Andrew Dunn
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The ITU provides free access to some data on Internet access worldwide. It gives the figures. ‘4 billion people from developing countries remain offline, representing 2/3 of the population residing in developing countries.’
How has social media usage changed 2005-15?
Find out by checking the results from the latest Pew Internet research report which covers the USA. It provides interesting facts on differences in usage by age , gender and socioeconomic group. 65% of those surveyed used social media.
Mapping English inequality
The English Indices of deprivation examine and rank multiple deprivation in England. This source from academic Alasdair Rae combines the 2010 and 2015 data with free maps to produce stunning deprivation maps for all 326 of England’s local authorities – all of which are available for download and re-use on his website. Of Particular value […]
Gender, Inequality and Power
The Gender, Inequality and Power Commission’s final report: ‘Confronting Gender Inequality’ finds evidence of continuing inequality in its four areas of concern: Economy, Law, Politics, and Media/Culture. The 2015 sex and power report by the Fawcett society finds continuing underepresentation of British women as MPs and in key government roles in the UK in 2015.
Inspiring Women
Royal Holloway College launched the Inspiring Women campaign to salute and celebrate the achievements of women. Their website will focus upon the pioneering role of the college in developing women’s higher education as well as famous women in the wider society. It has news from the archives, podcasts of academics speaking about their inspiring women […]
Historical Newspaper Archives: Finance and Economics
The University has recently acquired some historical newspaper archives amongst which are the Economist 1843-2011 and the Financial Times 1888-2010. For more information see our News Sources Page or the Gale NewsVault information page.
Historical Newspaper Archives
The University has recently acquired some historical newspaper archives amongst which are the Daily Mail 1896-2004, the Independent 1986-2012 and Punch 1841-1992. For more information see our News Sources Page or the Gale NewsVault information page.
Catalan Elections
Get links to resources covering the results and their implication for any possible independence from this elections blog. They include newspapers, polls, government websites and academic comment and analysis in English and Spanish.
British Police and Race
British Police and Race The Centre for Crime and Justice has just provided free access to a collection of articles under the heading #BlackLivesMatter which discuss aspects of policing and race in the UK and elsewhere. They consider such concepts as institutional racism and the police and racial profiling. The site also made available videos […]
Media Laws Database
Recently launched by the International Press Institute this site aims to provide journalists with basic knowledge on a country by country basis, of laws, legislation and regulation relating to the press. Issues include freedom of the press, defamation and blasphemy. At present materials relate mainly to Europe and the EU. The site also has some […]
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