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Reminder- Online Survey of Visual Data Storytelling- Invitation to participate in a survey
by Yangjinbo Zhang 07 Nov '22

07 Nov '22

Hi everyone, Just a kind reminder that the Online Survey of Visual Data Storytelling is open until Sunday 13 November 2022. Short version (to save your time): - You can find the online survey on: https://uwa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3fOcMR7NW34vxIy - The survey is open from 31 October 2022 to 13 November 2022 - Thank you very much for considering, and helping me with my PhD work The longer version: My PhD project is about associating digital art and data visualisation to create entertaining data storytelling content. In an effort to improve the project, we are looking for people who are interested in trying out our data storytelling charts and comics, and taking a quick survey after viewing them. This survey will take around 10~25 minutes I am currently pursuing my PhD at the University of Western Australia (UWA) under the supervision of Prof Mark Reynolds. I would very kindly like to invite you to help me and support my work in answering a quick online user-survey. The survey is part of the user testing that I am currently conducting. If you choose to participate, you will be invited to do several short memory tests and a survey. Your participation will take approximately 10~25 mins. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and all of your feedback will be anonymous. The survey is open from 31 October 2022 to 13 November 2022. Here is the link for the survey: https://uwa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3fOcMR7NW34vxIy If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at yangjinbo.zhang(a)research.uwa.edu.au . Thank you for your help and consideration. Warm Regards, Yangjinbo This study has received University of Western Australia Human Research Ethics approval (RA/4/20/6292) PhD Candidate: Yangjinbo Zhang- yangjinbo.zhang(a)research.uwa.edu.au Supervisor: Professor Mark Reynolds- mark.reynolds(a)uwa.edu.au

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Seeking PhD opportunity
by Sharon Nabwire 06 Nov '22

06 Nov '22

Hello everyone, I am looking for interdisciplinary Ph.D. opportunities in Instructional Technology, Social computing (potential or impact social media in HigherED), or Information Systems. I am wondering if anyone of you has any open opportunities or can forward me in the right direction. I have an Information Technology background and hold have masters in Information and Telecommunications Technology focusing on emerging technologies. I am happy to share more of my academic and work background should you have any questions. Thank you! -- *Sharon Nabwire* Email: Sharonnabwire(a)gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannynab/

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Chinese Journal of Communication Special Issue CFP: Wither China?: Chinese Communication Research at the New Conjuncture
by Lin Zhang 06 Nov '22

06 Nov '22

Special Issue of Chinese Journal of Communication (CJoC) CALL FOR PAPER Whither China?: Chinese Communication Research at the New Conjuncture Abstract submission deadline: January 1, 2023 Notification of abstract acceptance: January 30, 2023 Full paper submission deadline: June 30, 2023 Guest Editors: Lin Zhang (University of New Hampshire, USA) Bingchun Meng (London School of Economics and Political Science, UK) Elaine J. Yuan (University of Illinois Chicago, USA) The general aims and scope of this special issue: When the 2022 Winter Olympics opened in Beijing amidst stringent Covid rules and escalating tension between China and the U.S.-led Western Bloc, commentators both within and outside China took the chance to draw a comparison with the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which at the time was widely hailed as China’s ‘coming out party’. While the New York Times called the 2022 Games ‘divisive’ and characterized it as featuring many walls, Chinese social media users could not help reminiscing the ostensible ‘Golden Era’ of 2008, when the heyday of globalization was yet to be superseded by a new era of Cold War. Much seems to have changed within the short timespan of fifteen years. As the liberal camp’s euphoria over “the End of History” gave way to overblown fear of the “China threat”, the agenda of Chinese communication research is also shifting. In the 2000s, observers outside China had great expectations for the democratizing potential of civil society, of the free market, and of the Internet as a universal technology of decentralized communication. Today, facing the tightening of grips over political expression in China, and the crisis of liberal democracy amid surging tides of populism worldwide, in both of which digital technologies played an important role, the outlook is drastically different. The technological prowess of Chinese platform companies combined with the unrelenting political control of the authoritarian state seems to present the doomsday scenario of a digital dystopia, where not only freedom of expression within China is suppressed but also the digital sovereignty of democratic countries around the world could be undermined. Media and technology sectors are at the forefront of escalating geopolitical tensions. The US-China tech war, which started with the sanctioning of ZTE and Huawei in 2017 has escalated rapidly into a full-scale blockage of Chinese tech firms ranging from semiconductors to clouds. China’s ramping up of its indigenous innovation drive and Chinese firms’ continued, though frustrated, overseas expansion (via initiatives like the Belt and Road and Go Out) only seem to have exacerbated the confrontation. Meanwhile, the Chinese state’s toughened regulation of its homegrown Big Techs, and domestic technology firms’ expansion into the countryside (encouraged by new policy initiatives like rural revitalization, poverty alleviation, and double circulation) signaled new logics in state’s governance of the tech industry, but so far has generated mixed results. The expansion of technological surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic, though has helped the government to effectively contain the spread of the virus, also stokes public anxiety over excessive control. At this new historical conjuncture, the question of ‘Whither China?’ becomes ever more elusive. Is China the ultimate Other of the West that can only be understood as an entity of deficiency and deviation in relation to the liberal order? Should China scholars make more effort to investigate the current moment of contradiction and contestation with reference to both the nation’s own trajectory of development and logic of history and in global comparison? How should we understand China’s expanding global reach and international presence and evaluate its implications for global equity? In order to reflect on these broad theoretical and epistemological issues, we invite contributions that are on the one hand based on robust empirical research, while on the other hand nurture the ambition of revising the intellectual agenda of our field. We encourage potential contributors to collectively reconsider some of the fundamental assumptions underpinning our intellectual inquiry, reconfigure our theoretical toolboxes, and redefine our empirical focus. * Steering away from the false dichotomy of the Internet as the instrument of democratization vs. the digital dystopia of Black Mirror, how can we have more nuanced discussion about the political economy of Chinese technology companies and about the social shaping of technology in the Chinese context? * Moving beyond methodological nationalism, what analytical frameworks can we adopt to better explain at one level the transnational expansion of Chinese platform companies, and at another the subnational stratification of media and communication industries in China? * Recognising that we are not necessarily moving toward the historical endpoint of a liberal democratic triumph, how would China’s past inform an investigation into its present and imagination about its future? We recognize that Chinese communication research has become more interdisciplinary over the years, incorporating analytical tools and insights from other disciplines such as sociology, political science, STS, and anthropology. We therefore encourage contributors of this special issue to continue thinking outside of disciplinary boundaries. We welcome theoretically ambitious, conceptually-driven and empirically-grounded research along the following lines: –Chinese media and tech companies’ global expansion –Indigenous innovation, new emphasis on “strategic technologies”, and global supply chain –Digital Silk Road and information infrastructure in the Global South –Global venture capital, financialization, and digital platforms vis-a-vis geopolitical tensions –The state’s antitrust campaign and regulation over tech companies (and consequences for tech workers) –Changing institutional arrangements of media production and consumption and in contemporary China –The historical trajectory and contemporary characteristics of public communication spaces –Discursive positions, ideological contestation, and identity formation at both transnational and subnational levels –Media, technology, and the development of the countryside (rural revitalization, poverty reduction, tech firms’ rural expansion etc.) –Urban/rural divide and mediated inequality –Transnational media production and consumption and the Chinese diaspora –Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic on Chinese media and tech and visions for Post-Covid China The submission deadline for abstract is January 1, 2023. Notice of acceptance for full paper submission will be announced within a month of abstract submission. Full paper submission deadline is June 30, 2023. All submitted manuscripts are subject to a rigorous, blind peer-review process. All accepted manuscripts will be published online first. The planned printed publication date is approximately around September 2024. Submissions should conform to the editorial guidelines of the Chinese Journal of Communication found at https://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journ… under “Instructions for Authors.” Papers for consideration in this special issue should be submitted online <http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rcjc> http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rcjc and should indicate they are intended for inclusion in the special issue. For inquires, contact Dr. Lin Zhang at lin.zhang(a)unh.edu or Dr. Francis Lee at francis_lee(a)cuhk.edu.hk. Lin Zhang Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies University of New Hampshire Book Review Editor Chinese Journal of Communication (CJC) Website: http://linzhangweb.org/ Academic.edu: http://usc.academia.edu/ZhangLin

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OA article: "The Digital Services Act: An Analysis of Its Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications”
by Luciano Floridi 05 Nov '22

05 Nov '22

In case it may be of interest to members of the list: “The Digital Services Act: An Analysis of Its Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications” is now forthcoming in Law, Innovation and Technology. The preprint is freely available as OA @SSRN https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4007389 With best wishes, Luciano ______________ Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information Oxford Internet Institute Fellow, Exeter College University of Oxford PA Krystal Whittaker<mailto:lucianofloridi.pa@gmail.com> Professor of Sociology of Culture and Communication Director, Centre for Digital Ethics Department of Legal Studies Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna SA Elisabetta Bulla<mailto:segreteria.amministrativa.cde@gmail.com>

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OA article: "The UK GDPR Reform: Missing Data Privacy, Regulatory Probity, and Harm Prevention"
by Luciano Floridi 05 Nov '22

05 Nov '22

In case it may be of interest to members of the list: "The UK GDPR Reform: Missing Data Privacy, Regulatory Probity, and Harm Prevention" is now forthcoming in the International Journal of Law and Information Technology. Free preprint downloadable @SSRN https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3974832 With best wishes, Luciano ______________ Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information Oxford Internet Institute Fellow, Exeter College University of Oxford PA Krystal Whittaker<mailto:lucianofloridi.pa@gmail.com> Professor of Sociology of Culture and Communication Director, Centre for Digital Ethics Department of Legal Studies Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna SA Elisabetta Bulla<mailto:segreteria.amministrativa.cde@gmail.com>

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Things are moving fast - Twitter update
by Shulman, Stu 05 Nov '22

05 Nov '22

If you have academic research credentials, get your data today, or better yet, now: https://developer.twitter.com/apitools/downloader The academic team was fired along with many others who tried to hold together the good, ingenious, and charitable parts of Twitter. Content moderation is about to be relegated to a new form of threatening public intimidation by the crowd. If you need help figuring out the downloader tool, or how this may impact your research, please set up a meeting: https://calendly.com/discovertext This is not a prediction, but I cannot assure users of our software that free access to the Twitter Search API (running now for 12 years uninterrupted) via DiscoverText will still exist after Monday. The discussions I have been inside with surviving, departing, and departed Twitter personnel are bleak, but animated by expressions of support, resistance, and moving on together. As a political scientist and election warden, I am concerned about the imminent deluge of threats, violence, and false information after the midterms. The stage is set for a lot of weird stuff to drop Monday on Twitter. -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulman Founder and CEO, Texifter Editor Emeritus, *Journal of Information Technology & Politics*

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President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Opportunity at Minnesota
by Benjamin Toff 04 Nov '22

04 Nov '22

President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Opportunity at Minnesota Looking for an opportunity to do 1 to 2 years of research at an R1 U.S. institution of higher education with incredible faculty mentors before starting your tenure-track job? If this is you, the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication at The University of Minnesota is hiring a postdoctoral research fellow for AY2023-2024 in Race, Journalism, Media, and Democracy. Renewable for a second year, the idea is that the position will transition into a tenure-track line. Full details here: z.umn.edu/HubbardSchoolJobs. Closing date to apply is November 30, 2022. Email questions to Associate Director and Professor María Elizabeth Len-Ríos at lenr0001(a)umn.edu. -- Benjamin Toff Senior Research Fellow Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism University of Oxford | +44 (0)1865 611080 Assistant Professor Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication University of Minnesota | +1 (612) 625-4381 benjamintoff.com | @benjamintoff he, him, his

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WEBCAST NOV 4 – Oxford Global Society – Governing Cross-Border Data Flows: International trade agreements and their limits
by Joly MacFie 04 Nov '22

04 Nov '22

Just starting. Good to get some perspective beyond EU-US! REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3DZQYx3 [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/15977>On *Friday November 4 2022* at *1pm-2:30pm GMT* (13:00-14:30 UTC) the *Oxford Global Society <https://oxgs.org/>* (OXGS) hosts a webinar '*Governing Cross-Border Data Flows: International trade agreements and their limits <https://oxgs.org/event/governing-cross-border-data-flows-international-trad…>* '. *SPEAKERS* *Susan Ariel Aaronson*, Director, Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub, George Washington University *Mira Burri*, Professor of International Economic and Internet Law, University of Lucerne *Dr. Yik Chan Chin*, Associate Professor, Beijing Normal University, China / OXGS *Dr. Mansi Kedia*, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations *MODERATOR* *Dr. Christopher Decker*, Oxford University / OXGS *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/oxgs-cross-border <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/oxgs-cross-border>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3T8T8yS <https://bit.ly/3T8T8yS>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3DZQYx3 <https://bit.ly/3DZQYx3>* *TWITTER #dataflows <https://bit.ly/3Uq1pQc> #digitaltrade @global_oxford @AaronsonSusan @miraburri @YikChanChin Mansi Kedia @ICRIER * *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/>* (AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/oxgs-cross-border <https://archive.org/details/oxgs-cross-border>* *https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkGz6hL9riXQ0nSJKuzqC9Q <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkGz6hL9riXQ0nSJKuzqC9Q>* Permalink https://isoc.live/15977 - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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reminder: AoIR Twitter->Mastodon handles spreadsheet
by Richard Forno 04 Nov '22

04 Nov '22

Hi folks - It's been a week since it was first posted as part of a larger thread, so I'm reposting just in case anyone missed it during the excitement leading up to the conference. If you've left Twitter for Mastodon, please add your info to this nicely-populating spreadsheet so fellow AoIRistas can continue to follow and interact with you over there! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TxMjd7m3wixFNN38h2qyC5hcnMI1Peebp74… Have a great weekend, -- rick

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Online seminar | Rocco Bellanova: Digital/Sovereignty
by Orsolya Gulyás 04 Nov '22

04 Nov '22

Dear colleagues, A quick reminder to register for the upcoming edition of our online Data Sovereignty seminar series on 10 November at 14.00 (CET) with Rocco Bellanova (VUB / UvA) on Digital/Sovereignty and European security integration. Registration: https://brussels-school.be/event/data-sovereignty-seminar-4-digitalsovereig… Digital sovereignty has become a leitmotif in European Union, but it still remains a puzzle from both a policy and scholarly perspective. In this talk Rocco Bellanova will present his recent work (with Helena Carrapico and Denis Duez) which aims at unpacking the discourses and practices that shape digital sovereignty in the domain of security. In conversation with Critical Data Studies and Science and Technology Studies, he will emphasize the importance to study how digital infrastructures become crucial to claim and perform sovereignty. Programme 14:00-14:05: Welcome and introduction by Orsolya Gulyás & Clément Perarnaud (BSoG) 14:05-14:25: Presentation by Rocco Bellanova (VUB / UvA) 14:25-14:35: Discussion by Raluca Csernatoni (BSoG) 14:35-15:00: Q&A with the audience Time: November 10, 2022 at 02:00 PM CET The Data Sovereignty seminar series is jointly organised by the Center for Digitalisation, Democracy and Innovation at the Brussels School of Governance and the UNU-CRIS/VUB Chair on Digital Sovereignty. Best wishes, Orsolya Gulyás and Clément Perarnaud ORSOLYA GULYÁS PhD Researcher orsolya.gulyas(a)vub.be<mailto:orsolya.gulyas@vub.be> Brussels School of Governance<https://brussels-school.be/> Pleinlaan 5 - 1050 Brussels

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