Journalism in the dock – the defence of Rebecca Brooks.
The phone hacking trial, which has been going on for a long 4 months now, began the case for the
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Reflections on ‘The Web of Fear’ (1968): Where now for ‘Classic’ Doctor Who?
Posted by: Dr Ross Garner Despite having been made available for digital download via iTunes since October of last year,
Read moreHailing Hitler: why Godwin’s law never gets old
Posted by: Dr John Jewell Where would we be without Godwin’s Law? This law, formulated for the internet, dictates that
Read moreE-cigs let Big Tobacco get creative with advertising
Posted by: Dr John Jewell The world’s biggest tobacco companies are spending millions of dollars advertising e-cigarettes on UK television, as
Read moreCharities and ‘shock advertising.’
By: Dr John Jewell The latest in a series of controversial advertising campaigns on behalf of charities made the news
Read moreLong Live Stuart Hall
Posted by: Dr Paul Bowman Professor Stuart Hall died yesterday. This is not an obituary. There are growing numbers of
Read moreJournalism in the Dock – the prosecution rests
Posted by: Dr John Jewell The ‘phone hacking trial’ which began on October 28th last year, entered the final phase of
Read moreHave 24-hour TV news channels had their day?
Posted By: Richard Sambrook and Sean McGuire It’s January 1991. Peter Arnett is reporting from the Al-Rashid hotel in Baghdad
Read moreWhere would we be without Alain de Botton?
Posted by: Dr Kerry Moore On Wednesday evening, after an afternoon of lecture preparation to teach my Year 2 Journalism,
Read moreTwo sides to Twitter – How to defeat the “Trolls”
Posted By: Richard Thomas Dr. John Jewell has already posted about the Twitter abuse experienced by sportspeople Stan Collymore and
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