“Social media as surveillance” awarded book prize
Daniel Trottier's monograph "Social Media as Surveillance" (Ashgate, 2012) was awarded the 2013 Annual Book Prize by the Surveillance Studies...
New book on social media and the power structures in contemporary society
"Social Media: A Critical Introduction" by Christian Fuchs, Professor of Social Media at the University of Westminster, provides a broad...
Media plurality project makes recommendations to the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications
Following a wide-ranging discussion involving leading figures in media policy, law and regulation, a group of academics have recommended necessary...
Literature and radio meet in new book from Amanda Wrigley
Amanda Wrigley, of CAMRI’s Media History group, has just published ‘Louis MacNeice: The Classical Radio Plays’, co-edited with S J...
Paul Dwyer tracks changes in musical tastes
The branding insight agency Canvas8 has published a report by CAMRI’s Paul Dwyer, working with Julia Jones, which argues that...
New book takes a closer look at the daily lives and experiences of Europe’s Muslims
A new book focusing on the daily routines and experiences of Europe’s Muslims, co-authored by CAMRI’s Roza Tsagarousianou, has just...
Launch of new Centre for Social Media Research and MA in Social Media
On 11 March 2013, the University of Westminster launches both a new Centre for Social Media Research (CSMR) and a...
The University of Westminster joins World Elite
Westminster is ranked as the number one university in the United Kingdom for "Media, Journalism and Communications" according a leading...
Call for papers: Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture Volume 10
Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (WPCC), Volume 10 2014. Special issue - The Internet and the Material Turn. New...
Jean Seaton chairs historic BBC meeting
Professor Jean Seaton will chair a historic meeting on 7 January 2014, between Lord Asa Briggs, BBC historian, and Tony...