@laurenwatsonjourno.bsky.social interviewed BU professor Michelle Amazeen (@commscholar.bsky.social) about her recent analysis of Iran war media coverage published by @caadcoalition.bsky.social. Read the interview at @columjournreview.bsky.social
John…it’s called the corporate enclosure of information. 🤪
The war in Iran is “our latest reminder of the importance of independent, skeptical coverage of energy policy,” says @commscholar.bsky.social, “and it makes the commercial ties between newsrooms and fossil-fuel advertisers an urgent public concern.”
If you've seen native advertising from the fossil fuel industry, please share it with us for our Native Advertising Observatory: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Thank you to @laurenwatsonjourno.bsky.social at @columjournreview.bsky.social for discussing my book #ContentConfusion from @mitpress.bsky.social and how the #FossilFuel industry is corrupting journalism.
Speaking at the Crises in Mediated Comm Symposium @URI on 4/9-4/10. I'll join @reneehobbs.bsky.social, Paul Mihailidis, and Scott Kushner to discuss “Journalism, Advertising, and Propaganda in the Age of AI.” Excited for 2 days tackling #ContentConfusion.
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Prominent newsrooms now produce sneaky native ads that look like their regular reported content. To fight back against this form of climate misinformation, Michelle Amazeen (spr.ly/63325B6msAR) has launched a public tip line where readers can report any native ads they encounter. ⬇️
The BBC and other legacy news outlets that make content on behalf of big oil and petro states are complicit in creating #ContentConfusion about the track record of the fossil fuel industry.
Such a fantastic audience. Thank you for the opportunity to share my research and for all the great questions!
With energy prices rising, renewables deserve our urgent attention—not dismissal. I explore how big oil has compromised legacy media's independence and why we need stronger oversight to protect public information.
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I’ll be speaking about my new book, #ContentConfusion (
@mitpress.bsky.social), at the Media, Inequality & Change Center (
@miccenter.bsky.social) at UPenn on Thu, Mar 26 at 12:00 PM. If you’re in Philly, I’d love to see you there!
Details & registration:
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Which film? Link please! #XC420
Where do you think this is coming from and why? #XC420
Just dropped: I chatted with @comatbu.bsky.social The COMversation about my book #ContentConfusion from @mitpress.bsky.social — media deception, native ads, and why media literacy matters. Quick listen:
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Talking about my new book #ContentConfusion at @templeuniversity.bsky.social Klein College of Media & Communication — Thu Mar 12, 4pm. Philly friends, come say hi!
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With the US-Israel war against Iran underway, be especially cautious about what you post and share in moments like this. #checkyoursources
Hey @profgalloway.com & @karaswisher.bsky.social, @comatbu.bsky.social's latest Media & Technology Poll shows that among those following news coverage of ICE operations, half support calls to #boycott companies that support ICE.
#ResistAndUnsubscribe
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📖 Thrilled to see this issue out in print! The invited forum on ‘what is mass comm today’ is a must read! Thanks to all authors! 🙏
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A reminder of what civic leadership can sound like, and what we must struggle to get back. #XC420 4/4
"If we allow any minority to lose its freedom by persecution or by prejudice, we are threatening our own freedom….Here in America it is not a question of whether we tolerate minorities; America IS minorities." #XC420 3/4
“We must never let ourselves be divided by race or color or religion. Because in this country, we all belong 2 minority groups…you have a right 2 be what you are & say what you think because here we have personal freedom. We have liberty…we must guard everyone’s liberty, or we can lose our own." 2/4
We screened this video made by the US government >80 years ago in my #InformationIntegrity #XC420 course yesterday. It was an attempt to inoculate the public from #fascism. 1/4 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGAq...
This is a good insight, but just what "slides" are you referring to? This doesn't sound familiar. #XC420
She does. Can you say more about how this relates to information integrity? And provide a link to her work? #XC420
Haven’t looked at AppleNews in awhile. I won’t be coming back. 😕
As I explain in my book #ContentConfusion, The Atlantic has a long history of controversy by pushing normative boundaries. At a time when we need strong, independent media, we all lose when market pressures supersede journalistic integrity. 4/4 direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
How about The Atlantic’s greenwashing for the fossil fuel industry over the years, including on behalf of API, BP, Chevron, and Shell? 3/4 www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/ch...
This is not the first time The Atlantic has trafficked in #ContentConfusion. Remember the Church of Scientology “article?” It was a sponsored ad: 2/4