This issue of Three-D invited contributions from colleagues in Turkey, which for various reasons they have been unable to submit. Members will be aware of the changing and worrying situation in Turkey. In July twenty Turkish communication and media scholars were unable to attend the annual conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) …Continue Reading
Natalie Fenton Goldsmiths, University of London We live in extraordinary times and I imagine many of you, like me, hardly noticed the end of summer term. Instead, we have been thrust into the uncertain world of life after a vote to leave the EU but before we actually know what that means – a strange …Continue Reading
Anna Zoellner University of Leeds Preparations for the next MeCCSA conference are well in hand. Back up North this time, the conference will be held at the University of Leeds from 11 to 13 January 2017. Mark the date in your diary and start planning your submission now! The Call for Papers has been published …Continue Reading
Àgnes Gulyàs Canterbury Christ Church University The MeCCSA Annual Conference 2016 was hosted by Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, 6-8th January 2016. We would like to thank everyone for their contribution and for attending! Special thanks to those who were involved in presenting, chairing panels, and reviewing abstracts. We have recorded and uploaded all plenary …Continue Reading
Anamik Saha Goldsmiths, University of London As part of the recent Puttnam Enquiry into the future of public service broadcasting (PBS), the British Academy hosted an academic workshop, chaired by Professor Georgina Born that was tasked with deliberating over and outlining key normative arguments for the future of PSB. The discussions on that day have …Continue Reading
Des Freedman Goldsmiths, University of London & project lead for the Inquiry Publishing a report into the future of television only five days after the EU referendum result was not exactly our preferred option given that attention was likely to be focused elsewhere. Except that so many of the themes of the report – including …Continue Reading
Gholam Khiabany Goldsmiths, University of London The Chilcot report was published on July 6, 2016. On many levels the report is impressive. The report is a product of examining around 150,000 documents; over 180 interviews with variety of witnesses; 2.6 million words in 12 volumes; 150 page executive summary. It took more than 7 years …Continue Reading
Daniel Jackson Bournemouth University The Referendum campaign and the fallout of Brexit has been particularly disturbing for the university sector. During the campaign, with the Remain camp assembling a formidable army of academic experts from all sectors, we saw an alarming diminution in the role of expertise. This was captured now-famously by former Education minister, …Continue Reading
Bethany Usher Teesside University At the international Celebrity Studies Journal conference in Amsterdam Brexit dominated conversations with British colleagues as we struggled to come to terms with the rise and increased visibility of the far-right at home. Most delegates were shocked. “No one on my Facebook on Twitter timeline was voting out”, they said, “I …Continue Reading
Arne Hintz Cardiff University The uncertainties of the post-Brexit-Referendum period have concerned, among others, a major legislative project that is currently developed – the Investigatory Powers Bill. The Bill is a comprehensive new legal framework for the surveillance powers of British security agencies, and as such, it has significant implications for civil rights and academic …Continue Reading
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