Is there an alternative to Big Tech’s control of the #SocialMedia space? The Space of the World by @couldrynick.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social offers a radical vision that counters the profit-driven space we know. #Review by Dawa Tshering @edithcowanuni.bsky.social @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social

How do #protest photos spark change? Last month, Prof Paul Frosh explored this in his lecture 'The Wounds in the Square', reflected on the power of protest photography in Israel. Read more: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202... #photography #Gaza #Palestine #TelAviv

⚛️ Quantum computing is coming—what does it mean for society, rights & power? Will it empower humanity or give a few total control? Dr Seeta Peña Gangadharan explains 👉 youtu.be/v7zJeRO3AcI #QuantumComputing #Tech #Future

🎥 The launch event for our exhibition Red alert on democracy—with Prof. Paul Frosh & Shani Orgad—is now online. 📸 Exploring protest, media, memory, and political hope/despair. Watch 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Rj... #Democracy #Photography #Protest #Israel #Gaza #MediaStudies

Are children’s rights being protected in today’s digital gaming ecosystem? Ivelise Fortim @lsemedia.bsky.social writes on the Roblox platform & controversy over its predatory monetisation, sexualised content, weak moderation & child-labour-like practices. Read more 👉 ow.ly/SPGE50XFyJH

🌐 How does #AI actually work? Prof #BingchunMeng breaks down the massive data centres and human infrastructure behind AI in #Guizhou #China. 📖 Read more on Futurum careers: futurumcareers.com/the-future-o... #ArtificialIntelligence #DataCenters #MachineLearning #TechForGood #socialscience #Futurum

📢 Applications are OPEN! The #JournalismAI Academy returns to the Asia-Pacific region in 2026 ✨ This time, we welcome journalists & media professionals from newsrooms of ANY size. Deadline: 14 Dec 2025, 11:59 PM GMT. 👉 Attend the info sessions and apply: www.journalismai.info/programmes/a...

If you are interested in hearing my latest take on AI and the challenges it poses for communications research, here is a keynote I gave at ZEMKI University of Bremen in October @zemki.bsky.social

Excellent detailed summary of our Journalism and AI festival. As the article says it was packed with expert and innovative voices from around the world - a great read and all the sessions are online

💼 Come work with us! #JournalismAI is looking for a Programme Officer (Full-time) based in 🇿🇦 South Africa to support the team and its activities. 👉 Learn more and apply before 14 December: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Applications are open for the APAC Academy @polislse.bsky.social! 🌏 News organisations in the APAC can join the 5-week #JournalismAI Academy to boost your newsroom’s #AI knowledge & strategy. 🗓️ Apply by 14 Dec: www.journalismai.info/programmes/a...

We’re excited to see Prof Shani Orgad will be @vaginamuseum.bsky.social discussing #menopause & rage - how anger is portrayed in the arts, history & public discourse, & why society has long tried to quiet it. 🗓️ Wed 10 Dec 7.30–9.30pm 🎟️ Tickets → www.outsavvy.com/event/31628/... #LSE #VaginaMuseum

20 years of MSc Politics and Communication @lsemedia.bsky.social event about to start.

@sonialivingstone.bsky.social spoke at the International Meeting on children’s rights & #AI: “We must move beyond safety-by-design & privacy-by-design to embrace #ChildRights by Design.” 📜 Declaration of Intent presented to #PopeLeo XIV: lnkd.in/d__K65y7 #ChildRights #DigitalSafety #ChildDignity

🆕 article by PhD Researcher David Threlfall on how #games & #gamification are being used in the #Australian public sector & their potential to strengthen innovation + engagement. 🔗Published in the Australian Journal of Public Administration: doi.org/10.1111/1467... #PublicAdministration #GovTech

How might recent political attacks on the #BBC shape its future? In a new piece for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social, Dr Damian Tambini argues that #DonaldTrump’s challenge to the corporation presents a key opportunity for reform. Read more: blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Our book just published open access - research across disciplines from Global North and Global Majority World. Big thanks to NORDICOM and International Observatory on Information & Democracy & 100s who participated along the way. Download at www.nordicom.gu.se/en/publicati...

A new blog entry from me, crunching some numbers on voting in the Celebrity Traitors roundtables (warning: contains spoilers). TLDR: they vote differently from regular players. #traitors #bbc #final #fragmentation hardboardscrookedtimbers.org/yes-celebrit...

My incredible #journalismAI crew who have not only delivered the world's best journalism and AI Festival but have spent a whole year working with thousands of journalists around the world on literacy and innovation programmes - amazing people doing great work

12 lessons from this week's international LSE #JournalismAI Festival - very good summary of some key case studies www.journalism.co.uk/12-lessons-f...

Fascinating workshop with Swiss media execs at St Gallen university - clever, committed people in an odd media market: lots of quality but v fragmented and competitive - AI will help but lots challenges

💡 Grant opportunity for newsrooms!! Applications are open for the #JournalismAI Innovation Challenge, supported by the Google News Initiative. We’re funding AI projects that strengthen journalism & collaboration. 💰 $50K & $100K grants 🗓️ Apply by 3 Dec: journalismai.info/programmes/i...

All sessions from the #JournalismAI Festival 2025 are now available! 🎥 Revisit keynotes, panels & lightning talks exploring how AI is reshaping journalism worldwide. Watch here 👉 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Apply now for our free APAC region AI Academy open to journalists and media professionals from any news organisation in the region, regardless of size. The 5-week programme will start in February 2026. Details here: www.journalismai.info/programmes/a...

🗣️ LSE’s Prof Lee Edwards & @universityofleeds.bsky.social’ Dr Giles Moss reflect on recent accusations and resignations at the #BBC — and argue why public input via citizens’ assemblies matters now more than ever. 🏛️📣 Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

🐦📱 Children face new risks online—and new opportunities. Our #WorldChildrensDay panel explored what’s working, what’s not, and what’s urgently needed to protect their rights in digital spaces. 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/UuVKWzdBcL8 🎧 Listen: www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?i... @sonialivingstone.bsky.social

💡New! Trump’s attack on the BBC is an opportunity to modernise the corporation, by @damiantam.bsky.social of @lsemedia.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

#Trump’s attack on the BBC is an opportunity to modernise the corporation, argues @damiantam.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

today is budget day free links @lselibrary.bsky.social government documents, newspapers, submissions from organisations alissresearch.blogspot.com/2025/11/autu... historic @thefabians.bsky.social pamphlet 1892 digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De... @lsesu.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social

What are we to make of the recent dramatic upheaval at the #BBC which saw its Director General & Head of News resign? Lee Edwards @lsemedia.bsky.social & Giles Moss @universityofleeds.bsky.social dissect the scandal & argue for the value of public input. Read more👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

#Education in South Asia is adopting #digitalisation. Join us as we discuss challenges of #connectivity, #access, #literacy, etc & #policy, and how to stem digital #inequality. 📆 Wed, 19 Nov 25 -- ONLINE only 🕒 3pm🇬🇧 8pm🇵🇰 8.45pm🇳🇵 9pm🇧🇩 🗣️ & 🆓 Reg. details: tinyurl.com/3xp6cfaf @lsemedia.bsky.social

People are turning to #AI because they cannot access #MentalHealth support. Rather than simply build better bots, we need to create bridges from AI to real world services, write Kojo C. Apeagyei @lsemedia.bsky.social, Ebosetale Oriarewo and @Dylan_Kawende for @africaatlse.bsky.social

Come and work with my wonderful colleagues @lsepbs.bsky.social! Assistant Professor in Social #Psychology / Environmental Psychology #AcademicSky jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

In 2021, the #UN introduced General Comment No. 25 on children’s rights in the digital environment. On #WorldChildrensDay, Gerison Lansdown, Kim R Sylwander & Gastón Wright will discuss the impact this has had and more. See more: www.lse.ac.uk/events/digit...

Yes, celebrities do play #Traitors differently from regular contestants… and here’s the political science to prove it, as explained by @nickanstead.bsky.social: hardboardscrookedtimbers.org/yes-celebrit... #CelebrityTraitors

🌍 What will be the legacy of #GenZ leaderless protest movements? Bart Cammaerts #LSE explores how Gen Z’s acephalous, digitally connected #activism is reshaping social movements — expanding participation while challenging traditional leadership: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202... #SocialChange

One week to go until the #JournalismAIFestival 2025! Bringing together journalists, technologists, and innovators from around the world to explore how AI is reshaping journalism. And we’re streaming it worldwide! Join us online for free: www.journalismai.info/festival

📸 Red Alert on Democracy — a new photo exhibition on protest, media & memory in #Israel after #Oct7. 🎙️ Talk by #PaulFrosh to mark the launch. 📅 17 Nov 2025 | 6–7.30pm | Atrium Gallery, LSE - open to all: lse.ac.uk/media-and-co... #ArtAndPolitics #VisualCulture #Gaza #Londonexhibitions

AI is becoming a big part of kids’ lives—but it raises questions about safety, fairness, and bias. 🤖 @mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social explore the pitfalls and promises in their latest Media@LSE blog: 🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

👩‍💻 What draws women into #FarRight & #Tradwife circles? 📚 Join Lois Shearing & @emmahcasey.bsky.social for an eye-opening discussion on #Radicalisation & gender. 🗓️ Mon 10 Nov, 6:30–8pm 🎙️ Chair: @racheloneill.bsky.social 👉 Register: forms.office.com/e/twwa0D0VaR #PinkPilled #ReturnOfTheHousewife

The integration of #AI in children’s lives poses both great opportunities & concerns about safety, fairness & bias. Can teaching AI literacy empower them to use AI well & safely? @mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

📸 Red Alert on Democracy — a new photo exhibition on protest, media & memory in #Israel after #Oct7. 🎙️ Talk by #PaulFrosh to mark the launch. 📅 17 Nov 2025 | 6–7.30pm | Atrium Gallery, LSE: www.lse.ac.uk/media-and-co... #ArtAndPolitics #VisualCulture #Gaza #Londonexhibitions

🔜How can AI serve the global good? Join global experts at the 4th LSE-Fudan Annual Conference on Global Public Policy @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social 📅 Nov 6–7, 2025 | 🌍 LSE, London Explore AI’s impact on governance, equity & sustainability. 🔗 www.lse.ac.uk/social-polic...

Interesting blog reacting to my recent LSE lecture @lsemedia.bsky.social : blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

🤖 As AI becomes part of kids’ lives, excitement meets concern — about safety, fairness & bias. 🤔 Can AI literacy really empower #children in a digital world? 🌍 Read insights from @mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social for #GlobalMILWeek2025 🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

Next week at LSE 🎓 Join @abpowell.bsky.social for Developing Technology for the Public Interest – The Cautionary Tale of Babylon Health. 📅 Tue 28 Oct | 🕚 11–11.30am | 📍 Shaw Library 💡 Open to all at LSE – come along! 🔗 www.lse.ac.uk/research/lse... #LSE #DigitalHealth #PublicInterestTech #AI #NHS

📅 Tomorrow 6.30-8pm - free & open to all! 🌊 Sustainable Subsea Networks: The Environmental Impact of Internet Infrastructure Join Prof #NicoleStarosielski to explore the #sustainability of #subseacables & #globalnetworks 📍 PAN G.01, LSE 🔗 Register to attend: forms.office.com/e/is5GCYRyUy

for those who missed the live version of my recent talk and debate at LSE with Baroness Beeban Kidron on the future of social media, here is the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0Fv... . For me, was an amazing evening and made the huge effort of writing the book worthwhile! @lsemedia.bsky.social

Black history month. @lselibrary.bsky.social amazing oral histories black women NGO leaders. 16 collected womens resource centre digital.library.lse.ac.uk/collections/... #blackhistorymonth @lsemedia.bsky.social @lseanthropology.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social