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In this episode of my combined vlog/podcast series of conversations with inspiring media scholars and professionals from around the world, I sit  down with Bregtje van der Haak, documentary filmmaker and journalist at VPRO Backlight, and Michel Reilhac, director of Submarine Channel and  Head of Studies for the Venice Biennale College.  

In this interview we talk about innovations in documentary film and digital storytelling (such as interactive, immersive, VR, and the metaverse), how you define 'success' as a media professional, and how to support and maintain an artistic practice amidst commercial and technological challenges.  

Recorded on Monday, February 21, 2022. The vlog version of this interview is available on YouTube.

This vlog/podcast intends to meet the authors of the literature in the  field of media studies and communication scholarship, as well as  featuring prominent media professionals from journalism, film, television, music, digital games, and advertising. Please feel free to use this in your teaching and research. Please also check out other interviews in this series, like, subscribe,  share and comment!  

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In this episode of my combined vlog/podcast series of conversations with inspiring media scholars and professionals from around the world, I sit down with Monique van Dusseldorp, Amsterdam-based curator and moderator of events on media, technology, and innovation (such as NEXTconf, CrossMediaCafé, Basecamp, New World Same Humans) and Taco Rijssemus, CEO of All3Media Germany (before this CEO of idtv, and managing director of broadcasters KRO-NCRV and SBS).  

In this interview about 'the' media topics discussed include the challenge of managing creative talent, staying on top of a rapidly changing industry, and finding out who you are and where your passion lies.   

Recorded on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. The vlog version of this interview is available on YouTube. This vlog/podcast intends to meet the authors of the literature in the field of media studies and communication scholarship, as well as featuring prominent media professionals from journalism, film, television, music, digital games, and advertising. 

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In this episode of my combined vlog/podcast series of conversations with inspiring media scholars and professionals from around the world, I sit down with Angie Smets, studio director at Guerilla Games (Killzone, Horizon Zero Dawn) and Christian Allen, game designer and Unreal Engine 5 evangelist at Epic Games (Fortnite).

In our lovely conversation we talk about their experiences and views on the exponential growth and rapid professionalisation of the games industry in the last few decades, the challenges of managing complex projects with teams scattered across continents and time zones, and what creativity and being creative means in a highly competitive industry. 

Recorded on Tuesday afternoon February 1, 2022. The vlog version of this interview is available on YouTube. This vlog/podcast intends to meet the authors of the literature in the field of media studies and communication scholarship, as well as featuring prominent media professionals from journalism, film, television, music, digital games, and advertising. Please feel free to use this in your teaching and research.  

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In this episode of my combined vlog/podcast series of conversations with inspiring media scholars and professionals from around the world, I sit down with Christine Kearney of SBS and The Guardian Australia, Freek Staps (editor-in-chief at Dutch national news agency ANP, formerly at Dept Agency and NRC Handelsblad), and Amy Zerba, senior editor at the New York Times.  

Across four time zones we talk about - among many other things - how to manage creativity, achieving work-life balance, and how excited we are about the future of journalism.  

Recorded on Thursday evening January 27, 2022. The vlog version of this interview is available on YouTube. This vlog/podcast intends to meet the authors of the literature in the field of media studies and communication scholarship, as well as featuring prominent media professionals from journalism, film, television, music, digital games, and advertising about what it takes to 'make it work' in their various industries and jobs. 

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In this episode of my combined vlog/podcast series of conversations with inspiring media scholars and professionals from around the world, I sit  down with Atze de Vrieze, Dutch music journalist and podcaster, and Ben Swanson, co-founder of indie record label Secretly Canadian Records out  of Bloomington, Indiana in the United States.  

In this wide-ranging discussion we talk about their careers and  experiences, what it takes to 'make it work' in the music industry, how  technological transformations influence and shape creative practices, what it means to 'keep it real' in a world full of performance and  (self-) promotion, and of course we share cool tips for new music to check out!  

Recorded on Thursday afternoon January 27, 2022. The vlog version of this interview is available on YouTube. This vlog/podcast intends to meet the authors of the literature in the  field of media studies and communication scholarship, as well as  featuring prominent media professionals from journalism, film,  television, music, digital games, and advertising. Please feel free to use this in your teaching and research. Please also check out other interviews in this series, like, subscribe, share and comment!  

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In this episode of my combined vlog/podcast series of conversations with  inspiring media scholars and professionals from around the world, I sit  down with Sharid Alles, Dutch radio station manager and childrens' book author, and Imogen Champagne, audience editor at Crikey (Australia),  formerly of The Correspondent.   

In this open-hearted discussion we talk about their careers and experiences, what it takes to 'make it work' in radio and online, how to  balance individual passion with the (commercial and managerial) realities of the media as a business, and the meaning of innovation and  teamwork in a creative context.  

Recorded on Thursday, January 27, 2022. The vlog version of this interview is available on YouTube.

This vlog/podcast intends to meet the authors of the literature in the  field of media studies and communication scholarship, as well as  featuring prominent media professionals from journalism, film, television, radio, music, digital games, and advertising. Please feel free to use this in your teaching and research. Please also check out other interviews in this series, like, subscribe, share and comment!  

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In this episode of my combined vlog/podcast series of conversations with inspiring media scholars and professionals from around the world, I sit  down with Femke Lakerveld, Dutch actress known from her work in film and television (as well as music and the theater), and Brian Steward,  Director of the Colorado Film School with a long career as Assistant Director in Hollywood.  

In this open, wide-ranging interview we talk about their careers and experiences, what it takes to 'make it work' in  film and television, how to build a reputation and a sense of self-worth, balancing work and life, the importance of creativity and craft, as well as life beyond the industry.  

Recorded on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. The vlog version of this interview is available on YouTube. This interview series intends to meet the authors of the literature in the field of media studies and communication scholarship, as well as featuring prominent media professionals from journalism, film, television, music, digital games, and advertising. 

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In this instalment of my series of interviews with media scholars I admire a conversation with Belinda Middleweek (University of Technology Sydney, co-author of "Real Sex Films") and Feona Attwood (Northumbria University, author of "Sex Media"), two fabulous scholars in the area of sex (and) media. The conversation covers about all things related to sex and media: sexual identity exploration, pornography, sex work, human-sex doll relationships, sex journalism, technosexualities and digital intimacies. 

Recorded Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The vlog version of this interview is available on YouTube. Please like, comment, subscribe and share widely.  This interview series intends to meet the authors of the literature in the field of media studies and communication scholarship. 

In this episode of my combined vlog/podcast series of conversations with media scholars, I sit down with Anabel Quan-Haase, Professor at the  Faculty of Information & Media Studies of Western University in  London, Ontario (Canada). We talk about her extensive work on digital media, technology and society, her insistence on an ethical perspective on digital inequalities and divides, and how an intersectional awareness shapes  her thinking, teaching and research. Anabel's background as having lived and worked in Guatemala, Germany and  Canada comes into play as well, as we discuss how such an experience informs and inspires new ways of thinking and asking questions. Recorded on Tuesday, April 27 (2021). Please also check out other interviews in this series, like, subscribe, share and comment! Vlogs can be found on YouTube as #deuzevlog.

In this episode of my combined vlog/podcast series of conversations with media scholars, I sit down with Tanja Bosch (Centre for Film & Media Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa) and Ellie Rennie (RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia). We discuss their extensive scholarship and advocacy of community media, focus on recently published work (such as Tanja's new book Social Media and Everyday Life in South Africa, and Ellie's work on blockchain technology), and explore what it means to be hopeful in our research and teaching on media in society. Recorded on Monday, April 19 (2021); video available on YouTube - search for #deuzevlog. Please also check out other interviews in this series, like, subscribe, share and comment!

This is the podcast version of my conversation, recorded in the morning of Friday March 19 (video available on YouTube, search for #deuzevlog), with Sonia Livingstone, professor of Social Psychology and former head of the Department of Media and Communications of the LSE.

We discuss her work toward the adoption of General Comment No.25 by the United Nations, which sets out how the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child applies in the digital environment, her consistent focus on what changes in society, culture and the media mean for people who are simply trying to 'make it work' at home, at school, and at work, recent books such as The Class and Parenting for a Digital Future, and even go back to her fabulous doctoral thesis of 1987 on the "Social Knowledge and Programme Structure in Representations of Television Characters" and her argument, that television viewers need to be taken seriously.

As always, it was a privilege, and so much fun!

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In this episode of my interview series with inspiring media scholars: a lively conversation connecting Northumberland, Buenos Aires and Chicago to talk about the work and careers of Eugenia Mitchelstein (University of San Andrés) and Pablo Boczkowsi (Northwestern University), and specifically their new book The Digital Environment (out with MIT Press in 2021).

We talk about what it is like to do empirical work from the margins, to make our intellectual tents bigger and bigger, and to have fun while building bridges across continents, academic cultures and traditions, and making friends.

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In the ongoing series of interviews with scholars I am a fan of a conversation with Herman Wasserman, Professor of Media Studies at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. We discuss his new book with Oxford University Press, titled The Ethics of Engagement (out in 2021), as well as how his international academic career evolved from our shared background as journalists working in South Africa in the mid-1990s, around the time Nelson Mandela became President and the rugby team won the World Cup...  Herman specifically addresses what current debates about diversity, decolonization and inclusion mean, how this can be considered from a distinct African context, and how his commitment to this issues has led him all over the globe.  This conversation is also available as a vlog on YouTube (#deuzevlog). Thanks for listening! Please like and follow the series, and share with your friends, students and colleagues. Recorded with Zoom and (slightly) edited with iMovie on February 15, 2021. Logo designed and produced by Martin Gleissner.