Robert E. Gutsche, Jr. is Senior Lecturer in Critical Digital Media Practice in the Sociology Department at Lancaster University, U.K. His research focuses on issues of power, geography, political communication, and innovation in digital journalism. He is author, co-author, and editor of several books, including Media Control: News as an Institution of Power and Social Control and The Trump Presidency, Journalism, and Democracy. As Associate Editor and Engagement Editor of Journalism Practice, he produces and hosts “The J Word: A Podcast by Journalism Practice.”