At the annual meeting, AoIR transitioned its Executive Committee. Over the next few weeks, we will post interviews from our incoming Executive Committee, as we welcome them into the leadership of the Association. Kate Miltner 2017-2019 AoIR Executive Committee –...
2017-2019 Incoming Executive Committee – Secretary
At the annual meeting, AoIR transitions its Executive Committee. Over the next few weeks, we will post interviews from our incoming Executive Committee, as we welcome them into the leadership of the Association. Daren Brabham 2017-2019 AoIR Executive Committee...
2017-2019 Executive Committee Introduction – Incoming Vice President
At the annual meeting, AoIR transitions its Executive Committee. Over the next few weeks, we will post interviews from our incoming Executive Committee, as we welcome them into the leadership of the Association. Lynn Schofield Clark 2017-2019 AoIR Executive Committee,...
The #AoIR2017 Mobile App is now available!
We are happy to release the #AoIR2017 Networked Publics mobile app for Android and Apple devices. The Dorpat Convention Centre has wifi for our attendees. You have access to this app during the conference. Please use the links below to download it on your device.
Travel Scholarship Winner for #AoIR2017 – Job Mwaura
Who are you? My name is Job Mwaura Twitter @JobMwaura Where are you from? I am a Kenyan citizen from Nairobi. I am currently residing in Johannesburg, South Africa. What is your current area of study? Media Studies. Describe the research you will present at AoIR 2017....
Travel Scholarship Winner for #AoIR2017 – Olga Boichak
Each year, through the generous donations of AoIR conference attendees, we are able to fund several travel scholarships for junior scholars to attend the conference. We want to recognize our scholarship recipients and share with you a little bit about them and their...
AoIR 2017-2019 Executive Committee
We are excited to welcome the 2017-2019 Executive Committee to AoIR. The new Executive Committee will officially take office in October at the Association General Meeting. We hope you'll join us in Tartu to meet with them and provide your input regarding the future...
When exploiting kids for cash goes wrong on YouTube: the lessons of DaddyOFive
Tama Leaver, Curtin University and Crystal Abidin, Curtin University
The US YouTube channel DaddyOFive, which features a husband and wife from Maryland “pranking” their children, has pulled all its videos and issued a public apology amid allegations of child abuse.
The “pranks” would routinely involve the parents fooling their kids into thinking they were in trouble, screaming and swearing at them, only the reveal “it was just a prank” as their children sob on camera.
A Warm Welcome to the German Internet Institute
We’re delighted to see the establishment of another major institution in this field, with last Tuesday’s announcement of the winning bid for a German Internet Institute.
Questioning Europe in 4D: Digitization, Datafication, Discrimination & Diversity
Questioning Europe in 4D: Digitization, Datafication, Discrimination & Diversity Originally Published: 16.11.2016 by Koen Leurs This blogpost explores the workings of Europe from the perspective of human (im)mobility, digitization, datafied discrimination and...
