media-studies

Partly inspired by the poem In This Place (An American Lyric) by Amanda Gorman, FotoFocus, a non-profit, has opened its inaugural exhibition at the new FotoFocus Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Titled Big Tent , the show is on view until 22 August 2026 and presents the work of more than 50 artists. The work created by each photographer reflects on the present state of US democracy and demonstrates th…

She is 25 years old, lives in Barcelona, has pink hair, and earns up to ten thousand euros a month from brand partnerships with companies including Amazon and Razer. She has never eaten a meal, never taken a breath, and never existed outside the rendering pipelines of a creative agency called The Clueless. Her name is Aitana Lopez, and she represents something that should unsettle anyone who make…

Regulator will monitor measures taken by companies ‘Spikes have often targeted Black and minority ethnic players’ Ofcom has written to social media companies to remind them of their responsibilities regarding online abuse and said it will monitor measures taken against “illegal hate content” during the World Cup. After the experience of England players during the men’s 2021 European Championship …

Investigation reveals more than 4.4 million people live in ‘news deserts’ that lack dedicated local reporting Local social media groups are fuelling misinformation in areas with no reliable sources of news, according to an investigation that reveals the scale of fake news flowing to vulnerable communities across Britain. Misinformation was nearly three times more common in areas with little or no…

Comedian is doing first tour in more than 15 years and says many issues he talked about in 1980s are still alive today Lenny Henry has said racism is “still at large” as he does his first standup tour in more than 15 years. Henry, best known for The Lenny Henry Show, which ran from 1984 to 2005, said the things he used to talk about in the 1980s were still relevant now. Continue reading...

Andrew Sparrow has been writing the Guardian’s daily political live blog for more 15 years. How does he cope with the relentless psychodrama of British politics? On Monday at 14:12 BST, the Guardian’s Andrew Sparrow posted two sentences announcing one of the largest government document dumps in British political history: The Cabinet Office has published the Mandelson files. They are in three volu…

A $205m expansion team is the latest step in the league’s rapid growth, but conflicts over funding and facilities show the tensions of public-private unions in sports Sports fans’ connection to their team of choice is usually strengthened by high points – wins, championships and the like. For Emily Kegg and thousands of other Columbus Crew fans, their connection was reinforced by a potential loss…

Technology secretary Liz Kendall says she is ‘very concerned’ about role of social media but will not be ‘bullied off’ X The government is considering fresh action to halt the spread of misinformation during public crises, Liz Kendall has said, insisting she will not be “bullied off” Elon Musk’s X. The technology secretary was speaking after rioting broke out in Southampton over the police respon…

After winning Game 1 of the NBA finals, the New York Knicks are one step closer to winning a championship that has eluded them for 53 years. New Yorkers are feeling elated, but the Knicks are going to have to get through 7ft4in Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs, who just might be the next face of the league. Kai Wright speaks with the Guardian’s Andrew Lawrence about who exactly these te…

More people are being exposed to violent propaganda online, and the time between seeing such content, recruitment by a terrorist organization, and action is getting shorter. Counter-terrorism today thus must mean limiting the spread of terrorist content. The post Countering terrorist propaganda in the age of AI appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Published online: 05 June 2026; doi:10.1057/s41599-026-07853-1 Anti-pollution protests in the Vietnamese media: a form of mediated authoritarianism

The symposium officially launched the IIR’s new strength in arts, culture, and storytelling, which complements its longtime focus on the gathering and dissemination of quantitative data about immigrant contributions to the United States.

On Sept. 30, 2024, prominent progressive thinker and author Ta-Nehisi Coates appeared on “CBS Mornings” to promote his new book focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, “The Message.”

What we must learn from the murders of Henry Nowak in Southampton and Barnaby Webber in Nottingham is that kneejerk assumptions either way are dangerous Emma Webber brought one of her son’s old T-shirts to the hearings into how he died. Holding on to Barney’s clothes is comforting, as is sometimes sleeping in his bed. He was only 19, a student walking home at night with his friend Grace O’Malley-…

Across Europe, public service journalism is a shield for democracy. But we have to decide if we want to fight for its survival For 16 years, Viktor Orbán’s government poured millions of euros of public money into thinktanks, institutions and media outlets sympathetic to its illiberal views – not only in Hungary but beyond its borders . In Slovakia, for instance , where a sizeable Hungarian minori…

After the dramatic termination of Scott Pelley, four of the show’s seven full-time correspondents are out under Bari Weiss’ leadership For many years now, CBS News employees entering the network’s New York headquarters have walked by a poster showing the seven correspondents who have helped keep 60 Minutes the most-watched show in news for 52 straight television seasons: Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelle…

Opinions, the game loves them, and after Arsenal’s hugely divisive final, here’s my truth – feel free to yell back What the world needs now is one last hot take on Arsenal and the Champions League final before we are all brought together in beautiful symbiotic harmony by the World Cup. Key questions such as: was it a good game? Was this the perfect way to take on the best midfield and attack in w…

While his bosses look (to varying degrees) like bumblers, cowards or corporate tools, Pelley will be remembered as a beacon of integrity Journalism is supposed to speak truth to power, as when Walter Cronkite reported, on the CBS airwaves, that the Vietnam war was not progressing as the US government was claiming, or when the Washington Post revealed, through its Watergate reporting, that the Nix…

Enrique Riquelme held Madrid shirt with Haaland’s name City bid rejected for Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson Manchester City are considering legal action against Enrique Riquelme after the Real Madrid presidential candidate held up a Madrid shirt with Erling Haaland’s name on the back during a TV appearance in which he claimed a clause in the striker’s contract would allow him to sign Haaland…

The Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) has published a new study examining how political memes were used during the 2024 European Parliament elections, highlighting their growing role as tools of attack, identity-building and digital mobilisation. The study, From Jokes to Votes: Memes as a Political Communication Tool in the 2024 European Elections, was written... The post New MJRC Study…