Des Freedman is Professor of Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London, and co-editor (with Michael Bailey) of openDemocracy's Capitalism and the University strand that ran in 2011/12 as well as the collection of essays 'The Assault on Universities' (2011). He is the author of 'The Contradictions of Media Power' (2014) and 'The Politics of Media Policy' (2008) and secretary of Goldsmiths UCU branch.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhat Corbyn’s debate victory tells us about bias in the British mediaWhat are the lessons to be learned from Corbyn’s performance on Monday night?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTrump-style universities headed for the UKBritain's Higher Education Bill paves the way for dodgy universities in the UK.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKMedia attacks on Corbyn show he’s a threat, not an irrelevanceRecent Panorama and Dispatches episodes confirm: the media has never been so biased against a Labour leader.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKJeremy Corbyn, impartiality and media misrepresentationAnother academic study has found systemic bias against Jeremy Corbyn in the British media.
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Published in: ourBeebIf dissensus is the new normal in Britain, we need a new mediaAn inquiry into the future of public service broadcasting in Britain launched its report days after the Brexit vote....
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe press didn’t divide us – we were already divided…Britain's divisions weren't invented by the media.