Time to praise the Students
A defence of the much maligned student, who lives in the shadow of perpetual debt.
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Journalism
Commentary, debate and opinion about national and international journalism issues.
Dunkirk: The media’s role in turning tragedy into triumph
With the world Premiere of Christopher Nolan’s Blockbuster Dunkirk it seems the right time look back and consider what place those momentous events have in British cultural history.
Read morePolice and Media – The Perils of Reporting the G20 Protests in Hamburg
Media failed to hold the state accountable for violations of civil rights by using police statements as factual evidence.
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Trump and the media – the war goes on
Trump’s battle with the US media is becoming more worrying and farcical.
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Tragic events and the horror of news
Recent local horrors lead us to think about the impact of ‘bad news’.
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Were broadcasters biased against Jeremy Corbyn? It’s the details that count
The reliance on vox pops changed the tone of apparently impartial broadcast coverage.
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Corbyn wins the campaign – but not the election
This was an election campaign which, though it will be forever linked with the tragic events in Manchester and London, was notable for its concentration on the personalities of May and Jeremy Corbyn.
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Broadcast impartiality rule has helped Labour to achieve biggest poll shift since 1945
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.
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Sexism in Politics – and beyond
The sexism faced by GE 17 election candidate, Emily Owen is sadly too commonplace in the media and society in general.
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Photojournalist Chuck Rapoport honoured by NUJ
Photo by Tracey Paddison Last night, in a ceremony at Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, the
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