Following the recent paperback publication of her book, Belligerent Broadcasting, Angela Smith has appeared on BBC Radio Newcastle to talk about the spread of conflict talk across the media. As Angela’s book has explored, conflict talk is now so widespread it is generally not noticed. However, as Angela points out, this is something that media regulators are now taking notice of. She is working with Ofcom to explore public perceptions of such conflict talk in the media, and is currently running focus groups in Sunderland and Glasgow.
