Richard Wallis
Biographic Data
| ID | 3693035 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Wallis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Wallis |
| SIGNATURE | WALLIS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bournemouth University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8604-5941 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
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. Yet little significant advancement has been made over many years. This position paper explores the persistent barriers to effective partnership, identifying and expounding six myths that undermine progress in this area. These are that: ‘universities exist…
More than just a few ‘bad apples’: The need for a risk management approach to the problem of workplace bullying in the UK’s television industry
In an extensive study of management practices within the UK’s unscripted television sector, more than 93% of respondents told us that they had experienced or witnessed some form of bullying or harassment within the workplace. Our findings confirm other similar reports from across the film and television sectors, and come at a time when a great deal of unwelcome media attention has been paid to some high-profile examples of such behaviour. The ind…
The good manager in TV: Tales for the Twenty-first century
The UK Creative Industries provide meaningful employment to more than two million people (Creative Industries Council, 2022) with opportunities for self-actualisation and satisfaction beyond what many jobs can provide. This is so particularly within the television industry where, since 2015, new streaming services have massively expanded demand for content and consequently employment. Such opportunities, however, have been heavily dependent upon …
Britain’s Got Talent? A Critique of the “Talent Pipeline” Crisis in the UK’s Film and Television Industries
Prior to the pandemic of 2020, what was being described as ‘the Netflix effect’ had brought a significant boost to the UK’s film and television industries. However, a significant increase in the amount of commissioning of ‘high end’ television production had been accompanied by widely reported concerns that these new opportunities were in danger of being lost due to an insufficient supply of new talent. It was argued that only a major investment …
Career readiness: Developing graduate employability capitals in aspiring media workers
Teaching students aspiring to media work presents the educator with a fundamental dilemma. On the one hand, students require the knowledge and skills necessary to find and sustain employment within existing industry practices, systems and structures. On the other hand, students need to be prepared for the uncertain and shifting nature of media work, and highly problematic aspects of some of those selfsame practices, systems and structures. How do…
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 little consideration of the way in which media careers are navigated over the longer-term. This article focuses on the subjective experience of media work over time. We report on a study of a single cohort of Media Production graduates of a UK universit…
Work in the culture industries
Until the year 2000 or so, the ‘creative economy’ of the UK had been paid scant attention by politicians. Theatre and the arts had long been recipients of public subsidy, and creative work was gene
Religious Literacy in Policy and Practice
Media literacy: The UK’s undead cultural policy
This article examines media literacy in the UK: a policy that emerged within the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in the late 1990s, was adopted by the New Labour administration, and enshrined in the Communications Act 2003. That legislation gave the new media regulator, Ofcom, a duty to ‘promote’ media literacy, although it left the term undefined. The article describes how Ofcom managed this regulatory duty. It argues that over time, med…
Channel 4 and the declining influence of organized religion on UK television. The case of Jesus: The Evidence
During the early 1980s, there was a high level of expectation attached to the provision of a fourth television service in the UK. Channel 4 was set up to be a publisher–broadcaster, commercially self-funding, but with a public service remit to cater for minority groups. For the churches, the new channel initially looked as if it might provide fresh impetus for religious broadcasting, believed by many to be moribund. The paper examines the circums…
From Jesus to the Internet: A History of Christianity and Media
From Jesus to the Internet: A History of Christianity and Media." Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 36(1), pp. 124–125
Justifying New Labour Policy
Differing perspectives on a role for technology in care homes to improve the lives of older people and the work environment of staff
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to place the future development of technology within the existing reality of the diversity of care homes. Design/methodology/approach – Using the findings from a learning exercise, the paper illustrates “diversity” in terms of the meaning staff, relatives, and residents attach to the words “care home”. This tri-partite approach provides a basis for exploring types of technology that could, if appropriately i…
Arming the citizen-consumer: The invention of ‘media literacy’ within UK communications policy
This article explores the emergence of the concept of ‘media literacy’ within UK communications policy, focusing particularly on the period leading up to the 2003 Communications Act. While broadly deregulatory in intention, the Act gave the new media regulator, Ofcom, a duty to ‘promote media literacy’. This article explores the origins of this theme, the different discourses and definitions in play, and the roles of the various agents involved. …
The Local Correspondence of the Royal African Company of England, 1681–1699, Vol. 1: The English in West Africa, 1681–1683: The Local correspondence of the Royal African Company of England, 1681-1699
Neoplatonism and Gnosticism
Media literacy: The UK’s undead cultural policy
This article examines media literacy in the UK: a policy that emerged within the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in the late 1990s, was adopted by the New Labour administration, and enshrined in the Communications Act 2003. That legislation gave the new media regulator, Ofcom, a duty to ‘promote’ media literacy, although it left the term undefined. The article describes how Ofcom managed this regulatory duty. It argues that over time, med…
Arming the citizen-consumer: The invention of ‘media literacy’ within UK communications policy
This article explores the emergence of the concept of ‘media literacy’ within UK communications policy, focusing particularly on the period leading up to the 2003 Communications Act. While broadly deregulatory in intention, the Act gave the new media regulator, Ofcom, a duty to ‘promote media literacy’. This article explores the origins of this theme, the different discourses and definitions in play, and the roles of the various agents involved. …
From Jesus to the Internet: A History of Christianity and Media
From Jesus to the Internet: A History of Christianity and Media." Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 36(1), pp. 124–125
Neoplatonism and Gnosticism
Neoplatonism and Gnosticism
The Local Correspondence of the Royal African Company of England, 1681–1699, Vol. 1: The English in West Africa, 1681–1683: The Local correspondence of the Royal African Company of England, 1681-1699
Arming the citizen-consumer: The invention of ‘media literacy’ within UK communications policy
This article explores the emergence of the concept of ‘media literacy’ within UK communications policy, focusing particularly on the period leading up to the 2003 Communications Act. While broadly deregulatory in intention, the Act gave the new media regulator, Ofcom, a duty to ‘promote media literacy’. This article explores the origins of this theme, the different discourses and definitions in play, and the roles of the various agents involved. …
Justifying New Labour Policy
Differing perspectives on a role for technology in care homes to improve the lives of older people and the work environment of staff
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to place the future development of technology within the existing reality of the diversity of care homes. Design/methodology/approach – Using the findings from a learning exercise, the paper illustrates “diversity” in terms of the meaning staff, relatives, and residents attach to the words “care home”. This tri-partite approach provides a basis for exploring types of technology that could, if appropriately i…
Religious Literacy in Policy and Practice
Media literacy: The UK’s undead cultural policy
This article examines media literacy in the UK: a policy that emerged within the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in the late 1990s, was adopted by the New Labour administration, and enshrined in the Communications Act 2003. That legislation gave the new media regulator, Ofcom, a duty to ‘promote’ media literacy, although it left the term undefined. The article describes how Ofcom managed this regulatory duty. It argues that over time, med…
Channel 4 and the declining influence of organized religion on UK television. The case of Jesus: The Evidence
During the early 1980s, there was a high level of expectation attached to the provision of a fourth television service in the UK. Channel 4 was set up to be a publisher–broadcaster, commercially self-funding, but with a public service remit to cater for minority groups. For the churches, the new channel initially looked as if it might provide fresh impetus for religious broadcasting, believed by many to be moribund. The paper examines the circums…
From Jesus to the Internet: A History of Christianity and Media
From Jesus to the Internet: A History of Christianity and Media." Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 36(1), pp. 124–125
Work in the culture industries
Until the year 2000 or so, the ‘creative economy’ of the UK had been paid scant attention by politicians. Theatre and the arts had long been recipients of public subsidy, and creative work was gene
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 little consideration of the way in which media careers are navigated over the longer-term. This article focuses on the subjective experience of media work over time. We report on a study of a single cohort of Media Production graduates of a UK universit…
Career readiness: Developing graduate employability capitals in aspiring media workers
Teaching students aspiring to media work presents the educator with a fundamental dilemma. On the one hand, students require the knowledge and skills necessary to find and sustain employment within existing industry practices, systems and structures. On the other hand, students need to be prepared for the uncertain and shifting nature of media work, and highly problematic aspects of some of those selfsame practices, systems and structures. How do…
Britain’s Got Talent? A Critique of the “Talent Pipeline” Crisis in the UK’s Film and Television Industries
Prior to the pandemic of 2020, what was being described as ‘the Netflix effect’ had brought a significant boost to the UK’s film and television industries. However, a significant increase in the amount of commissioning of ‘high end’ television production had been accompanied by widely reported concerns that these new opportunities were in danger of being lost due to an insufficient supply of new talent. It was argued that only a major investment …
The good manager in TV: Tales for the Twenty-first century
The UK Creative Industries provide meaningful employment to more than two million people (Creative Industries Council, 2022) with opportunities for self-actualisation and satisfaction beyond what many jobs can provide. This is so particularly within the television industry where, since 2015, new streaming services have massively expanded demand for content and consequently employment. Such opportunities, however, have been heavily dependent upon …
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. Yet little significant advancement has been made over many years. This position paper explores the persistent barriers to effective partnership, identifying and expounding six myths that undermine progress in this area. These are that: ‘universities exist…
More than just a few ‘bad apples’: The need for a risk management approach to the problem of workplace bullying in the UK’s television industry
In an extensive study of management practices within the UK’s unscripted television sector, more than 93% of respondents told us that they had experienced or witnessed some form of bullying or harassment within the workplace. Our findings confirm other similar reports from across the film and television sectors, and come at a time when a great deal of unwelcome media attention has been paid to some high-profile examples of such behaviour. The ind…
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