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Aram Sinnreich @aramsinn.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Ideal for my Media Law & Policy grad students

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Aram Sinnreich @aramsinn.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

We lost another titan of Communication scholarship today. Rest in Power #MonroePrice. My deepest sympathies to his friends, family, and many many mentees. #commsky

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Monroe Price Obituary - New York, NY

Celebrate the life of Monroe Price, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Riverside Memorial Chapel.

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Aram Sinnreich @aramsinn.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

📆 MONDAY FEB 23 📆 I’ll be in conversation with Paul “DJ Spooky” Miller and my coauthor @jesgilbert.bsky.social about our book “The Secret Life of Data." Online and free, hosted by @isoclive.bsky.social. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-... #books #academia #data #AI

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Book Talk: Aram Sinnreich & Jesse Gilbert, with Paul Miller (DJ Spooky)

Join us for an insightful converation with Aram Sinnreich, Jesse Gilbert, and DJ Spooky as they dive into the world of data and technology.

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American University Media, Technology & Democracy @au-mtd.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

On behalf of the SOC PhD Program, please join us for our SOC Brown Bag event on Building Your Academic CV with Dr. Rohan Grover 🗓 Wednesday, February 18 ⏰ 1:00 PM 📍 MCK 101 An informal, relaxed conversation on academic and professional development. Bring your lunch and join us!

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American University Media, Technology & Democracy @au-mtd.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

@rohangrover.bsky.social presented a paper on "Epistemic Standards in Privacy Tech Software" and co-chaired/co-organized two panels on "Power, Responsibility and Expertise at the Expanding Table(s) of AI Design and Governance” at the 4S, Society for Social Studies of Science Conference.

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American University Media, Technology & Democracy @au-mtd.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Patricia Aufderheide was interviewed for her newest book Kartemquin Films: Documentaries on the Frontlines of Democracy for the New Books Network podcast. @paufder.bsky.social @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

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American University Media, Technology & Democracy @au-mtd.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Congratulations @paufder.bsky.social! Patricia Aufderheide was published “The Challenge of establishing and maintain ethical norms in US documentary production” in A. Pietrowska, ed., The Ethics of Documentary Film: New Approaches (Edinburgh University Press), pp. 156-72.

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American University Media, Technology & Democracy @au-mtd.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Fear of ‘Black crime’ is one of America’s oldest political dog whistles. Natalie Hopkinson & Suzanne Goodney Lea break it down in the @chicago.suntimes.com, “National Guard Deployments, threats stem from vilifying people of color”

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American University Media, Technology & Democracy @au-mtd.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Huge welcome to our newest faculty member @rohangrover.bsky.social. Dr. Grover explores the politics of technology policy, with a particular focus on the ethical and political dynamics of implementing data privacy law, and we are delighted to have him join us. www.rohangrover.org

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Rohan Grover

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Aram Sinnreich @aramsinn.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I just met with the dozen or so incoming students in our @au-mtd.bsky.social MA and PhD programs, and… WOW! These are some brilliant, ambitious, accomplished folks. Really looking forward to spending the semester talking about Media Theory with them.

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Adrienne Massanari @adriennemassanari.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Gaming Democracy is described as "the book about Gamergate we have been waiting for" in this @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social roundup of new scholarship about the alt-right. I am thrilled to be in such good company with some scholars who I very much admire.

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Reactionary Futurism 2025 | Los Angeles Review of Books

Jordan S. Carroll reviews recent scholarship on the alt-right.

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American University Media, Technology & Democracy @au-mtd.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Congratulations to our MA and PhD students Eric, Ashia, Tom, Fritz, and Gabriel who absolutely slayed at #ICA25

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American University Media, Technology & Democracy @au-mtd.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Our PhD students presented at the 2025 Tri-School PhD Conference at American University. They shared research on topics ranging from digital democracy to media power structures with peers across disciplines. #PhDLife #TriSchool2025 #AUResearch #CommunicationStudies

Thomas Struett – “Scraping the Web for Democracy: Examining Common Crawl’s Purpose”

Fritz Kessler – “Building the New Herald: A Political Economy Analysis of PragerU’s role in replacing local journalism to advance hegemonic right-wing power”

Ashia Aubrey – “Pop Culture, Politics, and Platforms: The Trending Kamala Harris’s ‘Coconut Tree’ Remark and Its Impact on Public Discourse and Digital Democracy”

Audience members were invited to ask questions and provide comments following each presentation.

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American University Media, Technology & Democracy @au-mtd.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Georgetown University hosted the Music Sustainability Forum, co-organized by AU’s Prof. Aram Sinnreich @aramsinn.bsky.social. Cultural policy leaders from government, industry, CSOs & academia joined. His Media Law & Policy students attended & took part in the discussion. #AUStudents #MediaPolicy

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