Mirrors or Movers? II: Understanding the impacts of media contentReport
This report summarises the second Mirrors or Movers? conference, hosted by the BBC in June and organised by the Media CSR Forum, a Carnstone multi-client project. The event brought together more than 100 people from 34 major media companies to discuss the role of media in society. Specifically, we looked at the impacts of media content in the areas of women, the environment and privacy. Video summaries of individual sessions are also available - follow the article link below.
- 2014
- Simon Hodgson
- Christian Toennesen
- Francis Mimmack
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