LLP Seminar Series: The Critical Citizen?: Donna Smith, Michelle Matherson and Dylan Moore, 'Citizens’ Voices, People’s News: Making the media work for Wales'

The Language, Literature and Politics (LLP) research group's seminar series on ‘The Critical Citizen?’ presents Dr Donna Smith, Michelle Matherson, and Dylan Moore on citizens' voices and engagement in and with the media.

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About the talk

How does the media help people to understand politics? What do citizens think about the news they consume – do they trust it and how well do they understand it? And in a devolved nation like Wales, where many people consume media from England, what role does the media have to play in a healthy democracy?

All of these questions and more were explored last year by The Open University and the Institute of Welsh Affairs through a citizen's panel on media and democracy. Over the course of 19 hours, we worked with 15 citizens from across Wales to help them understand and analyse Wales’ media landscape and come up with recommendations to improve the media, and democracy education in Wales.

Join Dr Smith et al. at this LLP seminar to find out more about this innovative approach to citizen engagement and discover what our panel recommended, and hear reflections from those working on the project on both the process and the findings.

This event will be held online via Microsoft Teams. If you have any accessibility requirements please contact Alice Rhodes (alice.rhodes@open.ac.uk).

About 'The Critical Citizen' series

Responding to the widespread cynicism, disengagement and alienation citizens across the globe express towards official political cultures, this series investigates the idea of ‘the critical citizen’. What constitutes a critical citizen? And can a critical citizenry be (re-) activated as an antidote to contemporary political crises?

More information on the Language, Literature and Politics Research Group can be found on the FASS website.