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Elderly person in a hospital bed
Advance Decisions Health and Science Communication Media Coverage 

Can you wake up after decades in a coma? The story behind the headlines

May 2, 2019May 10, 2019 Jenny Kitzinger Coma, cultural myths, minimally conscious, vegetative

A car crash left Munira Abdulla with devastating brain injuries. However, almost three decades after her initial injury, Abdulla showed signs of recovery – including calling out her son’s name.

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MAle and female football puntits
Media Coverage Sports Journalism 

Still over the moon and sick as parrots?

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 John Jewell Football punditry, women's football

Cliché and mediatised sport go hand in hand.

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Christchurch terror attack: The identities of the victims
Journalism Media Coverage 

Lessons of Christchurch?

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 John Jewell Covering terrorism

How should the media cover the Christchurch atrocity?

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The Disappearance of Madeline McCann - Netflix
Journalism Media Media Coverage 

New documentary, old story

March 22, 2019March 28, 2019 John Jewell Madeleine McCann, Netflix

In all the interviews, insights and reconstructions of the Disappearance of Madeleine McCann the only thing that matters is that she has never been found.

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Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Digital Media 

Time to fight #ForTheWeb

March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 John Jewell #ForTheWeb, #Web30, Tim Berners Lee, World Wide Web

World Wide Web founder Tim Berners Lee says web suffers from state-sponsored hacking and attacks, criminal behaviour, and online harassment.

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Screenshot of International Women's Day website
Media Coverage 

World what day?

March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 John Jewell International Women's Day, United Nations

International Women’s Day and World Book exist in a crowded field of days and months devoted to particular causes. 

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Creative and Cultural Industries Film 

UK-China Film Collaboration Project: Travel Funding Opportunity

March 13, 2019April 2, 2019 Hiu Man Chan AHRC, creative industries, film distribution, Funding opportunity, Screen industries, UKChina

AHRC funded UK-China Film Collaboration Project Travel Funding Opportunity.

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Screenshot of the Kylie Cosmetics website
Media Coverage 

Kylie who?

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 John Jewell Kylie Jenner

At 21, Kylie Jenner is the youngest “self made” billionaire.

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Cover of the Sun newspaper
Journalism Media Media Coverage 

Phew! Not a scorcher…

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 John Jewell climate change

It is perhaps a consequence of the relentless pace of modern life that the unseasonably warm weather we experienced just over a week ago has very nearly been forgotten.

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Brexit : Cliff edge
Broadcasting Journalism Media Media Coverage Politics 

Approaching the Brexit cliff edge – journalists must now focus on policy not personalities

February 25, 2019February 26, 2019 Stephen Cushion Brexit, Labour party, Westminster

Political journalists should be wary about getting sucked into ongoing speculation and instead focus on the rapidly approaching cliff edge.

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