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The Business and Practice of Journalism

In this seminar, Helen describes the seductive power of the collective narrative as being one of the most distorting forces in modern political journalism.

As she reflects upon her time in political journalism, she goes on to lay out seven sins that political journalists are committing, starting with the teleological view and ending with the view from Versailles.

The Business and Practice of Journalism

Sue Robinson, Professor of Journalism in UW-Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, explores the relationship between race, power and privilege in American journalism, in this seminar.

She relates the account of her own journey as an academic and local journalist fostering trust with marginalised communities. How can we build bridges that enable journalists to amplify the message of those working for social change?

The Business and Practice of Journalism

Trevor Kavanagh, political columnist at The Sun, talks us through the evolution of his newspaper’s editorial stance on Brexit over the decades, from the early Common Market to the ERM, ECU and EU referendum.

We spoke to Eduardo Suárez, founder of chat bot start-up Politibot, about balancing commercial and journalistic interests, financial sustainability, engraining news habits in your audience, finishability, and the prospects for Spanish media.