Our next Media Society discussion event is on AI and Writing at The Conduit on Monday 14th September.
The Conduit in Covent Garden is a fantastic venue for events, and there will be opportunities for networking with a pay bar before and after the discussion.
Event Details
The panel debate is on one of 2026's defining questions: when should you use AI in creative work?
From journalists and newsletter writers to authors and comms teams, creative professionals are drawing new lines around AI-assisted work – often with little consensus.
Our panel tackles the key questions: should AI write (or help write) your articles, newsletters, press releases or book chapters?
Doors open 6pm, discussion 6.30–7.30pm.
Event Panel
- Babita Sharma (Chair) – a presenter and broadcaster with more than 20 years' experience at the BBC. She has hosted the World AI Summit for five years, and is the author of The Corner Shop and The Adventures of Priya Mistry, with a new book on India's partition due July 2027.
- Keiran Goddard – a novelist, poet, screenwriter and social theorist. His debut novel Hourglass was listed for the Desmond Elliott Prize, and his second novel I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning has been adapted as a feature film. His third novel, Fill the World, will be published in late 2026.
- Madhumita Murgia – the AI Editor of the Financial Times, reporting globally on AI, surveillance and data privacy. Her book Code Dependent was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction in 2024 and translated into eight languages.
- Katie McPhee – the founder of Expanded Future, helping organisations adopt AI. She is also the AI for Good Expert in Residence at The Conduit. Katie previously held leadership roles at the BBC, Eventbrite, VEED, and in 2023 co-founded the first climate/AI hackathon series, 'Earth AI'.
About the Media Society
The President of the Media Society is Nigel Dacre - feel free to email him with questions or suggestions: president@themediasociety.com
The Media Society is a British charity that organises events and activities about media issues.
