Media and communication press releases

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Hit TV series Adolescence: “your child could receive these types of online messages. It's not out of the ordinary” – Loughborough University expert says (VIDEO)

The hit Netflix series, Adolescence, which delivers a hard-hitting storyline around a social media-fuelled killing and the influence of incel subculture, has highlighted the very real concerns children and young people face navigating the online world. 
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What have we learnt from the ‘media’ election?

The 2024 General Election media campaign has been dominated by talk of taxation, the electoral process, scandal and sleaze.
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‘Standards, corruption, scandals and sleaze’ dominate in week four of the election campaign

The betting scandal and Labour’s trans rights fall out with JK Rowling saw a change in this week’s top 10 issues covered by the media.
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Real-time General Election media analysis: ‘Mansplaining’ dominates the media election

‘Mansplaining’ has dominated the Media Election so far, with male voices and opinions being front and centre in political party coverage.
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Real-time General Election media analysis: Conservatives dominate press and TV coverage in week two of campaign – thanks to Sunak’s D-Day gaffe

Collectively the press has taken “a plague on both your houses” approach during the election campaign so far, but this week it is the Conservatives, not Labour, who have received more negative newspaper headlines.
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Election media analysis shows Starmer securing more press and TV coverage than Sunak – with Farage third

As in previous elections, it remained a two-horse race for press and broadcast coverage in the first week of the 2024 General Election, with the Conservatives and Labour dominating.
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General Election 2024: Discover what’s making the media headlines

A real time analysis of General Election media coverage by Loughborough University is lifting the lid on what press exposure the political parties, their policies and MPs are securing each week.
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Online abuse aimed at elite athletes on the rise – new study

Online abuse aimed at elite athletes is on the rise, a new Loughborough University study has found.