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Notes
1. The tweet which made the threat has been removed but the thread showing people reporting the violence remains.
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Notes on contributors
Laura Clancy
Laura Clancy is a Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Lancaster University. Her PhD research explores the ways in which the contemporary British monarchy is represented in media culture, to consider its role in producing consent for class power and inequalities in Britain. You can follow her on Twitter: @Laura__Clancy.
Hannah Yelin
Hannah Yelin is a Senior Lecturer in Media and Culture at Oxford Brookes University. She is writing a book about the ghost-written memoirs of young, female celebrities and is co-investigator on the project Girls, Leadership, and Celebrity. Before academia, Hannah had a 12 year career in the media. She now runs the Celebrity Culture Club, hosting discussions between academics and media industry figures. She tweets at @hannahyelin