With the longer term funding of the BBC under pressure, Prof. Jean Seaton joined David Aaronovitch and others guests to explore the alternatives to the licence fee. During their […]

On Sunday culture secretary Nadine Dorries tweeted that “this licence fee announcement will be the last“. This barely veiled threat to the BBC and its funding was seen by […]

Dr. George Musgrave, academic researcher based in CAMRI, has produced a trilogy of academic publications focusing on the loss of Avicii and lessons the music industries might learn from […]

On Dec 23rd BBC Radio’s Jeanette Kwakye quizzed CAMRI scholar and Snr. Lecturer of PR & Advertising Carl W. Jones, by asking “How does advertising shape Christmas?” Jones responded […]

The UK government has blocked two Channel 4 directors from rejoining the broadcaster’s board, reports the Financial Times. The article, by Alistair Gray, notes that critics have described the […]

Power relations in media development are dominated by those from the resource rich global North. The skewed relations perpetuate coloniality and Western hegemony in the sector. The media development/aid […]

Last week Doug Specht joined Mark Deuze (University of Amsterdam), and Daniela Grassau (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) to discuss media and power in Latin America as part of […]

Doug Specht, Senior Lecturer and Director of Teaching and Learning in the School of Media and Communication, gave a keynote speech about seeing and making equality through maps at […]

Doug Specht has recently spoken to the Royal Geographical Society’s Ask the Geographer podcast about the responsible and ethical use of location data. In the wide ranging discussion on […]

On 2nd December, Professor Steven Barnett delivered the most recent Shirley Williams lecture, titled: “100 years of the BBC: Britain’s extraordinary gift to the world, but for how much […]