Philip Geddes Memorial Lecture 2022

Event

The Principal and Fellows of St Edmund Hall, and The Trustees of the Philip Geddes Memorial Prize are pleased to invite you to the 2022 Philip Geddes Memorial Lecture.

Event Details

Krishnan Guru-Murthy, journalist, Channel 4 news anchor and podcast host of the ‘Ways to Change the World’ will speak on:

In whom do we trust? Presenting the facts in an age of disinformation

Location: North School, Examinations School, Oxford and Online (YouTube)

This is a free public lecture. All are welcome to attend.

About the Speaker

Krishnan Guru-Murthy is one of the main anchors of Channel 4 News.

He also fronts Channel 4 News’ podcast ‘Ways to Change the World’ which interviews one guest at length each week about the big ideas in their lives and the events that have helped shape their thinking.

Since joining the team in 1998 he has fronted big events from the Omagh bombing, 9/11, the Mumbai attacks, to special war reports from Syria, Yemen and Gaza. Having covered five British general elections he does special political shows for Channel 4 such as the “Ask the Chancellors” debate.

Krishnan reports for the foreign affairs series Unreported World and commentates on major live events for Channel 4 such as the Paralympics Ceremonies. He also anchors controversial programmes outside the news including the first live televised “Autopsy”.

His TV career began at the age of eighteen presenting youth television for the BBC. He went on to present, report and produce a variety of programmes from Newsround to Newsnight. Krishnan is also an alumnus of the University of Oxford having studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Hertford College.

Registration

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In-person attendees must register for the lecture.

Online attendees do not need to register. You can watch the livestream of the lecture on St Edmund Hall’s YouTube Channel and you can set a reminder.

Please note that this lecture will be recorded and published on St Edmund Hall’s digital and print communication platforms where appropriate.

There will also be photography and social media at the event. If you do not wish to appear in any of the photos, please contact a member of staff to let them know.

Contact

Please email any enquiries to geddes@seh.ox.ac.uk.