Political Communication in Britain

Introduction

The Editors

 

1.     The Brexit Election?

          John Curtice (University of Strathclyde)

 

CAMPAIGNING

The campaign including from the perspective of the major political parties.

 

2.     Conservative

          Rob Hayward (Conservative, House of Lords)

 

3.     Labour                     

Rory MacQueen (Labour, former Chief Advisor to the Shadow Chancellor)

 

4.     Scottish National Party

Erik Geddes (SNP Head of News)

 

5.     Liberal Democrats

James Gurling (Communications Advisor)

 

6.     Mobilizing Youth: Extinction Rebellion and other social movement causes

          Abi Rhodes (University of Nottingham)

 

7.     The Victory of One Nation Conservatism in Perspective

David Seawright (University of Leeds)

 

8.     Strategic Lying

          Ivor Gaber (University of Sussex)

 

9.     Political Advertising- case study of a three-way marginal seat

James Dennis (University of Portsmouth)

 

 

MEDIA

This section will consider how the campaign was reported from the perspective of those who covered the election.  Particular attention will be paid to the rise and role of new digitally based platforms that have come to challenge more established forms of traditional print and broadcast journalism.

 

10.  Legacy Media Reporting

David Deacon, David Smith and Dominic Wring (Loughborough University)

 

11.  Digital News

Emily Harmer and Rosalynd Southern (University of Liverpool)

 

12.  Alternative News

Declan McDowell-Naylor, Stephen Cushion and Richard Thomas Southern (Cardiff     University)

 

13.  Editorial Policy

        Ric Bailey (Chief Political Advisor, BBC)

 

14.  Practitioner Perspective

        Isla Glaister (Politics team, Sky News)

 

15.  Regulatory Issues

        Adam Baxter (Ofcom)

 

16.  View from Europe

        Sonia Delesalle-Stolper (Liberation)

         

 

VOTERS

This section will provide detailed insights into the opinion polls at the 2019: their role in the campaign, how they were conducted and what they tell us about the mood of the electorate. 

 

17.  How Britain Voted

Ben Page and Cameron Garrett (Ipsos MORI)

 

18.  Social Media

Tara Beard-Knowland (Ipsos MORI)

 

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