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Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Apr 22

We're wrapping up our activity on Bluesky.

We’ll be continuing to share all future updates exclusively on LinkedIn. If you'd like to stay informed about our publications and activities, we’d be glad to see you there!

🔗 www.linkedin.com/company/cogi...

Thanks for being part of this community!

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Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Apr 15

Data, platforms, and global flows mark a new era for "televisuality".

Our new thematic issue explores how traditional television, social media, and streaming intersect, reshaping audience practices, aesthetics, and cultural discourses.

Issue: shortt.link/mac474bs

Redefining Televisuality: Programmes, Practices, and Methods

Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

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andreea-mogos.bsky.social @andreea-mogos.bsky.social · Apr 15

🎓Our article - Romanian Televisuality in the Post-Broadcast Era: Visual Signature of Popular News TV Talk Shows, has been published today in the journal Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social
🤝 Teamwork with Constantin Trofin
www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/9423

Romanian Televisuality in the Post-Broadcast Era: Visual Signature of Popular News TV Talk Shows | Article | Media and Communication

Andreea Alina Mogoș, Constantin Trofin

www.cogitatiopress.com

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Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Apr 8

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✔️ Navigate MSCA PF funding
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🎙️ Lauri Keskinen – MSCA expert @utu.fi

🎟️ Register: shortt.link/uWSMK

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Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Mar 25

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Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Mar 25

Do podcasts create real trust or just fake intimacy?

Our new open access issue explores how podcasts balance personal connection and journalistic standards, looking at opportunities and risks across different countries.

Balancing Intimacy and Trust: Opportunities and Risks in Audio Journalism

Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

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Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Mar 17

Join us for Youth at the Forefront of Change, a free webinar exploring youth participation in tackling inequalities and building community empowerment!

📅 April 14th

🗣️ Sarah Ward, Maureen McBride, Miriam Solis,
@mportosg.bsky.social
& Bianca Castro

🎫 + info: shortt.link/RsoCN

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Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Mar 6

Does your gender influence how you present yourself online?

Our new open access issue explores how platforms like TikTok and Instagram shape gendered online identities, showing how economics and culture are connected.

Issue: shortt.link/mac459bsky

@chris.bsky.social
@megansawey.bsky.social

Gendered Cultures in Platform Economies: Entertainment, Expertise, and Online Selfhood

Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

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Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Mar 3

#1🏅

The Nanking Atrocity: Still and Moving Images 1937–1944

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The Nanking Atrocity: Still and Moving Images 1937–1944 | Article | Media and Communication

Gary Evans

www.cogitatiopress.com

Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Mar 3

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Parasocial Interactions in Otome Games: Emotional Engagement and Parasocial Intimacy Among Chinese Female Players

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Parasocial Interactions in Otome Games: Emotional Engagement and Parasocial Intimacy Among Chinese Female Players | Article | Media and Communication

Hao Gao, Ruoqing Guo, Qingqing You

www.cogitatiopress.com

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Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Mar 3

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TikTok and Political Communication: The Latest Frontier of Politainment? A Case Study

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TikTok and Political Communication: The Latest Frontier of Politainment? A Case Study | Article | Media and Communication

Laura Cervi, Santiago Tejedor, Fernando García Blesa

www.cogitatiopress.com

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Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Mar 3

#4🏅

Understanding Social Media Logic

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Understanding Social Media Logic | Article | Media and Communication

José van Dijck, Thomas Poell

www.cogitatiopress.com

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Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Mar 3

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Social Media Influencers’ Role in Shaping Political Opinions and Actions of Young Audiences

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Social Media Influencers’ Role in Shaping Political Opinions and Actions of Young Audiences | Article | Media and Communication

Christina Peter, Luisa Muth

www.cogitatiopress.com

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Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Mar 3

📊 Our Top 5 Most Downloaded Articles in February

🔍 Explore the key topics, pressing challenges, and groundbreaking research that captured our readership last month!

Check out the top articles below ⬇️

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Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Feb 27

⚡ Don't miss out on the @cogitatiosi.bsky.social Webinar Showcase, coming to you on the 11th, 12th, and 24th of March!

💡On the evolution of labor under neoliberal rule, silencing efforts by institutions and outlying threats to inclusion

💬 Be part of the conversation - learn more and sign-up below!

Social Inclusion @cogitatiosi.bsky.social · Feb 18

📢 Social Inclusion is hosting a special webinar series!

🌍 Explore the key topics and research that shaped our journal over the past year!

🔗 Learn more about each session, speaker and topics in our thread below 🧵

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Frans Mäyrä @fransmayra.bsky.social · Feb 13

New, coming out of an ECREA symposium, Digital Games at the Forefront of Change: On the Meaningfulness of Games and Game Studies (Media and Communication, Volume 13).

Eda. Felix Reer, Teresa de la Hera and Salvador Gómez.

Complete issue: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/issue/view/460

Digital Games at the Forefront of Change: On the Meaningfulness of Games and Game Studies

Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

www.cogitatiopress.com

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Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Feb 13

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Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Feb 13

How can video games teach us something meaningful?

Our new open access issue explores how games function as cultural artifacts, social environments, and learning tools, examining their impact on identity, society, and the media landscape.

Digital Games at the Forefront of Change: On the Meaningfulness of Games and Game Studies

Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

www.cogitatiopress.com

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Qinfeng Zhu, PhD @qfzhu.bsky.social · Feb 10

Excited to start Bluesky with the special issue I edited with Cigdem Bozdag @cogitatiomac.bsky.social! From political unfriending and teen digital detox to migrant boundary-making and state-enforced disconnection, we explore disconnectivity across fields, contexts & disciplines: bit.ly/4aVvNep 🔓
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Disconnectivity in a Changing Media and Political Landscape

Thematic Issue, Vol 12 (2024)

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Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Feb 10

💡 Join us tomorrow, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, for this very special webinar!

📅 Register below and be a part of this essential discussion on the state of gender equality on science and academia ⬇️

Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Jan 13

Join us on the International Day of Women & Girls in Science for a free webinar on the ongoing challenges for women in academia and science production!

📅 11 February at 4PM CET

🗣️ Beatriz Ribeiro, @sevenpaperclips.bsky.social, @brigittehuber.bsky.social and Lena Weber

🎫+ info shortt.link/COseq