http://hdl.handle.net/1893/8 This community contains the ePrints and eTheses produced by Communications, Media and Culture staff and students. Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:38:19 GMT 2026-10-26T16:38:19Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38415 Title: Too Much or Not Enough? The Decline of the Iconic News Image and the Adaptive Challenges of Visual Digital Journalism Author(s): Macdonald, Ellie Abstract: Iconic news images have traditionally played a central role in journalistic praxis and public discourse, transcending news cycles and forming shared visual narratives. However, in contemporary digital media ecologies, single images struggle to gain traction amid multimedia storytelling, divergent editorial priorities, and dynamic platform affordances. To investigate the adaptive context of this shift, this article presents a case study of photographic reporting on the Israel-Palestine conflict from October 2023 to March 2024, analysing lead images from Al Jazeera English, The Guardian, and BBC News. While some unifying themes were evident, the outlets tended not to republish single images, instead favouring a high volume of imagery alongside multimedia content. In contrast, the viral circulation of a related AI-generated image indicates the continued importance of symbolic condensation within contemporary visual discourse. As such, the widespread circulation of this image illustrates how adaptive behaviours within a complex system can incite visual coherence outwith journalistic production. The image therefore signals a potential risk: in the absence of effective journalistic adaptation, the civic function of iconic news photographs could be displaced by epistemically synthetic imagery; loosening the connection between iconic visual symbolism and photographic witnessing. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38415 2026-10-11T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38399 Title: The development of organised football in Scotland: 1824-1875 Author(s): McBrearty, Richard Abstract: In the present day, organised forms of football can easily be found in communities throughout Scotland. For the rugby and association codes, visitor attractions at Hampden Park and Murrayfield Stadium help to tell the story of how the modern versions of each sport were developed in Scotland, from the early international matches of the 1870s into the billion pound industry of the twenty-first century. What is less well known, is the history of organised football in Scotland decades before the arrival of the two dominant codes. Many of the early football histories within the United Kingdom considered football in the early part of the nineteenth century to be an unruly ‘mob’ game which was increasingly censured and inevitably died out. Such accounts argue that these wild and outmoded games were ‘civilised’ decades later, by the elite schools and universities who provided rules and regulations. However, whilst the elite institutions had an important role to play, there were wider influences on the development of organised football throughout the nineteenth century. This thesis discusses the existence of older organised football traditions which predated the modern codes. The research also sheds light on the process of transition, particularly for the association game, which saw football teams and football players connected to traditional games adapt to the newer and more structured form of the sport. A study of football club members during the late 1860s and early 1870s forms part of the process. An examination of the development of football clubs, commencing with the oldest documented club of 1824 and concluding with several mapping projects up to 1875, provide an unprecedented insight into the organisation and development of football in Scotland during a crucial period which witnessed the end of the traditional era of football and the beginning of the modern age. Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38399 2026-02-06T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38282 Title: Population Health Literacy: are we spinning our wheels in a regressing world? Author(s): Buchanan, Steven Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38282 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38264 Title: BCGP Governance In Practice Report Author(s): MacRury, Iain; Nunez-Gomes, Patricia; Hardy, Jonathan; Wysokinski, Maciej Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38264 2026-01-31T00:00:00Z