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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · 19d

The eighth edition of Representology: The Journal of Media & Diversity @representology.bsky.social is out now and contains my piece with Dr Christa van Raalte on mythbusting higher education's relationship with screen industries. Download for free - see below.

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Sep 5

I'm looking forward to presenting my paper 'Working with industry to develop new practices to support sustainable freelance careers in TV' at the @britsoci.bsky.social BSA Work, Employment and Society Conference 2025, next week.

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Jul 28

www.thenational.scot/politics/253...

Peter Strachan: Our governments must stand up for the TV industry

OUR televisions and digital devices have become a battleground where the reporting of what’s happening in Gaza is being played out by the…

www.thenational.scot

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Jul 16

Today sees the publication of the full report of @britishacademy.bsky.social Supportive Offboarding project, a research-led intervention to improve how the television industry supports its freelancers as their contracts come to an end. Available here: doi.org/10.18746/shk....

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CEMP - Centre for Excellence in Media Practice @cemp.bsky.social · May 6

Please join us for our next CEMP: Talk webinar on:

‘Sustaining freelance careers in TV: Innovative approaches to support’ with Dr Richard Wallis

21 May 12 noon (UK time)

Register (for free) here:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustaining...?

#careers #freelance #Television #TV #reseacrh

Sustaining freelance careers in TV: Innovative approaches to support

CEMP: Talk - with Dr Richard Wallis

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Apr 26

Following our recent position paper about Higher Education and the screen industries in the UK, this new report from @creativepec.bsky.social relates to some of the issues we have been highlighting.

bsky.app/profile/rich...

Creative PEC @creativepec.bsky.social · Apr 23

Today, we publish ‘Higher Education and the Arts and Culture Sectors’ the latest report in our State of the Nations series. The report is written by Dr Siobhan McAndrew, Dr Mark Taylor and Dr Ruoxi Wang from the University of Sheffield with Prof Dave O’Brien from the University of Manchester.

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Apr 8

It’s time to get serious about universities, student progression, and the screen industries’ talent pipeline. Our new position paper cuts through the myths clouding the conversation around media courses.
#HigherEducation #mediacourses #screenindustries
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Higher Education and the screen industries in the UK: the need for authentic collaboration for student progression and the talent pipeline

The relationship between the UK’s screen industries and its Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is frequently claimed to be important for creating a sustainable talent pipeline for this sector. Ye...

www.tandfonline.com

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CEMP - Centre for Excellence in Media Practice @cemp.bsky.social · Mar 26

Please join us for our next CEMP: Talk webinar on sustainability in television production:

‘Striving for Sustainability at ITV’

With Jeremy Mathieu, Head of Sustainability at ITV

Thursday 3rd April at 3PM (UK time)

Register (for free) here:

CEMP Talk: Striving for Sustainability at ITV

A look at ITV’s sustainability work - focussing on how they reduce environmental impact and promote social responsibility

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Feb 26

What’s good about #Neighbours? My comment piece in today’s Broadcast (MBI) argues that there are important lessons to learn from the soap that Amazon just cancelled.

#TVIndustry #Employment #GoodWork #CareerDevelopment

www.broadcastnow.co.uk/comment/what...

What Neighbours can teach us about work culture

Richard Wallis argues the soap demonstrates a model for better ways of working

www.broadcastnow.co.uk

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Feb 26

What’s good about #Neighbours? My comment piece in today’s Broadcast (MBI) argues that there are important lessons to learn from the soap that Amazon just cancelled.
#TVIndustry #Employment #GoodWork #CareerDevelopment

www.broadcastnow.co.uk/comment/what...

www.broadcastnow.co.uk

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Feb 19

Do view this short film (although ‘naught for your comfort’). Looking forward to working with The Film & TV Charity in the shared work of creating a healthier, happier, and more inclusive industry. #ChangeTheCulture #WellbeingAtWork #FilmIndustrySupport
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm_N...

Break The Cycle

YouTube video by The Film and TV Charity

www.youtube.com

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Feb 4

My piece in today's Broadcast argues for a serious industry-wide conversation about the future of the TV workforce www.broadcastnow.co.uk/comment/we-c...

We cannot afford to be blasé about freelancers leaving the industry

A shrinking freelancer pool is seen as inevitable but, Richard Wallis argues, it's an existential crisis

www.broadcastnow.co.uk

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Jan 29

Congratulations are in order to Dancing Ledge Productions! And well done to all those setting an example of good employment practices in TV. But... please may we now have a survey in which it is freelancers that determine the best company to work for? 🤨 #TVcareers #Freelancers
shorturl.at/gyKcv

Broadcast Best Places to Work winner revealed

Dancing Ledge takes top spot as a host of familiar names feature

www.broadcastnow.co.uk

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Jan 28

That's just before the graduate cohort that I investigated for a study I did a few years ago. I was interested in what happened to BU media graduates in terms of their careers over time. You probably knew some of them! Did you go into media work?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The ‘shelf-life’ of a media career: a study of the long-term career narratives of media graduates

Despite scholarly interest in the disruptive changes to have affected media industries, and a growing understanding of how Creative Industries now operate as labour markets, to date there has been ...

www.tandfonline.com

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Jan 27

Indeed so, John. What year did you graduate?

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Jan 24

Two years ago, I undertook a study of ways we could better support TV freelancers. This illustration sums-up that proposal. I have since been working on a pilot to develop these ideas into practice. FULL REPORT COMING SOON.
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/pro... #freelance #TV #creative

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Jan 21

Important article on the current state of Media Studies in UK schools by Prof. David Buckingham...
davidbuckingham.net/2025/01/21/r...

Rumours of our demise…

The numbers of students opting for specialised courses in Media Studies and English Literature in the UK have been in decline for several years. How might we explain this, and how can we respond?

davidbuckingham.net

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Jan 17

Fascinating insights from someone who was part of the BFI and responsible for one of the most important studies on work in TV...

The BFI, Cultural Diversity and its Faltering Response to Social and Epistemic Injustice | Journal of British Cinema and Television www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....

The BFI, Cultural Diversity and its Faltering Response to Social and Epistemic Injustice | Journal of British Cinema and Television

Over its history the BFI since its foundation in 1933 has regularly had to contend with changes in culture and in relation to issues of diversity, from the language used in cataloguing films in its ar...

www.euppublishing.com

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Dec 31

2024 has been an amazing year for me, thanks to @britishacademy.bsky.social and collaboration of super-indie, Fremantle. Early in the new year I will begin sharing insights to emerge from this project into how we can better support our TV freelance workforce.
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/pro...

Supportive offboarding: Developing new practices to support sustainable freelance careers in TV

Developing new practices to support sustainable freelance careers in TV

www.bournemouth.ac.uk

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Dec 17

What can Bertolt Brecht’s famous parable, The Good Person of Szechwan, tell us about management in the TV industry?
This article, first published online, is now in print. The Creative Industries for a Better Society edition - Creative Industries Journal 17(2) 2024, pp 254-271.

lnkd.in/eU8uTZ7z

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Dec 15

I have now bidden farewell to Nunawading Studios and the Melbourne sunshine. Will shortly be heading back to winter!I’m very grateful to the team at #Neighbours for having made me so welcome.

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Dec 15

Some thoughts about TV work culture....
theconversation.com/gregg-wallac...

Gregg Wallace allegations again show how vulnerable TV industry is to abusive working practices

A number of reports have drawn attention to working conditions within the UK television industry in recent months.

theconversation.com

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Richard Wallis @richardwallis.bsky.social · Dec 15

X-Twitter/X. Time for pastures new.

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