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PSB: Ofcom Option Debate
TBC Box, London School of Economics 10 Sep, 2008
Three leading experts including Mike Philips from... read more

Polis Media Leadership Dialogues
14 Oct, 2008
14/10 Emily Bell, The Guardian 21/10 Peter Baz... read more

Financial Times

Financial Journalism Report Launch
04 Nov, 2008
On Tuesday 4th November 2008 , POLIS will launch ... read more

Whistleblowers and Mischief-makers: The Ethics of Scandal
10am - 4pm London College of Communication: Boardroom 21 Nov, 2008
ICE aims to bring together academics, professiona... read more

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POLIS Papers

Women and the Media: What do they want?
Source: Tamsyn Dent

To read Tamsyn Dent's paper about the recent POLIS/ Gender Institute seminar on women and the media please click here.

Distant Suffering in the Media
Source: Professor Lilie Chouliaraki

To read Professor Lilie Chouliaraki's paper about suffering in the media, addressing the question of how far images and stories of suffering make a difference in our ways of engaging with distant sufferers, and listen to the podcast please click here.

Arts Criticism in the 21st century
Source: Lara Farrar

Read Lara Farrar's POLIS paper on Arts Criticism in the 21st century

Media, Celebrity and Politics
Source: Charlie Beckett

To read Charlie Beckett's POLIS paper on the Media, Celebrity and Politics click here.

Women and Crime
Source: Award-winning reporter at ITN’s Channel 4 News.Samira Ahmed

To download the PDF of the POLIS paper on Women and Crime, please click here.

The Media and the McCanns

To download the PDF of the POLIS working paper on the Media and the McCanns, please click here.

Public Service in a Digital Age

Intelligence and the Media
Source: Kate Shea-Baird

To download the PDF of the POLIS paper on Intelligence and the Media, click here.

The Inside Story of Zimbabwe
Source: Fatima Manji

To download the PDF of the POLIS paper on The Inside Story of Zimbabwe, click here.

Media and Democracy in Russia
Source: Agnieszka Troszkiewicz

To download the PDF of the POLIS paper on Media and Democracy in Russia, click here.

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