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The Media Society

The Media Society Limited (institute Of Journalists Foundation)

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
313450
Status
Registered
Registered
April 26, 1973
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
National

Address

Address
1 Blossom Yard
4th Floor
LONDON
E1 6RS

Activities

To:- promote research into the standards, performance, organisation & economics of the media. - provide a forum for the exchange of knowledge & opinion between people working in the media and those in public & political life, the professions, industry & education.- involve individuals in a debate about the role of mass communication- promote study of the media in educational establishments

Objects: 1. To Advance The Education Of The People Of The United Kingdom By Promoting Knowledge And Understanding Of The Role Of The Media Of Mass Communication In A Democratic Society By The Provision Of Scholarships, Bursaries And Fellowships Tenable At Universites And Colleges For The Purpose Of Promoting And Encouraging Study Of And Research Into The Standards, Performance, Organisation And Economics Of The Media, The Atttitudes Of The Government, The Public And Particular Sections Of The Public Towards The Media And Allied Topics, And The Effect Of All Or Any Of The Foregoing On The Well-Being Of Society Throughout The World, And The Dissemination Of The Results Of Such Study And Research. 2. To Assist In Determining Those Topics Of And Into Which Study And Research Might Be Most Beneficially Undertaken By Affording Opportunities For The Exchange Of Knowledge And Opinion Between, On The One Hand, Persons Engaged Professionally In The Media And, On The Other, Persons In Public And Political Life, The Professions, Industry, Commerce And Learning And Members Of The Public Generally, Through Meetings, Conferences, The Issue Of Periodical And Occasional Publications And By All Other Lawful Means. 3. To Promote And Encourage The Study Of The Media In Schools, Colleges And Educational Establishments Generally.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout London

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £2,479 £4,908
Dec. 31, 2023 £11,794 £8,445
Dec. 31, 2022 £2,417 £6,848
Dec. 31, 2021 £6,233 £8,774
Dec. 31, 2020 £10,700 £13,756

Trustees

Name Appointed
Nigel Dacre (Chair) Oct. 18, 2024
Alexandra Jean Mackenzie Sinker Oct. 31, 2023
Charlotte Alexandra Henry Oct. 23, 2024
Conrad Quilty-Harper Jan. 19, 2024
Dominic St John Ewan Cameron May 27, 2021
Jasper Mark Hurley Piddock Jackson Oct. 17, 2024
Michael Skrein Sept. 10, 2013
Peter Arthur Walker Jan. 10, 2025
Professor Ivor Harold Gaber Nov. 3, 2023
Susan Morton Sept. 10, 2013