GB News’s first election – how the new channel could affect broadcast coverage of the campaigns: The prime minister’s announcement of a snap summer election in the UK caught many people by surprise. But broadcasters and the media regulator have been preparing for some time. Ofcom faces the challenge of monitoring how broadcasters report the …
UK newspaper coverage of the 1967 six-day Arab-Israeli war foresaw decades of conflict in Middle East: How The Guardian covered the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. The Guardian Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, describes his country’s war against Hamas as Israel’s “second war of independence”. The first was fought in 1948, but the war that gave Israel …
Israel-Hamas war: updates on The Conversation’s coverage of the conflict: The dramatic and shocking renewal of hostilities in Israel and the Palestinian territories over the weekend has dominated traditional and social media outlets as viewers and readers seek to understand the rapidly moving events. Within hours of the Hamas incursion into Israel from Gaza, The …
From ‘girls’ to Lionesses: how newspaper coverage of women’s football has changed: Rose Lavelle of USA and Beth Mead of England during the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019. Romain Biard/Shutterstock When the 2023 Women’s World Cup kicks off on July 20, fans in the UK will have access to a wealth of media coverage. …
Measles and whooping cough outbreaks in South Africa: a sign of low vaccination coverage, experts warn: Caregivers are conflicted about vaccinating their children. Shutterstock The concentrated global effort to use vaccination as a public health intervention began in 1974. Since then, vaccination has changed our lives. Worldwide, in the decades 2000-2020, childhood vaccination led to …
Climate change protest: a single radical gets more media coverage than thousands of marchers: Gil Scott Heron argued that the Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Yet recently in the UK that statement is being challenged by disruptive environmental protesters unexpectedly gatecrashing live sporting broadcasts. At the end of April, live on ITV the animal rights …
King Charles coronation: what impartial broadcast coverage of the event would look like: King Charles III’s coronation will be broadcast to millions of people around the world. Many of those viewers will be watching on the BBC, whose impartiality when it comes to the monarchy has come under question. The campaign group Republic recently sent …
Conversation Insights wins journalism award for climate coverage: The Conversation authors recognised for work on net zero. You may remember seeing an article we published in April last year in which climate scientists, James Dyke, Wolfgang Knorr and Robert Watson, set out the problems inherent in the idea of net zero. Climate activist Greta Thunberg …
COVID in Afghanistan: low vaccine coverage and a crumbling health system could trigger a humanitarian crisis: The pandemic has had a big impact on Afghanistan. There have been 177,000 confirmed COVID cases and 7,600 deaths up to March 28 2022, though this is probably a significant under-count. Modelling by the Institute for Health Metrics and …
Ukraine coverage shows gender roles are changing on the battlefield and in the newsroom: News coverage of Ukraine’s war with Russia has been illustrated by images of men, young and old, taking up arms and fighting for their country. The political leaders involved are men who represent very different versions of masculinity. Meanwhile, from an …
The BBC’s Ukraine coverage may be changing government attitudes to the public service broadcaster: As Russian tanks rolled into a foreign capital city, a BBC commentator captured the anguish of the moment: “And now must we stand by impotent and guilty watching the destruction of a nation … I think the feeling must be one …
Ukraine war: RT coverage is biased and misleading but banning the network may not be a good idea: YouTube has blocked access across Europe to Russia’s state-funded international broadcasters, RT (formerly Russia Today) and Sputnik – including to the UK. The decision follows the announcement on February 27 of expanded sanctions against Russia by the …
How news coverage influences countries’ emergency aid budgets – new research: The news media cover humanitarian crises selectively. Events associated with clear, dramatic imagery, such as the 2020 Beirut port explosion, often receive intense global news coverage. By contrast, protracted humanitarian crises that are more difficult to access and explain to audiences, such as the …
We analysed a decade of media coverage of obesity – this is what we found: VGstockstudio / Shutterstock With the new year on the way, no doubt many headlines will be urging readers to set resolutions to lose the weight they may have put on over the holidays. However, the way the British press talks …
South Africa in the news: We tested MTN’s 5G coverage — with impressive results: Real-world tests of MTN’s 5G network shows that the mobile operator has good coverage in large parts of Gauteng, Cape Town, and Stellenbosch.: “South Africa” – BingNews Stuart Hogg makes rugby history as he breaks Scotland try-scoring record – but he …
South Africa in the news: England vs South Africa: Teams, lineup, TV coverage, live stream, kick off time for Autumn Nations Series 2021: Nations Series campaign so far, Eddie Jones’ England face their toughest challenge yet when world champions South Africa come to Twickenham on Saturday.: “South Africa” – BingNews Giovanni van Bronckhorst: New Rangers …
South Africa in the news: How to watch England vs West Indies: T20 World Cup 2021 date, start time, TV coverage and live stream: England begin the tournament with a repeat of the 2016 final against West Indies as they bid to become the first side to hold both World Cups simultaneously …: “South Africa” …
Zero COVID worked for some countries – but high vaccine coverage is now key: Firefighters conducting disinfection at the Terminal 3 of Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. Xinhua / Alamy Stock Photo Since the start of the pandemic, several countries have adopted a zero-COVID strategy, aiming to eradicate COVID within their borders. Faced with the highly …