Professor Fraser is a specialist in the media, global politics, journalism, and the entertainment industries whose research focuses on the cultural, economic, political and social history and impact of media and online networks such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. He is also the author of several books, notably Weapons of Mass Distraction: Soft Power and American Empire, about the influence of pop culture on geopolitics. Before joining The American University of Paris faculty he was a newspaper columnist, editor-in-chief and television host in Canada. He occasionally contributes to international media such as the BBC, CNN, The Guardian and New York Times on issues related to media and France.
June 11, 2018, "The legal fight against ‘fake news’ must not veer into censorship", The Conversation
Nov. 20, 2015, "For Parisians, shock is solidarity", CNN.com
January 12, 2014, "Alleged Hollande affair shows 'old rules no longer apply," CNN.com
Jan. 8, 2013, "Depardieu's puzzling love for Russia", CNN.com
June 6, 2011, "The French Fight U.S. Dominance, in All Its Forms", New York Times
The role of the Web and online social networks in civil engagement, election campaigns, political mobilization and protest. The impact of the Web on existing models of media and information production, the emergence of new models of journalism, and their impact on established media, political and economic elites.