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Call for book chapter proposals: Contemporary Politics, Communication, and the Impact on Democracy
by Dolors.Palau＠uv.es 15 Dec '20

15 Dec '20

Call for book chapter proposals ***Contemporary Politics, Communication, and the Impact on Democracy*** Introduction This book is aimed to analyze the relationship among politics and communication in the current context of increasing polarization and their disruptive effects over democracy (Bennett & Pfetsch, 2018). From an interdisciplinary approach, the book is intended to offer an overview of the threats faced by traditional and stable democracies in a hybrid communicative scenario (Chadwick, 2013) in which disinformation (Guess, Nyhan & Reifler, 2018) reaches worrying levels. Objective The objective of this book is to address a relevant issue that involves a multidisciplinary approach, that is, the relationships between communication, politics, and democracy. It is aimed to offer a valuable contribution regarding the challenges and threats faced by contemporary democracies while disinformation, polarization and populism have a main role in the present hybrid communicative scenario. This is a relevant and current topic that makes the book suitable for scholars and professionals working in the areas of political communication, political sciences, journalism and media. One of the strongest features of the book is the multi-national approach to the topic. Recommended Topics – Political communication and democracy – Leadership crisis and representative democracy – Institutions and media credibility – Polarization, skepticism, apathy and political cynicism – Socio-economic crisis, pandemic and democracy – Populism: discourses and strategies – Disinformation, hate speech and citizens’ mistrust – Emotions, emotional communities and adversaries – Selective exposure and ‘News Find Me’ perception – Infotainment, fiction productions and political institutions Editors Dolors Palau-Sampio, University of Valencia, Spain Guillermo López-García, University of Valencia, Spain Laura Iannelli, University of Sassari, Italy Submission Procedure Researchers are invited to submit on or before *January 12, 2021* a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/5017 Authors will be notified by *January 26, 2021* about the status of their proposals. Chapter guidelines will be sent in case of acceptance of proposal. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by *May 12, 2021*. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Contemporary Politics, Communication, and the Impact on Democracy. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process. *Important dates January 12, 2021: Proposal Submission Deadline January 26, 2021: Notification of Acceptance May 12, 2021: Full Chapter Submission Publisher This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit https://www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2022. Please visit https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/5017 for more details regarding this publication and to submit your work. Inquiries Dolors Palau-Sampio University of Valencia dolors.palau(a)uv.es Guillermo López-García University of Valencia guillermo.lopez(a)uv.es Laura Iannelli University of Sassari liannelli(a)uniss.it

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Tenure-track faculty position in AI and political communication @ Uppsala University
by Matteo Magnani 15 Dec '20

15 Dec '20

Are you interested in AI and political communication, and in using (or collaborating with researchers using) computational methods? Uppsala University is recruiting a tenure-track assistant professor with a generous starting package (limited teaching duties, resources for travelling and research expenses, and possibility of supervising 1-2 PhD students). Uppsala is a picturesque town with a thousand-year history, but is also a growing city bustling with business and activities. Uppsala University plays a big role in the city, with around one fourth of the residents being students. Sweden has a generous welfare system that includes paid parental leave, affordable daycare and practically free medical care. You are welcome to apply at the following link by February 1st, 2021: https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/details/?positionId=360974

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Bodies of Work: the Labour of Sex in the Digital Age
by Rebecca Saunders 14 Dec '20

14 Dec '20

hello out there! I’ve got a book out. It’s called Bodies of Work. It’s about digital labour and contemporary pornography. So if you fancy reading about the materiality of digital forms of accumulation; anal gaping; misogyny; or the postcapitalist politics of trans and queer porn, your Christmas dreams have come true! https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030490157 Hope all your communities, friends and families are safe and well and that you have some proper time off this month. Rebecca Dr Rebecca Saunders Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Department of Media and Performance School of Music, Humanities and Media University of Huddersfield My latest publication is the monograph Bodies of Work: The Labour of Sex in the Digital Age, part of Palgrave's Dynamics of Virtual Work series. University of Huddersfield inspiring global professionals. [http://marketing.hud.ac.uk/_HOSTED/EmailSig2014/EmailSigFooterMarch2019.jpg] This transmission is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you receive it in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and remove it from your system. If the content of this e-mail does not relate to the business of the University of Huddersfield, then we do not endorse it and will accept no liability.

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extended deadlines, "Work, place, mobility and embodiment" hybrid workshop, April 15-16, 2021
by Charles M. Ess 14 Dec '20

14 Dec '20

Dear AoIR-ists, As with much else of our lives and work, the ongoing Covid pandemic has also played a bit of havoc with our upcoming workshop - hence the extended deadlines as noted below. With the usual regrets for duplications and cross-postings: please forward to interested colleagues and relevant listservs: == Extended deadlines – CFP: Work, place, mobility and embodiment: «recovery» or repairment in a Covid and eventually post-Covid world? The next IFIP Working Group 9.8 workshop on Gender, Diversity and ICT will take place will take place as a hybrid event in Linköping, Sweden, April 15-16, 2021, and online. We focus on experiences and reflections from feminist techno-science perspectives on themes of gender, diversity, and inclusion vis-a-vis the societal-scale shifts to online platforms (Zoom, Microsoft Meetings, etc.) and more digitalized ways of living and working in general in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic jolted whole vocations and sectors of society into remote/digital modes. While much of our lives in the contemporary North, as thoroughly interwoven with digital and network technologies, gives the impression of immateriality - the disease brought into stark focus how much of everyday life depends on materialities and the work of bodies. The embodied labor of not only doctors and nurses, but also of drivers, teachers, social workers, cleaners, cashiers, researchers and many others remains essential to both fighting the pandemic and meeting the basic necessities of sustaining life and societies. The pandemic makes visible the intersecting positions and hierarchies of embodied work, as well as the merits and limits of the digital. Against this background, our broad question is: how should we conceptualize, design for, and speak about «recovery» from the pandemic? Who should / will be included in a «recovery» of pre-pandemic practices of travel and affiliated conceptions of place and mobility as privileges tied to class, gender, ethnicity, etc? How are we to conceptualize and thereby shape how we think and feel about possible futures and the role of digital technologies therein? What happens, for example, if we shift from the language of «recovery» to the language of «repairment» - that which is needed is to repair unjust social, cultural, spiritual, economic, and political structures and systems, and most especially the climate and ecosystems of the planet we live on? Repairment can further implicate notions of entanglement and co-generation. Taking up these and perhaps other theoretical, conceptual, and/or linguistic resources - can we discern and better design for our interrelationality, most especially as we are inextricably interwoven with one another via computational and network technologies? SUBMISSION DETAILS / TIMELINE We invite papers (3000-5000 words) that address the themes and issues described above or similar to these. (Papers may be crafted with a view towards helping refine these during the workshop for possible submission to and presentation in the 2022 IFIP conference in Tokyo). Papers must be prepared for blinded submission as all papers will undergo a blind review process. Papers should be formatted in a standard style and referencing system as defined within a document template that will be provided. We will explore possibilities of taking at least some of the Workshop submissions into a journal special issue (the details of this have yet to be developed.) NEW DEADLINES January 22, 2021 – expressions of interest February 15, 2021 - submission of paper March 15, 2021 - notification of acceptance / rejection Those interested in submitting a paper to the workshop are requested to send a brief description of your proposed topics by January 22, 2021, to: Charles Ess - c.m.ess(a)media.uio.no - with "IFIP WG 9.8 workshop - expression of interest" in the subject line. You are also welcome to contact the organizers with queries regarding preliminary ideas concerning paper topics, approaches, etc. Chair: Sisse Finken, IT-University of Copenhagen: <sisf(a)itu.dk> Co-Chair: Johanna Sefyrin, Linköping University: <johanna.sefyrin(a)liu.se> Additional information and resources can be found: <http://ifiptc9.org/9-8/> Papers should be submitted to: Charles Ess - c.m.ess(a)media.uio.no with "IFIP WG 9.8 workshop" in the subject line. On behalf of the conference organizers, many thanks and all best, - charles ess Secretary, IFIP WG 9.8 < http://ifiptc9.org/9-8/> -- Professor Emeritus University of Oslo <http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/people/aca/charlees/index.html> Fellow, Siebold-Collegiums Institute for Advanced Studies, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany 3rd edition of Digital Media Ethics now out: <http://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509533428>

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ICDHAN2021
by Waliya, Yohanna Joseph 13 Dec '20

13 Dec '20

Website: https://dhnigeria.org/conferences/ Abstract Submission ICDHAN2021 is a hybrid of ‘virtual’ online and in-person participation, thus we encourage individual submission of full or short papers as well as group paper proposals. Your submission could either be in English or French. Here is the procedure to submit your abstracts/proposals: 1. Click this link: https://easychair.org/account/signin 2. ‘Login’ or ‘Create an account’ on EasyChair 3. Activate your account by checking your email and clicking the activation link 4. Complete the EasyChair registration form. 5. Now, Click this link to Log in to EasyChair for ICDHAN-2021: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icdhan2021 6. Click on ‘enter as an author’. Now, you can input your abstract and upload your submissions. Note: For Enquiries and Technical Issues click https://bit.ly/dhanwhatsapp or email: nigeriadh(a)gmail.com or info(a)dhnigeria.org. Waliya, Yohanna Joseph Enseignant et chercheur à l'université de Calabar. Auteur de La récolte de vie, Quand l'Afrique se lèvera etc. Mail: waliyayohannajoseph(a)unical.edu.ng Mobile:+2348038940016. Webs: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4456-7458<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4456-7458> https://unical-ng.academia.edu/WALIYAYOHANNAJOSEPH https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yohanna_Waliya http://vispo.com/guests/waliya/

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15th International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science (RCIS 2021): Third Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 13 Dec '20

13 Dec '20

*** Third Call for Papers *** 15th International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science (RCIS 2021) May 12-14, 2021, Royal Apollonia Beach Hotel 5*, Limassol, Cyprus http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… Abstract submission deadline (recommended): January 15, 2021 (AoE) Paper submission deadline: January 22, 2021 (AoE) (Proceedings to be published by Springer; Special Issue in DKE, Elsevier) SCOPE AND TOPICS RCIS aims to bring together scientists, researchers, engineers and practitioners from a wide range of information science fields and to provide opportunities for knowledge sharing and dissemination. RCIS 2021 will continue paying attention to traditional topics at the conference; in addition, we solicit submissions aligned with the special theme "Information Science and global crisis". Global crisis, as the pandemic we are experiencing in these days, natural disasters, wars and international political crisis, are challenging Information Science to help building effective management solutions, to learn from previous experience how to prevent them, and to support Humans keep on performing core activities, as education, and communication. The diversity of crises' causes, the quality of the collected data as well as the complexity of the underlying mechanisms are among the relevant research challenges. RCIS welcomes submissions from the whole spectrum of the information science field. The list of themes and topics includes, but is not limited to: Information Systems and their Engineering · Requirements Engineering · Software Testing · Information Security and Risk · Method Engineering User-Oriented Approaches · Social Computing and Social Network Analysis · User-Centred Design · Collaborative Computing · Human Factors in Information Systems Data and Information Management · Databases and Information · Information Search and Discovery · Conceptual Modelling and Ontologies Business Process Management · Business Process Engineering and Reengineering · Process Mining · Enterprise Engineering Domain-specific IS Engineering · E-Health, e-Government, e-Commerce, ... · Web-Based Applications and Services · Industry 4.0 · Web-Based Applications and Services · Smart Cities · Educational Technologies · Digital Humanities Data Science · Big Data & Business Analytics · Decision Information Systems · Knowledge Management · Knowledge Discovery from Data Information Infrastructures · Cyber-Physical Systems · Web Information Systems · Grid Computing and Cloud Computing · Internet of Things · Pervasive and Mobile Computing Reflective Research and Practice · Research Methodologies in Information Science · Impact of Information on the Enterprise and the Individual · Lifecycle Models · Design Science and Rationale Tutorials, Doctoral Consortium, Posters & Demos and Research Projects @RCIS tracks will complement the main conference. SUBMISSION PROCESS Papers shall be formatted according to the Springer LNCS/LNBIP conference proceedings template (for LaTeX and Word): http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . Papers that have already been accepted or are currently under review for other conferences or journals will not be considered for publication at RCIS 2021. Papers should be in English and must be associated to one of the following categories: Technical solution papers (max 16 pages Springer) present solutions that are novel or significantly improve existing approaches. A technical solution paper must include a preliminary validation of the proposed solution, and results must be stated clearly enough so that it is possible to validate them in follow-up research. Evaluation papers (max 16 pages Springer) evaluate existing problem situations or validate proposed solutions through scientific means, i.e., by empirical studies, experiments, case studies, simulations, mathematical proofs, etc. The research method must be sound and appropriate. Industrial practice and experience papers (max 16 pages Springer) thoroughly present problems or challenges encountered in practice, elaborate on success or failure with existing approaches, or report on industrial practice (e.g., methods and tools). A paper in this category shall provide a clear context, detail the problem or the industrial practice, and explain the lessons learned. Work in progress papers (max 8 pages Springer) present relevant preliminary results across the spectrum of information science. These papers can either present a novel technical solution, or report on a preliminary evaluation of a technique. Please note that the maximum length of the paper includes references, appendices, etc. The submission site is http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . By submitting a paper, the authors agree that at least one of them will register to the conference and present the paper. The appearance of a paper in the Springer proceedings is dependent on the registration of one author within the early registration deadline on March 29, 2021. We adopt a single-blind review format, meaning that the author names are included in the paper itself under the paper title. JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE A selection of the best accepted papers of RCIS'20, chosen by a dedicated committee, will be invited to submit an extended version of the RCIS paper to the Data & Knowledge Engineering (DKE) journal published by Elsevier (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/data-and-knowledge-engineering) The selection of the papers to invite will be based on the review scores and arguments, and the potential for extension. IMPORTANT DATES · Abstract submission deadline for regular papers: January 15, 2021 (AoE) · Regular paper submission deadline: January 22, 2021 (AoE) · Notification to authors and registration opening: March 12, 2021 · Author registration deadline for all paper types: March 29, 2021 · Camera-ready copy deadline for all paper types: March 29, 2021 · Conference: May 12-14, 2021 CONFERENCE COMMITTEES Steering Committee · Saïd Assar, Institut Mines-Telecom Business School, France · Marko Bajec,University of Ljubljana, Slovenia · Pericles Loucopoulos, Manchester University, University Kingdom · Haralambos Moratidis, University of Brighton, United Kingdom · Selmin Nurcan, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France · Oscar Pastor, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain · Jolita Ralyté, CUI, University of Geneva, Suisse · Colette Rolland, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France · Jelena Zdravkovic, Stockholm University, Sweden General Chairs · George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · Selmin Nurcan, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France Organising Chair · Petros Stratis, Easy Conferences LTD., Cyprus Program Chairs · Samira Cherfi, CNAM, France · Anna Perini, FBK, Italy Social Media Chairs · Itzel Morales Ramirez, Instituto de Ingeniería de la UNAM, Mexico · Vítor E. Silva Souza, UFES, Brasil Proceedings Chair · Raihana Ferdous, FBK, Italy

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ICDHAN2021 University of Lagos, Nigeria!
by Waliya, Yohanna Joseph 12 Dec '20

12 Dec '20

Hi to all, This is a remainder email Submit your abstract to partipate in the International Conference of the Digital Humanities Association in Nigeria. The deadline is 15th December. Submit via easy chair through: https://easychair.org/cfp/icdhan_2021 Thanks CFP - easychair.org<https://easychair.org/cfp/icdhan_2021> TECHNOLOGY, CULTURES, POLITICS AND SOCIAL RE-ENGINEERING: RECONFIGURING THE HUMAN SCIENCES IN THE AGE OF DIGITAL REVOLUTION. The 1st International Conference of the Digital Humanities Association ofNigeria (ICDHAN-2021), which is a post-Lagos Summer School in Digital Humanities2021 event, is poised at bridging the gap in digital humanities scholarship in Africa byproviding scholars in the ... easychair.org Waliya, Yohanna Joseph Enseignant et chercheur à l'université de Calabar. Auteur de La récolte de vie, Quand l'Afrique se lèvera etc. Mail: waliyayohannajoseph(a)unical.edu.ng Mobile:+2348038940016. Webs: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4456-7458<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4456-7458> https://unical-ng.academia.edu/WALIYAYOHANNAJOSEPH https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yohanna_Waliya http://vispo.com/guests/waliya/

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This Thursday - Feminist Media Studies and European Journal of Cultural Studies Holiday Quiz
by Sophie Helen Bishop 12 Dec '20

12 Dec '20

Dear all, On behalf of Feminist Media Studies and the European Journal of Cultural Studies, we hereby invite you to celebrate the end of 2020 with (yet another) Zoom event with other scholars: join our Zoom Holidays Quiz! Date and time: 17th December, 7pm – 8.30pm GMT (followed by social hour). Sign up your team (2-6 people) here: https://tinyurl.com/zoomholidaysquiz. If you need a team, don't worry: we will match you with one. We will be sending the Zoom link out prior to the event. Don't forget to send in your best 2020 meme and get 2 extra points automatically. The best memes get 5 extra points! No tech skills required, MS Paint encouraged. Any questions? Email Sophie Bishop (sophie.bishop(a)kcl.ac.uk) or Annelot Prins (prins(a)gsnas.fu-berlin.de) Warmly, Sophie Bishop and Annelot Prins -- Dr Sophie Bishop www.sophiebishop.co.uk | @sophiehbishop

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Request for Proposals — Bid on ACM IUI 2023 (deadline extended)
by Axel Soto 12 Dec '20

12 Dec '20

Request for Proposals — Bid on ACM IUI 2023 (deadline extended) --------------------------------------------------------------- Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) is the premier conference series sponsored by ACM (SIGCHI and SIGAI) and has been held annually since 1993 as the principal international forum for reporting outstanding research and development on intelligent user interfaces. To involve the greater IUI community in conference organization and better plan for the conference, we request proposals for hosting and organizing IUI two years ahead of time. We regularly rotate the conference locations to engage with IUI research communities around the globe. Below shows the location and time of the three most recently scheduled IUI conferences: IUI 2020 Cagliari, Italy March 17-20 IUI 2021 College Station, Texas April 13-17 IUI 2022 Helsinki, Finland March 22-26 Why host IUI? There are several benefits of hosting and organizing an IUI conference. First, conference hosts/organizers have an opportunity to publicize their work, build relationships, and interact with the international IUI community. Second, this is a great opportunity for the organizers/hosts to introduce their students and colleagues to the IUI community and help grow the community as a whole. Third, hosts/organizers can use the opportunity to build local IUI communities, connecting representatives from both academia and industries. Bid Requirements All proposals must be written in English with a readable font not smaller than 12 point and margins not less than one inch on all sides. The proposal should address each aspect outlined below but not exceed 15000 characters (approx. 5-6 pages). Based on the merits of the proposals and factors such as ensuring a diversity of conference locations, the board will choose the top candidates and then a finalist will be chosen and announced at IUI 2021. Please note that the bid requirements have been modified from previous years. Please read the requirements below carefully before writing up your bid. Hosts/Organizers The conference hosts/organizers should have knowledge of the IUI community, such as having attended and published regularly at IUI, and have experience with conference organization. One of the main IUI goals is to bring together people from diverse backgrounds. For that reason, the bid proposal must suggest ONLY the conference general chairs. The IUI steering committee will work with the selected bid proposers on building the conference organizing team. We especially encourage that the key conference organizers consist of people from both industry and academia, representing both AI and HCI since the work presented at IUI is at the intersection of these disciplines. Please include short bios of the proposed conference general chair(s). Location Since IUI is an international forum, we expect that attendees will travel from different parts of the world to the conference location. It is important that the proposed location is conveniently located for all attendees to reach by available means of transportation. Time IUI conferences have been held at various times during late winter through early spring, most typically in March though earlier times will be considered. Your bid should include a proposed time with key dates (e.g., paper submission and notification). The choice of time should also take into account the weather conditions of the proposed location to avoid potential weather-caused travel delays and potential conflicts with other conferences and their submission deadlines. Virtual Attendance and the Impact of COVID-19 We hope that by the time of the 2023 conference that it will be possible to hold a physical conference similar to those held before 2020. Organizers should still prepare for decreased attendance and to offer virtual participation options for those who may not yet be comfortable traveling long distances. Conference Venue Please describe the proposed conference venue, including the following aspects: * Capacity. In recent years, IUI has typically had around 250 attendees, though IUI 2018 had a record high of over 350 participants and IUI 2019 had a similar number. No conference has been held since COVID, however current ACM recommendations are to anticipate a 30-40% decrease in attendance in the near term. IUI has typically taken place over four days, the first of which consists of workshops and tutorials hosted in parallel separate rooms (10-20 people). To encourage interaction among the attendees, during the main conference, it is also desirable to have additional space at the venue to put up IUI posters for the attendees to visit during coffee breaks. * Facilities. The venue should provide basic conference facilities, such as high speed internet access that can support the participants in parallel effectively and LCD projectors. * Location. The venue should be centrally located for attendees to reach quickly by ground transportation and have access to other amenities (e.g., restaurants). * Accessibility. The venue should be accessible to attendees with disabilities. * Reception and poster session dinner. Traditionally, IUI opens with a welcome reception on the night before the 1st day of the conference. The first night of the conference features a dinner reception with the poster and demo session. The location(s) of the receptions are not required to be co-located with the venue, however the location criterion above should still be used to minimize the travel for the attendees. * Social event. Traditionally, IUI has a social event + dinner on the second day of the main conference * Special events. Traditionally, during the conference the “test of time” paper award is given to the most influential IUI paper, which is accompanied by a plenary talk session for its authors. TiiS papers published in the last year are also integrated into the technical program, there is a “town hall meeting” where IUI community issues are discussed, and there is IUI steering committee lunch with current and upcoming conference and program chairs. These events need to be considered while planning the conference Accommodation Most attendees will need accommodation during the conference period. One of the responsibilities of the conference hosts/organizers is to locate and reserve a bulk of affordable lodging for attendees. Please describe the proposed accommodation options, including the price range of the hotel rooms and the distance to the main venue. Provisionary Budget Plan The proposal should also include a provisional budget, outlining the cost of major items, including the rental of the conference venue, cost/per person for the reception and banquet, and the estimated conference registration fee. Please consider including meals for participants in the budget, especially if there are limited food options near the conference venue. Important Dates Jan 29, 2021 (Extended): Bids are due. Please submit your bid to steering-chair(a)iui.acm.org Feb 26, 2021 (Extended): Notifications are sent to all submissions. For further information, please contact: jeff(a)jeffreynichols.com

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NEW ARTICLE: 'Government Efforts to Counter Propaganda Risk Undermining Public Trust'
by Dr. Emma Briant 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

Dear Colleagues, I hope you are keeping well and staying safe through the holidays. I hope you won't mind me sharing my new article which I thought might be of interest, published today in Canada's major national paper the Ottawa Citizen on how democratic governments in the UK, Canada and the Netherlands are adapting to disinformation and information warfare challenges in ways that threaten citizens rights - including recent domestic targeting of citizens and training by an off-shoot of Cambridge Analytica: 'Government Efforts to Counter Propaganda Risk Undermining Public Trust <https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/government-efforts-to…> ' <https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/government-efforts-to…> (on Twitter <https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/government-efforts-to…> here) Please do share if you think it will be of interest to colleagues or students or anyone else. Many thanks, Emma -- Dr Emma L Briant Independent Researcher/Author/Analyst Associate Researcher at Human Rights Program Bard College, Annandale on Hudson New York Website: www.emma-briant.co.uk Author of: *Propaganda and Counter-Terrorism: Strategies for Global Change *from Manchester University Press Co-Author of: *Bad News for Refugees* with Prof. Greg Philo and Dr. Pauline Donald from Pluto Press. Follow me on Twitter @emmalbriant

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