The role of digital media in the Bournemouth Occupy movement
Occupy Bournemouth has come under the spotlight in a talk by Dr Kevin Moloney and Ana Adi at the Social Media, Journalism and Communication Symposium. The talk compared and analysed the #OccupyBournemouth group with other national and local groups within the Occupy movement. Their work was inspired by talks about the role digital and social media plays in the communication of protest narratives. The talk delivered at Canterbury Christ Church University is the beginning of a longer endeavour looking into the uses of technology by advocacy and protest groups. Their approach, highly qualitative,...
Read MoreDr. Adi teaches social media strategy in Thailand as part of first-ever BU collaboration with CU
CMC lecturer Dr. Ana Adi returned to BU in July after a week teaching at the Faculty of Communication Arts of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok Thailand. While there, Dr. Adi taught a group of master’s degree students in the international MA in Strategic Communication. She said it was a pleasure and honour to be invited to teach there and was impressed by the students’ hard work, creativity and resourcefulness. In particular, Dr. Adi commented on the dedication of the students, which she said are all employed full-time and taking evening classes seven days a week as part of their...
Read MoreA measure for success
In 1996, Seeing a huge opportunity for growth and refinement in measurement within the PR industry, Richard Bagnall left a successful career as a PR practitioner to join the start-up media evaluation company Metrica (now part of the Gorkana Group) as Managing Director. Today, Metrica is a highly respected measurement firm with a global presence; the leading company in its field. Richard is well-known within the PR and communications industries as a thought leader in his roles as both Metrica’s MD and Chairman of AMEC’s (the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of...
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