‘No one would ever speak up again’: servicewomen feel military culture stops them from reporting sexual assault: An inquiry into the death of a 19-year-old soldier in the British army found that relentless sexual harassment by her line manager was “almost certain” to have been a causal factor in her death. Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley-Louise …
Gaza war: reporting from the frontline of conflict has always raised hard ethical questions: The BBC's veteran foreign correspondent Jeremy Bowen reporting from Syria, 2014 Twitter Who would want to be a journalist covering the conflict in Gaza? It seems that every day a new accusation of bias surfaces on social media. Live reporting is …
How changing banks’ corporate social responsibility reporting could prevent future financial failures: A company's internal structure can provide protection from external events. Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) – the failure of the biggest US lender since the 2008 global financial crisis – has created waves across the global banking system. The …
Reporting Ukraine 90 years ago: the Welsh journalist who uncovered Stalin’s genocide: Ninety years ago, a young Welsh investigative journalist uncovered the Soviet Union’s genocide in Ukraine, Stalin’s attempt to stamp down on rising nationalism. The Holomodor, as it became known, was responsible for the deaths of some 4 million Ukrainians through deliberate starvation. Gareth …
Ukraine war 12 months on: the role of the Russian media in reporting – and justifying – the conflict: The media war that has accompanied Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown how important a part of 21st-century conflict journalism is, and also demonstrated the power authoritarian regimes possess to restrict reporting – even in the …
Local journalism is under threat at a time when communities need more inclusive reporting: The future of local newspapers is under threat, according to parliament’s digital, culture, media & sport committee (DCMS) report released last month. This report into the sustainability of local journalism comes at a time when public trust in the national media …
How maths can help the BBC with impartial reporting: Lutsenko_Oleksandr/Shutterstock In her keynote MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival in August, former BBC presenter Emily Maitlis spoke of her misgivings about the way the UK’s public broadcaster interpreted the corporation’s core value of impartiality. It might take our (BBC) producers five minutes to …
Male voices dominated South African COVID reporting: that has to change: Professor Glenda Gray was the most visible female scientist in South African media coverage during the first six months of COVID. South African Medical Research Council The onset of the COVID pandemic and the many months of uncertainty, anxiety and push for scientific breakthroughs …
Ukraine invasion: Putin’s conflict is showcasing a new age for war reporting: Dispatches from the war zone: the BBC's Clive Myrie broadcasting from Kyiv. BBC In his authoritative history of war correspondents, The First Casualty, journalist and historian, the late Philip Knightley, identified a dilemma that has long confronted journalists reporting conflict: whose side are …
Police reporting can undermine domestic violence victims, language analysis shows: Shutterstock As police officer Wayne Couzens was sentenced for the murder of Sarah Everard, North Yorkshire Police Commissioner Philip Allott said women “need to be streetwise about when they can be arrested and when they can’t be arrested”. Couzens had exploited his authority to falsely …
We studied the world’s top airlines and hospitality firms – many are still poor at reporting risks around climate and pandemics: The plane truth. BP Miller/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Many UK companies will have to make statements about the risks of climate change to their businesses under new proposals being put forward by the Financial Conduct …
Ethnicity pay gap: Why the UK needs mandatory reporting: Hyejin Kang/Shutterstock In the summer of 2020, the Black Lives Matter movement intensified calls for racial equality across all aspects of society. Though efforts to eradicate police brutality were chief concerns following the murder of George Floyd by police in the US, other structural racial issues …
South Africa in the news: Sunny Hostin Tears Up While Reporting on Derek Chauvin Verdict: ‘This Is What Justice Finally Looks Like’: Derek Chavin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd …: “South Africa” – BingNews Teen reportedly dies by suicide after being slapped by classmate …
Use Apache Superset for open source business intelligence reporting: They say software is eating the world, but it’s equally clear that open source is taking over software. Simply put, open source is a superior approach for building and distributing software because it provides important guarantees around how software can be discovered, tried, operated, collaborated on, …
How coronavirus has changed the world of sports reporting – and made the job harder: Beaten in India, in Test and One Day International cricket, the usual tour postmortem for England’s cricketers has got under way, though with a slightly different feel to usual years given it was the first time in living memory that …
IPSO: press regulator’s ‘guidance’ for reporting on Muslims is not fit for purpose: It shouldn’t be controversial to say journalists have failed in reporting on Muslims and Islam in the UK. Inaccurate use of terms and frequently negative constructions can make the religion seem strange, dangerous, or simply not British. Scholars have shown how journalists …
South Africa in the news: Women’s voices lost in reporting of Covid-19 in SA – Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Women’s voices have largely been lost in news reporting of Covid-19 in South Africa, as in other countries. This is a key finding of a study commissioned by the Bill …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
US election: horse-race reporting is media gold but democratic poison: The 2020 US presidential election campaign is moving quickly and the news media are valiantly struggling to keep abreast of what’s happening. Day in, day out there’s a relentless source of material to report. It’s hard enough for journalists, let alone the people they are …