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Where does the money go? | Media Studies is Shit
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Media Studies is Shit. Where does the money go? May 14, 2013. It would flatter me to say that I had a layman’s grasp of economics, so what follows is a genuine inquiry. Where does the money go? The MTV Europe Music Awards, hosted by Belfast in 2011, are reported to have g enerated approximately 22m for the region. 25 for every 1 of public money spent on the event. Meanwhile, the filming of Home Box Office’s (HBO) Game of Thrones. In Northern Ireland is estimated to have pumped 65m into the local economy.
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The last post | Media Studies is Shit
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Media Studies is Shit. November 24, 2013. I learned recently that my friend Nigel Rogers had died. Readers of this blog (and others) will know him better as ‘Charlie McMenamin’. He contributed to the comments here regularly. In fact nobody has commented more. I first met Nigel on the old Red Pepper forum where I made my first tentative steps into the world of internet forums and blogs. I liked Nigel immediately. His contributions were sharp, intelligent and good humoured,. From → end. Leave one →. Sorry ...
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In the lead up to the G8 conference human rights issues and questions of social justice should be at the centre of local media coverage | Media Studies is Shit
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Media Studies is Shit. In the lead up to the G8 conference human rights issues and questions of social justice should be at the centre of local media coverage. May 20, 2013. I’ve been following with interest the local media’s reporting in the run up to June’s G8 conference at the Lough Erne Resort, Fermanagh in the hope that such a prestigious international event will allow Northern Ireland to reflect upon broader political, social and economic concerns. No chance! Although there are signs. That Northern...
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Making a living in the Urban Cultural Industries | Media Studies is Shit
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Media Studies is Shit. Making a living in the Urban Cultural Industries. May 8, 2013. In the lecture (below) McRobbie references Richard Florida’s outline of the the desirable criteria for the development of a successful creative sector – talent, technology and tolerance. Surely Belfast isn’t short of talent, and technology isn’t beyond the city’s reach but can it boast an atmosphere of tolerance? From → creative industries. Larr; Pride and Prejudice in Ulster. Where does the money go? Leave one →. Think...
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Eddie Izzard – saying Yes2AV all over Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter | Slugger O'Toole
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Conversation, politics and stray insights. About Slugger O’Toole. Keep Slugger Lit by donating. Eddie Izzard – saying Yes2AV all over Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter. Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast). Within an hour or so at landing at Belfast City Airport on the latest stop in his non-stop campaign schedule, Eddie Izzard. Had been greeted by Dawn Purvis (who’s in favour of AV), had a look inside the Black Box, given a pep talk to runners in tomorrow’s Belfast Marathon. At nearly all stages, a purple “Yes&...
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On Screen | Media Studies is Shit
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Media Studies is Shit. Just a collection of my favourite television and film reviews and analysis. Labour Uncut’s Kevin Meagher says. That ‘quintessentially northern, working-class slice-of-life is actually a redoubt of recherché Toryism’. About the perniciousness of. To Britain’s Richard Curtis. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. On Reporti...
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Reporting the G8: time to change the story | Media Studies is Shit
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Media Studies is Shit. Reporting the G8: time to change the story. June 16, 2013. Belfast Telegraph, 14 June 2013. Irish News, 14 June 2013. On the morning of the planned trade union march that portrays Northern Ireland as living in a potentially violent state of emergency. Belfast Telegraph, 15 June 2013. I spoke to a talented and conscientious young journalist a few months ago and she told me that the newsroom she worked in was so understaffed that journalists simply don’t have the time to reflec...
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So, parades are good for the Northern Ireland economy? | Media Studies is Shit
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Media Studies is Shit. So, parades are good for the Northern Ireland economy? May 26, 2013. Tags: Department for Social Development. The cost of policing contentious parades alone was 7.4m last year and critics are quick to add the negative impact on tourism and potential investment in Northern Ireland to the charge sheet. There have been attempts at rebranding the loyalist marching season. Compiled for the Department for Social Development by. The “sector”? When did parading become a sector? It seems th...
