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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We are grateful to Petros Iosifidis, Mark Wheeler and colleagues for hosting. There will be a launch for their forthcoming co-edited De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Political Communication, would be great to see lots of the contributors at the conference :-) www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...

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De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Political Communication

The book shines a light on two different perspectives when it comes to the influence that social media has on politics: For advocates of a digital democracy, the abundance of unfiltered information so...

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

CFP: Looking forward to our next conference with @techpolicy.bsky.social, January 12-13 at City St George's in London. Theme is 'Dis(mis)information and the Public Sphere in the Age of AI', paper and panel submissions related to any aspect of media and/or technology and politics are welcome.

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PSA Technology, Internet, & Policy (TIP) @techpolicy.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

With the UK's Government moving ever closer towards banning social media content for under 16s, @maia-aa.bsky.social & @ariadnevromen.bsky.social share their thoughts on "Why an under 16s social media ban won’t improve online safety" in the TIP Blog. 👇 technologypolicy.substack.com/p/why-an-und...

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Why an under 16s social media ban won’t improve online safety

With the United Kingdom moving towards banning under 16s from accessing social media, Dr. Maia Almeida-Amir & Prof. Ariadne Vromen provide a rights-based perspective following the Australian ban.

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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

IN NEW ISSUE: Who deserves representation, and when? August De Mulder, Ine Gevers & @zeljkopoljak.bsky.social unpack the temporal dynamics of politicians’ claims of representation on social media: buff.ly/wlfV2aF @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #ECRs #polsci #polsky

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Politicians regularly claim to represent groups of citizens, shaping how these groups feel represented. However, most existing studies focus on groups deemed ‘deserving’ of representation or analyze claims made in election manifestos. This study therefore examines the temporal dynamics of politicians’ claims of representation, including both deserving and undeserving portrayals. Using advanced natural language processing methods, we analyze Belgian (Flemish) politicians’ claims on Facebook from 2014 to 2024. Our findings highlight three insights: (1) politicians claim to represent a diverse range of groups, but some face exclusionary claims (e.g. migrants, the rich) or are ignored (e.g. men, sexual minorities); (2) the frequency and focus of claims shift over time, often responding to elections and crises; and (3) inter-party differences in claims-making are more pronounced during non-election periods but narrow as elections approach. This study thereby shows that analyzing temporal dynamics reveals critical patterns in politicians’ representative claims-making.

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BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

📝 Don't miss this #openaccess #BJPIR article! This article is the first systematic analysis of how, and in which ways, British press coverage has supported and undermined the legitimacy of the European Convention on Human Rights and European Court of Human Rights over 25 years (1997–2022). 🔗 ⬇️

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

An appropriate spot in Blackwells before we leave Oxford. Thank you to everyone who presented on, chaired, and/or attended a Media and Politics Group panel #PSA26

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Our last MPG presentation comes from Simon Griffiths, presenting his work with Sean Kippin on Gordon Brown as a post-PM policy entrepreneur. Ahead of an interview with the man himself!

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Now we've got Sarah Burns and Robert Haswell sharing their work on Biden's quest for leadership and Trump's response. To do this they're also considering earlier narratives (for example Truman Doctrine) on what the US owes to the world

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Next up we're hearing from Jose David Ortega Chavez and Jeanne Bollée on their work with Frédérique Gros. They are presenting an LLM approach to analysing Colombian Presidential Speeches between 2002 and 2025.

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

You can read more about Nick's work on this topic here www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/syi2a..., and we've also now had our first curated playlist of the conference!

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Going strong for the final MPG panel here at #PSA26. @nickanstead.bsky.social is here to talk about Jimmy Carter's approach to communication in an era of crisis. Carter was often portrayed at the time as hapless or weak, but was President at a critical junction and may be worth reexamining

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Now we have Christian Schwieter presenting his work in progress on European far-right party discourse on online harms and social media regulation.

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Next up we have Thalia Magioglou, and Giulia Magni presenting their work with Sharon Cohen. They are looking at political identity construction in social media threads about the arrest and liberation of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala in Iran. They are using narrative argumentation analysis

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Two more MPG panels to round off #PSA26 :-) Now we've got three panels relating to emotional, identity and political conflict online. First we're hearing from Shira Dvir-Gvirsman about perceptions of incivility on social media during conflict.

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

To round off the day we've got James Morrison, presenting work from his project with @maydinger.bsky.social and @profdgl.bsky.social. Based on interviews with journalists and the ways they talked about covering industrial communities and strikes, reminiscent sometimes of 'darkest England' discourse

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Now we have Giulia Magni sharing her work mapping impartiality in journalism narratives, with a focus on how the BBC and Al Jazeera reported on Gaza. A range of institutional and contextual differences shape how each report on Gaza, including the sources they rely on.

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Next up we have Sara Torsner and Sandrine Chausson, sharing their work on how difference governance conditions are linked to human rights violations against journalists, using a data-driven approach in an area where there a lot of data gaps.

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Final panel of the MPG day on media, conflict and national security #PSA26 Our first paper is from Chanapang Pongpiboonkiat, who is sharing her work on militarism and public sentiment during the 2025 Thai-Cambodia border conflict

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

To round off this great panel we have Jack Dean, presenting his research on media framing of militant democracy in Romania and Moldova. He's interested in how news frames bans on political actors and what narratives of democratic self-defence or abuse they construct.

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Next up Tina Burrett, with research on how Russian media have reported on five countries over the last 25 years. Putin's diplomatic relationship with the UK, the first country he paid a state visit to, has transformed beyond recognition. Media coverage has however had some consistent negative themes

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Rosalynd Southern @rosalynd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Fab presentation by @carolineleicht.bsky.social on late night comedy as a news source and attacks on late night comedians from the right. Timely and important work 🙌💪👏 @psampg.bsky.social

Dr Leicht presenting her work on late night comedy. The room has a fireplace and clock and the slides appear on a large screen on her left

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Followed by Noémie Ouédraogo who shared her research on how newspapers in France have framed the concept of intersectionality, following a political argument about the concept which framed it as an 'import' not relevant to France.

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

We're now onto our panel on Contesting the Narrative, starting with Wisarut Wongnom who is sharing his research on the reproduction of royalist collective memory on Facebook #PSA26

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Last our fab panel chair @carolineleicht.bsky.social is sharing her research on late night comedy and the Trump presidency She reminds us that Trump started out with a positive view on late night comedy, having hosted SNL himself before it became one of his media enemies.

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Now we're hearing from @chrysadag.bsky.social on Vogue magazine's editorial positions on American democracy and the women's suffrage movement (1892 - 1918). Her interest was sparked when Vogue endorsed Hillary Clinton, and claimed this was their first unified political stance

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Rosalynd Southern @rosalynd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

AMAZING presentation by @psuwantawit.bsky.social at the @psampg.bsky.social panel! Such important work based on her thesis which is brilliant. Can't wait to see this published 🙌

Ploy presenting her research at the front of a room with a clock, fireplace and stained glass window. The title of the presentation appears on a large screen by her and is from anger to solidarity. Emotional trajectories of Thailand's anti government protesters

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Also Congratulations to Dr. Ploykamol Suwantawit on recently passing her viva! It's great to hear some of her findings. For example, protestors were motivated by the fear of a 'lost future' and a sense that 'it's now or never'. Emotions were also often tied to regret and guilt over past inaction.

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Next up we've got @psuwantawit.bsky.social sharing her research on the emotional trajectories of Thailand's anti-government protests. She argues that emotions should not be overlooked in protests research, as they shape mobilisation and resilience.

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

We've got 2 panels later: 13.30 on Media, Ideology and State Power, and 15.30 on Media, Conflict and National Security. We've also got our (informal) AGM at 11.30, come along if you want to hear some MPG news, catch up with members, or make suggestions. All in Examination Schools room 14 #PSA26

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Starting day 2 with a fab panel on Fashion, Late Night Talk Shows and Memes :-) @rosalynd.bsky.social is talking memes, and how parties and politicians deployed them in GE2014. Ros has just published a book! link.springer.com/book/9783032...

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

We're having a social tonight at St. Aldate's Tavern, near the hotel. From 6.30 but you can come along any time. We're on the ground floor at the back of the pub :-)

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Lastly Katarzyna Piwnicka takes us from Brussels to Britain to ask whether/how the EU can shape the UK media agenda Post-Referendum.

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Next up we have Maike Dinger presenting findings from the Voices of the Periphery project with Darren Lillekar. They combined storytelling cafés and interviews with archival rabbit holes to engage with stories not often heard.

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Next up we have Peter Allen presenting his thoughts (and Neil Matthews') on how we should be thinking about political podcasts in the UK, spawned by the observation that many people but in particular many of our students listen to the best known examples like The Rest Is Politics

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Another 4 fascinating papers up now at MPG #PSA26, starting with work by Wyl Jones, Ceri Hughes and Olivia Boden on the Dimbleby/post-Dimbles Buce eras of question time. They found a relative ideological balance amongst politicians on the panel, but a notable skew to the right among other guests

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

On our Climate Communication panel we've got papers spanning activist movements, social media corporations, journalism and NGOs #PSA26

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Great to see so many people at this panel on mis- and disinformation :-) Our next panel will be at 13.30, on Climate Communication. All our panels are in Examination Schools room 14 #PSA26

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

They partnered with news organisations for the study, using real high quality news content which would feel authentic...because it is! This group was compared to participants who received training in fact checking or digital literacy.

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Last up, Sílvia Majó-Vázquez is presenting work with colleagues as part of the What If consortium, on interventions to 'inoculate' citizens against misinformation. They ask whether exposure to high quality news improves the accuracy of readers' beliefs, and impacts their trust in news sources.

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Oxford Social Media Observatory @oxsocmedobs.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

❓ Want to know more about our TikTok, Politics, and Elections briefing paper co-created with @wfd.org ? 🗞️ Read our official press release on the @royalholloway.bsky.social website ➡️ www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/new... 📩 For any enquiries, send us an email at lsmo@rhul.ac.uk !

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New briefing paper outlines concerns around TikTok moderation policies political influence, and election integrity

New briefing paper produced by the London Social Media Observatory (LSMO) at Royal Holloway and Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) details emerging risks to democratic participation on TikTok.

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Next up Georgia Dagher is presenting work with colleagues from the London Social Media Observatory @ldnsocmedobs.bsky.social on how people identify and evaluate misinformation. Looking at the influence of ideology on how people evaluate claims, whether true or false.

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

QR code link to the preprint on the final slide is an impressive level of organisation! You can read 'Between Concern and Epistemic Vigilance' here osf.io/preprints/so...

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

We now have Felix Simon presenting three-country research with @reutersinstitute.bsky.social colleagues on how audiences react to AI-generated misinformation, and the strategies they use to mitigate risks. Interesting use of deliberative interviews to see how people reflect on example cases.

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PSA Media and Politics Group @psampg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Sabina Imatova sharing interesting findings from a scoping review and discourse analysis of academic work and policy/political discourse on disinformation. Shows that EU definitions/concepts are widely used, but have recently been referred to by Trump as censorship.

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