The presenter of Al Jazeera's weekly media programme, Listening Post, Richard Gizbert, is to give the 10th Maggie Nally Memorial Lecture in the Palace of Westminster on 19 January 2012.
Al Jazeera is one of the most influential news agencies in the Middle East and has earned worldwide recognition for its coverage of the Arab Awakening and Middle Eastern affairs.
Gizbert will be speaking about Western perceptions of Al Jazeera and media coverage of the Arab Spring. He has a long and accomplished career as a foreign correspondent and has reported from 67 different countries, has been with Al Jazeera English since its inception in 2006. His programme, Listening Post, has earned many accolades as one of the best media review programmes.
This year is the 10th anniversary of the lectures, which are held in memory of Maggie Nally, the CIPR's first female president and a leading public relations figure of her time. She co-founded CIPR's Greater London Group, served on the CIPR International group and was awarded the Sir Stephen Tallents Medal in 1987.
This prestigious annual event, organised by the CIPR, always attracts a great deal of attention. Previous speakers include film-maker Lord Puttnam, economist Sir Howard Davies and pollster and media commentator Sir Bob Worcester, MORI
The lecture, which is free, will be held in the House of Commons and is followed by a buffet supper in the historic Cholmondeley Room and Terrace in the House of Lords.
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Further information
CIPR Director of Policy and Communication, Phil Morgan, wrote a blog post recently: Al Jazeera's Richard Gizbert to give CIPR lecture.
For general queries, please contact Phil Morgan on 020 7631 6926 or email philm@cipr.co.uk.
To reserve a place at the 10th Annual CIPR Maggie Nally Lecture and purchase a ticket to the buffet supper, visit our booking page.
About the CIPR
The CIPR is the professional body for PR practitioners in the UK. With 9,500 members involved in all aspects of PR, it is the largest body of its type in Europe. The CIPR advances the PR profession in the UK by making its members accountable through a code of conduct, developing policies, representing its members and raising standards through education and training.
About Al Jazeera English/Richard Gizbert
Al Jazeera English, the English language channel, launched in 2006 and Gizbert joined it from ABC News. Gizbert had his fair share of controversy when he won a dismissal case against ABC News, in which he argued that his refusal to accept war assignments, due to family commitments, led to his firing by the news channel. He was the first journalist to use health and safety laws to dispute dismissal.
