On 2-4 June 2017 Byline, the online investigative news outlet, are organising The Byline Festival (see www.bylinefestival.com ) to focus on aspects of news provision, including ownership, ‘bias’, social media, big data, surveillance and coverage of contentious topics such as Brexit and migration. Active involvement by academics and their students is invited. If you and/or your students would like to be involved in this event, please contact info@bylinefestival.com.