Facebook: it’s the advertising, stupid
Leighton Andrews’ research seminar will focus upon the complex role of online advertising in the General Election and in particular the dominant player, Facebook.
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Advertising
Christmas ad festival mustn’t overshadow poverty
Long before the dying embers of the last firework of Bonfire night were extinguished it was clear that the nation’s retailers were gearing up for the Christmas run in.
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Deepfake political ads not as disturbing as the real thing
Deepfake videos create an opportunity to present content that never actually happened.
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UK election 2019: digital election dominated by videos – real and faked
In the days since parliament was dissolved, news coverage of the digital election has been dominated by coverage of videos the parties have posted online.
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A terrible week for the Tories as Labour go for the mainstream press
Despite the fact that the General Election campaign did not officially start until Wednesday it’s fair to say that for the Conservative party in particular it has been a miserable week.
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“The Hundred” and KP Snacks
The Hundred, a new format of cricket launched by the ECB and due to begin in 2020, has already been criticised by the Obesity Health Alliance.
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Can community power save magazines?
After 14 years of circulation decline, Country Walking magazine achieved an incredible 34% sales uplift thanks to an innovative online campaign that has built an army of evangelical readers.
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Wayne Rooney and a gambling epidemic
Days before a Panorama investigation into gambling was broadcast, it was announced that former England football captain was to make a shock return to the British game in January with Skybet Championship side, Derby County.
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How to beat aggressive government propaganda in the Boris Johnson age
The creator of public relations Edward Bernays has lessons for our polarised times.
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A bad week for fake news…
When the core principles on which journalism rests are casually toyed with by governments, extremists and even the news business itself, what chance is there of rebuilding trust in news?
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