John Jewell Cardiff University It is clear that for regional and local journalism these are troubled times – with many titles facing crises which threaten their existence. Morale amongst journalists is demonstrably low – as editor of the Press Gazette Dominic Ponsford has pointed out, at least half the jobs in local newspapers have disappeared in the past decade and …Continue Reading
Peter Jukes The Untold; the Daniel Morgan Murder team The second part the Leveson Inquiry in the culture, ethics and practices of the press was designed to follow on from the first part once all the related criminal cases had concluded to avoid prejudicing any police investigations or court proceedings. All these trials are now …Continue Reading
Máire Messenger Davies Ulster University Member of the Board of Impress On October 25th this year, after months of painstaking preparation and consultation on the part of its staff and Board (of which I am a member), Impress was recognized by the Press Recognition Panel (PRP) as an independent regulator under the terms of the Royal Charter on …Continue Reading
Kate Sang Heriot Watt University Member of IPSO Reader’s Advisory Panel Although my research is focussed on women’s experiences of employment, I rarely get the opportunity to apply that work beyond the academy. We all face considerable pressures to produce research which is suitable for REF and meets disciplinary specific metrics. However, because my research …Continue Reading
Steven Barnett University of Westminster Before looking at the government’s consultation on implementation of Leveson – and appropriate responses from media scholars – it is worth remembering the politics of how we reached this point. It will remind us that this is not an open and honest attempt to canvass opinion, but a smokescreen designed …Continue Reading
Einar Thorsen Bournemouth University Rupert Murdoch has relaunched his attempt to buy the remainder of BSkyB to secure total ownership of the broadcaster, following his aborted attempt in July 2011. Then Prime Minister, David Cameron, had just announced a judicial public inquiry – firstly into future regulation of the press and secondly specific allegations of corruption and lawbreaking – …Continue Reading
The nomination deadline having passed, and the number of nominations being fewer than the vacancies on the Committee, the following are declared elected for two years from January 2017. Anita Biressi Karen Boyle Joanna Callaghan Peter Golding Janey Gordon Mark Jancovich Jeanette Steemers Milly Williamson The Committee will thus comprise the above together with the …Continue Reading
The Government is currently consulting about two key issues relating to the implementation of the framework for independent self-regulation of the press that was agreed by Parliament after the first stage of the Leveson Inquiry. The consultation questions whether Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 should be commenced and if Part 2 of the …Continue Reading
The QAA has published a new Subject Benchmark Statement [PDF] for Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies “that defines what can be expected of a graduate in the subject, in terms of what they might know, do and understand at the end of their studies”. This follows the recent review that began in October 2013 and ended in 2016.
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