Ofcom: Small Screen, Big Debate

Report by Nicky Foley, Film and Media student On 30 January 2020, staff from the UK’s media regulator, Ofcom, hosted a discussion with Stirling students on the future of public service broadcasting. Small screen, Big Debate is a qualitative research project which aims to hold Read More …

Masters of Television: Eden Taylor

In this series, we’re talking to students from our new television Masters programme – MSc Television Content Development and Production. It’s August, the last week of the Masters course, but Eden isn’t anywhere near the campus; since the beginning of August, she’s been working for Read More …

Creative Media Network Festival

The Creative Media Network Festival took place at BBC Scotland in Glasgow last week with a number of University of Stirling students attending masterclasses in subjects such as Pitching, Health and Safety on Location and Turning your Idea into Reality. A team from the MSc Read More …

Stirling Production Students win again at Scottish Student Journalism Awards

Communications, Media & Culture production students are on a roll with their current win at the Scottish Student Journalism Award taking them to 3 years in a row for Best Broadcast.  The quality and dedication shown by our students has been recognised and they winning Read More …

Why “macho” is key word in Dame Janet Smith’s report

In her opening statement in her report (http://www.damejanetsmithreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Opening-Statement-of-Dame-Janet-Smith-25.02.16.pdf)  on Jimmy Savile’s years abusing girls, boys, women and men at the BBC, Dame Janet Smith refers to a “macho culture” as an important element that enabled Savile to get away with decades of criminal, abusive behaviour. Read More …

CMC team covers Scottish independence referendum for Slovenian TV news Svet

It is fair to say that the eyes of the world, including the eyes of Slovenian media, were on Scotland last week, closely watching how Scotland will decide at the independence referendum. As a free-lance British correspondent for Slovenian TV news Svet on Kanal A Read More …