Einar Thorsen

Professor of Journalism and Communication at Bournemouth University

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Nonhuman Narratives Symposium Updates

27 April, 2011 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

Occasional updates from the Nonhuman Narratives Symposium at Bournemouth University, 27th April 2011. Refresh page for updates. [Read more…]

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Media and Climate Change at Annual MeCCSA Conference 2011 #meccsa2011

7 January, 2011 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

The MeCCSA Climate Change, Environment and Sustainability Network is hosting a panel at the 2011 Annual MeCCSA Conference, 12-14th January at Salford.

Our panel Media and Climate Change is scheduled for Friday 14th January at 13:30 – 15:00 in Studio 3, with the following lineup:

Chair: Muhammad Shabir Khan

  • Mass media role for climate change communication and global environmental sustainability
    Ronju Ahammed, Sustainable Environment & Climate Change Programme, Bangladesh
  • Mediated Climate Change: Scepticism on the Web and on Television Around Copenhagen
    Neil Gavin, University of Liverpool and Tom Marshall, University of Aberystwyth
  • Towards a (Re)Materialisation of the Spectacular (Celebrity) Objects of Climate Change
    Mike Goodman, King‘s College, London
  • Cosmopolitanism and Justice in British Newspaper Coverage of COP15 Copenhagen 2009 and COP16 Cancun 2010
    Unn Laksa, University of Liverpool

There is also another panel that might be of interest, on Wednesday 12th January at 15:45 – 17:15 in Studio 3, entitled Mediating animals: exploring commodification and affect. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Environment, Events Tagged With: climate change, conference, environment, meccsa, meccsa-cces, meccsa2011, sustainability

Call for Papers – extended deadline:
Mediating Environmental Change: Exploring The Way Forward

9 November, 2010 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

Friday 4 March, 2011

Symposium organised by the

Centre for Journalism and Communication Research at
The Media School, Bournemouth University

In collaboration with the

MeCCSA Climate Change, Environment and Sustainability Network

Call for Papers

The Mediating Environmental Change symposium will facilitate a debate on emerging and established forms and practices of environmental reporting – including climate change, conservation and sustainability. We aim to provide a lively discussion forum evolving around pertinent issues arising from a series of panels and keynote speakers.

You are invited to express interest in contributing your reflections or findings from relevant research as outlined below. [Read more…]

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Reporting War: Exploring the way forward
– final programme now online

26 June, 2010 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

Reporting War: Exploring the Way Forward will be held on Friday July 2, 2010 from 09:00am to 5:30pm at The Executive Business Centre, Bournemouth University, 89 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8EB, England.

The speakers at the Reporting War: Exploring the Way Forward symposium include reseachers from the universities of Nottingham, Liverpool, Westminster, Cardiff, West of England, De Montfort, Indian Institute of Mass Communication and Fluminense Federal (Brazil). See conference website for final programme and schedule.

Organised by the Centre for Journalism and Communication Research, this one-day symposium will bring together academics, researchers, journalists and bloggers to debate on improving conflict reportage.

  • What can the analysis of the reporting of past conflicts tell us about future ones?
  • What role should ‘peace journalism’ have in the future media landscape?
  • In what ways does the training of journalists need to change?
  • How are citizen journalists challenging traditional practices of war reporting?

The event is free and open to all interested parties.

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Expression of interest:
Online Reporting of the 2010 UK Election Symposium

19 May, 2010 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Blog, Events, Journalism Tagged With: conference, election2010, elections, onlinejournalism

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