Project title: Exploring the potential of online collections for sustainable creative communities and practices This project focuses on Amgueddfa Cymru’s new website for contemporary art in Wales as a case study for understanding how online collections can be used and shared to stimulate creative practice, and how cultural institutions can learn from these digital practices. It will be jointly supervised by Dr. Jenny Kidd and Dr. Bronwen Colquhoun and the student will be expected to spend time at both Cardiff University and Amgueddfa Cymru, as well as becoming part of the wider cohort of CDP f ..read more

The BBC is calling it a “blueprint for the biggest transformation in decades”. The UK’s national public service broadcaster has announced plans to move hundreds of journalists’ jobs and some programme commissioning out of London, to strengthen both local reporting and the creative economy in the UK’s nations and regions. With hard questions about the BBC’s long-term financial future being asked, it is one of new director general Tim Davie’s big initiatives to win over a sceptical government that does not believe the BBC represents a balanced view of Britain. Despite vibrant creative sectors ou ..read more

Covid-19 rules on teaching helped staff to create new opportunities for students on the MA Broadcast Journalism at Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on teaching journalism. The thing educators and students value most — face-to-face tuition — went out of the window. In its place came ‘Blended learning’; a mixture of pre-recorded lecture videos, live online seminars and, when possible, some face-to-face classes. However, the face-to-face sessions available to us were restricted to low numbers of people per ..read more

Diversifying and decolonising conflict photography: an exploration of how accompanying textual information can influence the reading and understanding of photographs. This new studentship is being offered under the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership programme. Cardiff University and Imperial War Museums (IWM) will be the partner institutions. The studentship will be supervised by myself (Dr Tom Allbeson, School of Journalism, Media and Culture) and Helen Mavin (IWM) and co-supervised by Professor Claire Gorrara (School of Modern Languages). It will begin on 1 October 2020 and is funded at ..read more

As a Lecturer in Digital Media Studies at the School of Journalism, Media and Culture (Cardiff University), my work focuses on issues regarding identity, inequality, ideology, media and the marketplace. My research involves exploring how and why social media and online content-sharing platforms are used in people’s lives, such as their experiences of labour, leisure and pursuit of liberationist goals. I also examine how brands (mis)use rhetoric and (re)presentations associated with social justice activism, but as part of inherently capitalist activity in the form of depoliticised marketin ..read more

By Professor Richard Sambrook This post first appeared in The Conversation The BBC faces a hostile government seeking to end the licence fee in favour of advertising. Meanwhile, political polarisation has undermined consensus about its role, it faces increased competition and technology is rapidly changing viewing habits. And there is serious criticism of its editorial performance. I’m not talking about today – although all of the above apply – but the mid 1980s when the Thatcher government set up the Peacock Committee to report on the BBC’s finances with the expectation it would ..read more

Cardiff University graduate Fleur Stamford works for London based B2B PR agency, TopLine Comms. Getting a journalist to notice your story can be tough. You only have a few short paragraphs to combine your research, facts, and an element of storytelling. Working at a B2B PR agency, I understand the challenge of getting a response from journalists and the level of competition your pitch is up against. So here are my four top tips to successfully pitch your story. Research, research, research Use social media profiles and previous articles to work out who might appreciate the ..read more

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 campaign? How can publishers rebuild bonds of trust with readers? Do new laws need to be passed to protect our democracy? And which cases in the courts could have an effect on the way journalists work? These are among the questions we will see addressed in 2020 which, incidentally, is the 50th anniversary of Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC). We ..read more

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, Nicky Campbell, Rachel Burden and assorted politicians and pundits would have had, as is usual, my uninvited and scornful response to their efforts to inform and educate me. As is the case with thousands of others, I suspect, the radio is my omnipresent, long suffering sunrise companion – well used to all the self-righteous indignation a news junkie like me can muster when confronted by the hol ..read more

Over the past week or so the Sun newspaper has been celebrating its 50th birthday with a series of public relations measures designed to illustrate its colourful history and ongoing commitment to the rich fabric of British life. There’s been the vote for the most popular front page, the launch of the special £1MILLION Sun Readers charity fund and a trawl back through the “biggest showbiz exclusives” of the last 50 years. It is slightly disingenuous to insist that the Sun is celebrating a half century. More accurately the paper  is 55 years of age – emerging  as it did in 1964 from the ashes ..read more