Media activism and anti austerity

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Is there really an alternative? The mainstream media and the limits of public debate over austerity

Published on: 22 June 2016

Written by: Justin Schlosberg All articles by Justin Schlosberg

Mainstream media can still have a critical influence in prescribing limits to potential policy solutions, and thus...

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Austerity and war against multiculturalism

Published on: 21 June 2016

Written by: Alana Lentin All articles by Alana Lentin

Understanding how austerity, sexism, multiculturalism and racism become intertwined discourses. Part of the...

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#greekdocs: an archive for documentaries about the crisis in Greece

Published on: 21 June 2016

Written by: Eleftheria Lekakis All articles by Eleftheria Lekakis

Independent media production in the context of austerity and declining media trust can allow for an exploration of...

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El Roto and graphic humour as a generator of alternative public opinion in Spain

Published on: 19 June 2016

Written by: Piedad Fernández Toledo All articles by Piedad Fernández Toledo

Written by: Virginia Villaplana Ruiz All articles by Virginia Villaplana Ruiz

Graphic humour is in fact graphic opinion and as such can effectively challenge the abusive practices of different...

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Beyond Zombie Management?

Published on: 16 June 2016

Written by: Will Davies All articles by Will Davies

Austerity only makes any sense at all if viewed as a strategy for sustaining the financial status quo; the zombie...

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Anti-austerity forces and the digital media in Spain

Published on: 16 June 2016

Written by: Joan Pedro-Carañana All articles by Joan Pedro-Carañana

The experiences of the 15-M and Podemos in Spain demonstrate that by participating in both the traditional mass...

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Flying the nativist flag

Published on: 10 June 2016

Written by: Liz Fekete All articles by Liz Fekete

Austerity has opened up rifts within the EU, with extreme-right nationalist parties gaining traction. But is it...

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Anti-austerity in the tabloids: red-top campaigns against the Bedroom Tax

Published on: 10 June 2016

Written by: Jen Birks All articles by Jen Birks

Tabloid human interest stories don’t always blame poor people for their poverty and can be connected to political...

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Spain: no country for old-men-politics?

Published on: 26 May 2016

Written by: María José Gámez Fuentes All articles by María José Gámez Fuentes

Written by: Laura Castillo Mateu All articles by Laura Castillo Mateu

While male politicians occupy newspapers headlines, television and radio debates in Spain, at local and regional...

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Greek media and independent journalism under austerity

Published on: 25 May 2016

Written by: Petros Iosifidis All articles by Petros Iosifidis

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This is what Anti-Austerity looks like

Published on: 24 May 2016

Written by: Jim Aindow All articles by Jim Aindow

Photo essay: People's Assembly against Austerity protest, London, 16 April 2016.Part of the Anti-Austerity and Media...

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The invisible victims of economic violence ought to shame the media

Published on: 24 May 2016

Written by: Michael Wayne All articles by Michael Wayne

Written by: Deirdre O’Neill All articles by Deirdre O’Neill

The dominant media have failed to report on the pain, misery and fatalities associated with economic violence: from...

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Media amnesia, austerity and the great crisis

Published on: 19 May 2016

Written by: Laura Basu All articles by Laura Basu

In our era, media amnesia has played a central role in the legitimisation of Austerity measures. For certain...

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Austerity as a failed experiment

Published on: 19 May 2016

Written by: Johnna Montgomerie All articles by Johnna Montgomerie

Austerity is a failed experiment, it is an elite narrative that informs a set of policies whose outcomes are not yet...

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New series: Anti-Austerity and Media Activism

Published on: 16 May 2016

Written by: Des Freedman All articles by Des Freedman

Written by: Gholam Khiabany All articles by Gholam Khiabany

Written by: Alejandro Abraham-Hamanoiel All articles by Alejandro Abraham-Hamanoiel

Written by: Natalie Fenton All articles by Natalie Fenton

Today we launch a new series, the latest collaboration between Goldsmiths and openDemocracyUK, exploring the role of...

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UK media and the legitimisation of austerity policies

Published on: 16 May 2016

Written by: Mike Berry All articles by Mike Berry

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