Nika Shakarami and Sarina Esmailzadeh were killed by Iranian security forces after joining the widespread protests in the country. Their bodies were handed back to their families bruised and disfigured. They were both just 16. nyti.ms/3yDiXQn

The bard strikes again!

Researcher Spotlight 💡 ADM+S PhD student Arjun Srinivas is investigating how YouTube's recommendation system curates news, and more generally how social media platforms affect access to information. QUT Australian Research Council Learn more about Arjun’s research: admscentre.org/Arjun

Not really looking forward to thousands of pro-genocide suspended accounts coming back to life, thanks to Elon’s latest edict

ADM+S researcher Arjun Srinivas & colleagues from Kaivalya Plays have received MediaFutures support to produce an interactive performance that highlights the effects of hyper-partisanship & hate speech in India MediaFutures Arjun Srinivas Kaivalya Plays admscentre.org/3FLOJyo

Lots of useful insights on navigating an academic career from our panellists Daniel Angus (he/him) @[email protected] Michelle Riedlinger Jean Burgess Anna Huggins Dr. Brydon Tim Wang #DMRCSS2023 #QUTResearch

Representing Kaivalya Plays at the MediaFutures kickstart event in Barcelona. Our project Mining Hate seeks to highlight hate speech and hyper-partisanship in Indian media narratives. bit.ly/3EwBYqq Really excited to meet the other successful grantees!

Day 2 of the MediaFutures event. At Eurecat , attending a hands on data workshop on methodological approaches to tackling misinformation led by Julià Vicens

What an incredible and diverse cohort of artists, creative entrepreneurs, data scientists and academics. This was one of the most enriching events that I have attended! Thank you to MediaFutures and all those who attended. Kaivalya Plays

Open Call: Propaganda Narratives Residency 2023 by Kaivalya Plays (India) 🗓 Dates: Thursday 30 March – Monday 2 April 2023 📍Location: Greater Noida, Delhi NCR ✍️ Format: In-Person, Residential More info: bit.ly/pnresidency Cont/

Couldn't make it to Hamburg, but my incredible colleagues from Kaivalya Plays showcased our project Mining Hate at the MediaFutures symposium. Great to see our work bear fruit and looking forward to take the performance to audiences globally!

An excellent read on the use of photographs and other visuals in collective identity formation of a protest collective co-authored by DMRC 's Daniel Kirby. I loved the authors' refreshing take on witnessing. Social Media @ QUT QUT Digital Media Research Centre journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.117…

Officially a PhD candidate post my confirmation today! 😊

Prof Dan Angus, Arjun Srinivas, Dr James Meese & Dr Abdul Obeid showcasing results from the Australian Search Experience project, one of the ADM+S News & Media Focus Area’s flagship research initiatives. Daniel Angus (he/him) @[email protected] Arjun Srinivas @meese_james Abdul Karim Obeid #ADMS2023

Congratulations to the winners of the #ADMS2023 HDR Poster Competition! ⭐ ️Arjun Srinivas Arjun Srinivas winner of Best Poster Prize AND People’s Choice Award ⭐️ Honourable Mention to Avantik Tamta ⭐️ Honourable Mention to Yueqing Xuan

ADM+S PhD Student Arjun Srinivas recently spent 3 months with ABC News Youtube news desk, investigating how Google and Youtube algorithms prioritise news content; a first of its kind internship for both ABC and QUT. admscentre.org.au/internship-at-…