Reading for Battle

Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.

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Media

The age of PR imperialism
Mick Hume, spiked, 21 November 2006

Blogs: the future of political journalism?
Alan Miller, spiked, 9 November 2006

Who killed the newspaper?
If the press' principle role is to hold governments to account, trying them in the court of public opinion, then the internet has simply expanded this court
Staff writer, The Economist, 23 August 2006

How the Other Half Votes
Can an analysis of Big Brother’s appeal cast a new light on political disengagement?
Stephen Coleman, Hansard Society, April 2006

Talking back
Journalists must show their personality and engage the public through blogs in order to 'restore the credibility we thought we protected but in fact lost when we insisted that we could and should be objective'
Jeff Jarvis, The Guardian, 4 April 2006

‘Mainstream media has become like film media 15 years ago’
Celebrity marriages, lost dogs, drunken brawls. Trivial headline news and the sellout of mainstream journalism. In an unprecedented and outspoken interview, iconic actor Aamir Khan speaks out about the media
Shoma Chaudhury, Tehelka, 1 April 2006

The television will not be revolutionised
Niall Crowley, spiked, 8 March 2006

Dumbing down? Don’t blame the media
Frank Furedi, spiked, 14 December 2005

Are Video Games Art?
While many video games probably should not be considered art, there are good reasons to think that some should be, and that the debates concerning the artistic status of chess and sports offer some insights into the status of video games
Aaron Smuts , Contemporary Aesthetics, 2 November 2005

The virtual library
Sandy Starr, spiked, 22 September 2005


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