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101 Spin Control: Why Accuracy Matters More than Truth in Journalism - Edward Stourton The fourth in our lecture series for Michaelmas Term 2013, given in the JCR at Mansfield College by Edward Stourton, news correspondent and founder member of Channel 4 News. Edward Stourton 05 Dec 2013
102 Creative Commons Moral Maze, Arijit Sen Arijit Sen, CNN-IBN gives his opinion on the debates premise 'Journalism coarsens, simplifies and distorts politics (and the new journalism won't be any better)'. As part of the 30th Anniversary Reunion of the Journalism Fellow Programme. Arijit Sen, Jean Seaton, Michael Parks, Paul Taylor 19 Sep 2013
103 Creative Commons Plenary panel debate: The Future of Journalism Panel debate at the 30th Anniversary Reunion of the Journalism Fellow Programme. Mark Thompson, Natalie Nougayrède, Peter Barron, John Stackhouse 17 Sep 2013
104 Creative Commons Paying the Piper: Rethinking the Economics of Newspaper Journalism Reuters Memorial Lecture 2013 - by Mark Thompson, President and Chief Executive of the New York Times Company. Mark Thompson, David Levy, John Lloyd 17 Sep 2013
105 Creative Commons The Future of Journalism - Natalie Nougayrède (Le Monde) Natalie Nougayrède, Executive Editor of Le Monde talks at the 30th Anniversary Reunion of the Journalism Fellow Programme. Natalie Nougayrède 17 Sep 2013
106 Creative Commons The Future of Journalism - Nic Newman (RISJ Research Associate) Nic Newman, Digital Media Strategist and RISJ Research Associate, talks at the 30th Anniversary Reunion of the Journalism Fellow Programme. Nic Newman 17 Sep 2013
107 Creative Commons The Future of Journalism - John Stackhouse (Editor-in-chief, Globe and Mail, Toronto). John Stackhouse, Editor-in-Chief of The Globe and Mail, Toronto, talking at the 30th Anniversary Reunion of the Journalism Fellow Programme. John Stackhouse 17 Sep 2013
108 Creative Commons The Future of Journalism - Peter Barron (Google) Peter Barron, Peter Barron, Director of Communications and Public Affairs for EMEA, Google, talks at the 30th Anniversary Reunion of the Journalism Fellow Programme. Peter Barron 17 Sep 2013
109 Creative Commons Verifying social media information in real time: from the UK riots to the Boston bombings, via Hurricane Sandy Farida Vis, University of Sheffield, gives a talk for the RISJ seminar series on social media and the news on June 12th 2013. Farida Vis 02 Jul 2013
110 Creative Commons Writing news for young people Miranda Green, Editor, The Day, gives a talk for the Reuters seminar series about writing news for young people. Miranda Green 17 Jun 2013
111 Creative Commons Mark Thompson (Symposium): Politics and Language - Friends or Enemies? Symposium following Mark Thompson's series of talks for the Humanitas Programme. With Polly Toynbee, Gus O'Donnell, David Willetts MP and chaired by Andrew Marr. Mark Thompson, Polly Toynbee, Gus O'Donnell, David Willetts 15 Nov 2012
112 Creative Commons Mark Thompson: Not in my name In his third lecture, Mark Thompson looks at what happens when modern rhetoric and morality collide, taking the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as his principal examples. Mark Thompson 15 Nov 2012
113 Creative Commons Mark Thompson: Consign it to the flames Almost everyone accepts that science is our most authoritative guide to understanding the world so why is it so disputed when it comes to public policy? Mark Thompson examines what's happened to the 'argument from authority' in modern rhetoric. Mark Thompson 15 Nov 2012
114 Creative Commons Mark Thompson: Inaugural Lecture - Is Plato winning the argument? Drawing in particular on recent examples from American and British healthcare reform, Mark Thompson asks whether the language of politics is changing in ways which threaten public understanding of and engagement with the most important issues of the day. Mark Thompson 15 Nov 2012
115 Creative Commons Emotions and Journalism: the relationship between practices of emotional story-telling and objectivity in award-winning journalism Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Cardiff, gives a talk for the Reuters Seminar Series. Karin Wahl-Jorgensen 22 Feb 2012
116 Creative Commons The Hyper-Real Culture of the Tabloid Newsroom: Personal Experiences of UK Tabloid Culture Richard Peppiatt, media commentator and former reporter for the Daily Star, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute seminar series. Richard Peppiatt 12 Dec 2011
117 Creative Commons Challenges to journalists' source protection rights in Europe and Australia Katherine Stowell, University of Edinburgh, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute seminar series. Katherine Stowell 12 Dec 2011
118 Creative Commons News in the Digital Age - How The Economist Fits In Tom Standage, Digital Editor, The Economist, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute seminar series. Tom Standage 12 Dec 2011
119 Foreign Correspondence and Fixers: The Missing Link Colleen Murrell (Deakin University) gives a talk for the Reuters Institute seminar series. Colleen Murrell 12 Dec 2011
120 Creative Commons Feeding the Financial Beast: Challenges of Reporting in Rumour Hungry Markets Jodie Ginsberg, Reuters Bureau Chief, UK and Ireland, gives a talk for the Reuters Seminar Series. Jodie Ginsberg 22 Nov 2011
121 Creative Commons From Coffeehouses to Online Communities: How the Public Engages with the News on the Web Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon (Oxford) gives a talk for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Seminar Series. Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon 11 Nov 2011
122 Creative Commons Business Models and their Uses in Media Companies Robert Picard, RISJ Director of Research, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism seminar series on 20th October 2011. Robert Picard 31 Oct 2011
123 How Old Media are Using New Media Myra MacDonald, Senior Desk Editor Middle East and South Asia specialist, Thomson Reuters, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute Seminar series. Myra MacDonald 13 Jun 2011
124 Creative Commons Copyrights and Copywrongs: Protection of News Copyright in the Digital World Robert Picard, Professor of Media Economics, Jonkoping University and Director of Research, RISJ, Oxford, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute seminar series. Robert Picard 13 Jun 2011
125 Creative Commons Investigative Journalism in the Age of Digital Reproduction Iain Overton, Manager Editor, Bureau of Investigative Journalism, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute on 11th May 2011. Iain Overton 07 Jun 2011
126 Al-Jazeera in North Africa and the MIddle East: the biggest media story ever? Richard Gizbert, Host and Producer, The Listening Post, Al-Jazeera English, gives a talk for the Reuter Institute seminar series on 4th May 2011. Richard Gizbert 07 Jun 2011
127 Creative Commons Wikileaks and Beyond: the future of open journalism Alun Rusbridger, Editor of The Guardian, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute of Journalism Hilary Term 2011 Seminar Series on 4th March, 2011. Alun Rusbridger 19 Apr 2011
128 Creative Commons Media Freedom in Central and Eastern Europe: between political and business pressures Peter Bajomi-Lazar and Vaclav Stetka, Department of Politics and International Relations, Oxford, give a talk for the Reuters Institute of Journalism Hilary term 2011 Seminar series on 23rd February 2011. Peter Bajomi-Lazar, Vaclav Stetka 19 Apr 2011
129 Creative Commons Soft News, Hard Sell: Journalism in Neo-Liberal India Daya Thussu, Professor of International Communication and Co-Director of India Media Centre, University of Westminster, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute of Journalism on 9th March, 2011. Daya Thussu 19 Apr 2011
130 Creative Commons You are the Earth, You are the Sky; How one man become the dominant force in the British media's coverage of sport. Does that mean he controls sport itself? Final lecture of the 2011 News International Professorship of Broadcast Media lecture series on Sport and Broadcast Media. Matthew Engel 19 Apr 2011
131 Creative Commons From Reith to wreath; The Great Days of Sport on BBC TV and how they ended Matthew Engel, the journalist and sports writer and 2011 New International Professor of Broadcast Media gives his third lecture in the 2011 series entitled; Please, mister, can we have our ball back? Sport, the media, and the people. Matthew Engel 19 Apr 2011
132 Creative Commons It's the Cat's Whisker: How Sport and the Media developed together, from Mesopotamia to John Logie Baird Matthew Engel, the journalist and sports writer and 2011 News International Broadcast Media Professor gives his second lecture in the 2011 series entitled 'Please, mister, can we have our ball back? Sport, the media, and the people. Matthew Engel 19 Apr 2011
133 Creative Commons Life and death? No, Much more Important than that; How Sport turned into Big Business and a Global Obsession Matthew Engel, Journalist and Sports Writer and 2011 News International Visiting Professor of Broadcast Media gives the first of the 2011 series on Broadcast media, entitled; Please, mister, can we have our ball back? Sport, the media, and the people. Matthew Engel 19 Apr 2011
134 The crisis facing the business models of print media around the world Robert Picard, Professor of Media Economics, Jönköping University and Director of Research, RISJ, gives a talk for the 2011 Hilary term Seminar series. Robert Picard 11 Apr 2011
135 Creative Commons World Wide Research William Dutton, Oxford Internet Institute, gives a talk on the fourth estate, media research, and the globalised news world on the 4th November 2010. William Dutton 05 Apr 2011
136 Trusting the News This lecture series seeks to explore and explain the sources and forms of uncertainty in key aspects of contemporary life. Stephen Coleman 24 Mar 2010
137 Creative Commons The Reconstruction of American Journalism A lecture delivered by Michael Schudson, author of the 2009 report of the same title, on the state of American journalism, The report proposes new steps to support quality public affairs reporting. Michael Schudson, Nicholas Lemann, David Levy, Paul Starr 02 Mar 2010
138 From Weblogs to Twitter: How Did We Get Where We Are Today and What Are the Main Impacts To Date? What are the most important milestones in the evolution of social media? What factors have shaped their successes and limitations? Kathryn Corrick, Dave Sifry, Bill Thompson, William Dutton 13 Nov 2009
139 Breaking News: The Changing Relationship Between Blogs and Mainstream Media Panel discussion during the Oxford Social Media Convention 2008 on whether social media necessarily threaten traditional news media, and what, if anything they may have to offer in return. David Levy, Richard Sambrook, John Kelly, Jonathan Ford 30 Oct 2009
140 Breaking News: The Changing Relationship Between Blogs and Mainstream Media Among the traditional media, blogs and other contributions to citizen journalism have for a long time been regarded as posing a significant threat to 'quality' news reporting ... is this a valid view? What (if anything) can social media offer? David Levy, Richard Sambrook, John Kelly, Jonathan Ford 07 Oct 2009
141 The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Online Audiences and the Paradox of Web Traffic Using three years of daily Web traffic data, and new models adapted from financial mathematics, this talk examines large-scale variation in Web traffic. Matthew Hindman 06 Mar 2009