Tag: Research
June 20, 2021 Greg Childs CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter,
Colin Ward, CMF’s Deputy Director and Editor of the Report: Our Children’s Future – Does Children’s Media Matter on launch plans. At the end of 2020, the CMF began a major campaign to highlight the failure of government to protect the production, at scale, of UK-originated, culturally-relevant content for our children. The aim of the campaign […]
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May 16, 2021 Greg Childs CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Event Reports,
CMF Director Greg Childs contributed to the Lego Group’s recent industry stakeholder research into children and technology. On April 28th 2021 he attended a roundtable to hear the results. Lego commissioned BritainThinks to research key stakeholder views about the current relationship between children and technology, focusing in particular on: The benefits and harms […]
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March 14, 2021 Greg Childs CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter,
By Greg Childs, Director the Children’s Media Foundation CMF has responded to the consultation on Small Screen: Big Debate – Ofcom’s interim report on how best to reform public service media in the UK. The report is an important view of the future and the consultation is intended to finesse the recommendations Ofcom will send to government later […]
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March 14, 2021 Christine Singer CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter,
By Colin Ward, Deputy Director CMF Colin is leading the CMF campaign on the future of public service media for children and young people. The CMF has launched a major new campaign to put the children’s audience at the centre of the national debate on the future of public service media. The debate has […]
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December 29, 2020 Christine Singer CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter,
By Olivia Dickinson Digital Consultant and Diversity and Inclusion Representative CMF Executive Group On 15th December, the Fawcett Society published the final report of their Commission on Gender Stereotypes in Early Childhood. The report, Unlimited Potential, is the culmination of an 18-month process of research and evidence gathering, co-chaired by Professor Becky Francis, now Chief […]
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November 27, 2020 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter,
By Colin Ward, Jayne Kirkham and John Kent CMF Executive Group ‘The Online Harms What?’ Caught in the middle of a pandemic and Britain’s ongoing divorce from Europe, it is not surprising that a piece of media-related legislation might be lost in the quagmire of more important and pressing matters in British politics. But […]
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October 28, 2020 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter,
By Olivia Dickinson Digital Consultant and Diversity and Inclusion Representative – CMF Executive Group Seven years ago, back in November 2013, I produced one of the Children’s Media Foundation’s first live events. Those were the days where you could come along in person to drink some warm white wine, listen to panellists and have […]
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September 28, 2020 Greg Childs CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter,
The Government has proposed that Ofcom take responsibility for the regulation of Video Sharing Platforms (VSPs) based in the UK – such as TikTok. Ofcom issued a call for evidence – or a public consultation – on the proposal. This action is to bring the UK into line with a European directive – the AVMSD. The government proposal is […]
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September 25, 2020 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Yearbook 2020,
Ash Perrin CEO The Flying Seagull Project Dedicated to Sir Ken Robinson for his shining light of inspiration and willingness to challenge the norm. Let’s start from absolute Square 1. What is play? Play is the indigenous language of the child, and it is the simplest language there is. It demands total revelation, […]
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June 26, 2020 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter,
What’s Happening In CMC 2020? By Greg Childs Director, CMF and Diana Hinshelwood Newsletter Editor, CMF Executive Group Lockdown may have stopped us gathering in Sheffield for CMC 2020, but with an on-line conference and an all-star line-up, July’s conference is still the hot ticket. CMC 2020 On-line is happening from 6th -10th […]
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