An international journal focusing on media and communication, especially those pertinent to new media, Al, ICTs, etc. Published by @SAGE_Publishing & @sjtu1896
Call for Papers:
The new deadline for our special issue on AI, immersive media, and digital platforms in communicating the UN SDGs is now 15 September 2026.
Guest editors: Ran Wei & Nick Yin Zhang (HKBU).
No fees ↓ #CallForPapers#SDGs
What happens when the culture you love as a fan is also one you see as deeply flawed?Louisa Stein on how queer anglophone K-pop fans build "imperfect imaginary homelands" — finding belonging precisely because of the friction, not despite it.
Hollywood talent agents are lining up to sign an actress who doesn't exist — and working performers are asking what comes next.
Rauf Arif, Muhammad Ittefaq & Lamia Zia on Tilly Norwood, AI actors, and the fight over personality rights in @_EmergingMedia ↓
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As 2025 draws to an end, we extend our sincere thanks to our authors, reviewers, and readers for supporting EMM’s global growth. Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a healthy, inspiring New Year!
We’re pleased to share a video from the Meet the PCST Scientific Committee series, featuring Yi Mou, Co Editor-in-Chief of @_EmergingMedia. Prof. Mou highlights the importance of mindful collaboration within and beyond the @PCSTNetwork to address challenges posed by emerging tech
Hopke, J. E. (2025). Visualizing Climate Change in an Era of A.I. Slop: How Chatbot Image Generator Models Distort the Climate Crisis in Public Imagination(s). Emerging Media, 3(4). https://t.co/zDSeTuik4a
🔍New Research Article Alert!
🐻❄️What happens when AI image generators are tasked with visualizing climate change?
Read the new article in Emerging Media by Jill E. Hopke.
#ClimateChange#GenAI
Roy, E., A Laskar, K., & Reyaz, M. (2025). Retroactive Gatekeepers: Fact-Checkers, Electoral Disinformation, and Audience Engagement in India. Emerging Media, 3(4). https://t.co/c9cBBOP8y0
🔍 New Research Article Alert!
What role do fact-checkers play in India’s battle against electoral disinformation, and how do they engage audiences?
Read the new article in Emerging Media by Enakshi Roy, Kaifia A Laskar & Mohammad Reyaz.
#FactChecking#Disinformation
📢Check our latest Special Issue CFP
🌍 Theme: Emerging Media for Communicating SDGs
🕙 Submission Deadline: April 15, 2026
🔗 Submission Portal: https://t.co/Go5hmPeBVK
🔓 All articles are published open access with no fees.
#EmergingMedia#SDGs
🌐 New Issue Alert! Emerging Media (Vol. 3, Issue 2) is live! Themed "AI, Misinformation, and Fact-Checking," it explores AI’s impact on trust, and fact-checking. Read now: https://t.co/g17D3NWJBQ 📷 Follow for updates! #EmergingMedia
🔍Research Note
Is Global North news in the Global South more truthful? Mandava, P, & Bhadra reveal a "geo-political veracity gradient" impacting AI fake news detection.
Read more: https://t.co/UB6E8Qgqbc
🔍Research Article
Do AI-powered digital ID systems widen the digital divide? Siad and Sagar examine World, a project using AI, biometrics, and blockchain, revealing how such initiatives can intensify inequalities in the Global South.
Read more: https://t.co/HLGEuiLG5M
Check our latest Special Issue CFP🚨🚨🚨
👏🏻We welcome research articles, research notes, and colloquium papers.
🔒All articles will be published open access with no fees.
🔍Research Article:
Lan and Huang investigate how users present themselves when sharing human-AI relationship experiences, revealing how digital platforms influence emotional expression and idealized online identity construction.
Read more: https://t.co/vM50FVa5Ry