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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · 2d

A #bookreview of The Silver Ladies Do Lunch by Judy Leigh.

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#BookReview: The Silver Ladies Do Lunch - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of The Silver Ladies Do Lunch by Judy Leigh, the author of the Golden Oldies' Book Club & Five French Hens.

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · 6d

A #bookreview of the Silver-Haired Sisterhood by Judy Leigh.

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#BookReview: The Silver-Haired Sisterhood - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of The Silver-Haired Sisterhood by Judy Leigh. A continuation of the story of Five French Hens.

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · 10d

A #bookreview of Love, by Elizabeth von Arnim

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#BookReview: Love - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of Love by Elizabeth von Arnim, the author of the Enchanted April. A story of love, age difference and prejudice during 1920s.

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · 13d

A new article by PR Moment on PR degrees with my statement on the inclusion of AI in teaching.

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Are PR degrees changing?

As graduates begin pouring out of their summer gap years and into the world of work, and students begin looking for internships, PRmoment wanted to ask…

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · 24d

A #bookreview of Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger.

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#BookReview: Everyone Worth Knowing - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger, the author of the Devil Wears Prada. #PR #fashion

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · 25d

I loved that book. I need to read her other books. My to-read list is massive :)

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · 25d

Oh, I need to read that. I will order it now. Have you read Station 11?

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · 29d

#SeriesReview of Dexter: Resurrection.

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#SeriesReview: Dexter Resurrection - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A review of Dexter: Resurrection, a sequel to Dexter and Dexter: New Blood starring Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan.

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · Sep 10

A #bookreview of Talking to my daughter about the economy by Yannis Varoufakis.

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#BookReview: Talking to my daughter about the economy - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of Yannis Varoufakis's book, Talking to my daughter about the economy: A brief history of capitalism.

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · Sep 1

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#BookReview: The Idiot - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

Author: Elif Batuman The Idiot is a book that is not easy to describe. It tackles coming of age in a college setting at Harvard University and ethnic minorities trying to navigate friendship, love, an...

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · Jul 9

A call for papers is now open for a guest issue of the CCIJ on informal communication in organizations

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Informal Communication in Organizations: Dynamics, Functions, and Implications

This special issue explores the overlooked role of informal communication in organizations, offering new theoretical and empirical insights in various workplace settings.

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · Jun 30

I can’t see the original post but yes, I use Scribe, which helps with my sensitive eyes and vision issues. Notes are excellent. You just send them to your email as PDF or you can find them on pages where you wrote sth.

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · Jun 23

A #bookreview of In and Out of Vogue by Grace Mirabella.

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#BookReview: In and Out of Vogue - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of In and Out of Vogue by Grace Mirabella, former editor-in-chief of American Vogue. #history #fashion #societalchange

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · Jun 21

A #bookreview of the Front Row book by Jerry Oppenheimer, an unauthorized biography of Anna Wintour, editor of American Vogue.

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#BookReview: Front Row - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of the Front Row – Anna Wintour: The Cool Life and Hot Times of Vogue’s Editor by Jerry Oppenheimer.

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · Jun 17

A new issue of the Corporate Comms journal is published online on Emerald Insight. This is a regular issue with a variety of papers. As with the editorial statement, the editorial policy of CCIJ is that there is no policy, and all research is welcome! :)

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Editorial 30.4: Interdisciplinary and new research areas | Emerald Insight

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · Jun 16

In a new blog post on the Comms Women platform, Karen Vollum-Dix writes about her new book on gender equality in workplaces, published by Emerald.

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Gender Equality in the Professional Workplace: Pioneering Radical Action for Women’s Empowerment

In a new blog post on the Comms Women platform, Dr Karen Vollum-Dix, from Leeds Beckett University, writes about her new book, Gender Equality in the Profession

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · Jun 2

A #bookreview of Starter for Ten by David Nicholls

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#BookReview: Starter for Ten - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of Starter for Ten, the first book by David Nicholls, the author of One Day and You Are Here.

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · May 30

A #bookreview of The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim.

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#BookReview: The Enchanted April - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim. A stiry of 1920s London society, and the position of women.

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · May 28

A #bookreview of The Midnight Bookshop by Amanda James.

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#BookReview: The Midnight Bookshop - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A #bookreview of The Midnight Bookshop, a new book by Amanda James, the author of The Garden of Memories. #

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · May 28

A new publication alert. In co-authorship with Rosalynn Vasquez, Patrick Merle & Nick Eng, I have a new paper published in the Journal of Communication Management. A pilot study of Hispanic and non-Hispanic mass communications professionals.

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Job satisfaction and career adaptability through the lenses of Bourdieu’s theory of practice and theory of elites: a comparison of Hispanic and non-Hispanic communication professionals | Emeral...

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · May 22

A #bookreview of The Mermaid's Sister by Carrie Anne Noble.

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#BookReview: The Mermaid’s Sister - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of The Mermaid's Sister by Carrie Anne Noble. A story of Clara and Maren, a girl transforming to a mermaid.

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · May 13

A #bookreview of Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler.

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#BookReview: Back When We Were Grownups - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler, a Pulitzer-winning author. A story of self-discovery and closure.

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · May 12

A #bookreview of Weyward by Emilia Hart.

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#BookReview: Wayward - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of Weyward, a novel by Emilia Hart about 3 women facing witchcraft allegations and societal persecution. #witcherature

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · May 9

A #filmreview of Locked, a strange film I am not sure whether to praise or criticize for its weirdness :)

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#FilmReview: Locked (2025) - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A film review of Locked, a film by David Yarovesky. Brilliant Bill Skarsgård as Eddie, a thief with street cred.

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · May 8

Six new student reports are now published on the Comms Women platform. Some interesting writing on fashion designers.

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