Like many other people this Christmas, I unwrapped a Kindle. According to tentative analyst estimates, over one million people received an iPad or Kindle on Christmas Day this year. However, the increasing popularity of such devices has been said to contribute to the already wavering sales of printed newspapers. News organisations, with knowledge of this [...]
I recently blogged about The Wright Stuff’s controversial phone-in debate centred on the Amanda Knox appeal case which led several viewers to complain to the media regulator Ofcom. Since then, the show has faced yet more scrutiny as it has been announced as the most complained about TV show of 2011. The Channel 5 host [...]
The BBC’s hit series Frozen Planet came under scrutiny this week as it emerged that several scenes of the documentary were shot in fake scenery, misleading viewers. Eight million viewers were led to believe the dramatic footage of a polar bear tending to her newborn cubs during the ‘Winter’ episode had been captured by BBC [...]
It is fair to say that the media coverage of the Amanda Knox appeal case back in early October will not go down as one of Britain’s finest media moments. Firstly we had the channel 5 presenter Mathew Wright controversially asking via a phone-in debate “Foxy-Knoxy: Would ya?” which led several viewers to complain to [...]
Every year, thousands of students like me complete journalism related courses in the hope of landing a fun and exciting job in the media industry. But with the combination of the economic downturn and a very competitive industry, most journalism graduates leave the comfy world of academia in a state of panic. With hundreds of people applying for each post, competition is [...]
The gruesome media coverage of the capture and death of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has provoked widespread objection throughout the online world. The use of disturbing images of Gaddafi’s bloody demise were spread all over the UK’s national newspapers today, sparking great debate on websites such as Twitter, the Guardian and the BBC. Many [...]