2024 (so far)
Chivers, T. and Allan, S. (2024) ‘The UK Media Bill and Public Service Broadcasting: Opportunities and Challenges for Public Value in the Digital Media Landscape,’ Media Industries 2024 conference, King’s College London, 16-19 April.
Allan, S. (2024) Opening Keynote, 3rd International Communication Science and Media Studies Congress, Kocaeli University Faculty of Communication, in partnership with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, and Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, Izmit, Kocaeli, 18-19 April.
Allan, S. (2024) Keynote speaker (online), Second International Conference on Media and Communication Research, Institute of Media and Communication Studies, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan, 25-26 April.
Allan, S. (2024) Invited speaker, ‘Digital War Reporting and the AI Politics of Disinformation,’ Department of Journalism at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, 11-12 June.
2023
Allan, S. (2023) Opening keynote, ‘War reporting in the digital age,’ and closing keynote, ‘The future of science journalism,’ International Conference on Media and Communication Research, Institute of Media and Communication Studies, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan, 2-4 May.
Allan, S. (2023) Keynote, “Shards of Light in the Darkness of Deception: Critical Prospects for Digital War Reporting,’ Dark Sides of Digital Societies, The 7th Annual NKL Conference, Fulda University of Applied Sciences, Fulda, Germany, 24-25 May.
Allan, S. (2023) Invited presentations, School of Communication, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, 3-14 July.
Allan, S. (2023) Keynote (online), 1st Global Conference of Communication, Culture, and Contemporary Media (GLOCOM 2023), Department of Communication and Media, Faculty of Languages and Communication, Sultan Idris Education University, Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia, 12-14 July.
Allan, S. (2023) Invited lectures on science and health journalism for Capaicty building programme on Communicating Research, NIHR Global Health Research Unit (South Asia), Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1-6 August.
2022
Allan, S. (2022) ‘The public value(s) of public service media,’ Next steps for regional media and creative industries. Westminster Media Forum, London. 18 January.
Allan, S. (2022) Invitation to submit oral evidence to House of Lords, ‘Communications and Digital Select Committee Inquiry on BBC future funding,’ 8 March. Available to watch at: parliamentlive.tv
Chivers, T. and Allan, S. (2022) ‘Rethinking the public value of public service broadcasting in the political communications freefall,’ Presentation for Is there still a crisis of public communication? A tribute to Jay Blumler, ICA Pre-conference, Paris, France, 25 May.
Allan, S. (2022) Keynote presentation, ‘Fake images in wartime: Citizen truth-seeking, AI and the digital politics of disinformation,’ International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and its Application on Media (ISAIAM 2022), Online conference, Xijing University, China, 10-12 June.
Allan, S. (2022) Invited speech, ‘Citizen Journalism in the Public Interest,’ Warsaw Euro-Atlantic Summer Academy (WEASA), Warsaw, Poland, 10-18 July.
Allan, S. (2022) Invited online presentation, ‘Challenging Disinformation: Citizen Journalism and AI,’ Smart Technology and Convergence, Global Media and China (SAGE journals) summer school, Beijing, China, 26-31 July.
Chivers, T. and Allan, S. (2022) ‘Public service broadcasting’s public values: Towards a typology for policymaking,’ Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) conference, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, 7-9 September.
Allan, S. (2022) Invited speaker, ‘Can Local Media Help Save Democracy?,’ online panel discussion, Freedom of Speech at The Crossroads: International Dialogues, Georgetown University, Washington DC and Blackfriars Hall, Oxford University, 17 October.
Allan, S. (2022) Invited online presentation. ‘Science journalism and environmetnal issues,’ Communication University of China, Beijing, China, 19 October.
Chivers, T. and Allan, S. (2022) ‘Public service broadcasting’s public values: Rethinking questions of impact for PSB policymaking in the UK,’ European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) conference, Aarhus University and Danish School of Media and Journalism, Aarhus, Denmark, 19-22 October.
Allan, S. and Chivers, T. (2022) ‘The public value of public sevice broadcasting,’ research webinar, Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, London: Nesta, 27 October.
Allan, S. (2022) Invited panel, ‘Reporting from the front lines: Journalism in the shadow of war,’ Mapping the Future: Uncertainties, Realities & Opportunities, TRT World Forum. Istanbul, Turkey, 9-10 December.
2021
Allan, S. (2021) Invited key speaker, Media and Human Rights online symposium, Raisina House, New Delhi, India, 26 March.
Co-organiser and Chair, ‘Citizen Journalism in China,’ The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Online Webinar, 11 June.
Allan, S. (2021) Closing Roundtable on Humanitarian Photography, Tim Hetherington AHRC Research Network Event, Imperial War Museum, London, 16 September.
2020
Allan, S. (2020) Invited presentation, ‘Rethinking Citizen Journalism,’ Webinar on Future of Journalism in Industry 4.0, Department of Journalism and Communication Studies, Southern University College, Skudai, Malaysia, 5 September.
Allan, S. (2020) Keynote presentation, ‘Science Journalism in the COVID-19 Era,’ Global Media and China in the Post-Pandemic Time conference, Communication University of China, Beijing, China, 9 October.
Allan, S. (2020) Keynote presentation, ‘Digital War Photography,’ School of Journalism and Communication, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 30 November.
Allan, S. (2020) Invited presentation, ‘Citizen science’s synergies for improving science reporting during the Covid-19 pandemic,’ and also speaker for plenary panel, ‘The Challenges of Communicating COVID-19 Risks,’ Coronavirus, Statistical Chaos and the News, A Joint Symposium of Bournemouth University, Royal Statistical Society and Association of British Science Writers, 4 December.
2019
Allan, S. (2019) Invited presentation, ‘New Strategies for Academic Publishing,’ Third International Conference on Academic Communication Journals, Faculty of Communication, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, 15 March.
Allan, S. (2019) Closing round-table with A. Hopkinson and D. Clarke, Photography and the Languages of Reconstruction after the Second World War, 1944-49. Cardiff University, 12 April.
Allan, S. (2019) Invited presentation. ‘Habits of Thought, Ways of Seeing.’ Beyond the Here and Now of News, Copenhagen, Denmark, 3 May.
Allan, S. (2019) Invited presentation. ‘Refocusing War Photography: New Research Agendas.’ School of International Communications, University of Nottingham Ningbo, China, 7 May.
Allan, S. (2019) Invited presentation. ‘Researching War and Peace Photography.’ School of Journalism, Communication University of China, Beijing, China, 9 May.
Allan, S. (2019) ‘Women and war photography: En/gendering alternative histories,’ Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference, Toronto, Canada, 7-10 August. Panel co-orgainsed with C. Carter and L. Steiner based on our co-edited book Journalism, Gender and Power (Routledge, 2019).
Allan, S. and Carter, C. (2019) ‘Overview of Arts, Culture and Public Service Broadcasting workstrand, NESTA Policy and Evidence Centre,’ PSM in the Digital Eco-System: State of the Art and Research Priorities. University of Westminster, London, 12 November.
2018
Allan, S. (2018) Keynote, ‘The Mediated Visibility of Conflicts,’ University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 7-8 May.
Allan, S. (2018) Roundtable speaker, Cyber security/ Privacy panel, Digital Festival, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 21-22 May.
Allan, S. (2018) Senior scholar respondent, “The visual expression of voice,” ICA Young Scholars Preconference, Visual Communication Studies Division, Prague, Czech Republic, 24 May.
Allbeson, T. and Allan, S. (2018) ‘Mediating Iconicity: The Trump Administration’s Politicization of Images in International Relations Reporting,’ International Communication Association (ICA), Prague, Czech Republic, 24-27 May. Panel co-organised by K. Parry and S. Allan.
Allan, S. (2018) Invited presentation. UK Conference of Science Journalists, The Francis Crick Institute, London, 16 October.
Allan, S. (2018) Keynote, ‘Peace Photography,’ 5th International Conference in Communication and Media Studies, Center of Research and Communication for Peace (CRCP), Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Northern Cyprus, 8-9 November.
Allan, S. (2018) Keynote. Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia (JERAA) annual conference, University of Tasmania, Australia, 3-5 December.
2017
Allan, S. (2017) Invited presentation, ‘Photojournalism and crisis reporting: New research questions,’ Crisis Reporting: Approaches and Issues workshop. The Institute for Journalism, Media & Communication Studies, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, 20 January.
Mortensen, M., Allan, S. and Peters, C. (2017) ‘Photojournalism and Iconic Images in a Digital Age: Editorial coverage of the deliberations over the Alan Kurdi photographs,’ International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, San Diego, California, 25-29 May. [My co-authors presented the paper].
Allan, S and Allbeson, Tom. (2017) Invited presentation, ‘Real Photos, Fake News: Media, War and the Politics of Image Manipulation in the Age of Trump.’ Trump and the Media Symposium, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 14 June.
Allan, S. (2017) Invited presentation, ‘Witnessing atrocity: The ethical imperatives of conflict, humanitarian and peace photographies,’ Visualizing Peace: Photography, Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding workshop, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 14-16 June.
Allan, S. (2017) Keynote for Bringing Science Forward, 4th European Conference for Science Journalists, European Union of Science Journalists’ Associations, Copenhagen, Denmark, 26-30 June.
Allan, S. (2017) Visiting Professorship, The Institute for Journalism, Media & Communication Studies, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
Allan, S. (2017) ‘Welcome and opening remarks,’ Journalism in a post-truth age? 6th biennial Future of Journalism conference, Cardiff University, 14-15 September.
Peters, C. and Allan, S. (2017) ‘The Visual Citizen in a “Post-Truth” Era: Photojournalism and its perceptive publics,’ Journalism in a post-truth age? 6th biennial Future of Journalism conference, Cardiff University, 14-15 September.
Allan, S. (2017) Visiting talks, Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, India, 16-22 October.
Allan, S. (2017) Invited presentation, ‘Picturing Populism, Fabricating Fakery, Imagining Ideology,’ Cultural Populism: Then and now conference, City University, London, 1 December.
Allan, S. (2017) Invited presentation, Citizen Video Witnessing of Human Rights,’ Monitorial Citizen: The ordinary witness conference, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus, 9 December.
Allan, S. (2017) Keynote on Citizen Witnessing, 5th International Conference Translating Voices, Translating Regions. Europe House, London, 13-15 December.
2016
Allan, S. (2016) Invited paper, ‘Shattering Stereotypes: Crisis reporting and the Alan Kurdi images,’ Communication and Conflict: Iraq and Syria Conference, SOAS University of London, 7 May.
Allan, S. (2016) ‘Theorising Visuality in Factual Storytelling,’ Digital Media, Journalism and Factual Storytelling symposium, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies (JOMEC), Cardiff University, 19 May.
Peters, C. and Allan, S. (2016) ‘Everyday Imagery: Conceptualizing Users’ Perspectives on Smartphone Cameras and Communication,’ International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Fukuoka, Japan (9-13 June). Also served as chair for one panel, and respondent for another panel. At ICA pre-conference, served as respondent for two doctoral student presentations: Marco Rustemeyer (University of Münster, Germany) and Tim Wood (New York University, US), respectively.
Allan, S., Mortensen, M. and Peters, C. (2016) ‘The reverberations of iconic images: Journalistic responses to the Alan Kurdi photographs and their remediation in digital spheres,’ International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) annual conference, University of Leicester, July 27-31. Also served as respondent for one panel.
Allan, S., and Garcia-Blanco, I. (2016) ‘Rethinking transparency after the Leveson inquiry into British press ethics,’ International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) annual conference, University of Leicester, July 27-31.
Mortensen, M., Allan, S. and Peters, C. (2016) European Communication Research and Education Association annual conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 9-12 November. [My co-authors presented the paper].
Allan, S. (2016) Keynote, ‘Peace Photography and the Politics of Visual Truths,’ International Peace Research Association (IPRA) annual conference, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 27 November-1 December.
2015
Allan, S. (2015) Opening keynote, ‘Images of Crisis: Changing perceptions of ethical responsibilities,’ Social Media in Crisis Management, COSMIC Final Conference, Public Safety Communication Europe, Brussels, Belgium, 26 February.
Allan, S. (2015) Invited speech, ‘Mediated truths: The visual inscription of witnessing,’ XIII MAGIS – Gorizia International Film Studies, Gorizia, Italy, 20-24 March.
Allan, S. and Peters, C. (2015) ‘Public perceptions of citizen and professional photojournalism,’ The Sociolinguistics of Globalization: (De)centring and (de)standardization (SLXG 2015), The University of Hong Kong, China, 3-6 June.
Allan, S. (2015) Respondent, ‘Crisis: What crisis?,’ Panel featuring papers by J. Cope, A. De Rycker, A.Hoskins, and N. Lorenzo-Dus & P. Smith. The Sociolinguistics of Globalization: (De)centring and (de)standardization (SLXG 2015), The University of Hong Kong, China, 3-6 June.
Carter, C. and Allan, S. (2015) Plenary presentation, ‘Remembering BBC Newsround: Interpreting adult stories and recollections,’ The Story of Children’s Television: An International Conference, University of Warwick, 6-7 July.
Allan, S. and Peters, C. (2015) ‘Photojournalism’s futures: Public perceptions of citizen and professional news imagery,’ Journalism Research and Education Section, IAMCR conference, Montreal, Canada, 12-16 July.
Allan, S. and Ewart, J. (2015) ‘Citizen science, citizen journalism: New forms of environmental reporting,’ Environment, Science and Risk Communication Working Group, IAMCR conference, Montreal, Canada, 12-16 July.
Carter, C. and Allan, S. (2015) ‘Remembering John Craven’s Jumpers: Personal Memories of BBC Newsround,’ Comparing Children’s Media Around the World, University of Westminster, London, 4 September.
Co-organiser, Future of Journalism: Risks, Threats and Opportunities conference, Cardiff University, Cardiff, 10-11 September.
Allan, S. (2015) Opening keynote, ‘The media politics of marginality,’ Diaspora beyond Nationalism conference, Cardiff University, Cardiff, 16 September.
Peters, C. and Allan, S. (2015) ‘Seeing, witnessing, contributing: The communicative value of citizen reportage and imagery,’ ECREA: Communication and Democracy, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, 9-10 October.
Allan, S. (2015) Invited Panel Member, ‘The blog of war: Conflict reporting in a digital age,’ Institute of Ideas conference in association with the Barbican, London, 17-18 October.
2014
Allan, S. (2014) Keynote, ‘Reinventing the future,’ Media, Communication and Cultural Studies (MeCCSA) conference, Bournemouth University, UK, 8-10 January.
Allan, S. (2014) Invited guest lectures, Institute for Journalism, University of Dortmund, Germany, 20-22 January.
Allan, S. (2014) Closing remarks, Rethinking Journalism II conference, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, 23-24 January.
Allan, S. (2014) Closing remarks, The Business of War Photography conference, Durham University and Durham Light Infantry Museum & Durham Art Gallery, 31 July-1 August.
Allan, S. (2014) Keynote, ‘Revisioning citizenship: Civic engagement in photo-reportage,’ Citizenship: Performed, contested and refashioned. Communication, Culture and Citizenship Research Challenge. Loughborough University, 24 September.
Allan, S. (2014) Invited guest lecture, Department of Journalism, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 21-23 October.
Allan, S. (2014) Plenary, ‘Communicating in a digital age,’ Red Cross and Red Crescent, Global Communication Forum, Nairobi, Kenya, 27-29 October.
Allan, S. (2014) ‘Citizen witnessing: Five problematics,’ Streets to Screens: Mediating Conflict Through Digital Networks, University of York and Goldsmiths, University of London, 7 November.
Allan, S. (2014) ‘Photojournalism’s digital publics,’ News Discourse in the Digital Age, Roundtable Seminar, University of Macau, China, 27-29 November.
2013
Allan, S. (2013) ‘Science journalism in the digital age,’ Invited guest lecture, Institute for Journalism, University of Dortmund, Germany, 21 January.
Allan, S. (2013) Chair of panel, Opportunities for Reform Post-Leveson, Media Reform Coalition conference, Bournemouth University, 8 February.
Allan, S. (2013) Moderator, ‘Citizen journalism,’ World Summit on the Information Society, Multi-stakeholder First WSIS+10 Review Event, UNESCO HQs, Paris, France, 25-27 February.
Allan, S. (2013) Guest lectures, School of Communication and Media, Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA, 15-19 March.
Thorsen, E., Allan, S., and Patrick, C. (2013) ‘Citizen imagery and reporting of Gaddafi’s capture,’ Media, War & Conflict Fifth Anniversary Conference, Royal Holloway, University of London, 11-12 April.
Allan, S. (2013) Keynote presentation, ‘Citizen witnessing.’ Festival on E-publishing, University of Bari, Italy, 13-14 April.
Allan, S. (2013) Plenary address, ‘The cultural politics of citizen witnessing,’ Citizen Media: New Mediations of Civic Engagement colloquium, Division of Languages and Intercultural Studies, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, University of Manchester, 13-14 June.
Carter, C., Messenger Davies, M. and Allan, S. (2013) ‘Teen news in the UK: Young people’s ideas for improving the BBC’s news provision,’ International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, London, 17-21 June.
Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., and Allan, S. (2013) ‘WikiLeaks and whistleblowing: The framing of Bradley Manning,’ International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, London, 17-21 June.
Allan, S. (2013) Respondent, ‘Of pros and amateurs: Changing the quality of political communication,’ Panel featuring papers by T.E. Patterson, M. Meckel & C. Hoffmann, C. Mellado, C. Mothes & W. Donsbach, International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, London, 17-21 June.
Allan, S. (2013) Keynote address, Transforming Audiences conference, University of Westminster, London, 2-3 September.
Peters, C. and Allan, S. (2013) ‘Everyday Images: News Ecology and the Digitalization of Photojournalism,’ Future of Journalism conference, Cardiff University, 12-13 September.
Allan, S. (2013) Invited lectures, Communication University of China, Beijing, 27 October – 3 November.
Allan, S. (2013) Invited speech, International Congress on CyberJournalism and Web 2.0, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain, 18-20 November.
Allan, S. (2013) Invited lectures, School of Communication Studies, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand, 6-19 December.
Allan, S. (2013) Invited lecture on citizen journalism, School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand, 16 December.
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