Media – Journalism, Media and Culture

BBC plan for regional hubs makes financial sense and is good politics for the government

March 23, 2021March 30, 2021 Matt Walsh BBC, creative economy, ITV, London, public broadcasting, regionalisation

Funding cuts will force the national broadcaster to implement a root and branch reorganisation.

An illustration of an electronic fingerprint

Between Digital Labour, Leisure and Liberation

February 13, 2020February 18, 2020 Francesca Sobande content creator, digital creative, Remix Culture, user generated content, woke-washing

The claim “anybody and everybody is a content creator now” is a common, yet, contested one.

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2020 Vision: Forecasts for the year ahead from Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 Gavin Allen Community Journalism, documentary techniques, Facebook, Google, journalism, magazines, news, photojournalism, social media, TV news coverage, Twitter

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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Setting Sun?

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 John Jewell tabloid journalism, The Sun

The Sun newspaper has been celebrating its 50th birthday with a series of public relations measures to illustrate its ongoing commitment to the rich fabric of British life.

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Facebook: it’s the advertising, stupid

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 Guest Post Facebook, GDPR, General Election

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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Christmas ad festival mustn’t overshadow poverty

November 15, 2019November 18, 2019 John Jewell Christmas ad, John Lewis, 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.

Kier Stammer being interviewed on Good Morning Britain

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UK election 2019: digital election dominated by videos – real and faked

November 13, 2019November 14, 2019 Matt Walsh Boris Johnson, Facebook, Jeremy Corbyn, social media, Twitter

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

November 6, 2019November 7, 2019 John Jewell Grenfell Tower, Jacob Rees Mogg, LBC

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.