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| 2/10/26 | Liz H video simulrec set up✨ | video recordinghome office setup+1 | Dr Liz Hannaford | Manchester Metropolitan University | — | video simulrechome office+3 | — | 0m 52s | |
| 12/13/22 | ![]() Radical Journalism in Manchester walkabout 2022 23 | MMU multimedia journalism students Alicia Russell and Rosa Bown join tutor Pete Murray on a walking tour around the history of radical journalism in Manchester. In this podcast, they speak to researcher Kathy Davies about the Manchester Guardian archive, to current Northern Editor Helen Pidd, also Joshi Herrmann from the Manchester Mill, and founding editor of the Manchester Meteor, Conrad Bower. | — | ||||||
| 11/25/22 | ![]() Picket Line Podcast ep2 | Episode #2 of ThePicketLinePodcast, and we speak to Rebecca Long-Bailey MP on the future for students amid the current universities pay and conditions dispute. We also hear from UNISON strikers, from James McKenna of the TUC, and from members of the Ver.di union. Updates on the dispute via Twitter @manmetucu and @ucu #UCUrising. Thanks for listening | — | ||||||
| 11/24/22 | ![]() Picket Line podcast #UCURising 1 | Welcome to an episode of ThePicketLinePodcast, as members of the University and College Union join strike action across the sector. We speak to UCU general secretary Jo Grady, and to students and UCU members about today's action. We'll be back on Friday (25/11) with another episode. For more info about the UCU campaign, go to UCU.org.uk Solidarity, and thanks for listening | — | ||||||
| 11/10/22 | ![]() Journalists under arrest - journalists and the "secret" courts | This week: the arrest of journalists covering Just Stop Oil protests in Hertfordshire; we look at Contempt of Court issues following the death of a student in Manchester last month; and we speak to Sir Bob Neill MP from the Justice Select Committee about improving media access to Family Courts and the wider justice system. The Justice Committee Report is here: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmjust/339/summary.html Read more about Tortoise Media, in-depth coverage of UK and world news, and watch previous ThinkIns here: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/ Our coverage of Luke O'Connor's murder and more is here: https://thenorthernquota.org/ Dave mentions two Contempt cases. GB News and the Colston statue trial, here: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jan/07/gb-news-accused-of-prejudicing-colston-four-trial And Rod Liddle over the Stephen Lawrence murder trial, here: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/spectator-to-face-contempt-charge-over-lawrence-trial-article/65553.article More details here about the Islamophobia Awareness Month events which Ruby discussed: https://umsu.unioncloud.org/iam And the Ofcom report Pete refers to is here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/information-for-industry/guidance/diversity/diversity-equal-opportunities-tv-and-radio Thanks for listening @RightsBang @MMUNorthernQuota | — | ||||||
| 11/4/22 | ![]() BangToRights at the Castlefield Viaduct | In the new format for Bang To Rights, we're heading out into Manchester City Centre for an audio tour of the National Trust's "sky park" urban regeneration project at the Castlefield Viaduct. You can find out more about the project here: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/castlefield-viaduct You can read more news and reporting on sport, fashion, politics and entertainment at TheNorthernQuota https://thenorthernquota.org/ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @thenorthernquota For debate and discussion on media law, mobile journalism, and more, follow us on Twitter @RightsBang. Thanks | — | ||||||
| 10/27/22 | ![]() Lyra's legacy - a new film on the life of the murdered Northern Ireland Journalist | Welcome back to Bang To Rights. We're back with a new format, new stories. In this episode, we speak to Alison Millar, director of the new film Lyra about the life and legacy of the renowned young investigative journalist Lyra McKee. Watch a trailer for the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdhF6_UaEzY We also hear from Nic Newman, a co-author of the Digital News Report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. We discuss the DNR's findings on "news avoidance" and the rise of TikTok with Jennifer Jones, reporter from The Scottish Sun. Read the DNR in full here: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2022 Catch up on more of our reporting on TheNorthernQuota.org. Podcast presenters: Aroob Quaimkhani, Pete Murray, Tanya Ullah, Zara Gallimore. Thanks | — | ||||||
| 10/27/21 | ![]() NQLive 27 October | Rebecca Redican presents this week's NQ Live programme. We report on the Budget, the "Girls Night In" boycott in Manchester, protesting against drinks and injection spiking, and on the hopes among the Man Met delegation travelling to Glasgow for COP26. Follow all the Northern Quota news at https://thenorthernquota.org/ | — | ||||||
| 10/21/21 | ![]() Mock COP26 conference at Man Met Unit | Rebecca Redican reports for The Northern Quota on the Mock COP26 conference held at Manchester Metropolitan University. Students met in a series of role-plays as members of government, NGO, or multinational company delegations to thrash out resolutions designed to confront global warming. The conference was organised by MMU's Professor Liz Price. | — | ||||||
| 9/17/21 | ![]() A walking tour of radical journalism in Manchester, from 1819 to today | Bang To Rights is back - with a guided walking tour around some of the milestones in the history of journalism in Manchester. We start with the foundation of The Manchester Guardian in response to the Peterloo Massacre of 1819, and follow the traditions of radical journalism right up to the present day. Our thanks to Kathy Davies of Sheffield Hallam University, Helen Pidd of The Guardian, Joshi Hermann, founder of The Mill, and to Conrad Bower, co-founder of The Meteor. Presented by Dr Eleanor Shember-Critchley and Pete Murray of Man Met Uni's multimedia journalism department | — | ||||||
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| 4/9/20 | ![]() The sound of Coronavirus | Recording the voices of ICU nurses and doctors treating patients with Covid-19, or a crowdsourcing journalism project to examine the future of government after the lockdown, to the sound of the Coronavirus itself, this week there's more from the crew on how journalists around the UK and beyond are responding to the health emergency, and finding innovative ways of documenting the biggest story of our lives. Listen to Radio 4's The NHS Front Line here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000h5l1 Read more about The Tortoise slow news website and subscribe to The Sensemaker here: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/sensemaker/ Ofcom's survey on false claims about the virus is here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/half-of-uk-adults-exposed-to-false-claims-about-coronavirus?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Half%20of%20UK%20adults%20exposed%20to%20false%20claims%20about%20coronavirus&utm_content=Half%20of%20UK%20adults%20exposed%20to%20false%20claims%20about%20coronavirus+CID_f74d1c411c5fe38865813ae53cdc2ba1&utm_source=updates&utm_term=news%20release The NCTJ's advice on covering Coronavirus and Covid-19 is here: https://www.nctj.com/latestnews/seven-tips-journalists-reporting-covid-19-science-media-centre Read about the MIT project to turn the structure of the virus into music here: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/scientists-have-turned-structure-coronavirus-music# And you can read tributes to the late Dennis Aris on the Westmorland Gazette website: https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/18353165.tributes-paid-retired-gazette-journalist-loses-battle-coronavirus/ And also on Holdthefrontpage: https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2020/news/first-rate-journalist-dies-aged-76-after-coronavirus-battle/ Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher Thanks | — | ||||||
| 3/26/20 | ![]() Isolated? We go on a global Coronavirus journalism tour | In a bumper episode, we speak to journalists from Lancashire to The Hague, Italy to Hong Kong about how Coronavirus and the Covid-19 lockdown has changed their working lives, and how it feels to be covering the biggest news story of a generation - as well as the joys of translating Dutch poetry! Huge thanks to all who took part this week. Liz Hannaford's report on the work of our former students is here: https://thenorthernquota.org/news/manchester-met-journalism-graduates-reporting-coronavirus-stories-across-our-region You can read more about the Timperley guitar shop finding a surge in business during the Covid-19 clampdown on the BBC News website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-manchester-52008753/coronavirus-surge-in-guitar-and-ukelele-sales-as-people-try-to-fill-their-time Do check out the Asymmetrical Haircuts podcast on international justice: https://www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/category/episodes/ Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Stitcher. Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks for listening | — | ||||||
| 3/11/20 | ![]() No stereotypes allowed | In a break from the Bang To Rights formula, we're joined this week by two young podcasters, Hanya Hesham and Siddra Asghar to talk about their new podcasts on racial stereotypes in the UK and on slow news. Hanya is a former MMU journalism student who's now studying international politics at the University of Manchester; Siddra is about to complete her BA in multimedia journalism at MMU. We also look at the decision to devolve powers over Contempt of Court from the Attorney General to the judges themselves. Are there harder times ahead for news reporters in court? You can hear Hanya's podcast, The Stereotyper, on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3A8W9YenH7SAlQmjqOPsZI?si=q0OdI7QNTUyeU3soEf0MXw And on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-stereotyper-podcast/id1499131891 Do search for us and subscribe on Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and Stitcher. Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks | — | ||||||
| 2/27/20 | ![]() How not to be scared of the death knock | We speak to freelance reporter Jan Disley about how to approach bereaved families or close friends when you're asked to call them for comments - what's known in the trade as a "death knock". Respect, attentiveness and good research are all important, she says. All of these can help put someone at ease and help unlock an individual's story from the shock and tragedy. Also joining us, MMU's Dawn Bryan as we look at the Ofcom's review of Public Service Broadcasting, and the prospects for The Times' radio project. Here are some examples of Jan's work: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1042000/war-widows-pension-injustice-army-veterans https://www.mirror.co.uk/incoming/gallery/dunblane-7497763 The Ofcom review of Public Service Broadcasting 2014-18 is here: https://www.smallscreenbigdebate.co.uk/what-is-ssbd/ssbd-five-year-review Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks | — | ||||||
| 2/12/20 | Save us all from harm - can Ofcom do that? | We examine the expanding role of the broadcasting regulator Ofcom as the government says it is "minded" to give it an additional role policing the internet, regulating User Generated Content. Will it work? What on earth does a "proportionate and strong regulatory regime" really look like, and could it face up to Facebook? Also this week, a new member of the crew - Carmel Thomason joins us for the first time. Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Stitcher. Thanks | — | ||||||
| 2/5/20 | ![]() Mental health and healthy journalism - Claire Sanderson from Women's Health magazine | This week, we're joined by a studio audience of MMU multimedia journalism students and by Claire Sanderson, editor-in-chief of Women's Health magazine. Claire talks to us about mental health, diversity in the industry, gender inequality in pay, and how she learned to be proud of her Welsh accent. You can read the magazine online here: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/ And read our students' reporting of Claire's lecture and today's podcast recording here: https://thenorthernquota.org/ And follow our students' wider news coverage on Twitter @northernquota Thanks to @mscrow Eleanor Shember-Critchley for taking over the presenter's mic this week Contact us @RightsBang Thanks | — | ||||||
| 1/31/20 | ![]() "When you go, will you send back..." a letter from London, Ontario | The crew in Manchester hooks up with Ellie Shember-Critchley who's at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario this week. MMU's Northern Quota reporters work together on stories with fellow journalism students at Fanshawe's 1069thex.com, covering coronavirus, remembrance of The Holocaust, legalisation of cannabis, homelessness and more. Do read the joint coverage here: thenorthernquota.org and here: 1069thex.com Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks thenorthernquota.com | — | ||||||
| 1/22/20 | ![]() It'll be cameras in the lobby briefing next | This week, the crew looks at cameras in Crown Court, how the decision could change coverage of high profile criminal cases, and whether it will help public understanding of how the courts work. We also look at changes to the Westminister lobby system under the new Conservative government. Does live Tweeting from the Downing Street briefing room mean more transparency? Who is James Slack and will we see him on camera any time soon? Also: Contempt in Scotland and the Alex Salmond trial, and The Daily Mail buying the i newspaper is referred to Ofcom. You can find more on the Lord Advocate's guidance on Contempt of Court here: https://www.copfs.gov.uk/publications/prosecution-policy-and-guidance?showall=&start=4 And The Guardian's Today in Focus podcast on the Government and the BBC is here: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2020/jan/20/can-the-bbc-win-its-battle-with-the-government Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks | — | ||||||
| 1/15/20 | ![]() Stop and Search, the Manchester Mayor, and the media | We're back, and this week we tackle how news organisations report on crime, stop and search, and the portrayal of young men in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities in Greater Manchester and elsewhere. It comes after a meeting at Manchester Metropolitan University organised by the Equal organisation, which brought together a range of students, academics, community organisations and the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham. Our reporter, Imogen Campion covered the event. You can read more here: https://thenorthernquota.org/news/andy-burnham-lot-more-needs-be-done-win-back-trust-stop-and-search There's more on the campaign work by Equal here: https://www.equalcjs.org.uk/ Also on the panel was Roxy Legane from the group Kids of Colour kidsofcolour.com And MMU Senior Lecturer Patrick Williams. You can read more about his research work here: http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/sociology/staff/profile/?id=169 Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Search and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. Thanks | — | ||||||
| 12/4/19 | ![]() Rise of the machines - the future of AI and fact checking | In a bumper show, we speak to Rebecca Day, live news reporter at the Manchester Evening News, on covering the range of breaking news stories around the region. We hear from Abbas Panjwani at Full Fact about how the fact-checking charity is developing AI tools to scrutinise statistics and public data and how politicans or others. And we have an update from our election coordinator Liz Hannaford about the plans for #Election2019 coverage next week. You can follow Rebecca Day's work at the M.EN. and on Twitter @RebeccaDayMEN There's more on the FullFact AI project here: https://fullfact.org/automated/ And you can follow the Northern Quota's election coverage here: http://thenorthernquota.org/ Thanks @RightsBang | — | ||||||
| 12/4/19 | Bang to Rights meets The Media Law podcast | Bang To Rights teams up with The Media Law Podcast, to talk election law and ethics, Hong Kong, and using podcasts to reach students, lawyers - and even judges. For this special joint episode, producer-presenter Pete Murray is joined from City University's Law School by Tom Bennett, and from the MMU journalism newsroom by Ellie Shember-Critchley. You can hear more from the Media Law Podcast on Soundcloud, here: https://soundcloud.com/user-568422299 Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang and @MediaLawPodcast Thanks | — | ||||||
| 11/20/19 | ![]() Spinning polls and TV debates | The crew is joined by Lexi Kirkonnell-Kawana from IMPRESS to look at the press regulator's new guidance on using opinion poll data correctly. Pitfalls and good practice, coming bang on time for the blizzard of pre-election polling data. You can read more on the guidance here: https://impress.press/regulation/consultations.html We also debate the ITV Leaders Debate - was it fair to exclude Jo Swinson and Nicola Sturgeon? Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks | — | ||||||
| 11/13/19 | ![]() Pre-Election special: you ask us | We're in question time mode, with an audience of ManMetUni students. Questions on social media and the December 12 election, Russian influence, media coverage, class and Brexit, parties and Brexit, the Brexit Party and Brexit... and also our preparations for Election Night coverage on the Northern Quota https://thenorthernquota.org/ With us this week, Jonathan Rodwell, senior lecturer in politics and international relations at MMU, Liz Hannaford and Dave Porter, Natalie Carragher from MMU's aAh! magazine https://aah-magazine.co.uk/ Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks | — | ||||||
| 11/6/19 | ![]() Opening doors on the family court | Our special guest this week is the journalist Louise Tickle, who's been a leading figure in the campaign to give journalists better access to the family courts, a vital but much misunderstood area of the law. That campaign has led to the publication of by the President of the Family Division of the first ever guidance on reporters' access to the courts. Jez looks at the postumous appeal which began this week in the Lady in the Lake case, which he first covered in the mid 1990s; and Ellie takes us through the latest challenge to (un)equal pay in the BBC by news presenter Samira Ahmed. The crew also look ahead to counting airtime for party spokespeople during the election campain. You can read more of Louise Tickle's work here: http://louisetickle.co.uk/ And an account on the Transparency Project about the new Family Courts guidance here: http://www.transparencyproject.org.uk/presidents-guidance-as-to-reporting-on-family-courts/ The Guardian's Readers Editor Paul Chadwick on election-time broadcasting rules: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/03/election-broadcasting-rules-balance-social-media-campaigning And the full episode of the Today in Focus podcast on Samira Ahmed - and David Attenborough - is here: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/audio/2019/nov/04/david-attenborough-the-making-of-a-british-icon Thanks contact us @RightsBang | — | ||||||
| 10/30/19 | ![]() This election, those young people | We are joined this week by MMU journalism's Liz Hannaford to look at the latest Ofcom report into the BBC - and whether the Corporation risks becoming irrelevant to young people. We also look at issues around students registering to vote in the 12 December election, and forthcoming coverage of the campaign on thenorthernquota.org. We also speak to Lucy Chesters of Ethos magazine, which covers what it calls innovative and progressive ways of doing business. You can read more about Ethos magazine on their website: https://ethos-magazine.com/ The Ofcom report on the "lost generation" and the BBC is here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/features-and-news/bbc-risking-lost-generation There is also a separate examination of BBC radio and podcasts, and the BBC Sounds app in Ofcom's Media Nations 2019 report here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/tv-radio-and-on-demand/media-nations-2019 And you can read a full account here of the Leicester Mercury's attempt to publish the name of a teenager described as "a danger to the public" who pleaded to a series of savage assaults on a 19 year-old woman: https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2019/news/judge-rejects-dailys-bid-to-name-danger-to-public-who-thought-he-had-killed-date/ Contact us @RightsBang Thanks for listening | — | ||||||
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