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Professor Justin Lewis
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Professor of Communication
Overview
Justin Lewis is Professor of Communication and Creative Industries at the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture.
Professor Lewis is Director of Clwstwr, an AHRC and Welsh Governemnt funded R&D innovation centre for the Screen and News sectors. He is also Director of media.cymru, a £50 million, 23 partner consortium, funded by UKRI, Cardiff Capital Region and Welsh Government, designed to boost inclusive and sustainable media sector innovation in Wales.
During his time as Head of School and Dean of Research he established the Centre for Community Journalism and Creative Cardiff. From 2019 to to 2022, he Chaired the UK Research Excellence Framework Panel on Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management.
He has written widely about media, culture and politics. His books, since 2000, include Constructing Public Opinion (New York: Columbia University Press, 2001), Citizens or Consumers: What the media tell us about political participation (Open University Press, 2005), Shoot First and Ask Questions Later: Media Coverage of the War in Iraq (Peter Lang, 2006), Climate Change and the Media (Peter Lang, 2009), The world of 24 hour news (Peter Lang, 2010) and Beyond Consumer Capitalism: Media and the Limits to Imagination (Polity, 2013). He has also written books on media audiences, cultural policy and media and race.
He is Chief Field Editor for Frontiers in Communication, a global Open Acess publisher, and has written journal articles for a wide range of academic journals including: Nature Reviews Immunology, Journalism, Journalism Studies, PLoS ONE, Communication and Medicine, the International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Sustainability, the European Journal of Communication, the European Journal of Cultural Studies, the Journal of Communication, Media, Culture and Society, the International Journal of Cultural Studies, Critical Studies in Mass Communication, Journalism Practice, Digital Journalism, Media, War and Conflict, Television and New Media, the Journal of Narratives and Life Stories, Il Passaggio, Amercian Quarterly, Theory, Culture and Society, Screen Education and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in the US.
Publication
2025
- Lewis, J. 2025. Rethinking innovation in creative clusters. City, Culture and Society 43 100669. (10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100669)
- Lupu, R. et al. 2025. Research, development and innovation in the creative industries: Reframing our understanding of the creative economy. London: Routledge. (10.4324/9781003481805)
- Komorowski, M. et al. 2025. Conclusion. In: Komorowski, M. et al., Research, Development and Innovation in the Creative Industries. London: Routledge. , pp.79-82. (10.4324/9781003481805-5)
- Lewis, J. 2025. The cultural, economic and social value of the creative industries. In: Lupu, R. et al., Research, Development and Innovation in the Creative Industries. Routledge. , pp.1-24. (10.4324/9781003481805-1)
2024
- Komorowski, M. , Fodor, M. and Lewis, J. 2024. Media Cymru - Industry Insights: Cardiff Capital Region’s media sector in 2021. Project Report.[Online].Centre for the Creative Economy - Cardiff University. Available at: https://media.cymru/research/industry-insights-cardiff-capital-regions-media-sector-in-2021/.
- Fodor, M. et al. 2024. The Cardiff Capital Region and West of England Creative Supercluster: Scoping Study. Project Report.Cardiff: Centre for the Creative Economy, Cardiff University.
2023
- Kulkarni, S. et al., 2023. Innovating online journalism: new ways of storytelling. Journalism Practice 17 (9), pp.1845-1863. (10.1080/17512786.2021.2020675)
- Lupu, R. et al. 2023. Understanding the role of creative networks for cultural and creative industries: the case of creative Cardiff. In: Virani, T. E. ed. Global Creative Ecosystems. Vol. 1, Dynamics of Virtual Work London: Springer. , pp.77-96. (10.1007/978-3-031-33961-5_5)
- Komorowski, M. and Lewis, J. eds. 2023. The creative and cultural industries towards sustainability and recovery. Sustainability MDPI. (10.3390/books978-3-0365-8133-0)
- Komorowski, M. et al. 2023. Clwstwr: A model for research, development and innovation in the creative industries.
- Komorowski, M. and Lewis, J. 2023. The creative and cultural industries: towards sustainability and recovery. Sustainability 15 (13) 9923. (10.3390/su15139923)
- Komorowski, M. et al. 2023. Creative hubs and intercultural dialogue—towards a new socio-economic narrative. Sustainability 15 (10) 8282. (10.3390/su15108282)
- Lupu, R. et al. 2023. Greening the audiovisual sector: towards a new understanding through innovation practices in Wales and beyond. Sustainability 15 (4) 2975. (10.3390/su15042975)
- Komorowski, M. , Fodor, M. M. and Lewis, J. 2023. Understanding innovation capabilities in the creative and cultural industries. Presented at: 6th International Conference on Rethinking Clusters 2023: The Paradox of Sustainability Innovation - Local or Global? Valencia, Spain 28-29 September 2023.
2022
- Fodor, M. M. et al. 2022. CLWSTWR POLICY BRIEF No 5: innovation for an inclusive and diverse media sector: the role of r&d in Wales: findings from CLWSTWR.
- Lupu, R. et al. 2022. CLWSTWR POLICY BRIEF No 4: green innovation for the screen sector.
- Fodor, M. M. et al. 2022. CLWSTWR POLICY BRIEF NO 3: the impact of the screen sector tax relief on Wales: key takeaways from the BFI screen business report 2021.
2021
- Komorowski, M. et al. 2021. Joining the dots—understanding the value generation of creative networks for sustainability in local creative ecosystems. Sustainability 13 (22) 12352. (10.3390/su132212352)
- Komorowski, M. , Pepper, S. and Lewis, J. 2021. Joining the dots – Understanding the value generation of creative networks.
- Komorowski, M. and Lewis, J. 2021. Ckwstwr Policy Brief No 1: The (potential) impact of Brexit on creative businesses. Implications for policy and businesses in Wales.
- Komorowski, M. , Fodor, M. and Lewis, J. 2021. Clwstwr Creative Industries Report No. 2: The media sector in the Cardiff Capital Region. Project Report.[Online].Clwstwr. Available at: https://clwstwr.org.uk/clwstwr-creative-industries-report-no-2-media-sector-cardiff-capital-region-driving-economic-growth.
- Thomas, R. et al., 2021. Clwstwr Policy Brief No 2: Journalism Quo Vadis? New ways of storytelling. Findings from a Clwstwr project on storytelling in online news.
2020
- Cushion, S. , Lewis, J. and Kilby, A. 2020. Why context, relevance and repetition matter in news reporting: Interpreting the United Kingdom's political information environment. Journalism 21 (1), pp.34-53. (10.1177/1464884917746560)
- Komorowski, M. and Lewis, J. 2020. The Covid-19 Self-Employment Income Support Scheme. Project Report.[Online].Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: https://www.creativecardiff.org.uk/sites/default/files/Creative%20Cardiff%20study%20on%20COVID-19%20Support%20Scheme%202.4.20.pdf.
2019
- Lewis, J. and Cushion, S. 2019. Think tanks, television news and impartiality: The ideological balance of sources in BBC programming. Journalism Studies 20 (4), pp.480-499. (10.1080/1461670X.2017.1389295)
2017
- Lewis, J. 2017. Digital desires: Mediated consumerism and climate crisis. In: Brevini, B. and Murdock, G. eds. Carbon Capitalism and Communication: Confronting Climate Crisis. Palgrave Studies in Media and Environmental Communication Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.57-70.
- Cushion, S. , Lewis, J. and Callaghan, R. 2017. Data journalism, impartiality and statistical claims: towards more independent scrutiny in news reporting. Journalism Practice 11 (10), pp.1198-1215. (10.1080/17512786.2016.1256789)
- Lewis, J. 2017. Quick and dirty news: The prospect for more sustainable journalism. In: Berglez, P. , Olausson, U. and Ots, M. eds. What Is Sustainable Journalism? Integrating the Environmental, Social, and Economic Challenges of Journalism. New York: Peter Lang. , pp.3-18.
- Cushion, S. and Lewis, J. 2017. Impartiality, statistical tit-for tats and the construction of balance: UK television news reporting of the 2016 EU referendum campaign. European Journal of Communication 32 (3), pp.208-223. (10.1177/0267323117695736)
- Lansdall-Welfare, T. et al., 2017. Content analysis of 150 years of British periodicals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114 (4), pp.E457-E465. (10.1073/pnas.1606380114)
2016
- Lewis, J. M. W. and Thomas, R. 2016. More of the same: news, economic growth and the recycling of conventional wisdom. In: Murdock, G. and Gripsrud, J. eds. Money Talks. Intellect Books. , pp.81-100.
2013
- Flaounas, I. et al., 2013. Research methods in the age of digital journalism. Digital Journalism 1 (1), pp.102-116. (10.1080/21670811.2012.714928)
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2013. Beyond consumer capitalism: Media and the limits to imagination. Cambridge: Polity.
2012
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2012. Terrorism and news narratives. In: Freedman, D. and Thussu, D. K. eds. Media and Terrorism. Global Perspectives Los Angeles andLondon: SAGE Publications. , pp.257-270.
- Cushion, S. , Lewis, J. M. W. and Ramsay, G. N. 2012. The impact of interventionist regulation in reshaping news agendas: A comparative analysis of public and commercially funded television journalism. Journalism 13 (7), pp.831-849. (10.1177/1464884911431536)
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2012. The dead-end of consumerism: the role of the media and cultural industries. In: Gates, K. ed. The International Encyclopedia of Media Studies Volume 6: Media Studies Futures. Vol. 6, Blackwell. , pp.648-669.
2011
- Lewis, J. M. W. , Mason, P. and Moore, K. 2011. Images of Islam in the UK: The representation of British Muslims in the national press 2000-2008. In: Petley, J. and Richardson, R. eds. Pointing the Finger: Islam and Muslims in the British Media. Oxford: Oneworld. , pp.40-65.
- Lewis, J. M. W. and Hunt, J. R. 2011. Press coverage of the UK military budget: 1987 to 2009. Media, War and Conflict 4 (2), pp.162-184. (10.1177/1750635211406012)
2010
- Franklin, R. A. , Lewis, J. M. W. and Williams, A. 2010. Journalism, news sources and public relations. In: Allan, S. ed. The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism. Routledge Companions New York: Routledge. , pp.202-212.
- Cushion, S. and Lewis, J. eds. 2010. The rise of 24 Hour news television: Global perspectives. Oxford: Peter Lang.
- Cushion, S. and Lewis, J. M. W. 2010. Introduction: what is 24-hour news television?. In: Cushion, S. and Lewis, J. M. W. eds. The Rise of 24-Hour News Television: Global Perspectives. Global Perspectives New York: Peter Lang. , pp.1-14.
- Cushion, S. , Lewis, J. M. W. and Ramsay, G. 2010. Four nations impartiality review follow-up: An analysis of reporting devolution. Project Report.[Online].London: BBC Trust Publications. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/our_work/services/television/other/nations_follow_up.html.
- Flaounas, I. et al., 2010. The structure of the EU mediasphere. Plos One 5 (12) e14243. (10.1371/journal.pone.0014243)
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2010. Laurie Ouellette, Viewers like you? How public TV failed the people. International Journal of Cultural Policy 16 (1), pp.43-44. (10.1080/10286630903029666)
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2010. Normal viewing will be resumed shortly: news, recession and the politics of growth. Popular Communication 8 (3), pp.161-165. (10.1080/15405702.2010.493451)
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2010. The myth of commercialism: why a market approach to broadcasting does not work. In: Klaehn, J. ed. The Political Economy of Media and Power. New York: Peter Lang. , pp.337-356.
2009
- Lewis, J. M. W. , Mason, P. and Moore, K. 2009. Islamic terrorism and the repression of the political. In: Marsden, L. and Savigny, H. eds. Media, Religion and Conflict. Religion and International Security Farnham: Ashgate. , pp.17-38.
- Boyce, T. and Lewis, J. eds. 2009. Climate change and the media. 1st ed.. New York: Peter Lang.
- Cushion, S. and Lewis, J. M. W. 2009. Towards a 'Foxification' of 24-hour news channels in Britain?: An analysis of market-driven and publicly funded news coverage. Journalism 10 (2), pp.131-153. (10.1177/1464884908100598)
- Cushion, S. , Lewis, J. M. W. and Groves, C. R. 2009. Prioritizing hand-shaking over policy-making: A study of how the 2007 devolved elections was reported on BBC UK network coverage. Cyfrwng: Media Wales Journal 6 , pp.7-32.
- Cushion, S. , Lewis, J. M. W. and Groves, C. R. 2009. Reflecting the four nations? An analysis of reporting devolution on UK network news media. Journalism Studies 10 (5), pp.655-671. (10.1080/14616700902797242)
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2009. What's the point of media studies?. Television New Media 10 (1), pp.91-93. (10.1177/1527476408325893)
- Lewis, J. M. W. and Cushion, S. 2009. The thirst to be first: An analysis of breaking news stories and their impact on the quality of 24 hour news coverage in the UK. Journalism Practice 3 (3), pp.304- 318. (10.1080/17512780902798737)
- Williams, A. J. et al. 2009. UK national newspaper coverage of hybrid embryos: source strategies and struggles. Project Report.Cardiff University.
2008
- Moore, K. , Mason, P. and Lewis, J. M. W. 2008. Images of Islam in the UK: the representation of British Muslims in the national print news media 2000-2008. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: http://jppsg.ac.uk/jomec/resources/08channel4-dispatches.pdf.
- Lewis, J. M. W. et al. 2008. The quality and independence of British journalism. Project Report.[Online].MediaWise. Available at: http://www.mediawise.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Quality-Independence-of-British-Journalism.pdf.
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2008. Climate change and the media: the scale of the challenge. In: Boyce, T. and Lewis, J. M. W. eds. Climate Change and the Media. Global Crises and the Media Vol. 5.New York, NY: Peter Lang. , pp.3-16.
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2008. The role of the media in boosting military spending. Media, War and Conflict 1 (1), pp.108-117. (10.1177/1750635207087631)
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2008. Thinking by Numbers: Cultural analysis and the use of data. In: Bennett, T. and Frow, J. eds. The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Analysis. Los Angeles ; London: SAGE. , pp.654-673.
- Lewis, J. M. W. et al. 2008. Four Nations Impartiality Review: An analysis of reporting devolution. Project Report.[Online].Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/review_report_research/impartiality/appendix_a_cardiff_u_analysis.pdf.
- Lewis, J. M. W. , Williams, A. and Franklin, R. A. 2008. A compromised Fourth Estate? UK news journalism, public relations and news sources. Journalism Studies 9 (1), pp.1-20. (10.1080/14616700701767974)
- Lewis, J. M. W. , Williams, A. and Franklin, R. A. 2008. Four rumours and an explanation: A political economic account of journalists' changing newsgathering and reporting practices. Journalism Practice 2 (1), pp.27-45. (10.1080/17512780701768493)
2007
- Casey, B. et al., 2007. Television studies: the key concepts. London; New York: Routledge.
2006
- Mosdell, N. A. et al. 2006. Shoot first and ask questions later: media coverage of the 2003 Iraq war. Media and Culture Vol. 7Peter Lang.
2005
- Lewis, J. M. W. , Cushion, S. and Thomas, J. 2005. Immediacy, convenience or engagement? An analysis of 24-hour news channels in the UK. Journalism Studies 6 (4), pp.461-477. (10.1080/14616700500250362)
- Lewis, J. M. W. , Inthorn, S. and Wahl-Jorgensen, K. 2005. Citizens or consumers: What the media tell us about political participation. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
2004
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2004. Television, public opinion and the war in Iraq: the case of Britain. International Journal of Public Opinion Research 16 (3), pp.295-310. (10.1093/ijpor/edh026)
- Lewis, J. M. W. et al. 2004. Too close for comfort? The role of embedded reporting in the 2003 Iraq War: summary report. Cardiff: Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies.
2003
- Lewis, J. and Boyce, T. 2003. Misleading media reporting? The MMR story. Nature Reviews Immunology 3 (11), pp.913-918. (10.1038/nri1228)
2001
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2001. Constructing public opinion: how political elites do what they like and why we seem to go along with it. Columbia University Press.
Articles
- Lewis, J. 2025. Rethinking innovation in creative clusters. City, Culture and Society 43 100669. (10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100669)
- Kulkarni, S. et al., 2023. Innovating online journalism: new ways of storytelling. Journalism Practice 17 (9), pp.1845-1863. (10.1080/17512786.2021.2020675)
- Komorowski, M. and Lewis, J. 2023. The creative and cultural industries: towards sustainability and recovery. Sustainability 15 (13) 9923. (10.3390/su15139923)
- Komorowski, M. et al. 2023. Creative hubs and intercultural dialogue—towards a new socio-economic narrative. Sustainability 15 (10) 8282. (10.3390/su15108282)
- Lupu, R. et al. 2023. Greening the audiovisual sector: towards a new understanding through innovation practices in Wales and beyond. Sustainability 15 (4) 2975. (10.3390/su15042975)
- Komorowski, M. et al. 2021. Joining the dots—understanding the value generation of creative networks for sustainability in local creative ecosystems. Sustainability 13 (22) 12352. (10.3390/su132212352)
- Cushion, S. , Lewis, J. and Kilby, A. 2020. Why context, relevance and repetition matter in news reporting: Interpreting the United Kingdom's political information environment. Journalism 21 (1), pp.34-53. (10.1177/1464884917746560)
- Lewis, J. and Cushion, S. 2019. Think tanks, television news and impartiality: The ideological balance of sources in BBC programming. Journalism Studies 20 (4), pp.480-499. (10.1080/1461670X.2017.1389295)
- Cushion, S. , Lewis, J. and Callaghan, R. 2017. Data journalism, impartiality and statistical claims: towards more independent scrutiny in news reporting. Journalism Practice 11 (10), pp.1198-1215. (10.1080/17512786.2016.1256789)
- Cushion, S. and Lewis, J. 2017. Impartiality, statistical tit-for tats and the construction of balance: UK television news reporting of the 2016 EU referendum campaign. European Journal of Communication 32 (3), pp.208-223. (10.1177/0267323117695736)
- Lansdall-Welfare, T. et al., 2017. Content analysis of 150 years of British periodicals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114 (4), pp.E457-E465. (10.1073/pnas.1606380114)
- Flaounas, I. et al., 2013. Research methods in the age of digital journalism. Digital Journalism 1 (1), pp.102-116. (10.1080/21670811.2012.714928)
- Cushion, S. , Lewis, J. M. W. and Ramsay, G. N. 2012. The impact of interventionist regulation in reshaping news agendas: A comparative analysis of public and commercially funded television journalism. Journalism 13 (7), pp.831-849. (10.1177/1464884911431536)
- Lewis, J. M. W. and Hunt, J. R. 2011. Press coverage of the UK military budget: 1987 to 2009. Media, War and Conflict 4 (2), pp.162-184. (10.1177/1750635211406012)
- Flaounas, I. et al., 2010. The structure of the EU mediasphere. Plos One 5 (12) e14243. (10.1371/journal.pone.0014243)
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2010. Laurie Ouellette, Viewers like you? How public TV failed the people. International Journal of Cultural Policy 16 (1), pp.43-44. (10.1080/10286630903029666)
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2010. Normal viewing will be resumed shortly: news, recession and the politics of growth. Popular Communication 8 (3), pp.161-165. (10.1080/15405702.2010.493451)
- Cushion, S. and Lewis, J. M. W. 2009. Towards a 'Foxification' of 24-hour news channels in Britain?: An analysis of market-driven and publicly funded news coverage. Journalism 10 (2), pp.131-153. (10.1177/1464884908100598)
- Cushion, S. , Lewis, J. M. W. and Groves, C. R. 2009. Prioritizing hand-shaking over policy-making: A study of how the 2007 devolved elections was reported on BBC UK network coverage. Cyfrwng: Media Wales Journal 6 , pp.7-32.
- Cushion, S. , Lewis, J. M. W. and Groves, C. R. 2009. Reflecting the four nations? An analysis of reporting devolution on UK network news media. Journalism Studies 10 (5), pp.655-671. (10.1080/14616700902797242)
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2009. What's the point of media studies?. Television New Media 10 (1), pp.91-93. (10.1177/1527476408325893)
- Lewis, J. M. W. and Cushion, S. 2009. The thirst to be first: An analysis of breaking news stories and their impact on the quality of 24 hour news coverage in the UK. Journalism Practice 3 (3), pp.304- 318. (10.1080/17512780902798737)
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2008. The role of the media in boosting military spending. Media, War and Conflict 1 (1), pp.108-117. (10.1177/1750635207087631)
- Lewis, J. M. W. , Williams, A. and Franklin, R. A. 2008. A compromised Fourth Estate? UK news journalism, public relations and news sources. Journalism Studies 9 (1), pp.1-20. (10.1080/14616700701767974)
- Lewis, J. M. W. , Williams, A. and Franklin, R. A. 2008. Four rumours and an explanation: A political economic account of journalists' changing newsgathering and reporting practices. Journalism Practice 2 (1), pp.27-45. (10.1080/17512780701768493)
- Lewis, J. M. W. , Cushion, S. and Thomas, J. 2005. Immediacy, convenience or engagement? An analysis of 24-hour news channels in the UK. Journalism Studies 6 (4), pp.461-477. (10.1080/14616700500250362)
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2004. Television, public opinion and the war in Iraq: the case of Britain. International Journal of Public Opinion Research 16 (3), pp.295-310. (10.1093/ijpor/edh026)
- Lewis, J. and Boyce, T. 2003. Misleading media reporting? The MMR story. Nature Reviews Immunology 3 (11), pp.913-918. (10.1038/nri1228)
Book sections
- Komorowski, M. et al. 2025. Conclusion. In: Komorowski, M. et al., Research, Development and Innovation in the Creative Industries. London: Routledge. , pp.79-82. (10.4324/9781003481805-5)
- Lewis, J. 2025. The cultural, economic and social value of the creative industries. In: Lupu, R. et al., Research, Development and Innovation in the Creative Industries. Routledge. , pp.1-24. (10.4324/9781003481805-1)
- Lupu, R. et al. 2023. Understanding the role of creative networks for cultural and creative industries: the case of creative Cardiff. In: Virani, T. E. ed. Global Creative Ecosystems. Vol. 1, Dynamics of Virtual Work London: Springer. , pp.77-96. (10.1007/978-3-031-33961-5_5)
- Lewis, J. 2017. Digital desires: Mediated consumerism and climate crisis. In: Brevini, B. and Murdock, G. eds. Carbon Capitalism and Communication: Confronting Climate Crisis. Palgrave Studies in Media and Environmental Communication Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.57-70.
- Lewis, J. 2017. Quick and dirty news: The prospect for more sustainable journalism. In: Berglez, P. , Olausson, U. and Ots, M. eds. What Is Sustainable Journalism? Integrating the Environmental, Social, and Economic Challenges of Journalism. New York: Peter Lang. , pp.3-18.
- Lewis, J. M. W. and Thomas, R. 2016. More of the same: news, economic growth and the recycling of conventional wisdom. In: Murdock, G. and Gripsrud, J. eds. Money Talks. Intellect Books. , pp.81-100.
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2012. Terrorism and news narratives. In: Freedman, D. and Thussu, D. K. eds. Media and Terrorism. Global Perspectives Los Angeles andLondon: SAGE Publications. , pp.257-270.
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2012. The dead-end of consumerism: the role of the media and cultural industries. In: Gates, K. ed. The International Encyclopedia of Media Studies Volume 6: Media Studies Futures. Vol. 6, Blackwell. , pp.648-669.
- Lewis, J. M. W. , Mason, P. and Moore, K. 2011. Images of Islam in the UK: The representation of British Muslims in the national press 2000-2008. In: Petley, J. and Richardson, R. eds. Pointing the Finger: Islam and Muslims in the British Media. Oxford: Oneworld. , pp.40-65.
- Franklin, R. A. , Lewis, J. M. W. and Williams, A. 2010. Journalism, news sources and public relations. In: Allan, S. ed. The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism. Routledge Companions New York: Routledge. , pp.202-212.
- Cushion, S. and Lewis, J. M. W. 2010. Introduction: what is 24-hour news television?. In: Cushion, S. and Lewis, J. M. W. eds. The Rise of 24-Hour News Television: Global Perspectives. Global Perspectives New York: Peter Lang. , pp.1-14.
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2010. The myth of commercialism: why a market approach to broadcasting does not work. In: Klaehn, J. ed. The Political Economy of Media and Power. New York: Peter Lang. , pp.337-356.
- Lewis, J. M. W. , Mason, P. and Moore, K. 2009. Islamic terrorism and the repression of the political. In: Marsden, L. and Savigny, H. eds. Media, Religion and Conflict. Religion and International Security Farnham: Ashgate. , pp.17-38.
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2008. Climate change and the media: the scale of the challenge. In: Boyce, T. and Lewis, J. M. W. eds. Climate Change and the Media. Global Crises and the Media Vol. 5.New York, NY: Peter Lang. , pp.3-16.
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2008. Thinking by Numbers: Cultural analysis and the use of data. In: Bennett, T. and Frow, J. eds. The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Analysis. Los Angeles ; London: SAGE. , pp.654-673.
Books
- Lupu, R. et al. 2025. Research, development and innovation in the creative industries: Reframing our understanding of the creative economy. London: Routledge. (10.4324/9781003481805)
- Komorowski, M. and Lewis, J. eds. 2023. The creative and cultural industries towards sustainability and recovery. Sustainability MDPI. (10.3390/books978-3-0365-8133-0)
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2013. Beyond consumer capitalism: Media and the limits to imagination. Cambridge: Polity.
- Cushion, S. and Lewis, J. eds. 2010. The rise of 24 Hour news television: Global perspectives. Oxford: Peter Lang.
- Boyce, T. and Lewis, J. eds. 2009. Climate change and the media. 1st ed.. New York: Peter Lang.
- Casey, B. et al., 2007. Television studies: the key concepts. London; New York: Routledge.
- Mosdell, N. A. et al. 2006. Shoot first and ask questions later: media coverage of the 2003 Iraq war. Media and Culture Vol. 7Peter Lang.
- Lewis, J. M. W. , Inthorn, S. and Wahl-Jorgensen, K. 2005. Citizens or consumers: What the media tell us about political participation. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
- Lewis, J. M. W. 2001. Constructing public opinion: how political elites do what they like and why we seem to go along with it. Columbia University Press.
Conferences
- Komorowski, M. , Fodor, M. M. and Lewis, J. 2023. Understanding innovation capabilities in the creative and cultural industries. Presented at: 6th International Conference on Rethinking Clusters 2023: The Paradox of Sustainability Innovation - Local or Global? Valencia, Spain 28-29 September 2023.
Monographs
- Komorowski, M. , Fodor, M. and Lewis, J. 2024. Media Cymru - Industry Insights: Cardiff Capital Region’s media sector in 2021. Project Report.[Online].Centre for the Creative Economy - Cardiff University. Available at: https://media.cymru/research/industry-insights-cardiff-capital-regions-media-sector-in-2021/.
- Fodor, M. et al. 2024. The Cardiff Capital Region and West of England Creative Supercluster: Scoping Study. Project Report.Cardiff: Centre for the Creative Economy, Cardiff University.
- Komorowski, M. et al. 2023. Clwstwr: A model for research, development and innovation in the creative industries.
- Fodor, M. M. et al. 2022. CLWSTWR POLICY BRIEF No 5: innovation for an inclusive and diverse media sector: the role of r&d in Wales: findings from CLWSTWR.
- Lupu, R. et al. 2022. CLWSTWR POLICY BRIEF No 4: green innovation for the screen sector.
- Fodor, M. M. et al. 2022. CLWSTWR POLICY BRIEF NO 3: the impact of the screen sector tax relief on Wales: key takeaways from the BFI screen business report 2021.
- Komorowski, M. , Pepper, S. and Lewis, J. 2021. Joining the dots – Understanding the value generation of creative networks.
- Komorowski, M. and Lewis, J. 2021. Ckwstwr Policy Brief No 1: The (potential) impact of Brexit on creative businesses. Implications for policy and businesses in Wales.
- Komorowski, M. , Fodor, M. and Lewis, J. 2021. Clwstwr Creative Industries Report No. 2: The media sector in the Cardiff Capital Region. Project Report.[Online].Clwstwr. Available at: https://clwstwr.org.uk/clwstwr-creative-industries-report-no-2-media-sector-cardiff-capital-region-driving-economic-growth.
- Thomas, R. et al., 2021. Clwstwr Policy Brief No 2: Journalism Quo Vadis? New ways of storytelling. Findings from a Clwstwr project on storytelling in online news.
- Komorowski, M. and Lewis, J. 2020. The Covid-19 Self-Employment Income Support Scheme. Project Report.[Online].Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: https://www.creativecardiff.org.uk/sites/default/files/Creative%20Cardiff%20study%20on%20COVID-19%20Support%20Scheme%202.4.20.pdf.
- Cushion, S. , Lewis, J. M. W. and Ramsay, G. 2010. Four nations impartiality review follow-up: An analysis of reporting devolution. Project Report.[Online].London: BBC Trust Publications. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/our_work/services/television/other/nations_follow_up.html.
- Williams, A. J. et al. 2009. UK national newspaper coverage of hybrid embryos: source strategies and struggles. Project Report.Cardiff University.
- Moore, K. , Mason, P. and Lewis, J. M. W. 2008. Images of Islam in the UK: the representation of British Muslims in the national print news media 2000-2008. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: http://jppsg.ac.uk/jomec/resources/08channel4-dispatches.pdf.
- Lewis, J. M. W. et al. 2008. The quality and independence of British journalism. Project Report.[Online].MediaWise. Available at: http://www.mediawise.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Quality-Independence-of-British-Journalism.pdf.
- Lewis, J. M. W. et al. 2008. Four Nations Impartiality Review: An analysis of reporting devolution. Project Report.[Online].Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/review_report_research/impartiality/appendix_a_cardiff_u_analysis.pdf.
- Lewis, J. M. W. et al. 2004. Too close for comfort? The role of embedded reporting in the 2003 Iraq War: summary report. Cardiff: Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies.
Research
- Consumerism, sustainability and media (the subject of his next book with Polity Press)
- Media and Climate Change
- Politics, journalism and public opinion
- Media audiences
Teaching
He teaches an undergraduate module in the History of Mass Communication and Culture, and lectures across most of the Diploma, Masters and PhD programmes.
