To celebrate 80 yrs since the release of the iconic film #ACanterburyTale we're hosting a series of special events, including welcoming multi Oscar winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker Powell back to the CCCU to talk about the film 🎥
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Revised Subject Benchmark Statement for Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies published today.

Now available from QAA website:
qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-co…

Link has full statement plus a more accessible summary overview.

Thanks to everyone who contributed!

In the introduction to the special issue, Agnes Gulyas and Kristy Hess suggest there are three interconnecting elements of local journalism in a digital world: community, commitment and continuity.
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NEW ISSUE ALERT! 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 Vol 12 Issue 1 is out! Guest edited by Agnes Gulyas and Kristy Hess, this special issue looks at local digital journalism. It features an editorial, an introduction and five articles. Access them below. 👇
➡️tandfonline.com/toc/rdij20/12/1

[THREAD] NEWSLETTER ALERT! Check out our first newsletter of 2024, featuring links to our special issue on local #journalism , an interview with the lead guest editor Agnes Gulyas, and interviews with #DigitalJournalism 's new editors! Click here to read👉 bit.ly/3wk9peL

In our latest Vol 12 Issue 1 newsletter, we feature an exclusive interview with the lead guest editor of our special issue “Disrupting and Resettling the #Local in #Digital Spaces”, Agnes Gulyas, working alongside fellow guest editor Kristy Hess.

Golden triangle research is “no more golden than rest of UK”: research quality is more evenly spread than funding and “toxic cultural bias” could be behind disparities, says geographical analysis for Higher Education Policy Institute. John Morgan reports
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New online seminar series on Innovations in Local Media. First event on 31st Jan. Richard Gurner of Caerphilly Observer and Matt Abbott from PingNewsUK on using technology to support indie news publishers. tickettailor.com/events/localan…

Declining local media outlets are causing 'media deserts' across Europe with potentially significant impact on community cohesion & local democracy. A new report by Prof Agnes Gulyas explains the threats to local media & how policymakers should support them.

canterbury.ac.uk/news/declining…

SALE: those studying/working in #journalism #LocalNews #communitymedia and #alternativemedia can save £50 on the capaciously insightful collection of work in the Media, Cultural and Communication Studies tome routledge.com/The-Routledge-… Thanks to Lizzie Cox Agnes Gulyas & David Baines RadioStudiesNetwork MeCCSA Local and Community Media Network

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities endorsed the Council of Europe campaign on the Safety of Journalists and calls for more support to prevent local media deserts upholding #Local democracy. #45Session

For more 👇
tinyurl.com/ycxyrfe8

🗞️Is your region at risk of becoming a news desert area?

Check out this preliminary report to better understand the phenomenon of #NewsDeserts in a European context

📌 bit.ly/46UZ8mA

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🔎Take a look at this news piece with the main takeaways of the comparative study conducted by Agnes Gulyas on subnational #media landscapes across the EU member states and five candidate countries >> cmpf.eui.eu/local-and-comm…

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Last week, the Council of Europe published a report on #local and regional #media quoting the Media Pluralism Monitor #MPM and the research by Agnes Gulyas

The report highlighted local & regional media's role as watchdogs of democracy and community builders
Read more👉bit.ly/3Qhy1Lj
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New #research : Places and Spaces Without News: The Contested Phenomenon of #NewsDeserts | Editorial | Media and Communication cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommun… Agnes Gulyas

🗞️Read more and check out the policy recommendations 📌 bit.ly/3Fonb0Z

#LocalMedia #MediaPluralism #JournalistsMatters #MediaFreedom #MPM2023

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📢 New report on European local and community #media shows local #journalists often face tougher conditions than national or international peers

🧵 Here are some key takeaways

Read the main findings by Agnes Gulyas

🔎 bit.ly/3Q9ia1A

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Small communities are key for wider peaceful dialogue 🏳️‍🌈Quality local and community media foster it, and are in need of our attention as academicians, policy makers, civil society and active citizens
A report by Agnes Gulyas
#MPM #LM4D cc EFJ IMS Journalismfund Europe

New #research : Places and Spaces Without News: The Contested Phenomenon of News Deserts | Editorial | Media and Communication cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommun… #NewsDeserts #media Agnes Gulyas School of Creative Arts and Industries