2020 Vision: Forecasts for the year ahead from Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture
Four small words; the future of journalism. What should we expect to see making a dent in our profession over the 12 months ahead?
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Digital Media
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 rise of “deepfake”
BBC drama, The Capture, has baffled and enthralled both critics and audiences alike with its examination of the counterintelligence services and how adept they have become at using video technology.
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How to secure young audiences and take established news brands into the future
Richard Beech, 30, has spent his career so far bending and breaking rules for some of the UK’s best and biggest digital startups
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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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Time to fight #ForTheWeb
World Wide Web founder Tim Berners Lee says web suffers from state-sponsored hacking and attacks, criminal behaviour, and online harassment.
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The Circle closes in
Channel 4’s new reality show, The Circle, is more than a rehashed Big Brother.
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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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Broadcasting and Social Media: time for a fresh start?
The digital environment means social media – whatever our reservations – is a key part of the future for broadcasters. But now is the moment to re-set the relationship
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Social media meltdown?
Before we completely embrace the idea of a dystopian future where everybody’s entire existence is judged through the prism of social media, it’s time to gain some historical perspective and adopt a cooler approach.
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