Blog posts by year and monthJune 2013
Posts (13)
Selling cats to the British public
Our experiment was unique and exciting and we wanted to make sure everyone would hear about what we had discovered - and watch our programme.
Russian media and the art of ‘provokatsiya’
In a media context, provokatsiya often refers to a hoax designed to embarrass or discredit someone.
Journalism Trainee Scheme
The award-winning Journalism Trainee Scheme (JTS) is highly competitive, attracting up to 3,000 applications each year.
Ryanair’s publicity machine
You might imagine that the chief executive of Ryanair spends every waking minute trying to get himself and his company into the media.
BBC News style guide goes public
The good thing about a style guide is that it is always right. It is your view on how things should be done - well, apart from observing rules of grammar and spelling (although sometimes spelling does offer a little leeway).
Turkey protests are also a showdown for the media
June 2013 may go down as the month when the prime minister of Turkey lost the image of political invincibility that helped him to win three landslide elections.
Anatomy of Putin’s divorce announcement
The announcement of the divorce of the Putins was a classic piece of Kremlin media manipulation.
Backlash against the media in Turkey
Part of the reason for the escalation of the protest movement in Turkey was the resentment of those thronging Taksim Square in Istanbul at the sluggish response of the Turkish media. It quickly became another sign of the increasing authoritarianism of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Coping with the conditions for media access to Guantanamo
Guantanamo has been called a gulag. But then how many gulags open their doors to the world media? Guantanamo has a steady stream of journalists visiting. Getting access is relatively easy.
Freelancers organise to help each other
Over the next six months, a steering committee hopes to become a voice for a community of independent journalists working in difficult and dangerous countries.
