Dr Bethany Usher

Author / Journalist / Academic / Educator

A selection of Bethany’s broadcast appearances, online lectures and public talks…

Bethany discusses how the press make money out of reality TV, as considered in her book Journalism and Celebrity, for Channel 4’s Untold series, which is also available on Channel 4 on Demand. (around 20 minutes in).
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NX0B622i06w%3Fsi%3D_cOuYjfS_TR8uYs7

Bethany speaking at the David Bowie World Fan Convention alongside Spiders From Mars drummer Woody Woodmansey about Bowie’s use of journalism as part of his creative performance during the Ziggy Stardust era.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=F7rcUleE5vI%3Fsi%3Dx7frkSMmnjAbh0Sx

Live Panel Talk with Professor Ellis Cashmore for the American Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies in 2024. to discuss her books Journalism and Celebrity and Journalism and Crime.

Bethany as a guest on the Byline Times podcast discussing the history and contemporary examples of “attack journalism”, which has been a major topic of research since 2019.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=nnt_xC8lgcg%3Fsi%3DItS6T4dS10OFjlMZ

Bethany’s first public lecture relating to “notorification and notoriety” while writing Journalism and Crime in 2023.

Bethany in conversation about her book Journalism and Celebrity with BBC Five Live’s Geoff Lloyd

https://youtube.com/watch?v=nJ1Lftmp0ds%3Fsi%3DmslwJ5NNVW6ZJKkS

Bethany’s digital campaign and series for Made in Tyne and Wear to support child refugees during the height of the refugee crisis in Greece, can be found here.

Bethany as a guest on Partly Political Podcast, discussing the history of journalism and celebrity with comedian and political commentator Tiernan Douieb.