Mission to Israel - Journalists' Feedback

Michele Goldman, CEO of the NSW JBD, has just completed a mission to Israel with some of Sydney’s top journalists.

We invite you to join us to hear feedback from these impressive journalists. We will learn if and how this trip has altered their perception of Israel and the Middle East.

There will also be a chance for an audience Q&A.

Date: Tuesday 24 November at 7pm

Eastern Suburbs venue TBA

James O’Doherty: Recognised with multiple awards for Outstanding Political Reporting - Kennedy Awards and a finalist Excellence in Journalism - Walkley Awards. He is State Political Editor of The Daily Telegraph and President of the NSW Parliamentary Press Gallery

Sarah Blake: National Editor, Network News and Impact for News Corp Australia. An award-winning journalist, she leads major content for News Corp including The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier Mail and Adelaide Advertiser.

Lachlan Leeming: NSW political correspondent for The Australian. A member of both the NSW and Federal press galleries and previously covered national politics for The Daily Telegraph. 

Aaron Patrick: Chief writer for The Nightly, a daily online newspaper. He has covered Australia for The Washington Post, worked for the Wall Street Journal.

Olivia Wilbury: Executive Producer of the Afternoons Show on 2GB radio with a daily audience of more than 250,000. Regularly the number one rated news talk show in this timeslot.

Nicola Smith: Foreign affairs and defence correspondent for the Australian Financial Review. Formerly a foreign correspondent for the UK’s Sunday Times and Telegraph, she has extensive international reporting and brings a global lens to covering national and international security. 

We hope you can join us for a very informative evening.