Projects per year
Personal profile
Key Research Interests
Media freedom; International journalism; Foundation-funded journalism; Representations of Africa; Celebrity humanitarianism; Audiences of distant suffering.
Biography
I am an Associate Professor in Media and Global Development. My research and teaching focusses on the intersection of media studies and development studies. I am currently researching media’s influence on humanitarian aid, international media freedom initiatives, international journalism and media capture. I have previously published research on foundation-funded news, representations of Africa, celebrities and development, audiences of distant suffering and the political roles of popular culture. I have also authored and co-authored books on Humanitarian Journalists (2022), Media and Development (2014) and From Entertainment to Citizenship (2014). Most of my publications are available, open access, below.
I am a co-director of MA in Media and Global Development and BA in Media and International Development. I convene and teach on the modules: Media, Communication and Social Change, Media, Democracy and Social Change and Media, Communication and Development.
Through my research, I have collaborated with UNESCO, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), The New Humanitarian and Voice of America.
I am currently co-supervising five PhD students: Kayonaaz Kalyanwala (Digital media and environmental justice), Sofia Miranda (Mediated discourses of capitalism in Chile), Zhe Xu (Mediated cosmopolitanism and distant suffering in China), Kang Yan (Chinese literary journalism) and Jorge Ruiz Zevallos (Indigenous filmmaking in Peru).
Before joining the University of East Anglia (UEA) as a lecturer in 2009, I worked as a secondary school teacher. I have taught in secondary schools in the UK, Kenya and in the British Overseas Territory of St. Helena.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of East Anglia
Award Date: 1 Sep 2012
Master of Arts, University of East Anglia
Award Date: 1 Sep 2008
Bachelor of Arts, University of Sussex
Award Date: 1 Sep 2004
External positions
External examiner, MA Global Communication and Social Change, Loughborough University
External examiner, MA Media Practice for Development and Social Change, University of Sussex
Projects
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BA Researcher at Risk: Social roles, identities and values in the families of Ukrainian refugees in 2022-2024
1/02/23 → 31/01/25
Project: Fellowship
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Humanitarian Journalists: Covering Crises from a Boundary Zone
Scott, M., Wright, K. & Bunce, M., 27 Dec 2022, London: Routledge. 146 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Open Access -
Reset Required? Evaluating the Media Freedom Coalition after its first two years
Myers, M., Scott, M., Bunce, M., Yassin, L., Fernandez, M. C. I. & Khan, R., 9 Feb 2022, The Foreign Policy Centre. 69 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Open AccessFile11 Downloads (Pure) -
The influence of news coverage on humanitarian aid: The bureaucrats’ perspective
Scott, M., Bunce, M. & Wright, K., Feb 2022, In: Journalism Studies. 23, 2, p. 167-186 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)11 Downloads (Pure) -
Whose media freedom is being defended? Norm contestation in international media freedom campaigns
Scott, M., Bunce, M., Myers, M. & Fernandez, M. C., 29 Dec 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Communication.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Downloads (Pure) -
The politics of humanitarian journalism
Scott, M., Wright, K. & Bunce, M., 1 Oct 2021, Routledge Handbook of Humanitarian Communication. Chouliaraki, L. & Vestergaard, A. (eds.). RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Community and Public Engagement (Cue East)
Scott, Martin (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Excellence in Teaching (UEA)
Scott, Martin (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Inspirational Teaching, Transforming Education Awards (UEA Student Union)
Scott, Martin (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Outstanding Impact in Policy and Practice (UEA)
Scott, Martin (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Scott, Martin (Recipient), 16 Nov 2021
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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BOOK LAUNCH: Humanitarian Journalists - the solution to under-reported crises (London / Frontline club)
Martin Scott (Speaker)
30 Jan 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Research presentation: UN Development Programme (UNDP).
Martin Scott (Speaker)
28 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Invited talk
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Research presentation: World Food Programme (WFP)
Martin Scott (Speaker)
30 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Invited talk
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Research presentation to . European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations.
Martin Scott (Speaker)
Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Invited talk
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Global Conference on Media Freedom 2022 (Estonia)
Martin Scott (Speaker)
9 Feb 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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Why so many humanitarian crises are ‘forgotten’, and 5 ideas to change that (The New Humanitarian)
17/01/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Angelina Jolie steps down as UN refugee envoy (BBC World News bulletin)
17/12/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Not every war gets the same coverage as Russia's invasion — and that has consequences (NPR)
4/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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The global effort to defend journalism needs a reset — here's how to do better (The Conversation)
9/02/22 → 15/02/22
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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New research shows how news coverage influences countries' emergency aid budgets (Neiman lab)
10/01/22 → 11/01/22
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media