We're wrapping up our activity on Bluesky. We’ll be continuing to share all future updates exclusively on LinkedIn. If you'd like to stay informed about our publications and activities, we’d be glad to see you there! 🔗 www.linkedin.com/company/cogi... Thanks for being part of this community!

Data, platforms, and global flows mark a new era for "televisuality". Our new thematic issue explores how traditional television, social media, and streaming intersect, reshaping audience practices, aesthetics, and cultural discourses. Issue: shortt.link/mac474bs

Redefining Televisuality: Programmes, Practices, and Methods

Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

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🎓Our article - Romanian Televisuality in the Post-Broadcast Era: Visual Signature of Popular News TV Talk Shows, has been published today in the journal Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social 🤝 Teamwork with Constantin Trofin www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/9423

Romanian Televisuality in the Post-Broadcast Era: Visual Signature of Popular News TV Talk Shows | Article | Media and Communication

Andreea Alina Mogoș, Constantin Trofin

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🚨 Applying for the MSCA PF? Start strong from day one with our free online workshop on May 8 - the day the call opens! ✔️ Navigate MSCA PF funding ✔️ Write a standout proposal (SSH focus) ✔️ Understand the review process ✔️ Open Q&A 🎙️ Lauri Keskinen – MSCA expert @utu.fi 🎟️ Register: shortt.link/uWSMK

Do podcasts create real trust or just fake intimacy? Our new open access issue explores how podcasts balance personal connection and journalistic standards, looking at opportunities and risks across different countries.

Balancing Intimacy and Trust: Opportunities and Risks in Audio Journalism

Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

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Join us for Youth at the Forefront of Change, a free webinar exploring youth participation in tackling inequalities and building community empowerment! 📅 April 14th 🗣️ Sarah Ward, Maureen McBride, Miriam Solis, @mportosg.bsky.social & Bianca Castro 🎫 + info: shortt.link/RsoCN

Does your gender influence how you present yourself online? Our new open access issue explores how platforms like TikTok and Instagram shape gendered online identities, showing how economics and culture are connected. Issue: shortt.link/mac459bsky @chris.bsky.social @megansawey.bsky.social

Gendered Cultures in Platform Economies: Entertainment, Expertise, and Online Selfhood

Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

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📊 Our Top 5 Most Downloaded Articles in February 🔍 Explore the key topics, pressing challenges, and groundbreaking research that captured our readership last month! Check out the top articles below ⬇️

⚡ Don't miss out on the @cogitatiosi.bsky.social Webinar Showcase, coming to you on the 11th, 12th, and 24th of March! 💡On the evolution of labor under neoliberal rule, silencing efforts by institutions and outlying threats to inclusion 💬 Be part of the conversation - learn more and sign-up below!

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📢 Social Inclusion is hosting a special webinar series! 🌍 Explore the key topics and research that shaped our journal over the past year! 🔗 Learn more about each session, speaker and topics in our thread below 🧵

New, coming out of an ECREA symposium, Digital Games at the Forefront of Change: On the Meaningfulness of Games and Game Studies (Media and Communication, Volume 13). Eda. Felix Reer, Teresa de la Hera and Salvador Gómez. Complete issue: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/issue/view/460

Digital Games at the Forefront of Change: On the Meaningfulness of Games and Game Studies

Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

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How can video games teach us something meaningful? Our new open access issue explores how games function as cultural artifacts, social environments, and learning tools, examining their impact on identity, society, and the media landscape.

Digital Games at the Forefront of Change: On the Meaningfulness of Games and Game Studies

Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

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Excited to start Bluesky with the special issue I edited with Cigdem Bozdag @cogitatiomac.bsky.social! From political unfriending and teen digital detox to migrant boundary-making and state-enforced disconnection, we explore disconnectivity across fields, contexts & disciplines: bit.ly/4aVvNep 🔓 🧵 👇

Disconnectivity in a Changing Media and Political Landscape

Thematic Issue, Vol 12 (2024)

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💡 Join us tomorrow, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, for this very special webinar! 📅 Register below and be a part of this essential discussion on the state of gender equality on science and academia ⬇️

Media and Communication@cogitatiomac.bsky.social · 2y ago

Join us on the International Day of Women & Girls in Science for a free webinar on the ongoing challenges for women in academia and science production! 📅 11 February at 4PM CET 🗣️ Beatriz Ribeiro, @sevenpaperclips.bsky.social, @brigittehuber.bsky.social and Lena Weber 🎫+ info shortt.link/COseq

📊 Our Top 5 Most Downloaded Articles in January 🔍 Explore the key topics, pressing challenges, and groundbreaking research that captured our readership during the first month of the year! Check out the top articles below ⬇️

We're just one week away from our special webinar on Gender Equality in Science and Academia! Register now to be a part of the discussion - we hope to see you on February 11th at 4PM CET! ➡️ More info and registration: shortt.link/COseq

Media and Communication@cogitatiomac.bsky.social · 2y ago

Join us on the International Day of Women & Girls in Science for a free webinar on the ongoing challenges for women in academia and science production! 📅 11 February at 4PM CET 🗣️ Beatriz Ribeiro, @sevenpaperclips.bsky.social, @brigittehuber.bsky.social and Lena Weber 🎫+ info shortt.link/COseq

How can media literacy shape a more equitable digital future? Our new issue explores how media literacy and digital skills empower diverse groups. It highlights the need for tailored approaches and global collaboration for inclusive, resilient digital societies. Issue: shortt.link/mac466bsky

Evaluating and Enhancing Media Literacy and Digital Skills

Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

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What does a more inclusive future for women in research look like? 📅 Join us for a webinar on the challenges and solutions around gender equality in science. 🔬 We’ll break myths, discuss public scrutiny’s impact on women scientists, and explore real-world insights. 💬 Don’t miss it—register below!

Media and Communication@cogitatiomac.bsky.social · 2y ago

Join us on the International Day of Women & Girls in Science for a free webinar on the ongoing challenges for women in academia and science production! 📅 11 February at 4PM CET 🗣️ Beatriz Ribeiro, @sevenpaperclips.bsky.social, @brigittehuber.bsky.social and Lena Weber 🎫+ info shortt.link/COseq

At last! My new article, "Intimacy, Trust, and Justice on The Greatest Menace, a Podcast Exposing a “Gay Prison”", published in Media and Communication (@cogitatiomac.bsky.social )! 17 awards: the insider story on how we made it. Download FREE cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm... #OpenAccess

Intimacy, Trust, and Justice on The Greatest Menace, a Podcast Exposing a “Gay Prison” | Article | Media and Communication

Siobhán McHugh

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Join us on the International Day of Women & Girls in Science for a free webinar on the ongoing challenges for women in academia and science production! 📅 11 February at 4PM CET 🗣️ Beatriz Ribeiro, @sevenpaperclips.bsky.social, @brigittehuber.bsky.social and Lena Weber 🎫+ info shortt.link/COseq

Sports podcasts increasingly cover social and political issues related to athletes' lives, going beyond traditional sports reporting and allowing for more in-depth discussions and advocacy. @kylemiller89.bsky.social

Advocacy and Activism in Sports Podcasts: Expanding Journalistic Roles | Article | Media and Communication

Kim Fox, David O. Dowling, Kyle J. Miller

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Thrilled to see this special issue published! Thanks to editors Zhu & Bozdag for an excellent line-up of scholars and @cogitatiomac.bsky.social for its professionalism. Our contribution critically examines discourses of “disconnective media", products designed to disconnect from digital devices.

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In a hyper-connected world, are we truly free to disconnect? Our new open access issue explores the complexities of disconnection, showing how it can be both a voluntary act and a forced response to systemic problems. Issue: shortt.link/mac456bsky

@dbonansinga.bsky.social's new article explores how Marine Le Pen uses positive visuals on Instagram to soften her image and appeal to a wider audience, a strategy known as "visual de-demonisation."

Legitimacy First: Marine Le Pen’s Visual De‐Demonisation Strategies on Instagram | Article | Politics and Governance

Donatella Bonansinga

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In a hyper-connected world, are we truly free to disconnect? Our new open access issue explores the complexities of disconnection, showing how it can be both a voluntary act and a forced response to systemic problems. Issue: shortt.link/mac456bsky

Disconnectivity in a Changing Media and Political Landscape

Thematic Issue, Vol 12 (2024)

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📊 2024 in Review: Media and Communication's Top 5 Most Downloaded Articles 🔍 Discover the key debates, emerging issues, and critical research that captured the attention of our readership throughout the year. 📖 If you missed them, now’s your chance to catch up! Find the articles below ⬇️

What makes us unfriend people with different political views? @bingbingzhang.bsky.social and Heather Shoenberger show that perceived political disagreement can lead to intense emotions like anger and anxiety, driving us to disconnect on social media. www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

Navigating Political Disagreement on Social Media: How Affective Responses and Belonging Influence Unfollowing and Unfriending | Article | Media and Communication

Bingbing Zhang, Heather Shoenberger

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What are the main challenges for the global fact-checking movement? Our new open access issue explores the institutional dynamics and regional variations of fact-checking organizations worldwide. Issue: shortt.link/mac458bsky

Fact-Checkers Around the World: Regional, Comparative, and Institutional Perspectives

Thematic Issue, Vol 12 (2024)

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🌍 To celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we'll be highlighting research on the topic through a series of video abstracts! ✨ Follow along during the week on our socials and YouTube channel: shortt.link/bsmacytidpd ➡️ Learn more about the IDPD here: shortt.link/XlBqh

New paper with Kun He and @seldridge.com in @cogitatiomac.bsky.social: Tactics of Disconnection: How Netizens Navigate China’s Censorship System www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

Very happy to see this one out in the world! our team - myself + Lyndsay Gratch + @pachecod.bsky.social + @docchock.bsky.social ck.bsky.social edited a collection on immersive storytelling, in partnership with Newhouse and Syracuse University. Open-access, and all yours below!

Media and Communication@cogitatiomac.bsky.social · 2y ago

Can VR truly change the way we understand the world? Our new open access issue explores the potential and challenges of immersive storytelling, aiming to spark conversations about the future of narrative and technology. Issue: shortt.link/mac455bsky @kristineno.bsky.social

We are delighted to announce TU Berlin as our new institutional member! Affiliated corresponding authors can now publish open access in our journals without incurring APCs. Know more: shortt.link/mactubbsky