Professor Einar Thorsen

Executive Dean Media and Communication
Weymouth House W130, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB

Biography

Einar Thorsen is Executive Dean of the Faculty of Media and Communication at Bournemouth University, and Professor of Journalism and Communication.

Chair of the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) since 2021, elected member of Executive Committee since 2009 and Editor of MeCCSA's publication Three-D (ISSN 2041-627X) for 12 years between 2009-2021.

Chair of the QAA Subject Benchmark Statement review for Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies (2022-2024).

Board of Trustees member of the Conversation UK.

Member of the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS) Learned Societies’ CEO Group, and part of the British Academy’s Media Studies Advisory Group for their high-profile state of the field report (2023-2024)...

Research

Einar's research covers journalism and social change, citizens’ voices, news reporting of crisis and politics. He has co-authored and co-edited several reports, including a 2021 UNESCO report on journalism and sexual violence in India (based on the Media Action Against Rape - MAAR project), and national survey reports on the impact of Covid-19 on journalists in Nepal (2020) and Sierra Leone (2021).

His books include Media, Journalism and Disaster Communities (2020, Palgrave, co-edited with Jamie Matthews), Media, Margins and Civic Agency and Media, Margins and Popular Culture (with Jackson, Savigny and Alexander, 2015), India Election: 2014 First Reflections (with Sreedharan, 2015) and two volumes of Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives (with Stuart Allan, Volume 1: 2009, Volume 2: 2014) with a third volume currently in production. He has also published articles on live blogging, journalism role performance, online communication security, whistleblowers in the digital age, public service media online, Wikinews and WikiLeaks.

He has a PhD in Journalism Studies from Bournemouth University, funded by the AHRC. The thesis focused on civic engagement and representation of citizen voices on the BBC News website.

Einar welcomes PhD proposals from prospective students in any of the above areas or generally within the field of journalism studies.

Favourites

Matthews, J., Zhao, X., Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., Mellado, C., Abuali, Y. and Glück, A., 2024. Sourcing UK COVID-19 News: An Analysis of Sourcing Patterns of 15 UK News Outlets Reporting on COVID-19 Across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Health Communication, 39 (1), 173-182.
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Thorsen, E. and Sreedharan, C., 2023. Journalism, sexual violence and social responsibility. The Routledge Companion to Gender, Media and Violence. 174-184.
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Sreedharan, C. and Thorsen, E., 2022. The Disquieting Demise of a "Watershed" Movement in India. In: Baker, A. and Rodrigues, U., eds. Reporting on Sexual Violence in the #MeToo Era. Routledge.
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Matthews, J. and Thorsen, E., 2022. Theorising disaster communities: global dimensions and their local contexts. Journal of International Communication, 28 (2), 228-248.
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Sreedharan, C. and Thorsen, E., 2021. Sexual violence and the news media: Issues, challenges, and guidelines for journalists in India. New Delhi: UNESCO.
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Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Miles, L., Matthews, J., Sunderland, M. and Baker-Beall, C., 2021. Impact of Covid-19 on journalism in Sierra Leone. Freetown: Sierra Leone Association of Journalists. Available from: https://slaj.sl/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sierra-Leone-National-Survey-Report-English-with-APPENDIX.pdf.
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Jackson, D., Coombs, D.S., Trevisan, F., Lilleker, D. and Thorsen, E., 2020. U.S. Election Analysis 2020: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research. Available from: https://www.electionanalysis.ws/us/.
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Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Upreti, L. and Sharma, S., 2020. Impact of COVID-19 on journalism in Nepal. Tripureshwor, Kathmandu: Nepal Press Institute.
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Matthews, J. and Thorsen, E., 2020. Media, journalism and disaster communities.
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Sreedharan, C. and Thorsen, E., 2020. Reporting from the 'inner circle': Afno Manche and commitment to community in post-earthquake Nepal. Media, Journalism and Disaster Communities. 35-52.
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Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E. and Gouthi, A., 2020. Time's up. Or is it? Journalists’ Perceptions of Sexual Violence and Newsroom Changes after #MeTooIndia. Journalism Practice, 14 (2), 132-149.
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Jackson, D., Thorsen, E. and Reardon, S., 2020. Fantasy, Pragmatism and Journalistic Socialisation: UK Journalism Students’ Aspirations and Motivations. Journalism Practice, 14 (1), 104-124.
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Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., Lilleker, D. and Weidhase, N., 2019. UK Election Analysis 2019: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research (Bournemouth University). Available from: http://www.electionanalysis.uk/.
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Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E. and Sharma, N., 2019. Disaster Journalism: Building Media Resilience in Nepal. Kathmandu: UNESCO Kathmandu.
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Thorsen, E. and Sreedharan, C., 2019. #EndMaleGuardianship: Women’s rights, social media and the Arab public sphere. New Media and Society, 21 (5), 1121-1140.
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Sreedharan, C. and Thorsen, E., 2018. Voices from Nepal: Lessons in Post-Disaster Journalism. Bournemouth University: Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community. Available from: http://aftershocknepal.com/.
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Thorsen, E. and Jackson, D., 2018. Seven Characteristics Defining Online News Formats: Towards a typology of online news and live blogs. Digital Journalism, 6 (7), 847-868.
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Luce, A., Jackson, D. and Thorsen, E., 2017. Citizen Journalism at The Margins. Journalism Practice, 11 (2-3), 266-284.
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Thorsen, E., 2017. Cryptic Journalism: News reporting of encryption. Digital Journalism, 5 (3), 299-317.
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Thorsen, E., 2016. Citizen Participation and Remediation Across Media. News Across Media: Production, Distribution and Consumption. 48-66.
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Thorsen, E., Savigny, H., Alexander, J. and Jackson, D., 2015. Media, Margins and Popular Culture. Palgrave Macmillan.
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Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., Savigny, H. and Alexander, J., 2015. Media, margins and civic agency.
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Thorsen, E. and Allan, S., 2014. Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives, Volume 2. New York: Peter Lang.
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Allan, S. and Thorsen, E., 2009. Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives, Volume 1. New York: Peter Lang.
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Journal Articles

Matthews, J., Zhao, X., Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., Mellado, C., Abuali, Y. and Glück, A., 2024. Sourcing UK COVID-19 News: An Analysis of Sourcing Patterns of 15 UK News Outlets Reporting on COVID-19 Across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Health Communication, 39 (1), 173-182.
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Zhao, X., Matthews, J., Jackson, D., Mellado, C., Abuali, Y., Thorsen, E. and Glück, A., 2023. Patterns of Journalistic Role Performance during Public Health Crises: Covering COVID-19 in the UK. Journalism Practice.
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Matthews, J. and Thorsen, E., 2022. Theorising disaster communities: global dimensions and their local contexts. Journal of International Communication, 28 (2), 228-248.
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Winch, K., Stafford, R., Gillingham, P., Thorsen, E. and Diaz, A., 2021. Diversifying environmental volunteers by engaging with online communities. People and Nature, 3 (1), 17-31.
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Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E. and Gouthi, A., 2020. Time's up. Or is it? Journalists’ Perceptions of Sexual Violence and Newsroom Changes after #MeTooIndia. Journalism Practice, 14 (2), 132-149.
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Jackson, D., Thorsen, E. and Reardon, S., 2020. Fantasy, Pragmatism and Journalistic Socialisation: UK Journalism Students’ Aspirations and Motivations. Journalism Practice, 14 (1), 104-124.
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Thorsen, E. and Sreedharan, C., 2019. #EndMaleGuardianship: Women’s rights, social media and the Arab public sphere. New Media and Society, 21 (5), 1121-1140.
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Thorsen, E. and Jackson, D., 2018. Seven Characteristics Defining Online News Formats: Towards a typology of online news and live blogs. Digital Journalism, 6 (7), 847-868.
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Luce, A., Jackson, D. and Thorsen, E., 2017. Citizen Journalism at The Margins. Journalism Practice, 11 (2-3), 266-284.
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Thorsen, E., 2017. Cryptic Journalism: News reporting of encryption. Digital Journalism, 5 (3), 299-317.
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Feigenbaum, A., Thorsen, E., Weissmann, D. and Demirkol, O., 2016. Visualising data stories together: Reflections on data journalism education from the Bournemouth University Datalabs Project. Journalism Education, 5 (2), 59-74.
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Thorsen, E., 2013. Blogging on the ice: Connecting audiences with climate-change sciences. International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, 9 (1), 87-101.
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Thorsen, E., 2012. Introduction: Online Reporting of Elections. Journalism Practice, 6.
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Thorsen, E., 2008. Journalistic objectivity redefined? Wikinews and the neutral point of view. New Media & Society, 10, 935-954.
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Books

Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E. and Singh, A., 2020. Notes for the media: Ordinary Indians, on the reporting of sexual violence. CESJ.
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Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E. and Singh, A., 2020. Hold Your Story: Reflections on the news of sexual violence in India. CESJ.
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Matthews, J. and Thorsen, E., 2020. Media, journalism and disaster communities.
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Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E. and Sharma, N., 2019. Disaster Journalism: Building Media Resilience in Nepal. Kathmandu: UNESCO Kathmandu.
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Thorsen, E., Savigny, H., Alexander, J. and Jackson, D., 2015. Media, Margins and Popular Culture. Palgrave Macmillan.
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Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., Savigny, H. and Alexander, J., 2015. Media, margins and civic agency.
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Thorsen, E. and Allan, S., 2014. Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives, Volume 2. New York: Peter Lang.
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Thorsen, E., 2013. Online Reporting of Elections. Routledge.
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Allan, S. and Thorsen, E., 2009. Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives, Volume 1. New York: Peter Lang.
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Chapters

Thorsen, E. and Sreedharan, C., 2023. Journalism, sexual violence and social responsibility. The Routledge Companion to Gender, Media and Violence. 174-184.
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Sreedharan, C. and Thorsen, E., 2022. The Disquieting Demise of a "Watershed" Movement in India. In: Baker, A. and Rodrigues, U., eds. Reporting on Sexual Violence in the #MeToo Era. Routledge.
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Sreedharan, C. and Thorsen, E., 2020. Reporting from the 'inner circle': Afno Manche and commitment to community in post-earthquake Nepal. Media, Journalism and Disaster Communities. 35-52.
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Matthews, J. and Thorsen, E., 2020. Introduction: Media, journalism and disaster communities. Media, Journalism and Disaster Communities. 1-16.
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Thorsen, E., 2017. Afterword: Clinton, trump, and artificial intelligence. 265-270.
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Thorsen, E., 2016. Citizen Participation and Remediation Across Media. News Across Media: Production, Distribution and Consumption. 48-66.
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Thorsen, E., Jackson, D. and Luce, A., 2015. Citizen journalism and civic inclusion: Access Dorset. In: Gordon, E. and Mihalidis, P., eds. Civic Media Reader. MIT Press.
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Thorsen, E., Jackson, D. and Luce, A., 2015. ‘I wouldn’t be a victim when it comes to being heard’: Citizen journalism and civic inclusion. Media, Margins and Civic Agency. 43-61.
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Alexander, J., Savigny, H., Thorsen, E. and Jackson, D., 2015. Introduction: Marginalised voices, representations and practices. 1-12.
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Sreedharan, C. and Thorsen, E., 2015. Marginalised voices and the Modification of the Indian media. India Election 2014: First Reflections. Bournemouth: Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community, Bournemouth University, 7-13.
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Thorsen, E., 2014. Live reporting terror: remediating citizen crisis communication. In: Thorsen, E. and Allan, S., eds. Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives, Volume Two. Peter Lang, 127-142.
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Thorsen, E., 2013. Routinisation of Audience Participation: BBC News Online, Citizenship and Democratic Debate. In: Scullion, R., Gerodimos, R., Jackson, D. and Lilleker, D., eds. The Media, Political Participation and Empowerment. Routledge.
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Thorsen, E., 2013. Student Wiki Pages: Online collaboration in a networked environment. Exploring collaborative learning in Higher Education media education programmes. Higher Education Academy.
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Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C. and Allan, S., 2013. WikiLeaks and Whistleblowing: The Framing of Bradley Manning. In: Brevini, B., Hintz, A. and McCurdy, P., eds. eyond WikiLeaks: Implications for the Future of Communications, Journalism and Society. Palgrave Macmillan.
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Thorsen, E., 2013. Live Blogging and Social Media Curation: Challenges and Opportunities for Journalism. In: Fowler-Watt, K. and Allan, S., eds. Journalism: New Challenges. Poole, England: CJCR: Centre for Journalism & Communication Research, Bournemouth University, 123-145.
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Thorsen, E., 2012. The Second Digital Wave: BBC News Online, Embedded Video and the iPlayer. In: Burns, M. and Brügger, N., eds. Histories of Public Service Broadcasters on the Web. New York: Peter Lang, 17-30.
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Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E. and Allan, S., 2012. WikiLeaks and the changing forms of information politics in the ‘network society’. In: Downey, E. and Jones, M.A., eds. Public Service, and Web 2.0 Technologies: Future Trends in Social Media. IGI Global.
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Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E. and Allan, S., 2011. WikiLeaks and the changing forms of information politics in the ‘network society’. In: Downey, E. and Jones, M.A., eds. Public Service, and Web 2.0 Technologies: Future Trends in Social Media. IGI Global.
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Allan, S. and Thorsen, E., 2010. Journalism, Public Service and BBC News Online. In: Meikle, G. and Redden, G., eds. News Online: Transformations and Continuities. Basingstoke, England: Palgrave Macmillan.
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Thorsen, E., 2010. BBC News Online: A Brief History of Past and Present. In: Brügger, N., ed. Web History. New York: Peter Lang, 213-232.
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Thorsen, E., 2009. Blogging the Climate Change Crisis from Antarctica. In: Allan, S. and Thorsen, E., eds. Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives. New York: Peter Lang, 107-117.
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Thorsen, E., Allan, S. and Carter, C., 2009. Citizenship and Public Service: The Case of BBC News Online. In: Monaghan, G. and Tunney, S., eds. Web Journalism: A New Form of Citizenship?. Eastbourne: Sussex Academic Press.
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Conferences

Thorsen, E. and Sreedharan, C., 2023. ‘Bad’ journalism from good people: sexual violence, social responsibility, and change-making in Indian newsrooms. In: IAMCR 26 June-13 July 2023 Lyons.
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Sreedharan, C. and Thorsen, E., 2022. Resilient journalism: mapping the dynamics of disaster reporting. In: Rethink Impact: 9th European Communication Conference, Risks, Threats, and Reporting Dangerously 19-22 October 2022 Aarhus, Denmark.
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Thorsen, E. and Sreedharan, C., 2022. 'How do you talk to a rape survivor, in a society like ours?': challenges for the news media in India. In: Rethink Impact: 9th European Communication Conference, Gender and news representation 19-22 October 2022 Aarhus, Denmark.
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Sreedharan, C., Priya, K., Thorsen, E. and Rani, P., 2022. Pandemic lessons from Kerala, the Indian state that 'slayed' coronavirus. In: Rethink Impact: 9th European Communication Conference, Complexities in Navigating Strategic Mass Communication in the Covid-19 Context 19-22 October 2022 Aarhus, Denmark.
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Thorsen, E. and Sreedharan, C., 2022. Towards a model for understanding journalism resilience during disasters: lessons from Nepal and Sierra Leone. In: International Association for Media and Communication Research 11-15 July 2022 Online.
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Thorsen, E. and Sreedharan, C., 2021. Preparing for the worst: a model for understanding journalism resilience during disasters. In: Future of Journalism 22 September 2021-24 October 2022 Cardiff.
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Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E. and Gouthi, A., 2019. The Journalism of Rape: an inquiry into how sexual violence is reported in the Indian media. In: Revisiting, Reviewing, and Restructuring Spaces for Urban Women, Gender Conference 1-3 March 2019 Pune, India.
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Thorsen, E. and Sreedharan, C., 2019. Rape and Sexual Violence in the News: Comparing Ten Newspapers Across Six Languages in India. In: MeCCSA 2019 Conference 9-11 January 2019 Stirling.
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Jackson, D. and Thorsen, E., 2018. Live blogging across the genres: seven characteristics defining online news formats. In: Political Studies Association Annual Conference 26-28 March 2018 Cardiff University.
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Thorsen, E. and Jackson, D., 2017. Changing sourcing practices in live blogging vs online news. In: Future of Journalism Annual Conference 14-15 October 2017 Cardiff.
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Thorsen, E. and Jackson, D., 2017. Sourcing practices and the demotic voice in live blogging vs online news. In: International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Annual Conference 16-20 July 2017 Cartagena, Colombia.
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Jackson, D. and Thorsen, E., 2017. Mixed Feelings: Future Journalists' Perspectives on News Industries Across the World. In: International Communication Association Annual Conference 25-29 May 2017 San Diego, USA.
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Jackson, D. and Thorsen, E., 2016. Sourcing the crisis: live blogging, news sources and the demotic turn. In: Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group Annual Conference 12-13 December 2016 LSE, London.
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Luce, A., Jackson, D. and Thorsen, E., 2016. ADTV and The Big Issue: Journalism Education for Marginalised People. In: World Journalism Education Congress 13-17 July 2016 Auckland, New Zealand.
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Jackson, D. and Thorsen, E., 2016. The only certainty is change: future journalists’ perspectives on news industries across the world. In: ECREA (European Communication Research and Education Association) Annual Conference 9-13 November 2016 Prague.
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Thorsen, E., Jackson, D. and Luce, A., 2016. "The people must have their voices”: Empowering marginalised groups through citizen journalism’. In: International Association for Media and Communications Research World Congress 10-13 July 2014 Hyderabad, India.
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Jackson, D. and Thorsen, E., 2016. UK Journalism Students: Uncertain times, uncertain identities. In: IAMCR Annual Conference 27-31 July 2016 Leicester, UK.
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Thorsen, E., 2016. Surveillance, encryption and citizenship. In: International Communication Association Annual Conference 9-13 June 2016 Fukuoka, Japan.
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Jackson, D. and Thorsen, E., 2016. "Have your say" and then what? Re-conceiving the civic turn in political journalism. In: Political Studies Association Annual Conference 21-23 March 2016 Brighton.
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Luce, A., Thorsen, E. and Jackson, D., 2016. ADTV and The Big Issue: journalism education for marginalised people. In: Annual MeCCSA Conference 6-8 January 2016 Canterbury Christ Church University.
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Thorsen, E., 2015. Social media curation and live reporting of crisis: challenges for journalists and researchers. In: Social Media Research Group 10 November 2015 Middlesex University.
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Thorsen, E., 2015. News, source protection and online communication security. In: The Future of Journalism Conference 10-11 September 2015 Cardiff University.
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Feigenbaum, A., Thorsen, E. and Jackson, D., 2015. Data Stories: Visualising Sensitive Subjects. In: Data Power 22-23 June 2015 University of Sheffield.
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Salter, L. and Thorsen, E., 2015. ‘Off the Radar: Understanding Privacy, Activism and Threat in Civil Society and the State’. In: Surveillance and Citizenship: State-Media-Citizen Relations after the Snowden Leaks 18-19 June 2015 Cardiff University.
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Thorsen, E., 2015. “Things I Wish I’d Known Before”: Perspectives on Early Career Development. In: Annual MeCCSA Conference 7-9 January 2015 Northumbria University.
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Daniel, J. and Elgendy, R., 2015. RENEGOTIATING POWER, THEOLOGY, AND POLITICS. RENEGOTIATING POWER, THEOLOGY, AND POLITICS, 1-13.
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Jackson, D., Thorsen, E. and Luce, A., 2014. Citizen journalism for empowerment: Moving in from the margins? In: ECREA Annual Conference 12-15 November 2014 Lisbon.
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Thorsen, E., 2014. Citizen participation and remediation from a cross media perspective. In: ECREA Annual Conference 12-15 November 2014 Lisbon.
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Thorsen, E., Jackson, D. and Luce, A., 2014. “The People Must Have Their Voices”: Empowering Marginalised Groups Through Citizen Journalism. In: IAMCR Annual Conference 15-19 July 2014 Hyderabad, India.
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Thorsen, E., 2014. “The Mass Collaboration of Strangers”: participatory journalism and transnational crisis. In: Journalistiske nyorienteringer 4 March 2014 University of Bergen.
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Thorsen, E., Jackson, D. and Luce, A., 2014. Empowering disabled and older people through citizen journalism. In: Annual MeCCSA Conference 8-10 January 2014 Bournemouth University.
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Thorsen, E., 2013. Reddit, online talk and rational critical debate. In: Political Studies Association’s Media and Politics Annual Conference 13-14 November 2013 Bournemouth University.
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Thorsen, E., 2013. Live reporting terror: online news and citizen crisis communication. In: Future of Journalism Conference 12-13 September 2013 Cardiff University.
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Thorsen, E., Allan, S. and Patrick, C., 2013. Citizen imagery and reporting of Gaddafi’s capture. In: Media, War & Conflict Fifth Anniversary Conference 11-12 April 2013 Royal Holloway, University of London.
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Thorsen, E., 2013. Survivor blogging: reporting emotion and trauma after Utøya. In: The Future of Humanitarian Reporting 6 March 2013 City Centre for Law, Justice & Journalism, City University London.
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Thorsen, E., 2013. News After the Oslo and Utøya Attacks: challenges for online live reporting of crisis. In: Annual MeCCSA Conference 9-11 January 2013 University of Ulster.
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Thorsen, E., Allan, S. and Patrick, C., 2013. Citizen imagery and reporting of Gaddafi’s capture. In: Media, War & Conflict Fifth Anniversary Conference 11-12 April 2013 Royal Holloway, University of London.
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Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C. and Allan, S., 2013. WikiLeaks and Whistleblowing: The Framing of Bradley Manning. In: International Communication Association Annual Conference 17-21 June 2013 London.
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Thorsen, E., 2012. Peer Support Networks and Doctoral Supervision in Media, Communication and Cultural Studies. In: Annual MeCCSA Conference 2012 11-13 January 2012 University of Bedfordshire.
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Thorsen, E. and Wallace, S., 2012. Blended and technology enhanced learning in journalism education. In: Fusion in Action: Knowledge exchange with students, society and the professions 18 April 2012 Bournemouth University.
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Thorsen, E., 2012. Student Wiki Pages: collaboration in a networked learning environment. In: Exploring collaborative learning 3 May 2012 University of Winchester.
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Allan, S., Thorsen, E. and Patrick, C., 2012. “Shut up you dog”: Online reporting of Gaddafi’s capture and death. In: Media and the Arab Spring 14-15 April 2012 Clinton Institute, University College Dublin.
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Thorsen, E., 2012. Citizen participation in global journalism. In: Global Journalism Day 15 May 2012 Örebro University, Sweden.
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Allan, S., Thorsen, E. and Patrick, C., 2012. Citizen Imagery: Online reporting of Gaddafi’s capture. In: Frontlines of Conflict Seminar Series, Bournemouth University 29 May 2012 Frontline Club, London.
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Thorsen, E. and Wallace, S., 2012. News websites in journalism education: an international survey of staff and student experiences. In: Annual AJE Conference: Innovation in Journalism Education 21-22 June 2012 University of Central Lancashire.
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Thorsen, E., 2012. News After the Oslo and Utøya Attacks. In: Journalism and Innovation symposium hosted by Bournemouth University Journalism Research Group 7 September 2012 Institute for War and Peace Reporting, London.
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Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C. and Allan, S., 2011. The media politics of WikiLeaks: public service or enemy of state? In: The Media Studies Conference 6-8 July 2011 BFI, London.
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Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C. and Allan, S., 2011. WikiLeaks: public service or enemy of state? In: Annual MeCCSA Conference 2011 12-14 January 2011 University of Salford, England..
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Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., Allan, S. and Andén-Papadopoulos, K., 2011. Truth and transparency: the media politics of Wikileaks. In: International Association for Media and Communications Research World Congress 13-17 July 2011 Istanbul, Turkey.
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Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C. and Allan, S., 2011. Journalism, transparency and accountability: WikiLeaks and the war in Iraq. In: The Future of Journalism Conference 8-9 September 2011 Cardiff University.
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Thorsen, E., 2011. Routinisation of Audience Participation: BBC News Online, Citizenship and Democratic Debate. In: Political Studies Association’s Media and Politics Annual Conference 3-4 November 2011 Bournemouth University.
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Thorsen, E., 2011. BBC News Online and the Routinisation of ‘Healthy Democratic Debate’. In: Modes of Communication, Deliberation and Democratic Values 10-11 November 2011 Aarhus University.
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Thorsen, E., 2011. Peer Support Networks and the Postgraduate Research Environment. In: Art, Design, Media Creative Learning and Teaching Day 29 November 2011 London.
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Thorsen, E., 2011. Student Wiki Pages: e-learning strategy for collaborative student notes. In: The Media Education Summit 6-7 September 2011 London.
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Thorsen, E., 2011. News After the Oslo and Utøya Attacks. In: Journalism Research Group Seminar 14 December 2011 Bournemouth University.
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Thorsen, E., 2011. The media politics of WikiLeaks. In: Journalism Research Group Seminar 11 May 2011 Bournemouth University.
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Thorsen, E., 2011. Environmental Spectacles: Citizens, Scientists and Celebrities. In: Spectacular Environmentalisms: Celebrity and the Mediation of Environmental Change 7-8 July 2011 King’s College London.
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Thorsen, E., 2010. BBC Newsroom Convergence, Online Journalism and Citizenship during the 2005 and 2010 UK General Elections. In: International Association for Media and Communications Research World Congress 18-22 July 2010 Portugal.
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Thorsen, E., 2010. BBC News Online, the iPlayer and embedded video: redefining forms and practices of (online) journalism. In: MeCCSA 2010 Conference 6-8 January 2010 London School of Economics.
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Thorsen, E., 2010. Confronting issues of ICTs, the environment and citizenship. In: IAMCR Conference 2010: Communication and Citizenship 18-22 July 2010 Braga, Portugal.
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Thorsen, E., 2009. Antarctic Blogging: Scientists Reporting On Climate Change During the International Polar Year (2007 – 2008). In: MeCCSA conference 2009 14-16 January 2009 University of Bradford.
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Thorsen, E., 2008. Teaching media studies to multimedia scientists. In: The Challenge of New Media: Teaching and Learning in the New Media Ecology 12 December 2008 ADM-HEA and UWE, Bristol.
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Thorsen, E., 2008. Have your say’ and then what? Civic Engagement, BBC News Online and the 2005 UK General Election. In: International Association for Media and Communications Research World Congress (IAMCR 2008) 20-25 July 2008 Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Thorsen, E. and Allan, S., 2008. Developing Public Service Standards Online: The First Ten Years of BBC News Online. In: International Association for Media and Communications Research World Congress (IAMCR 2008) 20-25 July 2008 Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Thorsen, E., 2008. User Generated Content: The Consumer Framing of Citizen Contributions. In: Fifth MeCCSA Postgraduate Network Conference 2008 1-2 July 2008 University of Sussex, Brighton.
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Thorsen, E., 2008. Online News and Citizens’ voices: BBC News Online and the 2005 General Election. In: MeCCSA Conference 2008 9-11 January 2008 Cardiff University, Wales.
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Thorsen, E., 2007. ‘Have your say’ and then what? Civic Engagement, BBC News Online and the 2005 General Election. In: Fourth Annual MeCCSa Postgraduate Conference 12-13 July 2007 University of the West of England, Bristol.
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Thorsen, E., 2007. 'Have your say' and Public Service Blogging: Empowering the electorate? In: ICS International Postgraduate Conference: Communication Technologies of Empowerment 18 May 2007 University of Leeds, England.
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Reports

Jackson, D., Carson, A., Sarver Coombs, D., Edgerly, S., Thorsen, E., Trevisan, F. and Wright, S., 2024. U.S. Election Analysis 2024: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Centre Comparative Politics and Media Research. Available from: https://www.electionanalysis.ws/us/.
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Jackson, D., Parry, K., Harmer, E., Lilleker, D., Firmstone, J., Wright, S. and Thorsen, E., 2024. UK Election Analysis 2024: Media, Voters and the Campaign. The Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research. Available from: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yt6l8e96hujc3pzzlohxz/UKElectionAnalysis2024_Jackson-et_al_v1-COMPRESSED.pdf?rlkey=h0ki3q0fxeum99yuv5h82lvp8&dl=0.
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Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Rani, P. and T K, K., 2022. Pandemic News Patterns in Kerala: The First Six Months. Manipal: Manipal Institute of Communication and the Centre for the Study of Conflict, Emotion and Social Justice.
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Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Rani, P. and Krishnapriya, T.K., 2022. Pandemic News Patterns in Kerala: The First Six Months. Media Research Centre, Manipal Institute of Communication and the Centre for the Study of Conflict, Emotion and Social Justice.
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Sreedharan, C. and Thorsen, E., 2021. Sexual violence and the news media: Issues, challenges, and guidelines for journalists in India. New Delhi: UNESCO.
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Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Miles, L., Matthews, J., Sunderland, M. and Baker-Beall, C., 2021. Impact of Covid-19 on journalism in Sierra Leone. Freetown: Sierra Leone Association of Journalists. Available from: https://slaj.sl/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sierra-Leone-National-Survey-Report-English-with-APPENDIX.pdf.
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Jackson, D., Coombs, D.S., Trevisan, F., Lilleker, D. and Thorsen, E., 2020. U.S. Election Analysis 2020: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research. Available from: https://www.electionanalysis.ws/us/.
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Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Upreti, L. and Sharma, S., 2020. Impact of COVID-19 on journalism in Nepal. Tripureshwor, Kathmandu: Nepal Press Institute.
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Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., Lilleker, D. and Weidhase, N., 2019. UK Election Analysis 2019: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research (Bournemouth University). Available from: http://www.electionanalysis.uk/.
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Sreedharan, C. and Thorsen, E., 2018. Voices from Nepal: Lessons in Post-Disaster Journalism. Bournemouth University: Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community. Available from: http://aftershocknepal.com/.
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Thorsen, E., Jackson, D. and Lilleker, D., 2017. UK Election Analysis 2017: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth: Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community. Available from: http://www.electionanalysis.uk/.
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Ramsay, G., Freedman, D., Jackson, D. and Thorsen, E., 2017. Mapping changes in local news 2015-17: More bad news for democracy?. Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community.
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Lilleker, D., 2017. Evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee 'Fake news' inquiry presented by the Faculty for Media & Communication, Bournemouth University.. Bournemouth University.
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Lilleker, D., Thorsen, E., Jackson, D. and Veneti, A., 2016. US Election Analysis 2016: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth: Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community. Available from: http://www.electionanalysis2016.us/.
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Jackson, D., Thorsen, E. and Wring, D., 2016. EU Referendum Analysis 2016: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth: The Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community. Available from: http://www.referendumanalysis.eu/.
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Bradshaw, P., McLachlan, M., Dickinson, A., Stoneman, J., Borges-Rey, E., Hewett, J., Thorsen, E., Salter, L. and Lashmar, P., 2016. DBIS consultation on moving Land Registry operations to the private sector: journalism academics group response. DBIS.
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Thorsen, E., 2015. Online challenges for public service television in a digital age (invited submission to the Lord Puttnam Inquiry). Goldsmiths University of London. Available from: http://futureoftv.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Einar-Thorsen.pdf.
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Thorsen, E. and Jackson, D., 2015. Response to the BBC Charter Review DCMS Green Paper Public Consultation. Department for Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS).
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Jackson, D. and Thorsen, E., 2015. UK Election Analysis 2015: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth: The Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community. Available from: http://www.electionanalysis.uk/.
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Jackson, D., Thompson, S. and Thorsen, E., 2013. Intelligent news for an intelligent public. Work Research.
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Jempson, M., Cookson, R., Williams, T., Thorsen, E., Khan, A. and Thevanayagam, P., 2007. Sensitive Coverage Saves Lives: Improving media portrayal of suicidal behaviour. National Institute for Mental Health in England.
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Norris, B., Jempson, M., Bygrave, L. and Thorsen, E., 2006. Reporting Suicide Worldwide: Media Responsibilities. The MediaWise Trust.
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Internet Publications

Sreedharan, C. and Thorsen, E., 2015. Aftershock Nepal. Available from: http://www.aftershocknepal.com/.
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Sreedharan, C. and Thorsen, E., 2014. Project India. Available from: http://www.projectindia.com/.
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Theses

Thorsen, E., 2009. News, Citizenship and the Internet: BBC News Online's Reporting of the 2005 UK General Election. PhD Thesis. Bournemouth University; Media School.
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Artefacts

Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E. and Asavari, S., 2019. Note This: updates on the journalism of rape.
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Thorsen, E. and Sreedharan, C., 2019. NewsTracker Data.
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Sreedharan, C. and Thorsen, E., 2018. NewsTracker: journalism on the journalism of rape.
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Sreedharan, C. and Thorsen, E., 2015. Aftershock Nepal: chronicling the rebuilding of a post-earthquake society.
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Sreedharan, C. and Thorsen, E.. Project India: grassroot coverage of the 2014 parliamentary elections in the world's largest democracy.
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PhD Students

Emanuele Bussa. The evolution of the role of stringers and citizen journalists in reporting wars and conflicts: the case of the Syrian civil war, (In progress)
Hua Li. Democracy in the news: A comparative analysis of newspaper reporting in Hong Kong and mainland China from 2014 to 2019, (In progress)
Yomna Kamel, 2014. News, the Internet and Political Protest: Al-Jazeera, BBC and Reuters Reporting of the Arab Spring and its Aftermath (graduated in 2015), (Completed)
Confidence Uwazuruwike, 2018. Reporting terrorism: Boko Haram in the Nigerian press, (Completed)
Walaa Bajnaid, 2019. The Role of Social Media in Enhancing Saudi Women’s Rights, (Completed)
Amal Almoualed, 2021. Saudi Women Journalists: An Ethnographic Study Exploring Their Roles and Practices in an age of National Transformation, (Completed)
Hussain Aldossari, 2021. Data journalism practises in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, (Completed)
Minh Tran, 2021. Science journalism for development in Vietnam: a multi-facet investigation of issues and challenges and its implications for the Global South, (Completed)
Louise Matthews, 2023. Off Beat: Police as Protestors and the use of Twitter as an Online Tactical Public Space, (Completed)
Paul Bradshaw. Data journalism forms, practices and innovation: an investigation into emerging practices in data sourcing, analysis, storytelling and distribution [Practice-led PhD], (On hold)

Profile of Teaching PG

Environment, Conflict and Crisis News
Journalism in Global Contexts
New Media Innovation
Production Project & Critical Analysis
Dissertation

Profile of Teaching UG

Web Communication
Dissertation

Grants

Grants

Media and Gender and Development in India (MAGDI): Capacity building and impact acceleration partnership with UNESCO (Global Challenges Research Fund, 02 Apr 2018). In Progress
Interactive Data Forecasting and Modelling for NHS England's 'prevention at scale' initiative (MRes) (Public Health Dorset, 02 Apr 2018). In Progress
Data Storytelling for Public Health Dorset (Public Health Dorset, 01 Jun 2017). Completed
EU Referendum Analysis 2016: media, voters and the campaign (Political Studies Association (PSA), 04 Jul 2016). Completed
Aftershock Nepal: journalism after the earthquake (Bournemouth University, 01 Mar 2016). Completed
Connect India (Bournemouth University, 11 Jan 2016). In Progress
This is where I study: Social Journalism on Facebook (Bournemouth University, Fusion Investment Fund, FIF strand: Co-creation and co-production, 01 Feb 2015). Completed
Access Dorset TV (ADTV) Citizen Journalism Project (Bournemouth University, 01 Sep 2013). In Progress
Strategies for use of news websites in journalism education (Association of Journalism Educators, 01 Jan 2012). Completed

External Responsibilities
Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

External Responsibilities

Pondicherry University, India, External Examiner (PhD) (2023)
Pondicherry University, India, External Examiner (PhD) (2022)
City, University of London, External Examiner (PhD) (2022)
University of Leicester, External Examiner (PhD) (2022)
University of Helsinki, External Examiner (PhD) (2020)
University of Hull, External Examiner (PhD) (2020)
Goldsmiths, University of London, External Examiner (PhD) (2020)
Goldsmiths, External Examiner (BA) (2019)
Canterbury Christ Church University, External Examiner (BA) (2018)
London School of Economics (LSE), PhD Examiner (2017)
University of Sussex, External Examiner (MA) (2017-2020)
Robert Gordon University, PhD Examiner (2015)
Cardiff University, External Examiner (MA) (2014-2018), http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/
University of Leeds, External Examiner (BA) (2013-2016), http://www.leeds.ac.uk/
La Trobe University, Melbourne Victoria Australia, PhD Examiner (2013), http://www.latrobe.edu.au/
University of Liverpool, PhD Examiner (2013), http://www.liv.ac.uk/

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

Aftershock Nepal (01 Jan 2015-01 Jan 2016)
Project India (01 Jan 2014)

Qualifications

PGCE in Research Degree Supervision (Bournemouth University, 2011)
PhD in Journalism (Bournemouth University, 2009)
MA in Cultural and Media Studies (University of the West of England, Bristol, 2005)
BSc (Hons) in Electronic Imaging and Media Communications (University of Bradford, 2002)

Honours

Vice Chancellor’s Award for Educational Innovation of the Year (Bournemouth University, 2011)

Memberships

QAA Subject Benchmark Statement review for Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies, Chair (2023-),
The Media Reform Coalition (MRC), Member of the Co-ordinating Committee (2018-), http://www.mediareform.org.uk/
International Communication Association (ICA), Member (2013-), https://www.icahdq.org/
Association for Journalism Education (AJE), Member (2009-), http://journalism-education.org/
European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), Member (2009-), http://www.ecrea.eu/
Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA), Editor of Three-D (ISSN 2041-627X) (2009-), http://www.meccsa.org.uk/
Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA), Member of Executive Committee (2009-), http://meccsa.org.uk/
International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Member (2008-), http://iamcr.org/
Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA), Joint Founding Editor of Networking Knowledge (2007-2009), http://ojs.meccsa.org.uk/networkingknowledge
Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA), Executive Committee Member (2006-), http://www.meccsa.org.uk/

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