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Greta Thunberg and Climate activism
In hindsight if not actuality, not so long ago the day to day business of politics was relatively mundane. Of course, all governments have their periods of personnel change, scandal and legislative...
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The return of Spitting Image
Photograph: Avalon/Mark Harrison At the end of last month, it was announced with some fanfare that the seminal 1980’s ITV puppet show satire, Spitting Image, was returning to our screens. In its...
View ArticleGeneral Election 2019. Some early thoughts…
So here we are, then. Prime Minister Johnson has his heart’s desire – after months of a volatile and dysfunctional premiership characterised by lost Commons votes, broken promises and in party...
View ArticleA terrible week for the Tories as Labour go for the mainstream press
Despite the fact that the General Election campaign did not officially start until Wednesday with Prime Minister Johnson’s visit to the Queen and the dissolution of Parliament, it’s fair to say that...
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UK election 2019: digital election dominated by videos – real and faked
In the days since parliament was dissolved on November 6, news coverage of the digital election has been dominated by coverage of videos the parties have posted online. Much of this debate was sparked...
View ArticleDeepfake political ads not as disturbing as the real thing
Victoria Derbyshire’s BBC current affairs programme on Tuesday morning included an item by Catrin Nye on “deepfake” videos. They can be defined as when artificial intelligence technology (AI) is used...
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Facebook: it’s the advertising, stupid
Professor Leighton Andrews’ research seminar will focus upon the complex role of online advertising in the General Election and the dominant player, Facebook. As we head to a UK general election,...
View ArticleBBC bias?
Undeniably, the BBC is special. It is a unique, publicly funded broadcaster with a greatly admired history and an international reputation which – deserved or not – means that it has a much...
View ArticleI didn’t hear the news today, oh boy
As someone addicted to the rhythms and familiarities of radio 5 live every morning, it took me a few minutes today to adjust to the seemingly new format of its breakfast show. Were it any other day,...
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2020 Vision: Forecasts for the year ahead from Cardiff University School of...
Four small words; the future of journalism. What should we expect to see making a dent in our profession over the 12 months ahead? What does social media have in store for a likely devious US Election...
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