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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
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
Jan 28 2013
Why social media is good for medicine and why pharmaceutical companies should engage online
2 CommentsThere’s nothing more important than our health, but should we trust the Internet when we seek information on medicines? In advance of a free public Polis seminar on social media and pharmaceuticals this Thursday Katherine Relle describes her new research looking at … Continue reading
Posted by: January 28, 2013
Tagged with: drugs, events, forums, guest blog, Human Digital, katherine relle, marketing, medicine, Online, pharmaceuticals, Research
Dec 21 2012
Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich – new Polis/Linklaters Lecture January 21st
Leave a commentThis event marks the publication of her latest book Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich. Speaker: Chrystia Freeland Monday 21 January 2013, 6.30-8pm; Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building This is a public event and is free and open … Continue reading
Posted by: December 21, 2012
Tagged with: events, plutocrats, rich, wealth
Dec 20 2012
Marketing Medicine Online: Social Media and Pharma – new event Jan 31st
1 CommentWhat do people say about medicines on social networks, and what can both patients and pharmaceutical companies learn from this? This new Polis event, Marketing Medicine Online: Social Media and Pharma will present research by Polis and Human Digital trying … Continue reading
Posted by: December 20, 2012
Tagged with: events, Human Digital, marketing, Prize, social media
Dec 19 2012
An oration for Nick Davies’ Honorary Degree ceremony at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Leave a commentThis was the text of my speech for Nick Davies at the Honorary Degree ceremony at LSE, proposed by the Department of Media and Communications. Director, ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to propose Nick Davies for the award of … Continue reading
Posted by: December 19, 2012
Tagged with: events, Guardian, Journalism, nick davies
Dec 8 2012
Branding Consumer Citizens: Gender and the Emergence of Brand Culture. Sarah Banet-Weiser at Polis LSE on Monday
Leave a commentA professor at the Annenberg School of Communications and Journalism, Sarah Banet-Weiser recently authored ‘Authentic (TM): The Politics of Ambivalence in a Brand Culture’, about the proliferance of branding not only as a model in business, but as a tool … Continue reading
Dec 8 2012
Untangling the Web: What the Internet is Doing to You – Aleks Krotoski at Polis LSE next Tuesday
1 CommentHow are ‘relevance’ and ‘value’ constructed by Google? How are ‘self-expression’ and ‘relationships’ constructed by Facebook? Aleks Krotoski, academic, journalist, and host of BBC Radio 4′s The Digital Human science series and the Guardian’s Tech Weekly podcast, explores these questions … Continue reading
Posted by: December 8, 2012
Tagged with: aleks krotoski, digital, events, internet, Media Agenda Talks
Dec 3 2012
The Business of Bling: How Hip Hop Makes American Music History (guest blog)
Leave a commentFrom the ‘ethnic minstrelsy’ of Tin Pan Alley in the early 20th century, to the bling culture of Hip Hop – American popular music has been both big business and a vital ingredient in the US cultural melting pot. Polis … Continue reading
Posted by: December 3, 2012
Tagged with: business, COlumbia University, Culture, David Hajdu, events, guest blog, Hip Hop, Media economics, tin pan alley
Nov 30 2012
Filming Africa Differently – Jamal Osman at Polis, LSE next Tuesday Dec 4th
Leave a commentWhat’s it like to be an African journalist in Britain making films about Africa? Somalian-born Jamal Osman is an outstanding journalist and a brilliant film-maker who creates work that reveals but also challenges the viewer. He’s the next speaker in … Continue reading
Posted by: November 30, 2012
Tagged with: Africa, events, film maker, jamal osman, Media Agenda Talks
