May 2015 – Journalism, Media and Culture

Facebook’s Instant Article and the future of news.

May 22, 2015 John Jewell BBC, Facebook, Instant Articles, journalism, social media, The Guardian

Last week, the ubiquitous social media giant Facebook announced that it had launched a mobile app called Instant Articles wherein news stories provided

Cultural Studies Digital Media Media Coverage

Why host a martial arts studies conference?

May 19, 2015May 22, 2015 Paul Bowman Bruce Lee, cultural theory, martial arts discourses, martial arts studies, popular culture

By Dr Paul Bowman Between June 10th and June 12th, the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies is holding

Journalism Media Media Coverage Politics

Bloodshed and bacon – how the press saw final days of election campaigning

May 15, 2015 John Jewell Daily Mail, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, General Election, journalism, The Sun

So that’s that, then. The pollsters got it wildly wrong and the UK did not wake up on Friday to

Journalism Media Media Coverage

Scottish Sun supports Scottish Nationalists: It’s no shock.

May 2, 2015 John Jewell Ed Miliband, Nicola Sturgeon, Rupert Murdoch, The Sun

The front pages of the Sun and the Scottish Sun on Thursday morning provided further evidence of Roy Greenslade’s recent