Jane ForsterBournemouth University One thing that everyone can agree on is that the implications of Augar are ominous for the Arts and Humanities – the (historian) Minister for Universities gave a speech on 6th June which we discuss below, with some reflections on what Augar could mean for Arts and Humanities subjects in universities. The …Continue Reading
Steven BarnettUniversity of Westminster Given its provenance, it was hardly surprising that announcement of a review into the sustainability of journalism was greeted with scepticism. Announced by the then Culture Secretary Matt Hancock on the back of his government’s unilateral cancellation of the second part of the Leveson Inquiry – and its refusal to implement …Continue Reading
David BainesNewcastle UniversityAgnes GulyasCanterbury Christ Church UniversityRachel MatthewsCoventry University The cover of the Government-commissioned report, carries the rather anodyne label: ‘The Cairncross Review: A Sustainable Future for Journalism’. But in the second paragraph (p5) it reveals its critical concern: ‘The Review was asked to consider the sustainability of the production and distribution of high-quality journalism, and …Continue Reading
Emma GoodmanLSE During 2017 and 2018, the LSE hosted an independent Commission of Inquiry into “Truth, Trust and Technology” (T3). This Commission involved a consultation and discussion process with a group of commissioners, hearing from more than 100 experts, as well as many members of the public, in order to examine the problems of mis- …Continue Reading
Einar ThorsenBournemouth University In his first speech as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson delivered a rallying cry for Brexit – claiming “the doubters, the doomsters, the gloomsters – they are going to get it wrong again”, and that we should now rejoice as “we level up across Britain”. There was much to celebrate about “the awesome …Continue Reading
This is the response by the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) to the Independent Review of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) launched on 18 January 2019 (Review of TEF: terms of reference). The response was prepared by the MeCCSA ADSC sub-committee and agreed by the executive, and should be read in …Continue Reading
July 1-2, 2019, Bangor University ‘Delivery technologies become obsolete and get replaced; media, on the other hand, evolve.’ –Henry Jenkins (2006: 13) The changes that have taken place within any aspect of media over the last several decades have been immense; some areas of the field are all but unrecognisable following such drastic adaptations and alterations. …Continue Reading
Tianyang Zhou University of Sussex “Post-Representative Participations Conference” was a Big Success MeCCSA Postgraduate Network (MeCCSA PGN), the Participatory Communication Research section of IAMCR (IAMCR’s PCR), and the Centre for Digital Media Cultures (CDMC) at the University of Brighton joint conference took place at the Moulsecoomb Campus of University of Brighton on Friday 16th November …Continue Reading
Rosalind Brunt Sheffield Hallam University Galvanizing the Women’s Movement was the title of the fourth annual event in our Shared Solidarities series. Held at Sheffield Hallam University in September, it followed the now-established pattern of bringing together campaigners and academics – who are also usually activists of some kind – to reflect on both theory …Continue Reading
Josephine Coleman Birkbeck College, University of London Once again, the Radio Studies Network can report that we have had an eventful year and are feeling as buoyant and dynamic as ever. In July, many of our network’s Steering Group and affiliates were welcomed at the Transnational Radio Forum, a four-day conference held in the beautiful …Continue Reading
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