5 ways military intervention is justified – Libya and Syria
Posted by Dr John Jewell Last night, Parliament rejected the government’s proposals for possible UK military action against Syria to deter
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Tragedy in Syria – Propaganda and Counter Propaganda
Posted by Dr John Jewell On Wednesday 21st August news began to break of another atrocity in Syria. The BBC described
Read moreThe Daze of Future Past? The Wolverine, Franchises and Fandom
Posted by Dr Ross Garner Recently, after a few delays, I finally got around to seeing The Wolverine (Mangold, 2013). Amid
Read moreJournalism under attack? The Guardian and press freedom
Posted by Dr John Jewell The detention of David Miranda, the partner of investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald, at Heathrow airport over
Read moreThe lost middle ground of reason
Posted by Prof. Richard Sambrook One thing that troubles me deeply about the current arguments over the UK security services questioning
Read moreJournalists, Terror laws, and The Guardian
Posted by Prof. Richard Sambrook This week’s detention of a journalist’s partner at Heathrow has ignited an August row. Glenn Greenwald
Read moreAsylum: perception and reality
Posted by Dr John Jewell The issues addressed by Tanya Gold in her Guardian column on Monday 12th of August Europe’s
Read moreWhy the BBC must stay in Cardiff
Posted by Dr John Jewell Yesterday morning I appeared on the BBC Radio Wales Sunday Supplement programme. The subject under discussion
Read moreWhy would anyone buy a newspaper?
Posted by Dr John Jewell Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon, has bought iconic newspaper The Washington Post for $250m. Cash. The
Read moreDoctor Who and the Difficult Question: Critical Reflections upon Casting the Twelfth Doctor
Posted by Dr Ross Garner On Sunday (4th August), I had the pleasure of being invited on to Jamie Owen’s programme
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