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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It seems like there's a new round of "stochastic parrots has been proven wrong" discourse going on, so I'm going to re-up this: medium.com/@emilymenonb... >>

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Stochastic Parrots 🦜: Frequently Unasked Questions

It’s been a bit over five years since the Stochastic Parrots paper (Bender, Gebru et al 2021) was published (and somewhat longer since…

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 05/09/2026

Huge congratulations to the US-based Wikimedia Foundation employees who voted with 92% support in favor of unionizing, and shoutout to the tireless work of the organizers.

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Wikimedia Foundation Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Form Union with CWA

U.S. workers form first recognized unit as global union movement builds across Wikimedia Foundation

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NPR @npr.org · 05/09/2026

A federal judge has again blocked the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's attempt to limit mail voting for the midterm election, as the legal fight drags on. n.pr/4qSzXMc

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What to know about the mail-in voting fight at the Supreme Court

A federal judge has again blocked the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's attempt to limit mail voting for the midterm election, as the legal fight drags on.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It was never going to stop with Jason Arday. Our resident Bluesky creeper Ben Ryan is now turning his attacks onto Jason Arday's students--no doubt the fact that the student is a Black woman has nothing to do with Ryan and Wright's apparent concern for "academic rigor"

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Cambridge Said Jason Arday Was an ‘Aberration.’ So Why Was the Shaky PhD Thesis He Approved Sealed Until 2031?
Substack link: https://benryan.substack.com/p/cambridge-says-jason-arday-was-an
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and I obtained a Cambridge PhD thesis—one of questionable academic rigor—that Dr. Arday examined and that was put under a new, five-year embargo just after the scandal about Dr. Arday broke.

The PhD thesis of a student in Cambridge’s Faculty of Education—in which the late Jason Arday held a professorial chair, in the sociology of education, until he resigned hours after Cambridge on Aug. 5 announced it was investigating him—has been put under what British and Canadian academics have told Colin Wright and me is a remarkably long embargo, shielding it from public view until 2031.

Crucially, among the panelists who reviewed the thesis was Dr. Arday himself.

The thesis, which we have obtained and which we review in this Substack, raises important questions about whether the Faculty of Education, including Dr. Arday’s own contributions, let down the basic standards of higher education.

Written by Damilola Folayan, the thesis is entitled Of, but not in: A poetic exploration of how Black women students respond to the coloniality of Oxbridge—referring to the portmanteau of Oxford and Cambridge. It garnered her a coveted Cambridge PhD in 2025. Following what’s known as an autoethnographic style, it is in essence an epic poetry-slam interpretation of the plight of Dr. Folayan and three other black women at Oxbridge and their experiences navigating, with considerable ambivalence, these historically, and still overwhelmingly, white elite institutions.

The sprawling thesis unabashedly thumbs its nose at the rigors and demands of academia even as it demands in return an elite PhD and all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto.

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Newhouse School of Public Communications @newhousesu.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

(3/4) 🟠 Tula Goenka and Shannon Burth were honored for their work with graduate students. 🟠 Alexis Shore Ingber and Carrie Riby were named the Newhouse School's Emerging Technologies Faculty Fellows.

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Newhouse School of Public Communications @newhousesu.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Congrats to Newhouse Professor Srivi Ramasubramanian on her election as 2nd VP of @natcomm, the oldest & largest scholarly society in its field. Her work addresses contemporary global issues relating to media, diversity and social justice. 🔗 buff.ly/ekhnLX6 #teamnewhouse

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Jin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Also being part of this team was a truly wild and amazing experience. Scholars who wrote some of the foundational books/ articles on Asian Americans wanna hear what I think??!! Truly humbling to be in presence of greatness

The academic advisory committee for The Asian American Foundation: Russell Jeung (chair), Jin Goh, Vinay Harpalani, Taeku Lee, Pei-Te Lien, Jackson Lu, Mike Nguyen, Harvey Nicholson, Srivi Ramasubramanian, Neil Ruiz, Karen Umemoto, Paul Watanabe

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AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Chaos and authoritarianism at UT Austin. Faculty have just days to show how their courses meet vague requirements of breadth and foundationalism. Proposals will be reviewed by an unspecified entity. No guarantee at all that those who review the proposals have expertise in the field.

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#CODE^SHIFT lab at #Newhouse School at #SyracuseUniversity was delighted to interview Drs. Shikha Nangia & Emilee Baker for our podcast (Chai with Srivi). They spoke on #gender, #science , #inclusiveeducation and #counterspaces.

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

To kick off the academic year, #CODE^SHIFT at Newhouse School in Syracuse Univerity hosted Dr. Emilee Baker's talk on communicating inclusive futures, with a focus on validating the lived experiences of #scientists with #gender #queer identities and/or #disabilities within #STEM classrooms.

Dr. Emilee Baker standing in front of a monitor with the title of her talk “Communicating Inclusive Futures”

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Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

OpenAI is now facing more than 50 consumer harm and wrongful death lawsuits alleging that extensive use of ChatGPT resulted in psychological harm, physical injury, and even the deaths of users and/or those around them. futurism.com/artificial-i...

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OpenAI Is Now Facing Over 50 Consumer Harm and Wrongful Death Lawsuits

OpenAI was hit with 30 new lawsuits overs its alleged role in the Tumbler Ridge school massacre. It now faces over 50 consumer harm lawsuits.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 04/09/2026

The NIH Director confirms they are giving away biomedical research money used to develop treatments and cures for infectious diseases such as influenza, malaria, tuberculosis, HIV, Ebola, and other dangerous pathogens, to the Department of Defense. Outrageous.

Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD
@NIHDirector_Jay

NIH funds should be used to improve the health of Americans.
Far from siphoning money away from research, this partnership between @NIH and @DeptofWar focuses on research projects that will drive discoveries to improve the health of American citizens and members of the military.
Led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, all work will be 100% aligned with our public health mission.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 04/09/2026

NEW: Romanian prosecutors indict social media influencer Andrew Tate on charges of trafficking minors, sex with a minor, and money laundering. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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Romanian prosecutors indict Andrew Tate on trafficking minors and money laundering

The agency said on Friday that Tate and his brother coerced a victim by pretending to be in a loving relationship and then forcing her to produce pornographic material for an online webcam business.

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danah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

PhD candidates/new grads: Postdoc opportunity with me focused on political economy and tech. See details here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32502

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Cornell University, Department of Communication

Job #AJO32502, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US

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Shobita Parthasarathy @shobitap.org · 04/09/2026

Dietram Scheufele is a major science communication scholar. What strikes me (as it has in past cases, including those at Michigan) is how academia--faculty and administrators--simply *do not want to know* about bad actors, especially when they are famous. Explains why ASU has turned a blind eye too.

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Yup. Talk to anyone in political and science communication. These were not nice people. And the hostile environment they (especially Dietram) created for these young promising scholars (as documented in these news articles) is shameful as fuck. He should not be advising or teaching anyone.

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Neil Stenhouse @nstenhouse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I was an assistant professor in Dietram Scheufele and Dominique Brossard’s department. I didn’t see evidence of sexual relationships with students but I saw a whole lot of the hostile environment described in this article. The students deserved so much better than these fucking assholes.

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Chokely Carmichael🥋 @stewartcoles.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

UW-Madison professor engages in multiple sexual relationships with students, disparages another over their sexual orientation and appearance, creates hostile environment, and department leadership covers it all up. And in true “pass the trash” fashion, moves on to ASU once forced to resign.

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UW-Madison students, records detail investigation of professor

Dietram Scheufele resigned after investigators determined he had sexual relationships with two students and engaged in unwelcome sexual conduct with one.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This should be a bombshell in the world of science communication. Dietram Scheufele and Dominique Brossard are big names, and the allegations here are nauseating and revolting. 🧵 captimes.com/news/educati...

captimes.com

UW-Madison students, records detail investigation of professor

Dietram Scheufele resigned after investigators determined he had sexual relationships with two students and engaged in unwelcome sexual conduct with one.

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I think I can speak for the entire political communication section of APSA when I say “fuck you Dietram Scheufele. None of us will collaborate with you or cite your research ever again.”

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Our CODE^SHIFT lab’s schedule for #NCA2025 is here! Hope to see you there! #commsky #academicsky

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

At long last, this paper conceptualizing a Critical Environmental Comm Framework led by Shumaila Javed Bhatti and coauthored with Bruno Takahashi is now published. Get your free copies here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/RPD7K... #commsky #academicsky #greensky

First page of journal article titled “critical environmental comm framework”

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I’m thrilled to be running for #NCA2025 Second VP. I look forward to your support and vote. Thank you! #commsky #academicsky #mediasky

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Excited to share that my poetry book “Blue Nectar” - feminist Bhakti poems on divine bliss- is now available for purchase. Please go to bit.ly/BlueNectarEbook (ebook - $5) or bit.ly/BlueNectarPaper (paperback - $12) to purchase your copy. #academicsky #commsky #booksky #poetry #feminism #bhakti

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Happy Navaratri and Rosh Hashanah greetings to all those who celebrate! May there be peace and happiness for all.

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Freedom of speech is a fundamental right of every human being. Press freedom is the life blood of a democracy. Academic freedom is the foundation of education. #freedom #democracy #academicsky #commsky

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Note to self - the first week of classes is stressful for all. Small boo-boos seem like big pains. Minor changes feel like big obstacles. Little things can trigger us to melt down. A little kindness, understanding, and flexibility can go a long way. #commsky #academicsky

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

First day of classes - Fall 2025!! Ready or not, here we go!! All the best for all students, faculty, and staff. We got this! 👏📚 The most exciting part is that no two classes are ever the same. And we as teachers are constantly learning by teaching. #commsky #academicsky

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Excited for our CODE^SHIFT lab’s (yet another) Top Paper Award. This one is from the Activism Division of NCA for a paper on Gaza solidarity encampments in student newspapers. Grateful to my brilliant PhD advisee Shannon Burth for leading this project. #NCA2025 #newhouse #commsky #academicsky

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

#AEJMC folks going to SFO next week: do check out our #CODESHIFT lab’s sessions there. The #Newhouse reception is on Thurs at 6 pm in John’s Grill. Hope to see you all there! #AEJMC2025 #commsky #mediasky #academicsky

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NPR @npr.org · 19/07/2025

Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together. Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Excited for our CODE^SHIFT lab’s multiple paper acceptances to the 2025 National Communication Association convention. See you in Colorado in November. Let’s go, #NCA2025! #commsky #academicsky

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 30/06/2025

Due to the ongoing U.S. measles outbreak, a Texas man worried that his young son was at risk and took him to get vaccinated. The cost of the shot? $1,400.

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A Texas boy needed protection from measles. The vaccine cost $1,400.

Due to the ongoing U.S. measles outbreak, a Texas man worried that his young son was at risk and took him to get vaccinated. The cost of the shot? $1,400.

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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

This is a concentration camp

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 24/06/2025

This is oligarchy. This is obscene. While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%. End this oligarchy.

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NPR @npr.org · 23/06/2025

After 104 days in a Louisiana immigration detention center, Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil has been released on bail.

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'They wanted to separate me from my family, but they failed': Mahmoud Khalil speaks after ICE release

After 104 days in a Louisiana immigration detention center, Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil has been released on bail.

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Global Perspectives in Communication (GPC) @gpccomm.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Our first peer review requests are going out today! We'll continue to "massage" our language, but here's how we're codifying our "three caveats" for GPC reviewers - we don't enforce style guides, we don't police Englishes, and we don't ask for rote justification of samples. =)

The Three Caveats of GPC reviews:

For initial submissions, we do not request or require any specific formatting or style guide - we do this because not all authors from all regions and disciplines use the same structures, and we don't want to unnecessarily burden authors for initial submissions. Thus, we ask that reviewers refrain from any comments or concerns about formatting, unless the comments specifically address one's ability to understand the manuscript itself. If a paper is accepted at GPC, we will then work directly with Authors to format the work (using the latest APA guidelines and the Oxford in-house style guides), and we have paid staff that focus on production notes.
As a journal with an authentically global focus, we recognize that while English is a lingua franca of many academic spaces, there are many different Englishes spoken around the world. As such, we ask reviewers to refrain from any comments about authors' grammar or syntax as we have no expectation about these elements on initial submission (again, unless it is an issue of comprehension). If a paper is accepted, again here we will work closely with authors on clarifications where needed (and again, we have a paid production team for these efforts).
We expect scholarship submitted to GPC to include observations made from anywhere and everywhere, as our colleagues come from all over the world. As such, we ask our reviewers to resist critiques asking authors to justify or contextualize the relevance of their observations simply because those observations come from smaller or local communities. This is not to say that reviewers cannot interrogate sampling and selection, but we ask that those critiques be made within the context of understanding the claims made within the piece being reviewed.

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

A big relief to hit “send” on my (fourth) book manuscript. It is on “Equitable Media Literacies: Pedagogies and Practices for Healthy Civic Futures” - a timely and important topic. With my amazing coauthors: Paul Mihailidis, Patrick R. Johnson, Bobbie Foster, Shannon Burth & Melissa Tully!

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Very proud of my recently hooded PhD advisee, @BenjaminTetteh! Benjamin is getting a Top Paper Award from the International Comm Division of #AEJMC! 👏🎉🎊🥳 His paper is on Ghanaian journalists’ (self) censorship practices. #journalism #news #media #ghana #africa #newhouse

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Here are the list of CODE^SHIFT lab presentations at #ICA25 by current and recent members. Feel free to reach out via DMs. Happy to say hello, give high fives/hugs, discuss collabs, brainstorm strategies to overcome problems. #ChaiWithSrivi #ICA25 #AskMeAnything #commsky #academicsky

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

This new ICA journal is now accepting manuscripts. Check it out.

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Come say hello if you’ll be at #ICA25 Denver! #commsky #academicsky I’ll be at the ICA Fellows mentoring session on Sat June 14 from 12-1:15 pm at Mt. Blue Sky (2nd floor, Grand Hyatt). Stay tuned for my full schedule shortly. #ica2025 #ica25 #mentoring #conference

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