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Afrooz Mosallaei

@afroozmsl.bsky.social

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I care about images and the truth they can(not) tell us.

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Center for News, Technology & Innovation @cnti.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Our briefing, by @afroozmsl.bsky.social, looks at #Iran as both a distinctive case and a microcosm of the global threats to press and internet freedom, including the country's internet blackout, the longest sustained nation-scale shutdown ever tracked in a highly connected society. bit.ly/42Tg24v

A graphic titled "Our Latest Work" on a textured cream and blue background. The left side features the headline "Internet Shutdowns, Press Freedom and the Global Information Crisis: Iran as a Case Study" by Afrooz Mosallaei. Below, a section titled "Why is this important?" explains that Iran is experiencing the longest sustained national-scale internet blackout ever tracked in a highly connected society. The right side features a blue column with a large quotation mark and a quote about the "collapse of the information environment" and the violation of the right to access the internet. At the bottom right, an illustration shows the Iranian flag above a desk filled with a laptop, newspapers, a microphone, and severed electronic cables.

A graphic titled in blue, "More on Iran as a Case Study," presented on a textured cream background. The content is organized into three stacked horizontal blue boxes, each paired with a circular blue icon on the left. The top box shows a globe icon and the text, "Inside Iran, connectivity has become a privilege." The middle box shows an eye icon and the text, "Experts call the Iran War the first conflict in which synthetic visuals dominate." The bottom box shows a 'prohibited' diagonal line icon and the text, "Neighboring countries, Israel, and the U.S. have all introduced measures to restrict reporting on the war." The bottom of the graphic has a light blue bar with the text, "Full briefing online at cnti.org".

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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

There are many ways to communicate the idea of a heat wave in an image, but you should *avoid* “fun in the sun” imagery. Our new study finds that positive images of heat waves REDUCE worry about extreme heat. Read more:

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Positive Images of Heat Waves Reduce the Effects of Messages About Extreme Heat among U.S. Adults

As climate change intensifies, extreme heat events are becoming more frequent and severe, posing growing risks to human health, ecosystems, and infrastructure. In a large-scale survey experiment (N...

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Afrooz Mosallaei @afroozmsl.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

I'm appalled by the US mainstream visual coverage of the war in Iran. The coverage specifically reinforces the Israeli claim of only targeting nuclear facilities, military sites, and political leaders. There are hardly any images of ordinary people affected by the war.

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Afrooz Mosallaei @afroozmsl.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The worst part of doing an interview study is where I have to listen to my own voice over and over again.

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Angelo Carusone @goangelo.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed. Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance. My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...

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Afrooz Mosallaei @afroozmsl.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

The only reason I’ve stayed this long on the other light-blue platform is to stay up to date about Iran, given its flawed media system and the critical role of citizens in sharing information. Will there be an alternative? We’ll see.

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