General Election – Page 2 – 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.

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Sexism in Politics – and beyond

May 22, 2017May 22, 2017 John Jewell GE2017, general election campaign, journalism, sexism

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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Who will set the General Election campaign agenda?

April 29, 2017May 5, 2017 Stephen Cushion agenda setting, GE2017, general election campaign

In the first of a new series Dr Stephen Cushion examines which parties will dominate General Election coverage and who sets the news the agenda.

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Toxic triangle: how government and commercial media ganged up on BBC

September 1, 2015September 4, 2015 Richard Tait BSkyB, Charter renewal, General elections, Leveson report, Licence Fee, News Corp, Parliament Act, Rupert Murdoch

Posted by Professor Richard Tait The 2011 Parliament Act has been bad news for the BBC. It means the two

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In the Battle for Number 10, there was only one winner – Jeremy Paxman

March 30, 2015 Steven Buckley #BattleForNumber10, #GE2015, #notadebate, leaders debate, Number 10, Paxman

Posted by: Steven Buckley There is nothing the public likes more than seeing a politician be verbally torn to pieces

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Election live two-ways: How far should journalists interpret the politics?

March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 Stephen Cushion #GE2015, broadcast media, communicating news, general election campaign, Interpretive Journalism, TV journalists, two-way reporting

Posted by: Dr Stephen Cushion Although electioneering has been ongoing for many months now, it is during the so-called short

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Research shows why Cameron is wise to avoid TV debates and stick to newspapers

March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 Stephen Cushion David Cameron, empty chair, leaders debate, Media Standards Trust, newspaper coverage, TV debates

Posted by: Dr Stephen Cushion and Gordon Neil Ramsay David Cameron is facing a barrage of criticism for announcing that he

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In the social media campaign war no one is safe, and nobody wins

March 10, 2015March 10, 2015 Steven Buckley #thedress, #WhyImVotingUkip, election coverage, electorate, social media campaign

Posted by, Steven Buckley For most of us, election coverage is often a somewhat dry affair. The columns of newspapers are

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A seven-horse race? How minor parties are being squeezed out of campaign coverage

March 3, 2015March 3, 2015 Stephen Cushion David Cameron, General Election, hung parliament, major party, Nigel Farage, TV leaders’ debates

Posted by: Dr Stephen Cushion and Dr Gordon Neil Ramsey When broadcasters revised the format of the TV leaders’ debates