Richard Wallis
@richardwallis.bsky.social
Teach and research at The Media School, Bournemouth University in the UK.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-wallis-8161976/
Academic profile: https://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/rwallis
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-wallis-8161976/
Academic profile: https://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/rwallis
The eighth edition of Representology: The Journal of Media & Diversity @representology.bsky.social is out now and contains my piece with Dr Christa van Raalte on mythbusting higher education's relationship with screen industries. Download for free - see below.
September 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The eighth edition of Representology: The Journal of Media & Diversity @representology.bsky.social is out now and contains my piece with Dr Christa van Raalte on mythbusting higher education's relationship with screen industries. Download for free - see below.
I'm looking forward to presenting my paper 'Working with industry to develop new practices to support sustainable freelance careers in TV' at the @britsoci.bsky.social BSA Work, Employment and Society Conference 2025, next week.
September 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I'm looking forward to presenting my paper 'Working with industry to develop new practices to support sustainable freelance careers in TV' at the @britsoci.bsky.social BSA Work, Employment and Society Conference 2025, next week.
Today sees the publication of the full report of @britishacademy.bsky.social Supportive Offboarding project, a research-led intervention to improve how the television industry supports its freelancers as their contracts come to an end. Available here: doi.org/10.18746/shk....
July 16, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Today sees the publication of the full report of @britishacademy.bsky.social Supportive Offboarding project, a research-led intervention to improve how the television industry supports its freelancers as their contracts come to an end. Available here: doi.org/10.18746/shk....
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Please join us for our next CEMP: Talk webinar on:
‘Sustaining freelance careers in TV: Innovative approaches to support’ with Dr Richard Wallis
21 May 12 noon (UK time)
Register (for free) here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustaining...?
#careers #freelance #Television #TV #reseacrh
‘Sustaining freelance careers in TV: Innovative approaches to support’ with Dr Richard Wallis
21 May 12 noon (UK time)
Register (for free) here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustaining...?
#careers #freelance #Television #TV #reseacrh
Sustaining freelance careers in TV: Innovative approaches to support
CEMP: Talk - with Dr Richard Wallis
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Please join us for our next CEMP: Talk webinar on:
‘Sustaining freelance careers in TV: Innovative approaches to support’ with Dr Richard Wallis
21 May 12 noon (UK time)
Register (for free) here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustaining...?
#careers #freelance #Television #TV #reseacrh
‘Sustaining freelance careers in TV: Innovative approaches to support’ with Dr Richard Wallis
21 May 12 noon (UK time)
Register (for free) here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustaining...?
#careers #freelance #Television #TV #reseacrh
Following our recent position paper about Higher Education and the screen industries in the UK, this new report from @creativepec.bsky.social relates to some of the issues we have been highlighting.
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Today, we publish ‘Higher Education and the Arts and Culture Sectors’ the latest report in our State of the Nations series. The report is written by Dr Siobhan McAndrew, Dr Mark Taylor and Dr Ruoxi Wang from the University of Sheffield with Prof Dave O’Brien from the University of Manchester.
April 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Following our recent position paper about Higher Education and the screen industries in the UK, this new report from @creativepec.bsky.social relates to some of the issues we have been highlighting.
bsky.app/profile/rich...
bsky.app/profile/rich...
It’s time to get serious about universities, student progression, and the screen industries’ talent pipeline. Our new position paper cuts through the myths clouding the conversation around media courses.
#HigherEducation #mediacourses #screenindustries
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#HigherEducation #mediacourses #screenindustries
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Higher Education and the screen industries in the UK: the need for authentic collaboration for student progression and the talent pipeline
The relationship between the UK’s screen industries and its Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is frequently claimed to be important for creating a sustainable talent pipeline for this sector. Ye...
www.tandfonline.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It’s time to get serious about universities, student progression, and the screen industries’ talent pipeline. Our new position paper cuts through the myths clouding the conversation around media courses.
#HigherEducation #mediacourses #screenindustries
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#HigherEducation #mediacourses #screenindustries
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Richard Wallis
Please join us for our next CEMP: Talk webinar on sustainability in television production:
‘Striving for Sustainability at ITV’
With Jeremy Mathieu, Head of Sustainability at ITV
Thursday 3rd April at 3PM (UK time)
Register (for free) here:
‘Striving for Sustainability at ITV’
With Jeremy Mathieu, Head of Sustainability at ITV
Thursday 3rd April at 3PM (UK time)
Register (for free) here:
CEMP Talk: Striving for Sustainability at ITV
A look at ITV’s sustainability work - focussing on how they reduce environmental impact and promote social responsibility
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Please join us for our next CEMP: Talk webinar on sustainability in television production:
‘Striving for Sustainability at ITV’
With Jeremy Mathieu, Head of Sustainability at ITV
Thursday 3rd April at 3PM (UK time)
Register (for free) here:
‘Striving for Sustainability at ITV’
With Jeremy Mathieu, Head of Sustainability at ITV
Thursday 3rd April at 3PM (UK time)
Register (for free) here:
What’s good about #Neighbours? My comment piece in today’s Broadcast (MBI) argues that there are important lessons to learn from the soap that Amazon just cancelled.
#TVIndustry #Employment #GoodWork #CareerDevelopment
www.broadcastnow.co.uk/comment/what...
#TVIndustry #Employment #GoodWork #CareerDevelopment
www.broadcastnow.co.uk/comment/what...
What Neighbours can teach us about work culture
Richard Wallis argues the soap demonstrates a model for better ways of working
www.broadcastnow.co.uk
February 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
What’s good about #Neighbours? My comment piece in today’s Broadcast (MBI) argues that there are important lessons to learn from the soap that Amazon just cancelled.
#TVIndustry #Employment #GoodWork #CareerDevelopment
www.broadcastnow.co.uk/comment/what...
#TVIndustry #Employment #GoodWork #CareerDevelopment
www.broadcastnow.co.uk/comment/what...
What’s good about #Neighbours? My comment piece in today’s Broadcast (MBI) argues that there are important lessons to learn from the soap that Amazon just cancelled.
#TVIndustry #Employment #GoodWork #CareerDevelopment
www.broadcastnow.co.uk/comment/what...
#TVIndustry #Employment #GoodWork #CareerDevelopment
www.broadcastnow.co.uk/comment/what...
www.broadcastnow.co.uk
February 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
What’s good about #Neighbours? My comment piece in today’s Broadcast (MBI) argues that there are important lessons to learn from the soap that Amazon just cancelled.
#TVIndustry #Employment #GoodWork #CareerDevelopment
www.broadcastnow.co.uk/comment/what...
#TVIndustry #Employment #GoodWork #CareerDevelopment
www.broadcastnow.co.uk/comment/what...
Do view this short film (although ‘naught for your comfort’). Looking forward to working with The Film & TV Charity in the shared work of creating a healthier, happier, and more inclusive industry. #ChangeTheCulture #WellbeingAtWork #FilmIndustrySupport
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm_N...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm_N...
Break The Cycle
YouTube video by The Film and TV Charity
www.youtube.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Do view this short film (although ‘naught for your comfort’). Looking forward to working with The Film & TV Charity in the shared work of creating a healthier, happier, and more inclusive industry. #ChangeTheCulture #WellbeingAtWork #FilmIndustrySupport
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm_N...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm_N...
My piece in today's Broadcast argues for a serious industry-wide conversation about the future of the TV workforce www.broadcastnow.co.uk/comment/we-c...
We cannot afford to be blasé about freelancers leaving the industry
A shrinking freelancer pool is seen as inevitable but, Richard Wallis argues, it's an existential crisis
www.broadcastnow.co.uk
February 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My piece in today's Broadcast argues for a serious industry-wide conversation about the future of the TV workforce www.broadcastnow.co.uk/comment/we-c...
Congratulations are in order to Dancing Ledge Productions! And well done to all those setting an example of good employment practices in TV. But... please may we now have a survey in which it is freelancers that determine the best company to work for? 🤨 #TVcareers #Freelancers
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Broadcast Best Places to Work winner revealed
Dancing Ledge takes top spot as a host of familiar names feature
www.broadcastnow.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Congratulations are in order to Dancing Ledge Productions! And well done to all those setting an example of good employment practices in TV. But... please may we now have a survey in which it is freelancers that determine the best company to work for? 🤨 #TVcareers #Freelancers
shorturl.at/gyKcv
shorturl.at/gyKcv
Two years ago, I undertook a study of ways we could better support TV freelancers. This illustration sums-up that proposal. I have since been working on a pilot to develop these ideas into practice. FULL REPORT COMING SOON.
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/pro... #freelance #TV #creative
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/pro... #freelance #TV #creative
January 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Two years ago, I undertook a study of ways we could better support TV freelancers. This illustration sums-up that proposal. I have since been working on a pilot to develop these ideas into practice. FULL REPORT COMING SOON.
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/pro... #freelance #TV #creative
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/pro... #freelance #TV #creative
Important article on the current state of Media Studies in UK schools by Prof. David Buckingham...
davidbuckingham.net/2025/01/21/r...
davidbuckingham.net/2025/01/21/r...
Rumours of our demise…
The numbers of students opting for specialised courses in Media Studies and English Literature in the UK have been in decline for several years. How might we explain this, and how can we respond?
davidbuckingham.net
January 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Important article on the current state of Media Studies in UK schools by Prof. David Buckingham...
davidbuckingham.net/2025/01/21/r...
davidbuckingham.net/2025/01/21/r...
Fascinating insights from someone who was part of the BFI and responsible for one of the most important studies on work in TV...
The BFI, Cultural Diversity and its Faltering Response to Social and Epistemic Injustice | Journal of British Cinema and Television www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....
The BFI, Cultural Diversity and its Faltering Response to Social and Epistemic Injustice | Journal of British Cinema and Television www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....
The BFI, Cultural Diversity and its Faltering Response to Social and Epistemic Injustice | Journal of British Cinema and Television
Over its history the BFI since its foundation in 1933 has regularly had to contend with changes in culture and in relation to issues of diversity, from the language used in cataloguing films in its ar...
www.euppublishing.com
January 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Fascinating insights from someone who was part of the BFI and responsible for one of the most important studies on work in TV...
The BFI, Cultural Diversity and its Faltering Response to Social and Epistemic Injustice | Journal of British Cinema and Television www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....
The BFI, Cultural Diversity and its Faltering Response to Social and Epistemic Injustice | Journal of British Cinema and Television www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....
2024 has been an amazing year for me, thanks to @britishacademy.bsky.social and collaboration of super-indie, Fremantle. Early in the new year I will begin sharing insights to emerge from this project into how we can better support our TV freelance workforce.
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/pro...
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/pro...
Supportive offboarding: Developing new practices to support sustainable freelance careers in TV
Developing new practices to support sustainable freelance careers in TV
www.bournemouth.ac.uk
December 31, 2024 at 10:40 AM
2024 has been an amazing year for me, thanks to @britishacademy.bsky.social and collaboration of super-indie, Fremantle. Early in the new year I will begin sharing insights to emerge from this project into how we can better support our TV freelance workforce.
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/pro...
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/pro...
What can Bertolt Brecht’s famous parable, The Good Person of Szechwan, tell us about management in the TV industry?
This article, first published online, is now in print. The Creative Industries for a Better Society edition - Creative Industries Journal 17(2) 2024, pp 254-271.
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This article, first published online, is now in print. The Creative Industries for a Better Society edition - Creative Industries Journal 17(2) 2024, pp 254-271.
lnkd.in/eU8uTZ7z
December 17, 2024 at 6:01 AM
What can Bertolt Brecht’s famous parable, The Good Person of Szechwan, tell us about management in the TV industry?
This article, first published online, is now in print. The Creative Industries for a Better Society edition - Creative Industries Journal 17(2) 2024, pp 254-271.
lnkd.in/eU8uTZ7z
This article, first published online, is now in print. The Creative Industries for a Better Society edition - Creative Industries Journal 17(2) 2024, pp 254-271.
lnkd.in/eU8uTZ7z
I have now bidden farewell to Nunawading Studios and the Melbourne sunshine. Will shortly be heading back to winter!I’m very grateful to the team at #Neighbours for having made me so welcome.
December 15, 2024 at 8:53 AM
I have now bidden farewell to Nunawading Studios and the Melbourne sunshine. Will shortly be heading back to winter!I’m very grateful to the team at #Neighbours for having made me so welcome.
Some thoughts about TV work culture....
theconversation.com/gregg-wallac...
theconversation.com/gregg-wallac...
Gregg Wallace allegations again show how vulnerable TV industry is to abusive working practices
A number of reports have drawn attention to working conditions within the UK television industry in recent months.
theconversation.com
December 15, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Some thoughts about TV work culture....
theconversation.com/gregg-wallac...
theconversation.com/gregg-wallac...
X-Twitter/X. Time for pastures new.
December 15, 2024 at 8:44 AM
X-Twitter/X. Time for pastures new.