Thomas Colley

Senior Lecturer @LSW_RMAS Sandhurst
& Senior Research Fellow at KCL @Warstudies. Propaganda, Stratcom, Disinfo, War. RT not an endorsement.

[Thomas Colley @ThomasColley]

Dictating Reality: The Global Battle to Control the News, by me & @martinjemoore is out! See Martin's brilliant unboxing video: https://t.co/LQHFsZCQwS. Use code CUP20 for 20% off - https://t.co/0WYofmekRi.
@ColumbiaUP @warstudies #disinformation #news #journalism @LSW_RMAS

[Philip Leventhal @PhilipLeventhal]

Congratulations to Martin Moore and @ThomasColley, whose book DICTATING REALITY: THE GLOBAL BATTLE TO CONTROL THE NEWS was shortlisted for The IJPP Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award 2026. https://t.co/nZWwHayUzX @icahdq @ColumbiaUP

[Philip Leventhal @PhilipLeventhal]

"Trump’s chaotic and coercive foreign policy has benefited Beijing because it so perfectly reinforces [the] CCP narrative"

The authors of DICTATING REALITY explain how Trump's unpredictability benefits China https://t.co/TUpZ62rfv9 @ThomasColley @martinjemoore @ColumbiaUP

[UK in Latvia 🇬🇧🇱🇻 @UKinLatvia]

We were delighted to host the book launch of “Dictating Reality: The Global Battle to Control the News” by Martin Moore and Thomas Colley. The event featured an engaging Q&A with co-author @ThomasColley, and all book donations will support the 🇺🇦initiative @BrakeTheFake.

[Thomas Colley @ThomasColley]

My latest in @theipaper on #Trump's new White House web page to name and shame journalists, how he is following the #AMLO playbook from Mexico, and its implications for #democracy and #journalism https://t.co/bTZH1sGBm6 @warstudies @emmareyn @PhilipLeventhal @martinjemoore

[Thomas Colley @ThomasColley]

Thanks @Taitster25, it was a pleasure to talk to you and the fantastic audience from @KCLalumni @KCLSecurity @Kingspol_econ . For anyone who missed it, we discuss the book further in a @NewBooksNetwork podcast here. https://t.co/nHMonZ2A1P

[Andrew Tait @Taitster25]

This was brilliant! Awesome double act from @ThomasColley and @martinjemoore about their 📔 #DictatingReality . Fun friendly atmosphere for a thoughtful conversation with insightful questions and answers. Great book, thank you.

[Andrew Tait @Taitster25]

Propaganda and media is not new, but how did we get from information overload and a crisis of authority to some countries achieving messianic populism, through a captured truth provider, to rival the most powerful theocracies in history. Chilling case studies of how some countries achieved this: coming to a democracy near you. Compelling read.
@ThomasColley @martinjemoore
#DictatingReality

[War Studies @warstudies]

📢 EVENT

How is news being used to dictate reality?

Join Dr @ThomasColley and Dr @martinjemoore at the launch of 'Dictating Reality' - their new book examining how states are battling to control and shape the news.

📅 20 Nov
🕧 18.15
BOOKINGS 🔗 https://t.co/NVSxqC5nBc

[Defence Studies KCL @DSD_Kings]

📢 EVENT

How is news being used to dictate reality?

Join Dr @ThomasColley and Dr @martinjemoore at the launch of 'Dictating Reality' - their new book examining how states are battling to control and shape the news.

📅 20 Nov
🕧 18.15
BOOKINGS 🔗 https://t.co/GSyPxw3KLf

[European Journal of International Security @EJIntSec]

🗺️‼️ Must read: "International lulz: Exploring the strategic logic of trolling in diplomacy" from Huw Dylan & @ThomasColley.

👉 Open access and available here: https://t.co/WERVDwLefP

[War Studies @warstudies]

Across the globe, leaders are fighting to control the news and impose their own realities. In Dictating Reality, Dr @ThomasColley and Dr Martin Moore (@Kingspol_econ)
reveal how this struggle is dividing and reshaping our world.

➡️ https://t.co/EzDY2G0DKC

[King's College London @KingsCollegeLon]

How do world leaders use the news to determine their own narratives - and how does that shape the 'truth'?

Dr Martin Moore (@Kingspol_econ) & Dr Thomas Colley (@warstudies), whose new book explores this topic, share their thoughts for #OurDividedPlanet ⬇️
https://t.co/fRuvNu8Xba

[The Washington Quarterly @TWQgw]

In our features sections, read Kyung Suk Lee & Bee Yun Jo on ROK extended deterrence, Ryoya Ishimoto on Japan nuclear policy, Sumit Ganguly & @SpenserAWarren on the May Pahalgam conflict, @ThomasColley & Huw Dylan on war on OSINT, & Mitchell Gallagher on the Five Eyes Alliance.

[Philip Leventhal @PhilipLeventhal]

"Bolsonaro showed how malleable the new digital information environment could be for those who want to construct alternate realities."--@martinjemoore and @ThomasColley, authors of DICTATING REALITY. @ColumbiaUP
https://t.co/g8IiJGEj23 via @ConversationUK

[Thomas Colley @ThomasColley]

My latest with @martinjemoore for the @ConversationUK on why Brazil remains so divided about Jair Bolsonaro's conviction. https://t.co/APWfRwSgcF The article is based on our book, Dictating Reality: The Global Battle to Control the News, out in October https://t.co/idP3jB2c5K #bolsonaro #disinformation

[Philip Leventhal @PhilipLeventhal]

"Compelling and persuasive....A valuable primer for our dark times." --Luke Harding

Out this Fall but available now to order: DICTATING REALITY: THE GLOBAL BATTLE TO CONTROL NEWS by @martinjemoore & @ThomasColley. Use the code CUP20 & save 20% https://t.co/pYHqrvKAFg @columbiaup

[Australian Institute of International Affairs @AIIANational]

"Protests in the UK reveal an ongoing battle against disinformation. While social media plays a role in its dissemination, it is how elites engage with disinformation that truly matters", discussed by Dr Thomas Colley

Read more at Australian Outlook 👇
https://t.co/fWbAUu5C8N

[Kim Andersen @kimandersen88]

The @journstudies special issue “Understanding News Avoidance: Paradoxes, Problems, and Priorities” is finally out: https://t.co/jzIj3wKaQu

The special issue consists of 10 original research articles and an editorial introduction. Here’s a tread on the content…

[UK in Latvia 🇬🇧🇱🇻 @UKinLatvia]

What a summer! We look back at the highlights of our campaign #GreatDiversityUnites.

Diversity is a vibrant thread that strengthens our communities and unites us all. 🇬🇧🇱🇻 and🌍
#StrongerTogether

King's Birthday Party | @Baltic_Pride | @FestivalsLAMPA

#SeeThingsDifferently