Roy Greenslade has been a journalist in the U.K. for 40 years and has worked on most of the major British national newspapers. He has been a columnist for The Guardian, Britain's prestigious liberal daily newspaper, for more than 12 years. He is the author of three books, including a biography of the late press tycoon, Robert Maxwell. His latest book is an acclaimed history of British newspapers entitled Press Gang: How Newspapers Make Profits from Propaganda. Mr. Greenslade is a regular broadcaster on media matters in Britain and Ireland. He is a Professor of Journalism at the City University in London.

Mr. Greenslade's talk is supported in part by a donation from the British High Commission.

The day previous to his visit to Ottawa, Mr. Greenslade will have delivered an Atkinson Lecture at Ryerson Univesity in Toronto entitled, "Patriotism and the Media: Why Journalists Cannot Work to the Slogan, 'My Country Right or Wrong' ".

Date: [top menu] Thursday, April 1, 2004

Time: [top menu] Doors open: 5:30 p.m. - Talk and Q&A session - 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Location: [top menu] NATIONAL PRESS CLUB Entrance: Booth Building, 165 Sparks Street - on the Sparks Street Mall, just west of O'Connor. Take elevator or stairs to second floor. Press Club door is right in front of the elevators on the second floor

Cost: [top menu]

CAJ Members: $7.50 at the door (CAJ student members $2.50)