Sally Broughton Micova

Sally Broughton Micova is an assistant professor of political communication at the University of the East of England (UEA) in Norwich, UK. She teaches media and communications at the Institute for Communication Studies. For more than three years, she has been the director of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) 's academic policy blog, where she taught the program for postgraduate studies in media and communications, and works as a consultant on media and communication policy. author of numerous publications in academic journals and book chapters, as well as several public policy documents and expert summaries. She has been regularly invited to speak at international expert conferences.

Why does US military superiority not guarantee victory over Iran?

Alfred Marleku

07.09.26

The US continues to be the militarily more powerful side, but it has still not managed to compel Iran to accept the terms that would end the war in line with Washington's objectives. It is precisely here that the explanatory power of the theory of “asymmetric...

How information operations work and how to recognise them

Vesna Poposka

21.08.26

In recent years the term foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) has become a fixed part of the vocabulary of the EU, NATO and the security community. The reason is simple: in the 21st century, information is not only a means of informing people, it is...

Foreign influences, domestic megaphones

Andrea Perišić

05.08.26

Behind disinformation and “fake news” in Montenegro often lies a deeper problem: anonymous targeting campaigns taken up by domestic politicians, media outlets, and social networks. While Europe recognizes FIMI as a threat to democracy, Montenegrin institutions...

Radical proposals in the EC’s consultation on audiovisual media services

Sally Broughton Micova

06.10.15

Sally Broughton Micova, PhD, University of East Anglia On Monday 6 July the European Commission launched a public consultation as part of the “Regulatory fitness” test of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). This is a big moment: concrete...