Congratulations to Martin Moore and @ThomasColley, whose book DICTATING REALITY: THE GLOBAL BATTLE TO CONTROL THE NEWS was shortlisted for The IJPP Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award 2026. bit.ly/3Xbzab9@icahdq@ColumbiaUP
"Trump’s chaotic and coercive foreign policy has benefited Beijing because it so perfectly reinforces [the] CCP narrative"
The authors of DICTATING REALITY explain how Trump's unpredictability benefits China bit.ly/4u7w4nW@ThomasColley@martinjemoore@ColumbiaUP
We were delighted to host the book launch of “Dictating Reality: The Global Battle to Control the News” by Martin Moore and Thomas Colley. The event featured an engaging Q&A with co-author @ThomasColley, and all book donations will support the 🇺🇦initiative @BrakeTheFake.
This was brilliant! Awesome double act from @ThomasColley and @martinjemoore about their 📔 #DictatingReality . Fun friendly atmosphere for a thoughtful conversation with insightful questions and answers. Great book, thank you.
Propaganda and media is not new, but how did we get from information overload and a crisis of authority to some countries achieving messianic populism, through a captured truth provider, to rival the most powerful theocracies in history. Chilling case studies of how some countries achieved this: coming to a democracy near you. Compelling read.
@ThomasColley@martinjemoore#DictatingReality
📢 EVENT
How is news being used to dictate reality?
Join Dr @ThomasColley and Dr @martinjemoore at the launch of 'Dictating Reality' - their new book examining how states are battling to control and shape the news.
📅 20 Nov
🕧 18.15
BOOKINGS 🔗 bit.ly/480N06n
📢 EVENT
How is news being used to dictate reality?
Join Dr @ThomasColley and Dr @martinjemoore at the launch of 'Dictating Reality' - their new book examining how states are battling to control and shape the news.
📅 20 Nov
🕧 18.15
BOOKINGS 🔗 bit.ly/480N06n
🗺️‼️ Must read: "International lulz: Exploring the strategic logic of trolling in diplomacy" from Huw Dylan & @ThomasColley.
👉 Open access and available here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…
Across the globe, leaders are fighting to control the news and impose their own realities. In Dictating Reality, Dr @ThomasColley and Dr Martin Moore (@Kingspol_econ)
reveal how this struggle is dividing and reshaping our world.
➡️ ow.ly/4z7n50XkL5I
How do world leaders use the news to determine their own narratives - and how does that shape the 'truth'?
Dr Martin Moore (@Kingspol_econ) & Dr Thomas Colley (@warstudies), whose new book explores this topic, share their thoughts for #OurDividedPlanet ⬇️
kcl.ac.uk/how-news-is-being-…
In our features sections, read Kyung Suk Lee & Bee Yun Jo on ROK extended deterrence, Ryoya Ishimoto on Japan nuclear policy, Sumit Ganguly & @SpenserAWarren on the May Pahalgam conflict, @ThomasColley & Huw Dylan on war on OSINT, & Mitchell Gallagher on the Five Eyes Alliance.
"Compelling and persuasive....A valuable primer for our dark times." --Luke Harding
Out this Fall but available now to order: DICTATING REALITY: THE GLOBAL BATTLE TO CONTROL NEWS by @martinjemoore & @ThomasColley. Use the code CUP20 & save 20% tinyurl.com/2743z4yx@columbiaup
"Protests in the UK reveal an ongoing battle against disinformation. While social media plays a role in its dissemination, it is how elites engage with disinformation that truly matters", discussed by Dr Thomas Colley
Read more at Australian Outlook 👇
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The @journstudies special issue “Understanding News Avoidance: Paradoxes, Problems, and Priorities” is finally out: tandfonline.com/toc/rjos20/2…
The special issue consists of 10 original research articles and an editorial introduction. Here’s a tread on the content…