Author Archives: Stuart Allan's personal blog

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

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 →

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/10.1080/09548963.2022.2151340 … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →