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Kleptoscope: London’s Dirty Money

Tim Harcourt-Powell — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 13:15:22 +0000

“Three quarters of money looted in Russia comes to the UK.” The audience sat in stunned silence. Roman Borisovich continued, “there is an army of UK bankers, accountants, lawyers, trustees, and other professionals assisting Russian corruption.” Facilitating such dubious financial transactions should be ‘socially unacceptable behaviour,’ he argued, ‘just like child pornography.’ September 14th marked the Frontline […]

Sun Mu: From North Korean Propagandist to Pop Art Defector

Frontline Bloggers — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:45:44 +0000

By Heenali Patel On Friday 20 November, the Frontline Club hosted a premiere screening of the documentary I Am Sun Mu, a remarkable insight into the life and work of North Korean defector and political pop artist Sun Mu. The film follows Sun Mu as he prepares for his first solo exhibition in Beijing in […]

A pattern of bloodshed

Frontline Bloggers — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:11:59 +0000

By Nishat Ahmed Syria’s continually deteriorating situation set the tone for January’s First Wednesday – the first panel debate of the year. The group, chaired by Paddy O’Connell of BBC Radio 4’s Broadcasting House, included Melissa Fleming, spokesperson of UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); Ausama Monajed, the executive director the the London-based Strategic Research […]

Workshop: Introduction to Media Law

Millie Cartwright — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:30:00 +0000

The course acts as a refresher and to update delegates on new areas of media law or would serve as an introduction to media law for those with little or no experience in this field. This one-day course led by co-author of McNae's Essential Law for Journalists.

Frontline Club Documentary Programmer Role

David Loyn and Jake Lynch — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:00:00 +0000

The Frontline Club is looking for a Documentary Programmer with relevant experience in the field of film programming, documentary or broadcasting. Candidates should have at least two years' experience in a relevant field.

Frei at The Frontline Club

Vaughan Smith — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:48:42 +0000

By Alan Selby A packed house at The Frontline Club heard Matt Frei regale them with tales from his long and illustrious career. The former BBC Washington correspondent, recently poached by Channel 4 News, was on fine form as he spoke to former BBC executive Vin Ray about more than 20 years with the BBC: […]

Reflections: Matt Frei

Millicent Teasdale — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000

In association with BBC College of Journalism

Newly-appointed to Channel 4 News as Washington correspondent, Matt Frei, will be in conversation with former BBC executive Vin Ray to look back over nearly two decades at the BBC before his move was announced in May last year.

Screenings from the Frontline with Al Jazeera: Tweets from Tahrir

Vaughan Smith — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000

A year ago Cairo's "Twitterati" tweeted their revolution for 18 days in and around Tahrir Square. Tweets from Tahrir is a chance to hear in more than 140 characters what they thought then, and what they feel now about developments in their country.

Screenings from the Frontline with Al Jazeera is a new initiative to contextualize the news and working experiences of journalists and filmmakers reporting out of the political hotspots of our time.

Screening: Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark

Vaughan Smith — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Al Jazeera's May Ying Welsh tells the story of the ongoing revolution taking place in Bahrain. Shot undercover the documentary tells the story of the revolution that has been going on since February last year out of sight of the foreign press.

Watch Frontline Club events live on Ustream

David Loyn and Jake Lynch — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:45:00 +0000

Many of the Frontline Club's talks and screenings have been fully booked of late. If you've missed out on a ticket for a fully booked talk don't despair, we film all our talks and live stream them via our Ustream channel.