Ill Effects
A bi-weekly research-informed series on media “influences” hosted by academics Ben Litherland and Richard McCulloch. Each episode focuses on a specific media case study (often a controversial film, video game, artist, TV show, celebrity, toy, etc.) and examines the claims that have been made about its alleged “effects” on audiences/consumers. The first one includes barbie dolls […]
Mass media and propaganda in 20th century Europe
Latest new exhibition from Europeana It forms part of the the project Europeana Subtitled, which aims to increase the use of audio-visual media heritage by both professional and non-professional audiences. It includes examples of propaganda cinema and nationalist newspapers from 20th Century Europe. Sections include: radio broadcasting in West Berlin; propaganda in the 1967-1974 Greek dictatorship; the 1990s in Slovenia. […]
Gender bias in Chinese media
Who makes the news in China? Men mainly. The 6th Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) China report, prepared by the Beijing-based NGO Media Monitor for Women Network, has revealed a gender imbalance in news coverage. Women only feature in 25% of articles. Download the full content form the website.
Online Nation
Ofcom’s annual Online Nation report and interactive dataset.Contains the latest evidence on online usage and behaviour for Britain and includes a rapid evidence literature review on online misinformation and media literacy
Diversity in Media new tool
DIVA is an online resource developed by David Deacon and James Stanyer of the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture, Loughborough University in collaboration with Business Intelligence And Strategy (B.I.A.S) and is supported Research England’s Higher Education Innovation Fund. Concerns about the diversity of media content and representation are concerned with questions of both […]
Media Pluralism Monitor 2015 launched
The Media Pluralism Monitor is conducted by the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom. It aims to measure legal, economic and socio-cultural risks to media pluralism in EU nations. It is therefore a useful measure of the extent of media freedom. Topics covered include: media ownership, political independence of the media and social inclusiveness. […]
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