Media Standards Trust

Stephen Coleman's report on civic engagement in young people argues against the prevailing orthodoxy. Coleman suggests young people are engaged but not through traditional structures. They want to par...

Source: Carnegie UK Trust, Carnegie UK Trust

2006

Keywords: citizenship, democracy, Internet, technology, trust, politics

Five essays assessing the impact of the web on the 2005 UK election. Contributions include: Stephen Coleman on the need to use the internet for dialogue, not broadcast; Lusoll and Ward on who was onli...

Source: Hansard, Hansard Society

Jul-05

Keywords: Internet, government spin, PR, democracy, blogs, technology

A review of the academic literature about media literacy by Sonia Livingstone with Nancy Thumim. Finds 'little empirical research on adult media literacy' and that there is not much consensus on how t...

Source: ITC, Sonia Livingstone with Nancy Thumim

Mar-03

Keywords: media literacy, technology, digital

30th annual survey asking viewers their opinions about television. Includes chapters on programme standards (59% thought they had not changed), sources of news (TV the primary source for 84%), and imp...

Source: ITC, ITC

2000

Keywords: television, public view, technology, viewing habits, programme standards, offence, sources, impartiality, regulation

32nd annual survey of public attitudes to television. Includes findings that 74% of people think the purpose of broadcasting regulation is to protect children and young people; 47% said programmes had...

Source: ITC, ITC

2002

Keywords: television, public view, technology, viewing habits, programme standards, offence, sources, impartiality, regulation

Essays about the requirements for broadcasting in the 2003 Communications Bill by: Richard Tait, Stephen Whittle, Dominic Morris, Steven Barnett, Philip Harding, Damian Tambini and Jamie Cowling.

Source: IPPR, Institute for Public Policy Research

Jan-02

Keywords: impartiality, broadcasting, digital, technology

Survey of internet usage and impact based on 2185 face-to-face interviews. Copious statistics about number of people using the net, what they are using it for, and what impact they think it is having ...

Source: Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford Internet Institute

Jun-05

Keywords: Internet, media consumption, media ownership, e-government, self-regulation, technology, choice

Exploring idea of trust on the internet, based on findings of Oxford Internet Institute's 2003 survey. Study shows wide variations in cybertrust. Experience tends to increase trust, except when it gen...

Source: Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford Internet Institute

Oct-03

Keywords: Trust, internet, technology, privacy

Biennial Pew news consumption survey amongst 3,204 adults. Shows growth of internet as main source of news slowing. Supplementary source for many. Audience for online news broad not deep (many people ...

Source: Pew Center for Press & People, Pew Research Centre for People and Press

Jul-06

Keywords: Internet, online news, trust, technology

Six page summary of global survey of internet usage (17 countries). Shows major increases in internet use since 2002, although widening gap between countries with high internet usage vs those with low...

Source: Pew Global Attitudes Project, Pew Global Attitudes Project

Feb-06

Keywords: globalisation, Internet, technology, media consumption