As she raises up a picture of Mahsa Amini, a determined and proud woman fixes her gaze on us. She is one of many protesters in the background mirroring her. Photo used by CBC News in its coverage of the Iranian protests. The coverage of the recent protests in Iran has featured imagery of strong, determined women taking to the streets after the death of 22-year old Mahsa Amini. Visuals like these have become an icon of citizen unrest, and shape the way we understand the protes

After almost two years of serving as editors of the blog, we – Emma and Rebecca – are handing over the editing pen for ComCom to two amazing new enthusiastic editors: Emily & Špela! We want to thank everyone who contributed to the blog in the last years.It was great to read about your interesting research, PhD experiences, and advice that you shared with the community and us! The ComCom blog contains even more posts about crucial topics within our digitalized communication en