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Responding to
extremisms:
media roles and
responsibilities
(Conference)

Friday 15 July, 10.00am-5.00pm
(Free) One day conference organised by the Media School (Bournemouth University) in partnership with Dorset Police
Executive Business Centre, Lansdowne Campus, Bournemouth

• The oxygen of publicity or the right to a platform?
• How are different forms of extremism covered in our national media, and does this serve to marginalise or legitimise extremist groups?
• What are the media strategies of these groups, and what potential does social media have to change their prospects?
• What are or should be the relations between media professionals and police and security services, community organisations and other stakeholders?
• How will the media influence the success or otherwise of the soon to be revised PREVENT strategy?

These and other questions will be discussed at this one-day conference, which is supported by Dorset Police. It will bring together academics, journalists and others professionally involved in responding to violent or potentially violent extremisms. Confirmed speakers so far include:

• Professor Nigel Copsey (Teesside University) on the BNP
• Professor Jonathan Githens-Mazer (University of Exeter) on jihadism
• Professor Andrew Hoskins (University of Glasgow) and Dr  Ben O’Loughlin (Royal Holloway University) on how extremist messages are presented in mainstream media
• Assistant Chief Constable Mike Glanville (Dorset Police) on the ACPO perspective
• Inspector Alan Jenkins (Dorset Police) on a case study in media impact
• Paul Mott (Home Office) on counter-terrorism and the media
• Valentina Soria (Royal United Services Institute) about Wikileaks
• Mark Gill (Woodnewton Associates) reviewing relevant public opinion data
• Jamie Bartlett (DEMOS) on the EDL 
• Stephen Jukes (Dean of the Media School, former Reuters Head of Global News)
• Gavin Rees (European Director of the Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma) on perspectives from journalism.

The conference is linked to the development of a web-based resource for people working in this area, the Containing Extremism Research Briefing (CERB). 

How to book:
The conference is free to attend, but registration is essential - please complete our booking form. Refreshments and lunch will be provided. 

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