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An international forum for research and discussion on the media, including the newer information and communication technologies. Also on http://mcsjournal.bsky.social

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In this new #OnlineFirst article, Jeroen de Kloet & Thomas Poell show how WeChat users in Beijing weave sensitive messages into everyday chats, navigating censorship & surveillance by hiding in plain sight, yet remaining vulnerable to repression. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, Riccardo Ferrigato & @gabriele_balbi propose the Media Maintenance Approach (MEMA) to advance a unified and integrated approach able to combine continuity and change, but also conservation and innovation in media studies. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, @nevegordon traces how The Jewish Chronicle has weaponised ‘#antisemitism’—mobilising moral panic, reinforcing Jewish victimhood & shielding violent racial governance, especially around Oct 7, 2023. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, Qiuxin Chen, Yuanyuan Shi & Yeheng Pan trace the transformation in the socio-technical imaginary of the loudspeaker in Shanghai’s #COVID19 response. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, Nina Willment & Jack Newsinger show how #TV production workers in the UK remain in the industry despite precarity. They reveal how symbolic, social & economic capital shape worker motivations. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, Deqiang Ji & Haodong She revisit the #DigitalDivide during & beyond #COVID19. They highlight how the pandemic deepened digital inequalities & call for a holistic approach to promote true digital inclusivity. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, Nahuel Ivan Faedo, @xavierginesta & Montse Corrius examine the persistent gender inequalities in Spanish sports journalism. Female journalists face barriers to content production & career progression despite some progress. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, Afshin Omidi uses labor process theory to rethink work in the #CreatorEconomy. Social media platforms act as workplaces where algorithms control labour, reshape skills, & degrade creative work to benefit platforms. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, Christoph Bareither and Sabine Wirth propose the concept of the feed-as-assemblage to analyse how algorithms, interfaces and user practices shape value production on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, Gary Tang and colleagues examine how independent journalists in post-#NSL Hong Kong act as key agents of democratic resilience. The article highlights their risk navigation, persistence and professional ethics. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, Youna Kim explores how illicit media flows shape everyday life & migration in North Korea. The study reveals how underground media consumption becomes a pull factor for mediated migration among escapees. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, @radionerd76 argues that decolonisation in media studies must go beyond symbolic critique to focus on anti-capitalist praxis, citation politics, and epistemic refusal. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, @HunterFujak , Tom Evens & Joshua McLeod examine how influencer culture is transforming the sport–media landscape. Personality, virality &algorithmic visibility now shape sporting legitimacy and fan engagement. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, Muhammad Ahsan & Farahat Ali examine how #feminist activists in Pakistan face gendered cyber harassment aimed at silencing and delegitimising their work. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, Jiayi Chen & Chang Shi examine how official administrators on Chinese social media platforms use boundary discourse to build governance legitimacy. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, FengYi Yin uses Stuart Hall’s encoding/decoding model to explore how #AI language systems marginalise African linguistic traditions. Can user agency challenge dominant ideologies embedded in global AI? journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, Karl Patrick R Mendoza reflects on how trust is lived and felt in public life. Bridging #Filipino and #Māori concepts, he proposes relational sovereignties as a way to rethink trust, care, and belonging in communication. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, Damien John O’Meara highlights how out lesbian, gay and bisexual creatives shape queer stories in Australian scripted TV, revealing the hidden labour and unique challenges behind on-screen representation. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, @taykim_aca explores how China’s Korean Limitation Order impacted South Korean TV production, revealing the role of diplomacy & politics in shaping cultural industries & challenging assumptions about TV globalization journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…


In this new #OnlineFirst article, Olivia Sutherland & Megan Sharp explore Anonymous Digital Intimate Publics (#ADIPs) like Queering the Map & PostSecret, showing how anonymity fosters unexpected intimacy & dissolves public/private divides in digital spaces journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…


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