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Internet Archive @archive.org · 29/09/2026

What's on your bookshelf that the Internet Archive doesn't have? There's an app for that. Scan a book's barcode or ISBN to see whether the Internet Archive needs it for preservation and digitization. Scan your shelves. Save a book. help.archive.org/help/donate-... 🧵

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

New publication: “Inoculation Theory, Gender, and Image Attacks,” in STAM Journal. I look at what we know—and still don’t know—about gender, image attacks, and resistance to influence. sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/202... #InoculationTheory

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I typed funeral programs on the funeral home’s manual typewriter.

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

In a new letter in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, I suggest that we can do more than explain how diabetes technologies work. We can also anticipate the misunderstandings people are likely to have, address them in advance, and help build more durable support. doi.org/10.1177/1932...

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Anticipatory Communication About Diabetes Technology in Schools: An Inoculation Theory Approach - Josh Compton, 2026

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A good reminder that when you enjoy something someone has done -- a book they wrote, a performance they gave, a speech they made, whatever -- it is incredibly powerful to just reach out and tell them directly.

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Simon Kővesi @kovesi.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Four baselines for academic conference attendance: 1) keep to your allocated speaking time. 2) everyone is clever; stand out by being warm & kind. 3) be interested in everyone equally - from postgrad to Prof to conference administrator to catering & hotel staff. 4) in Q&A, ask an actual question.

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Alexandra Gallant-Lee @alexandragallant.com · 11/07/2026

My award-winning comic BRAINS is available on my shop! You can snag a copy for $15. It's 40 pages of colorfully illustrated visual meditations on the brain, cognition, thinking, perceiving and BEING human in the face of all this so-called AI garbage. Brains... I just think they're neat!

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BRAINS

BRAINS is a 40 page full-color comic exploration of thinking and perceiving through the eyes of Frogby, a little frog who is playing the part of a blood cell with a crush on the brain in this comic ab...

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Inoculation theory has traveled a long way, but its map still has room to grow. I suggest agromedicine as a place where threat, weakened challenge, and refutation might help—from Lyme disease misinformation to tractor-ride myths. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Inoculation Theory and Agromedicine

Published in Journal of Agromedicine (Ahead of Print, 2026)

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

"Drowning is almost always a deceptively quiet event. The waving, splashing, and yelling that dramatic conditioning (television) prepares us to look for, is rarely seen in real life."

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Yesterday at ECA in Pittsburgh I talked about an illustrated children’s book on Edward Jenner (in a session sponsored by the Applied Communication Interest Group). It lets you see inoculation work happening—doubts raised and answered through both images and story. sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/202...

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Inoculation (theory) illustrated: Visualizing vaccination, countering doubt, and the emergence of inoculation logic – Josh Compton

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Yesterday at ECA in Pittsburgh, I talked about a 1960s measles postcard (in a session sponsored by the Health Communication Interest Group)—seven sentences, all text—that quietly does what we’d now call inoculation: raise a doubt, resolve it, and keep going. sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/202...

An older man in a suit administers a medical vaccine to a young girl.

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Dartmouth Arts and Sciences @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Congrats to speech professor @joshcompton.bsky.social, co-editor of “The Handbook of Inoculation Theory and Practice,” the first handbook devoted entirely to inoculation theory, bringing together more than 40 leading scholars to examine the theory’s past, present, and future.

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The Handbook of Inoculation Theory and Practice

Provides an in-depth account of inoculation theory across multiple disciplines and applied contexts worldwide Inoculation theory has become one of the most influen...

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Yes, check out Chapters 14, 21, and the Conclusion, Dale. Good luck with your work!

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Out now with Wiley: The Handbook of Inoculation Theory and Practice, edited by Bobi Ivanov, Kimberly Parker, and me—the first handbook devoted entirely to inoculation theory. Grateful for my co-editors and contributors. #InoculationTheory www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Ha...

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The Handbook of Inoculation Theory and Practice

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Matt DeLong @mattdelong.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Here’s a starter pack of @startribune.com journalists on Bluesky

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Congrats again, Niklas! Keep doing brilliant work!

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Thanks for your interest, Dale. My talk isn't available anywhere, but my conference paper is available here: sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/202...

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Inoculation theory and original antigenic sin – Josh Compton

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

My NCA paper looked at the NFL Referees Association’s response to bias accusations before Super Bowl LVIII. The press release didn’t just defend—it pre-framed. A clear example of image prepare, using image repair strategies proactively. sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/202...

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

At the National Communication Association's 111th Annual Convention in Denver, I explored what Thomas Francis Jr.’s 1960 idea of original antigenic sin can teach us about limits in inoculation theory. Sometimes we’re not unprepared—we’re mis-prepared. sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/202...

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I wrote about a tree that probably wasn’t. My latest article, “Image Repair of Fake News: The Washington Elm in Cambridge, Massachusetts,” dives into how legends get defended long after they’re disproved. sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/202...

A vintage color postcard of the Washington Elm in Cambridge, Massachusetts, showing a large elm tree beside a trolley line. A man and woman stand near a white monument beneath the tree, with the caption “Washington Elm, Cambridge, Mass.” printed below.

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Sander van der Linden @profsanderlinden.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Today we release BAD VAXX-a new game that PREBUNKS misinfo about vaccines. Step into the shoes of "Ann McDotal" who loves to float scary anecdotes & "Dr Forge" the pseudosciensist. We find the game boosts people's ability to better *discern* information manipulation! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Psychological inoculation improves resilience to and reduces willingness to share vaccine misinformation - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Psychological inoculation improves resilience to and reduces willingness to share vaccine misinformation

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Excited to be here, and so is my assistant!

A bald man wearing a suit, with his young son, also wearing a suit (but not bald).

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 02/03/2025

SAVE THIS PDF 🚨 While it's still available, save a PDF of the CDC's adult vaccine schedule: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp... It also has ALL the specifications and different types of contingencies (pregnancy, immunocompromised, etc.)!

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Steve Cook @stcook.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

I just want to take a moment to promote the #altgov accounts by sharing their starter pack. Follow them all go.bsky.app/FLUwv5d

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Helen Carpenter @helencarpenter.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Recommend...interesting read. Totally for different voices in collaborative dialogue 🔽

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sethtichenor.bsky.social @sethtichenor.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

“For Compton, fluency is overrated—and not a requisite for dialogue…A bad argument smoothly made is dangerous…Truth can be stuttered." The truth is stuttered when it’s your authentic voice and self #SLP #Stutter #Stuttering #StutteringPride #BskySLPs

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

To see the full analysis and collections of images, visit here: sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/202...

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Regarding Postal Sport Communication: Vintage Golf Postcards – Josh Compton

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

This study situates postcards as underexplored tools of historical and cultural communication, revealing how visual media conveyed identity, nostalgia, and aspiration in the early 20th century. #NCA2024 #VisualRhetoric

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

My analysis categorizes these postcards into four themes: destinations, nature, players, and illustrations. Each category highlights a different facet of how golf was represented and marketed in this era.

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

While golf is often seen as elitist, postcards were an egalitarian medium. They democratized access to golf’s imagery, offering a broad audience a glimpse into the sport and its aspirational culture. #SportComm

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

These postcards reveal much about their time: the growing popularity of golf, its romanticized natural settings, and even its humor. They are small artifacts with significant rhetorical implications. #PostcardHistory

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Vintage postcards—once a dominant medium—offer valuable insights into historical communication. My focus is on golf postcards, which simultaneously promoted destinations, conveyed cultural ideals, and celebrated the aesthetics of the sport. #VisualRhetoric #GolfHistory

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

At this year’s NCA in New Orleans, I’m taking a short break from #InoculationTheory and presenting “Postal Sport Communication: Vintage Golf Postcards,” a rhetorical analysis of how early 20th-century postcards intersected with sport, tourism, and visual communication. #NCA2024 #SportComm #NCA24

A collage of vintage postcards featuring golf scenes and illustrations. They include comic portrayals of a golfer stuck on a fence, an ornate illustration of a woman on a long dress golfing, and even two possums carrying clubs and golfing.

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The Life at Camp Dix postcard shows how early public health messages didn’t shy away from acknowledging concerns, instead addressing them head-on to build trust in vaccination—a strategy still relevant today.

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

By combining visual reassurance with text that reframes challenges, this postcard functions as a two-sided health communication message, normalizing vaccination while countering hesitancy through preemptive refutation.

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The back of the postcard takes a bold step by openly acknowledging potential objections, such as side effects. It raises these concerns directly and then diminishes their significance, a classic example of inoculation theory in practice.

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The front of the postcard shows soldiers calmly lining up for vaccination, portraying the process as orderly, routine, and even positive. Facial expressions range from neutral to pleasant, reinforcing a sense of normalcy and calm.

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The postcard does something kind of unique: it directly addresses vaccine side effects, calling them a “vexation for a few weeks” but reframing them as “petty disturbances…far overshadowed by the great good” of disease prevention.

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

At #NCA2024, I am presenting my study on the vintage postcard Life at Camp Dix, N.J. Inoculation, which takes a look at how vaccination was portrayed during a critical moment in public health history. A thread: #HealthComm #InoculationTheory

A line of soldiers gets their vaccines on this 1940s postcard. Their sleeves are rolled up, ready for the injections. They look calm, relaxed, and even pleasant.

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I’m exploring the story of Health Heroes: Edward Jenner—an intersection of health rhetoric, corporate branding, and educational storytelling to consider implications—and cautions—for today’s vaccine advocacy. #NCA2024 #NCA24 #HealthComm

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

How did stories of smallpox inoculation and vaccination inspire public trust? I’ll discuss historical messaging strategies, analogies, and how patriotism was tied to health promotion in the 1920s.

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Looking forward to presenting at #NCA24 in New Orleans this week. I’ll be discussing the use of inoculation theory in early 20th-century vaccination rhetoric, focusing on the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company’s Health Heroes series. #InoculationTheory #NCA24 #NCA2024

An image of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company’s headquarters in the 1920s. It’s a tall building—classic skyscraper—with a beacon at the top. This image was used on an educational brochure.

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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Dive deeper into this study here sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/202... to explore how historical artifacts like “SHOTS” inform contemporary health messaging strategies. Let’s reimagine how we use visuals in public health.

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