Commonwealth

By Debbie Ransome, CJA Newsletter Editor
The UK branch of the Commonwealth Journalists Association held a lively discussion in London on 23 October 2012 on the implications of the Leveson Inquiry into phone-hacking for the wider …

A question of victim-centred truth
October 31, 2012 – 12:16 pm | No Comment
A question of victim-centred truth

Journalist Frances Harrison’s searing book, Still Counting the Dead – Survivors of Sri Lanka’s Hidden War, was launched on 4 October at a Commonwealth Journalists Association (UK)  event. In it she has painstakingly pulled together the stories …

Of Delhiwallahs and modern-day servitude
July 14, 2012 – 11:13 am | No Comment
Of Delhiwallahs and modern-day servitude

By Adam Binnie, Watford Observer
Journalists and cinema-enthusiasts gathered in London last night (24 July 2012)  for an exclusive screening of a new independent film, and a chance to meet the director.
Bonny Mukherjee’s production Koel …

Afghanistan after NATO pulls out: Will it Stand or Fall?
July 2, 2012 – 11:45 am | No Comment
Afghanistan after NATO pulls out: Will it Stand or Fall?

Date: 10 July 2012. Time: 6.30 – 8 pm. Venue: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Room, Westminster Hall, Houses of Parliament, London SW1A 0AA
Free entry, but registration essential at www.cjaukafghanistan.eventbrite.co.uk
NATO’s combat troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan …

Olympic Games: Too big to fail, too big to succeed?
June 18, 2012 – 11:32 pm | No Comment
Olympic Games: Too big to fail, too big to succeed?

With the London Olympics due to start in just over a month, leading experts from the sports world will be analysing the background issues – both positive and negative – governing the Games at this …

Migration: for better or worse? A public debate
June 11, 2012 – 4:29 pm | No Comment
Migration: for better or worse? A public debate

The movement of people around the world is an age-old phenomenon – one that has ensured that humans has spread to all continents on Earth, and with with them, skills and new ideas.
Today populations …