Reader, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
Dr Stephen Cushion is a Reader and Director of MA Political Communication at Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies.
Russia: The west underestimates the power of state media
Mar 12, 2022 11:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Many western countries have a wide range of news sources that are free from direct government interference. From the development of multi-channel television, rolling 24-hour news journalism, to the ever-expanding choice,...
BBC: why enhancing the public broadcaster's fact-checking would strengthen its impartiality
Oct 31, 2021 23:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views
From the 1926 General Strike, through the 1956 Suez Canal crisis, to the more recent Brexit debate and the COVID-19 pandemic, how the BBC tries to ensure impartiality in its journalism has always generated fierce debates...
How left-wing media sites have changed their coverage of the Labour Party under Keir Starmer
Jul 16, 2020 14:12 pm UTC| Politics
Left-wing alternative media sites such as The Canary, The Skwawkbox, and Novara Media have spent several years providing intense support for the Labour leadership under Jeremy Corbyn. But our analysis shows how they...
Coronavirus: fake news less of a problem than confusing government messages – new study
Jun 13, 2020 10:58 am UTC| Insights & Views
Studies have suggested social media is rife with disinformation, with surveys showing a high proportion of people have been exposed to false or misleading claims about COVID-19, fuelling dramatic headlines. But our...
People have been switching off from coronavirus news – but the Dominic Cummings story cut through
May 29, 2020 13:53 pm UTC| Politics
The turmoil about whether Boris Johnsons chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, broke the UKs lockdown rules has fuelled public anger about the government. This is despite many people experiencing news fatigue that led them to...
Coronavirus: BBC News is uniquely placed to serve the nation – how it does so will define its future
Apr 04, 2020 07:01 am UTC| Insights & Views
With misinformation about countering the global pandemic rife, the BBC has stood out as a guarantor of truth and accuracy, delivering on its traditional Reithian values of entertaining, informing, educating the nation...
BBC 'Brexit bias' claims need to be based on hard evidence
Mar 24, 2017 07:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The recent letter to the BBC by a group of MPs accusing it of anti-Brexit bias looks like the latest attempt by politicians and press magnates to intimidate the public broadcaster. The letter complains that the BBC has,...
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