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Author: John Jewell

Prince Phillip
Media 

Very Royal Affairs

January 25, 2019April 4, 2019 John Jewell Meghan, Prince Philip, Royal family

Criticism of the The Royal Family intensifies when they step outside of their strictly designated roles.

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Communications Management Public Relations 

Greggs and effective PR

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 John Jewell Greggs, Piers Morgan, public relations

Greggs has successfully adapted to diversifying customer demands and the way in which it communicates with consumers.

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Footballer Raheem Sterling
Journalism Media Media Coverage 

Shocking, not shocked.

December 13, 2018January 9, 2019 John Jewell news culture, Race, Sport

Just about the only good thing to emerge from Raheem Sterling’s hideous experience is the debate and realisations it’s engendered

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Pictures of three tweets sent by politicians
Media Media Coverage Public Relations 

Poverty that shames a nation

December 6, 2018December 13, 2018 John Jewell Conservative Party, Poverty, public relations

In a series of acts hinting at a chronic lack of self-awareness, various Conservative MP’s have visited Tesco food banks to show their support for those that volunteered their time.

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Actress Angelina Jolie talking to other women.
Media Media Coverage 

Angelina Jolie, Charlotte Church and the battle to be taken seriously

November 30, 2018December 4, 2018 John Jewell celebrity, celebrity culture, Politics

For Jolie and Church the added issue is their gender. As women of note, they are forever pilloried by a small (but vocal) minority who refuse to believe their talents or aptitude can extend beyond their primary fields of expertise.

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China's new AI news reader
Journalism Media Coverage Technology 

What would Richard Baker have thought of China’s new AI newsreader?

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 John Jewell Artificial intelligence, BBC, television news

Who to trust? A new Ipsos Mori Veracity index reveals 62% of respondents replied ‘yes’ when asked if they trusted television newsreaders.

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Black Friday Sale - Illustration
Media Coverage Public Relations 

Black Friday, black future?

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 John Jewell Advertising, Black Friday, consumerism, debt

Black Friday encourages profligate spending – the consequences are barely acknowledged in a culture of advertising and consumerism.

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BBC comedy - Tourist Trap
Cultural Studies Media 

Another “golden age” of comedy?

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 John Jewell Comedy

We are, in a UK context, in the midst of a period of comedic creativity and excellence.

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People celebrate the end of war on a London bus
Journalism Media Coverage Politics 

“Relief and joy equally without parallel” How the press reported the end of World War 1

November 9, 2018November 12, 2018 John Jewell News Journalism, Propaganda, World War I

When the war did finally end the newspapers sought to communicate the relief and sheer joy of the British populace.

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A pumpkin on a doorstep
Cultural Studies 

Hallowe’en and fear of an American Planet

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 John Jewell Consumer society, Hallowe'en

Historically there has been a curious distrust of American culture which sits alongside our rapacious absorption of it.

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