The London Paralympics in 2012 helped change the way people think about disability and sport. A new exhibition reveals the history and continuing evolution of para sport and how it is received.
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Once huge ratings draws, reality TV shows are facing dwindling audiences in the UK and elsewhere. Is this the end of the genre, or can it adapt to survive?
As my research into jurors and jury decision making shows, our system is far from perfect.
Channel 4’s stealthy documentary on engineering human meat from the poor parallels Swift’s suggestion that people should eat the children of Ireland’s most destitute.
Functional neurological disorder – not Tourette’s – is at the root of the post-pandemic tic problem.
The broadcaster risks losing its distinctive edge in private hands.
New research identifies the many ways public service broadcasting benefits people.
British TV is at its best when representing the modern reality of the country.
In the ‘post-truth’ age, what is needed is more public service media, not less.
The UK’s latest news channel has been criticised for poor production values. But do viewers really care?
Research shows women who have experienced miscarriage are at twice the risk of experiencing depression and anxiety and four times the risk of suicide. That’s why workplaces need to step up.
Ofcom’s duty is to regulate broadcasting on behalf of UK citizens. That appears to be under threat, both from internal forces and potentially from its next chair.
Despite repeated pledges to improve diversity, data and industry testimony shows that there are fewer people from minority backgrounds getting jobs in the film and TV industries.
Audiences have a growing appetite for slow weekly released TV.
The UK government has set up a committee to report on the future of public broadcasting – sounds ominous.
Decades of bad government policies have come to a head for TV workers unable to earn during the pandemic.
Broadcaster’s move could transform the creative industries in long-neglected parts of the UK.
Calls for journalists to rally round the UK government’s efforts to fight the pandemic are out of touch with public opinion, an in-depth study of news audiences has found.
It’s not enough to say the science has changed – now, more than ever, we need clear accountability and transparency about the government’s decisions
Broadcasters have a duty to inform the public and hold politicians to account. This mission is more important now than ever before.
Top contributors
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Chair Professor, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University
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Professor of Television & Media Studies, University of Leeds
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Professor of Media and Communications, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Senior Lecturer, Head of Department Design Innovation, National University of Ireland Maynooth
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Professor of Film and Media, Aberystwyth University
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Professor of Communications, University of Westminster
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Honorary Professor in Media Policy, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor in Gerontology and End of Life Care, University of Bath
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Chair in Feminist Media Studies, University of Strathclyde
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Honorary Professor of Journalism, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in American Studies & Criminology, University of Hull
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Professor of British History, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer in Media, Lancaster University
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Professor, School of Journalism, Media and Culture; University Dean of Research Environment and Culture, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in Developmental Neuroscience, University of Central Lancashire
