WEEKLY MEDIA REPORT: 16-22 February 2015
Please see a summary of media coverage for this week which lists 278 pieces of coverage comprising
of:
• 61 pieces of newspaper coverage of which 4 are from International publications, 5 pieces are
from National newspapers and 26 pieces are from Devon & Cornwall publications.
• 93 pieces of broadcast coverage of which 0 are from International broadcasts, 11 are from
National broadcasts and 14 are from Devon & Cornwall broadcasts.
• 124 pieces of on-line coverage of which 20 are International, 31 are National and 27 are from
Devon & Cornwall.
INTERNATIONAL
Our press release regarding a new technique developed by Jamie Shutler (Geography) and
colleagues to reveal the globe's increasing ocean acidity levels from satellites prompted coverage in
Spiegel Online, Times of Oman, Bangalore Mirror, Delhi Daily News, WebIndia.com, China Topix,
Aisa News, ABC Science – Australia, ScienceNordic, News Press.fr, Notiziario Italiano, ANSA.it,
MediaSet.it, NZ Health Tech, Wiadomości - Onet.pl, Zaire.ro, YahooNews, Discovery News,
CarbonBrief, Tendencias 21, ZeeNews.com, rt.com, sciencedaily, Bignewsnetwork.com, ValueWalk,
Headlines & Global News, britainnews.net, Nature World News, mangalorean.com, LiveScience,
business-standard.com, Hngn.com, DivePhotoGuide.com, Tech Times, phys.org, Upi.com, yahoo.com,
VICE News, Softpedia, capitalbay.com, United Press International, Take Part, EnvironmentGuru.com,
Capital Bay, Global Magazin, The Exeter Daily, and 39 other publications.
The Washington Post published an article by Omar Ashour (IAIS) about de-radicalisation and
Aljazeera.com covered an article by Omar Ashour that was examining the Egyptian Sisi regime's
approach to dealing with events in Libya. Alaraby.co.uk published an opinion piece about Sisi leaks
and intra-regime power dynamics.
The Toronto Tribune, The Tribune (India), hans (India) Science Newsline, Medicalnewstoday.com,
Carbon-Based, Terra Daily, Science 2.0, The Medical News, and Becker's Hospital Review quoted
William Gaze (Medical School) in reports regarding research he collaborated on which found greater
numbers of resistant bacteria exist close to some waste water treatment works on rivers, and that
these plants are likely to be responsible for at least half of the increase observed.
The Times of Malta quoted Fiona Mathews (Biosciences) in a report concerning the dangers of
mobile phones.
Research by Jamie Stevens' (Biosciences) and colleagues which found that corals may be better
equipped to tolerate climate change than previously believed was reported in phys.org,
sciencedaily.com, ScienceNewsline, EurekAlert!, LifeSciencesWorld, and World News Report – EIN.
The Khaleej Times published articles by N. Janardhan (IAIS) regarding the beheading of 21 Egyptians
in Libya, and the impact of low oil prices on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
A number of newspapers in Australia including the Canberra Times reported research Toni Shepherd
(Psychology) which found that contrary to folklore, Europe's magpies don't steal glittering things but
are frightened by them - perhaps because they are so novel and might be dangerous.
CNN interviewed Omar Ashour (IAIS) in a report concerning ISIS and the potential for coordinated
multination attacks against them.
Deutsche Welle (German) covered the announcement of the research by Jose Iriarte (Archaeology) in
Amazonia using drones to scan the forest to identify the way ancient peoples used the land.
NATIONAL
We facilitated a morning of live filming with BBC Breakfast on research by Craig Williams (Sport and
Health Sciences) and colleagues who are working with Manchester Utd and Toshiba on a project to
identify the effects of exercise on young hearts. The feature was also replayed on the BBC News
Channel.
BBC news online covered an opinion piece by Omar Ashour (IAIS) looking at whether Jordan can aid
in fighting the Islamic State.
The press release highlighting a new technique developed by Jamie Shutler (Geography) and
colleagues to reveal the globe's increasing ocean acidity levels from satellites featured in The Daily
Mail and The Mail on Sunday.
Private Eye quoted an un-named spokesperson in an article regarding the masonry cladding on an
external front wall of the Environment and Sustainability Institute building which gave way and
required repair.
BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking programme featured an interview with Daisy Hay (English) about her
book Mr & Mrs Disraeli: A Strange Romance.
An article in The Guardian on the topic of calls for energy firms to take seriously opposition to
continued use of fossil fuels included quotes from Catherine Mitchell (Energy Policy).
BBC2's Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe included an interview with Andrew Watson (Geography)
regarding climate change which included a one word description of how weather actually works.
We issued a press release about the proposals for a new online court system for small claims in
which Sue Prince (Law) was part of the Civil Justice Court’s advisory board. This was covered on the
BBC’s regional radio network.
REGIONAL
Andrew Massey (Politics) was quoted in a Western Morning News article concerning the probing of
UK airspace by Russian military aircraft.
Retail Manager Gill Winsor was quoted in an Express and Echo report concerning funds raised for
Hospicscare through the sale of bottles water on campus.
The Western Morning News reported that University Staff had spent £3m in expenses including
plane and train fares.
We issued a press release about a new book by Daisy Hay (English) Mr & Mrs Disraeli: A Strange
Romance which was covered in The Express and Echo.
OTHER
The Christian Science Monitor and yahoo.com articles examining the incident in the Paris Metro
where football fans shoved a black man off the train included quotes from Anthony King (Sociology).
Theology published a book reviews by Cherryl Hunt and Susannah Cornwall (Theology and Religion).
Electronics Weekly quoted David Wakeling (Computer Science) in a report regarding the Project
Arduino technology contest for students.
Valuewalk.com referred to research co-written by Jason Reifler (Politics) on a study that attempted
to change the minds of participants who held views on polarizing issues.