“Relief and joy equally without parallel” How the press reported the end of World War 1
When the war did finally end the newspapers sought to communicate the relief and sheer joy of the British populace.
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Politics
Reporting on Poverty
According to Chancellor Philip Hammond austerity is ‘over’ and yet, puzzlingly, wages are not growing as labour market theories suggest they ought.
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Dr Who makes history come alive
Anyone who thinks that the racism depicted in the “Rosa Parks” episode is a thing of the past is sadly mistaken.
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The toxicity of political communication
The seemingly interminable wrangling over Brexit has seen proponents on both sides resort to the language of violence and intimidation.
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Should martial arts be active or passive players in politics?
The ‘far right’ are politicising their martial arts practices. What does this mean for martial arts practitioners?
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Question Time: serious political debate or a popularity contest for needy egos?
For all its faults, we should be glad Question Time still exists
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A bad week for fake news…
When the core principles on which journalism rests are casually toyed with by governments, extremists and even the news business itself, what chance is there of rebuilding trust in news?
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The Strange Case of Jeremy Corbyn’s Hat
Newsnight, the BBC 2 Current Affairs programme, had a studio discussion about Jeremy Corbyn’s position on Russia – and used a studio graphic which combined a picture of him set against the Kremlin. Cue outrage.
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We’ve been here before – Corbyn and the right wing press
The latest in a long line of attempts to ram home to their readership, and by extension the electorate, Corbyn’s complete unsuitability for high office.
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The (still) dying art of the political interview
The observation that the one-on–one televisual political interview is, at best, moribund is not a new one.
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