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Another lovely City Journalism graduation this week. And special congratulations to my two wonderful PhD students Merle van Berkum and Leon Hawthorne Well done.

Who are the good guys in politics? John Bowers identifies a handful who tried—in the years of scandals—to keep order. ow.ly/Ma1M50SFrCF

‘A powerful manifesto for the “restoration and renewal” of our regulatory estate.’ Civil Service World reviews 'Downward spiral' by John Bowers KC: civilserviceworld.com/professions/ar… #ethics #government #civilservice #UKpolitics

Delighted to announce our forthcoming #expertwomen #womenonair conference October 8th at City Journalism All welcome - great array of speakers and lively debate. Register here city.ac.uk/news-and-event…

Leading lawyer and Master of Brasenose John Bowers KC has written 'Downward Spiral' (2024 MUP) which concludes that Boris Johnson was primarily responsible for the the collapse of public standards in the UK - BJ is a leading expert in sleaze

Save the date. I will be discussing the past year of war and atrocities in the Middle East at City-St George's, UoL, on 7 October 2024, 1730-1900, with three leading experts. Details available here city.ac.uk/news-and-event… City St George's, University of London Press City Int Politics LSE Middle East LSE IDEAS

Interesting conversation on the fallout from Huw Edwards scandal for the BBC hosted by City Journalism alum Samira Ahmed

Can't wait to celebrate 10 years of our research project on who speaks as an expert on broadcast news. Exciting line-up of guests #Expertwomen24

Panel discussion happening at City St Georges (and online) 7th October.

The Department of International Politics are hosting a panel discussion: 🗓️ Marking one year of war and atrocities in the Middle East 🗣️ Dr Geoffrey Swenson, Juliet Dryden / BISA, Professor Suzanne Franks, Amnon Aran, Andrew Payne 🔗 Register: city.ac.uk/news-and-event…

Jessica Benton diane ridley Laura Wilshaw Laura Scott Debbie Ramsay DEI affects everything, says Ade Rawcliffe (Head of DEI ITV News). Data needs to be cross-sectional, adds Vikki Cooke (Ofcom). The discussion between regulators was chaired by Professor Suzanne Franks: city.ac.uk/news-and-event… #ExpertWomen24

Today on BBC Feedback: Andrea Catherwood talks to Professor Professor Suzanne Franks about how BBC presenters handle interviews on the Middle East conflict. We also hear how obit show Last Word selects its subjects, and a new The Archers podcast has launched - despite a minor hiccup.

Labour’s first months have been dogged by accusations of ‘freebies’ and dubious appointments. Is this just Johnson 2.0? ✍🏼 John Bowers KC prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/68322…

#OSINTWeek manisha.bsky.social did first ever PHD in this field…

⁦@eliothiggins.bsky.social⁩ explaining the current information disorder..

Well done to you, William Goodrich and Laura Howes on being shortlist for an excellent piece of work. Fingers crossed.

Very proud of last years City Journalism MATV group @william26685701 @Lillycrx1 Laura Howes who not only won the best BJTC - Industry Accredited Journalism Courses TV Doc but also the Steve Harris award. An excellent film on Intimacy and AI. Well done.

Too often there is a defensive reaction to whistleblowers, creating the equivalent of a protective huddle around the organisation. The classic response is to deny, delay, defend, writes John Bowers. prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/polic…