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Tag Archives: Muslims
Oct 12 2009
Religion and the new News: faith and the digital media
2 CommentsI am interested in how institutions or civil society organisations can use new media technologies and practices to enhance their communications. In that sense I don’t think faith groups are different to other social bodies. So when I gave a … Continue reading
Posted by: October 12, 2009
Tagged with: Faith and journalism, Muslims, Networked journalism, new media, public service, social media
Sep 29 2009
The Jihadist style journey from the desert to Moss Bros (guest blog)
Leave a commentTerrorists love the Internet. Al Qeda is one of the Web’s most successful political organisations. So it is important that we pay attention to what the extremists say online. A research fellow working with Polis was watching as an Al … Continue reading
Posted by: September 29, 2009
Tagged with: Middle East, Muslims, Polis Events, public security, Terror
Jan 23 2009
Unseen Gaza: did the media ban work?
2 CommentsChannel 4′s excellent documentary on the Israeli media blockade of Gaza was on so late last night that it was probably unseen by many people. That’s a shame because Jon Snow’s Dispatches Special was an outstanding piece of media analysis.
Posted by: January 23, 2009
Tagged with: broadcasting, Freedom of expression, Middle East, Muslims, War reporting
Apr 21 2008
The Bin Ladens: meet the family
Leave a commentIt is now one of the most notorious names in recent history, but the Bin Ladens are interesting for more than producing Osama, America’s No 1 Enemy. They also represent the tensions within modern Islam and especially the Saudi version … Continue reading
Posted by: April 21, 2008
Tagged with: International journalism, Middle East, Muslims, Polis Events, Terror
Feb 8 2008
Bash the Bish: Sharia Law and Rowan Williams
1 CommentWhy has Archbishop Rowan Williams chosen to open up a public debate on Sharia law? The argument has provoked the usual heated comments that arise whenever Islam hits the headlines, so he must have had a good reason to stir things … Continue reading
Posted by: February 8, 2008
Tagged with: BBC, Faith and journalism, Muslims
Dec 13 2007
Taking on the telly: Newsnight and Policy Exchange
3 CommentsLast night’s clash between Newsnight‘s Jeremy Paxman and Dean Godson, the boss of think-tank Policy Exchange was a better contest than Ricky Hatton against Merryweather. But while the TV sparks that flew were bright, they also illuminated some darker corners … Continue reading
Posted by: December 13, 2007
Tagged with: BBC, Blogging, Muslims
Nov 19 2007
Why did the police take C4 to Ofcom?
3 CommentsThe British broadcasting regulator Ofcom has rejected a complaint by West Midlands Police against Channel 4′s Undercover Mosque documentary.
Posted by: November 19, 2007
Tagged with: broadcasting, Muslims, Polis Events
Nov 6 2007
"War On Terror"? Mind your language
1 CommentThe speech by Jonathan Evans, the new boss of MI5, attracted attention mainly for its warning about the increase in the number of Britons it has identified as people who “pose a direct threat to national security and public safety … Continue reading
Posted by: November 6, 2007
Tagged with: Muslims, Polis Events, public security, Terror
Sep 8 2007
Vain OBL
1 CommentOne of the grim fascinations about Al Queda is their public relations style. This is a global terrorist network or movement that uses the world’s media and the internet as its press office. Unlike the White House, I don’t think … Continue reading
Posted by: September 8, 2007
Tagged with: Aljazeera, Muslims, Terror
Aug 2 2007
Cartoon clampdown
1 CommentThe POLIS Summer School students have turned their multi-national attention to the hottest topic in media studies at the moment: the Danish Cartoons. What surprised me was the alacrity with which this group of largely intelligent and liberal people from … Continue reading
Posted by: August 2, 2007
Tagged with: Freedom of expression, Journalism studies, Muslims, Polis Events
