Battle buses and staged events – the 1983 General Election campaign
Learn from the master, chaps. PA David Cameron seems to have been channelling the spirit of Margaret Thatcher in
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Posted by Prof. Richard Sambrook This is the text of a talk given at TEDxCardiff in March 2015 The first
Read moreCelebrity prayers….public figures and politics.
The latest Labour election broadcast, premiered on March 30th, is a direct to audience address by the actor Martin Freeman, who you might
Read moreDot Everyone – how the UK can take the digital lead
Posted by Professor Richard Sambrook If you havn’t yet seen this year’s Dimbleby Lecture by Dame Martha Lane Fox I
Read morePrivate messaging apps could push eyewitness media under the radar
Posted by Damian Radcliffe As newsrooms get to grips with finding and verifying stories shared publicly on social networks, a
Read moreIn the Battle for Number 10, there was only one winner – Jeremy Paxman
Posted by: Steven Buckley There is nothing the public likes more than seeing a politician be verbally torn to pieces
Read moreElection live two-ways: How far should journalists interpret the politics?
Posted by: Dr Stephen Cushion Although electioneering has been ongoing for many months now, it is during the so-called short
Read moreMirror, Mirror off the wall…
The week that four senior journalists from The Sun were cleared at the Old Bailey on all charges relating to paying
Read moreThe return of Saatchi and Saatchi
The news that Ed Milband has ruled out forming a coalition with the SNP may have come too late to
Read moreResearch shows why Cameron is wise to avoid TV debates and stick to newspapers
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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