Julian Petley Brunel University Utterly predictably, the June verdicts in the hacking trial were taken by most British papers as confirmation that the entire three-year process from the Leveson Inquiry to Scotland Yard’s Operation Weeting to the trial itself had been both a colossal waste of public funds and a draconian threat to press …Continue Reading
MeCCSA’s response to HEFCE’s Independent Review of the Role of Metrics in Research Assessment, letter dated 26 June 2014 I write as Hon. Sec. of MeCCSA, the subject association representing students in media, communication and cultural studies in UK higher education. The above Review has been discussed by the Association Executive, and the following comments arise …Continue Reading
Einar Thorsen Bournemouth University We kick off this issue of Three-D with a series of articles by Julian Petley, Bethany Usher, Jonathan Hardy and Lee Salter discussing media reform from different angles. The conclusion of the phone hacking trial has inevitably provided a lively backdrop, with headlines obsessing over the guilty verdict of Andy Coulson …Continue Reading
Pete Fraser (Chair, Media Education Association) outlines changes to the curriculum at GCSE and A level that may threaten the future of Media and Film Studies. He outlines the context for these changes and describe the precarious position in which the subjects find themselves.
Sonia Livingstone LSE Keynote address to the MeCCSA conference in Bournemouth 2014. Please use the comment section below if you would like to contribute to the debate or submit an article to the next issue of Three-D. You can also read the discussion on the MeCCSA list. There’s no one answer to the question, ‘Where are we now?’ Indeed, the first act of any media …Continue Reading
Many thanks to everyone who participated in the MeCCSA 2014 conference! Check out our live blog to see highlights from the conference as it unfolded, or visit us on Twitter via @MeCCSA2014 & #MeCCSA2014 and on Facebook. Our conference programme and book of abstracts are still available. Update: The full text of Sonia Livingstone’s keynote address, ‘Media studies: where are we now?’ is now online. Conference stats Abstracts …Continue Reading
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