Richard Jones
@rlwjones.bsky.social
University lecturer and erstwhile stay-at-home dad.
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Richard Jones
@rlwjones.bsky.social
· Dec 3
My book Reporting the Courts is out this week, published by Routledge. It’s full of new research into the past, present and future of how the media covers the courts in the UK. Let's dive in! 🧵
You know a media organisation is in the middle of a very serious crisis when even I'm asked for my opinion about it.
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Reality TV star Donald Trump is threatening to sue the BBC for $1bn over its editing of a 2020 speech. Could he succeed?
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November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
You know a media organisation is in the middle of a very serious crisis when even I'm asked for my opinion about it.
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Very good piece by @rlwjones.bsky.social on why Reform’s stand-off with journalists in Nottingham matters. Via @uk.theconversation.com
Hardly anyone actually goes to council meetings. It is journalists who can keep a close eye and tell us all what’s happening.
Reform v the Nottingham Post: why local media is crucial to democracy
Hardly anyone actually goes to council meetings. It is journalists who can keep a close eye and tell us all what’s happening.
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September 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Very good piece by @rlwjones.bsky.social on why Reform’s stand-off with journalists in Nottingham matters. Via @uk.theconversation.com
@manchesterhistory.uk Hi Dean, Richard Jones here from Salford Uni. What's the best email address to get you on? I've got a research project I'm working on with a colleague that I'd like to run by you.
September 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
@manchesterhistory.uk Hi Dean, Richard Jones here from Salford Uni. What's the best email address to get you on? I've got a research project I'm working on with a colleague that I'd like to run by you.
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Hardly anyone actually goes to council meetings. It is journalists who can keep a close eye and tell us all what’s happening.
Reform v the Nottingham Post: why local media is crucial to democracy
Hardly anyone actually goes to council meetings. It is journalists who can keep a close eye and tell us all what’s happening.
tcnv.link
September 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Hardly anyone actually goes to council meetings. It is journalists who can keep a close eye and tell us all what’s happening.
🚨 Why is Reform v the Nottingham Post a big deal?
Me for @theconversation.com
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Me for @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/reform-v-the...
Reform v the Nottingham Post: why local media is crucial to democracy
Hardly anyone actually goes to council meetings. It is journalists who can keep a close eye and tell us all what’s happening.
theconversation.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚨 Why is Reform v the Nottingham Post a big deal?
Me for @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/reform-v-the...
Me for @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/reform-v-the...
@keandrews.bsky.social I walked past a small sinkhole being repaired near my house!
August 30, 2025 at 9:59 AM
@keandrews.bsky.social I walked past a small sinkhole being repaired near my house!
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This article will resonate with nostalgic fans of the times in sports and media that once were.
"The View From the Boundary: How County Cricket is Covered Amid the Digital Mediatization of Sport," by Richard Jones @rlwjones.bsky.social
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"The View From the Boundary: How County Cricket is Covered Amid the Digital Mediatization of Sport," by Richard Jones @rlwjones.bsky.social
Read it OPEN ACCESS at doi.org/10.1177/2167...
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August 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This article will resonate with nostalgic fans of the times in sports and media that once were.
"The View From the Boundary: How County Cricket is Covered Amid the Digital Mediatization of Sport," by Richard Jones @rlwjones.bsky.social
Read it OPEN ACCESS at doi.org/10.1177/2167...
"The View From the Boundary: How County Cricket is Covered Amid the Digital Mediatization of Sport," by Richard Jones @rlwjones.bsky.social
Read it OPEN ACCESS at doi.org/10.1177/2167...
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🏏 New County #Cricket Newsletter. Please share and enjoy
🟢 Metro Bank - good crowds, poor quality
🟣 Blast gets cut, Champ untouched
🟠 Foxes confirm four signings
🔴 Somerset's 150th birthday
🔵 Barker back at Warks
🟡 Middx eye new ground
🟢 Metro Bank - good crowds, poor quality
🟣 Blast gets cut, Champ untouched
🟠 Foxes confirm four signings
🔴 Somerset's 150th birthday
🔵 Barker back at Warks
🟡 Middx eye new ground
No 166, Aug 23: The Grumbler's County Cricket Newsletter
🟢 Metro Bank - good crowds, poor quality 🟣 Blast gets cut, Champ untouched 🟠 Foxes confirm four signings 🔴 Somerset's 150th birthday 🔵 Barker back at Warks 🟡 Middx eye new ground
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August 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🏏 New County #Cricket Newsletter. Please share and enjoy
🟢 Metro Bank - good crowds, poor quality
🟣 Blast gets cut, Champ untouched
🟠 Foxes confirm four signings
🔴 Somerset's 150th birthday
🔵 Barker back at Warks
🟡 Middx eye new ground
🟢 Metro Bank - good crowds, poor quality
🟣 Blast gets cut, Champ untouched
🟠 Foxes confirm four signings
🔴 Somerset's 150th birthday
🔵 Barker back at Warks
🟡 Middx eye new ground
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This is good stuff imo.
🚨An academic article, so it's balanced, evidence-based but dry
The author contacted me via newsletter & I said I'd share on social
The View From the Boundary: How County Cricket is Covered Amid the Digital Mediatization of Sport
journals.sagepub.com...
🚨An academic article, so it's balanced, evidence-based but dry
The author contacted me via newsletter & I said I'd share on social
The View From the Boundary: How County Cricket is Covered Amid the Digital Mediatization of Sport
journals.sagepub.com...
August 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This is good stuff imo.
🚨An academic article, so it's balanced, evidence-based but dry
The author contacted me via newsletter & I said I'd share on social
The View From the Boundary: How County Cricket is Covered Amid the Digital Mediatization of Sport
journals.sagepub.com...
🚨An academic article, so it's balanced, evidence-based but dry
The author contacted me via newsletter & I said I'd share on social
The View From the Boundary: How County Cricket is Covered Amid the Digital Mediatization of Sport
journals.sagepub.com...
🏏 Thanks to @holdthefrontpage.bsky.social for picking up on my research into cricket media!
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August 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🏏 Thanks to @holdthefrontpage.bsky.social for picking up on my research into cricket media!
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Find yourself a nice chunk of time and if you like cricket this will be well spent.
A new paper from @rlwjones.bsky.social has just been published about coverage of county cricket, based on interviews with current journalists & content producers.
Richard first presented this at our conference in Feb so it's great to see it out in the world!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Richard first presented this at our conference in Feb so it's great to see it out in the world!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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August 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Find yourself a nice chunk of time and if you like cricket this will be well spent.
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NEW ARTICLE ALERT
“The View From the Boundary: How County Cricket is Covered Amid the Digital Mediatization of Sport”, by Richard Jones, available online and open access ahead of print in Communication & Sport
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“The View From the Boundary: How County Cricket is Covered Amid the Digital Mediatization of Sport”, by Richard Jones, available online and open access ahead of print in Communication & Sport
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
August 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
NEW ARTICLE ALERT
“The View From the Boundary: How County Cricket is Covered Amid the Digital Mediatization of Sport”, by Richard Jones, available online and open access ahead of print in Communication & Sport
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
“The View From the Boundary: How County Cricket is Covered Amid the Digital Mediatization of Sport”, by Richard Jones, available online and open access ahead of print in Communication & Sport
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
🧵 After the incredible England v India Test series, The Hundred starts today. But so too does county cricket's One Day Cup. Once a mainstay of UK sports media, I've investigated how the traditional county game is now battling for attention in our packed sports landscape.
August 5, 2025 at 8:14 AM
🧵 After the incredible England v India Test series, The Hundred starts today. But so too does county cricket's One Day Cup. Once a mainstay of UK sports media, I've investigated how the traditional county game is now battling for attention in our packed sports landscape.
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A new paper from @rlwjones.bsky.social has just been published about coverage of county cricket, based on interviews with current journalists & content producers.
Richard first presented this at our conference in Feb so it's great to see it out in the world!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Richard first presented this at our conference in Feb so it's great to see it out in the world!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A new paper from @rlwjones.bsky.social has just been published about coverage of county cricket, based on interviews with current journalists & content producers.
Richard first presented this at our conference in Feb so it's great to see it out in the world!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Richard first presented this at our conference in Feb so it's great to see it out in the world!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Worth a read on how the media covers domestic cricket.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
I still wonder how long Sky will tolerate the livestreams given their now generally high quality and the subsequent impact on Sky's theoretical exclusivity?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
I still wonder how long Sky will tolerate the livestreams given their now generally high quality and the subsequent impact on Sky's theoretical exclusivity?
August 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Worth a read on how the media covers domestic cricket.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
I still wonder how long Sky will tolerate the livestreams given their now generally high quality and the subsequent impact on Sky's theoretical exclusivity?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
I still wonder how long Sky will tolerate the livestreams given their now generally high quality and the subsequent impact on Sky's theoretical exclusivity?
✍️ I've signed a contract to write my next book.
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July 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
✍️ I've signed a contract to write my next book.
📻 I'm on the latest episode of @medialawpodcast.bsky.social discussing my book Reporting the Courts and all things open justice. Thank you for to the team for inviting me on! open.spotify.com/episode/3XJI...
Episode 30: "Reporting the Courts" - a deep dive
The Media Law Podcast · Episode
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June 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
📻 I'm on the latest episode of @medialawpodcast.bsky.social discussing my book Reporting the Courts and all things open justice. Thank you for to the team for inviting me on! open.spotify.com/episode/3XJI...
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In our latest episode, Colette and Paul are joined by Dr Richard Jones (Salford) and Dr Judith Townend (Sussex) for a deep dive into Jones’ recent book, Reporting the Courts. on.soundcloud.com/G7Cox5kdhWkp...
Reporting the Courts
This book makes a critical intervention into debates about journalism and the crisis in local news. Interrogating the history and current practice of court coverage in the UK, the author argues for it...
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June 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
In our latest episode, Colette and Paul are joined by Dr Richard Jones (Salford) and Dr Judith Townend (Sussex) for a deep dive into Jones’ recent book, Reporting the Courts. on.soundcloud.com/G7Cox5kdhWkp...
📺 BBC Grandstand was one of the most influential sport TV programmes ever. I've traced its rise and fall and conducted the first academic analysis of which sports it covered during half a century on air. Let's dive in!
June 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
📺 BBC Grandstand was one of the most influential sport TV programmes ever. I've traced its rise and fall and conducted the first academic analysis of which sports it covered during half a century on air. Let's dive in!
📚 I've reviewed a great new book about crime in the media in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, written by Lee Michael-Berger.
🔓My review is open access and free to read in the Cultural and Social History journal.
@salforduni.bsky.social
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🔓My review is open access and free to read in the Cultural and Social History journal.
@salforduni.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/metrics/...
Modern Murders: The Turn-of-the-Century’s Backlash Against Melodramatic and Sensational Representations of Murder, 1880–1914: by Lee Michael-Berger, London, Routledge, 2023, 184 pp., £108 (hardback), ...
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May 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
📚 I've reviewed a great new book about crime in the media in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, written by Lee Michael-Berger.
🔓My review is open access and free to read in the Cultural and Social History journal.
@salforduni.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/metrics/...
🔓My review is open access and free to read in the Cultural and Social History journal.
@salforduni.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/metrics/...
I’ve had a fun day at the Cricket Research Network conference, here at the ECB National Performance Centre in Loughborough. I was presenting an ongoing research project on cricket journalism, coming soon(ish). 🏏 #CRN2025
February 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I’ve had a fun day at the Cricket Research Network conference, here at the ECB National Performance Centre in Loughborough. I was presenting an ongoing research project on cricket journalism, coming soon(ish). 🏏 #CRN2025
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Great paper first up at #CRN2025 @cricketacademic.bsky.social from Richard Jones (University of Salford) about changing coverage of county cricket in the digital age.
Lots of challenges, including precarity and a reliance on ECB subsidy.
Lots of challenges, including precarity and a reliance on ECB subsidy.
February 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Great paper first up at #CRN2025 @cricketacademic.bsky.social from Richard Jones (University of Salford) about changing coverage of county cricket in the digital age.
Lots of challenges, including precarity and a reliance on ECB subsidy.
Lots of challenges, including precarity and a reliance on ECB subsidy.
🚨 The deadline is this Friday if you want to present your research at the Journalism and the Courts symposium at @salforduni.bsky.social in June. All details are below! ⚖️
📣 I'm hosting a one-day conference at the University of Salford's MediaCity campus in June called Journalism and the Courts, to examine all these issues and more. The call for papers is live now!
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Journalism and the Courts 2025 CFP.docx
Journalism and the Courts symposium 2025 Date: Wednesday 18 June Location: University of Salford, Orange Tower, MediaCity, Salford, M50 2EQ Format: In person for all presentations Reporting on the cr...
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February 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
🚨 The deadline is this Friday if you want to present your research at the Journalism and the Courts symposium at @salforduni.bsky.social in June. All details are below! ⚖️
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New from HTFP: Death of court reporting greatly exaggerated, survey finds: Big publishers maintaining commitment to cover local courts despite financial pressures
Death of court reporting greatly exaggerated, survey finds
Big publishers maintaining commitment to cover local courts despite financial pressures
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January 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
New from HTFP: Death of court reporting greatly exaggerated, survey finds: Big publishers maintaining commitment to cover local courts despite financial pressures