Final call for input and updated speaker details: Equality, diversity and inclusion in journalism teaching: one-day conference in Liverpool, June 26th

The Journalism department at Liverpool John Moores University is pleased to be hosting a free one-day conference on EDI in Journalism education on June 26^th.

This event will be an opportunity for journalism educators and industry representatives to share research and practical ideas around embedding EDI in teaching and learning, and to discuss how media companies and journalism trainers can better work together in this area. The day will include:

• Jody Doherty-Cove, Head of Editorial AI at Newsquest, will be presenting a session discussing the inherent bias and lack of diversity in AI and the challenges this can pose within journalism
• Gurvinder Aujla-Sidhu, Associate Professor at the University of Derby, will deliver a workshop on actionable, practical steps lecturers can take when planning, delivering and assessment design to be inclusive and reflective of the students in the classroom, drawing on her work on decolonising journalism education
• Contributions from senior industry figures including Sunita Bhatti, head of regions at Channel 4 News, and Andy Thompson, Senior News Editor at Sky Sports News
• Papers from educators who will share their ideas and experiences of embedding EDI into journalism programmes. Topics will include inclusive diversity and assessment in sports journalism; access to work placements and resources to improve student confidence around inclusive reporting.

If you are interested in presenting a paper, contributing to a panel discussion or sharing your ideas around bringing EDI into journalism education, please get in touch by Wednesday May 1^st at the latest, after which the programme will be finalised.

Registration will open in mid-May. If you would like to attend the day and wish to be updated when the registration link is live, please get in touch with Polly Sharpe (p.r.sharpe@ljmu.ac.uk) or Fran Yeoman (f.h.yeoman@ljmu.ac.uk).

Attendance at the day is free, funded by LJMU’s Teaching and Learning Academy. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. The EDI conference on June 26^th is the day before the main Association of Journalism Educators UK conference, which will be hosted at LJMU on 27-28^th June. AJE members are encouraged to attend both events but the EDI event is open to non-members also.