Many news organisations across the world have created WhatsApp channels to distribute news. But can these channels help people navigate today’s complex information environment? This question is at the heart of our new study, co-authored with @patyrossini.bsky.social and @antoniskalog.bsky.social

Tava ouvindo o @npto.bsky.social no foro de teresina lembrar que os bolsonaristas mentiram sobre a urna eletrônica em 22 e é importante mencionar que isso tem impactos concretos de erosão democrática, não é só cortina de fumaça.

As we approach another Presidential election in Brazil, one of the candidates is back to spreading misinformation about the electoral system (yes, I thought we were over this too, but here we go again).

EU to ramp up Meta probe into addictive design, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/4afJhCO

EU to ramp up Meta probe into addictive design, Bloomberg News reports

The European Commission is set to escalate a probe into Meta Platforms that alleges ​its social media offerings are designed to be addictive to ‌children, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Opening the news, media, and journalism section, Dr @camilambpp.bsky.social examines patterns of news consumption in Scotland during the last Parliament session. www.electionanalysis.uk/scottish-ele...

News consumption in Scotland - UK Election Analysis

The 6th Scottish Parliament session (2021-2026) unfolded during a period of significant shifts in people’s relationships with news organisations and digital platforms.

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Our JMC colleagues contributed with several chapters to the first ever Scottish Election Analysis Report. It captures the immediate thoughts, reflections and early research insights on the 2026 Scottish Parliament election from leading scholars in Scottish politics, elections, media and policy.

Very happy to contribute with a piece on how people in Scotland get news to the FIRST EVER Scottish Election Analysis Report, organised by Ana Langer, Christopher Carman, Ariadne Vromen, and Maia Almeida-Amir. Full report here: www.electionanalysis.uk

Scottish Election Analysis 2026 - UK Election Analysis

Report featuring more than 100 contributions from leading UK academics, with snap analysis and early research insights on the 2024 UK General Election.

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Jim Pickard@pickardje.bsky.social · 3mo ago

BREAKING: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, according to property records seen by Sky News.

Our article "Ritual Reinforcement: Habit, Emotion, and Identity as Attributes of Trust in News", led by the brilliant @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social, won the 2025 Bob Franklin Journal Article Award. Thanks to Amy for her outstanding work (as usual) leading this! www.tandfonline.com/journals/rjo...

2025 Bob Franklin Journal Article Award

Explore the article collection: 2025 Bob Franklin Journal Article Award. Published in Journalism Studies.

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Must read from the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social today - Colombian journalism’s #MeToo moment: Hundreds of women speak out against a toxic and sexist culture reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/colombi...

Colombian journalism’s #MeToo moment: Hundreds of women speak out against a toxic and sexist culture

Two reporters reveal their own experiences at major newspapers, joining a movement that exposes endemic and often unpunished violence in the industry.

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We published a report that used web archives, email digests, and university staff statistics to track the UK academic job market in political science and IR since 2012. It’s part of a broader problem we need to address w/ structural solutions without losing sight of its personal impacts. #polisky

Ralph Scott@ralphscott.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨 NEW REPORT! 🚨 What is the state of the UK academic job market in politics, and what does this mean for the field and #highered? In a new @psaecn.bsky.social report, @lawrencemckay.bsky.social @williamlallen.bsky.social and I find worrying trends in job adverts and HESA data from 2012-25 #PSA26

"why doesn't the media reproduce the same story of the videos made to please me?"

Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Trump gets a daily video montage briefing about the Iran war The montage, which typically runs for about two minutes, has raised concerns among some of the president’s allies that he may not be receiving the complete picture of the war. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

Brazil and the US in the same color (both electoral democracies) isn’t something I imagined seeing a few years ago

V-Dem Institute@vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📢 Out Now! V-Dem Dataset v16 & the V-Dem Institute Democracy Report 2026 💾 The V-Dem Dataset: v-dem.net/data/the-v-d... 📰 The Report "Unraveling The Democratic Era?”: v-dem.net/publications... 📈 Explore the new data with the V-Dem Graphing tools: v-dem.net/graphing/gra... #PoliSky #PoliSciSky 1/3

🚨Alerta de publicação! @patyrossini.bsky.social liderou um novo artigo comigo e @antoniskalog.bsky.social investigando os efeitos da desinformação eleitoral sobre a intolerância política nas eleições brasileiras de 2022.

🚨New publication alert! @patyrossini.bsky.social led a new article with @antoniskalog.bsky.social and me investigating the effects of electoral misinformation on political intolerance in the 2022 Brazilian elections.

The APSA Political Communication section is accepting nominations for its annual awards. Please send nominations directly to the chair of each committee. 🔎 More details on awards, committee, and eligibility criteria: politicalcommunication.org/awards/

É impossível escolher a parte mais desastrosa desse vídeo, mas imagina o nível de descolamento da realidade pra comparar reajuste de salário mínimo com reajuste de malandragem pra juiz ganhar mais. Tem horas q o judiciário br não ajuda a se justificar como instituição necessária

Eixo Político@eixopolitico.com.br · 5mo ago

🇧🇷 Durante julgamento no STF sobre “penduricalhos”, ex-juíza reclama que magistrados sofrem “muita insegurança jurídica” por não saberem quanto vão receber e que precisam financiar o próprio carro e pagar combustível e café com o seu salário.

Personally the panel I was most looking forward to, gimme behind the scenes Traitors info now please

Journalism, Media & Communication - Strathclyde@strathjmc.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We're finishing the day in style with a Production Q&A with Cheryl Richardson (The Great British Sewing Bee) and Rebecca Morris (The Traitors)! Participants can ask the panelists about how production of TV realities work, production routines, and much more

We're starting the day with a masterclass by Paul Brown, from BBC Verify, called "Filter the Fakes". The class is designed to help young people build their news literacy and strengthen their critical thinking skills.

Starting now! BBC Academy brought BBC Verify on tour to Strayhclyde in a partnership with @strathjmc.bsky.social. We’re kicking off a series of events and workshops with 200+ high school pupils and Strath students. Strath is the only uni in Scotland hosting this event.

Is there a place for (professional) news on TikTok? Based on 99 interviews w/ young people, I.Costera Meijer, @kenzalamot.bsky.social & I find that adapting to the platform risks diluting journalism’s distinctive value and blurring it with less reliable content ⬇️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The User Experience of TikTok and Its Compatibility with News

While TikTok is rapidly growing as a source of news for young people, they appear to have limited interest in news from traditional sources on the platform. Exploring whether there is a place for p...

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Here is an idea: maybe this is precisely what the Labour party should be saying, not just once obliquely between-the-populist-lines, but forcefully in board daylight?

tô no podcast da SBPC falando sobre desinformação eleitoral, o que sabemos a partir de pesquisas anteriores e riscos (e exageros) pra 2026. dá pra ouvir aqui: open.spotify.com/episode/0Kut...

T9 #2 - Você acredita em tudo o que recebe? IA, fake news e o ano eleitoral

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📣 On 25 Feb, we’re excited to welcome BBC Verify to Strathclyde for a full-day educational event on campus. High-school pupils will join us for masterclasses, workshops & panels on misinformation, data journalism, TV production, careers advice & more — with contributions from our JMC colleagues.

Terrific piece this. Something that Yvette Cooper said the government would do that seems to have fallen by the wayside is to release this data *themselves*, but instead they've seemingly quit the field leaving it only to bad actors (and now, thankfully, Anoosh)

Anoosh Chakelian@anooshc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social, on bad data used in bad faith. FOI-ing the stats myself, I didn't find a great deal of difference in sex offending rates: 5 per 10,000 Afghan men, 7 per 10,000 UK men:

As if disliking Chomsky’s work wasn’t enough, now there’s (much worse) reason to dislike him in general. Quite an application of “manufacturing consent” by offering PR advice to a criminal

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Newly released files shed new light on Chomsky and Epstein relationship www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

You don't have to believe that the fascists are competent enough to suppress voting everywhere in 2026 or 2028. You just have to believe that they can depress minority turnout in 5-10 cities to affect entire Senate races & the Electoral College. 2024 was decided by 120K votes in 3 states, after all.

The Independent@the-independent.com · 6mo ago

‘I’ve not left home in five weeks’: Fear in Minneapolis as ICE agents terrorize city

Totally normal stuff.

MPR News@mprnews.org · 6mo ago

Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, who accompanied protesters inside a St. Paul church and documented the action, have been arrested.

'This is a generation for whom the mobile phone is a gateway to self-expression and companionship, and simply removing the apps and tools used for these purposes will not immediately lead to a re-embracing of analogue childhood.' Read more from @oii.ox.ac.uk's Prof Victoria Nash ⬇️

Expert Comment: Is an under-16 social media ban the right course? |

Dr Victoria Nash, Associate Professor and Senior Policy Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, researches the governance challenges of digital technologies, with a particular focus on online

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4 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐏𝐡𝐝, 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜, 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫) 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐃𝐂!!! 😯🤩 The DDC is expanding its team with *4* new opportunities for researchers passionate about the intersection of AI, media, democracy, & society. Deadline: 📅 Feb 15 for 3 of these roles! The Professorship deadline follows in March.🧵👇

Postdoc position(s) at The Digital Democracy Centre

Application deadline: February 15th, 2026, 23:59 CET/CEST.

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