Another paper of mine slowly grinding its way to publication – titled ‘The architectures of media power: editing, the newsroom and urban public space’ – is now available in proper typeset form (though still not with proper pagination) in the OnlineFirst section of the journal Space and Culture. I am told that it will appear … Continue Reading
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The mediated city: a tour of media and mediation in West End London
My Birkbeck colleague Joel McKim and I are going to be leading an ‘urban media tour’ of West End London in just over a week, on Wednesday 22 May, 2013. This tour is, in part, based on a tour I originally developed for my undergraduate module The Mediated City, though it’s now being re-purposed (with … Continue Reading
(Yet) another media city conference: Mediating Cityscapes
With forthcoming conferences in Leeds (Communication and the City) and Helsinki (The Spectacular/Contested/Ordinary Media City), not to mention the special Media and Urban Life (PDF) track in which I recently presented at the Urban Affairs Association conference, it’s been a very busy year for all things media and cities. Now, we can add yet another … Continue Reading
New article published: The journalistic field and the city
I’ve just learned that, surprisingly rapidly, my article ‘The journalistic field and the city: some practical and organizational tales about the Toronto Star’s New Deal for Cities’ has been published in the urban sociology journal City and Community. When I say rapidly, I mean from the point of acceptance. Otherwise, it has been a long … Continue Reading
The ouster of Blockbuster (or, formats dying a slow death)
I’ve been meaning to get this photo off of my camera and post it for a while. At least a year ago, I took a photo of this same Blockbuster outlet (in Crouch End, North London) and the sign read ‘OC BUSTER’. It may or may not be surprising that they’ve simply let their presence … Continue Reading
Conference on communication and the city
In the pleasant myopia for relaxation which characterized of my recent holidays, and which led to the accumulation of many emails from many listservs, I almost missed news of what sounds like a fantastic conference. At least if you’re like me and are really, really interested in the intersections of cities and media. Communication and … Continue Reading
New: Journal of Urban Cultural Studies
Just caught wind of what looks to be a pretty interesting new peer-reviewed journal, the Journal of Urban Cultural Studies which is set to launching its first issue in late-2013 (or 2014). The main remit of the journal seems to be articles giving balanced weight to, on the one hand, matters broadly related to urban … Continue Reading
Without irony, city ranking magazine Monocle tells us how media makes a city
London-based travel and lifestyle magazine Monocle has published its annual ranking of what it describes as the top 25 liveable cities around the world. Coming out on top this year is Zurich, and no doubt happy to edge into the 25th spot of this top-flight group is its French Swiss cousin Geneva. If we regionally … Continue Reading
This Space Available: screening and panel at the Open City Docs Fest
The UK premiere of This Space Available (Gwenaëlle Gobé / 2011 / USA / 90’) will be screening within the Open City Docs Fest on Sunday 24 June at 14:00 in the Darkroom (near UCL Torrington Place). Following the event, I will be chairing a panel involving the director Gwenaëlle Gobé alongside other panellists, including … Continue Reading
Two positions on the UGRG
The RGS-IBG‘s Urban Geography Research Group (UGRG) is now in the process of filling two positions on its committee: the Secretary; and the Treasurer. It seems like a long time ago now, but I served five years on the UGRG (2003-08) – technically one year beyond the normal four year term – first as a … Continue Reading