On Monday, 28 April, 2014, Leading Talks, in collaboration with the Tumas Fenech Foundation for Education in Journalism, is hosting Zeinab Badawi for a talk: How the Media covers the world’s biggest issues: from wars and revolutions to globalisation and financial crisis.

President Emeritus Dr Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, Chairman of the Tumas Fenech Foundation for Education in Journalism (FTFEG), who will open the event, said the foundation is delighted to co-partner with Leading Talks and to be associated with such a high-level speaker.

This is the fifth event organised by Leading Talks, an initiative led by Josephine Vassallo Parnis, who, from time to time, invites established foreign speakers to Malta to share their knowledge, insight and vision on key issues of topical interest.

According to Ms Vassallo Parnis, this is an event that should attract the interest not only of the media but also of industry leaders who have a keen interest in international issues and follow Ms Badawi’s debates.

Zeinab Badawi is the presenter of World News Today, one of BBC World News’ flagship news and analysis programmes, a Hardtalk producer and an award-winning journalist. She has interviewed some of the world’s leading politicians, thinkers and cultural figures. Her programmes feature an emphasis on analysis and debate, bringing context and understanding to the most complex events.

Previously a presenter of BBC World News’ The World, Ms Badawi has worked in UK broadcasting for two decades. She has worked on a range of programmes, reporting from Europe, Asia and Africa, where she covered the famine in the mid-1980s. After reporting and presenting programmes on UK politics from the BBC’s Westminster studios, Ms Badawi joined BBC World News, where she has become a regular face, presenting debates on major issues as well as being a presenter of  Hardtalk, interviewing such personalities as the Dalai Lama, the President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir and UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.

Ms Badawi will share her knowledge on how the media covers the world’s biggest issues. She has great authority in front of the camera, enabling her to draw on her dedication and understanding of international affairs to explain the issues behind the headlines.

The event will be moderated by Dr Michael Frendo, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Speaker of Malta’s House of Representatives.

Those interested in attending are encouraged to register their interest on [email protected] The event on 28 April starts at 10.30 a.m. and is being held in the Portomaso Suite of Hilton Malta. Registration opens at 10 a.m.

Zeinab Badawi’s talk is brought to you thanks to the support of the Tumas Fenech Foundation for Education in Journalism, Standard Publications, the Strickland Foundation, the Central Bank of Malta, Agenda Bookshop, MSV Life, MiddleSea, the British Council, Valletta Fund Management, Air Malta, Malta International Airport, the Malta Tourism Authority, the Malta Institute of Accountants, Hilton Malta, Palumbo Malta Super Yachts and Impressions.