Personal profile
Research interests
I am an Assistant Professor in Digital Media and Communications at the University of Birmingham. I specialise in interdisciplinary global comparative research on the epistemologies of digital journalism, peripheral media actors, alternative and community media, and innovative approaches to media practice.
My research focuses on knowledge production in digital journalism and participatory media practices around the world. I am particularly interested in the ways journalists and publics encode and decode meaning, the relational dynamics between journalists and audiences in knowledge production, and how these dynamics affect trust, reception, engagement, public deliberation, and democracy.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, PhD Media and Journalism, University of Stirling
Oct 2018 → Aug 2023
Master of Research, MRes Media Research, University of Stirling
Oct 2017 → Oct 2018
Master of Letters, MLitt Journalism, University of Strathclyde
Oct 2010 → Jul 2012
Keywords
- H Social Sciences (General)
- media
- journalism
- media sociology
- community media
- digital journalism
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A see-through curtain of varying texture: Negotiating power and material realities in engaged journalism
Anderson, B., 3 Jul 2025, In: Media and Communication. 13, 20 p., 10027.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“Join the Coalition”: How Pioneer Journalism Communities Reimagine Journalistic Epistemology from the Periphery
Anderson, B., 16 Mar 2025, In: Digital Journalism . 13, 3, p. 562-583 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Between futures thinking and a settler-colonialist past: a critical examination of "pioneer journalism" from the perspective of indigenous journalists and their epistemic practices
Anderson, B. & Halabi, N., 21 Jun 2024, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review
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Book Review: Humanitarian Journalists: Covering Crises From a Boundary Zone by Martin Scott, Kate Wright, and Mel Bunce
Anderson, B., Sept 2024, In: Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. 101, 3, p. 799-801 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Meaning-ful encounters: theorising knowledge production in community-centred pioneer journalism.
Anderson, B., 12 Apr 2024, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review
Activities
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Intersectional peripherality: Power and agency in non-mainstream journalism around the world
Anderson, B. (Presenter)
9 Apr 2026Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
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Resilience in the Misinformation Era Roundtable
Anderson, B. (Advisor)
24 Nov 2025Activity: Engagement and Public events › Outreach
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Journalism reimagined: Pioneering bottom-up community-led investigations - VVOJ Conference 2025
Anderson, B. (Invited speaker)
15 Nov 2025Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Guest lecture or Invited talk
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A see-through curtain, varying textures: How journalists and publics produce knowledge together
Anderson, B. (Speaker)
12 Sept 2025Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
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ECREA Journalism Studies Section / FoJ PhD Colloquium
Anderson, B. (Organiser)
10 Sept 2025Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
Prizes
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AEJMC Participatory Journalism Dissertation Award
Anderson, B. (Recipient), 10 Aug 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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ECREA Journalism Studies Section Young Scholars Representative
Anderson, B. (Recipient), 1 Mar 2023
Prize: Election to learned society
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Honourable Mention - 2025 Digital Journalism Outstanding Article
Anderson, B. (Recipient), 14 Apr 2026
Prize: National/international honour
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Honourable Mention - ICA Outstanding Dissertation in Journalism Studies Award
Anderson, B. (Recipient), 21 Jun 2024
Prize: National/international honour
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Research-based Learning Prize
Anderson, B. (Recipient), Nov 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)