Dear Colleagues, I am writing to share the exciting open access Propaganda Forum I've co-edited with Marc Owen Jones for Critical Studies in Media Communication - here is our introduction on the vital transformation of Propaganda Studies for our current time 'A century of propaganda studies: from pen and sword to surveillant smartphone' <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15295036.2025.2464184> - This presents a series of short essays by our fantastic contributors, including: Victoria Fielding, Robert Boucaut, Catherine Son & Alexander. H. Beare; Dmitry Chernobrov; Philip Di Salvo; Chang Zhang, Yong Jin & Ran Si; Tim Graham; James Fitzgerald, Rose Marie Santini, Débora Salles. Many of these contributions are already online and are available open access. We are very proud of the collection and grateful to all the contributors - we hope you will check for the latest article releases. Many thanks and best wishes, Emma -- Dr Emma L Briant Owner: Maven of Persuasion LLC Visiting Associate Professor at Notre Dame University Fellow at Bard College, Human Rights Project Associate at University of Cambridge, Center for Financial Reporting & Accountability Speaking agent: Chartwell Speakers <https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/emma-briant/> Book agent: Inkwell Management <https://inkwellmanagement.com/> 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. Support my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/emmalbriant Website: www.emma-briant.co.uk Sign up for my Newsletter! <https://emma-briant.co.uk/sign-up-for-important-updates/> Follow me on Mastodon @emmalbriant@mastodon.online Follow me on Twitter @emmalbriant "I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is." - Steve Martin “Women are like teabags . We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” - Unknown