Working with contemporaneously produced text & talk: A hybrid problematising workshop
Held on Friday May 22nd, Loughborough University & Online Workshop convenors: Emma Richardson, Sarah Atkins, and Alexandra Kent This workshop, hosted by…
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Constructing Vulnerability Symposium
The CRCC, alongside the Discourse and Rhetoric Group (DARG), hosted the symposium: ‘Constructing Vulnerability’ on Thursday 21st May at Loughborough University. The…
Empire of Influence: Rupert Murdoch and the Crisis of Deliberative Democracy
The CRCC are delighted to invite you to join this talk by Professor Graham Murdock – part of a series of events…
Professor Helen Wood plenary talk: Care in UK reality TV
Thursday, May 14 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Hybrid event (in-person & online) The Centre for Research in Communication and…
Event: Sites of Hostility and Resistance: Navigating the Digital LGBTQ+ Public Sphere in Hungary
Sites of Hostility and Resistance: Navigating the Digital LGBTQ+ Public Sphere in Hungary Date: 5th May 2026Time: 5pm-7.30pm (UK time)Registration: This event…
CRCC Event: Constructing Vulnerability
The CRCC, in collaboration with the Discourse and Rhetoric Group (DARG), are proud to announce 'Constructing Vulnerability', a hybrid symposium on the…
New publication: Art History and Artificial Intelligence: Looking at Images in an Algorithmic Culture, Kathryn Brown (Ed.)
CRCC member Kathryn Brown has recently edited a new book: Art History and Artificial Intelligence: Looking at Images in an Algorithmic Culture…
How Disinformation Gets Under Our Skin
Author: Ali Bilgic (Professor of International Relations and Middle East Politics, Loughborough University) Over the past few years, I’ve increasingly found myself…
CA Day: Conversation, community & cake
CA Day 15th December 2025 Celebrating its 18th year, CA (Conversation Analysis) Day was––as ever––a celebration of the global appeal of conversation…
CRCC member Arianna Maiorani invited for residency at Texas Tech University
CRCC member Arianna Maiorani has been invited for a residency at Texas Tech University, USA, jointly funded by the College of Media…
Book launch event: Tourism as Memory-Making: Russian Tourism in the Shadow of Empire, by Alena Pfoser
The CRCC will be hosting a book launch event on Wednesday 3rd December for member Alena Pfoser's recent publication: Tourism as Memory-Making:…
Call for Papers – Counter-Research Symposium
King’s College London | 27th February 2026Deadline for abstracts: Friday 21st November 2025Keynote SpeakerNatalie Fenton, Professor of Media and Communications, Goldsmiths, University…
Book launch event: Cultural Policies in the Era of the Korean Wave by Taeyoung Kim
The CRCC will be hosting a book launch event on Wednesday 26th November for member Taeyoung Kim's recent publication: Cultural Policies in…
CRCC hosts international symposium ‘Reactionary politics, women and feminist critique’
The Centre for Research in Communication hosted the international, two-day symposium ‘Reactionary politics, women, and feminist critique’ on May 21 and 22.…
Tourism as Memory-Making: Russian Tourism in the Shadow of Empire: new book by Alena Pfoser
CRCC member Alena Pfoser has recently published a book entitled “Tourism as Memory-Making: Russian Tourism in the Shadow of Empire” in Palgrave…
Re-Defining Terrorism: new book by Itoiz Rodrigo Jusué
In Re-Defining Terrorism: Imaginaries of Radicalisation and Counter-Radicalisation, CRCC member Itoiz Rodrigo Jusué delivers a timely and thought-provoking exploration of how counter-radicalisation…
Media Freedom Poll highlights concerns over Elon Musk’s influence in Central Europe
Dr Vaclav Stetka – CRCC’s member and Reader in Comparative Political Communication –presented the key findings of the 2025 Media Freedom Poll…
Political Communication and Environmental Challenges
The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture and the Successful Transitions Under Environmental Change research theme will be hosting a research seminar on Political Communication and…
CRCC Welcomes Local Councillors and MP
The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture participated in several events on May 9th as part of a campus visit by Cllr.…
CRCC hosts ‘How Media Ownership Matters’
The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture was very happy to host a talk by Dr Timothy Neff (University of Leicester) this…
CRCC to host the symposium ‘Reactionary politics, women, and popular culture’
The Centre for Research in Culture and Communication at Loughborough University will host the symposium ‘Reactionary politics, women, and popular culture’ on 21st…
CA Day 2024, Monday 16th December (hybrid)
Loughborough University’s Discourse and Rhetoric Group (DARG) hosts its 13th Conversation Analysis Day on Monday the 16th December 2024, 9:30am-5:30 (followed by…
‘Care: Critical Dialogues & Transdisciplinary Approaches’ event recap
In June 2024, the Centre for Research in Culture and Communication at Loughborough University hosted an interdisciplinary symposium on ‘Care’ - which…
CRCC to host ‘The charm of illiberalism? Media and the rising alternatives to democracy’
The charm of illiberalism? Media and the rising alternatives to democracy Date: November 20, 2024 Time: 3:00-5:00pm Location: Brockington Building, Room U.0.0.5, Loughborough University and…
CRCC member Itoitz Rodrigo-Jusué receives Vice-Chancellor Independent Research Fellowship
Our colleague and CRCC member, and member of the Media, Memory and History research group, Dr Itoitz Rodrigo-Jusué, has been awarded a…
First major international event on sportswashing hosted by the Centre for Communication & Culture at Loughborough University, May…
In May 2024, the CRCC hosted an international event on the topic of sportswashing at the Loughborough University London campus. It drew…
The Illiberal Public Sphere: new book by Václav Štětka and Sabina Mihelj
Liberal democracies across the world are facing a range of challenges, from the growing influence of illiberal leaders and parties to deepening…
CRCC to host ‘Care: critical dialogues & transdisciplinary approaches’ symposium on June 13th
Keynote talk: Professor Jo Littler (Goldsmiths University) ‘From care to carewashing….and back again’ This one-day symposium - hosted by the Centre for Research in…
Believability: Sexual Violence, Media, and the Politics of Doubt: a roundtable discussion
A roundtable event, featuring world-leading feminist media studies scholars, will take place at Loughborough University and online on June 25. The panel…
CRCC member Anna Zsubori publishes book ‘Disney Princesses and Tween Identity: The Franchise in Illiberal Hungary’
Since the creation of the franchise in 2000, Disney Princesses have become a ‘phenomenon’ receiving international attention, admiration as well as criticism…
CRCC members co-publish book with the European Election Monitoring Center on Party Campaigning in European Parliamentary Elections 1979-2019
The Political Communication theme is delighted to announce the publication of a timely new book by members Dominic Wring and Nathan Ritchie(eds.)…
Forensic Conversations in Criminal Justice Settings: One-day Symposium
The criminal justice system encompasses a wide range of interactions, from police officers engaging with the public on the street to police…
CRCC member Vaclav Stetka leads the presentation of the 2024 Media Freedom Poll
Dr Vaclav Stetka – CRCC’s Political Communication theme lead and Reader in Comparative Political Communication – presented the key findings of the…
Rethinking Our Communicative Pasts: Radical and Reparatory Perspectives
The CRCC scholar Burçe Çelik, along with Anaïs Carlton-Parada (Loughborough University London) and Nelson Costa Ribeiro (Universidade Catolica Portuguesa) are co-organising a…
Jilly Kay appears on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour
Jilly Kay – a CRCC member and Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media at Loughborough University – appeared on BBC Radio 4’s…
Digital activism for political participation: Women’s rights advocacy in Africa and the United Kingdom
Talk by Professor Innocent Chiluwa- Visiting Professor at the CRCC 30th April, at 1-2pm in WAV040 Wavy Top at Loughborough University and…
CRCC member Jilly Kay speaks at the international symposium ‘Log Out!’ at the University of Toronto
Jilly Kay – the co-lead of our Media, Memory and History theme and Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media at Loughborough University…
Visual depictions of the Rohingya crisis: Exodus, cultural othering, genocidal aggression—and audience aversion to graphic portrayals
Talk by Professor Erik Bucy - US-UK Fulbright Scholar in Communication and Media, Loughborough University Respondent, Dr Ronan Lee - Leverhulme Trust…
CRCC welcomes visiting professor Dr Innocent E. Chiluwa
Professor Chiluwa will be visiting Loughborough University for the next six months and collaborating with members of the Language Social Interaction and…
CRCC Member Natalie-Anne Hall publishes book on Brexit, Facebook, and Transnational Right-Wing Populism
The 2016 “Brexit” referendum heralded an age in which disinformation and divisive messaging spread on social media play a significant role in…
Europe Votes: CRCC hosted a high-profile event on European Elections
The CRCC’s Political Communication strand recently hosted a two-day event at the Houses of Parliament and Loughborough London. The event formed part…
CRCC member – Brendan Lawson – publishes “The Life of a Number”
Do numbers have a life of their own or do we give them meaning? How does data play a role in constructing…
Sportswashing: Managing state relations and reputations through associations with sport
A one-day symposium hosted by the Centre for Research in Communication & Culture, Loughborough University Wednesday 29th May, 2024: 0900-1700 Loughborough University,…
CRCC Member Awarded a British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant for studying social care in the UK
Dr. Anthony Kevins, a CRCC member and Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at Loughborough University, has been awarded a prestigious British…
CRCC scholar publishes book “Communications in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire-A Critical History”
While there is a wealth of studies that attempted to de-westernise and de-colonise media and communication studies, their impact on historical thinking…
CRCC supports research to improve evidence-gathering when reporting domestic and sexual violence to the police
In our latest post, Dr Emma Richardson discusses how research using conversation analysis (CA) helps us understand ‘evidential difficulties’ in crime reporting…
CRCC to host “Bridging Divides with Communication Research” international symposium on 14 June
On the 14th of June 2023, the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture at Loughborough University will host an international symposium…
CRCC scholars establish a novel approach to healthcare and end-of-life communication training
RealTalk, the groundbreaking educational tool for health care practitioners has been licensed to Treetops Hospice ensuring long-term high-quality communication care to patients…
CRCC to co-host international workshop on pandemic communication and populism in June 2023
The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture is pleased to co-host an international workshop on pandemic communication and populism, to be…
CRCC scholars publish interdisciplinary volume ‘Cultures of Authenticity’
© 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Authenticity has become a buzzword for our times. A new collection, edited by scholars in the Centre…
CRCC doctoral researcher contributes to national exhibition on 100 years of broadcasting
From 23 July until 2022 until 31 January 2023, the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford is hosting "Switched on: 100…
CRCC to host the 8th conference of the International Journal of Press/Politics
The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture is delighted to host the eighth conference of The International Journal of Press/Politics, an…
Professor Maria Repnikova to give keynote speech on “Advancing Research on Communication under Authoritarianism”
On the 21st of September 2022, the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture will host Professor Maria Repnikova (Georgia State University)…
Video recordings of CRCC Seminar Series 2021-22
We have now completed our 2021-22 Seminar Series, which was mainly held online. We are delighted to share the video recordings of…
CRCC Researchers to Feature Prominently at Major International Conference
This week, the 72nd annual meeting of the International Communication Association (ICA) will be held in Paris in hybrid format from 26-30…
CRCC Celebrates Loughborough’s Success in National Research Evaluation
We are delighted that the Research Excellence Framework (REF), whose results were published last Thursday, recognised the outstanding quality of research in…
CRCC Hosts “Media and the Illiberal Turn” Conference
Over two dozen scholars from more than ten countries gathered at Loughborough University on 28-29 April for one of the first in-person…
New book and online book launch: Charting the evolution of political communication over the last four decades
Dominic Wring, Roger Mortimore and Simon Atkinson (eds.) Political Communication in Britain: Campaigning, Media & Polling in the 2019 General Election (Palgrave)…
Video recordings of CRCC Seminar Series Semester 2 2020-21
We are delighted to provide access to video recordings of all the events held as part of our Seminar Series during Semester…
Videos of “Covid, Communication and Culture: Research Insights and Policy Solutions”
On the 12th of May 2021, the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture hosted an interdisciplinary research and policy event to…
Covid, Communication and Culture: Research Insights and Policy Solutions
The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture is pleased to announce a research event to discuss innovative work that helps understand…
Video recordings of CRCC Seminar Series Semester 1 2020-21
We are delighted to provide access to video recordings of all the events held as part of our Seminar Series during Semester…
#LboroAppliedAI Seminars Semester 2, 2021
We are continuing our series of #LboroAppliedAI online sessions this Semester! The series is organized by Dr Lise Jaillant and Dr Valerie Pinfield and…
Call for papers for an edited collection on ‘Cultures of Authenticity’
Following the successful webinar series, hosted by Loughborough University this autumn, we are now seeking contribution for an edited collection on the…
Announcing the #LboroAppliedAI initiative
#LboroAppliedAI is an interdisciplinary initiative promoted by the Digital Humanities research group DH@Lboro, in partnership with the Centre for Research in Communication…
Cultures of Authenticity: An interdisciplinary webinar series
Authenticity has become a buzzword for our times. Much of the travel industry is built around the provision of ‘authentic’ experiences, global…
“Of Moguls, Monsters and Men”: Annual Communication and Media Lecture by Professor Karen Boyle
We are happy to announce the 2nd Annual Communication and Media lecture, to be held on the 11th of February from 4-6pm…
Upcoming PhD Workshop “Populism, Discourse, Radical Democracy”, Loughborough University
Note: due to the restrictions caused by COVID-19, this workshop has been postponed. We will announce a new date for the next…
Election 2019: The Brexit Campaign? Loughborough University London, 31st January
Loughborough University Centre for Research in Communication & Culture and Ipsos MORI in conjunction with the British Polling Council present Election 2019: The Brexit Campaign? This General…
Improving the Health of Our Online Civic Culture: A New Centre for Doctoral Training at Loughborough University
Established in 2018 with a £300,000 award from Loughborough University’s Adventure Research Programme, the Online Civic Culture Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)…
How Prevalent are Filter Bubbles and Echo Chambers on Social Media? Not as Much as Conventional Wisdom Has…
A few days ago, a tweet by Rasmus Nielsen inspired me to think about the widespread idea that most social media users…
Athens Democracy Forum turns the spotlight on the risks to democracy in Central Europe
Loughborough University’s Centre for Research in Communication and Culture partnered with The New York Times and the Open Society Foundations to organize…
Britain’s ‘missing’ Muslim women
Whether British citizens with Muslim beliefs are sufficiently committed to “British values” and to a “British way of life” is a topic…
The UK General Election of 2017: the campaigns, media and polls
This conference, sponsored by the Loughborough University Institute of Advanced Studies, provides a unique exploration of the momentous 2017 General Election from…
A tale of two leaders: news media coverage of the 2017 General Election
The battle for control of the media agenda is a defining characteristic of modern election campaigns to the extent that some argue…
How the Conservatives’ media strategy collapsed during the election campaign
There is no question that the surprising result occurred despite excoriating criticism of the main opposition party from the right-wing press. However,…
Corbyn, Labour, Digital Media, and the 2017 UK Election
Labour did not win the general election. But neither did the Conservatives. Parliamentary arithmetic will prevail and the Tories will form a…
General Election 2017: A presidential media campaign which gave men the dominant voice
The media offered ‘presidential’ coverage of the 2017 General Election, focussing their attention on May and Corbyn, analysis by Loughborough University has…
Media coverage of the 2017 General Election campaign (report 4)
Report 4 (covering 5th May to 7th June inclusive) This is the last in a series of weekly reports by the Centre…
The Tories come under media attack
The Conservative Party has received considerably more negative media coverage in the second half of the General Election campaign, research from Loughborough…
Media coverage of the 2017 General Election campaign (report 3)
Report 3 (covering 18th-31st May inclusive) This is the third report by the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture on national…
Fighting for your knife: law, religion and parmesan in multicultural Italy
On May 15 2017, the Italian Court of Cassation, the highest court of appeal, issued a verdict ruling that Sikh men in…
Top 3 Talking Points: An attack on Corbyn?
Professor James Stanyer on week two of the General Election media campaign. Transcript This week saw an increase in coverage for Labor…
Newspapers remain hostile to Labour in their election coverage
In its second report analysing media coverage of the General Election Loughborough University has found national newspapers to be overwhelmingly negative in…
Media coverage of the 2017 General Election campaign (report 2)
This is the second in a series of weekly reports by the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture on national news…
Conservatives dominate in the election media battle
Brexit may be taking the UK into uncharted political waters but national media reporting of the first week of the 2017 general…
Media coverage of the 2017 General Election campaign (report 1)
This is the first of a series of weekly reports by the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture on national news…
General Election 2017: Discover what’s making the media headlines
A real time news audit of the General Election by Loughborough University is lifting the lid on what media coverage the political…
Message in support of our colleagues at Central European University, Budapest
Following the recent legislative action by the Hungarian government, we would like to express our deep concern over the impact of the…
Fragmented field keeps voters guessing as Dutch election approaches
The parliamentary election in the Netherlands on March 15 is approaching rapidly. And with an incredibly fragmented field, it looks as though…
‘Dry’ and ‘try’ January campaigns show moderate drinking is not just about units of alcohol
Around this time of year, many people seek to reduce, reform or moderate their drinking habits. However, the idea of what is…
Trump trolls, Pirate Parties and the Italian Five Star Movement: The internet meets politics
We blame the internet for a lot of things, and now the list has grown to include our politics. In a turbulent…
Guilty verdict, but an excellent day for Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders nonetheless
The populist radical right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders was found guilty on December 9 of insulting a group of people (Moroccans) and…
Why WHO needs a radical rethink of its draconian approach to cannabis
Cannabis is hugely popular. 182m people use cannabis across the world and, with this level of exposure, the way cannabis is regulated…
Think the world’s in a mess? Here are four things you can do about it
Brexit. Trump. Climate change. The financial system. The arms trade. Hardliners. You name it, it’s causing anxiety. The state of the world…
Anarchy in the USA: five years on, the legacy of Occupy Wall Street and what it can teach…
It was a turning point in the story of a new kind of democracy – and how the state tried to snuff…
The myth of the disappearing book
After years of sales growth, major publishers reported a fall in their e-book sales for the first time this year, introducing new…
Iceland’s crowd-sourced constitution: hope for disillusioned voters everywhere
Western democracies are in turmoil. From Brexit to Donald Trump, to a general lack of trust in politics, disillusioned voters are expressing…
Our world is not a pure market economy, and economics can’t explain it
We tend to take it for granted that our economy is a market economy. Mainstream economics is particularly committed to that idea.…
Whither anarchy: freedom as non-domination
This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative with the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to…
EU Referendum campaign analysis book launched at Westminster
An EU Referendum analysis and opinion book featuring contributions from Loughborough University academics has been officially launched at Westminster. The book titled EU…
EU Referendum Analysis 2016: Media, Voters and the Campaign
Featuring 80 contributions from leading UK academics, EU Referendum Analysis 2016: Media, Voters and the Campaign captures the immediate thoughts and early research…
The “Brexit” Campaign: 2016 UK referendum on membership of European Union
This FREE one day IAMCR pre-conference takes place a month after the historic vote by the British people on 23rd June over…
Ghostbusters and why we like to laugh at things that go bump in the night
The imminent release of Ghostbusters, a reboot of the 1984 cult movie of the same name, has been accompanied by fears that…
Women featured but were they given a voice?
Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies Dr Emily Harmer on the three key findings on the subject of gender from the media coverage…
Devolution implications were ignored in pre-EU Referendum media coverage
The devolution implications of leaving the EU barely registered in national press and TV coverage in the run-up to Thursday’s vote according…
Media coverage of the EU Referendum (report 5)
Media coverage of the referendum principally focused on (a) the drama and dynamics of the campaign, (b) the economic implications of leaving…
Gender Balance in EU Referendum coverage
In this post we update our measures on the gender balance in referendum coverage for the sample period (6 May – 15…
Going bananas over Brussels: Fleet Street’s European journey
As with the British public, the press is split down the middle over the referendum on membership of the European Union, with…
VIDEO: David Deacon on a rise in media profile for Labour and differences in TV and press coverage
Professor of Communication & Media Analysis David Deacon notes the three key findings from the media coverage of the EU Referendum between…
TV broadcasters more balanced in EU Referendum debate
The latest report by Loughborough University finds TV broadcasters are providing a more balanced view in their reporting of the EU Referendum…
Media coverage of the EU Referendum (report 4)
This is the fourth report by the Loughborough University Centre for Research in Communication and Culture (CRCC) on national news reporting of…
What the new Tate Modern tells us about the museum of the future
The Switch House – a £260m new extension to the iconic Tate Modern – is about much more than the need for…
Hard Evidence: analysis shows extent of press bias towards Brexit
The Sun’s declaration of support for the Leave campaign in the EU referendum might seem entirely predictable. After all, the paper has…
82% circulation advantage in favour of Brexit as The Sun declares
On the day The Sun officially came out in favour of Brexit, research from Loughborough University reveals which side of the fence…
EU Referendum: A presidential campaign?
Media coverage of the EU Referendum is highly ‘presidential’, with David Cameron and Boris Johnson grabbing the headlines, the latest report by…
Media coverage of the EU Referendum (report 3)
This is the third report by the Loughborough University Centre for Research in Communication and Culture (CRCC) on national news reporting of…
Women-dominated EU debate a welcome break from Tory boys’ brigade
Much of the coverage of the EU referendum campaign so far has been like reporting on the common room squabbles of a…
Immigration becomes the most prominent issue in recent EU referendum news coverage
In our second report on news coverage of the EU referendum published on Monday we noted that ‘immigration’ had become increasingly more…
Tory titans dominate the EU referendum media debate
Professor of Communication and Media Analysis James Stanyer discusses the three key findings from the media coverage of the EU Referendum between…
Report finds Labour is almost invisible in EU Referendum coverage
The Labour Party is being practically ignored in media coverage of the EU Referendum according to a Loughborough University report released today.…
Media coverage of the EU Referendum (report 2)
This is the second report by the Loughborough University Centre for Research in Communication and Culture on national news reporting of the…
What is the National Citizen Service?
It describes itself as the fastest growing youth movement in the UK for a century. Launched in 2011, the National Citizen Service…
Three men and a vote: EU referendum is turning into a Tory boys’ own story
It would have come as something of a surprise to a fair few of the Mail on Sunday’s readers when they opened…
Tories dominate opening weeks of EU Referendum coverage
A Tory dominance and poor representation from women and longstanding in-out campaigners are the main themes in week one of the Loughborough…
Media coverage of the EU Referendum (report 1)
This is the first in a series of reports by the Loughborough University Centre for Research in Communication and Culture on national…
EU Referendum: Discover what’s making the media headlines
A real time news audit of the EU Referendum by Loughborough University is lifting the lid on what media coverage the campaign…
BBC’s online services must move towards cooperation rather than competition
How will the BBC change over the next ten years? The BBC White Paper released this week suggested dramatic shifts. But while…
‘Good Muslims’ or ‘Good citizens’: how Muslim women feel about integration
A great many things have been said about Muslims as UK citizens, mainly by non-Muslims. The prime minister, David Cameron, believes that…
Top Gear: why the BBC is right to motor ahead with popular, profitable shows
The BBC is revving up for the return of a reformed Top Gear, one of its most popular and profitable programmes, with…
The highs and lows of the 2015 General Election
Political strategists, journalists and academics gathered in Westminster this week for a Loughborough University conference focussing on the media coverage of the 2015…
Parties Media Voters: the 2015 Campaign – Westminster, 13 – 14th July
This two-day conference will be the ninth in a series initiated by MORI founder Robert Worcester who helped organize the first event of its kind to…
Digital Domesday: surveillance threatens us with a new serfdom
This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative with the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to…
The Conservatives have scant grounds for complaint about the 2015 media election
1992 and all that? Much has been said about the similarities between this campaign and the 1992 election. Loughborough University CRC…
Men Writing About Men: Media And The UK General Election 2015
Just as formal political institutions and activities are dominated by men, so too is the news coverage those institutions attract. The recent…
How migrant crisis could lead to the break-up of the EU
The European Commission has taken a radical step in announcing a new policy on immigration, following the deaths of thousands of people…
Media coverage of the 2015 campaign (report 5)
This is the fifth in a series of reports by the Loughborough University Communication Research Centre on national news reporting of the…
The knives are out in closing days of election campaign
Press partisanship returned with a vengeance in the closing days of the 2015 General Election campaign, research by Loughborough University has found.…
Russell Re-Brand: The Joker in the pack?
As we enter the final stages of the 2015 General Election campaign, a new and controversial figure has taken centre stage: Russell…
Real people finally having their say? Press coverage of BBC Question Time leaders’ ‘debate’
Previous research has noted a curious ambivalence concerning the role of the public in news reporting. While the press insist that they…
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