media-studies

Media credentials for the accused gunman’s New York trial acquired by his supporters have provoked sharp reactions On what felt like an early New York City summer day, a gaggle of women in the bloom of youth gathered outside Manhattan’s criminal courthouse last week, waxing philosophical about Luigi Mangione and the man he is accused of murdering. “Fuck Brian Thompson , that’s all I’m going to sa…

The difference in framing around antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred distorts public understanding, inflames tensions and makes both Jewish and Muslim communities less safe The horrific terrorist attack on the Islamic Centre of San Diego in California has been reported by many news outlets over the past few days. Yet as the story travelled across screens and news feeds, something more subtle unfo…

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02482-9 Why social media research has failed policy-makers

In contemporary society, social media has become a powerful force in shaping political awareness, participation, and discourse.

The conservative tycoon’s grip on media and cinema is unhealthy. An EU fund could protect democracy in perpetuity The shadow of Joseph McCarthy’s “red scare” loomed over the storied steps of this year’s Cannes film festival. Echoing the mid-20th-century blacklist, which shut out about 300 suspected communists from Hollywood, the French media group Canal+ announced an effective ban on twice that m…

The decision by top editor Bari Weiss to end radio service represents another crack in the network that my grandfather, William S Paley, helped build Recently, I spoke with a US senator about matters related to CBS News, a topic of our time for the wrong reasons. I was dismayed that he did not know who William S Paley was, or about the leading role he played in creating CBS. Paley was my grandfat…

Culture shock is a phenomenon that can be experienced by anyone, including children, when interacting with a different culture. This phenomenon is represented in the picture book The Way We Do It in Japan by Geneva Cobb Iijima and Paige Billin-Frye through the main character, Gregory, an Asian-American child who moves from America to Japan and encounters cultural differences in daily life. This s…

Background: This qualitative study explored how first-time international graduate students in marital relationships navigate relational, academic, and cultural transitions while pursuing higher education in the United States. Grounded in ecological and cross-cultural adaptation frameworks, the study examined how students balance multiple roles and construct meaning within new social and instituti…

This study reimagines international education by exploring how international graduate student leaders develop intercultural competence (IC) through a decolonial lens. While IC is often framed within Western-centric paradigms, this research repositions IC via a non-dominant perspective illuminated by Thich Nhat Hanh’s Engaged Buddhism (Thich, 2020). Guided by an innovative, contemplative, and mind…

To what extent have economic factors influenced these shows? Economic factors have influenced these shows to a large extent. However, for both shows, a more complex approach has been taken to minimise risk and to maximise profit. Rather than targeting a mass, mainstream audience, both shows actively target and engage a niche and cult audience, to construct an audience who will obsessively engage …

Satirical project is viral sensation and outlet for protest on social media as it taps into young people’s frustration It began as a satirical online project after a high court judge compared unemployed young people to cockroaches. Now millions of young Indians are flocking to it as an outlet for their frustration. A parody political party with the insect as its symbol has exploded across India’s…

Troubled Baywatch reboot production echoes film-making woes in a city best known for its movie and TV industry The fight for the future of Los Angeles , America’s second-largest city, usually plays out in the grand art deco offices and committee rooms of city hall. But in an election year full of surprises, the most consequential battle may in fact have begun on a beach. And not just any beach: w…

A recent study named “Consumption, Trust and Credibility in the Media among Different Generations” written by our researcher Nuria Rodriguez Ávila, alongside with Sergio Rodríguez Rodríguez (Universitat de Barcelona) on... La entrada Young people haven’t abandoned television—but trust in media is declining se publicó primero en UB School of Sociology .

Citizen science coordinators are increasingly using digital technologies such as smartphones, web platforms and social media to engage participants and execute projects. However, this could bring unintended social consequences that may affect the sustainability of, and engagement in projects. These impacts are not yet well documented. Following the PRISMA framework, we performed a scoping review …

Computational social science has expanded the capacity of scientists to study connected human behavior at previously unprecedented scales. Yet from its beginning, scientists expressed concern that its reliance on private companies might produce a body of work that cannot be critiqued or replicated. Such commercial determinants of science have been observed in other fields including public health …

IntroductionThis study investigates the role of conceptual metaphors in constructing China’s national image within Chinese-English press conference interpreting.MethodsDrawing on Critical Metaphor Analysis and the online corpus tool Wmatrix, the research identifies and examines metaphorical patterns in the interpreted diplomatic discourse.Results and discussionSix types of conceptual metaphors re…

Project 21 Ambassador Dr. Eric Wallace has written a scathing indictment of the NAACP’s new “Out of Bounds” protest campaign. In a commentary published by Freedoms Journal Institute, he writes: The NAACP claims to champion black advancement, yet too often it supports policies that keep black...

Abstract This chapter focuses on the critical juncture of new employee onboarding and socialization, emphasizing its implications for performance management (PM). It explores the transformation of newcomers from organizational outsiders to insiders, the excitement and stress associated with this transition, and the heightened anxiety around being welcomed and evaluated. The chapter discusses the …

Abstract This chapter explores the intricate relationship between performance management (PM) and cultural contexts. It delves into how cultural values, such as performance orientation, status hierarchy, and flexibility, influence PM systems, and examines three key components of the interface between culture and PM: PM in multinational contexts, global performance expectations, and the cross-cult…

Abstract The timely detection of disasters is essential for effective emergency response. Traditional satellite-based monitoring provides accurate hazard observations but suffers from acquisition delays and weather-dependent imaging conditions. Therefore, recent research increasingly uses rapidly available digital data such as social media, news, and weather observations. However, most approaches…