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Two new titles from Breviary Stuff

By Roger
Two new interesting titles from the 'independent publisher of radical history, working-class history, history from below', Breviary Stuff who have done a great job in making classics of social and political history accessible and publishing lots of new material. The latest two titles, bring us a case study of Victorian policing in Huddersfield Beats, Backstreets and Brothels by David Taylor and Persisting in the Truth by Andrew Shields, a biographical study of Irish activist journalist Peter […]
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False Narratives

When dubious images set the political agenda

Over a 30-year period Bristol-based journalism ethics charity The MediaWise Trust challenged national newspapers over inaccurate, intrusive and unethical coverage. One method was to investigate and expose stories that distorted facts in a bid to set political agendas. The examples in this exhibition reflect just a few of the topics the Trust took on. Its Refugees Asylum-Seekers & the Media (RAM) Project (1999-2005) and the video On the Receiving End featuring exiled journalists had a […]
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Ireland: The Silent Voices

This ground-breaking documentary, originally made in 1983 for Channel 4 at the height of the war in Ireland, provided a critical counter-narrative to the pro-British propaganda spouted by most of the mainstream media in this country. Rarely seen, Ireland: The Silent Voices (80 mins), focuses on the stories and perspectives of ordinary people actively or passively involved in the conflict. In three parts, the film analyses the representation of the conflict on TV in Britain and in Europe. It […]
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