[Commlist] New Book: Digital Intermediation

It is with great pleasure I can share the publication of my latest book, 
/Digital Intermediation: Unseen Infrastructure for Cultural Production./

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003177388/digital-intermediation-jonathon-hutchinson 
<https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003177388/digital-intermediation-jonathon-hutchinson>

/This book offers a new framework for understanding content creation and 
distribution across automated media platforms – a new mediatisation 
process. The book draws on three years of empirical and theoretical 
research to carefully identify and describe a number of unseen digital 
infrastructures that contribute to predictive media (algorithmic 
platforms) within the media production process: digital intermediation. 
The empirical field data is drawn from several international sites, 
including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, London, Amsterdam, 
Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Sydney and Cartagena. By highlighting the 
automated content production and distribution process, the book responds 
to a number of regulatory debates emerging around the societal impact of 
platformisation. Digital Intermediation: Towards transparent digital 
infrastructure describes and highlights the importance of key 
developments that help shape the production and distribution of content, 
including micro-platformization and digital first personalities. The 
book explains how digital agencies and multichannel networks use 
platforms strategically to increase exposure for the talent they manage, 
while providing inside access to the processes and requirements of 
developers who create algorithms for platforms. The findings in this 
book provide key recommendations for policy makers working within 
digital media platforms based on the everyday operation of content 
production and consumption within automated media environments. Finally, 
this book highlights user agency as a strategy for consumers who seek 
information on automated social media content distribution platforms./

As with all new publications, Routledge have provided a 20% discount for 
all purchases – please use code *AFL03*.

Also, a series of book launches are underway from August through to 
October in Australia, so looking forward to seeing those who can travel 
to the following locations:

  * 9 August - News and Media Research Centre, University of Canberra
  * 20 September - Digital Media and Research Centre, Queensland
    University of Technology
  * 27 September – AI Governance and Trust in Digital Societies,
    University of Sydney
  * 19 October – RMIT University


---------------
The COMMLIST
---------------
This mailing list is a free service offered by Nico Carpentier. Please use it responsibly and wisely.
--
To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit http://commlist.org/
--
Before sending a posting request, please always read the guidelines at http://commlist.org/
--
To contact the mailing list manager:
Email: (nico.carpentier /at/ commlist.org)
URL: http://nicocarpentier.net
---------------