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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 15 2013
Scouts, Kittens And Integrity: notes towards an ethical & effective strategy for communicating change
Leave a commentThis collection of cliches and half-baked slogans comprises the notes from a talk I gave at the Blue State Digital London offices to a group of charity, think-tank and culture communications officers. It is based mainly on this much longer … Continue reading
Posted by: May 15, 2013
Tagged with: camapigning, campaigns, change, Charities, communications, ethics, Kony2012, NGOs, Research
May 8 2013
St George Farage and the mainstream party dragons: political communication in the age of austerity
Leave a commentIn the not so distant past if we were discussing political communications trends we might talk about Facebook and Barack Obama, or Twitter and #IagreewithNick’. Today I want to look at Nigel Farage and the George and Dragon pub. [You … Continue reading
Apr 8 2013
Margaret Thatcher: how she reshaped politics and political communications
Leave a commentTwo great quotes from veteran journalists of the Thatcher era: Max Hastings: ‘I went in to ask awkward questions and came out feeling like I’d been hit by a truck’ Elinor Goodman: ’She used her eyebrows as quotation marks in case … Continue reading
Posted by: April 8, 2013
Tagged with: communications, politics, public sphere, spin, Thatcher, Westminster
Apr 6 2013
Italian Journalism: the Real Loser in the Italian Elections (guest blog)
Leave a commentThe Italian general elections held in February resulted in parliamentary deadlock, and debates of who were the winners and losers still continue. Partito Democratico (PD), the centre-left coalition led by Pierluigi Bersani, and the Popolo della Libertà (PDL) party of … Continue reading
Posted by: April 6, 2013
Tagged with: Beppe Grillo, guest blog, Italy, Jacopo Genovese, Journalism, news media, objectivity, standards
Feb 15 2013
The €uro Crisis in the Press – we’re launching a comparative study
Leave a commentOver the past four years the European sovereign debt crisis has significantly affected the fortunes of many European citizens, but to what extent do they share an understanding of Europe, the crisis and its solutions? An interdisciplinary group of researchers … Continue reading
Posted by: February 15, 2013
Tagged with: comparative, crisis, economic, euro, europe, Journalism, LSE, News, news media, press, Research, study
Feb 13 2013
A strategic approach to the new threats and opportunities for Public Service Media
Leave a commentPublic Service Media like the rest of the industry is facing a tough time across Europe. In the Netherlands the government has ordered a wholesale restructuring as well as deep budget reductions. It’s a moment for the NPO to think … Continue reading
Posted by: February 13, 2013
Tagged with: AUdience, BSkyB, Business Model, Citizen, Hilversum, Journalism, Lectures, Media economics, Mumsnet, Netherlands, OPen Journalism, propublica, Public, public service, Public Service Broadcasting, Public Service Media, Sky News, speech, Strategy, talks
Jan 3 2013
Raped! The Indian polity in shambles (guest blog)
Leave a commentA 23 year old student, varyingly named by the media as the treasure (Amanat), the light (Jyoti) or the fearless (Nirbhaya) – died, after being gang-raped and tortured with an iron rod by 6 drunk men on a moving bus … Continue reading
Posted by: January 3, 2013
Tagged with: crime, gender, guest blog, India, rape, sex
Nov 21 2012
Chinese media soft power – the debate at LSE
Leave a commentI spent an hour last Sunday in the London studios of CCTV, the Chinese state global broadcaster. I as there to be part of a panel debate chaired from their studio in Beijing about the crisis in the BBC. The … Continue reading
Posted by: November 21, 2012
Tagged with: China, diplomacy, events, media, politics, soft power
Nov 7 2012
Some media-related questions after Obama’s victory
4 CommentsSome media-related questions after Obama’s victory. (Some of these are stupid, some rhetorical, and the list will grow) Please feel free to suggest more via @CharlieBeckett or in the comments. 1. Why do political journalists still treat campaigns like theatre … Continue reading
Posted by: November 7, 2012
Tagged with: campaigns, Elections, media, Political Communications, USA
