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Category Archives: Journalism
Jun 11 2013
An extraordinary media decade for you, me and the LSE
Leave a commentI am currently Head of the Department of Media and Communications at the LSE that celebrates its tenth anniversary on June 16th with a conference on “New Trajectories In Media and Communications Research”. These are my thoughts on those remarkable ten media years when … Continue reading
Posted by: June 11, 2013
Tagged with: communications, conferences, education, events, LSE, media, media history, new media, Research, Teaching
May 31 2013
How Should Media Organisations Adapt To The Future Now? Trends In European Public Service Media (#EBUVision2020 conference report)
Leave a commentThese are my live blog notes from the #EBUVision2020* conference in Brussels – 160+ public service media (PSM) executives from across the continent in a rather ornate Belgian theatre that once hosted Pavarotti. Cue various jokes about fat ladies … Continue reading
Posted by: May 31, 2013
Tagged with: audiences, broadcasting, EBU, Europe. future of news, Eurovision, Future, networked society, networks, public service, Research, Strategy, trends, VIsion2020
May 26 2013
Destruction And Revolt: Should Journalists Sacrifice Objectivity For Protest? (Book Review of Days Of Destruction) Guest blog
Leave a commentDays of Destruction, Days of Revolt is a collaboration between journalists Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco that reports on the United States’ “sacrifice zones,” regions of the country experiencing tremendous poverty that the authors argue is the result of corporate … Continue reading
Posted by: May 26, 2013
Tagged with: ethics, guest blog, joe sacco, objectivity, political journalism, politics, protest
May 23 2013
Should the media have shown the images of the Woolwich attacker?
3 CommentsShould the media have shown the images of the Woolwich attacker? For me the simple answer is ‘yes’, but that each of these cases must be put in context and each publication framed in a way to minimise risk. I … Continue reading
Posted by: May 23, 2013
Tagged with: ethics, wooliwch
May 16 2013
Guardian’s Katz to BBC Newsnight: the significance of a small splash in the London media pond
Leave a commentIn the general scheme of things the move of the deputy editor of a small circulation quality broadsheet to the post of editor of a niche BBC news programme is not seismic. Even in the relatively small pond of London … Continue reading
Posted by: May 16, 2013
Tagged with: BBC, Guardian, Ian Katz
May 11 2013
Women in Journalism – diversity and stereotypes (panel video)
Leave a commentWhat happens to journalism when there are more women involved? It should create much more badly needed diversity. Yet, the pressure to conform to certain stereotypes means that the creative impact may not be as great as it should be. … Continue reading
Posted by: May 11, 2013
Tagged with: bigotry, events, gender, Journalism, Perugia, sexism, women
Apr 25 2013
To 2020 and beyond: threats and opportunities to public service media across Europe
Leave a commentI recently chaired (and contributed to) an all-day seminar workshop with a group of European public service broadcasters who are trying to (re-)define the trends that are changing their work. Not just journalism, but across the board. They want to … Continue reading
Posted by: April 25, 2013
Tagged with: business models, business strategy, EBU, Future, News, PSM, Public Service Broadcasting, Public Service Media, social media, twitter
Apr 19 2013
Boston: just another day in the news revolution?
4 CommentsWhat does the Boston bombing tell us about how news is changing? This post was written while it was happening, so it’s a first draft and I welcome further thoughts and feedback. It was an exceptional story but I think … Continue reading
Posted by: April 19, 2013
Tagged with: 24/7, agencies, AP, BBC, bombing, boston, boston bombing, breaking news, channel4news, live blogging, live blogs, marathon, New York Daily Post, News, reditt, rolling news, twitter, watertown
Apr 15 2013
BBC’s Tony Hall gets it right even when he gets it wrong?
Leave a commentThe new BBC director general Tony Hall barely had time to arrange the pens on his new desk before two hot potatoes landed on it. I disagreed with his decision on the Wizard of Oz protest song and, you may … Continue reading
Posted by: April 15, 2013
Tagged with: BBC, Conservatives, Ding Dong, panorama, Thatcher, Tony Hall
Apr 15 2013
BBC Panorama and the LSE North Korea row: why the BBC needs to take a wider view of its ethical responsibilities
3 Comments[This piece first appeared in a slightly different version on the website of Broadcast Magazine - subscription only] The LSE row with Panorama came just days after some top BBC journalists spoke at a journalism conference run by my LSE think-tank Polis, … Continue reading
Posted by: April 15, 2013
