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’m pleased to announce a new publication, alongside Rosalynd Southern, titled: ‘By any memes necessary? Small political acts, incidental exposure and memes during the 2017 UK general election’, in The British Journal of Politics and... Read More
Love them or loath them, I think anybody who has been on the internet for longer than 5-minutes can sympathise with MPs speaking out about the abuse MPs receive online. But to what extent is... Read More
Ok Ok, you got me, I made a click-bait title that includes both Bill Gates and a timely reference to Easter. But the content is good if you’re a political nerd, so hold on. One... Read More
In this article I talk about the different approaches for virtual conferences: Streamed, social, and content delivery virtual styles. Ultimately, I ague that for operational reasons many conference organisers might be best suited to the content delivery approach Read More
When GCHQ made their first tweet in 2016, many came to question for what reasons would one of the worlds most secretive intelligence agencies be on social media? After all, wouldn’t their job be to... Read More
Twitter has announced that it is banning paid-for political adverts, just as the UK enters a general election, saying that the reach of political messages “should be earned, not bought”. The company has failed to... Read More
