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Category Archives: Media and Communications
May 24 2013
Should the media have shown the images of the Woolwich attacker?
Leave a commentTweet Graphic images of the senseless tragedy in Woolwich on Wednesday were displayed prominently by the mainstream media. Charlie Beckett asks whether the media should have done this or if some images are better left unpublished. Should the media have shown the … Continue reading
Posted by: May 24, 2013
Tagged with: media, press, social media, tabloids, Woolwich
May 13 2013
Political communication in the age of austerity: Unless you can claim genuine authenticity – like Farage – then you will struggle to convince
Leave a commentTweet Charlie Beckett explores the lessons in political communication given by Nigel Farage and UKIP. In an age of scepticism the one value that the voters want – authenticity – is rendered undeliverable by a professional political class that seek to secure their power … Continue reading
Posted by: May 13, 2013
Tagged with: Nigel Farage, political communication
May 7 2013
The online distribution model is poised to become a significant source of income for the UK creative sector, but there remains many copyright issues to resolve
1 CommentTweet On the 9th of May a public event at the LSE entitled The Theft of Creative Content: Copyright in Crisis will bring together industry experts to discuss the future of music copyright in the digital distribution society we find ourselves in. Andrew Murray explains … Continue reading
Posted by: May 7, 2013
Tagged with: copyright, illegal content sharing, online distribution
May 6 2013
Consumer policy in telecoms: making all relevant information available is far from guaranteeing informed consumers
Leave a commentTweet The increasing convergence of services, devices and content leads to a more complex digital market that affects both consumers and telecom providers. In this post, Claire Milne focuses on ideas about consumers and market transparency in the current telecom sector. Based … Continue reading
Posted by: May 6, 2013
Tagged with: communications, markets, media, telecommunications, telecoms
Apr 18 2013
The notion of ‘public value’ has an important role to play in making a case for the BBC, however its practical implications need to be articulated in greater detail
1 CommentTweet Dave O’Brien reflects on the controversies which have afflicted the BBC in recent months and their implications for its role and status within public life. The BBC Trust had already sought to address its critics through the articulation of the … Continue reading
Posted by: April 18, 2013
Tagged with: BBC, Broadcasting, media, public value
Apr 9 2013
Margaret Thatcher transformed political communication in UK politics
4 CommentsTweet Charlie Beckett looks back at Margaret Thatcher’s engagement with the media, arguing that she and her press team pioneered modern political communications. Yet while the innovations of her time in office were integral to the emergence of our modern age … Continue reading
Posted by: April 9, 2013
Tagged with: political communication, thatcher
Mar 18 2013
The debate about media regulation has more to do with party politics than ‘free speech’
Leave a commentTweet After last night’s late deal on press regulation Paul Bernal explains how he finds himself unconvinced by either side of an increasingly polarised debate. In fact the arguments from both sides are obscuring the real issues at stake here, with … Continue reading
Posted by: March 18, 2013
Tagged with: David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Leveson, Nick Clegg, press regulation
