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It’s up to universities to embed climate literacy in the next generation of journalists
From extreme weather to biodiversity loss, climate change affects lives, economies and politics across the …
The rise of the ghost academic
The conference circuit, once lively with questioning and dialogue, now contends with a new problem: …
Sensuous Abstraction: hip-hop, money and the popular
ABSTRACT This article examines the absorption of hip-hop into the upper echelons of the popular …
The Student Guide to the Creative Studio in the Digital Age
Available online now and in print October 16, 2025 In The Student Guide to the …
Why it matters who owns a newspaper
Steve Travelguide/Shutterstock Steven Barnett, University of Westminster The House of Lords this week approved government …
Ofcom is now defying logic
Why is the media regulator reinterpreting statutory rules on impartiality to allow partisan politicians to …
We are Tectonic! A Queer Geophysics for Intra-Solidarities and Resisting the Cloud Regime
ABSTRACT This paper analyses how Big Tech and global consultancy firms are asserting control over …
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