Media Standards Trust

Greg Power's report launching Carnegie's Democracy & Civil Society programme and follows from the Power Inquiry. Seeks to find tangible ways in which to engage people in democracy. Argues that discuss...

Source: Carnegie UK Trust, Carnegie UK Trust

2006

Keywords: democracy, citizenship, trust, politics

Stephen Coleman's report on civic engagement in young people argues against the prevailing orthodoxy. Coleman suggests young people are engaged but not through traditional structures. They want to par...

Source: Carnegie UK Trust, Carnegie UK Trust

2006

Keywords: citizenship, democracy, Internet, technology, trust, politics

Chris Paterson's paper looks at the concentration of corporate control over public affairs information in the context of emerging news distribution mechanisms. Arguing that the dominance of AP and Reu...

Source: Centre for Intl Communications Research, Centre for International Communications Research

Apr-03

Keywords: Online news, blogs, market dominance, news agency, politics

Douglas Rushkoff's 70 page think piece about the political opportunities presented by new technology. Rushkoff wants to demonstrate 'how a growing willingness [of the public] to engage with the underl...

Source: Demos, Demos

2003

Keywords: democracy, politics, online, communication

Progress report following Lord Puttnam's 2004 review 'Members Only? Parliament in the public eye'. The 2004 review emphasised the responsibility of Parliament to communicate effectively. This report e...

Source: Hansard, Hansard Society

Nov-06

Keywords: politics, government spin,

Snapshot of the current state of political blogging in the UK (early 2004). Focuses on 8 'types' of political blog (the MPs blog, the candidates blog etc.). Most said the purpose of blogging was to pr...

Source: Hansard, Hansard Society

Jul-04

Keywords: blogs, Internet, online news, democracy, politics,

Postal survey of 4,000 representative UK panel during the week Baghdad fell to US/UK forces (April 7, 2003). Examines attitutdes to amount of coverage, perceived bias, style and content on television....

Source: ITC, ITC

Oct-03

Keywords: iraq war, news coverage, audience views, politics, news ratings, reporters

Jane Sancho's 49 page report about viewers' response to the 2001 General Election. Findings include: TV the main source of information (41%); interest in following the election campaign at an all-time...

Source: ITC, ITC

Oct-01

Keywords: politics, government, general election, television coverage

5,000 face to face interviews conducted across Europe in September 2006, exploring the European blogging experience. Finds that about 60% of Europeans (70 million people) have heard about blogs, and a...

Source: Ipsos-MORI, Ipsos MORI

Nov-06

Keywords: blogs, Internet, democracy, politics, trust, UGC

Drawing on the findings from five discussion groups plus a review of decades of survey data, the MORI report shows that in this greater climate of distrust — driven by increased awareness of spin and ...

Source: Ipsos-MORI, Ipsos MORI

Nov-05

Keywords: Government spin, democracy, politics, trust

OFCOM quantitative research (in association with ICM) to assess perceptions of television coverage of the 2005 General Election. The majority believed television news coverage of the 2005 election was...

Source: OFCOM, Ofcom

Sep-05

Keywords: politics, government, general election, television coverage

Article examining the changes in institutional and legal constraints on journalists reporting politics from the late 1970s to the late 1990s. Greg Philo concentrates on Conservatives' criticisms of br...

Source: Glasgow University Media Group, Greg Philo, Glasgow University Media Group

2000

Keywords: journalism, politics, spin, Margaret Thatcher