Frontline Club - London's leading centre for discussion and debate on the issues shaping the news industry en-GB Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:39:51 +0000 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:39:51 +0000 Llama Digital CMS http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Recent events at the Frontline Club Audio recording of events at the Frontline Club Frontline Club events@frontlineclub.com http://www.frontlineclub.com/images/frontline_club_logo_300x300.jpg http://www.frontlineclub.com - Frontline Club Events Gideon Mendel is an award winning photographer and has been documenting the impact of HIV/Aids in Africa for more than 15 years, working in 10 different countries to show the many ways the disease has devastated the lives of millions of ordinary people. podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:59:00 +0000 no 02:59:26 Frontline club, world news, journalism, Mendel, AIDS, HIV In recent weeks, increasing criticism has been levelled at the media over failure to provide adequate warning of the impending economic turmoil, as well as accusations of sensationalist coverage. Did the media fail in its scrutiny? Or are the workings of international finance now so complex and secretive that the media can no longer provide effective oversight? podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:59:00 +0000 no 02:56:25 Frontline Club, money, economics, journalism MI5 says that some 4000 British Muslim extremists are a threat to national security and that another major terrorist attack is not a question of 'if' but 'when'. The investigative journalist Richard Watson, who has been at the forefront of reporting terrorism and extremism for BBC Newsnight, presents the results of his major investigation into the rise of extremism in Britain, which has just been published by Granta. podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:59:00 +0000 no 03:16:19 Frontline club, world, news, journalism, islam, jihad, muslim, terrorism, BBC, MI5 Recent events in the Caucasus have highlighted the growing self-confidence of a newly resurgent Russia, that appears to be seeking to revive much of the old Soviet influence at home and abroad.Should the West accept that Russia will continue to dominate in its sphere of influence or does it pose a renewed threat to Nato and its allies? And does the West have double-standards when it comes to dealing with Russia? podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 03:33:05 Frontline club, world, news, journalism,Russia, Caucasus, Nato Richard Bourne's Lula of Brazil is an objective study of one man set against the contemporary history of a major emerging power. From climate change to inequality, Lula and his country are grappling with the greatest challenges facing the modern world. podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 02:56:05 Lula, Brazil, Bourne, Frontline club, world, news, journalism, emerging power Afghanistan has been a strategic prize for foreign empires for more than 200 years. The British, Russians and Americans have all fought across its beautiful and inhospitable terrain, in conflicts variously ruthless, misguided and bloody. A century ago, the common sneer about how British soldiers treated Afghan tribesmen was that they would 'butcher' them, then 'bolt'. This violent history is the subject of David Loyn's book. podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 03:03:43 Afghanistan, Frontline Club, journalism, world, news In this revealing memoir, A Country of Words, newspaper editor Abdul Bari Atwan recounts with humour and honesty his journey from Palestinian refugee camps to the front page. He depicts both the horror of camp massacres and the unexpected consequences of Britain's involvement in the region. podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 02:54:15 Frontline club, journalism, refugee camp, Atwan, Palestine, The Guardian The upcoming US election has been dubbed the most important in a generation. Will we see the first female vice-President in the White House, or will Barack Obama become the first African-American President? What are the major issues that will decide the American vote, and what can we expect to see in the final month of the campaign? podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 02:43:21 Frontline club, world, journalism, elections, US, Obama, McCain, Bush Pulitzer winning photographer Liu Heung Shing is a renowned Chinese photographer and a former foreign correspondent. In a career spanning over 20 years he covered China, India, Korea, the US and former USSR for all the major publications.  podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 02:30:05 Frontline club, world, news, journalism, China, Shing, photographer After the recent conflict in the Caucasus and Russia's recognition of both South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states, Russia continues to defy the West and the pledges made in the ceasefire agreement, by planning to keep about 8000 troops in the region. Is the West being hypocritical in refusing to recognise South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states, after its recent support and recognition of Kosovo's independence? Should Georgia be encouraged to join NATO? And how concerned should we be over the frosty relationship that's developing between Russia and the West? podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 03:15:09 Frontline club, world, news, journalism, Caucasus, Russia, Ossetia, Abkhazia Unlikely diplomat Lord Mark Malloch-Brown has never been afraid to speak his mind on Britain's role on foreign policy and continues to divide opinion in his current role as Minister for Africa, Asia and the Middle East. podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 03:26:28 Frontline club, world, news, journsliam, photographer, Malloch Brown, diplomat, foreign policy, minister Since 1991, Somalia has been a dangerous, violent and lawless place, home to numerous conflicts and civil war, as well as increasingly a third theatre of operations for the US in its global war on terror. From localised inter-tribal and clan warfare, to regional tensions and international disputes, Somalia remains a highly complex battleground. Will the recent Djibouti peace agreements between the Transitional Federal Government and the opposition Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia result in anything concrete? And is Somalia really the next front in the War on Terror? podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 03:57:19 Frontline club, world, news, journalism, Somalia, war on terror, civil war In May 1991 Somaliland declared independence from the rest of Somalia and over the past 17 years the government there has restored law and order to make it one of the must democratic and functioning societies in the Horn of Africa. In stark contrast to its neighbour Somalia, Somaliland has become an oasis of peace, stability and progress and a haven for thousands of Somalis fleeing from their war-torn country. podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 03:05:21 Somaliland, Africa, Somalia, Frontline club, world, news, journalism Jehad Nga is one of the most talented emerging photographers on the international scene and for the last three years has worked intensely in and around Mogadishu. For one night only he will present a selection of images from his portfolio and talk about operating as a photographer in one of the world’s most dangerous environments. podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 02:02:28 Frontline club, world, news, journaslim, Nga, Somalia, photographer, Mogadishu After more than a decade on the run Radovan Karadzic has finally been caught and is expected to be sent to the Hague where he will face charges of genocide, complicity in genocide, extermination, murder, willful killing, persecutions, deportation, inhumane acts, terror against civilians and hostage-taking. podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 00:44:56 Frontline club, Hague, karadzic, hostage, journalism, persecution, deportation, extermination I Wouldn't Start from Here is the result of Mueller's curiosity to go to some of the most troubled places on earth. An alternative guidebook to the modern world, with dispatches from Africa, Europe, America and the Middle East his book offers snapshots of civil wars, religious conflicts, terrorism and tyrannical dictatorships. He hangs out with the IRA, is arrested for espionage in Cameroon, goes on night patrol in Basra and has hundreds of enlightening (and less enlightening) encounters with the locals. podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 02:17:36 Frontline club, journalism, Mueller, Cameroon In a world of shrinking defence budgets, smaller standing armies and increased threats from terrorism, the space for freelance soldiering is growing. Since 9/11, the number of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) has rocketed - in Iraq alone, there are now an estimated 180,000 private contractors, outnumbering serving military personnel. Since 2003, the British government alone has spent an estimated £225 million on security contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan. podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 03:34:38 Frontline club, journalism, guns, Africa, Johannesburg As Iraq’s roller coaster ride continues, the next six months will be crucial in determining the future shape of the nation. The two forthcoming elections, the US election in November and the Iraqi provincial elections in October, along with US-Iraqi agreements over long-term commitments and legal status for military personnel and contactors, have major implications for the besieged state and its people. podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 02:41:23 Frontline Club, journalism, Iraq, sovereignty Will the release of Ingrid Bettancourt - arguably the world's most famous hostage, and FARC's main bargaining chip - along with 14 other hostages - mean the end of FARC and the beginning of serious peace negotiations with the Colombian government?In what is perhaps the mortal blow in a series of declining fortunes for the 44 year old insurgency movement - the release of the hostages has left the already weakened FARC with no negotiating power and has vindicated President Uribe in his hard line policy against the movement. podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 03:03:05 Frontline club, journalism, Betancourt, FARC, Columbia, hostage McMafia is a fearless, encompassing, wholly authoritative investigation of the now proven ability of organized crime worldwide to find and service markets driven by a seemingly insatiable demand for illegal wares. Whether discussing the Russian mafia, Colombian drug cartels, or Chinese labor smugglers, Misha Glenny makes clear how organized crime feeds off the poverty of the developing world, how it exploits new technology in the forms of cybercrime and identity theft, and how both global crime and terror are fueled by an identical source: the triumphant material affluence of the West. podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 02:50:58 Crime, Misha Glenny, Romania, Eastern Europe, Mafia, Frontline Club Ahmed Rashid talks about his latest book - Descent Into Chaos - How the War Against Islamic Extremism is being lost in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia. podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 02:55:20 Frontline Club, journalism, Ahmed Rashid, Islam, war As the internet fast becomes the dominant medium for news delivery, we look at the relationships between print and their online identities. How do traditional media remain relevant? What are some of the business models for solving the internet equation? How will papers continue to make content pay and how do they cope with a "promiscuous readership"? What is the relevance of multi media and add-ons? And who has solved the internet equation and do we believe them? podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 02:21:05 Frontline club, journalism, Print, press, blog Stephen Sackur talks to Alan Rusbridger about his role as one of Fleet Street's longest-serving  editors. What have been the high and low points during his time on the paper? How is The Guardian coping with the challenges facing print? With major changes taking place within The Guardian and the biggest editorial overhaul in the paper's history, will The Guardian's multi-media strategy be enough to survive the current climate? podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 02:51:20 Frontline Club, journalism, Rusbringer, the Guardian Standard Operating Procedure is an original account of the first full reckoning of what actually happened at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison. podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 02:51:27 Frontline Club, world, news, journalism, Gourevitch, Iraq, Abu Ghraib, prison Winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics, Joseph E. Stiglitz of Columbia University is the author of The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict. The book assesses the true cost of the Iraq War as $3 trillion - and counting - rather than the $50 billion projected by the White House and measures what the US taxpayer's money would have produced if instead it had been invested in the further growth of the US economy. podcasts http://www.frontlineclub.com/club_videoevents.php Frontline Club Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:59:00 +0100 no 01:59:03 Frontline Club, journalism, Stiglitz, Nobel prize, war, iraq