David Ongenaert

And big kudos for the support, time, and space to @nicocarpentier.bsky.social, Jacco van Sterkenburg, @culcorc.bsky.social, the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism, @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz and @eshccerasmus.bsky.social. CC @Translocal Lives.

Many thanks for the useful and efficient peer review process to Robyn Walker and the reviewers!

I hope this study will help inform corporations to reflect on and reassess their CSR communication and the involved representations.

📄Please find the full article (open access) here: lnkd.in/gx5iMNsp

➡️Second, they are frequently depicted as victimized, impersonalized beneficiaries, reinforcing saviour-saved imageries. Extending the current literature, our study highlights how corporate communication reproduces stereotypical humanitarian images of forcibly displaced people.

➡️The findings reveal interacting liberal, CSR logic-driven discourses, with notable variations. First, forcibly displaced people are mainly presented as 'empowered', relatable individuals, yet these regulated representations may assimilate, dehumanize and establish hierarchies of deservingness.

🔎We examined how five leading multinational corporations (Google, McKinsey & Company, Airbnb, Starbucks and IKEA) represent forcibly displaced people in their Twitter and YouTube comm (2015–2022). Using Multimodal CDA, we examined their YouTube videos, tweets and embedded organic content.

The call by Koen Leurs, @kevinsmets.bsky.social, Irati Agirreazkuenaga, and Irati Agirreazkuenaga, for a multi-stakeholder analysis of how migration is narrated in communication (lnkd.in/gB9feuBD) and the seminal study by Annika Bergman Rosamond and Catia Gregoratti (lnkd.in/g-vCZk_2) inspired us.

🌍Companies increasingly communicate about their corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts, including regarding forced migration, thereby shaping public discourses and attitudes. However, as we observed, these corporate discourses remain largely underexplored.

⚠️Publication Alert!

Very pleased to share that our (with Anna Pstrokońska) article "Doing Good or Looking Good? Multinational Corporations’ Social Media Discourses on Forcibly Displaced People" has just been published (OA) in the International Journal of Business Communication! shorturl.at/BvrMA

Call for ECREA European Media and Communication Doctoral Summer School 2026 is out!

Deadline: February 13, 2026

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Exciting times for the journal, folks. In the last 10 days, we've accepted our first manuscript and issued "accept, pending" decisions on two others.

It's fab seeing the work come together, from remarkably rigorous and detailed peer review to equally detailed and engaging Author replies. =)

Wrapping up those #ICA26 submissions? Don't forget to send your work to Global Perspectives in Communication! We take brief reports (4K words) & original manuscripts (8K) words w/o formatting requirements. Publications are open-access, and initial review is~30 days.

mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gpcomm

Millions in EU funds have gone to Israeli defence industry, investigation finds Money has continued to flow to military tech firms since siege of Gaza in 2023

I dug into the Israeli entities that have received EU funding. Here’s what I found -
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At #ICA25, we hosted around two dozen early career scholars for a peer review workshop. A few takeaways, for those interested, follow in this thread.

NOTE: We hear a rumor that @icahdq.bsky.social might share some more details on the workshop later, and we'll be there also. =)

How can you tell if your paper is a good editorial fit for us? We're very open to the "anything under the tent" at @icahdq.bsky.social. If a paper had been priorly accepted at #ICA25 (or even earlier), let us know in your editorial letter - that's at least a good signal for fit!

A question we've gotten lately, "Is it okay to submit my #ICA25 paper to your journal?"

It absolutely is! Of course, a few suggestions that you might keep in mind as you prepare those manuscripts for us:

The #CULCORC seminar series kicked off with David Ongenaert's (@davidongenaert.bsky.social) talk on (De)constructing Peace. Stay tuned for more engaging academic and intellectual discussions!

culcorc.fsv.cuni.cz

Over de intimidatie van wetenschap

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📢 CULCORC invites you to a seminar with @davidongenaert.bsky.social on "(De)constructing Peace".

📅 30 April 2025, 15:00
📍 Hollar Building, Faculty of Social Sciences

Register here: forms.gle/8Poi3AeLhdyn...

📢 PhD Course Alert!

Join the PhD Course on Discourse Studies & Method at Charles University, Prague (Nov 3-7, 2025). Explore Discourse-Theoretical Analysis & Discursive-Material Analysis with @nicocarpentier.bsky.social

📝 Apply by July 1, 2025!
🔗 More info: culcorc.fsv.cuni.cz/phd-course-o...

This is an excellent and timely factsheet on Ukraine, U.S. v. European security assistance, and other misunderstood or lied about aspects of the war, by our friends at @thestudyofwar.bsky.social. I'll summarize a few main points below, with additional sources of my own:

At the same time, I will also remain connected to the @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social Many thanks to my great Erasmus colleagues for the many nice professional and social opportunities and moments! Will always cherish them :)

Very excited about this new step, both professionally and socially, in beautiful Prague (picture above of yesterday evening) :) More info about the project you will soon find here: culcorc.fsv.cuni.cz/about-2/

Happy to share that today I officially started as a postdoc at CULCORC and the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism at Charles University in Prague. I am working on - very topical - peace discourses in the Russian-Ukrainian war, under the supervision of @nicocarpentier.bsky.social

The challenge of combating #hatespeech, #misinfo & #disinformation while safeguarding freedom of speech is real. Given the high stakes—public health, electoral integrity, social cohesion & democratic resilience—we must carefully evaluate how to maintain this balance. A few thoughts...🧵

CfP Beyond Borders: Creative Methods and Reflexive Approaches to Migration, Media, and Intercultural Dialogue Tallinn University, September 16–18, 2025
✍️Abstract Submission & Guidelines: tlu.ee/en/bfm/dmmiic
📢 PhD Workshop @ecreadmm.bsky.social @ecreacomdem.bsky.social @mediacity-ecrea.bsky.social

One week left to submit your abstract, panel or workshop idea on creative methods and approaches to the study of migration, media and intercultural dialogue. Check our website for more info www.tlu.ee/en/bfm/dmmiic @ecreadmm.bsky.social

CC @ecreadmm.bsky.social @azabrodskaja.bsky.social @saramarino.bsky.social @silviamaresia.bsky.social @claudiaminchilli.bsky.social @cigdembozdag.bsky.social @robsharp.bsky.social @mirianacascone.bsky.social

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⏳Still only one week to submit your abstract, panel or workshop for the #ECREA DMM-IIC conference 'Beyond Borders: Creative Methods and Reflexive Approaches to Migration, Media, and Intercultural Dialogue' in Tallinn, Estonia, from 16-18 September 2025!
👉All info here: www.tlu.ee/en/bfm/dmmiic

Fact-Checking: Journalistic Strategies and Audience Outcomes in Diverse National Contexts - Katherine Ognyanova, 2024 The quality of information consumed by citizens remains a crucial aspect of a working democracy. In recent years, fact-checking has emerged as an important safe...

Here is a good summary of the importance of fact-checking based on recent research 🧐
#commsky #factchecking

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