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Jay Daniel Thompson

@jaydanielthompson.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer in Professional Communication at RMIT University in Australia. Researches ethical online communication in an era of fake news and digital hostility.

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3C @3c-rmit.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
New research from @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social asks: what does ethical reporting on online abuse against women look like? Journalists reject "objectivity" as a cop-out. Outlets disable comments to limit harm. Newsroom culture is still catching up. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/2204... #MediaEthics
"New Research" graphic with a photo of a woman's hands typing on a laptop keyboard at the top. Below, on a dark navy background, white bold text reads: "What Does Ethical Reporting on Online Abuse Against Women Look Like?" The 3C logo (a white circle with a stylised orange and navy "3C" design) appears on the right. Citation at the bottom reads: "Thompson, J. D. (2026). Towards an ethical reportage of digital hostility against women: a conceptual analysis. Communication Research and Practice, 12(2), 182–196."
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
PUBLICATION TODAY: I ask what Australia’s (ultimately unsuccessful) Combating Misinformation and Disinformation Bill 2024 suggests about the tough balance between curbing mis/disinformation and protecting freedom of expression. #research www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Thanks to HuffPost for interviewing me about digital hostility, conspiracies and the recent UFC fight at the White House. www.huffpost.com/entry/michel...
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A UFC Fighter Called Michelle Obama A Man At The White House — It's Part Of An Alarming Trend
These conspiracy theories, once relegated to "murky, reactionary corners on the internet," are racist, transphobic and misogynistic.
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I was recently interviewed by HuffPost on this recent, insidious manifestation of conspiracy culture. Give it a read! www.huffpost.com/entry/erika-...
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The Right Is Now ‘Transvestigating’ Erika Kirk And Sydney Sweeney
The trend has been going on for a while, but wildly, now the right seems to be eating its own.
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Loving the vibe on RMIT University’s Melbourne CBD campus as the new students celebrate Orientation Week. Go forth and prosper!
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Adding to my Summer reading list - thanks @timothyjgraham.bsky.social for sharing!
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Huge thanks to Professor Panizza Allmark for launching my book at the CSAA 2025 conference today and for her kind words. I’m feeling grateful.
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Timothy Graham @timothyjgraham.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
X now reveals the locations of user accounts, pulling back the curtain on the scale and scope of manipulation and “coordinated inauthentic behaviour” on the platform. At the least, I hope it helps us reevaluate platforms as “neutral” infrastructure. www.businessinsider.com/x-shows-loca...
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X erupts after the platform reveals the locations where accounts are based
X, formerly Twitter, launched a feature that shows accounts' locations, in an effort to promote transparency.
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
So, my Monday began with my cat tearing up my latest council rates notice. Does that mean I get out of paying it? #thecatatemyhomework
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Vale, Diane Keaton: 1946-2025
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Friday lifts me up
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
No surprises here. There are grave ethical issues with platforming extremists, as Kurt Sengul and I have elsewhere argued (see the links in comments). The Australian media has blood on its hands.
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
PUBLICATION TODAY: My review of the disturbing and disturbingly good debut novel for Melbourne author Thomas Vowles. Enjoy! theconversation.com/i-genuinely-...
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‘I genuinely did hold my breath’: a sordid, sexy queer debut evokes Hitchcock and Christos Tsiolkas
When twentysomething Ash arrives in Melbourne seeking a ‘new version’ of himself, he’s fleeing a country town and a joyless upbringing.
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Spotted in the wild - my book, in stores as of this week!
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
PUBLICATION TODAY: On the Epstein files and the dangers of conspiracy. www.abc.net.au/religion/eps...
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Why the ‘Epstein files’ should not distract us from the danger of conspiracy theories - ABC Religion & Ethics
It seems that Donald Trump’s penchant for turning conspiracies into political weapons has exploded in his face — but as the “Epstein files” furore demonstrates, conspiracy theories are about a lot mor...
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
PUBLICATION TODAY! My monograph on Silverchair’s iconic Frogstomp album has been published as an eBook. Link below. Grunge forever!
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Pleased to be interviewed for this student magazine about online hostility following the 2024 presidential election. I always enjoy speaking with student journos, having been one myself. www.mojonews.com.au/politics/onl...
mojonews.com.au
Tackling online violence after the US election
How can we ensure social media protects, not degrades, democracy?
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
PUBLICATION TODAY: the ethics of reporting on an increasingly brazen, media-savvy Far Right. Co-authored with @kurtsengul.bsky.social and published by the ABC. www.abc.net.au/religion/eth...
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The far-right poses profound ethical challenges for the media - ABC Religion & Ethics
Western democracies are now entering a new phase of far-right mobilisation. Journalists and media outlets have a responsibility to avoid amplifying and legitimising the far-right’s hateful propaganda ...
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Farewell, Jill Sobule, a striking figure in 1990s pop music. Gone too young.
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
A real privilege to work with Kurt Sengul on this paper, published today in Communication and the Public, and addressing a topical - and disturbing - set of issues.
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Kurt Sengul @kurtsengul.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Since its trending over on the bad site, if anyone wants to read my new article on the far-right’s use of X/Twitter Spaces, it’s open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Spotted in Naarm
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
I’ve got this feeling somebody’s watching me
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Ika Willis @ikax.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
So Melbourne Uni is right on the cusp of interesting work around truth-telling and transformation in the Indigenous space, and my School is hiring a Professor of Indigenous Studies, and I could not be more excited. Please share widely with your networks! (Identified role, obviously)
pipelinetalent.com.au
Professor in Indigenous Studies (Education & Research) / Director, Indigenous Studies Program
Only Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians are eligible to apply as this position is exempt under the Special Measure Provision, Section 12(1) of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (VIC).Ab...
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
With the 30th anniversary of Silverchair’s ‘Frogstomp’ album, what better time to plug my forthcoming book on my forthcoming Bloomsbury 331/3 book on that album and its persistent cultural legacy? www.bloomsbury.com/au/silvercha...
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silverchair's Frogstomp
Revisits Australian rock band silverchair's globally successful debut album Frogstomp (1995) and asserts that the band is not an imitation of American grunge no…
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
PUBLICATION TODAY! Open access in 'Convergence', co-authored with the brilliant research team on the Australian Research Council project 'Online hostility in Australian digital cultures'.
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Wonderful to meet the new BP354 students at the induction as part of RMIT University’s O-Week. For info on this excellent degree, see the comments below.
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Excellent vibe on campus today.
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Preparing for Semester One - we can do it! #academiclyfe
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Smiling’ through. #gymlyfe
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Okay, let’s have some fun: what is your favourite example of the ‘Mandela effect’ (aside from the false Mandela recollection that gave this phenomenon its name)?
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Awaiting Pearl Jam
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Surreptitiously revisiting The Platform Formerly Known as Twitter for the purposes of research and morbid curiosity. It's a vibe.
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
So, I just checked in on Twitter. It reminded me of the video stores during their waning years: bursts of excitement paired with even more silence, and the sense that the best days are very much in the past.
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Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
News satire has its finest hour. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
abc.net.au
The Onion buys conspiracy website Infowars after $1.5b ruling against founder Alex Jones
Alex Jones owes $1.5 billion after defaming the families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, claiming it was a hoax staged by crisis actors.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 15/11/2024
Anthony Albanese has faced plenty of questions about how a teen social media ban would work. But no-one seems to be asking what proof he has that the ban will help young Australians. www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/15/a...
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Why is no-one asking Anthony Albanese for proof a social media ban would work?
The reaction to the Australian government banning under 16-year-olds from social media has focused on how the policy would work. But what if it won't help young Australians, no matter how it's done?
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