Philip Geddes Memorial Lecture 2023 by Huw Edwards

BBC News chief anchor and national events presenter Huw Edwards gave the Philip Geddes Memorial Lecture 2023 and at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on Friday 19 May on the 40th anniversary death of journalist Philip Geddes. Huw spoke on ‘What’s the point of the BBC?’. In his talk, he covered the main reasons for the BBC’s relevance and importance in the modern age, its challenges and the need for editorial transparency.
Find out more about the Geddes Lecture: www.seh.ox.ac.uk/discover/university-prizes/geddes-student-journalism-prizes