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In the run-up to the census date for the Research Evaluation Framework 2014 [REF2014], the focus of creative practitioners and practice researchers in media disciplines is moving from the creation to the presentation of work. ()

European Academy of Digital Media Networking Conference 2011 - a report by Nico Meissner

The European Academy of Digital Media’s Networking Conference 2011 took place in Graz, Austria, on 10 November. This year's conference followed the theme 'Digital Media - Shifting Landscapes: Embracing change, enhancing learning, innovating the future'. ()

The internet as an alternative distribution form: An interview with the Portuguese director Cláudia Tomaz

Cláudia Tomaz is a film director and one of the most interesting elements of a young generation of Portuguese film-makers. In order to produce and distribute her work, circumventing traditional film industry structures, she created innovative online platforms to showcase her own films. ()

Journalism as Usual: the use of social media as a newsgathering tool in the coverage of the Iranian elections in 2009

The Iranian elections of June 2009 and the ensuing protests were hailed as the “Twitter revolution” in the media in the UK. However, this study of the use of sources by journalists covering the events shows that despite their rhetoric of the importance of social media to alerting the global community to events in Iran, they themselves did not turn to that social media for their own information, but relied most on traditional sourcing practices: political statements, expert opinion and a handful of ‘man on the street’ quotes for colour.

This study shows that although the mythology of the Internet as a place where all voices are equal, and have equal access to the public discourse - a kind of idealised ‘public sphere’ - continues, the sourcing practices of journalists and the traditions of coverage continuing to ensure that traditional voices and sources are heard above the crowd. ()

UK Film: new directions in the glocal era

Professor John Adams, University of Bristol

As the British Film Institute (BFI) takes over responsibility for film policy and lottery funding from the UK Film Council and the Government announces the UK Film Policy Review, this article argues that film policy requires a fundamental change of direction for the 21st Century. First, it proposes that the concept of a UK film ‘industry’ should be radically redefined in response to the complex and diverse digital production models developing both regionally and globally. Second, that the best way to nurture and promote homegrown talent is through an integrated approach to production, distribution, exhibition and education. Third, public funding for film (other than tax breaks and incentives for incoming production) should be directed away from the mainstream to support public-private sector creative partnerships in the regions, in line with an emerging politics of localism. In an age of cross-border media flows, the paper proposes a holistic strategy for UK film based on dispersed creative hubs with global reach, with a much greater role for Creative England than is currently envisaged. Examples in the paper are mainly drawn from activities in one of Creative England’s newly designated regions (‘the Bristol hub’). ()

Useful Links and Resources:

Film Policy Review Consultation DCMS website

A film by Joanna Callaghan and Martin McQuillan

In the autumn of 2010 the Browne Report on sustainable finance in Higher Education was published. Since then universities, students and British political life have been in a state of convulsion. This film tells the story of how under the Coalition government Britain is moving from a system of mass participation in tertiary education to the most expensive tuition fees regime in the OECD and what this means for universities and the nation.

Through a series of interviews with significant voices in the Higher Education sector (including Browne panel members), academics, and prospective students, the film pieces together the origins of Browne, its political fallout, and its long-term consequences.