Hi! I’m Liam McLoughlin. This is my spot on the internet to place things
Welcome to my website where I share my thinks. A mix between political/communications analysis and my hobbies (photography and projects). Most of which will probably haunt me in the future.
Politics, Media & Society
I was interviewed by BBC Radio Kent’s Anna Cookson about some the the latest political memes about Boris Johnson, and if this means the end for his career. Recorded 24th January 2022. Can’t hear the...
How to do Academic Networking: Online Edition
What ethical responsibilities do social media researchers have to report harmful or illegal content?
This post was originally written for and published on the LSE Impact Blog, March 18, 2021. Click here to read the original article. For researchers working on social media communities, especially in sensitive subject areas,...
This post was originally written for and published on the Meme Studies Research Network website, Jan 22, 2021. Once again, Bernie Sanders is asking you to make him into a meme. In the mid of...
This post was originally written for the 2020 Parliament Week for the Political Studies Association. UK Parliament Week is an annual festival that engages people from across the UK with their UK Parliament, explores what...
The social media platform Reddit recently hit the news in taking down over 2,000 communities after a review of its content policy towards hateful content, including one of the largest online Pro-Trump communities /r/The_Donald. But...
