6-8 January 2016 Canterbury Christ Church University Theme: Communities Deadline for proposals: 8 September 2015 22 September 2015 We are pleased to invite you to submit abstracts, panel proposals and posters for the next Annual MeCCSA Conference, to be held 6-8 January 2016 at the School of Media, Art and Design, Canterbury Christ Church University. The theme …Continue Reading
Einar Thorsen Bournemouth University Three debates, two debates, none? The pre-campaign buzz has been consumed with a farsical confusion about the televised leaders’ debates: who should debate, when, and how many times?! By the time you read this the permeautation will no doubt have changed again, but the debacle has at least contributed to extending …Continue Reading
Jamie Medhurst Aberystwyth University The Welsh historian, John Davies, who sadly passed away last month, once wrote that Wales was an artefact created by broadcasting. Whilst space precludes a discussion of this notion, broadcasting, its place in Welsh society and its future in Wales is currently a topic of debate and scrutiny amongst academics, the …Continue Reading
Heather Savigny Bournemouth University Harriet Harman has wheeled out a ‘pink’ bus in an effort to attract ‘the female vote’. The photo op is a standard tactic in contemporary politicians’ media management strategising. But election coverage isn’t only about photo opportunities. It is about the way in which the media choose to present such coverage. …Continue Reading
Three-D, issue 24 (PDF, 4.4 Mb) In this issue: 1 2015 Election special: debates and media policy (Einar Thorsen) UK Election 2015 2 Make media ownership an issue for the election (and beyond) (Des Freedman) 3 Manifesto for Media reform (Jonathan hardy & Des Freedman) 5 Press regulation beyond the election (Steven Barnett) 7 Media policy in …Continue Reading
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report presents evidence and provides analysis of the consequences of changes to government policy and funding structures in higher education in the UK[1], in the fields of semedia, communications and cultural studies. The removal of the block teaching grant for subjects in arts, humanities and social sciences, along with the implementation of …Continue Reading
Northumbria University, January 8th 2015 AGENDA 1. Apologies 2. Minutes of 2014 AGM 3. Matters arising 4. Chair’s Report 5. Treasurer’s Report 6. Reports from Sub-Committees 6.1 Association Activities Sub-Committee 6.2 Administration and Communication Sub-Committee 6.3 Academic Development Sub-Committee 7. Report on Networks 8. Report on election for Executive Committee 8.1. EC for 2015 8.2. To …Continue Reading
Three-D, issue 23 (PDF, 1.6 Mb) In this issue: 1 Doing more with less (Einar Thorsen) HE Policies and MeCCSA Members 2 The Cinderella in the system (Giannina Warren & Natalie Fenton) 4 Neo-liberalism and the end of education (Mike Wayne) Women in Media 6 The campaign to increase the number of women experts on …Continue Reading
Members are hereby notified that the AGM of the Association will take place at the Annual Conference at Northumbria University, on January 8th. 2015 at 4.45. For further details please see the Conference Programme. In addition to the normal AGM business there will be a discussion with Prof. Chris Rojek on academic publishing and open …Continue Reading
The MeCCSA Constitution was recently been updated by the Executive Committee as requested by the Annual General Meeting at Bournemouth University on 9th January 2014. The most recent changes incorporates the new membership category for “Retired or unemployed members”, adds a provision for the Executive Committee to incorporate minor changes when requested by the AGM, …Continue Reading
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