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
- 2 Active
-
International aid and the media: Improving the effectiveness of aid allocation
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/07/23 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
-
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
-
UK Aid Match: Real Aid or Charity Washing?
Scott, M., 12 Sep 2023, 33 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Open Access -
Whose media freedom is being defended? Norm contestation in international media freedom campaigns
Scott, M., Bunce, M., Myers, M. & Fernandez, M. C., Apr 2023, In: Journal of Communication. 73, 2, p. 87–100 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile11 Downloads (Pure) -
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 AccessFile16 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)14 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
-
Community and Public Engagement (Cue East)
Scott, Martin (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
-
Excellence in Teaching (UEA)
Scott, Martin (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
-
Inspirational Teaching, Transforming Education Awards (UEA Student Union)
Scott, Martin (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
-
Outstanding Impact in Policy and Practice (UEA)
Scott, Martin (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
-
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Scott, Martin (Recipient), 16 Nov 2021
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
-
Parliamentary Report Launch - All Party Parliamentary Group for Aid Match Report ('UK Aid Match: Real Aid or Charity Washing?')
Martin Scott (Speaker)
12 Sep 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar
-
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
-
Research presentation: UN Development Programme (UNDP).
Martin Scott (Speaker)
28 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Invited talk
-
Research presentation: World Food Programme (WFP)
Martin Scott (Speaker)
30 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Invited talk
-
Research presentation to . European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations.
Martin Scott (Speaker)
Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Invited talk
Press/Media
-
Ministers accused of ‘charity washing’ by using overseas aid budget for political gain (The Independent)
12/09/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
-
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
-
Angelina Jolie steps down as UN refugee envoy (BBC World News bulletin)
17/12/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
-
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
-
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