What did it look like the first time Trump tried to capture the media - and what does it tell us about what's coming next?
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by @katewright.bsky.social @martinscott2010.bsky.social @melbunce.bsky.social
I love "solutions journalism."
This is a style of journalism that focuses on what worked to solve a problem. I often combine it with a global focus, leading to what @martinscott2010.bsky.social dubbed "humanitarian journalism."
"Baltic countries lead the way in supporting #mediafreedom internationally, according to new index"
The Index ranks the 30 states that are members of both OECD DAC + the Media Freedom Coalition
It draws on data from 2024, except for the ODA figures, which are for 2023.
It is a joint project between @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and City St George’s, University of London
Its out! Our new Index on International Media Freedom Support (IMFS) - which ranks 30 countries on how actively they support #mediafreedom beyond their borders through diplomatic, funding and safety initiatives.
Key findings here: jdem.org/the-imfs-ind...
Full report here: jdem.org/wp-content/u...
The IMFS Index is a joint project between @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and City St George’s, University of London + is produced by myself, @melbunce.bsky.social Mary Myers and Shannon Maguire
It includes the 30 countries that are members of both the OECD-DAC and the Media Freedom Coalition
On 24th October, we are launching a new #Index on International Media Freedom Support (IMFS) - which evaluates and ranks countries based on their support for #mediafreedom globally.
It highlights well performing states in #diplomacy #funding + #safety + some concerning trends
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We won!
📢 Job alert!
Our school is hiring a Teaching Fellow in Global Development.
🗓️ 6-month post starting Jan 2026
💰 £38,784–£46,049
🌍 Focus: Geography & Global Development
🧭 Includes UK field course on legacies of empire
Apply by 22 Sept 2025:
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/17...
Our own @martinscott2010.bsky.social has published a new policy brief for the #G20, calling for stronger support for independent, diverse, and financially viable media.
Part of the #M20 initiative ahead of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg.
Read it here: media20.org/wp-content/u...
🎪 Heading to #LatitudeFestival?
Catch UEA @martinscott2010.bsky.social (DEV) & Anshuman Mondal (Literature) on Sunday at 14:20 at The Listening Post.
They’ll talk Freedoms in a Fractured World—a vital convo on free speech, #media & #democracy.
Read more: www.latitudefestival.com/artists/uea-...
"Frontex collected personal data for years through covert interrogations of migrants after their arrival in Europe that lacked basic legal guarantees"
Apostolis Fotiadis, @stavinoha.bsky.social + Lola Hierro expose another scandal involving Frontex and migrants' rights
elpais.com/internaciona...
Honoured that Capturing News, Capturing Democracy: Trump and @voanews.com.web.brid.gy was a finalist for the @aejmc.bsky.social
prestigious Tankard award. @melbunce.bsky.social @martinscott2010.bsky.social and I are delighted. Our hearty congratulations to @gwynmell.bsky.social!
Only 17% of articles in the Journal of Communication (1961-2016) are qualitative! What?!
Thrilled to have received the "honourable mention" (runner up place) from the Journalism Studies division of #ICA2025, together with longstanding coauthors @martinscott2010.bsky.social + @melbunce.bsky.social. Our hearty congratulations to the overall winner @ruthmoon.bsky.social!
Not many of these posts around at the moment, so a big opportunity...
*NEW ARTICLE*:
What do #journalists think of the international media freedom campaigns that aim to support them – like the #MediaFreedomCoalition - and how might their perspectives help us better understand the impacts of such initiatives?
We try to answer here... ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
Just found out that our book - "Capturing News, Capturing Democracy: Trump and Voice of America" has been shortlisted for the MeCCSA Monograph of the Year award. @newsprof1.bsky.social + @melbunce.bsky.social
See here for all the shortlisted articles/books www.meccsa.org.uk/meccsa-outst...
Consider submitting a paper to our workshop “AI x Crisis: Tracing New Directions Beyond Deployment and Use,” which will take place at the Aarhus Conference (Critical Action, Theory, and Practice in Computing) on August 18-19! More information: sites.google.com/view/ai-x-cr...
Africans back the media’s right to bite ‘Media should scrutinise government’ vs ‘Media should avoid negative reporting’ 39 African countries | 2021/2023 Africans want democracy (66%), with competing political parties (64%). They want Parliament to make the laws (69%) and to monitor how the president spends taxpayers’ money (66%). Even more, they want an independent watchdog: On average across 39 countries, 72% of Africans say the media “should constantly investigate and report on government mistakes and corruption”. It’s the majority view in every surveyed country. Only a quarter (26%) of respondents say too much negative reporting is damaging for the country, though this rises above a third in Côte d’Ivoire (34%), São Tomé and Príncipe (34%), Zimbabwe (35%), Cameroon (36%), Sudan (40%), Senegal (42%), and Mozambique (43%). This year, two of the above made ugly headlines: Mozambican journalist Arlindo Chissale died after being beaten by security forces, and Zimbabwean journalist Watson Flexy Munyaka died after being thrown out of a moving vehicle. These incidents serve as chilling reminders, on this World Press Freedom Day (3 May), that even with strong public backing, too often the watchdogs have to watch their backs. #AfricanMedia #TheContinent #MediaFreedom
#WorldPressFreedomDay: Africans want a media that watches over government.
Check out @afrobarometer.bsky.social’s latest survey in this week’s issue of The Continent.
This is such a clear, compelling account of the collapse of democracy in the US. I strongly recommend listening
We are looking for a Teaching Fellow in #GlobalDevelopment with a particular focus on #Media and #Communication
Deadline: 20th May 2025. Start Date: 1 Sept 2025 for 11 months
See here for more details about the role - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMT311/t...
Please share with anyone who might be interested
Conservation in a Connected World 🌍
DEV’s Rachel Carmenta recently presented her Connected Conservation model (Biological Conservation, 2024) at @zslofficial.bsky.social Science and Conservation Event, exploring how #conservation must address wealth as a root driver of #climate crises.
New #OpenAccess #BookChapter Alert! 🔓📚
Interested in intergenerational #learning and decolonising #literacy? Check out the work by DEV Anuprita Shukla exploring how Nepal & India are rewriting literacy traditions across generations.
Part of the UNESCO edited collection on family learning.
New study alert 📄
Associate Professor David Girling (DEV-UEA) & Deborah Adesina analyse 589 UK charity mail images:
• 51% depict Africa
• 59% feature Global South women/children
• Reveals gaps in family representation
Full report: charity-advertising.co.uk/wp-content/u...
New Report Published!
We're happy to release Small World, written by @martinscott2010.bsky.social
Prof. Scott looked at the range of international coverage on the public service channels between 2023-24.
Some of the results were expected. Others were surprising and alarming.
Read more below 👇
I've got a new report out today - on international factual programming on UK TV in 2023-24.
Key finding: Travelogues dominate (58%) and 'male, stale and pale' presenters feature very heavily.
Covered nicely in The Times - www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art...
Full report: ibt.org.uk/reports/smal...
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