*Visual Communication in the Age of Social Media: Conceptual, Theoretical and Methodological Challenges* /Media and Communication, Volume 5, No 4 (Open Access) Edited by Uta Russmann and Jakob Svensson/ Media and Communication's newest issue is out and all research articles are free to download. Please do share them with any interested colleagues. Complete Issue available here <https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/issue/view/77>. *Table of Contents* Introduction to Visual Communication in the Age of Social Media: Conceptual, Theoretical and Methodological Challenges <https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/1263> Uta Russmann and Jakob Svensson Brand New Images? Implications of Instagram Photography for Place Branding <https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/1053> Åsa Thelander and Cecilia Cassinger Political Storytelling on Instagram: Key Aspects of Alexander Van der Bellen’s Successful 2016 Presidential Election Campaign <https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/1062> Karin Liebhart and Petra Bernhardt The Visual Discourse of Protest Movements on Twitter: The Case of Hong Kong 2014 <https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/1020> Irmgard Wetzstein Showing/Sharing: Analysing Visual Communication from a Praxeological Perspective <https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/1075> Maria Schreiber Digital-Networked Images as Personal Acts of Political Expression: New Categories for Meaning Formation <https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/1065> Mona Kasra “I Set the Camera on the Handle of My Dresser”: Re-Matter-Ializing Social Media Visual Methods through a Case Study of Selfies <https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/1057> Katie Warfield The Semiotics of Emoji: The Rise of Visual Language in the Age of the Internet (Book Review) <https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/1041> Laura Kerslake and Rupert Wegerif Kindest regards, Rodrigo Gomes Media and Communication Cogitatio Press 1070-129 Lisbon, Portugal www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication