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Death is not the end for The Independent

February 15, 2016February 20, 2016 John Jewell The Independent

When it was announced that the The Independent was to cease producing the print editions of its daily and Sunday

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We’re all doomed – The Tory press and the EU referendum.

February 6, 2016 John Jewell Daily Mail, David Cameron, EU elections, journalism, Rupert Murdoch, The Sun

The latest polls are telling us that the British public are moving in droves to the Brexit camp: YouGov has

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Here comes the son: Sky’s not the limit for James Murdoch.

January 30, 2016January 30, 2016 John Jewell James Murdoch, Leveson inquiry, phone hacking, Rupert Murdoch, Television

In a move that Brand Republic  describes as ‘highly symbolic’ James Murdoch is  to return to Sky, the UK’s leading subscription broadcaster, as Chairman.

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How the UK media covered the Paris tragedy

November 23, 2015November 23, 2015 John Jewell journalism, Middle East, Paris, Syria, Terrorism

The UK media’s coverage of the terrible Parisian murders has been nothing if not comprehensive and exhaustive.  Not since the

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Media Media Coverage 

It’s an Apple world – Or it will be soon.

November 17, 2015 John Jewell Apple, social media

Ladies and gentlemen we are fast approaching peak Apple. In the last week we’ve seen the Steve Jobs biopic starring Michael Fassbender released,

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Press freedom and Public freedom

October 31, 2015November 2, 2015 John Jewell BBC, journalism, Online surveillance

In an incident which happened in August this year, but which only came light this Wednesday after revelations in the Independent,

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The Orange and the Black: The Impact of ISIS Propaganda on Western Audiences’.

October 28, 2015 John Jewell ISIS, James Foley, John Cantlie, Propaganda

A guest post by Raghuvir Dass A study in 2001 found that people enjoy narratives that produce intense emotional reactions,

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Labour’s new Communication Director ‘becomes the story’.

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 John Jewell British politics, Jeremy Corbyn, journalism, Seamus Milne

When it was announced that Seumus Milne, the Guardian columnist and associate editor, had been appointed as Labour’s executive director

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Charlotte Church – Kicking Against the Pricks

October 13, 2015 John Jewell BBC, Charlotte Church, journalism, Question Times, The Sun, Twitter

I’ve written elsewhere about the effortlessness with which the BBC’s Question Time programme seems to habitually generate controversy.  Regular guests, such as

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Star Wars : May the force be with you – especially at Christmas.

September 21, 2015 John Jewell Advertising, Disney, Marketing, Star Wars

Reading last week that the Royal Mail was to issue special ‘Star Wars’ stamps didn’t surprise me at all. In fact I wouldn’t

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