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Media moguls and their influence

December 13, 2013August 11, 2014 by Editor

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Chris Hanretty argues that, when looking at owner influence over the media, we should look not just at how many ownership interests there are, but who owns them -- individuals, families, or companies. Orson Welles' film Citizen Kane remains the most well-known and probably best depiction of the "media mogul".…

Feeling inspired: Q & A with Mark Townsend, Home Affairs Editor of The Observer

December 12, 2013August 11, 2014 by Editor

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Libby Masters is one many PSI Broadcast and Media students who attended The Guardian headquarters for a Q & A session with Mark Townsend, the Home Affairs Editor of The Observer, this week. She reflects on what she learnt. [caption id="attachment_572" align="alignright" width="300"] PSI students at the Guardian Education Centre[/caption]…

Edward Snowden spy revelations leave British unmoved

December 12, 2013August 11, 2014 by Editor

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Tracey Gardiner is one many PSI Broadcast and Media students who attended the Thought Out lecture at UEA London by Luke Harding who has just finished a book on the Edward Snowden affair. She reflects on the session. Fresh from finishing his book on Edward Snowden and the NSA, journalist,…

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: A legendary Great takes his leave

December 10, 2013February 11, 2015 by Editor

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Dr. Elizabeth Cobbett considers the legacy of Nelson Mandela. Mandela’s death is a moment for us to think on the complexities of the world we live in, to show compassion and be pragmatic while possessing a vision for humanity. So much can be said, and so much is being said,…

Mandela and ‘that song’

December 10, 2013February 11, 2015 by Editor

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Professor John Street considers the importance of music to the anti-apartheid struggle. The day after Nelson Mandela died, Channel 4 News ended their evening broadcast with a song. Not any song, of course, but that song: 'Free Nelson Mandela'. And not the 1984 recording by The Special AKA, but an instrumental…

Anti-terrorism laws have caused citizens to rethink what being a citizen means

December 6, 2013August 11, 2014 by Editor

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The UK government has introduced many anti-terrorism laws in recent years. Lee Jarvis and Michael Lister explain how this has caused many citizens to rethink what being a UK citizen means, drawing ESRC funded research published in Citizenship Studies. [one_half]In recent years a lot of attention has been paid to the…

Has the coalition made people less interested in politics?

November 29, 2013August 11, 2014 by Editor

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Last week at our School Question Time, someone asked about whether the experience of Coalition government has made people more apathetic. I gave what could only be described as a holding answer, saying that I'd have to look at the data from the British Election Survey (BES). As per Betteridge's…

John Bercow to consider the case for internet voting in the UK. Is it a good idea?

November 27, 2013February 3, 2015 by Editor

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Dr. Toby James considers the proposal from the Commons Speaker John Bercow that internet voting should be introduced to the UK. His research on the pilotting of internet voting in the UK suggested that it only had a marginally positive effect on turnout but every idea for increasing turnout deserves a second…

Parliament Week Events at UEA, 2013: What does Parliament mean to you?

November 26, 2013August 11, 2014 by Editor

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Each year, the University of East Anglia host a week of special events to mark UK Parliament Week. On Thursday 21st November, a round-table event was held in Thomas Paine Study Centre, open to the public. We invited a journalist, a former backbench, a former minister, a Clerk and an…

Global financial companies are pushing Africa away from cash based economies

November 22, 2013August 11, 2014 by Editor

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Dr. Elizabeth Cobbett recently presented research on the spread of global finance into Sub-Saharan African markets. She reflects on how new technology is being used to move Africa away from cash-based economies. A workshop was organized at Warwick University on November 15th to identify and analyse the different ways in which…

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