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Articles by David Puttnam
An audacious goal: a healthy media diet
Jodie Jackson has an audacious goal: to completely change children’s relationships with the news. Having spent more than a decade researching and exploring how the news impacts us, in 2019 she published You Are What You Read: why changing your media diet can change the world, followed up with a 2020 children’s book Little Ruffle and The World Beyond. In 2022, she presented Beyond fake news: how to heal a broken worldviewat the TEDxLondon stage, which has been viewed more than 10,000 times.
Helping kids see that they matter for who they are and not what they achieve
When Jennifer Breheny Wallace set out to write about the perils of achievement culture, she knew things were bad. Mental health data showed clearly that young people were suffering, even before Covid. Being out of school, isolated and losing loved ones exacerbated what was already a bleak picture. But Wallace found the problem to be even more pervasive than she anticipated.
Democracy under threat: a warning from history. By David Puttnam
Lord Puttnam has repeatedly spoken out about the future of our democracy. Photo credit: David Puttnam website Share EmailTwitterFacebook David Puttnam’s departure from the House of Lords was every bit as dramatic as one of his Oscar-winning films, but his disillusion with British politics has been growing for a long time.
Shout out! The RNLI volunteer team keeping you safe at sea
It all starts with a call, a bleeping pager warning of trouble off the coast of Newhaven, East Sussex. For RNLI lifeboat volunteers, this means only one thing – a shout, or call-out, is about to begin. With their clothes at the ready, the volunteers head straight to the station where a team briefing calmly prepares them. Then the lines are let loose and the team is away.
David Puttnam
David Puttnam Episode Summary Is democracy under threat from a 'pandemic of misinformation'? Lord David Puttnam explains why he believes we are living through a time in which trust is collapsing. Episode Notes Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.
Digital Technology, Trust, and Social Impact
About the House of Lords report on trust, technology, and democracy Key issues covered by the House of Lords report Impact of social media platforms on society Balancing social media platforms rights against the “duty of care” How to handle the cross-border issues with technology governance? Should governments regulate social media?
How big tech, advertisers and regulators must work together to combat climate change denial
David Puttnam, Chair of the House of Lords Select Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies, and a former advertising executive, argues that the unchecked power of digital platforms is fueling climate disinformation, and that more regulation is needed. Sustainability Advertising regulation Brand safety Digital media planning & buying Strategy The onslaught of COVID 19, and the economic challenges that it has brought with it, means the past eighteen months will...
Death, Rocard and the demise of European social democracy
The Big Tent model has given way to a fight to the finish between ideologues and pragmatists, both further and further away from the “People” they are supposed to represent. An icon of French social democracy, flag bearer of the “second left”, strong partisan of the “parler vrai” (speaking the truth) – so rare in today's politics where spin doctors are running the show – Michel Rocard passed away on Saturday July 2. He was 85.
Lord Puttnam: the BBC must confront a "total" loss of trust
The film producer and chair of a major inquiry into the future of public service broadcasting calls on the BBC to help rebuild trust in Brexit Britain. As the media confronts its spectacular failure to educate and inform the British people before the EU referendum, the BBC has a special duty to learn from its mistakes.
Lord Puttnam: the BBC must confront a "total" loss of trust
The film producer and chair of a major inquiry into the future of public service broadcasting calls on the BBC to help rebuild trust in Brexit Britain. As the media confronts its spectacular failure to educate and inform the British people before the EU referendum, the BBC has a special duty to learn from its mistakes.
Does the media have a "duty of care"?
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