Archive for February, 2010

Ed Kashi to speak in London, 8-16 March

February 24th, 2010

Here is something not to be missed – in early March Ed Kashi will be in London for a busy schedule of talks about photojournalism, activism and his project on the Niger Delta .
Between Monday 8 March and Tuesday 16 March Ed will be speaking at a number of venues across town – all the [...]

How does the media persuade us to give to charities?

February 21st, 2010

In “Please Give Generously” – an excellent documentary broadcast on BBC Radio 4 this weekend – Fergal Keane examined the relationship between charities and the media, in which charities want to raise their profile as well as money, the media needs stories, and both traffic in drama.
Britain is home to 166,000 charities that last year [...]