Reporting the battle of the Somme – 100 years on.
Today is July 1st 2016 and it marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Somme. The
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Commentary, debate and opinion about national and international journalism issues.
The Sun, ‘buyer’s remorse’ and perpetual prejudice.
Providing perhaps a little schadenfreude related light relief amidst the seemingly endless EU referendum coverage was the news yesterday that
Read moreHow the UK press woke up to Brexit with that morning-after feeling
Posted by Professor Justin Lewis As Britain – and indeed, the rest of the world – reels from the ramifications
Read more10 things every new media graduate should be doing now
Posted by Dr Caitriona Noonan Congratulations class of 2016. You’re nearly there. Graduation and your next adventure are just around
Read moreThe end of a brand New Day
Yesterday evening various political and media websites began to give credence to rumours that Trinity Mirror was to announce the imminent closure
Read moreThe Sun, Hillsborough and ‘the truth’.
As Jared Ficklin wrote here yesterday, the verdicts returned at the inquest into the Hillsborough disaster of 1989 completely vindicate
Read moreHow relevant is investigative journalism today?
Posted by Dr Janet Harris At first glance it might seem odd to ask a documentary maker to run a
Read moreHappy Birthday Twitter?
Posted by Professor Bob Franklin The Guardian’s front page story on Tuesday 12th April carried a lengthy and disturbing article
Read moreLessons from The International Journalism Festival, 2016
By Una Kelly, MA Journalism student 2015-16 “It seems like these days to be a journalist you also need to
Read morePanama Papers: media attacks on Cameron may have more to do with Brexit than banking
In an era in which public trust of traditional media is slowly rising from the low point of the phone-hacking scandals
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