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Myria Georgiou @myriageorgiou.bsky.social · Mar 31

One month left to apply for the James Carey Urban Communication Grant urbancomm.org/grants#21a19...

Urban Communication Foundation

We identify, support, and recognize researchers.

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LSE Department of Media and Communications @lsemedia.bsky.social · Feb 24

Why is being a #victim such a potent identity today?
Just over a week to go for the hybrid launch of @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social's book 'Wronged' where we'll be joined by #RosalindGill #RadhaSarmaHegde #KarinWahlJorgensen & @myriageorgiou.bsky.social (chair).

Thurs 6 March, 6.30-8pm + reception

Wronged: the weaponization of victimhood

6.30pm Thurs 6 Mar | Lilie Chouliaraki, Rosalind Gill, Radha Sarma Hegde, Karin Wahl-Jorgensen | Free public event at LSE

www.lse.ac.uk

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Myria Georgiou @myriageorgiou.bsky.social · Feb 21

Great and needed piece, Christian.

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Myria Georgiou @myriageorgiou.bsky.social · Feb 21

Predictive policing is about automating racism - new report by @amnestyuk.bsky.social

Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · Feb 21

🚨 BREAKING: Police Trying to “Predict Crime” EXPOSED

Full report: www.amnesty.org.uk/predictive-p...

The evidence that this technology keeps us safe just isn’t there.

The evidence that it violates our fundamental rights is clear as day.

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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · Feb 21

🚨 BREAKING: Police Trying to “Predict Crime” EXPOSED

Full report: www.amnesty.org.uk/predictive-p...

The evidence that this technology keeps us safe just isn’t there.

The evidence that it violates our fundamental rights is clear as day.

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Myria Georgiou @myriageorgiou.bsky.social · Feb 6

Great blog on cinema and borders by @kevinsmets.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social

Kevin Smets @kevinsmets.bsky.social · Feb 6

Following my research stay at the LSE, I wrote this blogpost for Media@LSE about the "afterlife" of participatory filmmaking. Thank you to @myriageorgiou.bsky.social for this opportunity & to @irenegutierrez.bsky.social for your amazing work on the films. Full text: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

How participatory filmmaking can deepen our understanding of life on the border

As part of the ERC-funded project Reel Borders, researchers and participants joined forces to create a series of films addressing questions of border experiences, citizenship and belonging, trauma,…

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Kevin Smets @kevinsmets.bsky.social · Feb 6

Following my research stay at the LSE, I wrote this blogpost for Media@LSE about the "afterlife" of participatory filmmaking. Thank you to @myriageorgiou.bsky.social for this opportunity & to @irenegutierrez.bsky.social for your amazing work on the films. Full text: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

How participatory filmmaking can deepen our understanding of life on the border

As part of the ERC-funded project Reel Borders, researchers and participants joined forces to create a series of films addressing questions of border experiences, citizenship and belonging, trauma,…

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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LSE Department of Media and Communications @lsemedia.bsky.social · Feb 4

🔎 How do we understand the nature and meaning of #mediadiversity amidst #FarRight appeals to media representation?

Join us 6.30pm this Thursday as Anamik Saha & Francesca Sobande will discuss the above question and more. #LSEEvents

In person and online. See more ⤵️
www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...

Racism, anti-racism and the politics of popular culture

6.30pm Thurs 6 Feb | Anamik Saha, Francesca Sobande | Free public event at LSE

www.lse.ac.uk

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Myria Georgiou @myriageorgiou.bsky.social · Jan 28

2025 ICA Pre-Conference on Urban Communication on June 12: Last Call for Abstracts – Feb 3 Submission Deadline

See link for details or feel free to reach out!
sites.google.com/umich.edu/20...

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Nando Sigona @nandosigona.bsky.social · Dec 16

Important investigation into #Pylos shipwreck & miscarriage of justice against #migrants
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...

Greece jailed “Pylos 9” despite knowing they were innocent as Egypt prosecuted the real smugglers

The Greek authorities knew from Egyptian officials that the “Pylos 9” were not part of a smuggling network – yet these men spent a year behind bars.

www.thenewhumanitarian.org

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ECREA - Diaspora Migration and the Media (DMM) @ecreadmm.bsky.social · Dec 4

💡 CALL FOR PAPERS 💡 We’re excited to announce the ECREA Diaspora, Migration and the Media - International and Intercultural Communication Sections Conference, Tallinn University in Estonia, from September 16 to 18, 2025.
See further details via the link below:
www.tlu.ee/en/bfm/dmmiic

DMMIIC

ECREA Diaspora, Migration and the Media - International and Intercultural Communication Sections Conference. We are delighted to announce that the conference 'Beyond Borders: Creative Methods and Refl...

www.tlu.ee

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Petra Molnar @petramolnar.com · Dec 3

Carceral immigration tech is on the rise - like ankle monitors, facial recognition apps, and surveillance watches. Now, investors "openly salivate[] over the potential profits they could see from a Trump immigration regime" [email protected] @levernews.com

www.levernews.com/inside-the-p...

Inside The Plan To Let Trump Track Millions of Immigrants

The private prison lobby has been quietly pushing a drastic expansion of ICE’s surveillance apparatus. Trump’s reelection may be the final step.

www.levernews.com

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Myria Georgiou @myriageorgiou.bsky.social · Nov 28

www.lse.ac.uk/research/res...
Some thoughts on digital cities and ordering human life, discussed with Molly Rhead for Research for the World.

Being human in digital cities | LSE Research

How are cities, and the people who inhabit them, affected by technology? Myria Georgiou's book explores the challenges and opportunities of urban digitisation.

www.lse.ac.uk

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Myria Georgiou @myriageorgiou.bsky.social · Nov 27

@lsemedia.bsky.social @sonialivingstone.bsky.social
Sonia Livingstone challenges moral panics around the internet and children, and instead answers the question “is internet good for children?” by proposing 11 principles we need to protect and promote.

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Myria Georgiou @myriageorgiou.bsky.social · Nov 25

I’d love to join! 🙏

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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · Nov 20

What Is a Sanctuary City and What Does That Mean for NYC Under Trump?

Here’s a guide to the policies that together define a “sanctuary city” — and what that could mean during a potential mass deportation effort. @Documentedny

documentedny.com/2024/11/20/t...

What Is a Sanctuary City and What Does That Mean for NYC Under Trump? - Documented

Here’s a guide to the policies that together define a “sanctuary city” — and what that could mean during a potential mass deportation effort.

documentedny.com

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Myria Georgiou @myriageorgiou.bsky.social · Nov 19

“Be genuine…”

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Myria Georgiou @myriageorgiou.bsky.social · Nov 18

While this kind of deals are criticised for their dehumanising effects, they seem to be gaining traction with many western governments that prefer to make headlines than to protect human rights.

MSF Sea @msfsea.bsky.social · Nov 18

🛑The implementation of the Italy-Albania protocol results in blatant violations of medical ethics and human rights, with the involvement of health care institutions in deportations to Albania, making them complicit in a discriminatory and degrading system.

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MSF Sea @msfsea.bsky.social · Nov 18

🛑The implementation of the Italy-Albania protocol results in blatant violations of medical ethics and human rights, with the involvement of health care institutions in deportations to Albania, making them complicit in a discriminatory and degrading system.

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Myria Georgiou @myriageorgiou.bsky.social · Nov 17

24h here and impossible to navigate critical migration conversations, as the “great migration” from X seems to be the thing.

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Myria Georgiou @myriageorgiou.bsky.social · Nov 17

Hi Jasmine, great list, would love to be added. 🙏

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · Nov 17

Silicon Valley has successfully rebranded military contracting as a proud national duty for the industry.

Trump’s Election Is Also a Win for Tech’s Right-Wing “Warrior Class”

With Trump’s election, Silicon Valley has successfully rebranded military contracting as a proud national duty for the industry.

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Myria Georgiou @myriageorgiou.bsky.social · Nov 17

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Media Reform Coalition @mediareformuk.bsky.social · Nov 15

Whether it's X, Meta or Google, our shared online spaces are dominated by billionaire media moguls and unaccountable Big Tech companies.

So is Big Tech too big to regulate? Join us on 26th November at the LSE for a discussion on making tech platforms work for the public good. Book your free ticket:

Is Big Tech too big to regulate?

Can regulation rein in and remedy Big Tech for the public good? Our expert panel discusses challenging the power of global tech companies.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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