Des Freedman is Professor of Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London, and co-editor (with Michael Bailey) of openDemocracy's Capitalism and the University strand that ran in 2011/12 as well as the collection of essays 'The Assault on Universities' (2011). He is the author of 'The Contradictions of Media Power' (2014) and 'The Politics of Media Policy' (2008) and secretary of Goldsmiths UCU branch.
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Publicado en: openDemocracyUKThe wider significance of Oborne’s resignation
Oborne's resigation raises multiple issues concerning journalistic integrity at a time when public trust in...
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Publicado en: HomeCharlie Hebdo tragedy: free speech and its broader contexts
This was a specific attack designed to sow division. We musn't let it.
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Publicado en: openDemocracyUKFive reasons why Ed Miliband’s flirtation with the Sun was a disaster
Ed Miliband's decision to pose with the Sun was a strategic blunder.
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Publicado en: openDemocracyUKMedia ownership: the elephant in the room
The recent tabloid attacks on foodbanks shows once again why urgent reform of the media is so urgent.
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Publicado en: openDemocracyUKLords report does little to weaken media barons
Despite some positive noises the Lords Communications Committee's recent report does not go nearly far enough to...
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Publicado en: openDemocracyUKWhy the universities strikes are about more than just a ‘measly’ pay offer
It's not just the money, it's the direction our marketised universities are taking - enormous rewards at the top...