General Election – Journalism, Media and Culture

I didn’t hear the news today, oh boy

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 John Jewell General Election

As someone addicted to the rhythms and familiarities of radio 5 live every morning, it took me a few minutes today to adjust to the seemingly new format of its breakfast show.

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BBC bias?

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 John Jewell BBC

To put it mildly, this has been a controversial General Election campaign thus far for the BBC.

Deepfake videos of Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn

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Deepfake political ads not as disturbing as the real thing

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 John Jewell

Deepfake videos create an opportunity to present content that never actually happened.

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.

Colourful overlapping silhouettes of hands voting in watercolour texture

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General Election 2019. Some early thoughts…

October 31, 2019November 6, 2019 John Jewell

If we were to look back to the last General Election to held in December, a superstitious Conservative party member may have cause to worry.

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Teflon Corbyn? – A public lecture by Nicholas Jones

November 22, 2017November 22, 2017 Andy Williams #TeflonCorbyn, anti-Corbyn

Former BBC news correspondent and author Nichols Jones’ public lecture addressed recent news coverage of UK Labour and its leader Jeremy Corbyn.

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Were broadcasters biased against Jeremy Corbyn? It’s the details that count

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 Stephen Cushion broadcast coverage, GE2017, Jeremy Corbyn, political journalism

The reliance on vox pops changed the tone of apparently impartial broadcast coverage.

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How Corbyn cut through: James Stewart’s exclusive interview with a senior Labour strategist

June 16, 2017June 16, 2017 James Stewart broadcast coverage, GE2017, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, media strategy

The impact of social media and fair coverage by broadcasters were major factors in Labour’s unexpected strong showing, according to Steve Howell, a key member of leader Jeremy Corbyn’s communications team.

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I didn’t hear the news today, oh boy

June 8, 2017June 14, 2017 John Jewell 5 Live, Broadcasting, GE2017, General Election

In common with all other broadcasters, the BBC has to adhere to a set of requirements which, as its code of practice states, means that from 12.30 am until 10.00 pm there can be no coverage of any issues directly pertinent to the election campaign.

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