Internet affordability
Where is the internet inaffordable?Get the data from the latest annual report of the Affordable Internet Alliance. It covers national government broadband policy, planning and the prices people have to pay in nations worldwide. It also considers the impact of the digital divide especially during lockdowns. There is also new report on the digital divide […]
Ben and Jerry’s flavours visualisation
Ben and Jerry ice cream flavours A site from data visualization experts Hesham Eissa & Lindsey Poulter which examines the range and popularity of ice cream flavours offered worldwide from leading brand Ben and Jerry’s.Find out what the most popular flavour in a specific nation is. Full methodology provided!
Detroit Jewish Newspapers
William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History Free access to the full text of the Detroit Jewish News 1942 – 2018 and the Detroit Jewish Chronicle 1916 – 1951. It also includes biographies of leading community figures offering insight into Jewish life and culture in a major US urban area, as well as a document of key […]
The Chinese Independent Film Archive (CIFA)
Arts & Humanities Research Council funded research project led by Dr Sabrina Qiong Yu (Newcastle University), with Co-Investigators Professor Chris Berry (King’s College London) and other collaborators. Covers production and circulation of (mainly documentary) film and issues relating to the role of the state with regard to film in China. The website is building a database of Chinese […]
World Kindness day 13th November
To celebrate this, some special social sciences resources. The world giving index from CAF measures giving to charity and willingness to help a stranger amongst individuals. It is ranked by nation. In the last edition Myanmr was top of the league. The digital civility index measures online behaviours and respect. Which nations treat each other […]
METOO digital Project Schlesinger Library
Major archival project from the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America which is based at Harvard University. It is working on a large-scale project to comprehensively document the #metoo movement covering the legal, political and social impact. It is aiming to collect social media, news articles, legislation, lawsuits, statistical studies, Fortune 500 companies’ employment manuals, […]
The GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index
How good is the representation of LGBTQ characters in major Hollywood films? Find out in the latest annual report from GLAAD which maps eight major motion picture studios during the 2019 calendar year. GLAAD researched films released by Lionsgate, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, STX Films, United Artists Releasing, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Studios and Warner Bros., as well as films released by […]
The #MeToo Asia Thinking Aloud Series
Available via Youtube This series explores the way that #MeToo Movement was translated and transformed in China, India, Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It is curated by Dr Monika Winarnita of Deakin University and associated with The Asian Media and Cultural Studies Network, an initiative of Deakin University with partners from Tsinghua and Wuhan Universities […]
Time and Tide: Connections and Legacies
A resource created to commemorate the centenary of this key magazine which is crucial for understanding the development of feminism and women’s rights in the UK. It is directed by Catherine Clay Associate Professor in Feminist and Literary Studies at Nottingham Trent University. Time and Tide was launched in May 1920 and was unique in being […]
Reuters Digital News Report 2020
What impact has COVID 19 had on news consumption? How popular are podcasts? And many more fascinating facts on the amount and type of news consumption worldwide. Get international and country-by-country reports in the latest annual report which also has associated data tables that can be downloaded. The full methodology can be consulted on the website.
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