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University of Westminster Press @uwpress.bsky.social · 27d

The Student Guide to the Creative Studio in the Digital Age is now available #openaccess
Congratulations to authors Denitsa Petrova and @dougspecht.bsky.social!

Read or download for free at:
www-fulcrum-org.uow.idm.oclc.org/concern/mono...

#digitalcreativity #studiopractice #teachingandlearning

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Aug 6

The academic conference no-show might feel like a minor inconvenience, but it represents evidence a growing concern with CV padding over contributions to the field wonkhe.com/blogs/the-ri...

The rise of the ghost academic

The academic conference no-show might feel like a minor inconvenience, but for Anne Tierney and Doug Specht it represents evidence a growing concern with CV padding over contributions to the field

wonkhe.com

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Jul 31

There are major technology lessons to be learned from Google's failures during the 2023 Türkiye-Syria quake. New from me for Geographical Magazine. geographical.co.uk/news/the-per...

The peril of big tech in disaster response

There are major technology lessons to be learned from the Türkiye-Syria quake, Doug Specht explains

geographical.co.uk

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Jul 4

Really pleased to have been able to contribute to the Vogue Business climate finance glossary. www.voguebusiness.com/story/sustai...

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Jun 28

The UK's new ten-year industrial strategy is ambitious and well-structured, but a reliance on nuclear rather than true renewables is seeking a quick win with high risks and high costs. theconversation.com/the-uk-has-p...

The UK has published a ten-year industrial strategy to boost key sectors of the economy – here’s what the experts think

The government hopes that by focusing on sectors that drive growth it will attract investment and boost prosperity.

theconversation.com

Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Jun 13

My summary of the International Development Committee’s latest report on the UK’s Role in Upholding International Humanitarian Law and Supporting the Safe Delivery of Humanitarian Aid

geographical.co.uk/news/uk-repo...

UK Report Warns Humanitarian Law Is Being ‘Hollowed Out’ Amid Rising Global Crises

Cuts to aid and politicisation of relief undermine safety, access, and accountability in conflict zones The International Development Committee’s latest report, Protection Not Permission: The UK’s Rol...

geographical.co.uk

Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · May 29

An important new ecocide bill is being discussed in the Scottish Parliament. Damien Short and I break it down here for Geographical geographical.co.uk/news/scotlan...

Scotland's ecocide bill could set a global legal precedent

Scotland’s proposed ecocide law could make mass environmental destruction a crime – and serve as a model for international legal reform

geographical.co.uk

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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · May 22

"The lines on our maps, and the names we give them, are not fixed truths but living artefacts of negotiation, memory and power"
@dougspecht.bsky.social on cartography, geopolitics & territorial sovereignty
@geographical.co.uk
geographical.co.uk/news/digital...

Digital cartography on trial: Mexico sues Google for ‘Gulf of America’ label

Mexico sues Google over renaming the Gulf of Mexico ‘Gulf of America’, raising concerns about digital sovereignty and cartographic power

geographical.co.uk

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · May 21

In today's THE, I comment on why the Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, is slashing funding in all the wrong places! www.timeshighereducation.com/news/course-...

Course cancellations ‘inevitable’ after ‘body blow’ funding cuts

Surprise reduction in funding for specialist provision will spark ‘brand new financial crisis brewed entirely in Whitehall’, critics warn

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · May 21

This argument is about more than naming rights – it reminds us of the extent to which maps don’t reflect but instead create and shape the world.

geographical.co.uk/news/digital...

Digital cartography on trial: Mexico sues Google for ‘Gulf of America’ label

Mexico sues Google over renaming the Gulf of Mexico ‘Gulf of America’, raising concerns about digital sovereignty and cartographic power

geographical.co.uk

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CAMRI @camri.bsky.social · May 20

This week we celebrate 50 years since the University of Westminster launched the first BA Media degree in the UK. Follow our anniversary event for colleagues, alumni and students on Wed 21, and our international academic conference on Thu 22 and Fri 23 May, through the hashtag #UoWMEDIA50

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · May 7

I recently spoke with Sukey Lewis about what US taxpayers are getting from the $6 Million prison deal with a El Salvador.

www.kqed.org/news/1203887...

What Are US Taxpayers Getting in $6 Million Deal With Salvadoran Mega-Prison? | KQED

The Trump administration has cut an unprecedented deal to send alleged gang members to El Salvador’s notorious prison, but it won’t provide the details about the arrangement. Here’s what to know.

www.kqed.org

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Feb 18

This week I am looking at why El Salvador is turning away from Bitcoin - Me for Geographical

geographical.co.uk/news/why-is-...

Why is El Salvador turning away from Bitcoin?

El Salvador's attitudes to Bitcoin are changing. Doug Specht explores why and considers how other nations are sizing up cryptocurrency

geographical.co.uk

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Feb 26

How media has contributed to the rise of the AfD

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How media has contributed to the rise of the AfD

Doug Specht examines how forms of media - and public figures - have helped to bolster support for Germany's AfD party

geographical.co.uk

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Mar 7

Really excited for this event with David Morley and Mike Duggan. 12th June at the University of Westminster. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/media-geog...

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Mar 7

El Salvador’s Controversial Offer: Housing U.S. Criminals in Its Mega-Prison - me for The SAIS Review of International Affairs saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/el-salvadors...

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Mar 19

Is any nation serious about climate change? The days of collaboration appear to be over. Me for @theconversation.com

theconversation.com/only-15-coun...

Only 15 countries have met the latest Paris agreement deadline. Is any nation serious about tackling climate change?

The low submission rate undermines the global commitment to climate action.

theconversation.com

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Mar 19

Is any nation serious about climate change? The days of collaboration appear to be over. Me for @theconversation.com

theconversation.com/only-15-coun...

Only 15 countries have met the latest Paris agreement deadline. Is any nation serious about tackling climate change?

The low submission rate undermines the global commitment to climate action.

theconversation.com

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Mar 7

El Salvador’s Controversial Offer: Housing U.S. Criminals in Its Mega-Prison - me for The SAIS Review of International Affairs saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/el-salvadors...

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Mar 7

Really excited for this event with David Morley and Mike Duggan. 12th June at the University of Westminster. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/media-geog...

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Feb 26

How media has contributed to the rise of the AfD

geographical.co.uk/geopolitics/...

How media has contributed to the rise of the AfD

Doug Specht examines how forms of media - and public figures - have helped to bolster support for Germany's AfD party

geographical.co.uk

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Feb 18

This week I am looking at why El Salvador is turning away from Bitcoin - Me for Geographical

geographical.co.uk/news/why-is-...

Why is El Salvador turning away from Bitcoin?

El Salvador's attitudes to Bitcoin are changing. Doug Specht explores why and considers how other nations are sizing up cryptocurrency

geographical.co.uk

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Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Feb 5

Trump’s recent executive order to ‘reevaluate and realign US foreign aid’ is unlikely to mark the end for US foreign development assistance being used to bring about coups, unrest, and regime change. New from me for Geographical Magazine geographical.co.uk/news/the-glo...

The global impact of Trump's foreign aid realignment

Trump's executive order to halt much of the US's foreign aid is likely to have ripple effects across the world, as Dr Doug Specht explains

geographical.co.uk

Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Jan 24

I am delighted to share that the School of Media and Communication at the University of Westminster is now the exclusive London partner of the TV Foundation. www.westminster.ac.uk/news/westmin...

Westminster’s School of Media and Communications signed to be exclusive London partner of The TV Foundation

www.westminster.ac.uk

Doug Specht @dougspecht.bsky.social · Jan 22

Following on from last week's article, I take a look at how the privatisation of disaster response might make climate change even more difficult to combat. theconversation.com/the-rise-of-...

The rise of firefighters-for-hire exposes the inequality of climate-driven disasters

Private firefighters in affluent LA neighbourhoods are a sign of an increasingly privatised response to disasters.

theconversation.com

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