Professor Vian Bakir

Professor in Journalism and Political Communications

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)

 

  1. 2020
  2. Routledge Taylor & Francis (Publisher)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    14 Feb 2020

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  3. Critical Sociology (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    15 Jan 2020

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  4. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    5 Jan 2020

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  5. Digital Journalism (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    3 Jan 2020

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  6. 2019
  7. Policy and Internet (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    17 Dec 2019

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  8. Tackling Grand Challenges in Society - AI & Democracy

    Vian Bakir (Contributor)

    17 Dec 201918 Dec 2019

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar

  9. External assessor. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada

    Vian Bakir (Contributor)

    6 Dec 2019

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  10. SVT national radio

    Vian Bakir (Contributor)

    25 Nov 2019

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation

  11. AHRC reviewer -

    Vian Bakir (Reviewer)

    11 Nov 2019

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  12. peer reviewer for AHRC

    Vian Bakir (Reviewer)

    5 Nov 2019

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  13. Media and Communication (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Editorial board member)

    20 Oct 2019

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  14. Reviewer for Austrian Research Council

    Vian Bakir (Reviewer)

    29 Sept 2019

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  15. Reviewer for Responsible Innovation Programme, the Netherlands

    Vian Bakir (Reviewer)

    12 Sept 2019

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  16. Workshop on emotional AI

    Vian Bakir (Contributor) & Andrew McStay (Organiser)

    9 Sept 2019

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar

  17. CULTURE CHANGE: Incentivise political campaigners to run civil and informative election campaigns

    Vian Bakir (Contributor) & Andrew McStay (Contributor)

    2 Aug 2019

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation

  18. International Journal of Press/politics (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    23 Jul 20191 Oct 2019

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  19. Mass Communication and Society (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    23 Jul 2019

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  20. Emotional AI & disinformation.

    Vian Bakir (Speaker)

    16 Jul 2019

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar

  21. Weaponisation of Politics & Civic Discourse

    Vian Bakir (Speaker)

    8 Jul 201912 Jul 2019

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar

  22. Panel reviewer

    Vian Bakir (Reviewer)

    1 Jul 20191 Oct 2019

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  23. External Examiner for MA Digital Media & Society

    Vian Bakir (Examiner)

    1 Jun 20191 Jun 2022

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  24. Journalism post-Snowden: a simple guide to protecting your information & contacts

    Vian Bakir (Contributor) & Paul Lashmar (Contributor)

    1 Jun 2019

    Activity: Other

  25. Parliamentary submission: Datafied Bearbaiting and Emotional AI: Anticipating the Quantified Jeremy Kyle Show. Submission to DCMS Committee Inquiry into Reality TV

    Vian Bakir (Contributor) & Andrew McStay (Contributor)

    1 Jun 20191 Sept 2019

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation

  26. Sociology Compass (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    10 May 2019

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  27. Mass Communication and Society (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    29 Apr 2019

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  28. Critical Sociology (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    29 Mar 2019

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  29. What if we knew when people were lying?

    Vian Bakir (Contributor)

    25 Mar 2019

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation

  30. Journalism (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    8 Mar 2019

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  31. Policy and Politics (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    25 Feb 2019

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  32. Journalism Practice (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    7 Feb 2019 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  33. 2018
  34. I am not worried about Russia. I'm concerned about the misuse of people's feelings. Vecer

    Vian Bakir (Contributor)

    22 Dec 2018

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation

  35. Information, Communication & Society (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    19 Dec 2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  36. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    11 Dec 2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  37. Information, Communication & Society (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    9 Dec 2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  38. Regulating Digital Campaigning: What is to be Done?

    Vian Bakir (Participant) & Andrew McStay (Participant)

    29 Nov 2018

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar

  39. Telltale signs of deceitful public relations campaign

    Vian Bakir (Contributor)

    28 Nov 2018

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation

  40. SURVEILLING THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF SUPERVISORS: DEMOCRATIC PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS.

    Vian Bakir (Contributor)

    21 Nov 201823 Nov 2018

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar

  41. Political Communication (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    16 Nov 2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  42. United International College Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University

    Andrew McStay (Reviewer) & Vian Bakir (Reviewer)

    16 Nov 2018

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  43. Oxford University Press (Publisher)

    Vian Bakir (Contributor)

    1 Nov 2018

    Activity: Other

  44. International Journal of Advanced Media and Communication (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    25 Oct 2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  45. Norway Research Council - Panel member for SAMRISK

    Vian Bakir (Reviewer)

    25 Oct 201814 Nov 2018

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  46. Reviewer for European Commission H2020-MSCA-IF-2018

    Vian Bakir (Reviewer)

    5 Oct 20182 Nov 2018

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  47. Big Data and Society (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    18 Sept 2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  48. journalism studies (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    18 Sept 2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  49. Routledge (Publisher)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    14 Sept 2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  50. external consultant for Promotion to Reader

    Vian Bakir (Reviewer)

    14 Sept 2018

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  51. UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship reviewer

    Vian Bakir (Reviewer)

    13 Sept 2018

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  52. ‘Fake news’ to get worse says Bangor University media expert. Daily Post, 5 Sep 2018

    Vian Bakir (Contributor)

    5 Sept 2018

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation

  53. International Journal of Communication (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    2 Sept 2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  54. ESRC reviewer for TRUST AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE large grants call

    Vian Bakir (Reviewer)

    30 Aug 2018

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  55. Routledge (Publisher)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    13 Aug 2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  56. ESRC reviewer for TRUST AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE large grants call

    Vian Bakir (Reviewer)

    9 Aug 2018

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  57. ESRC reviewer for for TRUST AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE large grants call

    Vian Bakir (Reviewer)

    9 Aug 2018

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  58. Frontiers in Communication (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Editorial board member)

    1 Aug 2018 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  59. Disinformation and ‘fake news’: Interim Report.

    Vian Bakir (Consultant)

    30 Jul 2018

    Activity: Consultancy

  60. Body & Society (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    26 Jul 2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  61. Journalism Practice (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    26 Jul 2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  62. Has our democracy become the wild west?

    Vian Bakir (Participant)

    17 Jul 2018

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of external research organisation

  63. Annals of International Communication Association (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    3 May 2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  64. Routledge (Publisher)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    1 May 2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  65. Journal of International Affairs (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    20 Apr 2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  66. International Journal of Press/politics (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    6 Apr 2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  67. Impartiality, Accuracy & Truthfulness in a Fake News Era: issues for public accountability of the judiciary

    Vian Bakir (Speaker)

    8 Mar 20189 Mar 2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationInvited talk

  68. Interviewed for article evaluating fake news research

    Vian Bakir (Consultant)

    1 Mar 2018

    Activity: Consultancy

  69. oral evidence on user targeting to House of Commons Fake News Inquiry

    Vian Bakir (Contributor)

    23 Jan 2018

    Activity: OtherTypes of Business and Community - Membership of public/government advisory/policy group or panel

  70. 2017
  71. Journal of Communication (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    1 Nov 201715 Nov 2017

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  72. Routledge (Publisher)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    1 Oct 2017

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditorial activity

  73. Routledge (Publisher)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    1 Oct 2017

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  74. Journalism (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    1 Sept 2017

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  75. Routledge (Publisher)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    1 Sept 2017

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditorial activity

  76. Digital Journalism (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    1 Jun 2017

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  77. Media and Communication (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Editorial board member)

    1 Jun 2017

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  78. Routledge (Publisher)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    1 Jun 2017

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  79. DATA-PSST findings

    Vian Bakir (Speaker)

    1 May 2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationInvited talk

  80. ESRC reviewer

    Vian Bakir (Reviewer)

    1 May 2017

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  81. Fake News & Digital Advertising

    Vian Bakir (Speaker) & Andrew McStay (Speaker)

    25 Apr 2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationInvited talk

  82. Written MPC submissions to UK Fake News Parliamentary Inquiry and wider public discourse

    Vian Bakir (Consultant) & Andrew McStay (Consultant)

    1 Apr 201729 Nov 2017

    Activity: Consultancy

  83. Big Data and Society (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Guest editor)

    17 Mar 2017

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  84. International Journal of Press/politics (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    1 Mar 2017

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  85. Veillance

    Gillian Jein (Host), Ronan Devlin (Organiser), Andrew McStay (Member), Vian Bakir (Member), Ant Dickinson (Contributor), Michael Fluekiger (Contributor) & Carwyn Edwards (Contributor)

    24 Feb 201712 Mar 2017

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition

  86. Veillance

    Gillian Jein (Speaker), Andrew McStay (Speaker), Vian Bakir (Speaker), Carwyn Edwards (Speaker) & Ronan Devlin (Speaker)

    24 Feb 2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationOral presentation

  87. ESRC reviewer

    Vian Bakir (Contributor)

    7 Jan 2017

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of external research organisation

  88. 2016
  89. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    17 Dec 2016

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  90. Journalism (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    17 Dec 2016

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  91. Quoted in al-Jazeera article: Mendhai, Shafik. 2016 "Snooping, data leaks and the threat to online privacy". AL-Jazeera English, December 1.

    Vian Bakir (Interviewee)

    1 Dec 2016

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation

  92. Media and Communication (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    14 Nov 2016

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  93. Mass Communication and Society (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    4 Nov 2016

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  94. Politics (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    23 Oct 2016

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  95. BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants application - referee

    Vian Bakir (Reviewer)

    12 Oct 2016

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  96. From torture to de-radicalisation: towards public accountability of secret policies designed to prevent terrorism

    Vian Bakir (Contributor)

    4 Oct 2016

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation

  97. Mass Communication and Society (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    1 Aug 2016

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditorial activity

  98. Media, War & Conflict (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    1 Aug 2016

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review

  99. External Examiner PhD viva; Heather Brooke

    Vian Bakir (Examiner)

    8 Jun 2016

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee

  100. DATA-PSST - Seminar 6

    Vian Bakir (Organiser)

    20 May 2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an eventParticipation in Academic workshop, seminar, course

  101. Irish Journal of Sociology (Journal)

    Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)

    1 May 2016

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPublication peer-review