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Is the BBC’s wall-to-wall coverage of the Paris atrocities doing the terrorists' job for them?

How informative, entertaining, and educational is saturation reporting of the Paris attacks? Is the BBC simply helping ISIS to build its distinctive, shock-value brand?

By A.M. Poppy

/ 17 Nov 2015

The media did cover attacks on insert country here. You just weren’t reading it.

After the Paris attacks many people are saying how horrible the media is for belittling tragedies outside of Europe and the US, but mainstream media did cover attacks on *insert country here*. You just weren’t reading it.

By Emma Kelly

/ 17 Nov 2015

The UK Investigatory Powers Bill – one step forward, two steps back

"Following the tragic attacks in Paris and Beirut, let us bear in mind the recent call by MI5 Director General Andrew Parker for surveillance laws prioritizing both proportionality and efficiency."

By Nora Ni Loideain

/ 17 Nov 2015

What we talk about when we (can’t) talk about mass surveillance

As the UK's draft Investigatory Powers Bill makes its way towards being made law, we need to say something now. If we are not careful, when we do open our mouths, a jail cell may be waiting.

By Nik Williams

/ 13 Nov 2015

How not to counter Modimania

It has been India’s strength not to think in black-and-white terms. “If you are not with us, you are against us” is not what is normally heard in India.

By L.K. Sharma

/ 12 Nov 2015

Brexit could help the EU reshape itself

The EU's democratic deficit has never been more obvious. A Brexit could shake things up for the better.

By Alessio Colonnelli

/ 12 Nov 2015

After the Trust, how can we guarantee an independent BBC?

Most agree the BBC Trust is a busted flush, but that leaves a dilemma: what model of governance might provide the best guarantee for the BBC’s independence?

By Howard Davies

/ 9 Nov 2015

Red carpets for everyone? Cameron ought to tackle Sisi on human rights

We can expect the PM to talk to Egypt's president about trade and security—but what about disappearances, detentions, and stifled dissent?

By Kate Allen

/ 5 Nov 2015

Now is the time to defend the public’s right to know

Britain has just attended the Open Government Partnership Summit in Mexico as the world leader on open data policy – a clear winner, now under threat. How come?

By Becky Hogge

/ 3 Nov 2015

Which source do students trust more? BBC News vs Facebook News Feed

Despite growing disenchantment with TV and the press, new research finds students continue to trust the BBC and mainstream media more than their Facebook friends.

By Angela Phillips

/ 3 Nov 2015

Anti-colonialism, grassroots nationalism and their impacts on international relations in Egypt

How do uprisings and national discourses in Egypt shape the international relations of the country? How are we to understand the current state of Egyptian nationalism and its relationship with the Arab world post-2011?

By Youssef Kodsy

/ 2 Nov 2015

The Investigatory Powers Bill is our chance to publicly set the rules around surveillance

The UK successor to the Snooper’s Charter will be published next week. Whether we demand and engage in debate will shape the privacy and security we can expect to have.

By Julian Huppert

/ 30 Oct 2015