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Jess Maddox @jessmaddox.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

What should we make of Hollywood’s turn toward microdramas, as well as TikTok’s heavy investment in them? How is any of this different than Quibi? @krystenstein.bsky.social and I answer those questions in our latest op-ed for The Conversation. theconversation.com/tiktoks-popu...

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As TikTok invests in short-form scripted series, it’s leaning into the same storytelling, advertising and viewing habits that defined television.

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Nicole Bizzotto @nicolebizzotto.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

New preprint out! 🎉 “From Wounded Healers to Commercialized Caregivers”: a scoping review of mental health content creators on social media. We reviewed 59 empirical studies on mental health content creators across platforms. Main findings below 🧵 Feedback very welcome! doi.org/10.31234/osf...

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Nicole Bizzotto @nicolebizzotto.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Really happy to have worked on this with precious colleagues from all over the world 🌍 Qianfeng Lu, Srusti Bhalerao, @krystenstein.bsky.social, @amandayarnell.bsky.social, @tobiasdienlin.com and Laura Marciano.

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Marcus Bösch @boesch.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Rethinking television via TikTok. That sounds like a pretty cool paper d-(^_^)z

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Jess Maddox @jessmaddox.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

New article out today with Andreas Schellewald, @krystenstein.bsky.social, Ignacio Siles, and Ellenrose Firth, in which we examine how TikTok functions like television via audiences, genres, political economy, aesthetics, and intertextual elements. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 26/01/2026

On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.

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Moth @walkingminnesota.com · 26/01/2026

There are so many families in this city who are now one to two months behind on rent. We are trying our best with gofundme’s and various pooled resources but this would be so helpful, especially for the many families who don’t know who to ask or how to find the resources that are out there

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⊹˚ Jen .ᐟ 🎃 @lilpinkfrog.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Just so we’re clear!

The Powerpuff Girls in front of a rainbow heart background. It says “Sugar, spice, abolish ice.”

The art is by hexreject.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.

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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Over 60 students protested the presence of Customs and Border Protection at the OSU career fair today. CBP, an agency of the Dept of Homeland Security, is closely associated with ICE. Three students were arrested. Photo credit: Kyle Roberston, Columbus Dispatch. Link below.

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jess rauchberg @jessrauchberg.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Calling all humilitainment scholars: I'm putting together a panel for the Canadian Communication Association's 2026 conference on humilitainment, pleasure, & media industries with @krystenstein.bsky.social and @jessmaddox.bsky.social. We need 1 more panelist. Is this you? DM me by 11/24!

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Anna Meier @annameier.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Universities attempting to stay out of the Trump admin's line of fire by being silent and doing nothing publicly to support faculty, staff, and students are going to find themselves with no faculty, staff, or students. Might as well grow a spine.

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Krysten Stein, PhD @krystenstein.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

👀 New Substack post is up! I’ve been deep in re-reading my book manuscript (And How Does That Make You Feel? Theratainment and the Digital Commodification of Mental Health, UC Press, 2027). This week I’m sharing a peek at Chapter 1: Out of Network, Into the Algorithm.

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Krysten Stein, PhD @krystenstein.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

✨ in honor of seeing one of my all-time faves, ani difranco, this week, i couldn’t resist bringing her into the classroom. ✨

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Krysten Stein, PhD @krystenstein.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Super pumped to share that I’m now a Research Affiliate in Dr. Kishonna Gray’s @kishonna.bsky.social brilliant Intersectional Tech Lab at the University of Michigan’s School of Information! 💻✨

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

As many of us people who study or work in tech tried to tell y’all, move fast & break things was always about POWER, not progress.

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The Spirit of Lorenzo the Cat @lorenzothecat.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

In many places in America, it's easier to buy a gun than it is to adopt a cat from a shelter.

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Krysten Stein, PhD @krystenstein.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

✨ teaching OOTD ✨ first week back. i am honored to be featured in UC Blue Ash News Notes this week, and even more excited to be in the classroom teaching intro to comm studies and media literacy.

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Krysten Stein, PhD @krystenstein.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

today was my first day of year 14 teaching 🖤 with everything going on federally and here in ohio with sb1, it feels really difficult to show up. but i’m grounding myself in community and care, and doing the best i can for my students and those around me.

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Krysten Stein, PhD @krystenstein.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

New semester, new experiment ✨ After 14 years of teaching, I’ve redesigned my courses around what I’m calling the Reflect & Act Model: Mondays = reading & reflection, Wednesdays = action & application.

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Trying Something New in the Classroom

After 14 years of teaching, I’m centering care, community, and collective rigor.

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Krysten Stein, PhD @krystenstein.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Excited to share that I got to chat with @nbcnews.com about the rise of man-on-the-street interviews and their transformation into a popular social media trend. The segment went live this summer—check it out here:

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jess rauchberg @jessrauchberg.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

great new blog post from the brilliant @krystenstein.bsky.social (and a sneak peak about our autoethnographic project about disability and academic labour! 👀)

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Krysten Stein, PhD @krystenstein.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

I’ve been under the weather this week (10/10 do not recommend), which left me thinking a lot about illness, access, and what it means to “show up” in spaces that were never built with all bodies and minds in mind.

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Kathy Roberts Forde @krforde.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

The University of California system is publicly mobilizing against federal attacks. That’s historic. It's time for ALL of us in US #highered to act. Join our movement at standtogetherhighered.org. #academicsky #highered #standtogether 🔗 universityofcalifornia.edu/get-involved/stand-up-for-uc

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Krysten Stein, PhD @krystenstein.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

✨ New on Glitter Drop — my weekly mix of media moods, cultural crumbs, and whatever made me feel something. This week: 📚 On reading Normal People aloud (and why the TV adaptation might actually win) 🧠 TherapyTok, “theratainment,” and Illinois’ bold move to ban AI therapists

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Krysten Stein, PhD @krystenstein.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Just published a new Substack essay I’ve been dreaming about for ages: “The Bondi Blue That Launched a Thousand Clicks” On Y2K technofemme aesthetics, girlhood, digital design, and the pastel gadgets that shaped our emotional relationships with tech. It’s soft, critical, nostalgic, and sparkly. ✨

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The Bondi Blue That Launched a Thousand Clicks

On Y2K nostalgia, colorful tech, and what it taught us about living online

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I’ve been having a few too many conversations like this. Them: Hi Kate, how are things with your work, with the world? Me: the university is under attack, democratic norms being broken in half, so, pretty bad. Them: But everything is going to come back and be okay after the midterms. Me: Uhh, no.

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Krysten Stein, PhD @krystenstein.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Just launched my new newsletter: Glitter Against the Machine ✨ It’s cute tech, hard truths, pop culture deep dives, TherapyTok takes, and yes… cat pics. Subscribe here → open.substack.com/pub/glittera...

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Welcome to Glitter Against the Machine

Cute tech, hard truths (and occasional cat content).

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jess rauchberg @jessrauchberg.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

It's syllabus season, so here's a revised version of my undergrad-level Gender & the Media course! We're covering feminist media theory, popular representations, consumer culture... pretty much a dream syllabus. Feel free to share widely! ✨ docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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GENDER & THE MEDIA F25 (RAUCHBERG)

COJR/WMST 3432: Gender and the Media SEMESTER: Fall 2025 INSTRUCTOR NAME: Dr. Jess Rauchberg, Ph.D. EMAIL: jessica.rauchberg@shu.edu Course Description Survey of women’s participation in the media as ...

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jess rauchberg @jessrauchberg.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

a very cool data viz from a talk I gave last week at McMaster University! thanks to Melanie Parlette-Stewart for bringing my presentation to life. ✨recorded lecture coming soon...

A visual note representing my invited talk at the 2025 McMaster Conference on Education & Cognition

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altpbs.altgov.info @altpbs.altgov.info · 17/07/2025

Nothing good will come from this decision. There are so many Americans that RELY on public media to not only keep them informed, but to keep them safe. Rural Americans will be hit the hardest by this. The same base that this administration pretends to care about. Sickening decisions all about.

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Krysten Stein, PhD @krystenstein.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

she got me through the dissertation, so it’s only fitting she’s curled up next to me as i write this book. my forever writing buddy. love my grl 😻📚🖊️ #AcademicCat #WritingWithCats #BookInProgress

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A.J. Bauer @ajbauer.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

You can now pre-order my book *Making the Liberal Media* on Amazon! Hate Amazon? Tell your local bookstore you'd like to order a copy. It goes on sale Nov. 18. www.amazon.com/Making-Liber...

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Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press

Amazon.com: Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press eBook : Bauer, A. J.: Kindle Store

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Krysten Stein, PhD @krystenstein.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

reposting because i am going to start writing tomorrow!!!!

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Isabel Sykes @isabel-sykes.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

So many great panels at @cp25atlanta.bsky.social this weekend but one of my favourites has to be the one this morning featuring amazing papers from @kmsweeneyromero.bsky.social , @krystenstein.bsky.social , Angel Trazo and Stephanie Pérez - Wow wow thank you all so much 💖📺

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Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

An update from Feminist Media Studies! Hi everyone — I’m Dr. Krysten Stein (she/her), and I’ve had the joy of serving as the Social Media Editor for Feminist Media Studies since 2022. I’m thrilled to continue in this role as we grow our presence on BlueSky!

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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

You want to talk about dangerous ideologies? Start with white Christian nationalism. The most violent movements in American history have all wrapped themselves in God, guns, and the flag.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Tariffs. Stock market down. Medicaid slashed Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans. National guard and marines deployed in LA. No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine Bombing Iran This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time

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