Twitter and journalism
Posted by Dr John Jewell The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Twitter, that is to say the process whereby the
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Phone hacking: British Justice on Trial
Posted by Dr John Jewell On Tuesday October 29th Justice John Saunders opened the trial into phone hacking at the
Read moreThe Demonisation of the Roma
Posted by Dr John Jewell It was inevitable, after the publicity surrounding the BBC’s recent Crimewatch appeal, that the Madeleine McCann
Read moreJournalism and the State
Posted by Dr John Jewell Chris Blackhurst’s article in the Independent on Sunday about the Guardian’s decision to publish material
Read moreMadeleine McCann – Front page news once more.
Posted by Dr John Jewell When 3 year old Madeleine McCann tragically disappeared whilst on holiday in Portugal in May
Read moreWhere now for press reform?
Posted by Dr John Jewell To nobody’s great surprise the proposals for a new newspaper watchdog , forwarded by the
Read moreA new low for the Daily Mail?
Posted by Dr John Jewell On Saturday, the Daily Mail ran a lengthy essay which described Ed Miliband’s father, Ralph, the
Read moreThe Success of the Mail Online
On Tuesday 24th September, @DMReporter, a twitter feed dedicated to exposing the quotidian absurdities of the Daily Mail, held its’
Read moreThe return of cigarette advertising – sort of
Posted by Dr John Jewell On September 14th the International Business Times reported that the world’s biggest tobacco companies were to spend
Read moreWhy are we still fascinated by Hitler?
Posted by Dr John Jewell Ten years ago, Ian Kershaw, author of several books on Nazi Germany, wrote on the 70th
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