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Luděk Stavinoha @stavinoha.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It is astonishing how crimes like this - recorded by Frontex itself - now pass almost without notice. This is the original report I obtained via FOI:

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Many thanks to the authors for the strong contributions, the hard work, and the patience, and to the co-editors, principal editor Ola Ogunyemi and production editor Millie Helsing for the great and productive collaboration!

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📌"Challenging digital universalism and migrant particularism: Transnational lives through the interrelational glass" by @myriageorgiou.bsky.social: lnkd.in/eeYheeun

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📌"Rethinking Diasporas’ mediated connection to home: The case of overseas Chinese students" by Yuyang Ye: lnkd.in/eF-u9ER6

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📌"Migrant mothers in the digital diaspora: Class and identity among Turkish women in the Netherlands" by Laura Candidatu: lnkd.in/eWRV_a-n

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📌"Beyond boundaries: An in-depth exploration of digital communication practices shaping the lives of female migrants" by Adriana Calvo Viota: lnkd.in/enwZDpmN

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📌"Exploring the concept of migration background in DACH countries: Meanings, theoretical engagement and impacts on journalistic work" by Anna Mavrikou: lnkd.in/eKewjcEf

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📌"Still connected: Media repertoires and the communicative integration of Syrian, Iraqi and Ukrainian refugee families in Germany" by Liane Rothenberger: lnkd.in/eM7rjR4e

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The SI consists of our introduction, 5 articles and a commentary piece by @myriageorgiou.bsky.social. You can find the entire SI here: lnkd.in/eX3QujSt 📌Introduction: lnkd.in/e2GdBKg6

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Together with @silviamaresia.bsky.social, @saramarino.bsky.social, @m3lodine.bsky.social, and @azabrodskaja.bsky.social, we have compiled an SI that brings together interdisciplinary perspectives to explore the mediated experiences of transnational families in the digital age.

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I am very pleased that this event has now got an academic extension with the publication of the special issue "Transnational Families and Media Practices: Methods, Ethics and Critical Approaches" in the Journal of Global Diaspora & Media (@intellectbooks.bsky.social).

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

One of my personal professional highlights has been organizing the @ecreaeu.bsky.social DMM-IIC conference on Transnational Families and Media Practices in Rotterdam in 2023, together with @ecreadmm.bsky.social, ECREA's IIC section and many wonderful colleagues from @eshccerasmus.bsky.social

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Many thanks for the constructive and valuable peer review process, Saumava Mitra and @richardstupart.com, and for the time and support, @nicocarpentier.bsky.social Jacco van Sterkenburg, @culcorc.bsky.social @iksz.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @eshccerasmus.bsky.social

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

💡This study extends previous research demonstrating that traditional humanitarian imageries still predominate on IG, nuancing the often-assumed importance of post-humanitarian appeals on social media. Humanitarian organizations should adopt more nuanced, contextualized representations.

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

However, from May 2022 onwards, children were mostly depicted as resilient individuals, presumably to engage audiences. Post-humanitarian appeals, including carousel formats and audience-centered calls, were barely used.

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Through a Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of 150 posts, we found that UNICEF initially represented children primarily as vulnerable “ideal victims”, reinforcing saviour–saved divides.

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🔎We examined how @unicef.org represents children affected by the Russian–Ukrainian war on Instagram from 2022 to 2023.

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🌍 Humanitarian organizations play key roles in protecting children and shaping public understandings of, and responses to, humanitarian crises and the people affected. Yet, representations of children in humanitarian social media comm. – esp. concerning crises in the global N. – remain understudied.

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I am happy to share that the article "Constructing childhood in the Russian-Ukrainian War: UNICEF's Instagram representations of children" by Marie Flügge and myself has just been published open-access in Media, War & Conflict :) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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CULCORC | Culture and Communication Research Centre @culcorc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

📢 New article Marie Flügge & David Ongenaert analyse UNICEF Instagram posts on children in the Russian-Ukrainian war Findings: from “ideal victim” frames → to resilience narratives, with limited post-humanitarian communication ✍ Full article: doi.org/10.1177/1750... #MediaResearch #CULCORC

New publication in Media, War & Conflict

Marie Flügge & David Ongenaert analyse UNICEF Instagram posts on children in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Findings: from “ideal victim” frames → to resilience narratives, with limited post-humanitarian communication.

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CULCORC | Culture and Communication Research Centre @culcorc.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

📚 New publication Study by David Ongenaert, Anna Rönsch and Natalia Koenig in the International Journal of Inclusive Education It shows how students envision inclusive learning through collaboration, belonging, and diverse practices 📖 Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #CULCORC

New article by David Ongenaert, Anna Rönsch and Natalia Koenig in the International Journal of Inclusive Education. It shows how students envision inclusive learning through collaboration, belonging, and diverse practices

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

And big kudos for the support, time, and space to @nicocarpentier.bsky.social, Jacco van Sterkenburg, @culcorc.bsky.social, the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism, @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz and @eshccerasmus.bsky.social. CC @Translocal Lives.

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Many thanks for the useful and efficient peer review process to Robyn Walker and the reviewers!

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I hope this study will help inform corporations to reflect on and reassess their CSR communication and the involved representations. 📄Please find the full article (open access) here: lnkd.in/gx5iMNsp

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

➡️Second, they are frequently depicted as victimized, impersonalized beneficiaries, reinforcing saviour-saved imageries. Extending the current literature, our study highlights how corporate communication reproduces stereotypical humanitarian images of forcibly displaced people.

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

➡️The findings reveal interacting liberal, CSR logic-driven discourses, with notable variations. First, forcibly displaced people are mainly presented as 'empowered', relatable individuals, yet these regulated representations may assimilate, dehumanize and establish hierarchies of deservingness.

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

🔎We examined how five leading multinational corporations (Google, McKinsey & Company, Airbnb, Starbucks and IKEA) represent forcibly displaced people in their Twitter and YouTube comm (2015–2022). Using Multimodal CDA, we examined their YouTube videos, tweets and embedded organic content.

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

The call by Koen Leurs, @kevinsmets.bsky.social, Irati Agirreazkuenaga, and Irati Agirreazkuenaga, for a multi-stakeholder analysis of how migration is narrated in communication (lnkd.in/gB9feuBD) and the seminal study by Annika Bergman Rosamond and Catia Gregoratti (lnkd.in/g-vCZk_2) inspired us.

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

🌍Companies increasingly communicate about their corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts, including regarding forced migration, thereby shaping public discourses and attitudes. However, as we observed, these corporate discourses remain largely underexplored.

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

⚠️Publication Alert! Very pleased to share that our (with Anna Pstrokońska) article "Doing Good or Looking Good? Multinational Corporations’ Social Media Discourses on Forcibly Displaced People" has just been published (OA) in the International Journal of Business Communication! shorturl.at/BvrMA

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ECREA @ecreaeu.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Call for ECREA European Media and Communication Doctoral Summer School 2026 is out! Deadline: February 13, 2026

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Global Perspectives in Communication (GPC) @gpccomm.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Exciting times for the journal, folks. In the last 10 days, we've accepted our first manuscript and issued "accept, pending" decisions on two others. It's fab seeing the work come together, from remarkably rigorous and detailed peer review to equally detailed and engaging Author replies. =)

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Global Perspectives in Communication (GPC) @gpccomm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Wrapping up those #ICA26 submissions? Don't forget to send your work to Global Perspectives in Communication! We take brief reports (4K words) & original manuscripts (8K) words w/o formatting requirements. Publications are open-access, and initial review is~30 days. mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gpcomm

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Global Perspectives in Communication (GPC) @gpccomm.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

At #ICA25, we hosted around two dozen early career scholars for a peer review workshop. A few takeaways, for those interested, follow in this thread. NOTE: We hear a rumor that @icahdq.bsky.social might share some more details on the workshop later, and we'll be there also. =)

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Global Perspectives in Communication (GPC) @gpccomm.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

How can you tell if your paper is a good editorial fit for us? We're very open to the "anything under the tent" at @icahdq.bsky.social. If a paper had been priorly accepted at #ICA25 (or even earlier), let us know in your editorial letter - that's at least a good signal for fit!

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Global Perspectives in Communication (GPC) @gpccomm.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

A question we've gotten lately, "Is it okay to submit my #ICA25 paper to your journal?" It absolutely is! Of course, a few suggestions that you might keep in mind as you prepare those manuscripts for us:

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CULCORC | Culture and Communication Research Centre @culcorc.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The #CULCORC seminar series kicked off with David Ongenaert's (@davidongenaert.bsky.social) talk on (De)constructing Peace. Stay tuned for more engaging academic and intellectual discussions! culcorc.fsv.cuni.cz

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Leo Lucassen @leol.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Over de intimidatie van wetenschap argos.vpro.nl/artikelen/di...

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CULCORC | Culture and Communication Research Centre @culcorc.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

📢 CULCORC invites you to a seminar with @davidongenaert.bsky.social on "(De)constructing Peace". 📅 30 April 2025, 15:00 📍 Hollar Building, Faculty of Social Sciences Register here: forms.gle/8Poi3AeLhdyn...

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CULCORC | Culture and Communication Research Centre @culcorc.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

📢 PhD Course Alert! Join the PhD Course on Discourse Studies & Method at Charles University, Prague (Nov 3-7, 2025). Explore Discourse-Theoretical Analysis & Discursive-Material Analysis with @nicocarpentier.bsky.social 📝 Apply by July 1, 2025! 🔗 More info: culcorc.fsv.cuni.cz/phd-course-o...

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Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

This is an excellent and timely factsheet on Ukraine, U.S. v. European security assistance, and other misunderstood or lied about aspects of the war, by our friends at @thestudyofwar.bsky.social. I'll summarize a few main points below, with additional sources of my own:

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Russian forces currently occupy around 20 percent of Ukraine, leaving the remaining 80 percent of the country under Ukraine's sovereign control. At the current rate of advance, it would take Russian f...

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

At the same time, I will also remain connected to the @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social Many thanks to my great Erasmus colleagues for the many nice professional and social opportunities and moments! Will always cherish them :)

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Very excited about this new step, both professionally and socially, in beautiful Prague (picture above of yesterday evening) :) More info about the project you will soon find here: culcorc.fsv.cuni.cz/about-2/

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David Ongenaert @davidongenaert.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Happy to share that today I officially started as a postdoc at CULCORC and the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism at Charles University in Prague. I am working on - very topical - peace discourses in the Russian-Ukrainian war, under the supervision of @nicocarpentier.bsky.social

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Jakob-Moritz Eberl @jamoeberl.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

The challenge of combating #hatespeech, #misinfo & #disinformation while safeguarding freedom of speech is real. Given the high stakes—public health, electoral integrity, social cohesion & democratic resilience—we must carefully evaluate how to maintain this balance. A few thoughts...🧵

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Anastassia Zabrodskaja @azabrodskaja.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

CfP Beyond Borders: Creative Methods and Reflexive Approaches to Migration, Media, and Intercultural Dialogue Tallinn University, September 16–18, 2025 ✍️Abstract Submission & Guidelines: tlu.ee/en/bfm/dmmiic 📢 PhD Workshop @ecreadmm.bsky.social @ecreacomdem.bsky.social @mediacity-ecrea.bsky.social

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Sara Marino 🇮🇹🇬🇧 @saramarino.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

One week left to submit your abstract, panel or workshop idea on creative methods and approaches to the study of migration, media and intercultural dialogue. Check our website for more info www.tlu.ee/en/bfm/dmmiic @ecreadmm.bsky.social

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ECREA Diaspora, Migration and the Media - International and Intercultural Communication Sections Conference. We are delighted to announce that the conference 'Beyond Borders: Creative Methods and Refl...

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