documentaries – Journalism, Media and Culture

Young woman with braided hair sitting by the table, looking on her smart phone. Paying bills on the phone.

Poverty is everyone’s business

August 1, 2019August 8, 2019 John Jewell Boris Johnson, documentaries, Poverty

BBC 2’s new three part documentary series, Broke, is perfectly timed. Though in truth it would have been relevant and crucial at any time over the last ten years.

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.

Journalism

How relevant is investigative journalism today?

April 18, 2016April 19, 2016 Janet Harris documentaries, Investigative Journalism, journalism plus

Posted by Dr Janet Harris At first glance it might seem odd to ask a documentary maker to run a