The Media Policy Project’s goal is to start conversations between policy makers, civil society actors, and media professionals about the latest media research. We want policy makers to have timely, easy access to relevant research and to the range of views held by civil society. We also work to engage the policy community with research on the policy making process itself. Additionally, we provide tools for anyone looking to stay up-to-date on media policy issues, though our briefings, event calendars, dossiers, and lists of on-going consultations.
Current research within the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Department of Media and Communications is examining the implications of converging media and communication technologies and services for citizens, audiences and democratic communication at a national and international/regional level of governance. We believe there is a need for policy interventions to redress imbalances between market and citizen interests. The Media Policy Project aims to respond to this need by fostering deliberative exchange between key stakeholders: policy makers, academic research, civil society and industry.
The Media Policy Project experiments with new ways to:
- Improve the policy impact of Departmental research and the evidence base for critical input to media policy discussion in the UK
- Foster academic and civil society involvement in media policy debates
- Increase public awareness of Departmental