Conference will examine the twists and turns of the 2017 General Election campaign
Political strategists, journalists and academics will be gathering at the Loughborough University London campus on July 19 to discuss how the media covered the 2017 General Election campaign.
The conference will bring together those closely involved in the election to share their experiences of what turned out to be a campaign full of twists and turns.
Confirmed participants so far include Ric Bailey, the BBC’s Chief Political Advisor; Gaby Hinsliff, a Guardian columnist and former political editor of the Observer; Michael Jermy, Director of News at ITV; Greg Cook, Political Strategist at the Labour Party; Damian Lyons Lowe of Survation; and Gideon Skinner from Ipsos MORI.
Professor Dominic Wring, organiser of the event and part of the CRCC media analysis team, said: “This conference provides a unique and valuable opportunity for those most intimately involved in campaigning, reporting and polling in the 2017 election to come together and reflect on this most momentous of events.
“It will be especially interesting to hear what the various participants have to say about a result that once again confounded the many expert pundits who predicted a very different outcome.”
Places are still available at the free event, which this year is being sponsored by the Loughborough University Institute of Advanced Studies. To book a place click here.
Notes for editors
Press release reference number: PR 17/97
Loughborough University is equipped with a live in-house broadcast unit via the Globelynx network. To arrange an interview with one of our experts please contact the press office on 01509 223491. Bookings can be made online via www.globelynx.com
Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines. It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world to study sports-related subjects in the 2017 QS World University Rankings and top in the country for its student experience in the 2016 THE Student Experience Survey.
Loughborough was ranked 6th in the Guardian University League Table 2018 and 10th in The UK Complete University Guide 2018 and was also named Sports University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017. It has been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework, which recognises institutions that deliver consistently outstanding teaching that is of the highest quality found in the UK.
Loughborough is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, Loughborough has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The Loughborough University London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
Political strategists, journalists and academics will be gathering at the Loughborough University London campus on July 19 to discuss how the media covered the 2017 General Election campaign.
The conference will bring together those closely involved in the election to share their experiences of what turned out to be a campaign full of twists and turns.
Confirmed participants so far include Ric Bailey, the BBC’s Chief Political Advisor; Gaby Hinsliff, a Guardian columnist and former political editor of the Observer; Michael Jermy, Director of News at ITV; Greg Cook, Political Strategist at the Labour Party; Damian Lyons Lowe of Survation; and Gideon Skinner from Ipsos MORI.
Professor Dominic Wring, organiser of the event and part of the CRCC media analysis team, said: “This conference provides a unique and valuable opportunity for those most intimately involved in campaigning, reporting and polling in the 2017 election to come together and reflect on this most momentous of events.
“It will be especially interesting to hear what the various participants have to say about a result that once again confounded the many expert pundits who predicted a very different outcome.”
Places are still available at the free event, which this year is being sponsored by the Loughborough University Institute of Advanced Studies. To book a place click here.
Notes for editors
Press release reference number: PR 17/97
Loughborough University is equipped with a live in-house broadcast unit via the Globelynx network. To arrange an interview with one of our experts please contact the press office on 01509 223491. Bookings can be made online via www.globelynx.com
Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines. It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world to study sports-related subjects in the 2017 QS World University Rankings and top in the country for its student experience in the 2016 THE Student Experience Survey.
Loughborough was ranked 6th in the Guardian University League Table 2018 and 10th in The UK Complete University Guide 2018 and was also named Sports University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017. It has been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework, which recognises institutions that deliver consistently outstanding teaching that is of the highest quality found in the UK.
Loughborough is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, Loughborough has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The Loughborough University London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
