The AIBs 2025 Masterclass – exploring the gold standard in journalism

3 October 2025

Sharpen Your Journalism & Interviewing Skills

📅 Friday 14 November 2025    ⏰ 1000–1330    📍 Park Hyatt London River Thames, London SW8

On the morning of the AIBs 2025 Gala Awards, join an interactive masterclass with award-winning journalists, editors and producers. Learn how top reporters work the front line, how investigators get to the truth, and how to conduct incisive interviews — including a live session with Keith Prince, elected member of the Greater London Assembly.

Why attend

  • Frontline reporting insights from global correspondents
  • Interviewing & presentation skills with former MP/broadcaster Lembit Öpik
  • Investigative techniques from international teams
  • Networking light lunch with speakers and peers
  • Exceptional value — AIB is a not‑for‑profit and keeps fees as low as possible
  • Learn from global leaders
  • Build interviewing confidence
  • Expand your network
  • Outstanding value

Programme

1000 – Welcome & scene setting

1010 – Frontline reporting

  • Celia Mendoza, Voice of America | @celiax25
  • Jorge Agobian, Voice of America | @jorgeagobian
  • Narinder Kalsi, Senior Journalist Team Manager, BBC News, UK | @ narinderkalsi01

1100 – Both sides now: Effective political interviewing & presentation skills (with Lembit Öpik and guest Keith Prince)

1145 – Challenging the narrative & getting to the truth

  • Nikolai Atefie, Freelance journalist, Austria/Sweden | @NikolaiAtefie
  • Martin Jönsson, Journalist, Swedish Radio | @SRMartinJ
  • Sandra Gathmann, Al Jazeera, UK | @SandraGathmann

1230 – Freelance news: Introducing Journalist.net – easier, deeper, wider

  • Henry Peirse, Founder, Paydesk

1300–1330 – Networking light lunch

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Fees

Standard: £150 + VAT | For people booked for the AIBs Gala Dinner : £80 + VAT

Places are limited. Early booking recommended.

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Read the brochure here