Press and Media Outputs
Last update: 16th January 2008
Media Type |
Date |
Details |
Description |
Television |
Tuesday 21st November 2006 |
SkyNews Technofile |
10 minute interview with Martin Stanford on the development and future of the mobile phone. |
Television |
Tuesday 13th March 2007 |
Channel M |
3 minute interview with Heather Stott on the “Message Received and Understood?” lecture. |
Television |
Friday 19th October 2007 |
Granada |
Feature on Granada Reports reporting on the opening of Connecting Manchester and featuring mi-Guide. |
Television |
Monday 22nd October 2007 |
Channel M |
Feature on the opening of Connecting Manchester and including a short interview about mi-Guide |
Radio |
Wednesday 20th September 2006 |
BBC Radio Manchester |
10 minute interview with Allan Beswick on the development of telecommunications and the promotion of the MSIM Family weekend. |
Radio |
Tuesday 14th November 2006 |
BBC Radio 5 Live |
5 minute interview on the future of the mobile phone |
Radio |
Wednesday 15th November 2006 |
Key 103 |
General interview on the future of the mobile phone – used throughout the day during news bulletins |
Radio |
Saturday 18th November 2006 |
BBC Radio Manchester |
15 minute interview with Allan Beswick promoting the IET Christmas Lecture and discussing the development of telecommunications. |
Radio |
Thursday 23rd November 2006 |
BBC Radio Manchester |
10 minute interview with Terry Christian on the future of the mobile telephone and post event publicity for the IET Christmas Lecture. |
Radio |
Saturday 10th March 2007 |
BBC Radio Manchester |
7 minute interview with Alan Beswick promoting the Family Telecommunications Day. |
Radio |
Saturday 10th March 2007 |
BBC Radio WM |
20 minute interview with Mollie Green on the anniversary of the world’s first telephone call |
Radio |
Tuesday 11th December 2007 |
BBC Radio Ulster |
5 minute interview with Alan Simpson on whether the Internet will kill off the traditional Christmas card. |
Radio |
Tuesday 18th December 2007 |
BBC Radio Manchester |
5 minute interview with Eamonn O'Neal and Dianne Oxberry (Breakfast show) on e-cards versus traditional cards at Christmas. |
Radio |
Wednesday 19th December 2007 |
BBC Radio Cumbria |
5 minute interview with Gordon Swindlehurst on e-cards versus traditional Christmas cards |
Newspaper |
Friday 22nd September 2006 |
Manchester Evening News |
“Phones of yesterday still dial up a calling” – telephone appeal + promotion of MSIM Family weekend |
Newspaper |
Friday 29th September 2006 |
Salford Advertiser |
“Put a call in for old telephones” – article also promoting the MSIM Family weekend |
Newspaper |
Tuesday 14th November 2006 |
The Sun |
“Mobile phones ‘extinct in 5 yrs” |
Newspaper |
Wednesday 15th November 2006 |
Manchester Evening News |
“Mobile phones ‘extinct in five years’” - general article plus publicity for the IET Christmas Lecture |
Newspaper |
Wednesday 15th November 2006 |
Lancashire Evening Post (County Edition) |
“SALFORD: The mobile phone will be extinct in five years …..” Small article |
Newspaper |
Wednesday 15th November 2006 |
Shropshire Star (Shrewsbury) |
“Mobile PCs ‘to overtake the phone’” – general article that also promoted the IET Christmas Lecture |
Newspaper |
Wednesday 15th November 2006 |
Birmingham Mail (City and Worcestershire) |
“Mobiles ‘on way out’” – general article about the future of mobile technology |
Newspaper |
Wednesday 15th November 2006 |
Lancashire Evening Post (Chorley Edition) |
“SALFORD: The mobile phone will be extinct in five years …..” Small article |
Newspaper |
Wednesday 15th November 2006 |
Black Country Mail |
“Mobiles ‘on way out’” - general article about the future of mobile technology |
Newspaper |
Wednesday 15th November 2006 |
The Northern Echo |
“Is it the end of the line for mobile phones?” – general article on the future of mobile technology |
Newspaper |
Thursday 16th November 2006 |
The Yorkshire Post |
“The computer we will soon be wearing...” – future of mobile technology |
Newspaper |
Thursday 23rd November 2006 |
Oadby and Wigston Mail |
“The end of mobiles?” – general article on the future of mobile phones |
Newspaper |
Thursday 23rd November 2006 |
Leicester Mail |
“The end of mobiles?” – general article on the future of mobile technology |
Newspaper |
Thursday 23rd November 2006 |
Loughborough Mail |
“The end of mobiles?” – general article on the future of mobile phones |
Newspaper |
Thursday 23rd November 2006 |
Salford Advertiser |
“Professor predicts ‘end’ of the mobile” – general article on the future of mobile technology that also referenced the IET Christmas Lecture |
Newspaper |
Tuesday 5th December 2006 |
Birmingham Post (City Edition) |
“The demise of the mobile phone” – general article that also referred to the IET Christmas Lecture |
Newspaper |
Thursday 8th March 2007 |
Salford Advertiser |
“Hung up on hi-tec talking?” article promoting the NSEW public events. |
Newspaper |
Monday 12th March 2007 |
Manchester Evening News |
Full page feature article (page 9) “Too much information” on the subject of information overload and promoting the NSEW lecture “Message Received and Understood?” |
Newspaper |
Saturday 6th October 2007 |
The Independent |
“Is Apple’s iPhone really a must-have this
Christmas?” page 3 (save&spend supplement) |
Newspaper |
Monday 8th October 2007 |
The Independent |
The future is mobile computing |
Newspaper |
Saturday 13th October 2007 |
Belfast Telegraph |
Comment on iPhone |
Newspaper |
Thursday 1st November 2007 |
Stockport Times East |
It’s Good to Talk |
Newspaper |
Thursday 22nd November 2007 |
Manchester Evening News |
Bored of the Rings? |
Newspaper |
Sunday 16th December 2007 |
The Sunday Post |
An ‘in my view’ article entitled "Will email take over from Christmas cards?" pages 36/37 |
Magazines |
Thursday 23rd November 2006 |
Fone! |
“Handset or haberdashery?” – article about the future of mobile technology but questioning the prediction about wearable technology |
Magazines |
December 2006 |
Networking+ |
“Mobile phones to be replaced by ‘wearable’ PCs says academic” – general article on the future of mobile technology that also references the IET Christmas Lecture |
Magazines |
15th March 2007 |
Media ERT Weekly |
“Technology may take a toll on communication” |
Magazine |
Wednesday 25th April 2007 |
BT Today |
"People engage with communications" |
Magazine |
Tuesday 8th May 2007 |
BT Today |
"Star turns at family day" |
Magazine |
Tuesday 28th August 2007 |
BT Today |
“BT helps celebrate communication” |
Magazine |
Friday 19th October 2007 |
BT Today |
Connecting Manchester Opens |
Magazine |
December 2007 |
IET Manchester Network Newsletter |
Connecting Manchester |
Press Agencies |
Tuesday 14th November 2006 |
PA News |
“Mobile Computers to replace phones” – general article by Kim Pilling that also promoted the IET Christmas Lecture |
Press Agencies |
Wednesday 15th November 2006 |
PA News |
“Mobile computers to replace phones” – general article that includes promotion of the IET Christmas Lecture |
On-line resources |
Tuesday 19th September 2006 |
Cellular News |
“Communications Engineer Launches Retro Phone Appeal” http://www.cellular-news.com/story/19407.php |
On-line resources |
Tuesday 19th September 2006 |
Textually.org |
“retro phone appeal” – article also promoting the MSIM Family Weekend http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/2006/09/013575.htm |
On-line resources |
Tuesday 14th November 2006 |
EE Times |
“Academic predicts end of the mobile phone” general article plus publicity for the IET Christmas Lecture |
On-line resources |
Wednesday 15th November 2006 |
Cellular News |
“The End is Nigh - for the Mobile Phone” – general
article plus promotion of the IET Christmas Lecture |
On-line resources |
Wednesday 15th November 2006 |
TelecomPaper |
“Mobile phones forecast to die out by 2011 – academic” |
On-line resources |
Wednesday 15th November 2006 |
South Asian Women’s Forum (India) |
“Mobile phones may be extinct in 5 years flat!” – general article on the future of mobile technology http://news.sawf.org/Tech/27265.aspx |
On-line resources |
Wednesday 15th November 2006 |
Daily News and Analysis (India) |
“Mobile phones may be extinct 5 years from now” - general article on the future of mobile technology http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1064310 |
On-line resources |
Thursday 16th November 2006 |
Onecompare |
“Professor predicts mobile phone future” – general article http://www.onecompare.com/mobile-news/article-asp~aid~199~pub~92748967~story~wear-your-mobile-phone! |
On-line resources |
Tuesday 28th November 2006 |
Sun Star (Cebu) |
“Mobile TV for the masses” – general article that also includes our predictions on the future of mobile phones http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/11/28/life/limpag.mobile.tv.for.the.masses.html |
On-line resources |
Tuesday 5th December 2006 |
The Birmingham Post (Business) |
“The demise of the mobile phone” – general article that also included details of the IET Christmas Lecture |
On-line resources |
Monday 5th March 2007 |
160 characters, SMS and Mobile Messaging Association |
“Are we drowning in information?” http://www.160characters.org/news.php?action=view&nid=2232 |
On-line resources |
Friday 20th July 2007 |
Cellular News |
Academic organises communications family day |
On-line resources |
Friday 20th July 2007 |
Salford OnLine |
Academic organises communications family day |
On-line resources |
Monday 23rd July 2007 |
Mobile Marketing |
“Celebrating 170 years of Telecoms” |
On-line resources |
Monday 30th July 2007 |
Mobile News |
Academic organises communications family day |
On-line resources |
Wednesday 3rd October 2007 |
Salford OnLine |
Live demonstration of first telegraph http://www.salfordonline.com/educationnews.php?func=viewdetails&vdetails=2173 |
On-line resources |
23rd November 2007 |
The engineer on-line |
My Guide – article reviewing the launch of mi-Guide |
On-line resources |
23rd November 2007 |
Salford OnLine |
Invention Brings Interactive Experience for Museum Visitors |
On-line resources |
26th November 2007 |
Entertainment4media |
Salford academic creates device to guide visitors around
science museum |
On-line resources |
27th November 2007 |
24 Hour Museum |
mi-Guide Brings Interactive Experience For Visitors To
Museum Of Science And Industry |
On-line resources |
December 2007 |
Manchester Knowledge Capital Newsletter |
Interactive experience for Museum Visitors – article about mi-Guide Available from: http://www.manchesterknowledge.com/mailout.asp?guid=D9DBAE1A-62DE-4EDC-9190-72BACFEE6E0E |
On-line resources |
10th December 2007 |
HERO |
Will the internet kill off the traditional Christmas
card? |
Internal |
March 2006 |
US Magazine |
“In with the old, in with the new” general article concerning the launch of the project. |
Internal |
October 2006 |
US Magazine |
“Communications engineer launches retro phone appeal” - general article also promoting the MSIM Family weekend. |
Internal |
December 2006 |
US Magazine |
“Mobile phone will be extinct in five years” – general article also promoting the IET Christmas Lecture |
Internal |
Summer 2007 |
CAMPUS Review |
“Ringing in the Changes” |
Internal |
Winter 2007 |
CAMPUS Review |
“Family Science” |
