Professor Vian Bakir
Professor in Journalism and Political Communications
Affiliations
Contact info
Position: Professor of Journalism & Political Communication
Email: v.bakir@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 1248 382751
Location: Main Arts
Personal website: Academia.edu ResearchGate
Project Websites: DATA-PSST! Intelligence Elites Emotional AI
Current Administrative Responsibilities:
Co-Director of Network for Study of Media and Persuasive Communication.
School of History, Law & Social Science Research Committee (grant leadership)
- 2020
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Digital Journalism (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
3 Jun 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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EPSRC Research Centre Panel Reviewer - Protecting Citizens Online
Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
1 Jun 2020 → 22 Jun 2020Activity: Other
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Advisory Board Member for EU Horizon2020 CSI-COP project
Bakir, V. (Contributor)
1 May 2020 → 30 Apr 2023Activity: Other
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Centre for Information Governance Research Annual Conference, Univ. of Sussex,
Bakir, V. (Speaker)
30 Apr 2020 → 1 May 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic conference
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International workshop and seminar on (Mediated) Emotion in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Bakir, V. (Speaker)
28 Apr 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic conference
Profiling & Targeting Emotion in Digital Political Campaigns.
Bakir, V. (Contributor) & McStay, A. (Contributor)
20 Apr 2020Activity: Other
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Older People & Digital Literacy
Bakir, V. (Contributor) & McStay, A. (Contributor)
10 Apr 2020Activity: Other
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Reviewer for Aarhus Institute for Advanced Studies, Jens Christian Skou Fellowship
Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
6 Apr 2020 → 16 Apr 2020Activity: Other
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Reviewer for Norwegian Research Council. COVID-19 Emergency Call
Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
6 Apr 2020 → 15 Apr 2020Activity: Other
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Reviewer: Univ. of Aarhus EU Union Horizon 2020 Research & Innovation Programme -Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
29 Mar 2020 → 20 Apr 2020Activity: Other
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Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
17 Feb 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Media and Communication (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Editorial board member)
17 Feb 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Journalism Practice (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
16 Feb 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Routledge Taylor & Francis (Publisher)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
14 Feb 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Critical Sociology (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
15 Jan 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
5 Jan 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Digital Journalism (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
3 Jan 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
- 2019
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Policy and Internet (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
17 Dec 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Tackling Grand Challenges in Society - AI & Democracy
Bakir, V. (Contributor)
17 Dec 2019 → 18 Dec 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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External assessor. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada
Bakir, V. (Contributor)
6 Dec 2019Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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SVT national radio
Bakir, V. (Contributor)
25 Nov 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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AHRC reviewer -
Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
11 Nov 2019Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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peer reviewer for AHRC
Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
5 Nov 2019Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Final Report - Emotional AI - Japan and UK. Final Report on a Conversation between cultures
Bakir, V. (Contributor) & McStay, A. (Contributor)
1 Nov 2019Activity: Other
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Media and Communication (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Editorial board member)
20 Oct 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Reviewer for Austrian Research Council
Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
29 Sept 2019Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Reviewer for Responsible Innovation Programme, the Netherlands
Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
12 Sept 2019Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Workshop on emotional AI
Bakir, V. (Contributor) & McStay, A. (Organiser)
9 Sept 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
CULTURE CHANGE: Incentivise political campaigners to run civil and informative election campaigns
Bakir, V. (Contributor) & McStay, A. (Contributor)
2 Aug 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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International Journal of Press/politics (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
23 Jul 2019 → 1 Oct 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Mass Communication and Society (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
23 Jul 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Emotional AI & disinformation.
Bakir, V. (Speaker)
16 Jul 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Weaponisation of Politics & Civic Discourse
Bakir, V. (Speaker)
8 Jul 2019 → 12 Jul 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Panel reviewer
Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
1 Jul 2019 → 1 Oct 2019Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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External Examiner for MA Digital Media & Society
Bakir, V. (Examiner)
1 Jun 2019 → 1 Jun 2022Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Journalism post-Snowden: a simple guide to protecting your information & contacts
Bakir, V. (Contributor) & Lashmar, P. (Contributor)
1 Jun 2019Activity: Other
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Parliamentary submission: Datafied Bearbaiting and Emotional AI: Anticipating the Quantified Jeremy Kyle Show. Submission to DCMS Committee Inquiry into Reality TV
Bakir, V. (Contributor) & McStay, A. (Contributor)
1 Jun 2019 → 1 Sept 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Sociology Compass (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
10 May 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Mass Communication and Society (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
29 Apr 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Critical Sociology (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
29 Mar 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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What if we knew when people were lying?
Bakir, V. (Contributor)
25 Mar 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Journalism (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
8 Mar 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Citation in EU Commissioned study: Disinformation and propaganda – impact on the functioning of the rule of law in the EU and its Member States
McStay, A. (Contributor) & Bakir, V. (Contributor)
28 Feb 2019Activity: Other
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Policy and Politics (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
25 Feb 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Journalism Practice (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
7 Feb 2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
- 2018
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I am not worried about Russia. I'm concerned about the misuse of people's feelings. Vecer
Bakir, V. (Contributor)
22 Dec 2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Information, Communication & Society (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
19 Dec 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
11 Dec 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Information, Communication & Society (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
9 Dec 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Regulating Digital Campaigning: What is to be Done?
Bakir, V. (Participant) & McStay, A. (Participant)
29 Nov 2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Telltale signs of deceitful public relations campaign
Bakir, V. (Contributor)
28 Nov 2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
SURVEILLING THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF SUPERVISORS: DEMOCRATIC PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS.
Bakir, V. (Contributor)
21 Nov 2018 → 23 Nov 2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Political Communication (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
16 Nov 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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United International College Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University
McStay, A. (Reviewer) & Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
16 Nov 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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International Journal of Advanced Media and Communication (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
25 Oct 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Norway Research Council - Panel member for SAMRISK
Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
25 Oct 2018 → 14 Nov 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Reviewer for European Commission H2020-MSCA-IF-2018
Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
5 Oct 2018 → 2 Nov 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Big Data and Society (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
18 Sept 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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journalism studies (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
18 Sept 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Routledge (Publisher)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
14 Sept 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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external consultant for Promotion to Reader
Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
14 Sept 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship reviewer
Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
13 Sept 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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‘Fake news’ to get worse says Bangor University media expert. Daily Post, 5 Sep 2018
Bakir, V. (Contributor)
5 Sept 2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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International Journal of Communication (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
2 Sept 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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ESRC reviewer for TRUST AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE large grants call
Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
30 Aug 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Routledge (Publisher)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
13 Aug 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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ESRC reviewer for TRUST AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE large grants call
Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
9 Aug 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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ESRC reviewer for for TRUST AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE large grants call
Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
9 Aug 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Frontiers in Communication (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Editorial board member)
1 Aug 2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Disinformation and ‘fake news’: Interim Report.
Bakir, V. (Consultant)
30 Jul 2018Activity: Consultancy
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Body & Society (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
26 Jul 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Journalism Practice (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
26 Jul 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Has our democracy become the wild west?
Bakir, V. (Participant)
17 Jul 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of external research organisation
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Facebook’s Data Analytics and Problems for Democracy: Fake News, Dark Ads and a Disinformation Media Ecosystem
Bakir, V. (Speaker)
4 Jun 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Annals of International Communication Association (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
3 May 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Routledge (Publisher)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
1 May 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Journal of International Affairs (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
20 Apr 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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International Journal of Press/politics (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
6 Apr 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Impartiality, Accuracy & Truthfulness in a Fake News Era: issues for public accountability of the judiciary
Bakir, V. (Speaker)
8 Mar 2018 → 9 Mar 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Interviewed for article evaluating fake news research
Bakir, V. (Consultant)
1 Mar 2018Activity: Consultancy
Opinion Forming in the Digital Age: Fake News, Echo Chambers and Populism - Key Themes, Concerns & Recommendations for European Research and Innovation
Bakir, V. (Consultant) & McStay, A. (Consultant)
1 Feb 2018 → 25 Oct 2018Activity: Consultancy
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oral evidence on user targeting to House of Commons Fake News Inquiry
Bakir, V. (Contributor)
23 Jan 2018Activity: Other › Types of Business and Community - Membership of public/government advisory/policy group or panel
- 2017
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Journal of Communication (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
1 Nov 2017 → 15 Nov 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Routledge (Publisher)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
1 Oct 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Routledge (Publisher)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
1 Oct 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Journalism (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
1 Sept 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Routledge (Publisher)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
1 Sept 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Digital Journalism (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
1 Jun 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Media and Communication (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Editorial board member)
1 Jun 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Routledge (Publisher)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
1 Jun 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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ESRC reviewer
Bakir, V. (Reviewer)
1 May 2017Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Fake News & Digital Advertising
Bakir, V. (Speaker) & McStay, A. (Speaker)
25 Apr 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Written MPC submissions to UK Fake News Parliamentary Inquiry and wider public discourse
Bakir, V. (Consultant) & McStay, A. (Consultant)
1 Apr 2017 → 29 Nov 2017Activity: Consultancy
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Big Data and Society (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Guest editor)
17 Mar 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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International Journal of Press/politics (Journal)
Bakir, V. (Peer reviewer)
1 Mar 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Veillance
Jein, G. (Host), Devlin, R. (Organiser), McStay, A. (Member), Bakir, V. (Member), Dickinson, A. (Contributor), Fluekiger, M. (Contributor) & Edwards, C. (Contributor)
24 Feb 2017 → 12 Mar 2017Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
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Veillance
Jein, G. (Speaker), McStay, A. (Speaker), Bakir, V. (Speaker), Edwards, C. (Speaker) & Devlin, R. (Speaker)
24 Feb 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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ESRC reviewer
Bakir, V. (Contributor)
7 Jan 2017Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of external research organisation