Department of Media and Communications

New UKCCIS report|

This new report from UKCCIS's Evidence Group, "IDENTIFYING VULNERABLE CHILDREN ONLINE AND WHAT STRATEGIES CAN HELP THEM|", reveals the latest findings from researchers, clinicians and child protection experts on what makes some children vulnerable on the internet.

Global Media & Communications graduates at USC Annenberg|

11th May, 2012: As part of the University of Southern California's 129th Commencement Ceremonies, USC Annenberg celebrated the conferral of degrees| to 872 students including graduates of the MSc/MA Global Media & Communications.

2012 PhD Symposium|

Cosmopolitanism, New Media and Protests

Friday 15 June 2012, 09.30am - 05.30pm

Polis LSE Literary Festival Event|

'Censorship in an Age of Freedom'

6.30pm, Wednesday 29 February 2012
Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
Speakers: Heather Brooke and Nick Cohen
Chair: Charlie Beckett

10th anniversary MSc Global Media & Communications

Thanks to our fantastic LA hosts, LSE alumni Michael and Haley Miller, who hosted the gala celebration for the 10th anniversary of our MSc Global Media & Communications, with USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.  

Lilie Chouliaraki (ed), Routledge, 2012

Blogs, YouTube, citizen journalism, social networking sites and museum interactivity are today hailed as a new, playful form of citizenship that enhances democratic participation and cosmopolitan solidarity. But is this celebration of self-mediation justified or premature?

Media Policy Project|

We aim to establish a deliberative relationship between policy makers, civil society actors, media professionals and relevant media research.

WikiLeaks: News in the Networked Era|
Charlie Beckett with James Ball, Polity, 2012

This is the first book to examine WikiLeaks fully and critically and its place in the contemporary news environment, combinining inside knowledge with the latest media research to argue that the significance of Wikileaks is as part of the shift in the news to a network system that is contestable and unstable.

Newsletter for Offer-Holders 2012|
While you are making preparations to come to London, this Newsletter is designed to keep you up to date with events and activities for new students.  We hope this will help you to prepare for your year at LSE.

MSc Programmes|

The Department offers several MSc degrees: MSc Media and Communications; MSc Media and Communications; MSc Media, Communication and Development; MSc Global Media and Communications (with second year in either University of Southern California or Fudan University); and MSc Politics and Communication.

The Department offers two MPhil/PhD programmes in Media and Communications and in New Media, Innovation and Literacy.