Julian Petley is Professor of Screen Media and Journalism in the School of Arts at Brunel University. He is Chair of the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom and a member of the board of Index on Censorship, member of the Advisory Board of Lord Puttnam’s Enquiry in the the Future of Public Service Broadcasting and co-editor of the book Pointing the Finger: Islam and Muslims in the British Media, Oneworld 2011. His most recent book is the edited collection The Media and Public Shaming (I. B. Tauris, 2013).
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe BBC should stop placating bullies and apply these simple fixesThe BBC faces new and specific systemic pressures – but there are some simple ways to address the problems.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAttacks on Grieve and Bercow stem from flawed, feudal ideas of ‘sovereignty’Parliament, human rights and judges – Brexiteers see all of these as impediments to their increasingly autocratic...
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Published in: HomeScrapping human rights is as great a threat to democracy as terrorismNow is the time to defend human rights in the fight against terror – not throw them away.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPoppies, patriots and pro-Brexit propaganda: Revisiting the myths of Britain's pastThe Brexit debate has sparked a battle over the memories of Europe's war dead, and how we imagine Britain's place in...
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Published in: ourBeebWhy the BBC needs Hoggart’s vision nowWe need a vision of public service broadcasting that extends intellectual and imaginative freedom, and is as...
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Published in: ourBeebHow did mistrust of mainstream media become a sign of violent extremism?The UK Government’s Prevent strategy has led to official claims that mistrust of mainstream media and anger about...