“#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

Excellent launch workshop for the South Africa JournalismAI Innovation Challenge: there's clearly a huge appetite here for AI that can support and sustain their newsrooms

Tomorrow ⏳

⏳ 1 WEEK TO GO! Join @banaji.bsky.social to explore how media and tech shape our rights & future 🌍 📅 Mon 16 March 6.30-8pm 📍 Old Theatre + Online 🥂 Reception to follow 🎟️ Register: www.lse.ac.uk/events/infin...

📢 We are looking forward to the AFSEE Keynote Lecture on Wednesday 18 March! In the event, Turkish-British writer Elif Shafak and AFSEE Fellow Lily Jamaludin will discuss our world today, the stories that bring us together & the silences that keep us apart.

Speaking of Bart Camnaerts: bsky.app/profile/lsem...

NEW: To mark the new translation of her book Seduction @politybooks.bsky.social into Chinese, Rachel O'Neill @lsemedia.bsky.social reflects on how “PUA” culture resonates in China, its roots in neoliberal ideas of masculinity, and how platform algorithms shape our intimate relationships.

📚 Out today! Prof #BartCammaerts’ Dichotomies in Media & Communication Theory @routledgebooks.bsky.social examines the key tensions that shape how we understand #media today. 🗓️ Join us for the book launch 31 Mar 6.30–8pm (LSE & online). Open to all: www.lse.ac.uk/events/media-1

After analysing the Government’s #GreenPaper on #BeebWatch with Roger Bolton, Prof Lee Edwards will chair a webinar Tues 5–6.30pm on the future of public service #broadcasting. 💻 Register: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 🎧 Listen: podfollow.com/beebwatch/ep... #BBCCharter #MediaPolicy #BBC

📚 Dr Rachel O'Neill's #Seduction: #Men, #Masculinity & Mediated Intimacy @politybooks.bsky.social has been translated into Chinese! 👉 For this edition Dr O’Neill wrote a new preface on the book’s relevance in the #Chinese context with former MSc student Kedi Zhou: book.douban.com/subject/3783...

📢 Join us for our upcoming webinar "Promotional Culture and Society: Taking a Global Perspective" 🌍 📚We’re de-westernising the debate on media & influence with experts from the new Sage Handbook. 🗓️ Tues 10 March 5-6.30pm 🔗 Register: lse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📢 Upcoming Talk #China Goes Global: #Media & Soft Power in #LatinAmerica 📅 Tue 10 Mar 5–6.30pm 📍 CBG.1.07, Centre Building Dr Morales explores how #Chinesemedia influences journalism in the Global South, challenges Western narratives & shapes public discourse: www.eventbrite.com/e/china-goes...

📢 Upcoming Webinar 📺 #BBC #CharterReview: The Alternative Green Paper 📅 3 March 2026 | 5–6.30pm What should the future of the BBC look like? Join us for expert insights and debate on public service broadcasting in a changing media landscape. 🎟️ Register: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #MediaPolicy

It's been amazing working on this project with #DIORA colleagues and young people!

🎧Professor Bart Cammaerts has released "Staring at Landscapes – Volume 2.", a collection of 12 tracks of immersive electronic and ambient soundscapes. 🔗 Listen on Bandcamp: ellentrik.bandcamp.com/album/starin...

With Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in custody on suspicion of misconduct, the 'architecture of elite protection' is in focus. @ruhi-khan.bsky.social deconstructs what happens when journalism confronts elite impunity—and flinches: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202... #EpsteinFiles #LSE #journalism #Epstein

⬇️ Our department event is happening tomorrow, we look forward to welcoming everyone for an engaging discussion! bsky.app/profile/lsem...

Missed last Thursday’s LSE lecture? #EdTech at the Crossroads: #Pedagogy vs. Profit" is now available. Our panel tackled the digital shift in #schools and how commercial models impact children’s privacy. 📺 Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=HNG7... 🎧 Listen: www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player/e...

🎥 In this new research video, Dr Asif Ali Akhtar reveals how #Pakistan’s high-tech biometric databases were actually built on colonial-era blueprints of control: youtu.be/j_0F9UCHKHA?... #Datafication #Cybersecurity #partofLSE #biometricdata #NADRA #surveillance #postcolonial

The UK’s AI training ambition deserves better than a course directory. Jon Cardoso-Silva and Jeni Brown @lsedatascience.bsky.social for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social

⏳ 3 days to go! Join our panel on Reporting #Gaza, which examines how mainstream #media has covered the war & the ongoing dispossession & suffering of #Palestinians. @omarghazzi.bsky.social @desfreedman.bsky.social #LilianeLandor @myriageorgiou.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/lsem...

👏 Delighted to announce that @sonialivingstone.bsky.social has been appointed to the UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on AI. 🌐 The first global scientific panel on AI brings together 40 experts to study AI’s impact and guide policy with evidence: www.lse.ac.uk/news/latest-...

What’s app got to do with it? 💘 Premium love in times of emotional capitalism. From the archives @lsemedia.bsky.social, @lukaszszulc.bsky.social & co-authors explain how dating apps bring capitalism into the process of finding love. Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202... Image: Shutterstock