Manifesto for Peace Media in the 21st Century
Professors and researchers in the field of communication launch a manifesto calling for the media to serve peace.
In the midst of an upsurge of...
Greg Philo (1947-2024) – Researcher, Mentor, above all an empirical sociologist
I first met Greg in the summer of 1985 just after I had finished my first degree. I walked into his office, knocked on...
Attacks on Academic Freedom, the Times of London, and MI6
This article is also published at UK Column.
Once again, The Times newspaper is attacking academics who speak truth to power, with a new hit-piece. What the latest...
Follow Bitcoin: Media, Academia, Money and Propaganda
Time is money. Money talks. Money does not grow on trees. Save for a rainy day. There is no such thing as a free...
Whose Disinformation Is It Anyway? BBC vs Critical Academics
BBC Radio recently broadcast a File on 4 programme called Ukraine: The Disinformation War, promoted with the strapline ‘British academics accused of sharing Russian...
Academic Complicity in the Censorship Industry: The Case of Kate Starbird
The U.S. Congress has recently heard a report from the House Judiciary Committee which presents disturbing allegations about U.S. Government involvement in surveillance and...
‘We Are a Nation of Shopkeepers’
Abstract
Professor Cees Hamelink has been a rare critical voice in Dutch and international communication scholarship for the last half a century. His work has...
The Real Problem of Disinformation
According to the UK Government, which has set up a dedicated Counter-Disinformation Unit, there is a ‘danger that hostile actors use online disinformation to undermine our...
Democracy Lost: Propaganda, Character Assassination and the Campaign Against Professor David Miller
On October 1st 2021, the University of Bristol decided to buckle in the face of a near 3 year-long militant Zionist campaign and fire Professor...
How Universities Control the Narrative
The Corporate Playbook: Strategies and Impact on Academia
In this article, I expose how and why universities control the narrative, including the practical ways institutional...