All entries for Tuesday 11 December 2007

December 11, 2007

Parents blind to children’s risk taking & skilled risk management

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/parents_blind_to/

Researchers at the University of Warwick and the Research Unit for General Practice in Copenhagen have found that parents are often totally unaware of just how often their children take risks and just how good they are at managing that risk.

Eleanor Lovell : 11 Dec 2007 09:17 | Tags: Press Releases | Comments (0) | Close comments | Report a problem

Scholars argue that TV is not merely an instrument of war but part of today’s terror

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/scholars_argue_that/

Researchers working in the fields of terrorism and war will be gathering tonight Tuesday 11th December in journalism’s Frontline club to look at the role of TV in war and terrorism today. The debate will look at how television news amplifies (and conflates) different threats and insecurities.

Eleanor Lovell : 11 Dec 2007 09:16 | Tags: Press Releases | Comments (0) | Close comments | Report a problem