Why we need “Robo Laws”
Robots are in high demand soon to be working at a place near you. In the last years, the number...
International media policy
“Whose job is it to save history anyway?” – Jean Seaton
Jean Seaton, Professor of Media History at the University of Westminster, and Official Historian of the BBC, closed the first...
Small acts of journalism: Professionalism and Integrity in CCTV’s English-language news
How much space is there for credible, authoritative reporting at the English-language news channel of China’s state television network, CCTV? ...
“Is enlightenment just a European idea?” An interview with Daya Thussu.
by Sašo Slaček Brlek, Jernej Amon Prodnik Abstract Interview with Daya Kishan Thussu, Professor of International Communication at the University...
Jean Seaton on KPFA discussing George Orwell’s 1984
Jean Seaton has appeared on KPFA's Area 941 Podcasts to discuss George Orwell's 1984. The episode, which can be heard...
Parody Microbloggers as Chroniclers and Commentators on Russian Political Reality
In the political environment of contemporary Russia, government-controlled media dominate the discourse. However, the Internet still provides a platform for...
Soft power: looking beyond American hegemony
Global flows of media and culture have grown not just in volume but also in complexity. While there are still...
Welcome to dystopia – George Orwell experts on Donald Trump
Reading George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four again, now, hurts. And I’m not the only one to be revisiting it: sales of...
Donald Trump: A Critical Theory-Perspective on Authoritarian Capitalism
Abstract This paper analyses economic power, state power and ideological power in the age of Donald Trump with the help...
How The Frankfurt School Helps Us To Understand Donald Trump’s Twitter Populism
Christian Fuchs’ new study “Donald Trump: A Critical Theory- and Political Economy-Perspective on Economic Power, State Power and Ideological Power...
