Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association
William Proctor Bournemouth University As many sweltering academics beaver away on research outputs of various sorts in libraries, offices and domestic writing havens, the British summer heat wave continues its relentless assault. With nary a sprinkle of rain on the horizon, the monsoon that is REF 2021 is a weather warning like no other, crackling …Continue Reading
Damian Tambini London School of Economics and Political Science Unfortunately the Fake News report was leaked by Dominic Cummings in a cynical attempt to personalise, delegitimise, and thus derail an important policy discussion. What Cummings does not relate in his blog is that the report is highly critical of him personally. Cummings is being investigated …Continue Reading
Tom Mills Aston University The BBC is its own worst enemy. For decades its leadership have stumbled from one crisis to the next, only offering any vision for the Corporation’s future when and insofar as it is politically expedient. This began with John Birt’s much maligned reforms, which first weakened independent reporting in the name …Continue Reading
Tim Gopsill Former editor of the Journalist (NUJ) and Free Press (CPBF) Like Sysiphus pushing his boulder up the mountain, campaigners for responsible and accountable media are having to labour all over again, since the rock was sent crashing back down by the government three months ago. On May 9, by just nine votes, the …Continue Reading
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