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BLACKBURN: Media & Politics Workshop

Name: BLACKBURN: Media & Politics Workshop
Start: 2016-08-21T11:00:00+01:00
End: 2016-08-21T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Abu Hanifah Foundation

Date: 21 Aug 2016

Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm

Venue: Abu Hanifah Foundation, Wisdom House, 92 Preston New Road
Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 6BH United Kingdom

About this event:

Want to know how the media works and how to effectively hold it to account? Want to know how you can influence the UK political system?

Our Media & Politics Workshop is a day course on the what, why & how.

Topics Covered:

– British Political System
– History of UK race equality and anti-discrimination legislation
– Key issues concerning Muslims
– The Media – Its reach and influence
– Muslims and the Media – Ciritcal engagement
– Regulating and challenging the media – Print, broadcast & online

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Date:: 21st August 2016
Time:: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

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Abu Hanifah Foundation

Wisdom House, 92 Preston New Road
Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 6BH United Kingdom + Google Map

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