From Labour’s likely win and the (lack of) morale in the Tory party, top political journalists reveal all in an election special at this year’s Media360, just a day before Rishi Sunak announces 4 July vote
Alison Phillips, former editor-in-chief of the Mirror, was joined on stage by Pippa Crerar, political editor at the Guardian, and Camilla Tominey, associate editor of The Telegraph, to discuss and debate all things Westminster and further afield, though according to our esteemed journalists it is much harder to call whether Trump will triumph across the pond later this year.
Looking at domestic politics, and the likely outcome and fallout from the upcoming General Election, the trio discussed the issues that are likely to define the vote in six weeks’ time, what the landscape looks like in Scotland, whether Nigel Farage will make a comeback, what a Keir Starmer rule would look like, possible coalitions and much more.
Sharing their unique political expertise, as well as anecdotes from late nights at The Grand hotel from party conferences gone by, the editors demonstrated why quality journalism has never been more important, reinforced by Gideon Spanier, UK editor-in-chief of Campaign, who said “journalism is a great place to advertise because it is trusted” and urged brands to “support journalism because it is a civic good”. Read more and listen to the full session in Campaign’s podcast here.
In a separate session at the annual media event in Brighton, Newsworks insight director Heather Dansie exclusively revealed the headlines from Newsworks’ upcoming youth research.
In a bid to bust myths, Dansie shared the findings in a lively quiz, showing that more young people than ever before are reading news, with nine in ten 15-29 year olds accessing news content on their devices, highlighting the reach and relevancy of journalism to the younger generation.
Newsworks will be releasing the full findings from its youth research in the autumn.
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