Why did chicken cross the road?
Why did #chicken cross the road? #discourse reading Foucault, Bourdieu, and Couldry.
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Beyond fake news: social media and market-driven political campaigns
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[US Election] Random quotes
The Obamas had the best speeches of #DNC. Michelle scores better than Barack, though. She gave the best speech not only at #DNC but also at #RNC Listening to fear-mongering speeches at #RNC, it sounds like these people are living in the imaginative world full of flesh-eating zombies. How many #Trumpence supporters does it take…
Malaysian #Bersih Sweeping the Unclean
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[Tips] Publication – Publishing Scam
Grad students, have you ever received an email from a publishing company claiming to have selected your thesis/dissertation for publication? If you have written a Masters or doctoral thesis, you probably have. I have received tons of emails like that in the last 10 years.* It seems that end of semester is the peak time…