Is China using the earthquake to political advantage?
The LA Times has a distinctly different take than most newspapers on the Chinese earthquake on its front page today. The article – ‘Amid the tragedy lies opportunity’ – suggests the Chinese government...
View ArticleDoes lack of reflection prevent news thinking about its future?
This week the Independent dropped its media supplement. The paper still prints 7 pages on media, but now it’s within the body of the main paper. Though it may continue to do this, past history suggests...
View ArticleSome responses to the report
I’ll detail elsewhere some of the things that have happened in the past week, but for now I thought it might be worth linking to some of the coverage (not a comprehensive list): You can hear a panel...
View ArticleHow the British press distorted reporting of… the British press
This post was first published on FreeSpeechDebate.com on November 3rd, 2014. Academics like the term ‘normative’. Not just because it sounds smarter than ‘normal’ but because it helps to describe how...
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