Author Archives: Stuart Allan's personal blog

About Stuart Allan's personal blog

Stuart Allan is Professor of Journalism and Communication in the School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) at Cardiff University, UK.

Re-imagining Channel 4’s Future

Tom Chivers and I have written a new blogpost for the Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre regarding the UK government’s decision not to privatise Channel 4 after all. Please read it here: https://pec.ac.uk/blog/re-imagining-channel-4s-future

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Second edition, The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism

I am very pleased to announce the second edition of The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism has been published. Book description: The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism brings together scholars committed to the conceptual and methodological development of … Continue reading

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New article about the public value of Public Service Broadcasting

Tom Chivers and I are pleased to share a new article published in the peer-reviewed journal Cultural Trends: Chivers, T. and Allan, S. (2022) ‘A public value typology for public service broadcasting in the UK,’ Cultural Trends. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2022.2151340Continue reading

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DCMS consultation on ‘A change of ownership of Channel 4 Television Corporation’

Just over a year ago, Tom Chivers and I co-wrote a submission of written evidence in response to the ‘Consultation on a change of ownership of Channel 4 Television Corporation,’ Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (14 September, 2021). … Continue reading

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New Discussion Paper

Pleased to share with you Eva Nieto McAvoy‘s and my study, ‘Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the arts and cultural sector: British newspaper reporting of the Culture Recovery Fund,’ published by the AHRC-funded Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre … Continue reading

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New blog posts on Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) in the UK

Tom Chivers and I have published two new posts on the PSB Blog with the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) website (Nesta, London). Chivers, T. and Allan, S. (2022) ‘Privatising Channel 4: The evidence behind the debate,’ 12 … Continue reading

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New articles in The Conversation and CITYAM.com

Chivers, T. and Allan, S. (2022) ‘BBC funding: licence fee debate risks overlooking value of UK’s public broadcasters,’ The Conversation, 19 January. “The proposed two-year freeze in the TV licence fee has prompted a lively debate about BBC funding… Here … Continue reading

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What is the Public Value of Public Service Broadcasting?

Pleased to share a discussion paper Tom Chivers and I have co-written: Chivers, T. and Allan, S. (2022) ‘What is the Public Value of Public Service Broadcasting?: Exploring challenges and opportunities in evolving media contexts,’ Creative Industries Policy & Evidence … Continue reading

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Today – 12 noon – Citizen journalism in China

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New article in Digital Journalism

Hoping you are well. I’m pleased to say a conceptual article Chris Peters and I have co-authored has appeared in the journal Digital Journalism. DOI: 10.1080/21670811.2021.1903958 ‘Weaponizing Memes: The Journalistic Mediation of Visual Politicization’ Chris Peters & Stuart Allan This … Continue reading

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