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Panel Event: The Future of Press Freedom

Join us for a panel event discussing the current state of press freedom in the US, highlighting the evolving threats to the function of a press in a democratic society and what this means for the First Amendment protection.
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Research project will provide new ways for the public to understand and practice digital well-being

A new project will be launched to examine the ways in which digital well-being is currently framed as a user responsibility and will explore how we can all live better online.
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Research project will establish new methodological approach to reveal and address impunity for human rights violations against journalists

A new project has been launched to better understand why crimes against journalists so often go unpunished and inform safeguarding of journalists going forward.
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Holly Bourne: journalist, novelist, Sheffield graduate

A Sheffield journalism graduate has had her second novel published – and signed up with a top publisher for two more.
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Lecturer reveals BBC doubts over Battle of Orgreave coverage

A Sheffield journalism lecturer has used freedom of information laws to uncover internal BBC concerns about the way it covered the 'Battle of Orgreave' during the miners' strike, which began 30 years ago this month.