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Photojournalism Technology 

Capturing Matters: Huawei’s Mobile Photography Revolution

November 9, 2017March 24, 2018 Hiu Man Chan Huawei, iPhone, Photography, smartphones

What else is there to say that will stimulate a new imagination in mobile photography?

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Big Ben and Westminster Bridge at sunset
Journalism Media Coverage 

More than simply sex scandals

November 4, 2017November 16, 2017 John Jewell British politics, Gender, scandal

Events in Westminster are emblematic of society itself – where women in a variety of jobs and professions are beginning to feel emboldened enough to describe the situations in which they have been pressured, threatened and assaulted by men abusing their positions of power.

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8 Surprising Global News Habits by Damian Radcliffe
Journalism 

8 Surprising Global News Habits

October 31, 2017November 1, 2017 Damian Radcliffe journalism, trends

The annual Digital News Report, from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University, is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand the attitudes and habits of news audiences.

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Jeremy Corbyn is on Gogglebox with Jessica Hynes
Cultural Studies Media Media Coverage 

Reality Bites

October 28, 2017November 1, 2017 John Jewell Jeremy Corbyn, Margaret Thatcher, Reality Television

When Jeremy Corbyn appears on Gogglebox, he will be following in the reality tv footsteps of politicians from all parties.

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Journalism Local Journalism 

Is Local News On The Cusp Of A Renaissance?

October 25, 2017November 1, 2017 Damian Radcliffe Future of Journalism, journalism, local media, local news

It’s not an easy time to be a journalist in the United States. Since 2000, nearly half of newsroom jobs – more than 20,000 of them – have disappeared.

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Gambling and football – inextricably linked?
Media Coverage 

Gambling and football – inextricably linked?

October 23, 2017November 1, 2017 John Jewell Advertising, gambling, Premier League

Excessive gambling is a society wide problem but the presence of gambling related advertising in Premier League football means that the normalisation and progression of a potentially catastrophic pastime is going on apace.

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A dove
Media Coverage 

Dove – not the first, won’t be the last

October 16, 2017November 1, 2017 John Jewell Advertising, Dove, racism

Will the beauty industry ever learn the lessons of creating ‘racist’ adverts?

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Film 

On Wolf Warrior 2: Thoughts from Africa

October 12, 2017June 1, 2018 Hiu Man Chan Africa, China, Cinema, Wolf Warrior

Recent Chinese summer blockbuster film Wolf Warrior 2 has achieved the highest box office record of all time. here, Hiu M. Chan talks to Ghanaian citizen Seth Avusuglo

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Boris Johnson
Journalism Media Media Coverage 

Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the crisis of public language

October 9, 2017November 1, 2017 John Jewell Boris Johnson, crisis of public language., Donald Trump

Johnson might well be PM one day. He has political nous and an obvious ability to surface from controversy relatively unscathed. That’s an important factor in today’s political landscape.

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Silhouette of an American soldier in vietnam
Media Coverage 

Will Ken Burns’ Vietnam War convey all the conflict’s horrors?

October 2, 2017October 5, 2017 John Jewell documentaries, John Pilger, Ken Burns, Vietnam war

The jury should remain out on the greatness or otherwise of Ken Burns’ The Vietnam War.

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