Media and Elections

About the lecture

In this module Rob Burley answers the question: “Do traditional media sources continue to play a role in shaping electoral outcomes?”, focusing in particular on: (i) the “Partygate” scandal; (ii) the influence of traditional media in shaping discourse on social media; (iii) the influence of traditional media sources on perceptions of politicians and parties, e.g. the Daily Mail and Penny Mordaunt during the 2022 Conservative leadership election.

About the lecturer

Rob Burley began his career as a political researcher before joining ITV in 1996 and later moving to the BBC in 2008. At the BBC he became executive editor of Question Time, deputy editor of Newsnight and assistant editor of BBC Breakfast. In 2018, he became the BBC's editor of live political programmes, taking responsibility for key shows including Daily Politics, Sunday Politics, Politics Live, and The Andrew Neil Show. In 2022, Burley joined Global as executive editor of Andrew Marr's LBC programme Tonight with Andrew Marr.