Justin Lewis – Journalism, Media and Culture

Broadcast impartiality rule has helped Labour to achieve biggest poll shift since 1945

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 Justin Lewis Conservative, GE2017, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour

Part of the explanation is that Corbyn’s team have run a better campaign than May’s. But it is underpinned by broadcast news coverage that is bound by a public service ethos.

Broadcasting Creative and Cultural Industries Digital Media Employment Journalism

A more radical Channel 4 move really could break up Britain’s London-centric media

April 12, 2017April 27, 2017 Justin Lewis Communications Act, London metropolitanism, London-centric, regional diversity

Although the capital represents 13% of the UK population, all of the country’s national English-language newspapers and broadcasters are based there.

Media Politics

Who can solve Labour’s leadership problem?

July 14, 2016July 14, 2016 Justin Lewis Angela Eagle, David Miliband, Jeremy Corbyn, post-brexit

Posted by Professor Justin Lewis Photo by 70023venus2009 / CC BY It would be an understatement to say that, in

Journalism Media Coverage Political Journalism Politics

How the UK press woke up to Brexit with that morning-after feeling

June 27, 2016 Justin Lewis Brexit, broadcast media coverage, negative portrayals, Remain

Posted by Professor Justin Lewis As Britain – and indeed, the rest of the world – reels from the ramifications

Advertising Media Media Coverage

For those interested in a sustainable future

March 9, 2015March 9, 2015 Justin Lewis Consumers, cycle of replacement, expected lifespan, Planned obsolescence

Posted by: Professor Justin Lewis Two contrasting news items have recently caught my eye. The first was notice of a

Journalism Media

Leveson and the use and abuse of history

November 12, 2013November 12, 2013 Justin Lewis British press freedom, Daily Worker, government mouthpiece, Henry Hetherington, Leveson inquiry, Poor Man’s Guardian, Today programme

Posted by Professor Justin Lewis Last week on the Today programme I heard a senior figure from the Murdoch stable

Journalism Media

Evolution not revolution: news in the digital age

September 30, 2013September 30, 2013 Justin Lewis BBC News Channel, ITV news, ofcom, online news sources, public service broadcaster, trustworthy journalism

Posted by Professor Justin Lewis Amidst the wealth of data to come from the latest Ofcom research on news consumption

Journalism Media

The BBC and the Invisibility of Labour

August 5, 2013August 23, 2013 Justin Lewis BBC, Breadth of Opinion Review, Conservative, Ed Miliband, Labour, Political Bias

Posted by Professor Justin Lewis One of the standing jokes on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz revolves around Ed Miliband’s low