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Former Ofcom chair says he welcomed arrival of rightwing news channel five years ago in name of ‘plurality’ Critics of GB News are part of a “liberal, Islington consensus” bent on limiting freedom of expression, Michael Grade, the recently departed chair of Britain’s media watchdog, has said. The Conservative peer, whose time at Ofcom has been criticised over the handling of the rightwing news ch…

A revelatory look at the sprawling tale of the decades-long struggle against apartheid. It’s a nuanced tale that brutally emphasises the personal cost of Mandela’s resistance Nelson Mandela died in December 2013 but he had long before been canonised as a secular saint. Many people – particularly on the political right – found it convenient to forget that for decades they had regarded him as a ter…

FIFA announced agreements with platforms such as TikTok and YouTube that include the participation of dozens of international influencers to generate content in the three host countries.

This study examines how cognitive and emotional components of the Extended Transportation-Imagery Model (ETIM) are associated with relational moral beliefs and behavioral intentions in the context of serialized streaming drama. Survey data from 300 Korean viewers of a Netflix original series were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Character identification, perceived verisimilitude, and …

As digital news continues to evolve, data visualization has become an important instrument for enhancing storytelling and fostering emotional engagement. Interactivity is often assumed to deepen this engagement, yet its effects on emotional response and perceived trustworthiness remain underexplored. This study examines the impact of interactivity in data storytelling using The Uber Game publishe…

IU Professor Investigated for Graphic About White Supremacy Loses Job Johanna Alonso Fri, 06/12/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Johanna Alonso

By Tanya Sakzewski  Activists, politicians and regulators are calling for an end to the online weaponisation of fear and the spreading of hateful, false, racist and anti-immigration information, following days of violence … The post Racism and rising hate online fuel protests and violence in Northern Ireland and Scotland first appeared on Media Diversity Institute . The post Racism and rising hat…

Fifa president has prostrated the organisation before Donald Trump and lost control of his own tournament as a result Even the Nazis tried to tone things down a bit. Before the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, acutely conscious of how it might be perceived by foreign visitors, the Third Reich tried to soften some of its harder, more intolerant edges. Antisemitic signs and images were removed from shops a…

Late night hosts weighed in on the president’s combative words about Netanyahu, his failing Iran peace talks and plans for a new Trump Promenade On Tuesday night, late night hosts addressed Donald Trump appearing to doze off during the NBA finals, misleading updates on Iran peace talks and plans for a new Trump Promenade in Washington DC. Continue reading...

Tanya Goyal, Amity University, Madhya Pradesh ABSTRACT The media also plays a watchdog role in exposing failures of law enforcement agencies and highlighting miscarriages of justice. Investigative journalism has contributed significantly to several criminal cases by bringing evidence and procedural lapses before the public. In some situations, media attention has compelled authorities to conduct …

In this chapter we discuss the role of free speech and its importance in countering lies and hate speech online. Free speech is necessary but by itself cannot counter the level of polarization and disinformation we see today. The leftist approach to this problem is governmental regulation of social media companies. We examine several proposed regulatory approaches and comment on them. Following t…

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Billboards are being painted over and former allies seem eager to forget the man they once glorified For years, his bewhiskered face stared down from propaganda billboards glorifying the supposedly revolutionary rule of a dictator who styled himself as “the protector of the people”. The spin-doctored adoration was such that factories churned out plastic action figures exalting Nicolás Maduro as a…

This episode feels symbolic of a World Cup where the global game has been sacrificed to Fifa’s cynical money-making – and Trumpian whim Omar Abdulkadir Artan was supposed to make history this week, becoming the first Somali referee to officiate at a World Cup. Instead, he’s watching from outside the US, denied entry without explanation by the Trump administration. Welcome to the most inclusive Wo…

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…