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Axel Bruns is a German-Australian media scholar. He is a Professor of Communication and Media Studies at QUT Digital Media… more

Axel Bruns
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Ok I thoroughly approve of the sumptuous #AoIR2025 morning tea spread. A high bar has been set for the rest of the conference catering.
Many Brazilian delights at morning tea.
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by Axel Bruns — Reposted by Daniel Angus

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🆕 Right, so just ahead of the start of #AoIR2025 (and AoIR liveblogging) tomorrow, I've posted up a quick round-up of my trip so far, with various presentations and a couple of bonus journal articles that came out recently.

See you all tomorrow, @aoir.bsky.social family...
A Quick Update along the Way: New Presentations and Publications | Snurblog — Axel Bruns
After my stops in Brussels,
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@guangnanrio.bsky.social, Uttama Barua, George Gyamfi, Shima Saniei and I have published an article piloted at SICSS-Sydney (organised by @olgarithmic.bsky.social @sssharc.bsky.social). In it, we show the breakdown of trust in global philanthropy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“My first thought was Africa”: Gates as a floating signifier in global COVID-19 philanthropy discussions on X
Philanthropists play an important role in tackling global crises. As observed in scholarly studies and acknowledged by philanthropists themselves, the…
www.sciencedirect.com
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by Axel Bruns

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Big day out in Rio with the @qutdmrc.bsky.social crew ahead of the #AoIR2025 conference…
Various sights of Rio de Janeiro.
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by Axel Bruns

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Interesting analysis. Hope this is right. 🇺🇦✊
Why Russia’s provocations in Europe actually signal a weakened strategic position
Russian military and economic weaknesses are apparently forcing Putin to use unconventional means to secure victory against Ukraine.
theconversation.com
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kathaesa.bsky.social
New mixed-methods study out in Media International Australia! We compare 🇦🇺 & 🇩🇪 news framing of climate movements — revealing media polarisation: right-leaning outlets often frame activists as threats, while centre/left ones portray them less negatively. 👉 doi.org/10.1177/1329...
Polarised media framing of climate movements: A comparative mixed-methods analysis of Australia and Germany - Katharina Esau, Hendrik Meyer, Mike Farjam, Axel Bruns, Helena Rauxloh, Michael Brüggemann...
This study investigates the media framing of climate movements in Australia and Germany. Media frames are powerful tools for shaping public perceptions of socia...
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by Axel Bruns

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Precisely. Banning young people from social media just so ill-informed boomers can get over their made-up moral panic simply ends up harming the most vulnerable, for whom social media are a critical lifeline. 👇👇👇
LGBTQIA+ advocates say social media ban will 'cut off' regional queer teens
LGBTIQA+ advocates are concerned the social media ban will have a significant impact on queer youth in regional and remote areas of Australia. They say there are not enough offline, physical supports for these teens to access when the ban comes into effect. 
www.abc.net.au
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by Axel Bruns

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Spent some time in the sun today trying to acclimatise to Niterói ahead of #AoIR2025. And to shake this damn Danish cold.
Views across the bay from Niterói to Rio.
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Reposted by Axel Bruns, Will Jennings, Rosemary A. Joyce

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For my piece today at @zeteo.com i wanted to truly underscore how punishingly stupid american fascism is now. Like, my original proposed headline for this was:

Our Democracy Is Imperiled Because One Old Man Won’t Stop ‘Yelling’ At His TV. zeteo.com/p/trump-addi...
Trump’s Addiction to Watching Fox Is Killing American Democracy
Our country is falling apart because one old man, Trump advisers and former administration officials say, won’t stop ‘yelling’ at his TV.
zeteo.com
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by Axel Bruns — Reposted by Axel Bruns

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🥁 It’s Saturday morning in Australia, which means the latest #Brainticket is live – featuring grooving #Prog from The Sun or the Moon, Monomyth, Träd, Gräs och Stenar, Karaba, and Gong. 🪘

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Brainticket 088: More Rhythm, More Groove!
Another set of grooving, driving rhythms from Prog's finest riff merchants, with music from The Sun or the Moon, Monomyth, Träd, Gräs och Stenar, Karaba, and Gong.
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by Axel Bruns

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🫳🎤
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Reposted by Axel Bruns, Will Jennings, Melanie C. Green , and 5 more

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by Anne Applebaum — Reposted by Axel Bruns, Robbert Sanderman, Joe R. Feagin , and 7 more

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Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela
Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.
www.theatlantic.com
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Reposted by Axel Bruns, Richard S.J. Tol, Rebecca Tushnet , and 5 more

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White House staff should just make and show him an AI-generated video where he wins, fly him to Duluth and tell him it’s Oslo, and dare the New York Times to say anything more than “Experts disagree about whether Mr Trump was awarded the Nobel Prize”.
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by Axel Bruns — Reposted by Axel Bruns

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Join us for the 2026 @qutdmrc.bsky.social Summer School – registration opens next Monday !
QUT DIGITAL MEDIA RESEARCH CENTRE 2026 SUMMER SCHOOL MON 2 FEB - FRI 6 FEB 2026 QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, BRISBANE
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by Axel Bruns

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Another chunky day of #AoIR2025 preconferencing in Porto Alegre ends with a dramatic sunset.
Various stages of sunset on Porto Alegre.
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! SAVE THE DATE !
The DMRC 2026 Summer School is back again on our Kelvin Grove Campus in Brisbane, Australia from 2 February to 6 February 2026, featuring interactive sessions showcasing digital humanities and social science research across key programs and projects within the DMRC.
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by Axel Bruns

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Well, he _is_ incredible. Nothing he does has any credibility whatsoever.
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The great @snurb.info in Porto Alegre, Brazil!
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by Axel Bruns

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Spending the rest of the week at another #AoIR2025 pre-conference, which also celebrates the 30th anniversary of the PPGCOM postgraduate communication programme at UFRGS in Porto Alegre – organised by the formidable @raquelrecuero.bsky.social.
The welcoming panel for the pre-conference on Disinformation, Social Media Platforms, and the Climate Crisis.
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by Axel Bruns

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Yeah, already happening.

by Axel Bruns

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Almost every attack these people make works much better as a self-description.
News Corp Australia chair says social media platforms are ‘true monsters’ and ‘torment our children’
Michael Miller also says media must unite against second ‘big steal’ by tech companies seeking changes to copyright law to access content for free
www.theguardian.com
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by Axel Bruns

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Dramatic sunset in Belo Horizonte after a big day of conferencing. 🌅
Sunset over the Belo Horizonte skyline.
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by Axel Bruns

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Solidly unimpressed with the response from TPG and NBN after this happened on our street last week (yes, that’s a heavy loader sliding backwards through an electricity pole after failing to get up the hill 😱).

Not helped by the fact that the TPG Website login leads to a 403 page. WTA🤬.
An oversized truck carrying a heavy load, under a toppled power pole which has literally splintered like matchsticks at ground level. A seriously dented yellow letterbox lies on the ground, writhing in pain.
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by Axel Bruns

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My great colleague @tariqchoucair.bsky.social doing the @qutdmrc.bsky.social proud at his alma mater UFMG today.
Tariq Choucair on stage.
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by Axel Bruns

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About to speak in the opening session of the 30th anniversary celebrations of the PPGCOM group at the University of Minas Gerais. Slides for my talk about the networked public sphere will be up on the blog later.
The PPGCOM leaders opening the event.
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Reposted by Axel Bruns, Tom Griffin

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We wanted to understand Democratic Socialists of America. So we talked to two old guys who voted for Trump. (Yes, this is literally the article.)
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by Axel Bruns

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Brazil then. Hello Belo Horizonte. 🇧🇷
A dusky horizon in Belo Horizonte.
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by Axel Bruns

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🍌 I know banana republics that have more dignity than that. 🤡🎪
'Enduring spirit': US Treasury unveils draft design for $1 Trump coin
In 2020, the US Congress passed a law that allows the Treasury Secretary to mint $1 coins in 2026 "with designs emblematic of the US semi-quincentennial".
www.abc.net.au
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by Axel Bruns

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* say, obvs

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