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This paper considers the implications of applying an interdisciplinary urban media studies framework to study protest in the city and the city in protest. Using the case of a grassroots community in the Euromaidan protests in Ukraine, it demonstrates how this approach can help explain the melding of citizen agency and local political and cultural contexts with the digital and material geographies of the city. Such interdisciplinary thinking also allows us to consider how the changing relationship between the city, its inhabitants, and their media use informs our methodological approaches to the study of augmented urban protest.

This article considers the implications of applying an interdisciplinary urban media studies framework to study protest in the city and the city in protest. Using the case of a grassroots community in the Euromaidan protest in Ukraine, it demonstrates how this approach can help explain the melding of citizen agency and local political and cultural contexts with the digital and material geographies of the city. Such interdisciplinary thinking also allows us to consider how the changing relationship between the city, its inhabitants, and their media use informs our methodological approaches to the study of augmented urban protest.

China's cities are being remade and rebranded with light emanating from ubiquitous digital media in the form of media architecture, urban screens, mediated retail environments, and mobile media in taxis, elevators, personal devices, and public transport. Chongqing is saturated with an increasing density of urban media making it a particularly pertinent exemplar of China's urban future and its complex urban media ecologies. This research maps Chongqing's urban media ecology using insights derived from expert interviews to establish the viability of further research testing co-designed urban media and participatory design as tools for urban planners, government, industry, and citizens. The findings suggest that in this cultural context the potential of urban media to introduce novel participatory methods benefiting urban planning is dependent on collaborations with property developers, manufacturers, and architects open to testing small scale interventions at a community level.

Despite the differences in our cultural, economic, and political systems China and Australia are societies sharing rapidly urbanising futures. This presents significant challenges for urban planning, placemaking, and the sustainability of livable, urban communities. Using Chongqing as a case study, metaPLACE is an experimental project investigating how participatory urban media (large and small interactive screens, installations, façades, and devices) can act as a co-designed interface between diverse community, industry, and government stakeholders. The empirical data gathered from a co-design workshop held in Chongqing in 2019 indicates there are a range of opportunities and concerns related to equitable placemaking, the environment, the nature of interfaces and participation, ownership and management of data, large and small screens, and cultural and generational considerations. Our critical and comparative analysis of the research design and cultural factors influencing the co-design process, reveal deficiencies in widely accepted models of user experience design and design process used across industry and design research. This has significant implications for transcultural and interdisciplinary co-design and the establishment of a viable Sino-Australian design ecosystem.

"The Routledge companion to urban media and communication traces central debates within the burgeoning interdisciplinary research on mediated cities and urban communication. The volume brings together key interdisciplinary perspectives and global case studies to map key areas of research within media, cultural and urban studies, where a joint focus on communications and cities has made important innovations in how we understand urban space, technology, identity, and community. Exploring the emergence and growing complexity of urban media and communication as the next key theme for both urban and media studies, the book gathers and reviews fast developing knowledge on specific emergent phenomena such as: -reading the city as symbol and text; understanding urban infrastructures as media (and vice-versa); the rise of global cities; urban and suburban media cultures: newspapers, cinema, radio, television and the mobile phone; changing spaces and practices of urban consumption; the mediation of the neighbourhood, community and diaspora; the centrality of culture to urban regeneration; communicative responses to urban crises such as racism, poverty and pollution; the role of street art in the negotiation of 'the right to the city'; city competition and urban branding; outdoor advertising; moving image architecture; 'smart'/cyber urbanism; the emergence of media city production spaces and clusters. Tracing emerging debates and neglected connections between cities and media, this book challenges what we know about contemporary urban living and introduces innovative frameworks for understanding cities, media, and their futures. As such, it will be an essential resource for students and scholars of media and communication studies, urban communication, urban sociology, urban planning and design, architecture, visual cultures, urban geography, art history, politics, cultural studies, anthropology and cultural policy studies, as well as those working with governmental agencies, cultural foundations and institutes, and policy think tanks"--

Offering powerful new ways of thinking about our cities, Shannon Mattern goes far beyond the historical concepts of origins, development, revolutions, and the accomplishments of an elite few. Her vivid prose leads readers through a historically and geographically broad range of stories and takes media archaeology to the city's streets, revealing new ways to write our urban, media, and cultural histories

As early as 2006, architects and urban planners were expressing amazement and concern at the seemingly out of control speed of urban change in Chinese cities. Less well understood is that by 2014, Australia was also experiencing rates of urbanisation approaching 90%, with 90 per cent of the population living in just 0.22 per cent of the country's land area. In both societies, the shared challenges of rapidly urbanising futures is raising critical questions about the relevance of traditional urban design for city-planning, place-making, and the sustainability of livable of urban spaces. The experimental study 'metaPLACE' aims to use participatory urban media to test the effectiveness of Sino-Australian co-designed public urban interfaces in helping government and urban planners better understand and design for rapidly urbanising cities. Using Chongqing as a case study, metaPLACE tests the theoretical assumption that participatory urban media (large and small interactive screens, installations, façades, and devices) can act as a co-designed interface between diverse community, industry and government stakeholders. In assessing how co-designed interactive urban media can build engagement and dialogue between citizens and other city stakeholders about the places in which they live, work, and play, the research is iteratively exploring how participatory design can promote co-designed place-making for more liveable urban environments.This paper discusses the insights contributed by Urban Media Stakeholders participating in a co-design workshop conducted in Chongqing during 2019 that concluded Stage 1 of this three-year study. The key findings and rapid prototypes from the workshop are evaluated and contextualised within an ongoing iterative co-design process in preparation for testing in Chongqing's public and digital spaces. Reflecting on the implications of the workshop outputs for the subsequent research stages, we speculate on the impact of emergent challenges and opportunities for this research moving forward in post-COVID19 cities.

Despite the differences of our economic systems, models of governance, cultures, and population sizes, China and Australia share common destinies as societies with rapidly urbanising futures. This presents significant challenges for urban planning, placemaking, and the sustainability of livable, urban communities in our cities. The experimental project 'metaPLACE' aims to use Australian derived participatory urban media to test the effectiveness of co-designed urban media interfaces in helping government and urban planners better understand and design for rapidly urbanising cities. Using Chongqing as a case study, metaPLACE tests the theoretical assumption that participatory urban media (large and small interactive screens, installations, façades, and devices) can act as a co-designed interface between diverse community, industry, and government stakeholders. The research assesses how interactive media installations can build engagement and dialogue between citizens and other city stakeholders about the places in which they live, work, and play. Our initial findings suggest despite the current political tensions, Sino-Australian co-operation can transcend disciplinary silos, and culturally biased assumptions about design to collaboratively identify placemaking problems and co-design novel urban media concepts and solutions.

The article deals with the world theoretical and practical approaches to the development of urban journalism and examines the practical aspects of the functioning of this field in the media industry. The practical experience of Western colleagues in creation of urban content is identified, examples of successful implementation of local and hyperlocal journalistic projects aimed at producing a quality information product and solving important social problems of local communities are analyzed.The relevance of the topic can be explained by the need to reflect some of the recent changes that have taken place in Ukrainian cities under the influence of different political, historical, social and cultural aspects. The subject field of urban science combines research in the fields of sociology, demography, economics, geography, philosophy, psychology, history and cultural studies. Mass media play an important role in this process, which in the classical sense is the role of mediators between the authorities and the local people.In the process of study general scientific methods of comparison, synthesis, analysis and induction were used. With the help of comparison, it became possible to understand the difference between world urban journalism practice and Ukrainian one, as well as estimate the peculiarities of editorial approaches to development of new journalism formats, and their potential in the context of audience engagement. Synthesis method, which involves combination of the main theses on the basis of common thematic orientation helped to outline the main themes and problems presented in the articles of Ukrainian and British web-sites. With the help of analysis method, the main features and concepts of the editorial policy of the urban projects were investigated and the problematic field of the publications was outlined. The method of induction was used to analyze subjective statements of the blog authors, their single experience that was extended to the general practice of perceiving the image of certain cities by the reader. We also used a descriptive method to depict how Ukrainian cities are presented in the materials of the Ukrainian Week website and the method of content monitoring with the aim to develop the array of journalism articles and find out additional information about the authors.Ukrainian urban resources, as well as European ones, predominantly operate online, due to economic and technological factors. It is noted that modern communication technologies enrich the perception of the urban discourse. City websites serve to "minimize" the official agenda and become "city researchers" and "guides" in various areas of urban life. The thematic spectrum of the "Cities" (The Guardian), "We Love Brussels," "Skyscraper," "The Village Ukraine" websites is presented in the work, the strategies of content creation are analyzed. Attention is drawn to the thematic variability of the websites, which reflects the diversity of urban life. The media development of the city was studied on the example of the "Ukrainian Week" magazine. The Private Urban Studies blog mainly contains amateur materials that present the authors' reflections on life in metropolitan and peripheral cities. Such journalistic projects contribute to the creation of urban discourse and the formation of urban identity. ; В статье исследованы европейские теоретические и практические подходы к развитию урбанистической журналистики и рассмотрены практические аспекты функционирования этого направления в медиаиндустрии. Проанализирован практический опыт западных коллег относительно создания урбанистического контента, приведены примеры успешной реализации локальных и гиперлокальних проєктов, которые имеют целью как производство качественного информационного продукта, так и решение важных социальных проблем местных сообществ. Отмечено, что сегодня урбанистическая журналистика превратилась в мировой тренд. Освещение проблем формирования и функционирования городского пространства приобретает все большую популярность, а это, в свою очередь, побуждает медиаспециалистов к созданию уникального продукта (проєкт «Города»). Европейский опыт продуцирования урбанистического контента на различных медийных платформах полезен для украинской журналистики. Украинские урбанистические ресурсы, как и европейские, преимущественно функционируют в онлайн-пространстве, что обусловлено рядом экономических и технологических факторов. Отмечено, что современные коммуникационные технологии обогащают восприятие урбанистического дискурса. Городские веб-сайты выполняют функцию «минимизации» официальной повестки, выступают «исследователями» города и «путеводителями» в различных сферах городской жизни. В работе представлен тематический спектр сайтов «Небоскреб», The Village Украина, коллективного блога «Частная урбанистика» (журнал «Український тиждень»), проанализированы стратегии контентообразования. Обращено внимание на тематическую вариативность сайтов, отражающую разноаспектность городской жизни. Медиаосвоение города реализовано в урбанистической инициативе еженедельника «Український тиждень». Блог «Приватна урбаністика» содержит преимущественно любительские материалы, в которых отражены авторские рефлексии по поводу жизни в мегаполисах и периферийных городах. Такие журналистские проєкты способствуют созданию урбанистического дискурса и формированию на его основе городской идентичности. ; У науковій розвідці досліджено світові теоретичні та практичні підходи до розвитку урбаністичної журналістики та розглянуто практичні аспекти функціонування цього напрямку в медіагалузі. Унаочнено практичний досвід західних колег стосовно створення урбаністичного контенту, проаналізовано приклади успішної реалізації локальних та гіперлокальних проєктів, які мають на меті як виробництво якісного інформаційного продукту, так і вирішення важливих соціальних проблем місцевих спільнот. Зазначено, що сьогодні урбаністична журналістика перетворилася на світовий тренд. Висвітлення проблем формування та функціонування міського простору набуває все більшої популярності, а це, у свою чергу, спонукає медіафахівців до створення унікальних проєктів, як-от проєкт «Міста». Європейський досвід продукування урбаністичного контенту на різних медійних платформах є корисним для української журналістики. Українські урбаністичні ресурси, як і європейські, переважно функціонують в онлайн-просторі, що зумовлено рядом економічних та технологічних факторів. Відзначено, що сучасні комунікаційні технології збагачують сприйняття урбаністичного дискурсу. Міські веб-сайти виконують функцію «мінімізації» офіційного порядку денного, виступають певними «дослідниками» міста та «путівниками» у різних сферах міського життя. У роботі представлено тематичний спектр сайтів «Міста», «Хмарочос», We Love Brussels, The Village Україна, колективного блогу «Приватна урбаністика» (журнал «Український тиждень»), проаналізовано стратегії контентотворення. Звернено увагу на тематичну варіативність сайтів, що відбиває різноаспектність міського життя. Медіаосвоєння міста зреалізовано в урбаністичній ініціативі видання «Український тиждень». Блог «Приватна урбаністика» містить переважно аматорські матеріали, у яких відбито авторські рефлексії з приводу життя в мегаполісах і периферійних містах. Такі журналістські проєкти сприяють створенню урбаністичного дискурсу та формуванню на його засадах міської ідентичності.

This is an overview of the conference «Urban media studies: concerns, intersections and challenges», held at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb (Croatia) on 24–25 September 2015. The review includes a description of the basic theoretical, methodological and empirical studies presented within the framework of the thematic sessions and plenary presentations.