"Charlie Beckett is the UK’s leading explicator of networked journalism"
Jay Rosen, New York University

Quick Links

  • Polis Director Charlie Beckett's blog
  • LSE Media & Communications Department
  • London College of Communication Journalism Department
  • POLIS Summer School
  • POLIS Fellowship Fund

Upcoming events

Ofcome2

PSB: Ofcom Option Debate
TBC Box, London School of Economics 10 Sep, 2008
Three leading experts including Mike Philips from... read more


Polis Media Leadership Dialogues
14 Oct, 2008
14/10 Emily Bell, The Guardian 21/10 Peter Baz... read more

Financial Times

Financial Journalism Report Launch
04 Nov, 2008
On Tuesday 4th November 2008 , POLIS will launch ... read more


Whistleblowers and Mischief-makers: The Ethics of Scandal
10am - 4pm London College of Communication: Boardroom 21 Nov, 2008
ICE aims to bring together academics, professiona... read more


Subscribe

Sign up to receive our regular newsletter today to stay up to date with the latest news.

More about our newsletter

McMafia: Crime Without Frontiers


glennyx2 Source: Misha Glenny, McMafia: Crime Without Frontiers Date: 12 May, 2008

Chaired by LSE Professor Mary Kaldor, Award–winning international journalist Misha Glenny spoke at Polis about his intrepid investigations into the world of transnational organised crime in his new book, McMafia: Crime without frontiers. He revealed how conventional policing cannot cope with globalised crime corrupting governments продажа квартир в Москве от застройщика and how it is fuelling human rights abuses. Glenny offered an insight into the pitfalls of a globalisation where the rules dividing the legal from the illegal are often far from clear. Listen to the podcast here.