Their Finest – Cinema in World War Two
WWII romantic comedy Their Finest highlights the role cinema played in keeping up morale.
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Media Coverage
Croydon Assault and the Reporting of Asyulm
There are difficulties with asylum and immigration – but is what is needed is calm and measured debate without prejudice and untruths.
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Media coverage of the Westminster attack
Accuracy in reporting must not be a victim of these atrocities.
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Biting the hand that feeds them?
Since the financial crisis – when many ordinary people have found their lifestyles and discretionary incomes compromised – scrutiny of corporate affairs has intensified.
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And the winner is…The Oscars and gift bags
The lucky Oscar winners unofficial gift bag is worth a cool £160,000 – brands supply free gifts because it’s instant advertising without contractual obligation.
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The Decay of Truth?
It was Oscar Wilde who once wrote that ‘life imitates art far more than art imitates life’. He claimed that ‘Lying, the telling of beautiful untrue things, is the proper aim of Art.’
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Trebles all round! The Success of Private Eye
It’s a fair bet that champagne corks were popping all week at Gnome House, the abode of Emmanuel Strobes, the (fictional) proprietor of the satirical magazine Private Eye.
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Brand Beckham Bust?
If nothing else the David Beckham email scandal has provided some welcome respite from the seemingly perpetual news agenda of Trump and Brexit.
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Trump and the art of Tweeting
Another day, another tweet, another incident. This time Donald Trump, the prolific and seemingly indiscriminate tweeter who just happens to be leader of the free world has damaged diplomatic relations with Australia.
Read moreThe Conference: Remembering, forgetting and moving on
Posted by Dr Janet Harris The conference began with a story of a child. Standing in front of a picture
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