How to beat aggressive government propaganda in the Boris Johnson age
The creator of public relations Edward Bernays has lessons for our polarised times.
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Propaganda
“Relief and joy equally without parallel” How the press reported the end of World War 1
When the war did finally end the newspapers sought to communicate the relief and sheer joy of the British populace.
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Anti-Semitism attack is part of a rich tradition aimed at undermining the BBC’s status
The BBC is a singular, publicly-funded broadcaster with a rich history and an international reputation which – deserved or not – means that it has a much scrutinised news output.
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Their Finest – Cinema in World War Two
WWII romantic comedy Their Finest highlights the role cinema played in keeping up morale.
Read moreJournalism shines a light.
Debates about the ethics and validity of investigative journalism have been very much to the fore recently. Last week’s news
Read moreThe Orange and the Black: The Impact of ISIS Propaganda on Western Audiences’.
A guest post by Raghuvir Dass A study in 2001 found that people enjoy narratives that produce intense emotional reactions,
Read moreReporting the Tianjin Explosion: Thoughts on the Chinese Media’s Performance
Just before midnight on August 12 2015, a series of explosions took place in an industrial area in Tianjin, China.
Read moreThe Sun and Katie Hopkins: printing the unspeakable.
I think everybody recognises Katie Hopkins as a professional controversialist. Her journalism and public persona are, it seems to me,
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 moreThe return of Saatchi and Saatchi
The news that Ed Milband has ruled out forming a coalition with the SNP may have come too late to
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