Dr John Jewell is the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Cardiff BA in Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies.
Research and teaching interests include the representation of asylum seekers and refugees in the British media and the history and development of the popular press. I am also interested in advertising, propaganda and political communication.
It's all too easy to switch off from bad news – and it's dangerous too
Jun 17, 2017 16:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The full horror of the Grenfell Tower fire in west London is still to emerge. Like millions of others, I watched live as TV breakfast reports showed the blaze in its intensity and eyewitnesses told of their devastating...
Why Car Share is the one of the greatest comedies ever made
May 03, 2017 02:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
This evening sees the final episode of series two of Car Share, the Peter Kay and Sian Gibson BBC One sitcom, which revolves around the developing romantic relationship of the two lead characters as they journey to and...
If Facebook ruled the world: Mark Zuckerberg's vision of a digital future
Feb 28, 2017 06:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Mark Zuckerberg, the 32-year-old multi-billionaire co-founder and CEO of Facebook has published his manifesto for the future. Its a comprehensive vision, running at nearly 6,000 words and the political and media elites...
Everything you wanted to know about @realdonaldtrump's Twitter habit
Feb 02, 2017 15:23 pm UTC| Technology Politics
Another day, another tweet, another incident. This time Donald Trump, the prolific and seemingly indiscriminate tweeter who just happens to be leader of the free world has damaged diplomatic relations with Australia by...
Regional newspapers are starving to death but can local journalism survive?
Aug 04, 2016 09:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
In October 2015, at a cost of 220m, Trinity Mirror, the parent company of Mirror newspapers and the Sunday People, took complete control of Local World publisher of around 100 local newspaper titles. The purchase has...
Come on Wales – outrage over Mars support for England football team is storm in a tea-break
Jun 01, 2016 02:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
Welsh football fans are up in arms. They are calling for a boycott of Mars bars after claims that the confectionery super company has snubbed Wales and its fans by flaunting its support for England in the forthcoming...
New Day barely dawned: here's why UK's latest paper closed after just two months
May 05, 2016 16:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
So, barely two months and 50 editions since Trinity Mirror launched its bright new newspaper venture, The New Day, the company has announced its closure. Confirming widespread industry speculation and the worst fears of...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight