Tag: Research
June 26, 2020 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter,
Proposed Inquiry on Public Service Broadcasting And Content For Children by The Children’s Media Foundation By Colin Ward Research, Outreach and Deputy Director CMF Back in January, before there were any COVID cases in this country, some people working with the Children’s Media Foundation started to ask fundamental questions about the future of […]
CMF Updates Industry Policy Research
June 24, 2020 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Yearbook 2020,
By Bruna Capozzoli Digital Strategist Millennials, those aged roughly between 26 and 40, and Generation Z (11- to 25-year-olds) now make up over half the world’s population. Gradually taking over senior positions in the media industry, they also represent the majority of a highly-skilled tech workforce. They are the ones behind the most […]
Industry Research
May 27, 2020 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Yearbook 2020,
Children are Awesome An article for the Children’s Media Yearbook 2020 By Hazel Kenyon Book Research Director, UK and Ireland, Neilsen Children’s nonfiction book-buying is diversifying, both in authorship and in subject matter. The latest data from Nielsen Book Research shows a continued increase in both the numbers of titles available and the volume sales of […]
Industry Research
April 10, 2020 Greg Childs APPG information, CMF Blog,
The All Party Group for Children’s Media and The Arts Co-Chairs: Julie Elliott MP, Baroness Floella Benjamin Vice Chairs: Andrew Rosindell MP, Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall, Public Enquiry Point: Jayne Kirkham Due to the Covid-19 restrictions, the Children’s Media and the Arts APPG meeting to discuss Age Verification and the Online Harms Bill had to […]
Industry Policy Research
November 4, 2019 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter,
Cutting Back On Creativity By Nathan Guy Actor, Drama Coach and Drama Lead and Creative Support Teacher at Griffin Schools Trust Do we have time for creativity in schools? If not, we should make time. Arts education should not be for the privileged few but thrown like confetti and woven into the learning process of […]
Industry Policy Research
September 30, 2019 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter,
Stop Criticising Parents and Start Supporting Their Digital Practices By Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Social Psychology Department of Media and Culture, LSE (Member of the CMF Academic Advisory Board) Society has high hopes and considerable fears for the digital future. On the one hand, parents are told – get your children coding so they have […]
Industry Research
September 30, 2019 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Event Reports,
Priorities for Preschool In An Age Of Change Gary Pope, Co-Founder, Kids Industries Speaker, Moderator and Member of the Advisory Committee for CMC The work that goes on behind the scenes at The Children’s Media Conference is phenomenal. A world-class programme doesn’t just materialise overnight. The advisory committee, which I am super-proud to sit […]
Events Industry Research
May 31, 2019 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Event Reports,
Diana Hinshelwood, Editor CMF Newsletter and CMF Executive Group Member The year since the last Children’s Media Conference has been an eventful one. Topics discussed, such as policing the internet, are now becoming government White Papers, and funding initiatives like the Young Audiences Content Fund have launched. These are just two of the topics which […]
CMF Updates Events Industry Policy Research
February 28, 2019 Greg Childs CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter,
What do Children and Young People Think? A Children’s Media Foundation Report on Children’s Perceptions of their Screen Habits Produced in collaboration with DUBIT LIMITED Report Author: Lily Law Research Manager, Dubit Ltd Contributors: Jackie Marsh Professor of Education, University of Sheffield Colin Ward Deputy Director, the Children’s Media Foundation Dr Becky Parry University of Sheffield Dr […]
Industry Research
January 24, 2019 Greg Childs CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter,
By Martin Franks, Children’s Media Producer and Director, Adastra Creative. There have been high-octane discussions about children and media since the advent of the printing press. Mass literacy, the cinema and then the TV all contributed to the debate (and what about the fuss over comics?). And now we are looking at the advent of personal screen […]
Industry Research
