MCS Journal

An international forum for research and discussion on the media, including the newer information and communication technologies. Also on

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In this new #OnlineFirst article, @nnniccc & colleagues examine how #Instagram has “industrialised and platformised” everyday image-sharing, with profiles become archives and “platform biographies” of users’ lives, visual practices & the platform itself.
https://t.co/EBudL7jBcy

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In this new #OnlineFirst article, Nawazish Ali, Lihui Liu & Azam Sarwar examine how #memes enact “epistememic violence” against the Khwajasara community in Pakistan, showing how sexist humour becomes a dispositif for digital exclusion & gendered erasure.
https://t.co/2ZKFvRCvj7

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In this new #OnlineFirst article, @distractionism revisits Walter Benjamin’s concept of “aesthetic politics” through the viral American Eagle ad featuring Sydney Sweeney to examine how spectacle, affect & politics intertwine in online culture wars. https://t.co/S6t3aacgxs

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In this new #OnlineFirst article, Lucila Rozas Urrunaga & Liz Hallgren rethink “#diaspora” by proposing a continuum of displacement, “moored,” “unmoored” & “floating” publics, to capture fluid forms of belonging beyond nation-bound assumptions.
https://t.co/adjLJ1rAwE

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In this new #OnlineFirst article, Irene Blum examines how climate activists navigate platforms like Facebook, where algorithms and commercial business models shape visibility, highlighting the interplay between technological features & media practices.
https://t.co/1ZX9O293oe

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In this new #OnlineFirst article, Hannah Artman examines #Spanish-language news influencers on YouTube—revealing a “platform-dependent #populist messaging style” & commodified international audiences in the global news economy
https://t.co/4gLqFX3tj4

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In this new #OnlineFirst article, @LindsayMcCabe examines how a research call on Facebook revealed everyday racism, highlighting how digital interactions reproduce exclusion, criminalisation & white supremacy.
https://t.co/esX59NzaQR

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From isolated characters to fully realised queer worlds—TV has changed. @JatneyWhitmo & Damien John O’Meara trace the rise of “queer storyworlds” across Anglophone television, reshaping how LGBTQ+ lives & communities are represented. #OnlineFirst
https://t.co/EB10EVSsmM

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Information overload isn’t just about too much content—it’s about how we manage it. @TGrootKormelink, Mirte Braan & David van de Kar show how young adults organise media around everyday needs, from staying informed to switching off. #OnlineFirst
https://t.co/9HlDBLAJ2N

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Do female journalists experience the same #PressFreedom in the digital age? @Thora_Maniou & Lambrini Papadopoulou document the “gendered price” of journalism, mapping online abuse, smear campaigns & emerging AI-driven threats. #OnlineFirst
https://t.co/oRjnYvbBiL

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#Turkish TV dramas have found an unlikely audience in #Spain. Gabrielle Camille Ferreira shows how these series foster everyday forms of cosmopolitanism, shaped by curiosity, openness & engagement with cultural difference.#OnlineFirst
https://t.co/POdHnx0B9T

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What does it mean to “switch off” in a connected world?
@zurstiege & Nils S. Borchers map how dining areas, libraries & cinemas structure everyday practices of #DigitalDisconnection—through space, norms & interaction. #OnlineFirst
https://t.co/fFHyzMOiqX

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In this new #OnlineFirst article, Dylan Murphy & Patrick Brodie explore #DataCentre activism, energy use & climate justice, arguing for a renewed focus on antagonism in confronting Big Tech’s infrastructural expansion.
https://t.co/RIYjKHIrCN

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In this new #OnlineFirst article, @MarinaRossatoF & Antonios Vlassis explore how music industry professionals in Europe define #fairness in #MusicStreaming, highlighting debates on value redistribution, power balance & equal opportunity. https://t.co/J0Kcjp44sS

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In this new #OnlineFirst article, Rebecca L. Stein & @Dr_Ku examine how gen #AI is reshaping war imagery, introducing “synthetic militarism” to analyse AI-generated visuals in #Gaza and their role in mediating violence, misinformation & power. https://t.co/mw0YyraxD1

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In this new #OnlineFirst article, Julian Matthews examines how undercover journalism produces ‘public interest scandals’, arguing that programmes like #BBC Panorama act as “scandal entrepreneurs” in a market-driven media landscape. @DeptMediaLeic
https://t.co/mw0YyraxD1

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In this new #OnlineFirst article, Diya Cai & Yiming Chen explore how Chinese content creators contest #copyright disputes, showing how emotional struggles evolve into digital resistance & identity reconstruction within #platform governance.
https://t.co/dcBL62rTpi

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In this new #OnlineFirst article, @monicalcrawford finds that following women’s sports in the US is a labor of love. Fans perform extensive digital labor & navigate fragmented streaming apps just to find live games—a quest constrained by media availability
https://t.co/RbkoicbruL

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In this new #OnlineFirst article, Nii Kotei Nikoi examines the "industrial self-theorizing" of #Ghana’s music video scene, revealing how casting & imported tech work together to reproduce or contest light skin valorization in #Accra. https://t.co/G9EFvfMOdH

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In this new #OnlineFirst article, @NdawanaY explores the precarious conditions of Zambian journalism. Facing state control & job insecurity, journalists adapt through contingency journalism, an ad hoc culture shaped by survival & post-ethical dilemmas
https://t.co/YHaFLMavgA