Is the rise in use of TikTok a good or bad thing? Our new @cujournmedcul.bsky.social project will be examining the impartiality of news produced on TikTok across 🇬🇧 broadcasters and comparing it to other forms of news output 👇

Here's the abstract for a talk I'm giving on 12th November: 'Can the Bodybuilder Speak?' cultstud.blogspot.com/2025/09/can-...

I was asked to make a short video on research methods. Here it is. May Reviewer 2 choke on it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqkx...

I've got a chapter in this collection on The X-Files (obviously) and have just found it it's available for pre-order from McFarland's website. I can't wait to read the rest of the essays. mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-...

At the Lib Dem conference, Sir Ed Davey accused the BBC of giving Nigel Farage and Reform UK too much uncritical airtime — going so far as to say its coverage sometimes looks like “copy and paste” from party press releases. 🔗 www.lbc.co.uk/article/ed-d... TLDR 👇 #impartiality #journalism

Our friends in Caer Heritage have launched a podcast. Discover more about the Caer Heritage Project in Caerau & the importance of community engagement & lifelong learning. www.publicengagement.ac.uk/caer-heritag... @sharewyatt.bsky.social @cuhistarchrel.bsky.social @cujournmedcul.bsky.social

My sympathies to current and former BBC executives, but here are some thoughts on reducing the endless social media grumbles. open.substack.com/pub/mattwals...

📣 Dr John Jewell assesses the impact of South Korea's so-called soft power on our consumer and purchasing power 👇 www.walesonline.co.uk/news/news-op... @walesonline.bsky.social

📣 Mae Dr John Jewell yn asesu effaith pŵer meddal fel y'i gelwir De Korea ar ein pŵer defnyddwyr a phrynu 👇 www.walesonline.co.uk/news/news-op...

Cardiff University has been crowned the number one university in Wales in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 👇 www.walesonline.co.uk/news/educati...

Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd wedi cael ei choroni’n brifysgol rhif un yng Nghymru yng Nghanllaw Prifysgolion Da The Times a The Sunday Times 2026 👇 www.walesonline.co.uk/news/educati...

Important decision now for all journalists in Wales - how much scrutiny will they pay to Reform’s policies ahead of the Senedd elections even if the party won’t speak to them 🤔 👇

I'm currently in Umeå for @digsum.bsky.social's Digital Darkside symposium. I'll be talking about AI and true crime and I'm looking forward to the next two days. The full programme (which looks awesome) is available here: www.digsum.org/dda.

A while ago, Lincoln Geraghty, @acafanmom.bsky.social, @memorieschild.bsky.social & myself did a special issue on “The Past, Present & Future of Fan Fiction”. This is now being reprinted in book format, & available for download for free #FanStudies www.mdpi.com/books/reprin...

🌟New Open-Access Article 👇 Platform speech: Journalists and political campaigners reflect on Facebook and disintermediation in three UK general elections journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social @janebsinger.bsky.social @sagepub.com

🌟 Article Agored Newydd 👇 Araith y llwyfan: Mae gohebwyr a phobl yn ymgyrchu gwleidyddol yn adlewyrchu ar Facebook ac ail-gymhwyso yn 3 etholiadau cyffredinol yn y DU journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social @janebsinger.bsky.social @sagepub.com

New publication - the BBC's Chris Mason and Jonathan Munro, Sir Craig Oliver and Times Radio's Kate McCann are among those who reflect on the changes that social media, and Facebook in particular, have brought to the coverage of general election campaigns. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Pleased to say that the reprint of the special issue "The Past, Present and Future of Fan-Fiction" that me, @berthac.bsky.social, @acafanmom.bsky.saccessand Lincoln Geraghty edited is now available as open access PDF online and in hardback: doi.org/10.3390/book....

Get to know your ICA presidential candidates! Read their candidate statements and learn about their vision for ICA’s future. buff.ly/akHbMGf

Submissions are now being accepted for #ICA26 📢 Explore all 36 CFPs and find the perfect fit for your work.⏳ Submit your papers, panels, and proposals before the deadline (3 November). buff.ly/wO6NuoP

Our new impartiality study out and in The Guardian - We found Reform given more airtime on TV news likely due to broadcasters taking into account the party’s latest electoral performance and sustained lead in the polls over several months. Thread 1/6: www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

I had a great time test driving my new project on politicians being interviewed on celebrity podcasts. Podcasts are transforming the dynamics of set-piece political interviews. Moving from news logic to content logic. We need to start integrating this new set of practices and their consequences.

Amazing write up of our new study on the coverage Reform and Liberal Democrats on bulletin news. We found prior to the local elections in May coverage of Reform and the Lib Dems was low and broadly balanced. After Reform's success in locals their coverage spiked and sustained at a higher level

It has been a pleasure to share our research interests and @novosmedios.bsky.social projects with all of you at #FoJ2025 @cujournmedcul.bsky.social

As day 2 of #FOJ25 wraps up (and I am so tired...) one word that's been ringing in my ears from the morning keynote to the final panel session I joined is "trust". #journalism @cujournmedcul.bsky.social

Our cfp special issue in #JournalismStudies also attended #FoJ2025! @cujournmedcul.bsky.social

The 10th Future of Journalism #FoJ2025 kicked off this morning at Cardiff University

Anyone interested in reading the full Cardiff University @cujournmedcul.bsky.social study about coverage of Reform mentioned on this week’s Newswatch can find it here: bsky.app/profile/step...

The traditional broadcast interview is dead - @maxwellmodell.bsky.social persuasively argues at @cujournmedcul.bsky.social #FoJ2025 - as podcast interviews offer low risk spaces for niche audiences. We’ll be exploring the impartiality of broadcast interviews soon as part of our AHRC project 👇

@lyngemoller.bsky.social presenting his work on the position of developers in peripheralised boundary actors in journalism. Especially valuable in relation to the complex relation between tech and ethics in newsrooms 🙏🔥 @cujournmedcul.bsky.social @ddc-sdu.bsky.social

Should the BBC be giving Reform UK so much coverage? (Cardiff Uni School of Journalism found it featured in a quarter of all News at Tens in the 6 months to June). Latest BBC Newswatch from midnight Fri on iplayer or Sat 745am BBC1/Breakfast www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Good to see our @cujournmedcul.bsky.social study informing debates about impartiality. Be interesting to hear how Newswatch audiences think broadcasters should interpret due impartiality 👇

"Broadcasters have considerable freedom to make editorial judgments abt the airtime parties receive based on a range of criteria,"said @stephencushion.bsky.social of @cujournmedcul.bsky.social “they appear to be applying greater weight to trends in opinion poll data as opposed to the amount of MPs".

Llion Carbis from @cujournmedcul.bsky.social delivering an impressive presentation at the #FutureOfJournalism #foj2025 conference about how politics in Wales need to be reported more accurately in a UK context 👇

It's my first time at the #FutureOfJournalism conference at @cujournmedcul.bsky.social & I am very excited. I'm looking forward to learning more about #factchecking, #wellbeing & #audiencestudies. I'm also looking forward to meeting new colleagues so please do come say 👋🏻 if you're here! #FOJ2025

"Cowardice is the enemy of good journalism (…) Facts are our superpower", @jodieginsberg.bsky.social, ceo of the Committee to Protect Journalists, opens the Future of Journalism Conf in Cardiff. Her keynote tackled how to save journalists & journalism in an age of rage @cujournmedcul.bsky.social

Day 1 of the Future of Journalism conference 2025 at @cujournmedcul.bsky.social It's time to get nerdy!

Opening Future of Journalism conference @cujournmedcul.bsky.social , @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social starts with a tribute to journalists killed or at risk, especially in Israel and Gaza. "The silencing of journalists equates to the silencing of truth." #FOJ25

I'm stepping down as co-chair of the SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG. If you'd like to take over nominate yourself in the below form.

Another great write up of our balance on political panel and debate programme study, feeding into the news cycle about Tim Davie's appearance before the Culture, Media and Sport committee earlier today

It has been an interesting few years, but @memorieschild.bsky.social @drrossgarner.bsky.social and I are stepping down as editors for @popcommjournal.bsky.social T&F has put a call out for new editor / editorial team to take over. Please apply! think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...

Are you a member of @icahdq.bsky.social? If so, have a say! The 2025 ICA elections are live, with lots of important decisions about association-wide and division-level leadership positions. Link for ICA members: www.icahdq.org/general/cust... Polls close on 21 October, 12:00 noon EDT.

Great coverage of our @cujournmedcul.bsky.social study on journalistic impartiality - how should broadcasters allocate airtime to parties - should it by votes won/share or sustained polling data? Its an issue the @libdems.org.uk and @eddavey.libdems.org.uk are currently campaigning on...

Good to see our latest AHRC @cujournmedcul.bsky.social research informing debates about the due impartiality of broadcasters with @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social @perkinskeighley.bsky.social @maxwellmodell.bsky.social 👇

Our research team will attend the @cujournmedcul.bsky.social #FoJ2025 this week presenting papers on AI, election misinformation, climate news and more. Read the summaries of the research they'll be sharing below 👇

On my way to ‘Future of Journalism’ conference in Cardiff. One of my favourite gatherings of journo scholars all over 🚊🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @cujournmedcul.bsky.social First up today: serving as a respondent at PhD-colloquium pre-conference 🙏 @ecreacomdem.bsky.social cc @ddc-sdu.bsky.social

A new study from @cujournmedcul.bsky.social reveals that broadcasters are struggling to reflect the surge in support for third parties in the UK, and - in a finding that may upset some on BlueSky - may not be giving Reform UK enough airtime...

While there’s a lot of criticism focus on Chris Mason’s Reform story representing BBC News, important to acknowledge BBC Verify’s rigorous analysis- shame this story below isn’t prominently displayed on the BBC homepage because it represents high quality public service journalism👇

A new study suggests limited airtime for all parties beyond Lab and Con - including the Greens - www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/interpr...

Great write up of our political debate show study in The Media Leader - 'Broadcast debate shows prioritising Labour and Tory guests despite third-party surge' uk.themedialeader.com/broadcast-de...