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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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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Teflon Corbyn? – A public lecture by Nicholas Jones
Former BBC news correspondent and author Nichols Jones’ public lecture addressed recent news coverage of UK Labour and its leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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How Corbyn cut through: James Stewart’s exclusive interview with a senior Labour strategist
The impact of social media and fair coverage by broadcasters were major factors in Labour’s unexpected strong showing, according to Steve Howell, a key member of leader Jeremy Corbyn’s communications team.
Read moreToxic triangle: how government and commercial media ganged up on BBC
Posted by Professor Richard Tait The 2011 Parliament Act has been bad news for the BBC. It means the two
Read moreResearch shows why Cameron is wise to avoid TV debates and stick to newspapers
Posted by: Dr Stephen Cushion and Gordon Neil Ramsay David Cameron is facing a barrage of criticism for announcing that he
Read moreIn the social media campaign war no one is safe, and nobody wins
Posted by, Steven Buckley For most of us, election coverage is often a somewhat dry affair. The columns of newspapers are
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