Catherine Happer headshot
Catherine Happer headshot

Glasgow University Media Group Director Launches New Book

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 09:41:00 GMT

Director Catherine Happer launches new book 'The Construction of Public Opinion in a Digital Age'

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Image of Gilbert Scott Building taken at night from a distance

Professor Greg Philo Obituary

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:42:00 BST

It is with terrible sadness that colleagues across the University heard of the death of Professor Greg Philo.

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Generic image of police

Southport riots: why social media’s role in unrest is overblown

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:42:00 BST

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Paul Reilly from the School of Social and Political Science, discusses the impact of social media when it comes to civil unrest in the UK.

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University of Glasgow sign outside building

Our Report Calls for a New Strategy to Support the Scottish Media

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:18:00 BST

A new report by the University of Glasgow has called for a new strategy to support and strengthen the media in Scotland.

Catherine Happer headshot
Catherine Happer headshot

New Ideas for Old News

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:47:00 BST

Why now? Director of the Glasgow University Media Group Dr Catherine Happer puts the launch of the group’s blog in context.

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stack of newspapers

Levelling up and the media’s own North-South divide

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 13:59:00 GMT

From the miners’ strike to ‘levelling up’. How Conservative Party messaging echoes through London-centric news media and facilitates the north-south divide.