Publications: Monographs Designing Informative Technologies: How to Build Transparent, Reliable, and Equitable Information for the Social Good – Anwesha Chakraborty (Springer, 2026) Book link: lnkd.in/eXWT2CXB

Publications: Monographs Digital Nationalism and Affective Governance: Propaganda, Public Sentiment, and Soft Authoritarianism in China – Xiaowei Zhang (Routledge, 2026) More information lnkd.in/ebb5_wEt

Publications: Journal Articles LLMs Grooming or Data Voids? LLM-Powered Chatbot References to Kremlin Disinformation Reflect Information Gaps, Not Manipulation (Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review) DOI: lnkd.in/ew7BPuND

Publications: Journal Articles ‘It’s Not That Simple, We Don’t Know the Whole Truth’: The Effects of Pro-Regime Fact-Checking in Wartime Russia (Perspectives on Politics) DOI: lnkd.in/eAQJDYU5

Recent Publications by Karl Patrick R. Mendoza and Collaborators • In relation, not replacement: A reflexive case for generative AI in qualitative research (Qualitative Research Journal)

Publications: Journal Articles Territorial Disputes, and the Changes of Names: A Framing Study of the South China Sea’s News Coverage (Media, War & Conflict) DOI: lnkd.in/evTVYfTQ

Publications: Journal Articles Communication Geography and the Spatio-Discursive Construction of BRI Projects: Geographical Frames in Media Discourses on Piraeus Port (Mediterranean Politics) DOI: lnkd.in/eCbq6NQT

3rd Namibia Media and Communication Conference (NMCC) Theme: Media and Communication in Transition: A Call to Action Abstract deadline: 15 July 2026 Submit abstracts here: lnkd.in/eaCXR4_8 XMrV19idjdXwRDJ91sYrt9yf43q4M/edit For enquiries, contact Prof. Eno Akpabio: eakpabio@unam.na

Call for Papers “New Weapons of Democratic Destruction” Media and Communication (Impact Factor 2.6; CiteScore 5.9) Submission of abstracts: 1–15 June 2026 Submission of full papers: 15–30 October 2026 Full call for papers: lnkd.in/eNTEq8nN

Job Postings Postdoctoral Researcher in Governance of Emerging Technologies – Hasso Plattner Institute / University of Oxford Application deadline: 18 June 2026 Apply here: lnkd.in/dwgvYNP3

Job Postings Lecturer (Teaching and Scholarship) in Communication and Media – University of Leeds Application deadline: 11 June 2026 Apply here: lnkd.in/e9qfPHkm

Job Postings Lecturer (Teaching and Scholarship) in Digital Media – University of Leeds Application deadline: 11 June 2026 lnkd.in/eJ3Dacc3

We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2026 IAMCR Political Communication Research Section Paper Awards. ● Inclusivity Paper Award: Mapping YouTube Recommendations: A Social Network Analysis on the Promotion of Ideology on Brazilian YouTube by Giovanni Francischelli (University of Oregon)

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 IAMCR Political Communication Research Section Paper Awards. ● Outstanding Early Career Paper Award: Whose ‘Fakes’? Disinformation Awareness and Motivated Reasoning in Wartime Russia, by Maxim Alyukov (University of Manchester)

Announcements 2026 IAMCR Galway preparation This June in Galway, PolComm Section will welcome authors of over 80 papers to present at 16 sessions and two panels. In addition to these sessions, we will also hold the Section business meeting and one social event.

Africa Regional Conference will take place from June 1–3, 2026. Of the 61 abstracts we received, 58 were accepted. among the nations submitted abstracts that were accepted: Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, South Africa, Portugal, Kenya, and the United States of America.

Call for Book Chapters: Media, Journalism, and Collective Memory in Africa: Centring Epistemologies, Power and Culture Editors: Silas Udenze (University of Toronto) & Temple Uwalaka (University of Canberra). Abstracts (350 words) + bio due: 30 April 2026 Submit to: memorymediajournalism@gmail.com

Publications Narratives of the Hong Kong Sovereignty Transfer: The Pragmatics of Language and Ideology in the Taiwanese and Chinese English-Language Press By Lutgard Lams (Routledge, 2026). Access book. lnkd.in/es8GPbtt

Publication Meaning Generation in Chinese Official Media Discourse Edited by Lutgard Lams, Rui Zhang, Emma Lupano (Routledge, 2025). Access book. lnkd.in/eGGrpmRd

Publication Kenyan Media and Marginalized Voices: President William Ruto’s Rhetoric and Kenya’s 2024 Anti-Tax Protests Millicent Oyier & Kehbuma Langmia (De Gruyter Brill, 2026) Access chapter. lnkd.in/ehT4ptc

Publication In Tune with Changing Times: Radio’s Role in Colonisation and Decolonisation in British West Africa (1935–1960) Abdullahi Tasiu Abubakar (Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television) Access article. lnkd.in/eWgFJy67

Publication Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems (2nd ed.). Edited by Daniela V. Dimitrova (Bloomsbury, 2025) Access book. lnkd.in/eru4UbWA

Publication Authoritarianism and Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia — Rola Khalid Yousef (The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Politics and Gender, 2026) Access chapter. lnkd.in/eamNgx5C

Publication Authoritarianism and Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia — Rola Khalid Yousef (The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Politics and Gender, 2026) Access chapter. lnkd.in/eamNgx5C

Publication Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems (2nd ed.). Edited by Daniela V. Dimitrova (Bloomsbury, 2025) Access book. lnkd.in/eru4UbWA

Publication In Tune with Changing Times: Radio’s Role in Colonisation and Decolonisation in British West Africa (1935–1960) Abdullahi Tasiu Abubakar (Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television) Access article. lnkd.in/eWgFJy67

Publication Kenyan Media and Marginalized Voices: President William Ruto’s Rhetoric and Kenya’s 2024 Anti-Tax Protests Millicent Oyier & Kehbuma Langmia (De Gruyter Brill, 2026) Access chapter. lnkd.in/ehT4ptc

Publication Meaning Generation in Chinese Official Media Discourse Edited by Lutgard Lams, Rui Zhang, Emma Lupano (Routledge, 2025). Access book. lnkd.in/eGGrpmRd

Publications Narratives of the Hong Kong Sovereignty Transfer: The Pragmatics of Language and Ideology in the Taiwanese and Chinese English-Language Press By Lutgard Lams (Routledge, 2026). Access book. lnkd.in/es8GPbtt

Call for Book Chapters: Media, Journalism, and Collective Memory in Africa: Centring Epistemologies, Power and Culture Editors: Silas Udenze (University of Toronto) & Temple Uwalaka (University of Canberra). Abstracts (350 words) + bio due: 30 April 2026 Submit to: memorymediajournalism@gmail.com