Media Systems, Public Knowledge, and Democracy

20 Nov 2007 Pallavi Aiyar writes: 'Does the media architecture of a country have an influence on…

Latin America and the British Media: An Unnecessary Disaster

23 Nov 2007 Joyce Hor-Chung Lau writes: One might have guessed from the rather pessimistic title…

The Encounter of Islam with Europe

27 Nov 2007 John Lloyd (who chaired the event) writes: More breath is spent in debating "Islam in…

RISJ Annual Report is published

27 Nov 2007 The establishment of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism marked a moment…

Is the media having a "seriously adverse" impact on public life?

05 Dec 2007 Tony Blair called the media distracting, unbalanced, demoralising, even overwhelming.…

Burma, the curse of independence: a media black hole

13 Dec 2007 According to Shelby Tucker, Burma may not be entirely a media black hole, but it is…

Evaluating 75 years of BBC overseas broadcasting

10 Jan 2008 A two-day conference at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University…

Inaugural Heikal Fellows arrive in Oxford

15 Jan 2008 We are pleased to welcome the first three Heikal Fellows to the Institute. Ehab Hamdi…

Calling all Reuters Fellows!

15 Jan 2008 This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Reuters Fellowship programme, and we will…

Back in the USSR?

22 Jan 2008 Joyce Hor-Chung Lau writes: Professor Neil MacFarlane, head of Oxford’s Department of…

Join the debate in the blogosphere...

25 Jan 2008 It's a busy time in the media-related blogosphere, with hotly-debated issues about the…

Paxman packs 'em in

05 Feb 2008 The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism was delighted to welcome Jeremy…