Kate Wright
@newsprof1.bsky.social
Prof of Media and Communication at the University of Edinburgh. Based in Politics/IR. Researching #AI, #Journalism and #Public Service Media. Views own. She/Her
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🚨🚨Striking and frightening that #Trump is also calling the shots over British #broadcasting and the #BBC. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/whit...
www.politico.eu/article/whit...
Trump gloats as BBC boss quits over coverage ‘mistakes’
Tim Davie, the BBC’s director general, steps down after days of torrid headlines for the state broadcaster — and a direct attack by the Trump administration.
www.politico.eu
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
🚨🚨Striking and frightening that #Trump is also calling the shots over British #broadcasting and the #BBC. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/whit...
www.politico.eu/article/whit...
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ICYMI: Congratulations to Professor Kate Wright @newsprof1.bsky.social, Co-Lead of the interdisciplinary research cluster in Media and Communications at Edinburgh Futures Institute, for winning Outstanding Monograph of the Year! 👏
Read more 👉 edin.ac/4mL8iJt
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Professor Kate Wright wins Outstanding Monograph of the Year - Edinburgh Futures Institute
Professor Kate Wright wins Outstanding Monograph of the Year for book on Trump and Voice of America
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October 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
ICYMI: Congratulations to Professor Kate Wright @newsprof1.bsky.social, Co-Lead of the interdisciplinary research cluster in Media and Communications at Edinburgh Futures Institute, for winning Outstanding Monograph of the Year! 👏
Read more 👉 edin.ac/4mL8iJt
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Just spotted - the order is worth reading in full #VOA @voanews.com.web.brid.gy
www.axios.com/2025/09/30/t...
www.axios.com/2025/09/30/t...
Read: Judge pauses Trump administration's VOA cuts in scathing order
Actions of Trump officials in the case that names Kari Lake as a defendant "readily support contempt proceedings," the judge said.
www.axios.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Just spotted - the order is worth reading in full #VOA @voanews.com.web.brid.gy
www.axios.com/2025/09/30/t...
www.axios.com/2025/09/30/t...
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About Trump and VOA during Trump's first term.
Which was only a hint of what would happen in Trump's second term.
Which was only a hint of what would happen in Trump's second term.
Well, there's a surprise! Just won Outstanding Monograph of the Year from @meccsa.bsky.social for Capturing News, Capturing Democracy @oxfordunipress.bsky.social with @martinscott2010.bsky.social and @melbunce.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
About Trump and VOA during Trump's first term.
Which was only a hint of what would happen in Trump's second term.
Which was only a hint of what would happen in Trump's second term.
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Congratulations! I highly recommend the book.
Well, there's a surprise! Just won Outstanding Monograph of the Year from @meccsa.bsky.social for Capturing News, Capturing Democracy @oxfordunipress.bsky.social with @martinscott2010.bsky.social and @melbunce.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Congratulations! I highly recommend the book.
Well, there's a surprise! Just won Outstanding Monograph of the Year from @meccsa.bsky.social for Capturing News, Capturing Democracy @oxfordunipress.bsky.social with @martinscott2010.bsky.social and @melbunce.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Well, there's a surprise! Just won Outstanding Monograph of the Year from @meccsa.bsky.social for Capturing News, Capturing Democracy @oxfordunipress.bsky.social with @martinscott2010.bsky.social and @melbunce.bsky.social
Honoured that Capturing News, Capturing Democracy: Trump and @voanews.com.web.brid.gy was a finalist for the @aejmc.bsky.social
prestigious Tankard award. @melbunce.bsky.social @martinscott2010.bsky.social and I are delighted. Our hearty congratulations to @gwynmell.bsky.social!
prestigious Tankard award. @melbunce.bsky.social @martinscott2010.bsky.social and I are delighted. Our hearty congratulations to @gwynmell.bsky.social!
Congrats to the AEJMC Tankard Book Award Winner:
Racializing Objectivity: How the White Southern Press Used Journalism Standards to Defend Jim Crow, Gwyneth Mellinger, University of Massachusetts Press, 2024. Also congrats to the two finalists! #AEJMC25 #AejmcAwards
Racializing Objectivity: How the White Southern Press Used Journalism Standards to Defend Jim Crow, Gwyneth Mellinger, University of Massachusetts Press, 2024. Also congrats to the two finalists! #AEJMC25 #AejmcAwards
June 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Honoured that Capturing News, Capturing Democracy: Trump and @voanews.com.web.brid.gy was a finalist for the @aejmc.bsky.social
prestigious Tankard award. @melbunce.bsky.social @martinscott2010.bsky.social and I are delighted. Our hearty congratulations to @gwynmell.bsky.social!
prestigious Tankard award. @melbunce.bsky.social @martinscott2010.bsky.social and I are delighted. Our hearty congratulations to @gwynmell.bsky.social!
Thrilled to have received the "honourable mention" (runner up place) from the Journalism Studies division of #ICA2025, together with longstanding coauthors @martinscott2010.bsky.social + @melbunce.bsky.social. Our hearty congratulations to the overall winner @ruthmoon.bsky.social!
June 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Thrilled to have received the "honourable mention" (runner up place) from the Journalism Studies division of #ICA2025, together with longstanding coauthors @martinscott2010.bsky.social + @melbunce.bsky.social. Our hearty congratulations to the overall winner @ruthmoon.bsky.social!
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Delighted to see @newsprof1.bsky.social's article 'Beyond Emergencies? Reporting on Humanitarian Issues Around the World' out in @digitaljournalism.bsky.social Brilliant to see researchers experimenting with new methods! Congrats to Kate and her co-authors: edin.ac/43NShLi
Beyond “Emergencies?" Reporting on Humanitarian Issues Around the World | Data Culture & Society
Dr Kate Wright, Academic Lead of the Media and Communications Research Cluster at EFI, has just published a lead-authored article challenging a pre-eminent and longstanding theory in the field of huma...
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June 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Delighted to see @newsprof1.bsky.social's article 'Beyond Emergencies? Reporting on Humanitarian Issues Around the World' out in @digitaljournalism.bsky.social Brilliant to see researchers experimenting with new methods! Congrats to Kate and her co-authors: edin.ac/43NShLi
JOB KLAXON - 5 year Research Fellowship for experienced postdoc working with @andrewhoskins.bsky.social on digital war @edinburghuni.bsky.social elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Research Fellow (WARSHARE)
We are looking for an experienced postdoctoral Research Fellow with demonstrated success in delivering complex research projects, and advanced knowledge in conceptual and theoretical work on the appli...
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May 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
JOB KLAXON - 5 year Research Fellowship for experienced postdoc working with @andrewhoskins.bsky.social on digital war @edinburghuni.bsky.social elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Writer Who Condemned Colonists and Elites, Dies at 87
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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The public radio network's chief executive said in a statement that the US president's order was a 'clear violation of the Constitution.' www.ft.com/content/f7a3...
May 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The public radio network's chief executive said in a statement that the US president's order was a 'clear violation of the Constitution.' www.ft.com/content/f7a3...
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1 hour to go! Join us online for the launch of our new tool Am I Facing a SLAPP? Starting at 12pm today (BST):
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May 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
1 hour to go! Join us online for the launch of our new tool Am I Facing a SLAPP? Starting at 12pm today (BST):
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Bravo to @reuters.com. The shot that #Trump showed #Ramaphosa, claiming it was evidence of white genocide in South Africa? It was from their footage of the aftermath of a battle with M23 in DRC www.reuters.com/world/africa...
reuters.com
www.reuters.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Bravo to @reuters.com. The shot that #Trump showed #Ramaphosa, claiming it was evidence of white genocide in South Africa? It was from their footage of the aftermath of a battle with M23 in DRC www.reuters.com/world/africa...
The largest ever global analysis of #humanitarian reporting. Delighted this is finally out!
ONLINE FIRST & OPEN ACCESS! A global study co-authored by @newsprof1.bsky.social, Dani Madrid-Morales, and @cbarrie.bsky.social of over 1 million media texts shows Anglophone outlets favor the "emergency imaginary," while global coverage uses more diverse frames.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Beyond “Emergencies?
How do journalists around the world report on humanitarian issues? Two decades after Calhoun first wrote about the “emergency imaginary”, it is still seen as a “master frame”, dominating narratives...
www.tandfonline.com
May 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The largest ever global analysis of #humanitarian reporting. Delighted this is finally out!
Need some evidence of goodness and kindness in the world? The Quilters is a really touching, beautiful documentary about prisoners who make quilts for foster children. www.netflix.com/gb/title/820...
Watch The Quilters | Netflix Official Site
In this award-winning short documentary, men in a Missouri maximum-security prison design and sew beautiful, personalized quilts for foster children.
www.netflix.com
May 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Need some evidence of goodness and kindness in the world? The Quilters is a really touching, beautiful documentary about prisoners who make quilts for foster children. www.netflix.com/gb/title/820...
What do you think will happen to journalists known to have worked for @voanews.com.web.brid.gy if they are sent back to authoritarian countries? The lack of responsibility is breathtaking. Trump administration fires nearly 600 contractors at Voice of America www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration fires nearly 600 contractors at Voice of America
Some workers at new network now face deportation as their visas are linked to their jobs
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 5:57 AM
What do you think will happen to journalists known to have worked for @voanews.com.web.brid.gy if they are sent back to authoritarian countries? The lack of responsibility is breathtaking. Trump administration fires nearly 600 contractors at Voice of America www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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SCOOP: On Friday, the US Copyright Office released a blockbuster report on AI training.
On Saturday, the USCO director was unceremoniously fired.
Today, two men claiming to be Trump appointees—including a new acting USCO director—showed up at the office: www.wired.com/story/us-cop...
On Saturday, the USCO director was unceremoniously fired.
Today, two men claiming to be Trump appointees—including a new acting USCO director—showed up at the office: www.wired.com/story/us-cop...
Two Men Claiming to Be Trump Appointees Blocked From Entering US Copyright Office
The men appeared at the US Copyright Office days after after the Trump administration fired its leader, who had just published a report about the use of copyrighted materials for AI training.
www.wired.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
SCOOP: On Friday, the US Copyright Office released a blockbuster report on AI training.
On Saturday, the USCO director was unceremoniously fired.
Today, two men claiming to be Trump appointees—including a new acting USCO director—showed up at the office: www.wired.com/story/us-cop...
On Saturday, the USCO director was unceremoniously fired.
Today, two men claiming to be Trump appointees—including a new acting USCO director—showed up at the office: www.wired.com/story/us-cop...
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In huge news, the UK government was just defeated in the House of Lords for a second time over AI & copyright.
The government had removed amendments to the Data Bill that would require AI companies to disclose their training data. The Lords have now reinserted them.
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The government had removed amendments to the Data Bill that would require AI companies to disclose their training data. The Lords have now reinserted them.
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May 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
In huge news, the UK government was just defeated in the House of Lords for a second time over AI & copyright.
The government had removed amendments to the Data Bill that would require AI companies to disclose their training data. The Lords have now reinserted them.
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The government had removed amendments to the Data Bill that would require AI companies to disclose their training data. The Lords have now reinserted them.
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Would someone please explain to me why this US Bill seeks to prevent states from issuing any laws or regulations of #AI for the next 10 years? docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/...
docs.house.gov
May 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Would someone please explain to me why this US Bill seeks to prevent states from issuing any laws or regulations of #AI for the next 10 years? docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/...
Honoured to hear that Capturing News, Capturing Democracy: #Trump and @voanews.com.web.brid.gy has been shortlisted for an outstanding achievement award by @meccsa.bsky.social. Celebrating with coauthors @martinscott2010.bsky.social + @melbunce.bsky.social
www.meccsa.org.uk/meccsa-outst...
www.meccsa.org.uk/meccsa-outst...
May 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Honoured to hear that Capturing News, Capturing Democracy: #Trump and @voanews.com.web.brid.gy has been shortlisted for an outstanding achievement award by @meccsa.bsky.social. Celebrating with coauthors @martinscott2010.bsky.social + @melbunce.bsky.social
www.meccsa.org.uk/meccsa-outst...
www.meccsa.org.uk/meccsa-outst...
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I'll just take this moment to point out that the US Institute of Peace, just a few weeks ago, contained one of the finest concentrations of US expertise on India and Pakistan, and crisis management in South Asia.
May 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I'll just take this moment to point out that the US Institute of Peace, just a few weeks ago, contained one of the finest concentrations of US expertise on India and Pakistan, and crisis management in South Asia.
Wait, what??? How would this not be an obvious violation of @voanews.com.web.brid.gy Charter?
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Kari Lake announces partnership between OAN and Voice of America to push MAGA message
‘Kari Lake providing One America News Network to our global audiences makes a mockery of the agency's history of independent non-partisan journalism,’ former USAGM Chief Financial Officer Grant Turner...
www.independent.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Wait, what??? How would this not be an obvious violation of @voanews.com.web.brid.gy Charter?
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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NEW JOB: The Knight Institute (@knightcolumbia.org) is looking for a staff attorney to join us for a two-year position. It's an extremely busy time for the First Amendment, and we could use some more hands on deck!
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| Knight First Amendment Institute
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May 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
NEW JOB: The Knight Institute (@knightcolumbia.org) is looking for a staff attorney to join us for a two-year position. It's an extremely busy time for the First Amendment, and we could use some more hands on deck!
knightcolumbia.org/page/staff_a...
knightcolumbia.org/page/staff_a...
Over the moon to have made full PROFESSOR @edinburghpir.bsky.social !
May 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Over the moon to have made full PROFESSOR @edinburghpir.bsky.social !