The misogyny of the Trump administration is palpable…

#MedSky 🧪

There are currently 6 permanent full time history jobs in the whole UK. 500+ PhDs being produced a year - not all of whom will want to pursue an academic year but likely most, and of course years will stack up onto each other. What a sector.

cc @stewartcoles.bsky.social

Online Harassment and Its Implications for the Journalist–Audience Relationship Amid growing threats to journalists around the world, this study examines the nature of online harassment, the types of journalists most likely to experience it, and the most common forms of respon...

& how journalists are affected
Lewis, S. C., Zamith ,Rodrigo, & and Coddington, M. (2020). Online Harassment and Its Implications for the Journalist–Audience Relationship. Digital Journalism, 8(8), 1047–1067. doi.org/10.1080/2167...

Unveiling the Link between Hostile Media Perceptions and Disinformation Susceptibility: Investigating Cognitive, Social, Media and Personal Dynamics The rise of disinformation in online media has raised concerns about its societal impact, prompting extensive research into its causes and consequences. This study explores susceptibility to disinf...

See
Wittner Franckx, L., & Zarouali, B. (2025). Unveiling the Link between Hostile Media Perceptions and Disinformation Susceptibility: Investigating Cognitive, Social, Media and Personal Dynamics. Mass Communication and Society. doi.org/10.1080/1520...

Relates to research on hostile media perception and alternative media use

Racism, resistance, and Reddit: how popular culture sparks online reckonings This study examines how Reddit users engaged with the racial narratives of HBO’s Watchmen (2019) and Lovecraft Country (2020), two television series that reimagine historical racial trauma. Drawing...

#OutNow in #iCS

When HBO’s Watchmen and Lovecraft Country revisited histories of racial violence, Reddit became a site of contestation. Analysing thousands of comments, this article traces how users resist, defend, and rethink racial narratives online.

doi.org/10.1080/1369...

Online Fandom: Justice-Seeking, Misinformation, and Disinformation This chapter examines the intersection of streaming true crime, fandom, and wrongful conviction advocacy. Using Bob Ruff’s Truth and Justice podcast as a case study, it explores how fan communities engage in investigative practices, crowdsourcing, and...

New book chapter ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Stratton, G. (2026). Online Fandom: Justice-Seeking, Misinformation, and Disinformation. In: Stratton, G. (eds) Streaming Justice. Crime and Justice in Digital Society, vol 4. Springer, Cham.

#FanStudies

doi.org/10.1007/978-...

Asking my fellow scientists for articles on this subject

@commfox.bsky.social

That white baby got 1 million people feeling paternal

“As journalist Jane Coaston argued on the Hysteria podcast, birth rate panic is rarely sincere. In reality, it’s a cover story people use to dress up views — like advocating teen pregnancy — they can’t argue for directly in public.”

Why Journalists Are Going Indie (with Maddy Myers) Maddy and Sam get into the launch of Mothership and the importance of owning one's own work.

Maddy and Sam get into the launch of Mothership and the importance of owning one's own work.

a flyer depicting an illustration of the parthenon with an image of an eye overlaid on top. the center of the eye contains a QR code. the text on the poster reads "Is your vision less 20/20 and more 438 BC? The Playful Time Machines project at Leiden University is looking for players of historical videogames who are interested in volunteering for an eye-tracking experiment about how videogames can shape perceptions of the past. Are you a player of historical grand strategy, adventure, or shooter games? We'd like to watch you play! Scan the QR code above or go to edu.nl/cd849"

it's that time of year again...are you a historical videogame player living in the Netherlands? do you want to contribute to player-focused research on past-play? come sign up for a gameplay session so i can watch you 👀 for science! check out edu.nl/cd849 to learn more 🏛️🎮⚔️🎲

Students in the Texas Tech system (64k, give or take) are now PROHIBITED from researching or writing anything "centered on" sexual orientation or gender identity as part of an undergrad honors or graduate thesis. Not faculty, mind you. Students.

In a blatant 1st Amendment violation, students in the Texas Tech University system are completely banned from researching or writing anything related to sexual orientation or gender identity as part of their thesis.

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🚨NEW ESSAY ALERT🚨Broken Connections: Fieldnotes from the Old Internet. The most personal thing I've written in years. I trace my history with internet communities & online relationships & how much of that is now gone. And a lot about LiveJournal. Open Access! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

It's hard to articulate the level of anger & rage I have about watching this happen. I first saw weev doxx people I love *TWENTY* years ago. I spoke to founders of multiple social networks about the risk of these people over 15 years ago. I wrote about it all a dozen+ years ago. They let it happen.

Teens’ Experiences on TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat | Pew Research Center About this research This study is Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore the landscape of teens and technology today. It focuses on social media and how the views and…

For the first time, Pew Research Center went deeper into comparing teens’ experiences on three widely used platforms: TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat. And while similarities exist, how and why teens use these sites differ in many ways. Dive in ⬇️

Yo @lieselsharabi.bsky.social, that's a nice research idea on social media's influence on wedding planning ideals, comparisons and stress

Really interesting--p. 7 stood out to me. "Across all three platforms, most teen users say it neither hurts nor helps their mental health...We asked parents how social media overall impacts their teen: About a quarter say they hurt their teen’s mental health, compared with 8% who say they help."

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@mattsharpe.bsky.social and I want to test a cool idea and we are looking for datasets including: (a) Depression, (b) Objectively logged social media time, and (c) Subjectively estimated social media time.

We've found some from @cjsewall9.bsky.social & @dougaparry.bsky.social but want more!

It's almost like "illegal immigration" wasn't the problem at all...He's trying to turn back the demographic changes made possible by the Immigration Act of 1965 which over time resulted in more *legal* immigrants from non-European countries.

PDF-Direct Firefox extension ('Bypass "fancy online reader" and just get the darn pdf') updated: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo... & now supports

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A really interesting methodological approach separates within- from between-person effects and challenges the broad belief that social media use promotes political expression, and suggests instead that people already predisposed to political expression tend to use social media for politics. #CommSky

The image shows a flyer designed to match the homepage of Archive of Our Own, including the logo and banner from the website. The left column says “Survey Participants Needed! Fanfiction Writers, Fanfiction Readers, Fans, Fandom enthusiasts.” Below that says “Contact Information: Hannah F. Benton, Graduate Student, Rhetoric & Composition, College of Arts & Humanities, hannah.benton@ucf.edu. Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, Faculty Adviser, department of writing & Rhetoric, stephanie.wheeler@ucf.edu. The right column says “We are looking for Fanfiction readers and writers to participate in a short 10-minute survey. The purpose of this study is to better understand to what extend fanfiction Author’s notes (A/Ns) may function as recognizable, textual genres within online fandom communities. If you choose to participate, you will be asked to respond to several questions about your experience reading or writing fanfiction Author’s Notes as well as your understanding of how they function, their purpose, importance, and features.” Below that says “Information: No identifiable private information will be collected. You must be 18 years of age or older and have had prior experiences with either reading or writing fanfiction to take part in this research study.” The bottom of the flyer has the AO3 logo, a QR code, and “Access the survey here.” https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1XmdiMTnzfc9EFM

The image shows a social media post with “Survey Participants Needed” at the top along with the Archive of Our Own logo. Below the title says “Fanfiction readers & writers wanted. Must be 18+ & have had prior experiences with either reading or writing fanfiction. Less than 10-minutes. No identifiable information.” The bottom text says: “We are looking for Fanfiction readers and writers to participate in a short 10-minute survey. The purpose of this study is to better understand to what extend fanfiction Author’s notes (A/Ns) may function as recognizable, textual genres within online fandom communities. If you choose to participate, you will be asked to respond to several questions about your experience reading or writing fanfiction Author’s Notes as well as your understanding of how they function, their purpose, importance, and features.” The bottom of the image says “Questions? Email hannah F. Benton at hannah.benton@ucf.edu” and has a QR code with “Access the survey here!” https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1XmdiMTnzfc9EFM

Survey Participants Needed! Fanfiction Writers, Fanfiction Readers, Fans, Fandom enthusiasts ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

(@fanstudies.bsky.social @scmsfaas.bsky.social can i get a boost for this student's research solicitation?)

Politics and Video Games poster (inspired by the first issue of Nintendo Power).

Updating my website (jessmorrissette.net) with recent publications and syllabi for some of my favorite courses.

- Media, Culture, and Politics
- Politics of the Undead
- War and Popular Culture
- Politics and Video Games

I'm teaching that last one again this Fall. 👾

We support Brittney 100%, and we always, always will. We’re so fucking proud of you. We know how painful the past year has been. Hopefully, this brings closure and healing.

Social media platforms and the spreading of hate speech targeting sexual and gender minorities: a scoping review Today, social media users can access various social media platforms with different characteristics that offer distinct opportunity structures for the spread of hate speech. Yet little is known abou...

📄DDC PUBLICATION UPDATE 📄
What's the role of social media in spreading hate against sexual & gender minorities?
Anne Clausen, @lenafrescamente.bsky.social, & Peter Mayer provide the current state of the art, now published in Information Communication & Society!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....