New social media and new challenges for minority language policy’ a CCPR seminar on 21 May 2013
The next seminar in the Basque Fellowship series will reflect on how both minority and majority languages media are adapting to rapid changes in the current digital multichannel environment, as well as to changes in audiences’ viewing and consumption patterns.
Communication, Sport and Digital Journalism
A new international research journal Communication and Sport has been launched by Sage. http://com.sagepub.com/
NESTA's creative economy manifesto
Philip Schlesinger's CREATe blog reflecting on NESTA's A Manifesto for the Creative Economy can be accessed here:
New appointments to CCPR
CCPR is pleased to announce the appointment of two new colleagues. Dr Ealasaid Munro, who joined on 1 April, is postdoctoral researcher on the new study of Cultural Enterprise Office.
New visiting fellow from Madrid
Dr Asier Aranzubia of Carlos III University in Madrid has just joined CCPR until the end of August.
New book by Gillian Doyle
A second fully revised edition of Understanding Media Economics by Gillian Doyle has been published.
Examining BBC coverage of Economics
Raymond Boyle spoke at the Interrogating Economics in the Public Sphere conference at Cambridge University on 18 April.
University of St Andrews, Centre for Film Studies Seminar
Philip Schlesinger spoke on the UK Film Council and film policy at the Centre for Film Studies, University of St Andrews on 16 April.
Imagining Scotland through Cultural Policy
Philip Schlesinger gave the keynote lecture at the 'Imagining Scotland through Cultural Policy' conference held at Queen Margaret University on 10 April.
Media Pluralism and Freedom in a Connected Europe at the IIEA in Dublin, March 2013
Following on from her work as supervisor on the report of the EU High Level Group on Media Freedom and Pluralism published in January 2013, Gillian Doyle attended a seminar on Media Pluralism and Freedom in a Connected Europe at the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) in Dublin
Communications regulation in Scotland
Philip Schlesinger's blog on Scotland and media and communications regulation
Future of printed media debate
CCPR's Philip Schlesinger was a member of the panel debate on the future of the printed media on 4 March which was chaired by Andrew Neil.
New research on Basque and Gaelic language and media policies
Dr Agurtzane Elordui of he University of the Basque Country is the new Basque visiting fellow in CCPR.
Television and the coverage of Business
New research from Raymond Boyle and Lisa Kelly entitled Television, Business Entertainment, and Civic Culture, appears in the January issue of Television and New Media
Experts, academics and cultural governance?
Philip Schlesinger's latest publication is expertise, the academy and the governance of cultural policy, Media Culture Society
Devolution and independence: future of Scottish media
CCPR's Philip Schlesinger gave the closing talk at the international one-day workshop on 'Devolution and independence: future of Scottish media' held at Edinburgh University on 7 January as part of the EU-funded Mediadem programme.