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ECREA Media, Cities and Space Section @mediacity-ecrea.bsky.social · 10h

📋 Great news! At the ECREA ECC 2026, our new management team was elected: • Lou T. Brandner - chair; • Helena Atteneder - vice-chair; • Diogo P. Henriques - communication officer. Also, Sara Trentham-Black continues as YECREA representative. 🤗 Check our website/blog: mediacitytwg.wordpress.com

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Media, Cities and Space

A thematic Section of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)

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ECREA Media, Cities and Space Section @mediacity-ecrea.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Amazing news: don't miss this special dossier on urban AI!

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Pleased to take part in the RDS Higher Options / Irish Times panel on Media and the Arts today (hosted by Jen Hogan) discussing current and future Multimedia career options and the impact of AI on the creative industries.

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our last ECREA Media, Cities and Space section panel at the ECREA - Communities and Contested Space - is on now. Caroline Strecker presenting on Navigating Youth Mobility in Vienna @mediacity-ecrea.bsky.social @ecreaeu.bsky.social

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Tadafumi Sato’s insightful presentation on mediatised manhole covers in Japan during the Aesthetics, Play and Mediated Urban Space panel that I chaired today at ECREA @mediacity-ecrea.bsky.social

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The first panel of our Media, Cities and Space Section during the ECREA Conference is under way. Scott Rodgers presenting on localizing platform governance. Our Section will run a full day of panels tomorrow and our business meeting at 12:45pm @mediacity-ecrea.bsky.social @ecreaeu.bsky.social

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Mediapolis Journal @mediapolis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

OUT NOW: "The Synthetic City", edited by @scott-rodgers.bsky.social, @aneleh-redenetta.bsky.social, marcospdias.bsky.social, @diogo-ph22.bsky.social and saratrentham.bsky.social, examines the implications of AI for urban living. Read the full dossier here: www.mediapolisjournal.com/dossiers/dos...

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

As chair of the ECREA Media, Cities and Space section, I'm delighted to introduce our Mediapolis Dossier on the Synthetic City (tinyurl.com/3pv57fn8), a collaboration with my colleagues Scott, Helena, Lou, Diogo and Sara and inspired by the DCU Synthetic City conference (tinyurl.com/3dc4fwsb).

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

An article I wrote about our DCU Restart project and bathing water quality communication in Ireland (pg. 24) for the EPA’s Catchments newsletter: www.catchments.ie/wp-content/u... @dcuresearch.bsky.social

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Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) @swanireland.ie · 18/06/2026

The govt is starting to draft its next plan for our rivers, lakes & coasts. They want you to send them any issues & challenges you have. Please send these to WAUConsultation@housing.gov.ie. The deadline is tomorrow. Here are our key recommendations to help: swanireland.ie/wp-content/u...

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Deirdre O'Shaughnessy @deshocks.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Manna are getting quite the reaction in Cork city… maybe choosing Blackrock (with its well heeled residents and many many legal professionals) wasn’t the smartest… www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

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‘Lab rats are biting back’: Cork City residents gather to oppose Manna Drone Deliveries

The meeting heard a claim that the people of Blackrock and the surrounding areas

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Carlow Weather @carlowweather.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This rare cloud-free image of Ireland, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 29 April 2026, provides an exceptional view of the island, revealing its surface in full spring detail. eu-space.europa.eu/components/e...

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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

We are all in the same spaceship.

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John Br👻OoOOOoOoo👻ks @johnbrooks.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

In case it isn't obvious, they're not proposing anything new except for the eradication of teachers and the implementation of robot slaves. You can already be taught classical studies from teachers. You can already access the complete works of Plato in books or for free on the internet.

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Melania and the Robot

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 29/03/2026

Before you strap a dashcam to your face and sprint out into the world filming everything and everyone in your life, there are some civil liberties and privacy concerns to consider. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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Think Twice Before Buying or Using Meta’s Ray-Bans

Over the last decade or so, the tech industry has tried, and mostly failed, to make “smart glasses”—tech-infused glasses with cameras, AI, maps, displays, and more—a thing. But in the past year,

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An Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Some pressures do differ, but common issues found in Queens Uni 2024 Lough Neagh research and EPA 2025 report on Lady's Island Lake: 'Society must address conflict between the overuse of nutrients such as nitrogen & the impact this is having on our water resources' www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews...

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Queen's research details the public health risks of Lough Neagh harmful algal blooms

Much of the foul-smelling, so-called algal mats banked up around the shore of Lough Neagh consist of bacteria primarily associated with faeces from livestock or human-effluent.

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Great article about how being immersed in water makes us care even more about tackling water pollution (and the importance of designated bathing waters).

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Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) @swanireland.ie · 10/03/2026

An Taisce seeks judicial review of 6th Nitrates Action Programme "we cannot ignore the necessity to protect 2 of the essential ingredients for flourishing rural life & agriculture - clean water & uncontaminated soil" "which must be preserved for future generations" www.antaisce.org/news/water-q...

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Water quality worsening: An Taisce seeks judicial review of the sixth Nitrates Action Programme

An Taisce — the National Trust for Ireland has filed an application to the High Court seeking judicial review of the sixth Nitrates Action Programme (NAP), adopted by the Minister for Housing, Heritag...

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Susan Schulten on the pioneering work of Emma Willard (1787–1870), a leading feminist educator whose innovative maps of time laid the groundwork for the charts and graphics of today: publicdomainreview.org/essay/emma-w… #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026

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ECREA @ecreaeu.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

📢 Registration for the 11th European Communication Conference (#ECC2026) is now open! Abstract notifications will follow soon. Join communication scholars from across Europe and beyond for four days of research exchange, discussion, and networking in Brno.

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ECC 2026 | 11th European Communication Conference | ECC 2026 - Paths Connections and Future

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Pádraic Fogarty @whittledaway.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

This is a huge advance in the standard of wastewater treatment in Ireland and stands in stark contrast to the half measures from agriculture, which is a much bigger source of pollution in our waterways www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...

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€550m Dublin wastewater treatment plant upgrade complete

Uisce Éireann has announced the completion of a €550 million upgrade of the Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant in Dublin.

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

StudentSurvey.ie is inviting DCU first and final year undergraduates and taught postgraduates to take part in studentsurvey.ie. Have your say & help us continue to improve the student experience in #HigherEd. Visit studentsurvey.ie and be in with a chance to win some great prizes.

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Verso Books @versobooks.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

FREE EBOOK! Cities Under Siege, Stephen Graham's powerful exposé of how political violence operates through the spaces of urban life is available as a free download.

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Cities Under Siege

Cities are the new battleground of our increasingly urban world. From the slums of the global South to the wealthy financial centers of the West, Cities Under Siege traces the spread of political viol...

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Helen Shaw - Athena Media @athenamediaie.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

This is brilliant - deeply disturbing but brilliant. "So Trump stood on stage with a motley crew, most of whom would probably fail the “know your customer” checks to open a US bank account. It was Mar-a-Lago meets a Most Wanted list. Soho House must be looking on in envy."

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Home - Financial Times

News, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics

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Dwight @dwightdthompson.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

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dcuwaterinstitute.bsky.social @dcuwaterinstitute.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

We are celebrating Day 2 of our 10th Anniversary by sharing a look back at the achievements and partnerships that shaped the DCU Water Institute’s first decade. 👉Read the full story here: www.dcu.ie/water/news/2... #DCUWaterInstitute10Years #WaterResearch #DCU #Impact

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DCU Water Institute Celebrates a Decade of Discovery, Innovation and Impact | water

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dcuwaterinstitute.bsky.social @dcuwaterinstitute.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

As part of our 10th anniversary series, we’re highlighting researchers making real-world impact. Dr Marcos Dias is using digital media to help communities make safer choices around bathing waters. Full spotlight: www.dcu.ie/water/news/2... #DCUWaterInstitute10Years #RESTARTProject #DCU

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Bridging Digital Innovation and Water Wellbeing: Spotlight on Dr Marcos Dias | water

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 05/12/2025

In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.

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Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway

A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

We need this level of forward thinking, ambition and courage to improve Dublin: urban policies and interventions focused on citizen wellbeing with long term impact.

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Last call for our Engaging Publics 2025 conference happening tomorrow (Tue, 25 Nov). A free and fully online one-day conference for academics of all levels: docs.google.com/document/d/e...

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 20/11/2025

A simple proposal on a 1982 electronic bulletin board helped sarcasm flourish online, but the full story reveals something more interesting than a lone genius moment.

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In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the emoticon

A simple proposal on a 1982 electronic bulletin board helped sarcasm flourish online.

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Marcos Dias @marcospdias.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Burning down the house: Milei plays rock star as Argentina economy crashes - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

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António @akwyz.com · 19/09/2025

'It's all good, it's all good' says Mark Zuckerberg as his catastrophic live demo of Meta's new smart glasses goes horribly wrong: 'You spend years making technology and then the Wi-Fi on the day catches you' www.pcgamer.com/hardware/its...

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A comedy of errors.

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 16/09/2025

Professor Shane Darcy of the Irish Centre for Human Rights spoke to RTÉ’s News at One about how an independent UN commission reached its conclusion that Israel has committed and continues to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

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How did UN commission reach its genocide conclusion?

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