Communications Management – Journalism, Media and Culture

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How to beat aggressive government propaganda in the Boris Johnson age

August 3, 2019August 8, 2019 David Dunkley Gyimah Advertising, news, Politics, populism, pr, Propaganda

The creator of public relations Edward Bernays has lessons for our polarised times.

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Greggs and effective PR

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 John Jewell Greggs, Piers Morgan, public relations

Greggs has successfully adapted to diversifying customer demands and the way in which it communicates with consumers.

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Strong and Cable

September 25, 2017September 26, 2017 John Jewell Liberal democrats, party political broadcasts

The Lib Dems recent party political broadcast may alienate those it’s trying to impress.

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Corbyn wins the campaign – but not the election

June 12, 2017June 13, 2017 John Jewell GE2017, General Election, general election campaign, Jeremy Corbyn, Theresa May

This was an election campaign which, though it will be forever linked with the tragic events in Manchester and London, was notable for its concentration on the personalities of May and Jeremy Corbyn.

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Broadcast impartiality rule has helped Labour to achieve biggest poll shift since 1945

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 Justin Lewis Conservative, GE2017, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour

Part of the explanation is that Corbyn’s team have run a better campaign than May’s. But it is underpinned by broadcast news coverage that is bound by a public service ethos.

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Welcome to Brand Cardiff

May 29, 2017June 7, 2017 John Jewell branding, Champions League, Place Marketing

Through the Champions League final, Cardiff is promoting itself as a global brand.

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Coca Cola, the Rugby World Cup and Corporate Responsibility.

September 1, 2015October 13, 2015 John Jewell coca cola, Ethical marketing, greenwash, Rugby World Cup

Coca Cola is one of the official sponsors (or part of the ‘sponsor family’ as the International Rugby Board has it)

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Surveillance and Citizenship: Conference on Snowden Impacts

August 6, 2015August 14, 2015 Arne Hintz Ben Wizner, Edward Snowden, mass surveillance, US Freedom Act

Two years after the revelations on mass surveillance by whistleblower Edward Snowden began, an international conference at the Cardiff School

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The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and social media campaigning.

July 13, 2015 John Jewell Communication, Facebook, Green Party, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), UKIP

It’s not often you can say that UKIP and the Green party are united in their political aims, but on

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Facebook’s Instant Article and the future of news.

May 22, 2015 John Jewell BBC, Facebook, Instant Articles, journalism, social media, The Guardian

Last week, the ubiquitous social media giant Facebook announced that it had launched a mobile app called Instant Articles wherein news stories provided

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