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Dear colleagues, Please see details below of a fully-funded PhD studentship based in the Media School, Bournemouth University, to research news reporting of the Arab Spring and its aftermath. All the best, Einar Fully-funded PhD studentship THE MEDIA SCHOOL, BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY Applications are currently invited for a fully-funded PhD scholarship based in the Media School, Bournemouth University (UK). “News, The Internet And Political Protest: Al-Jazeera, BBC And Reuters Reporting Of The Arab Spring And Its Aftermath” This project revolves around a comparative study into online reporting of the 2011 popular protests and their aftermath across Northern Africa and the Middle-East. Focussing on three global news organisations (Al-Jazeera, BBC and Reuters), this thesis will examine the extent to which various forms of internet communication (websites, blogs, social networking) have helped to transform crisis reporting and fostered a rethinking of journalism's relationship with its audiences. In taking a comparative approach, this thesis will investigate how emergent forms of internet use are reinflected in different global journalistic contexts. PhD Supervisor: Dr Einar Thorsen Co-Supervisors: Mr Stephen Jukes and Prof Stuart Allan FULL PROJECT DESCRIPTION http://media.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/documents/Thorsen.pdf CLOSING DATE Deadline for applications is 31 July 2011. HOW TO APPLY Details on how to apply: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/studentships/how_to_apply.html If you wish to discuss this opportunity further, please get in touch with Dr Einar Thorsen: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Further details about the Bournemouth University studentships: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/studentships/phd_studentships.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Einar Thorsen, PhD Lecturer in Journalism and Communication The Media School, Bournemouth University Talbot Campus, Poole, BH12 5BB, UK E-mail: [log in to unmask] Twitter: http://twitter.com/einarthorsen Blog: http://multimediajournalism.info/ Phone: +44 (0)1202 968838 Convenor Journalism Research Group: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/imcr/cjcr/ Programme Coordinator MA Journalism and New Media: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/courses/MAJNMF Communication Officer of MeCCSA: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ This email is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete this email, which must not be copied, distributed or disclosed to any other person. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Bournemouth University or its subsidiary companies. Nor can any contract be formed on behalf of the University or its subsidiary companies via email. -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. Membership is open to all who teach and research these subjects in HE institutions, via either institutional or individual membership. The field includes film and TV production, journalism, radio, photography, creative writing, publishing, interactive media and the web; and it includes higher education for media practice as well as for media studies. This mailing list is a free service from MeCCSA and is not restricted to members. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------