What Happened to our Academic Culture?

23 August 2017

Authors: Bill Dutton

Universities – along with their centers, departments, and colleges – vary greatly in the vibrancy of their respective academic culture (intellectual climate). Nevertheless, no university can be complacent about ... Read More What Happened to our Academic Culture?

Pack Journalism – Digitally Networked

19 August 2017

Authors: Bill Dutton

Digitally Networked Pack Journalism Pack journalism is not only alive and well in the digital age, it is arguably more prominent than it could ever be in the analogue ... Read More Pack Journalism – Digitally Networked

Talks in Europe on Quello Center’s Search and Politics Project

16 July 2017

Authors: Bill Dutton

I had a fascinating and challenging week in Europe speaking about the Quello Center’s work on search and politics. The findings of our project, called ‘The Part Played by ... Read More Talks in Europe on Quello Center’s Search and Politics Project

Should Tweeting Politicians be able to Block Users?

10 June 2017

Authors: Bill Dutton

An interesting debate has been opened up by lawyers who have argued that President Trump should not block Twitter users from posting on Twitter. I assume this issue concerns ... Read More Should Tweeting Politicians be able to Block Users?

Talk on the politics of the Fifth Estate at University Institute of Lisbon, March 2017

11 March 2017

Authors: Bill Dutton

I had a quick but engaging trip to Portugal to speak with students and faculty at CIES at the University Institute of Lisbon. I have given a number of ... Read More Talk on the politics of the Fifth Estate at University Institute of Lisbon, March 2017

Russian Hacking and the Certainty Trough

7 January 2017

Authors: Bill Dutton

Views on Russian Hacking: In a Certainty Trough? I have been amazed by the level of consensus, among politicians, the press and the directors of security agencies, over the ... Read More Russian Hacking and the Certainty Trough

Twitter Foreign Policy and the Rise of Digital Diplomacy

5 January 2017

Authors: Bill Dutton

Recent Chinese concerns over ‘Twitter Foreign Policy” are just the tip of the iceberg on the ways in which the Internet has been enabling diplomacy to be reconfigured, for ... Read More Twitter Foreign Policy and the Rise of Digital Diplomacy

The 2016 US Presidential Election and the Institution of the Presidency

8 October 2016

Authors: Bill Dutton

One of the classic works on the governance of England is Walter Bagehot’s (1867) The English Constitution. He observed that through the evolution of its unwritten Constitution entailed two ... Read More The 2016 US Presidential Election and the Institution of the Presidency

A Virtual Professor: Putting Herself in the Hands of Others

19 September 2016

Authors: Bill Dutton

The Department of Media and Information at Michigan State University had one of its (now) annual retreats on a beautiful Friday in the clubhouse of a local golf course. ... Read More A Virtual Professor: Putting Herself in the Hands of Others

Tag: General Interest