Journalism, Media and Culture – Page 2 – the official JOMEC School blog

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Facebook: it’s the advertising, stupid

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 Guest Post Facebook, GDPR, General Election

Leighton Andrews’ research seminar will focus upon the complex role of online advertising in the General Election and in particular the dominant player, Facebook.

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Advertising Media Studies

Christmas ad festival mustn’t overshadow poverty

November 15, 2019November 18, 2019 John Jewell Christmas ad, John Lewis, Poverty

Long before the dying embers of the last firework of Bonfire night were extinguished it was clear that the nation’s retailers were gearing up for the Christmas run in.

Kier Stammer being interviewed on Good Morning Britain

Election Advertising General Election Media Studies Political Journalism Politics

UK election 2019: digital election dominated by videos – real and faked

November 13, 2019November 14, 2019 Matt Walsh Boris Johnson, Facebook, Jeremy Corbyn, social media, Twitter

In the days since parliament was dissolved, news coverage of the digital election has been dominated by coverage of videos the parties have posted online.

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Cultural Studies

Thrift labours: Charity shops in the austerity economy

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Alida Payson Charity shops, Cultural labour, Feminist economics

This week’s Research Seminar from Dr Alida Payson will examine how charity shops serve as important sites of different forms of cultural labour typical of the austerity economy.

Digital Media Election Advertising General Election Media Coverage Political Journalism

A terrible week for the Tories as Labour go for the mainstream press

November 6, 2019November 7, 2019 John Jewell Grenfell Tower, Jacob Rees Mogg, LBC

Despite the fact that the General Election campaign did not officially start until Wednesday it’s fair to say that for the Conservative party in particular it has been a miserable week.

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General Election Media Coverage Political Journalism

General Election 2019. Some early thoughts…

October 31, 2019November 6, 2019 John Jewell

If we were to look back to the last General Election to held in December, a superstitious Conservative party member may have cause to worry.

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Data Justice Guest blog

[BigDataSur] Cashlessness for development: A dangerous orthodoxy

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Guest Post Cashless

In this guest blog Silvia Masiero (Loughborough University) examines the gaps between the design of India’s cashless transaction architectures and the reality lived by urban street sellers in Bangalore.

Broadcasting Comedy Media Studies Politics

The return of Spitting Image

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 John Jewell Chris Morris, Satire, Spitting Image

Does satire have a role to play in the age of Trump and Johnson?

Callum Turner and Holliday Grainger star as a soldier and a detective in The Capture.

Digital Media Technology Television Drama

The rise of “deepfake”

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 John Jewell counterintelligence, deepfake, video technology

BBC drama, The Capture, has baffled and enthralled both critics and audiences alike with its examination of the counterintelligence services and how adept they have become at using video technology.

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Advertising Sports Journalism

“The Hundred” and KP Snacks

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 John Jewell Advertising, Sponsorship, The Hundred

The Hundred, a new format of cricket launched by the ECB and due to begin in 2020, has already been criticised by the Obesity Health Alliance.