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Admins, mods, and benevolent dictators for life: The implicit feudalism of online communities

Journal article

Nathan Schneider 2022. Admins, mods, and benevolent dictators for life: The implicit feudalism of online communities. New Media & Society. 24 (9), pp. 1965 - 1985. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444820986553

Robert Linhart and the Circuitous Paths of Inquiry

Edited issue

Rekret, P., O'Cearnaigh, E. and King, P. 2022. Robert Linhart and the Circuitous Paths of Inquiry. Viewpoint Magazine.

Social Media, Transparency and Freedom of Expression

PhD thesis

Mwainyekule, L. 2022. Social Media, Transparency and Freedom of Expression. PhD thesis University of Hull Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology

“It's the news, stupid”

Journal article

Seaton, J. 2022. “It's the news, stupid”. IPPR Progressive Review. 29 (1), pp. 7-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/newe.12303

Balenciaga’s controversial new campaign and the long history of ‘shockvertising’

Article

Jones, C.W. 2022. Balenciaga’s controversial new campaign and the long history of ‘shockvertising’. The Conversation.

Decolonising Advertising through content creation, broadcast on social media, to inspire social transformation

Article

Jones, C.W. 2022. Decolonising Advertising through content creation, broadcast on social media, to inspire social transformation. Kate Hamburger Kolleg Aachen: Cultures of Research.

The codification of local knowledges through digital cartographic artefacts: A Case study of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

PhD thesis

Specht, D. 2022. The codification of local knowledges through digital cartographic artefacts: A Case study of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. PhD thesis University of Westminster Westminster School of Media and Communication https://doi.org/10.34737/w0607

Internet Memes as Instruments of Subversion in the Context of Islam and Muslims

PhD thesis

Kala, Geetanjali 2022. Internet Memes as Instruments of Subversion in the Context of Islam and Muslims. PhD thesis University of Westminster Westminster School of Media and Communication https://doi.org/10.34737/w03x3

Where public interest and public benefit meet: the application of charity law to journalism

Journal article

Barnett, Steven, Murdoch, Tom and Townend, J. 2022. Where public interest and public benefit meet: the application of charity law to journalism. Journal of Media Law. 14 (2), p. 323–351. https://doi.org/10.1080/17577632.2022.2141225

Democratic Transition and Digital Media Activism in Africa: A Zimbabwean Case Study

PhD thesis

Mushayabasa, Reward 2022. Democratic Transition and Digital Media Activism in Africa: A Zimbabwean Case Study. PhD thesis University of Westminster Westminster School of Media and Communication https://doi.org/10.34737/w0230

South-to-South dialogues between Brazilian and Kenyan artivists: decolonial and intersectional feminist perspectives

Journal article

Medrado, A., Rega, I. and Paulla, M. 2022. South-to-South dialogues between Brazilian and Kenyan artivists: decolonial and intersectional feminist perspectives. Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/25729861.2022.2126245

Xinhua News Agency

Book chapter

Xin, X. 2022. Xinhua News Agency. in: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Journalism Thousand Oaks, CA Sage. pp. 1781-1784

(Re-)Popularizing Party Journalism in China: A Qualitative Study of Xinhua News Agency's Online Media Content

Book chapter

Xin, X. 2022. (Re-)Popularizing Party Journalism in China: A Qualitative Study of Xinhua News Agency's Online Media Content. in: Zhang, S.I. (ed.) Digital Journalism in China London Routledge. pp. 36-47

The people's broadcasters

Journal article

Day, C. 2022. The people's broadcasters. IPPR Progressive Review. 29 (2), pp. 45-52. https://doi.org/10.1111/newe.12298

VFX – A New Frontier: The Impact of Innovative Technology on Visual Effects

PhD thesis

Chabanova, Anastasia 2022. VFX – A New Frontier: The Impact of Innovative Technology on Visual Effects. PhD thesis University of Westminster Westminster School of Media and Communication https://doi.org/10.34737/vzx94

Platform, Showcase, Gathering, Exchange: A Conversation about Film Festivals with Erika Balsom, George Clark, Chris Kennedy, Eduardo Thomas, and Koyo Yamashita

Book chapter

Balsom, E., Clark, G., Kennedy, C., Thomas, E. and Yamashita, Y. 2022. Platform, Showcase, Gathering, Exchange: A Conversation about Film Festivals with Erika Balsom, George Clark, Chris Kennedy, Eduardo Thomas, and Koyo Yamashita. in: Windhausen, F. (ed.) A Companion to Experimental Cinema Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 433-452

Between citizen and vigilante journalism

Journal article

Winston Mano 2022. Between citizen and vigilante journalism. Communicare: Journal for Communication Studies in Africa. 29 (sed-1), pp. 57-70. https://doi.org/10.36615/jcsa.v29ised-1.1675

Deepfakes

Book

Meikle, G. 2022. Deepfakes. Cambridge, UK Polity.

Everything you always wanted to know about data for the Cultural and Creative Sector production system, but were afraid to ask: Part 1 – Problems of statistical description

Working paper

Pratt, A.C. and Bennett, T. 2022. Everything you always wanted to know about data for the Cultural and Creative Sector production system, but were afraid to ask: Part 1 – Problems of statistical description. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6224372

Everything you always wanted to know about data for the Cultural and Creative Sector production system, but were afraid to ask: Part 2 – Assembling disparate data resources, and preparations for reporting them

Working paper

Pratt, A.C. and Bennett, T. 2022. Everything you always wanted to know about data for the Cultural and Creative Sector production system, but were afraid to ask: Part 2 – Assembling disparate data resources, and preparations for reporting them. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6482865

A Post-Critical Theory of Cultural Production? A Review of the Frankfurt Book Fair and Bestseller Business

Journal article

Bennett, T. 2022. A Post-Critical Theory of Cultural Production? A Review of the Frankfurt Book Fair and Bestseller Business. Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change. 7 (1) 06. https://doi.org/10.20897/jcasc/12257

The identity construction and representation of diasporic Chinese content creators on YouTube

PhD thesis

Yang, C. 2022. The identity construction and representation of diasporic Chinese content creators on YouTube. PhD thesis University of Westminster Westminster School of Media and Communication https://doi.org/10.34737/vz7zz

Contrasting Federal and State Government Communication on Facebook in Brazil: Contradictory Messages and Realities

Book chapter

Medrado, A. and Cabral, A. 2022. Contrasting Federal and State Government Communication on Facebook in Brazil: Contradictory Messages and Realities. in: Maarek, P. (ed.) Manufacturing Government Communication on Covid-19: A Comparative Perspective Cham, Switzerland Springer. pp. 175-211

The Political Economy of Internet Celebrities in China

PhD thesis

Yang, Xinyi 2022. The Political Economy of Internet Celebrities in China. PhD thesis University of Westminster Westminster School of Media and Communication https://doi.org/10.34737/vxwq8

The Arab Spring a decade on: Revolution, Counter-Revolution and the transformation of a region.

Book

Aouragh, M. 2022. The Arab Spring a decade on: Revolution, Counter-Revolution and the transformation of a region. Amsterdam Transnational Institute Amsterdam.

The Future of Investigative Journalism in the Age of Automation, Open-Source Iintelligence (OSINT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

PhD thesis

Ganguly, M. 2022. The Future of Investigative Journalism in the Age of Automation, Open-Source Iintelligence (OSINT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). PhD thesis University of Westminster Westminster School of Media and Communication https://doi.org/10.34737/vx128

Using Social Media to build a Counter-Power Movement: Multiple Sclerosis and CCSVI, a Case Study

PhD thesis

Bocchino, A. 2022. Using Social Media to build a Counter-Power Movement: Multiple Sclerosis and CCSVI, a Case Study. PhD thesis University of Westminster Westminster School of Media and Communication https://doi.org/10.34737/vx124

The Ultimate Freedom? Suicide as ‘Exit Strategy’ in Marco Bellocchio’s Il regista di matrimoni (2006) and Sorelle Mai (2010)

Journal article

Angeli, S. 2022. The Ultimate Freedom? Suicide as ‘Exit Strategy’ in Marco Bellocchio’s Il regista di matrimoni (2006) and Sorelle Mai (2010). The Italianist. 42 (2), pp. 229-245. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614340.2021.2010020

Media Governance as Diagnostic Lens to Probe Hidden Dimensions of Authoritarian Decision-Making in the Arab Middle East

Book chapter

Sakr, N. 2022. Media Governance as Diagnostic Lens to Probe Hidden Dimensions of Authoritarian Decision-Making in the Arab Middle East. in: Ganter, S.A. and Badr, H. (ed.) Media Governance: A Cosmopolitan Critique Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 39-57

Understanding the Influence of Communication on Employee Work Satisfaction: Perspectives from Decentralised Government Institutions in the Oti Region, Ghana

Journal article

Amadu, M.F. and Anyarayor, B.K 2022. Understanding the Influence of Communication on Employee Work Satisfaction: Perspectives from Decentralised Government Institutions in the Oti Region, Ghana. Education Research International. 2022 5024703. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5024703

The BBC German Service during the Second World War: Broadcasting to the Enemy. VIKE MARTINA PLOCK, 2021 London, UK, Palgrave Macmillan pp. xvii + 293, illus., index, bibliography, £99 (hardcover), £79.50 (eBook)

Book review

Day, Christopher 2022. The BBC German Service during the Second World War: Broadcasting to the Enemy. VIKE MARTINA PLOCK, 2021 London, UK, Palgrave Macmillan pp. xvii + 293, illus., index, bibliography, £99 (hardcover), £79.50 (eBook). Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 42 (2), pp. 380-381. https://doi.org/10.1080/01439685.2022.2050598

Dismantling AI Capitalism: The Commons as an Alternative to the Power Concentration of Big Tech

Journal article

Verdegem, P. 2022. Dismantling AI Capitalism: The Commons as an Alternative to the Power Concentration of Big Tech. AI & Society. 39, p. 727–737. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-022-01437-8

Between the Office and the Coffee Shop: A examination of spaces used for research degree supervision

Journal article

Specht, D. 2022. Between the Office and the Coffee Shop: A examination of spaces used for research degree supervision. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. 23. https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi23.828

Viral journalism. Strategy, tactics and limitations of the fast spread of content on social media: case study of the UK quality publications

Journal article

Denisova, A. 2022. Viral journalism. Strategy, tactics and limitations of the fast spread of content on social media: case study of the UK quality publications. Journalism. 24 (9), pp. 2899-2913. https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849221077749

Propaganda and Radicalization: The Case of Daesh in Iran

Journal article

Kadivar, J. 2022. Propaganda and Radicalization: The Case of Daesh in Iran. Contemporary Review of the Middle East. 9 (1), pp. 70-98. https://doi.org/10.1177/23477989211051221

Frack-Off: Social media fights against Fracking in Argentina

Journal article

Raftopoulos, M. and Specht, D. 2022. Frack-Off: Social media fights against Fracking in Argentina. Environmental Communication. 16 (5), pp. 598-611. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2021.2018002

Digital Captialism: Media, Communication and Society. Volume 3

Book

Fuchs, Christian 2022. Digital Captialism: Media, Communication and Society. Volume 3. London Routledge.

Foundations of Critical Theory. Media, Communication and Society Volume Two

Book

Fuchs, Christian 2022. Foundations of Critical Theory. Media, Communication and Society Volume Two. New York Routledge.

Children’s documentaries: distance and ethics in European storytelling about the wider world

Journal article

Sakr, N. and Steemers, J. 2022. Children’s documentaries: distance and ethics in European storytelling about the wider world. Journal of Children and Media. 16 (2), pp. 288-302. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2021.1974502

The BBC School Broadcasting Council and the Education System 1935–1971

Journal article

Barclay, S. 2022. The BBC School Broadcasting Council and the Education System 1935–1971. Media History. 28 (2), pp. 214-229. https://doi.org/10.1080/13688804.2021.1917350


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