Journalism, Culture and Community

Dr Roman Gerodimos provides expert analysis on events in Greece to media outlets around the globe.         With the world media’s  attention set firmly on Greece, Bournemouth University’s Dr Roman Gerodimos has been providing expert  analysis of the events unfolding to media outlets around the globe. The Media School’s  senior lecturer in… Read more » about BU’s Roman Gerodimos gives expert views on Greece

The  event, which runs from 9am to 6.15pm, will facilitate a debate on emerging and  established forms and practices of environmental reporting. This symposium will debate emerging and  established forms and practices of environmental communication, including:  Global Issues and Local Contexts, Climate Change and Democracy, The  Power of the Image, Climate Activism and Citizen Conversations and Conservation,  Media and Pedagogy. Guests… Read more » about MEC 2011 Symposium

24 hours without media. No internet, no mobiles, no TV… The  biggest global media experiment. Ever.       Hundreds of Bournemouth University (BU) first years are sacrificing  their TVs, mobile phones, the internet and all other gadgets for 24 hours as  they take part in a groundbreaking global media experiment called ‘Unplugged’. BU Lecturer… Read more » about Unplugged – A global media experiment

The media’s role in conflict situations is the subject of a free research symposium to be hosted by BU’s Centre for Journalism and Communication Research in Bournemouth on Friday, 2 July. This symposium ‘Reporting War: Exploring the Way Forward’ will provide an opportunity for academics, researchers, journalists, bloggers and other interested parties to discuss and… Read more » about Reporting War: Exploring the Way Forward

BU Professor of Journalism, Stuart Allan, will deliver his Professorial Inaugural Lecture at BU in December.         Professor Stuart Allan will deliver the lecture Re-envisioning journalism: when theory meets practice on Wednesday, 16 December, 2009. During his lecture, Professor Allan will consider the hotly-contested questions about what counts as journalism today and… Read more » about Stuart Allan – Professorial Inaugural Lecture