Jen
@jennyflower.bsky.social
Research Fellow/writing about the demise of political entertainment in Britain.
Researches hate speech and for balance exaggerates for comic effect.
Doctor of Media Law.
https://olh.openlibhums.org/article/id/19789/
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Generally good 🥚.
Researches hate speech and for balance exaggerates for comic effect.
Doctor of Media Law.
https://olh.openlibhums.org/article/id/19789/
UK 🇬🇧 D 🇩🇪 ES 🇪🇸 ❤️EU
Generally good 🥚.
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Jen
@jennyflower.bsky.social
· Feb 28
I don't want to live in interesting times anymore.
It's about time the BBC appointed a female Director General and I am quite happy for someone to put my name forward before Trump suggests we give the job to Melania.
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It's about time the BBC appointed a female Director General and I am quite happy for someone to put my name forward before Trump suggests we give the job to Melania.
I hope this paves the way for a BBC which doesn't give Farage wall to wall coverage.
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I hope this paves the way for a BBC which doesn't give Farage wall to wall coverage.
Well, there we go. It's a study from Brazil and the US but I am sure we'd get the same results if the study was replicated here.
We don't need to teach media literacy to the kids as much as we need to teach it to their parents and grandparents.
marketplace.copyright.com/rs-ui-web/mp...
We don't need to teach media literacy to the kids as much as we need to teach it to their parents and grandparents.
marketplace.copyright.com/rs-ui-web/mp...
November 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Well, there we go. It's a study from Brazil and the US but I am sure we'd get the same results if the study was replicated here.
We don't need to teach media literacy to the kids as much as we need to teach it to their parents and grandparents.
marketplace.copyright.com/rs-ui-web/mp...
We don't need to teach media literacy to the kids as much as we need to teach it to their parents and grandparents.
marketplace.copyright.com/rs-ui-web/mp...
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The head of journalism at Cardiff has published a blog entry on BBC Radio 4's coverage of Mamdani.
Why is the BBC calling Mamdani radical left?
Accurate and impartial or echoing Trump's language?
mattwalsh.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The head of journalism at Cardiff has published a blog entry on BBC Radio 4's coverage of Mamdani.
Talk's 'Kevin O’Sullivan’s Political Asylum' has breached Ofcom's Due Impartiality requirements. I hadn't realised that Isabel Oakeshott was the Talk 'International Editor', is that because she lives abroad now?
Fancy.
Anyway, here's Ofcom's statement for you.
www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/r...
Fancy.
Anyway, here's Ofcom's statement for you.
www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/r...
www.ofcom.org.uk
November 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Talk's 'Kevin O’Sullivan’s Political Asylum' has breached Ofcom's Due Impartiality requirements. I hadn't realised that Isabel Oakeshott was the Talk 'International Editor', is that because she lives abroad now?
Fancy.
Anyway, here's Ofcom's statement for you.
www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/r...
Fancy.
Anyway, here's Ofcom's statement for you.
www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/r...
Have a super week kids.
a man with his eyes closed is sitting in front of a blue screen .
ALT: a man with his eyes closed is sitting in front of a blue screen .
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Have a super week kids.
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Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
October 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
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The headline should be about how there were many, many more people who turned out for the counter protest.
October 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The headline should be about how there were many, many more people who turned out for the counter protest.
Nigel Farage pledged to "throw everything" at the Caerphilly campaign but didn't win and I bet he got more media coverage too.
Oh dear...how sad, etc.
Oh dear...how sad, etc.
October 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Nigel Farage pledged to "throw everything" at the Caerphilly campaign but didn't win and I bet he got more media coverage too.
Oh dear...how sad, etc.
Oh dear...how sad, etc.
look at the photograph and relax. Or at least try to.
I SAID RELAX!
I SAID RELAX!
October 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
look at the photograph and relax. Or at least try to.
I SAID RELAX!
I SAID RELAX!
I'm a bit under the weather and discovered some Heinz tomato soup in the cupboard. #LittleJoys
October 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I'm a bit under the weather and discovered some Heinz tomato soup in the cupboard. #LittleJoys
Ofcom has updated the guidance around politicians presenting news/ due accuracy and due impartiality.
www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and...
www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and...
Ofcom updates guidance around politicians presenting news
Ofcom has issued new guidance to broadcasters about politicians presenting news, following our consultation on this issue.
www.ofcom.org.uk
October 20, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Ofcom has updated the guidance around politicians presenting news/ due accuracy and due impartiality.
www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and...
www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and...
For those (like me) interested in news impartiality, the team at Cardiff University are producing excellent research.
www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/bbc-itv...
www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/bbc-itv...
The impartiality of broadcasters in Wales: An analysis of BBC and ITV news coverage of the Caerphilly by-election — Researching the impartiality of political news
A new Cardiff University study of TV, online and social media output produced by BBC Wales and ITV Wales during the Caerphilly by-election has so far (between September 26 to October 14) found: As ...
www.enhancingimpartiality.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
For those (like me) interested in news impartiality, the team at Cardiff University are producing excellent research.
www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/bbc-itv...
www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/bbc-itv...
I have to fill out a form. It's not that long but it's a form. I've been sitting at my computer for 3 hours & 40 minutes. I am typing on Bluesky. I haven't started the form. I bought a new book and some ink and some shoes online (they'll never fit). I've even tidied up some citations. Help me.
October 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I have to fill out a form. It's not that long but it's a form. I've been sitting at my computer for 3 hours & 40 minutes. I am typing on Bluesky. I haven't started the form. I bought a new book and some ink and some shoes online (they'll never fit). I've even tidied up some citations. Help me.
May I suggest that all English people take A level English too? Otherwise all them there 'foreigners' will have a linguistic advantage. Mind you, a majority of them do already.
October 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
May I suggest that all English people take A level English too? Otherwise all them there 'foreigners' will have a linguistic advantage. Mind you, a majority of them do already.
I bought this T Shirt yesterday. I think I love it. Happy Sunday everyone.
October 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I bought this T Shirt yesterday. I think I love it. Happy Sunday everyone.
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This! This! This!
October 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This! This! This!
Well, I can't believe that a man who put troops on the streets of his own country and put children in cages at the borders didn't win the Noble Peace Prize.
Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado.
Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado.
October 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Well, I can't believe that a man who put troops on the streets of his own country and put children in cages at the borders didn't win the Noble Peace Prize.
Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado.
Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado.
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Another ten important policies announced by Labour in only 24 hours. Big news on Mone, unhealthy food and cracking down on foreign influence in our politics.
October 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Another ten important policies announced by Labour in only 24 hours. Big news on Mone, unhealthy food and cracking down on foreign influence in our politics.
I think the British media should only use "Tommy Robinson's" real name when reporting on or about him.
Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon doesn't have quite the same appeal.
Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon doesn't have quite the same appeal.
October 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I think the British media should only use "Tommy Robinson's" real name when reporting on or about him.
Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon doesn't have quite the same appeal.
Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon doesn't have quite the same appeal.
I wondered where he'd gone, first he hides in a fridge and then the toxic mass went down the drain.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thames Water removes 100-tonne fatberg from west London sewer
Toxic mass chiselled out of Feltham pipes amid campaign to help stop people tipping harmful substances down drains
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I wondered where he'd gone, first he hides in a fridge and then the toxic mass went down the drain.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've had some great skies in Madrid this weekend.
October 6, 2025 at 7:03 AM
We've had some great skies in Madrid this weekend.