In her recent book, Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood, scholar Lilie Chouliaraki explains how the strategic cultural collapse of what she calls “tactical” and “systemic” forms of suffering have emerged as the dominant cultural strategy of the Right. counterpunch.org/2024/07/18/tru…

“Over the next decade, Silicon Valley and platform companies’ technologies will shape how governments handle data-intensive tasks," says Patrick Dunleavy. Read more about Professor Dunleavy's research with Helen Margetts from Oxford Internet Institute The Alan Turing Institute 👇 oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/go…

🎉Great news! 🎉 We’re proud to announce the selection of 20 exceptional journalists, editors, and newsroom managers from across 13 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa who will be part of our next cohort of the #JournalismAI Academy for Small Newsrooms!

Learn more about the participants and explore our distinguished lineup of instructors who will mentor and guide this cohort through this transformative experience. #JournalismAI ⏬⏬ journalismai.info/blog/meet-the-…

In her book "Wronged," the scholar Lilie Chouliaraki argues that the practice of claiming harm has become the rhetorical province of the powerful. She asks readers to turn to a basic yet hard-to-solve question, Lily Meyer writes: Who is vulnerable? theatlantic.com/books/archive/…

Did you graduate this July? 🎓 You should have received our three emails with information and resources on how to get involved and get support as an LSE graduate. If you haven't received any emails, you may need to update your details. ➡️ ow.ly/5pls50T3Pr6

🎒Children are heading back to school, and back onto #EdTech, but how is their data being protected? Despite regulation-driven improvements, too much responsibility is being placed on schools & parents. Learn more with #DigitalFutures4Children research eprints.lse.ac.uk/123804/3/DFC_B…

Media discussion of the group #JustStopOil often focuses on the morality of their tactics which often cause disruption for regular people. But do these tactics work? iPhone Wallpapers's Max Tobin met with activists along with LSE Media & Communications Bart Cammaerts to find out: youtube.com/watch?v=BKRcWu…

📢The LSE Events Autumn Term programme is now live. Explore all the free events and join us to hear from some of the most influential figures in the social sciences, including much discussion of the impact that AI and data is having on our lives❗ lse.ac.uk/Events/Events-…

🤳 Culturally diverse teens greatly benefit from social media – banning it would cause harm AmeliaJohns Digital & Social Media UTS Read more: blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digi… #socialmediaban #P4DF

An excellent review in The Atlantic of WRONGED, by Lilie Chouliaraki (Lilie Chouliaraki), which examines how the powerful have co-opted victimhood for their own purposes. bit.ly/4dJC0uS Columbia Univ Press

🚨📷 Very glad to (finally) see my piece on #automating #bordercontrol at #EllisIsland out in New Media & Society! #openaccess! doi.org/10.1177/146144… And do check out the fantastic special issue on "Automating Communication in the Digital Society"!

Check out our recommended free and subscription resources for East and South Asia from LSE Library we have newspapers, government reports, photos, data and more #ESEAHM LSE Media & Communications LSE Gender LSE Anthropology LSE International Development padlet.com/h_dawson/esea-…

Our Arabic language Journalism and AI Discovery course kicks off today - it's a weekly email - 3,317 people from more than 80 countries have registered #LSE #JournalismAI journalismai.info/programmes/dis…

📺Sonia Livingstone appears on the BBC's Panorama: Can We Live Without Our Phones? 👏Great to see the Director of the #DigitalFutures4Children, the joint 5Rights Foundation LSE Media & Communications research centre, providing important nuance Didn't catch it yesterday? watch⬇️ bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Remember to join Lilie Chouliaraki and the for a book talk about WRONGED on September 4 at 6:30PM. RSVP today buff.ly/3yJgt6c Lilie Chouliaraki ColumbiaDC #BookEvent #BookTalk #AuthorTalk #Feminist #MeToo #Victimhood #Populism #Discourse #BLM #Cisogyny #Far_Right

What makes a good #childhood? On August 7, Sonia Livingstone and Dr. John Davis shared their thoughts in a seminar 📄 Read about the event digitalchild.org.au/experts-good-c… 👀 Watch the video youtu.be/y6qOqFAncU0?si… The Centre for Research for Educational Impact Deakin University

Dr Grace Wang (LSE Media & Communications) compares China's and the West's approaches to energy development in Africa, emphasising their impacts on gender equality and opportunities for women in the renewable energy sector wp.me/p3MVmW-3pd

How are the modern global landscapes of news reporting on war and propaganda informed by the legacies of communications scholarship? Join LSE Media & Communications for the launch of Terhi Rantanen's Dead Men's Propaganda #OpenAccess. ℹ️ 21st Oct | 6.30 - 8.00 | Tickets: lse.ac.uk/Events/2024/10…

Just arrived at the hugely impressive Penn campus for Political Communication pre-conference #apsa2024.