Toxic triangle: how government and commercial media ganged up on BBC
Posted by Professor Richard Tait The 2011 Parliament Act has been bad news for the BBC. It means the two
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Farewell, Jon Stewart: Satirist and journalist leaves The Daily Show
Posted by Dr Allaina Kilby. It’s officially the end of an era. Last night, after 16 years as the chief
Read moreVery British scandal continues rich tradition of tabloid titillation – and never mind the ethics
In a scoop worthy of its deceased predecessor, the News of the World, the Sun on Sunday ran a five-page exclusive
Read moreThe UK press and the Labour leadership contest
It’s increasingly apparent that the Labour Party is muddling through a period of existential crisis. This week’s welfare bill debacle,
Read moreWhat kind of BBC do you want?
This post by Prof Richard Sambrook was originally published in The Conversation. There is now a clear choice following
Read moreBBC under attack: It’s a familiar scenario with the usual suspects.
It’s to be yet another week of crisis, inspection and introspection for the forever under pressure BBC as the government
Read moreThe Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and social media campaigning.
It’s not often you can say that UKIP and the Green party are united in their political aims, but on
Read moreBloodshed and bacon – how the press saw final days of election campaigning
So that’s that, then. The pollsters got it wildly wrong and the UK did not wake up on Friday to
Read moreSturgeon, 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
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
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