Aeron Davis

Aeron Davis is Professor of Political Communication at Goldsmiths College. He is the author of Political Communication and Social Theory (2010). He has conducted research on the public relations industry, trade union campaigning, the London Stock Exchange, financial and political news journalism, and the UK Parliament. His new book, Promotional Cultures, has just been published by Polity Press.

Business leaders, letters and the BBC

The corporation’s economics coverage has been relatively balanced in the run up to this election but it has failed to convey the extent of the Conservatives’ ties with big business.

By Aeron Davis

/ 5 May 2015

Living in 'promotional times'

Promotion appears everywhere, so much so that we no longer notice. This is not just about explicit selling and buying. The promotional arms race has seeped into all fields, powerfully re-shaping individuals, organisations and our wider society.

By Aeron Davis

/ 14 Jun 2013

Lamentable media coverage and state deception, the scandal of NHS legislation

The legislation opening up England's health service to marketisation should never have been passed. The so-called serious media did not hold the government to account, analyse its intent, fully report public opposition or cover the response of medical professionals in what will prove to be a profo

By Aeron Davis

/ 24 Mar 2012

News of the Financial Sector: reporting on the City or to it?

Why did the news media give so little warning of the 2007-8 financial crash? Because financial journalism has been ‘captured’ by those it is meant to hold to account

By Aeron Davis

/ 31 May 2011