Jean Seaton is a professor of Media History at the University of Westminster and the official historian of the BBC. She has written widely on the history and role of the media in politics, wars,[...]

Nick Couldry (London School of Economics and Political Science) – Data Colonialism and the Hollowing Out of the Social World This talk will introduce the argument of Nick’s recent book, The Costs of Connection: How[...]

Victor Pickard (University of Pennsylvania) – Reimagining Journalism: Commercial Collapse and Post-Capitalist Alternatives As local media institutions collapse and news deserts sprout up across the US and beyond, commercial journalism is facing a profound crisis.[...]

Elinor Carmi (Liverpool University) – Tuning into Media Distortions or, What Do Deviant Media Categories Mean? In this talk Elinor Carmi will talk about the politics behind categories we take for granted such as spam[...]

Didem Özkul (UCL) – Machine Learning on the Move: Politics of Location Data, Mobilities, and Algorithmic Decision-Making The current global political and economic crisis has allowed location tracking and geo-profiling to grow exponentially, most prevalent[...]