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Ofcom is investigating GB News for its outrageous Trump interview. Ofcom must enforce its own rules and hold them to account! Add your name to the open letter now.

You young people don't know, but when we Gen X were kids there were TV presenters who looked like this.

One Russian paper today claims “Life has become four times more joyous.” Another reports the country’s economic reserves are “largely exhausted.” Plus: “a new drop in the approval rating of the [Russian] authorities.” And who are the Kremlin’s friends in the West? #ReadingRussia

What a truly bizarre timeline this is.

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People pulling own teeth due to lack of urgent NHS dental care in England, watchdog finds Emergency help should be available, but some being forced to travel 100 miles or go private, says Healthwatch England www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Reform risk reviving Thatcher-style 'industrial destruction' in Wales, warns TUC www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Below rock bottom: America’s descent under Trump 2.0 A scientist and mother gives an account of the Trump administration’s devastating impact on research, academic freedom, and America's future westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/bel...

Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.

YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025. Using fake AI-generated content to profit from political division in the UK. Give everyone enforceable copyright over their voice, face, body parts to counter AI abuses. Shut down platforms that host them.

The thread on one page: skywriter.blue/pages/did:pl...

‘Hero’ who tackled Bondi gunman draws global praise on.ft.com/4oVUflk

At a recent event involving the screening of Clash footage, @gemma-i-obrien.bsky.social turned to me and whispered: "I always find there's never enough Paul Simonon."

This is big: Spain, Ireland and the Netherlands have all pulled out of Eurovision, because Israel have been allowed to enter. We need the BBC to do the same to up the pressure on the competition's bosses. Sign the petition calling for a UK boycott now:

New analysis from Peter Kellner suggests the UK now has a clear pro-Rejoin majority – driven by generational change and millions of Leave voters switching sides. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social

Journal of Fandom Studies 13.2 is out now! Articles include: Democratized storytelling on the SCP Wiki By Justin Jones doi.org/10.1386/jfs_...

From the archive, 8 years ago: #Top10 Foreign Words That Sound Like Their Opposite in English independent.co.uk/voices/top-1...

Wow - the EU is launching an investigation into Google nicking web content and summarising it using AI. Good to see someone sticking up for content rights ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

A reminder of our last writing group session for the year tomorrow!

Books are power charges for your brain.

Paul Krugman wonders if we are witnessing the end of the free world as the US drifts towards Fascism: substack.com/home/post/p-...

UK households cut spending at fastest pace in 5 years. Average real wage stuck at 2008 level. Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI. Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%. Can't rebuild without redistribution.

Everyone in media, film, popular culture and cultural studies needs to read and assign this book.

Zack Polanski, "Labour are a government of cowards because you won't tell people the truth about migration" "Migration is a positive thing for our country" "We need migration" "We need fair and managed migration" "And that's what will change this conversation" *huge clap* #BBCQT

My review of Briony Hannell's brilliant book 'Feminist Fandom: Media Fandom, Digital Feminisms, and Tumblr' is now available in Feminist Media Studies ✨ @femmediastudies.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

focusing on Netflix and the experiences of women audiovisual creators in Spain. This article brings important insight into how “diversity” discourses intersect with platform governance, creative labor, and global media production.

“Fair-skinned, young and slim白幼瘦” or “Kardashian-style”? In my latest paper in @femmediastudies.bsky.social, I explore how female Chinese students in the UK present themselves on dating apps. Grateful for the feedback from my supervisors @coralinglingxu.bsky.social @drannallewellyn.bsky.social

Upcoming in FMS! Sara Shaban and Azeta Hatef explore diasporic activism, media representation, and feminist resistance in their forthcoming article: “Look, but don’t touch: examining Afghan women’s voices, diasporic activism, and global responses to the #DoNotTouchMyClothes campaign”

Even more exciting: we’re currently ranked #1 in citations among “Feminism and Women’s Studies” journals according to Google Scholar Metrics : scholar.google.com/citations?vi...

My article on the effects of Tumblr's sexual content ban on the digital sugar baby community is in the current issue of @femmediastudies.bsky.social! Read it for free here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CCZMB...

FMS has consistently provided a platform for rigorous, creative, and community-accountable feminist work—ranging from academic articles to short commentaries and special sections that bring urgent conversations to light. As a contributor and editor, I’ve experienced firsthand

5️⃣ “Gender, Nation and Immigration: An Analysis of French Media About Female Reconstructive Surgeries” ✍️ Sarah Boisson French media coverage of migrant women’s bodies reveals intersections of gender, race, and national identity in medical discourse. 📧 [email protected]

Find my article on happy narratives in women's fashion publications in the latest issue of @femmediastudies.bsky.social alongside excellent research on media and gender from across the globe! www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfms20/c...

A huge thank you to everyone who submits their scholarship to FMS, to our incredible editorial team and reviewers, and to the readers who engage with feminist media research around the world. 💜 Your work and support make this journal thrive.

A personal note: This paper was a long journey! We first submitted it in March 2023, and after a long and rigorous review process, it's finally seeing the light of day in September 2025. A testament to persistence! Huge thanks to the patient editors & reviewers at @femmediastudies.bsky.social

🐱 “The platformization of socially constructed gender realities: the ‘Fat Cat incident’ (2024)” by Thomas Whyke (contact), Aiqing Wang, Zhennuo Song, Zeyang Wang, & Yibo Fan → investigates how gender discourse circulates and is contested through Chinese social media platforms.

we wanted to share a few recent + upcoming articles to keep an eye out for 👀💡 a thread of interesting new work in gender, media, and platform studies....

Upcoming article by Susie Kilshaw & Caroline Coyer: “More time, more pain, more blood”: Creating accurate and diverse accounts of miscarriage in British TV and film. A vital look at how screen media can tell these stories with honesty and care. Coming soon!!

thank you to our brilliant authors, reviewers, editors, and readers for making the journal such a vibrant home for feminist media scholarship 💜 📊 from 123,558 in 2022 → 137,275 in 2023 → 157,420 in 2024 → 176,124 in 2025 — we love to see the momentum!

🌸✨ feminist media studies continues to grow! ✨🌸 in Q3 2025 alone, articles from feminist media studies were downloaded 176,124 times — bringing us to 650,900 total downloads so far this year!

!! New article coming soon !! “Archiving Digital Activism Against Sexual Violence: The Challenges for Ethical Witnessing in Research Practice” by Kaitlynn Mendes et al. -Explores how researchers can ethically engage with and preserve digital activism against sexual violence. Contact: [email protected]

Authored by Kim A. Case, Jessica Saunders, and Dionne Stephens. The piece explores how celebrity culture shapes body image ideals across race, gender, and representation—an important contribution to ongoing conversations about media, identity, and wellbeing.

📢 Keep an eye out for this upcoming article: “The Relationship Between Celebrities and Body Image Ideals Among Hispanic and Black Women” ✨

Excited to share that a new article is coming out soon: “From Salad Bar Feminism to Denotative Portraiture: How Neoliberalism Shapes Feminism in AI-Generated Visuals.”

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