The Media Reform Coalition’s annual Media Democracy Festival is set to come to Sheffield later this month with a series on in-person and online sessions.

The festival, will take place on March 16, and bring together academics, activists and decision-makers to understand what’s happening in the media landscape.

Past speakers have included Owen Jones, Ash Sarkar, and Peter Jukes.

On their website, politician, Jeremy Corbyn said: “I can think of nothing more important in this day and age than dealing with the question of media, access to knowledge and how we get ideas across to people.

“The Media Democracy Festival is very much part of that process and I hope we’re all going to come out more determined to build a real alternative media system, not just in this country but all around the world.”

Speakers at the 2024 festival include Matt Kennard, from Declassified UK, and panels on ‘How to solve a problem like GB News’ and ‘The media’s war on Gaza’.

The event also features workshops, with themes such as media transformation, and the Independent media movement.

This year’s event will take place in the Diamond at the University of Sheffield from 11am – 6:30 pm.