[ecrea] PhD Studentship: News Reporting of the Arab Spring and its Aftermath

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: (ethorsen /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk)<mailto:(ethorsen /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk)>

Further details about the Bournemouth University studentships:
http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/studentships/phd_studentships.html



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