Message from Paul Bradshaw, Birmingham City University...
Investigating local newspapers' coverage of council affairs - help sought
The Guardian's Sarah Hartley has been looking at how much space local newspapers devote to coverage of council affairs. She's been working with a team of volunteers on Help Me Investigate.com who have so far covered around 10 areas (the investigation can be found athttp://helpmeinvestigate.com/investigations/104 and you can read Sarah's latest roundup at http://bit.ly/5Xrr0h)
There are a lot more newspapers we haven't looked at. If you or your students are able to help out, please contact me on paul.bradshaw@bcu.ac.uk
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Tuesday 26 January 2010
Research - request for help from Paul Bradshaw
News - first story from EU Journalism Fund
From Brigette Alfter
Dear all,
We are proud to share with you, that the first story, that has received funding by Journalismfund.eu, is now published, quoted and translated.
Please read about the story and find links to the publications - http://www.journalismfund.eu/index.php?page=9&detail=114and a comment on journalism in Europe - http://blogs.euobserver.com/alfter/2010/01/24/true-european-journalism/
Warm greetings
Brigitte
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Dear all,
We are proud to share with you, that the first story, that has received funding by Journalismfund.eu, is now published, quoted and translated.
Please read about the story and find links to the publications - http://www.journalismfund.eu/index.php?page=9&detail=114and a comment on journalism in Europe - http://blogs.euobserver.com/alfter/2010/01/24/true-european-journalism/
Warm greetings
Brigitte
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Seminar - Meet the Professionals - Wessex Media Group
RTS South and Wessex Media Group present: Meet the Professionals
Wednesday 3rd February 2010
The Media School, Bournemouth University
A chance for students to talk informallyto media professionals about working in the media industries and for media businesses to explore the challenges and opportunities for the sector going forward.
There is no charge for this event but pre-registration is essential
To reserve a place email: lena@wessexmediagroup.co.uk
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Wednesday 3rd February 2010
The Media School, Bournemouth University
A chance for students to talk informallyto media professionals about working in the media industries and for media businesses to explore the challenges and opportunities for the sector going forward.
There is no charge for this event but pre-registration is essential
To reserve a place email: lena@wessexmediagroup.co.uk
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Rubicon - recommends R4 'In Our Own Time' on the Frankfurt School
This is a good but not perfect discussion on the Frankfurt School. Its ten days old but still available on iPlayer and on podcast.
'Rubicon'
to hear programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pr54s
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'Rubicon'
to hear programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pr54s
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News - Guardian editor hits back at paywalls
Shutting newspaper industry off from openness of web risks 'sleepwalk into oblivion', argues Alan Rusbridger
• Read the full text of the Cudlipp Lecture
by Steve Busfield The Guardian editor-in-chief, Alan Rusbridger, has delivered a riposte to Rupert Murdoch's campaign to introduce paywalls to newspaper websites, claiming that it could lead the industry to a "sleepwalk into oblivion".Delivering the 2010 Hugh Cudlipp Lecture today, Rusbridger said that universal charging for newspaper content on the internet would remove the industry from a digital revolution which is allowing news organisations to engage with their readers more than ever before.to read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jan/25/guardian-editor-paywalls
