Sturgeon, Wood and Bennett – sexualised, demonised, patronised and animalised.
In a recent interview with Scottish Television’s Debi Edwards, the leader of the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon spoke about the sexism
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Commentary, debate and opinion about the UK Media industry
Is quality journalism being sacrificed at the Daily Telegraph?
It’s not often that you see journalists openly criticise each other. For sure, there is the well documented ideological antipathy
Read moreElection coverage: how the parties and leaders are faring on television
By Dr Stephen Cushion and Prof Richard Sambrook (Research by Richard Thomas, Allaina Kilby and Marina Morani.) This was originally
Read moreBattle buses and staged events – the 1983 General Election campaign
Learn from the master, chaps. PA David Cameron seems to have been channelling the spirit of Margaret Thatcher in
Read moreThe Information Smog – TEDx Cardiff
Posted by Prof. Richard Sambrook This is the text of a talk given at TEDxCardiff in March 2015 The first
Read moreCelebrity prayers….public figures and politics.
The latest Labour election broadcast, premiered on March 30th, is a direct to audience address by the actor Martin Freeman, who you might
Read moreIn the Battle for Number 10, there was only one winner – Jeremy Paxman
Posted by: Steven Buckley There is nothing the public likes more than seeing a politician be verbally torn to pieces
Read moreElection live two-ways: How far should journalists interpret the politics?
Posted by: Dr Stephen Cushion Although electioneering has been ongoing for many months now, it is during the so-called short
Read moreMirror, Mirror off the wall…
The week that four senior journalists from The Sun were cleared at the Old Bailey on all charges relating to paying
Read moreThe New Censorship
From Egypt to Mexico, Russia to Syria, journalists are increasingly coming under attack. They are murdered, imprisoned and intimidated for
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