David Deacon
@dndeacon
Professor of Communication and Media Analysis, Loughborough University
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28-03-2009 21:23:40
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In their new book, 'The Illiberal Public Sphere' Vaclav Stetka 🇺🇦 and Sabina Mihelj provide the first systematic analysis of the role of the media in the rise of illiberalism. It is the first outcome of their wider Economic and Social Research Council project and it is #OpenAccess. Learn more here: shorturl.at/w1qfm
🎉Congratulations🎉 to Loughborough CRCC member Dr Burçe Çelik who received the Runner-Up Award for Best Book at the International Communication Association in the Global Communication and Social Change Division for her book Communications in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire: A Critical History Illinois Press
WOW 🤩🤩 MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS to Loughborough Geography and Environment Student Committee Department Committee of the Year at 5 different Loughborough University award ceremonies 🏆Action Awards (volunteering) 🏆Enterprise Awards 🏆Welfare Awards 🏆RAG awards (charity and fundraising) 🏆Academic Experience
Cost of living, climate, NHS & housing all identified by Labour & LibDem voters as key influences on how they voted but totally peripheral to media coverage which, acc to Loughborough CRCC, was overwhelmingly dominated by stories on the election itself (eg polls/PR), tax & sleaze
What have we learnt from the ‘media’ election? Fantastic to see the final Loughborough CRCC report from their real time audit of how the media covered #generalelection24 A big well done (and time to relax) to @lboroCM colleagues David Deacon and Dom Wring lboro.ac.uk/media-centre/p…
Key take aways from the Loughborough CRCC #GeneralElection2024 media audit: 🗞️Taxation, process and sleaze dominated 📺 Reform gained markedly more media exposure 👨💼 Male voices doninated - again Read more here 👇 lboro.ac.uk/media-centre/p…
What a glorious new affirmation! “Be in no doubt: international students are welcome in the UK. This new government values their contribution – to our universities, to our communities, to our country,” said Bridget Phillipson in a speech today. Full text: linkedin.com/posts/philbaty…
New book on gender & citizenship, with a chapter on Religion, Gender & Citizenship by Beatrice Halsaa and me which attempts to theorise 'religious citizenship' along 6 dimensions Lboro Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy
Just when Rupert thought he was safe, I have written another article. How Rupert Murdoch helped create a monster – the era of Trumpism – and then lost control of it theconversation.com/how-rupert-mur… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand
New book alert - open access‼️Intersectional Feminist Research Methodologies, with chapters across the social sciences & humanities Lboro Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy Loughborough English Loughborough University The BSA Jennifer Cooke @jenniferacooke.bsky.social taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/…
Election Fans Klaxon: Re-live the thrills and spills of the campaign. 19th Sept, London & online. Speakers include Isla Glaister Luke Tryl Emily Harmer @Kishan_Koria Miranda Green as we embark on eyewitness sessions covering media, parties and polling #GE2024 lboro.ac.uk/news-events/ge…
Caucasian Journal interviewed Dr. Václav Štětka 🇨🇿 of Loughborough University focusing on the rise of illiberalism, polarization, and declining trust in political elites and mass media. The interview will be published soon in both English and Georgian. Vaclav Stetka 🇺🇦
My beloved mentor @juliasonnevend is coming to Loughborough to have a fascinating chat about charm, populism and illiberalism with the brilliant Sabina Mihelj and Vaclav Stetka 🇺🇦. Hope to see you there!