Stationers' Company/London Press Club Debate on AI, the media and politics

The annual London Press Club/Stationers Company Debate will be on a subject that has everyone talking. 

A panel of senior figures from politics, journalism and digital communications will debate: Is AI the saviour or assassin for journalism and democracy?

It will take place at Stationers’ Hall on Monday 24 February from 6.45pm. The debate and a Q&A session with the audience will be followed by a wine and sandwiches reception.

The panel will include:

Nusrat Ghani, the Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons and MP for Sussex Weald;

Chris Blackhurst, former Editor of the Independent, City Editor of the Evening Standard for 10 years and now a high profile columnist and  media commentator.

Anne-Marie Tomchak, Editorial Director, Daily Mirror, with particular responsibilities for Artificial Intelligence; also of Cambridge University Women In Sustainability Innovation;

Rupert Knowles, director of NXT Media who is on the Court of Stationers' and a strong supporter of AI as a positive way forward in communications.

Emma Loffhagen, was feature and culture writer at the Evening Standard for four years after being recruited as an apprentice supported by the Stationers’ Company. She has now been appointed Commissioning Editor on the culture and lifestyle desks at the Guardian Saturday magazine.

The annual debate held by the London Press Club in association with the Industry Committee of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers focuses on the biggest current media issue. 

This year’s debate will cover the most talked about subject for decades: the positive and the risks to democracy and journalism from AI and social media.You can’t afford to miss it.