If you roll your eyes at the mention of “diversity” then you may well be. Renowned Channel 4 journalist, Jon Snow (no, not the GoT character), does not merely lament the lack of diversity in British newsrooms but believes that this lack of diversity was one of the contributing factors in the Grenfell Tower inferno … Continue reading
Category Archives: Media
“If it bleeds, it leads” or is it time to finally delete your Facebook account?
Most of us know the warm glow of receiving kind wishes and funny GIFs on our Facebook wall when the friendly, blue giant has kindly reminded our friends of our birthday; most of us have read articles warning us of the dangers of addiction to social media networks and have nodded, but done little more … Continue reading
“There aren’t more women in tech because there aren’t more women in tech.” The Importance of Being Influenced.
While scrolling down my Twitter feed (it’s not dead yet) I saw the familiar face of friend and colleague, Mary, (aka @LittleMissMBA) drawing attention to the welcome increase in the number of women in tech companies. Mary was retweeting Yana Welinder and the tweet reminded me of an interesting study by University of Texas sociologist Catherine … Continue reading
VIDEOS DEL TALLER DE TEATRO EN ESPAÑOL 2014-15
Tenemos el gran placer de presentaros por segundo año una selección de las escenas de teatro realizadas por los estudiantes de la sección de español. La novedad este año es que las escenas han sido también escritas por los propios estudiantes, completando así el círculo creativo. Además, hemos trabajado más, fuera de las clases y … Continue reading
Back to the Briefs
Le Slip Français, purveyors of men’s and women’s undergarments, have parlayed old-world manufacturing and award-winning digital marketing intoan under-the-radar success. Continue reading
POLITICA Y COMUNICACION (y 2)
El caso Podemos La formación Podemos ha revolucionado la política española tras la obtención de 5 parlamentarios en la últimas elecciones europeas. Su éxito se explica en gran medida por el desencanto y la frustración con los partidos tradicionales, principalmente el Partido Popular y el Partido Socialista, responsables para muchos españoles de la crisis económica … Continue reading
Starbucks and Apple team up in music and book venture
by John Reynolds, 17 October 2011 Starbucks is teaming up with Apple to launch a digital initiative called ‘Pick of the Week’, which will offer Starbucks customers a free selected iTunes music track or book to download. Starbucks: offers James Morrison iTunes download The marketing initiative is being rolled out across all Starbuck’s UK outlets … Continue reading
Between the Arabic ‘Da‘esh’ and the English ‘ISIS’: What’s missed in translation
You must have all heard of the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Shaam (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). It’s been on the news a lot lately and a US-led coalition has just declared a full-fledged war against the terrorist group, which had established a self-proclaimed Islamic caliphate … Continue reading
8 Things the French Do Better Than Americans
The Internet may have all but killed newspapers (giving away your product for free proves to be an unsustainable business model), but it has given rise to a whole new literary form: clickbait. What is “clickbait?” As with pornography or fine art, you know it when you see it. It’s lists and quizzes, and otherwise … Continue reading
A job to die for?
There are very few things worth dying for in this world (ideologies and religions included), and still fewer to justify killing another person. I’d like to think the vast majority of the human race would agree that life is a precious gift. We can imagine sacrificing our own life to spare a loved one, a … Continue reading