Holly Burrows on the arts

Holly Burrows- House of Illustration, Kings Cross With such a buzz surrounding recent arts cuts, I came to talk to Holly… Read More »
Globalisation and the Media

Since the 1990s communication media and technology has become increasingly global. Globalisation is defined by Terhi Ratanen as the… Read More »
Social media and journalism

Social media began in the 17th century with the dissemination of cheap news pamphlets that informed readers of the news… Read More »
The Internet and Journalism

The internet began life in 1970 as a multitude of separate networks that where operated mainly by researchers. These networks… Read More »
The History and Implications of Journalism

In a sense journalism has always been present in human societies. Even before print, news was passed around in the… Read More »
The birth of the British Broadcasting Corporation

The first public broadcasts where actually commissioned by the Daily Mails’ Lord Northcliffe, this is unsurprising as Northcliffe came into… Read More »
Women in Journalism

There is little evidence of women far back in the history of journalism. In fact, early publications only catered to… Read More »
Journalism: a business?

It is well know that journalism is a hugely costly yet lucrative business that is strongly influenced by those who… Read More »
The Propaganda Model

The ‘Liberal Theory of the Press’ (1956) states that there are four social theories that govern the media: Authoritarian, Libertarian,… Read More »