Niki Cheong
@nikicheong.bsky.social
Lecturer in Digital Culture and Society at King’s College London @kingsdh.bsky.social. I research misinformation and the everyday navigation of political information. Former journalist. www.nikicheong.com
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Niki Cheong
@nikicheong.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Startup pack of my academic colleagues doing amazing digital research at @kingsdh.bsky.social! go.bsky.app/SXpvQhQ These are the ones I know who are on Bsky - drop me a message if I missed anyone 😅 #academia #digitalhumanities
Social media memory capsule reminds me that there was a time in 2016, during my PhD, when an Excel sheet like this made sense.
October 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Social media memory capsule reminds me that there was a time in 2016, during my PhD, when an Excel sheet like this made sense.
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much look forward to welcoming @sophiebishop.bsky.social to talk about her new book "influencer creep" tomorrow with @zaborowski.bsky.social and Zeena Feldman! 🎊 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/influ...
October 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
much look forward to welcoming @sophiebishop.bsky.social to talk about her new book "influencer creep" tomorrow with @zaborowski.bsky.social and Zeena Feldman! 🎊 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/influ...
Academic friends! If I can be so bold to ask if anyone has used any of my work (sole or co-authored is fine!) in their teaching, could you please let me know?
October 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Academic friends! If I can be so bold to ask if anyone has used any of my work (sole or co-authored is fine!) in their teaching, could you please let me know?
Making (internet) space for the ‘opposition playground’ in Malaysia
Some of my thoughts on Malaysia for a special issue on Authoritarianism in the Digital Age in Dialogues on Digital Society journal was published yesterday!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Some of my thoughts on Malaysia for a special issue on Authoritarianism in the Digital Age in Dialogues on Digital Society journal was published yesterday!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Making (internet) space for the ‘opposition playground’ in Malaysia - Niki Cheong, 2025
Malaysia bucked the trend of regime resilience in Southeast Asia when the ruling coalition was voted out for the first time in 2018. For six decades, the coalit...
journals.sagepub.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Making (internet) space for the ‘opposition playground’ in Malaysia
Some of my thoughts on Malaysia for a special issue on Authoritarianism in the Digital Age in Dialogues on Digital Society journal was published yesterday!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Some of my thoughts on Malaysia for a special issue on Authoritarianism in the Digital Age in Dialogues on Digital Society journal was published yesterday!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
10 years ago today I moved back to the UK. Lots have happened for me since - dad passing, a book published, PhD completed, permanent job, flat in London. Don’t know what the future holds for me (and the world at large) but tonight, I’ll pop open a beer and just be grateful for my charmed life.
September 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
10 years ago today I moved back to the UK. Lots have happened for me since - dad passing, a book published, PhD completed, permanent job, flat in London. Don’t know what the future holds for me (and the world at large) but tonight, I’ll pop open a beer and just be grateful for my charmed life.
Genuine question: what have all the US TikTokkers done with their Little Red Book (RedNote) accounts?
September 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Genuine question: what have all the US TikTokkers done with their Little Red Book (RedNote) accounts?
I really should come on here more than just reposting work stuff 🤣 I forget what I used to do on Twitter last time 😬
August 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I really should come on here more than just reposting work stuff 🤣 I forget what I used to do on Twitter last time 😬
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I'm very excited and proud that my dept @kingsdh.bsky.social is hosting this major conference in 2026. There are many streams of DH, some old, some new, and I've always believed that the future of the field is dialogue between them. This landmark event will do that www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...
Digital Humanities Today: Critical Inquiry with and about the Digital
From the 23-26 June 2026, the Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London will host an international conference exploring the evolving role of Digital Humanities in a world increasingly ...
www.kcl.ac.uk
August 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I'm very excited and proud that my dept @kingsdh.bsky.social is hosting this major conference in 2026. There are many streams of DH, some old, some new, and I've always believed that the future of the field is dialogue between them. This landmark event will do that www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...
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📢 We’re hiring a Lecturer in Digital Media and Culture Education (Academic Education Pathway)!
📅 Start date: 29 September 2025 (or soon after)
📔 Contract: Full-time, fixed term until 30 September 2026
🗓 Apply by: 27 August 2025
Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
#AcademicJobs
📅 Start date: 29 September 2025 (or soon after)
📔 Contract: Full-time, fixed term until 30 September 2026
🗓 Apply by: 27 August 2025
Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
#AcademicJobs
my.corehr.com
August 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
📢 We’re hiring a Lecturer in Digital Media and Culture Education (Academic Education Pathway)!
📅 Start date: 29 September 2025 (or soon after)
📔 Contract: Full-time, fixed term until 30 September 2026
🗓 Apply by: 27 August 2025
Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
#AcademicJobs
📅 Start date: 29 September 2025 (or soon after)
📔 Contract: Full-time, fixed term until 30 September 2026
🗓 Apply by: 27 August 2025
Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
#AcademicJobs
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📢 We’re hiring a Lecturer in Computational Humanities Education (Academic Education Pathway).
📔 Contract: Full-time, indefinite contract
🗓 Apply by: 25 August 2025
Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
#DigitalHumanities #AcademicJobs #Hiring
📔 Contract: Full-time, indefinite contract
🗓 Apply by: 25 August 2025
Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
#DigitalHumanities #AcademicJobs #Hiring
my.corehr.com
August 14, 2025 at 9:46 AM
📢 We’re hiring a Lecturer in Computational Humanities Education (Academic Education Pathway).
📔 Contract: Full-time, indefinite contract
🗓 Apply by: 25 August 2025
Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
#DigitalHumanities #AcademicJobs #Hiring
📔 Contract: Full-time, indefinite contract
🗓 Apply by: 25 August 2025
Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
#DigitalHumanities #AcademicJobs #Hiring
Come work (with me) at @kingsdh! Hiring one open-ended role - Lecturer in Computational Humanities my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru... - and one fixed-term contract role - Lecturer in Digital Media and Culture my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru... Deadlines in a couple of weeks!
my.corehr.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Come work (with me) at @kingsdh! Hiring one open-ended role - Lecturer in Computational Humanities my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru... - and one fixed-term contract role - Lecturer in Digital Media and Culture my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru... Deadlines in a couple of weeks!
TFW you’re in the mood to code some interviews and your Nvivo license has expired and the one on your institution’s software centre hasn’t been updated either so you opened an IT ticket and spend the day refreshing your email hoping someone will reply soon. 😩
August 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
TFW you’re in the mood to code some interviews and your Nvivo license has expired and the one on your institution’s software centre hasn’t been updated either so you opened an IT ticket and spend the day refreshing your email hoping someone will reply soon. 😩
Working on it!
Panel today got me thinking: we 🇲🇾-ns collectively don’t appreciate our own greats/experts. Especially in the Arts - and moreso when these pieces are used to force us to confront the most uncomfortable parts of ourselves.
Here’s to more discourse of Jit’s works in academia. @nikicheong.bsky.social
Here’s to more discourse of Jit’s works in academia. @nikicheong.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Working on it!
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Panel today got me thinking: we 🇲🇾-ns collectively don’t appreciate our own greats/experts. Especially in the Arts - and moreso when these pieces are used to force us to confront the most uncomfortable parts of ourselves.
Here’s to more discourse of Jit’s works in academia. @nikicheong.bsky.social
Here’s to more discourse of Jit’s works in academia. @nikicheong.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Panel today got me thinking: we 🇲🇾-ns collectively don’t appreciate our own greats/experts. Especially in the Arts - and moreso when these pieces are used to force us to confront the most uncomfortable parts of ourselves.
Here’s to more discourse of Jit’s works in academia. @nikicheong.bsky.social
Here’s to more discourse of Jit’s works in academia. @nikicheong.bsky.social
Tomorrow morning! No Jit? A roundtable discussion about Jit Murad's place in academic discourse, hosted by me and featuring an amazing panel. More info in images attached.
Date: 12 July 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 10.30am
Location: ASWARA
Free entry but register at www.cloudjoi.com/shows/3710-n...
Date: 12 July 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 10.30am
Location: ASWARA
Free entry but register at www.cloudjoi.com/shows/3710-n...
July 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Tomorrow morning! No Jit? A roundtable discussion about Jit Murad's place in academic discourse, hosted by me and featuring an amazing panel. More info in images attached.
Date: 12 July 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 10.30am
Location: ASWARA
Free entry but register at www.cloudjoi.com/shows/3710-n...
Date: 12 July 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 10.30am
Location: ASWARA
Free entry but register at www.cloudjoi.com/shows/3710-n...
Folks in Kuala Lumpur this weekend - I'm hosting a roundtable discussion on Jit Murad's place in academic discourse, as part of #JitFest25. Come join the discussion with Susan Philip, Ann Lee, Fasyali Fadzly and Kam Raslan! Free entry, but please register here: www.cloudjoi.com/shows/3710-n...
July 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Folks in Kuala Lumpur this weekend - I'm hosting a roundtable discussion on Jit Murad's place in academic discourse, as part of #JitFest25. Come join the discussion with Susan Philip, Ann Lee, Fasyali Fadzly and Kam Raslan! Free entry, but please register here: www.cloudjoi.com/shows/3710-n...
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We're smashing into Pride 2025 with a gang of radical queer writers and a brand new book: #WrathMonth
We're channeling our fury into a new collection of biting, blood-splattered stories at the cutting edge of fantasy, horror, and science fiction.
💙📚🪐📚🌈📚🌈🚀💫
We're channeling our fury into a new collection of biting, blood-splattered stories at the cutting edge of fantasy, horror, and science fiction.
💙📚🪐📚🌈📚🌈🚀💫
Wrath Month - An Anthology of Queer Rage
The punk anthology where queer rage kicks down the doors of fantasy, science-fiction and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
We're smashing into Pride 2025 with a gang of radical queer writers and a brand new book: #WrathMonth
We're channeling our fury into a new collection of biting, blood-splattered stories at the cutting edge of fantasy, horror, and science fiction.
💙📚🪐📚🌈📚🌈🚀💫
We're channeling our fury into a new collection of biting, blood-splattered stories at the cutting edge of fantasy, horror, and science fiction.
💙📚🪐📚🌈📚🌈🚀💫
Vaguepost because superstitious but today I felt like I achieve something significant in my academic life that (to me) feels like a massive milestone. 😬 Also trepidatious. 🫣
May 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Vaguepost because superstitious but today I felt like I achieve something significant in my academic life that (to me) feels like a massive milestone. 😬 Also trepidatious. 🫣
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I'm not crying you're crying.
For noen kan et lite regnbueflagg bety at vi føler oss tryggere. Man ser flagget og tenker; « her kan jeg passe inn»
En enkel måte å vite at jeg også blir satt pris på.
Veldig fin video
Oslo Pride🌈
En enkel måte å vite at jeg også blir satt pris på.
Veldig fin video
Oslo Pride🌈
May 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I'm not crying you're crying.
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May 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Really thrilled to be at a conference where academics think it’s a good idea to wear red caps which reads: Make Tech Fun Again
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April 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Really thrilled to be at a conference where academics think it’s a good idea to wear red caps which reads: Make Tech Fun Again
🤦♂️
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20 FELLOWSHIPS! Great opportunities in AI at King's, and to work with the amazing @drkatedevlin.bsky.social (and maybe by extension, me, by virtue of being in the same institution? Am less amazing though so maybe that's not a selling point 😆)!
Applications are now open for 20 interdisciplinary jobs in AI at King’s College London: King’s AI+ Academic Fellowships, advancing AI across *all* disciplines (yes, inc. Arts & Hums — come and work with me!). www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/role/ki...
@kingsdh.bsky.social @kings-dfi.bsky.social
@kingsdh.bsky.social @kings-dfi.bsky.social
King's AI+ Academic Fellowships (leading to an open-ended academic post)
King’s is making a major strategic investment into driving AI activity across our nine academic Faculties. Our ambition is to accelerate growth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data-driven research...
www.kcl.ac.uk
March 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
20 FELLOWSHIPS! Great opportunities in AI at King's, and to work with the amazing @drkatedevlin.bsky.social (and maybe by extension, me, by virtue of being in the same institution? Am less amazing though so maybe that's not a selling point 😆)!
Boosting this ahead of Friday's talk. See you in SOAS if you're in London, or online via Zoom!
Niki Cheong (@nikicheong.bsky.social), Carman Fung & Jason Cabanes join the SOAS (@soasuni.bsky.social) South East Asia Seminar Series this week for a hybrid talk on "Media & Digital Cultures of #SoutheastAsia"
March 28 @ 4:00pm (GMT)
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March 28 @ 4:00pm (GMT)
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March 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Boosting this ahead of Friday's talk. See you in SOAS if you're in London, or online via Zoom!
Master's scholarship at King's College London for Black, Asian and minority home students!
My faculty (Arts & Humanities) is offering three postgraduate taught programmes scholarships (fees) - closing day is 14 May.
Details here: www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy...
My faculty (Arts & Humanities) is offering three postgraduate taught programmes scholarships (fees) - closing day is 14 May.
Details here: www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy...
KING’S BRIDGE Scholarships
Arts & Humanities Faculty Master’s Scholarships for Black, Asian, and Minority Home Students
www.kcl.ac.uk
March 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Master's scholarship at King's College London for Black, Asian and minority home students!
My faculty (Arts & Humanities) is offering three postgraduate taught programmes scholarships (fees) - closing day is 14 May.
Details here: www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy...
My faculty (Arts & Humanities) is offering three postgraduate taught programmes scholarships (fees) - closing day is 14 May.
Details here: www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy...
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📣 Launching our Wicked study today - please repost / spread the word!
We’re looking to hear from UK-based Women of Colour who have watched the film Wicked for a super quick (15mins tops) study ✨🪄🧹
brightonpsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
We’re looking to hear from UK-based Women of Colour who have watched the film Wicked for a super quick (15mins tops) study ✨🪄🧹
brightonpsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
March 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
📣 Launching our Wicked study today - please repost / spread the word!
We’re looking to hear from UK-based Women of Colour who have watched the film Wicked for a super quick (15mins tops) study ✨🪄🧹
brightonpsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
We’re looking to hear from UK-based Women of Colour who have watched the film Wicked for a super quick (15mins tops) study ✨🪄🧹
brightonpsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...