📝 New on the Media@LSE blog! Dr. Beatriz Lopes Buarque and Abdullah Abu-Hassan examine the risks of models like Claude Mythos and why AI "containment" is a myth. ➡️ Read more: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202... #AI #TechPolicy #LSE #AIHistory

🎬 Missed last week's expert briefing on child safety online? The replay is live! @sonialivingstone.bsky.social chaired this IPIE session on platform harms and the urgent actions needed to protect children online. 🎞️ Watch here: youtu.be/JGi5EiCsVFg?... #ChildSafety #OnlineHarm

"Platform illiberalism is not simply the absence of content moderation, nor is it crude censorship. It is the repurposing of a social network’s governance structures to serve an autocratic project." @jcmagalhaes.bsky.social for @lsemedia.bsky.social Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

How does regulating digital environments change #children's lives? 📱 Join #DigitalFutures4Children on this Thursday 14 May for a dive into Steve Wood’s latest report with Steve Wood, Beeban Kidron, Orla Lynskey, Lorna Woods & chair @sonialivingstone.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/digit...

🔎 Is the social contract between the state and #BritishJews broken? 🔬 LSE’s Professor #ShaniOrgad discusses findings from her research into the experiences of British Jews, exploring the impact of a growing tide of #antisemitism in the UK. ➡️ Read more: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

LSE MSc Candidate Kiara Driver highlights how #media and #softpower are being used to tell #China's story across #LatinAmerica. 🔍 Explore the specific insights shared on how soft power is being deployed through new global communication strategies: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

#Brazil's New Digital Law 🛡️ Ivelise Fortim writes about holding #tech platforms accountable for #children’s rights and #onlinesafety. Can this new law overcome the challenges of implementation? ⚖️ Read about the specific legal implications and challenges: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

🎙️ Dr. Danish Khan explores the politics of #geopolitical storytelling in #Iran, from the 1941 abdication of #RezaShah to the interventions of 2026. 🔗 Read the blog: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202... #MediaNarratives #Geopolitics #LSE #MediaStudies #History

🚩 What is "platform illiberalism"? 🧐 University of Manchester’s João C. Magalhães discusses how #ElonMusk has fundamentally re-engineered speech governance on #X. 📉 From #Twitter’s legacy to a new regime of #digitalpower—read the blog blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202... #TechPolitics

How does regulating digital environments change #children's lives? 📱 Join #DigitalFutures4Children on 14 May for a dive into Steve Wood’s latest report with: Steve Wood, Beeban Kidron, Orla Lynskey, Lorna Woods & chair @sonialivingstone.bsky.social: tickettailor.com/events/digit...

🌐 How do we bridge the gap between research and policy for children's digital lives? ✍️ Shrenya Soni recaps the Annual Research Insights Day co-hosted by 5 Rights Foundation. 🔗 Read the highlights: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

What does responsible AI use look like inside a newsroom with real constraints? Gemma Mendoza from @rappler.bsky.social (#JournalismAI Innovation Challenge grantee) will share their experience building AI solutions with purpose 📅 7 May | 🕛 12 PM GMT 🔗 Register: forms.gle/2xpC7E9dq3wK...

📱 Are #socialmediabans an effective way to keep children safe online? 📺 @sonialivingstone.bsky.social unpacks the evidence, explaining why regulation—not exclusion—is the key to safer digital spaces: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfmN... #OnlineSafety #DigitalFutures4Children @5rightsfound.bsky.social

Join our experts at #LSEFestival 🌍 🧘 Dr Seeta Peña Gangadharan: Practical strategies for staying present amidst tech/climate upheaval - 18 June 11.30am 🤝 @couldrynick.bsky.social: Overcoming polarization to build collaborative solutions - 20 June 6.30pm 🔗 www.lse.ac.uk/events/lse-f...

🌏 As #China rises as a global power, the battle over its image has never been more consequential. From news co-productions to journalist training, how is China countering #Western narratives in #LatinAmerica—and at what cost to independence? 🔗 Read more: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

🌿 We are nature, not machines. Join Dr. Alison Powell in Bath on 19 May for a talk on practical philosophies for the future. Explore how we can move beyond machine-like "efficiency" to embrace human innovation. 🌍✨ 🗓️ Tue 19 May, 7.30pm 📍 @brlsi.bsky.social, Bath 🎟️ www.brlsi.org/whatson/we-a...

How does regulating digital environments change #children's lives? 📱 Join #DigitalFutures4Children on 14 May for a dive into Steve Wood’s latest report with: Steve Wood, Beeban Kidron, Orla Lynskey, Lorna Woods & chair @sonialivingstone.bsky.social: tickettailor.com/events/digit...

We were truly delighted & honoured @uumediacomms.bsky.social to be able to host Prof. Bart Cammaerts from @lsemedia.bsky.social who delivered the brilliant 2026 IM Distinguished Lecture „Seeing is Believing? Four Country Comparative Study of Visual Misinformation in Election Campaigns”

Brazil’s new law seeks to uphold children’s rights in the digital environment and hold tech companies to account. Ivelise Fortim examines its implications and the challenges it faces in terms of implementation @lsemedia.bsky.social Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

We’re hiring! Join us as an LSE Fellow in Media and Communications 💼 Ideal for early-career scholars to join our world-leading department. 🎓 ⏰ Deadline: 27 April 2026 (23:59 UK time) 🔗 Apply here: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... #AcademicJobs #LSE #MediaStudies #ECR

Does #onlineregulation work for children? 📱 #DFC presents new research on how regulation reshapes #platformdesign & accountability. 🗓️ Thu 14 May | 6.30pm 📍 LSE & Online With Beeban Kidron, Steve Wood & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social 🔗 Register: www.digital-futures-for-children.net/events/child...

🖥️ @couldrynick.bsky.social explores data colonialism, media power, and democracy in this session. 📊 Moderated by Burak Toraman, the talk examines how data extraction reshapes social life. 🎥 Watch live from 6pm: www.youtube.com/live/LML6sRB...

“#Children are curious & excited, & want to experiment & explore what #AI can do” @sonialivingstone.bsky.social member of the UN Independent International Scientific Panel on #ArtificialIntelligence discusses how she will ensure #childrensrights are heard in the age of AI 👇 unric.org/en/protectin...

💥New: More evidence doesn’t mean more justice – The limits of visual technologies in human rights cases ✍️ Maxine Clarke, Jennifer Burrell & @sarakendall.bsky.social #LawSky #HumanRights #Evidence (@lsesociology.bsky.social)

Delighted to announce a new book! THE NEED TO RENAME TECH is about words that fool us into thinking that digital technologies are benign and consequence-free. They are not. It was a joy to work with our contributors who propose an alternative vocabulary, drawing attention to harms. lnkd.in/eCXag3cC

My public lecture from March 16th: www.youtube.com/live/jM7wUqZ...

I'm off the Shanghai next week to talk at Fudan University on April 7th about lessons from the LSE JournalismAI project: research, educate and innovate. I'm looking forward to seeing what's changed in China since I was last there more than a decade ago.

INCA an EU-based project has just launched a terrific documentary on data (I'm pleased to be part of it - thanks to Niccolo Cuppini). The film is called “Data Revolution!” Please circulate to students, friends . . Trailer: lnkd.in/e2ewHcnP Full video: lnkd.in/ePzbnVEr Project page: lnkd.in/eZkpUWnh

📖 Copies of Professor Bart Cammaerts’ new book, Dichotomies in Media and Communication Theory, are now widely available online! ✨ For a special offer, use code SMA11 for 20% off when ordering directly from Routledge: www.routledge.com/Dichotomies-...

⬇️ Tomorrow ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/lsem...

ICYMI. LSE Department of Media and Communications. @sonialivingstone.bsky.social is featured in The Guardian as part of the expert group drafting the UK’s first national #screentime guidance. She warns against content designed to "maximise hold and attention" through addictive algorithms:

@sonialivingstone.bsky.social is featured in The Guardian as part of the expert group drafting the UK’s first national #screentime guidance. She warns against content designed to "maximise hold and attention" through addictive algorithms: www.theguardian.com/society/2026... #Digital #Parenting

🎉 @lsemedia.bsky.social is #1 in the UK and #6 in the world! This #1 UK ranking in the 2026 #QSWorldUniversityRanking by Subject highlights our leadership in research & teaching excellence. We are immensely proud of our community’s outstanding work & global impact: ow.ly/MhbI50YyB2P

⏳ 6 days to go! Does our understanding of "media" still hold up? Join Bart Cammaerts for his book launch at LSE. 📅 Tuesday 31 March 2026 6.30–8.00pm (Reception to follow) 📍 Old Theatre, LSE + Online ✨ Last week to register for the in-person book signing! 🔗 www.lse.ac.uk/events/media-1

Feminist financial influencers promise women empowerment through financial self-help. This may sound liberating but there are hidden costs to their advice. Rachel O’Neill @lsemedia.bsky.social and Simidele Dosekun for @lsebr.bsky.social

🌍 What does it mean when the media fails to speak? MSc candidate Kiara Driver explores the "silence" in # Gaza's media coverage in her summary of the recent LSE Media and Communications panel. A must-read for those interested in #journalismethics #conflictreporting: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

The LSE Africa Summit 2026 is happening soon! We warmly invite everyone to attend in person and be part of the conversation shaping Africa’s future. 📅 Date: 28–29 March 2026 📍 Location: Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE, London Register here: eshop.lse.ac.uk/product-cata...

Do traditional media theories still hold up in a digital world? 🌐 Join #BartCammaerts at for his book launch, Dichotomies in Media and Communication Theory. 🗓️ Tues 31 March 6.30-8pm 📍 LSE + Online 🎟️ Register: www.lse.ac.uk/events/media-1 #LSEMedia #MediaTheory #London @routledgebooks.bsky.social

"The idea of a ‘free’ internet... has paradoxically fuelled a mainstream business model based on the commodification of users' sociality." #BartCammaerts explores how subcultures were captured by surveillance #capitalism. @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social book extract: blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

🔴 We are live! Join Professor #ShakuntalaBanaji now for her professorial lecture, "Infinite Justice: Political Cosmologies That Protect Our Future." 🌍 Watch live on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM7w... @banaji.bsky.social #socialjustice #capitalism #mediastudies #AI #neoliberalism #genocide

Our friends at @lsemedia.bsky.social have written a blog post about the amazing Céline Sciamma’s visit to the department. Read it here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202... ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Is music the future of #storytelling? 🎧 Proud to celebrate Fumani Jwara #UCT alum, who produced the programme’s first music EP, Patches. This groundbreaking project earned a distinction and was featured on UCT news: news.uct.ac.za/article/-202... #LSEMedia #partofLSE

How do #neofascist discourses go mainstream? 🌐 In this new video, Prof #BartCammaerts breaks down the digital strategies—from "flooding the zone" to the "politics of provocation"—used to normalize #extremism and weaponize the "woke" label. Watch here: youtu.be/Z5J7J1mvYtc?...

Rachel O'Neill @lsemedia.bsky.social reflects on how “PUA” culture (where men learn how to successfully "pick up" women) resonates in China to mark the new Chinese translation of her book Seduction @politybooks.bsky.social @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social

Last few days to register ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/lsem...

Join the #DigitalFuturesforChildren centre tomorrow for Research Insights Day 2026! A mini-conference on #childrights #education #mentalhealth & #regulation. 🗓️ Fri 13 March, 10am-4pm 📍 Online or In-person 🎓 Open to all 🔗 Register: www.tickettailor.com/events/digit... #RID2026 #London

this was great fun to record. Thanks the DDTU project and team for having us!

Learn how it works 👇 www.journalismai.info/blog/cutting...

Fragmented data can stall investigations. During the #JournalismAI Skills Lab, Niels van Nimwegen built a RAG-powered chat tool that lets journalists query complex healthcare datasets, no Python or R skills required. A version 2 is now in development at Pointer, KRO-NCRV. 👇

Pleased to announce a revamp of my personal website: www.nickcouldry.org . There in one place are my recent blogs, media, publications, and talks, eg www.nickcouldry.org/blog-1 Particularly pleased my webpages are in both English and Spanish. Thanks to Aikaterini Mniestri for invaluable support