THE ORWELL PRIZE 2016 LAUNCH DEBATE

'Something Must Be Done': The Challenges of Aid and the Humanitarian and Refugee Crisis The Rt. Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP, Professor Suzanne Franks and Ian Birrell Chaired by David Loyn  The Orwell Prize is delighted to invite you to the The Orwell Prize 2016 Launch Debate.  Wednesday 28th October 6pm The Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London, W2 1QJ Register here David Loyn will chair a discussion between Andrew Mitchell, Suzanne Franks and Ian Birrell about the challenges of aid and the humanitarian and refugee crisis. Ken Macdonald QC, Chair of the Council of the Orwell Prize, will launch the Orwell Prize 2016 at this debate.  The Rt. Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfeld, was the UK Secretary of State for International Development from 2010 – 2012. Professor Suzanne Franks is Professor of Journalism at City University, London. Her research focuses on the relationship between media and aid, media and development and the media coverage of humanitarian disasters. She is the author of Reporting Disasters: Famine, Aid, Politics and Media. Ian Birrell is a foreign correspondent, contributing editor of the Mail on Sunday and a regular columnist in the ‘i’ newspaper. He has reported extensively from Africa and is the co-founder of Africa Express. David Loyn is a foreign correspondent and the former BBC International Development Correspondent. He is the author of Frontline: Reporting from the World’s Deadliest Places.   Ken Macdonald QC, Lord Macdonald of River Glaven, is Chair of the Council of the Orwell Prize, Warden of Wadham College, Oxford and a Liberal Democrat Life Peer. He was formerly the Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales. The event will begin at 6pm with drinks, followed by the launch of the Orwell Prize 2016 and the debate at  6.30pm. Places are limited so please RSVP here and arrive early to ensure a seat. We cannot guarantee places. If you have any questions, please contact the Administrator, Stephanie Le Lievre at stephanie.lelievre@theorwellprize.co.uk.

2015 Prize Ceremony  You can watch a video of the 2015 Prize Ceremony here and see photographs of the event here.