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

A #bookreview of the Time Traveler's Passport story anthology, recommended by the New York Times and published by Amazon.

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#BookReview: The Time Traveler’s Passport Anthology - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

#BookReview of The Time Traveler’s Passport Anthology, as recommended by the New York Times (published by Amazon).

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

A #bookreview of Klara and the Sun, a dystopian (for now!) story of AI and humans in a deeply divided class society of genetic engineering and enhancement.

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#BookReview: Klara and the Sun - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. #AI #empathy #AIhumanrelations

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · 11d

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Volume 30 Issue 6 | Corporate Communications: An International Journal | Emerald Publishing

Illustrates why communications are important and how best to implement a strategic communications plan.

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · 11d

A new issue of the Corporate Comms journal has been published with my new editorial:
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Editorial 30.6: A behavioural approach to crisis?

In March 2020, the world witnessed an unprecedented crisis as COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic and countries shut down, instituting nationwide lockdowns. The pandemic came at a time when loneli...

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · 19d

#bookreview of Chasing the Sun by Judy Leigh.

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#BookReview: Chasing the Sun - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of Chasing the Sun, by Judy Leigh, the author of the Golden Oldies' Book Club and Five French Hens.

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

A #bookreview of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by Laura Pearson.

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#BookReview: The Last List of Mabel Beaumont - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by Laura Pearson. A story of grief, sadness, missed opportunities, but also, self-discovery.

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

A #bookreview of A Year of Mr Maybes by Judy Leigh.

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#BookReview: A Year of Mr Maybes - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of A Year of Mr Maybes by Judy Leigh, the author of the Golden Oldies' Book Club and Five French Hens.

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

A #bookreview of The Last Laugh Club by Kate Galley

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#BookReview: The Last Laugh Club - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of The Last Laugh Club by Kate Galley. A story of grief, forgiveness and friendships. #Scotland

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

A #bookreview of the Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters.

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#BookReview: The Berry Pickers - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of The Berry Pickers, a novel by Amanda Peters about love, memory, loss, and grief.

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

A new issue of the Northern Lights: Film & Media Studies Yearbook has been published. The issue was guest-edited by Lidija Stojanovic-Lafazanovska on the topic of female trajectory in film and media.

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Female Trajectory in Film and Media | Intellect

Intellect Discover is the platform where Intellect's content lives: Browse publications for scholars and practitioners teaching and researching in the arts, media and creative industries.

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

#bookreview of the Good Psychopath's Guide to Success.
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#BookReview: The Good Psychopath’s Guide to Success - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of The Good Psychopath's Guide to Success by Kevin Dutton and Andy McNab. A personal story mixed with academic research.

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · Oct 15

A #bookreview of The Secret Witch, by Alyxandra Harvey.

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#BookReview: The Secret Witch - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of The Secret Witch by Alyxandra Harvey, a part of the trilogy, The Witches of London. #Witcherature.

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · Oct 15

A #bookreview of the Silver Ladies Seize the Day by Judy Leigh.

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#BookReview: The Silver Ladies Seize the Day - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford

A book review of the Silver Ladies Seize the Day by Judy Leigh. A 2nd book in the series, after the Silver Ladies Do Lunch.

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Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · Oct 7

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 · Oct 3

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 · Sep 29

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 · Sep 27

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 · Sep 16

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 · Sep 15

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

Dr Martina Topic-Rutherford @martinatopic.bsky.social · Sep 15

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

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

#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.

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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