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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Meneer Tax 😄, zeer (on)gepast in deze context.

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Beside many other things, 9/11 was also the moment that memes became mainstream. I saw the first 9/11 meme 2 days after the attack, and over the next 2 months collected 646 memes such as the one below: >>

King Kong on the World Trade Center, crushing a plane. Text: Where was Kingkong when we needed him?

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Myrthe Hilkens @myrthehilkens.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Misschien kan Grok bewindspersoon worden. Niks speeches laten schrijven; gewoon ons Kabinet vervangen. Grok voor de Kamer zetten. ‘Ik ben inderdaad een wandelende vieze praatjes machine.’ Soms een Duits uitstapje. Laten we dan echt full blown Jiskefet gaan.

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ASCoR @ascor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🚨 #Jobalert We are looking for a Data Steward! We are looking for someone with good knowledge of and enthusiasm for research data management and the broader field of privacy and data management. See link below👇 📅Deadline: 22 September 2026 🔗Read More: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Wat is er mis met teletekst? :)

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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Net geluisterd. Héél leuk. Bij mij begon de interesse voor satire ook met Kopspijkers. Op de basisschool was dat al razendpopulair. De programmering (zaterdag, 20.30) was misschien ook gewoon één van de succesingrediënten, iedereen kon het kijken; net als een minder versplinterd medialandschap ...

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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Fingers crossed. Anders is de helft van Godts verkoop al weggespoeld voor hij überhaupt vertrokken is.

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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Nikos Machlas vibes. Hoop dat ik het mis heb ...

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/07/2026

Spain edited Trump out of its celebratory photo.

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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Ook al eens crypto gehad, toch?

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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🆕 How diverse is Communication and Media Studies, really? Who gets to publish? Where is the author based? And what kinds of methods shape the field? That's what we studied in our newest publication: doi.org/10.1177/0093... Below, we highlight the main take-aways:

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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The broader point: Debates about diversity in our field should be grounded in data. Diversity in our field is changing, but unevenly. If we care about inclusion, we need to pay attention to how these dimensions interact. Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/0093...

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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

5. At the same time, women are less represented among some of the newly growing groups of non-WEIRD and non-U.S. authors; so progress of gender diversity is uneven. 6. Higher impact-factor journals show less geographic and methodological diversity (though not less gender diversity).

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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

3. Qualitative research has become more common compared to quantitative and conceptual work. 🧮 Importantly, these shifts are connected: 4. Qualitative studies are more often led by women, by scholars outside the U.S., and by researchers studying non-WEIRD populations.

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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

1. The field is becoming less U.S.-centered. Scholars from outside the U.S.—especially from other WEIRD countries—are now more visible, while share of U.S.-based authors clearly declined. 🌎 ↘️ 2. Women are now slightly more often first author (54% in 2020s), and this trend is still rising. 👩‍🎓 ⏫

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Jean-Marc van Tol @jmvtol.eurosky.social · 16/06/2026

Het mooiste vind ik altijd het verhaal dat Wim T. Schippers gevraagd voor de DWDD en hij een kwartier voor aanvang naar de redactie belde om te zeggen dat hij toch niet kwam. De redacteur was witheet: 'Dat kun je toch niet maken?' 'Hoezo niet?' Zei Wim T. 'Dat doen jullie bij mij toch ook altijd?'

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Mark @markboukes.bsky.social @ascor.bsky.social presenting the paper #ica26 38k respondents 34 countries Press freedom is a major contextual moderator of the relationships.

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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Ready for #ICA26! Looking forward to hear about the most recent research projects and to drink many coffees (with you perhaps?)!

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NeFCA Political Communication @nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🚨Don't forget to register🚨 🗓️ Thursday May 28th, 12:00-13:00 📍 Online

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Jonathan Larsen @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Oh my God... Stephen Colbert did an hour-long program on Michigan public access last night with sidekick Jack White and guest Jeff Daniels...

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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Was vaak de reden om toch nog even op te blijven op zondagavond. Dank daarvoor! Is er ergens een archief beschikbaar van de vele video's die voorgingen?

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NeFCA Political Communication @nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Final sessions of this semester’s PolCom Classics are here 🎬 Join us for: 👉Apr 14 – Stuart Soroka: Negativity Bias 👉May 28 – Nayla Fawzi: Populist Media 👉Jun 24 – Sanne Kruikemeier: Artificial Intelligence Free to attend. Register via QR code - links sent after signup 🔗

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 02/04/2026

Sterling K. Brown on why so many new seasons of TV consist of only 8-10 episodes 📺

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Aske Kammer @handle.invalid · 14/03/2026

Jūrgen Habermas, probably the most influential European intellectual of the past century, has passed away. The impact of his theory of the public sphere, of rational deliberation, and of communicative power can hardly be overstated. Rest in power. www.dw.com/en/celebrate...

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Celebrated philosopher Jürgen Habermas dies aged 96

One of Germany's greatest postwar intellectuals, he continuously argued for a robust and inclusive democracy. His passing marks the end of an era.

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Bart Zuidervaart @barttrouw.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Trouw heeft een klacht ingediend over PVV'er Martin Bosma, tot voor kort voorzitter van de Tweede Kamer. www.trouw.nl/politiek/gee...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

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Dr. Daniela Dimitrova @profdimitrova.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

📖 Thrilled to see this issue out in print! The invited forum on ‘what is mass comm today’ is a must read! Thanks to all authors! 🙏 #commsky @markboukes.bsky.social @erikbucy.bsky.social @lanceholbert

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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Does “mass communication” still exist — and if so, what should it mean today? In this Forum for @jmcquarterly.bsky.social, we reflect on that question: "The Necessary Evolution of Mass Communication Research in a Fragmenting Media Landscape." Open-access: doi.org/10.1177/1077...

The Necessary Evolution of Mass Communication Research in a Fragmenting Media Landscape:

With the ongoing evolution of media channels, debates over the concept of mass communication have been reignited. When we live in a society of filter bubbles and AI-generated content, the very notion of a large uniform audience has been undermined. Indeed, the process of mass communication looks different today than in the early days of the field, which naturally affects how to define and measure media effects. In this forum, leading communication scholars provide arguments as to whether we should keep using the term “mass communication,” adapt its definition, or develop entirely new concepts that better reflect our fragmenting media environment.

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Nienke Venema @nienkevenema.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

De eigenaar van CBS is Paramount, dat weer in handen is van David Ellison, zoon van een tech-miljardair en zelf bondgenoot van Trump. Media ownership matters - nog meer in landen zonder redactiestatuut.

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

🚨 CPJ strongly condemns the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for their reporting on a protest in Minnesota, arrests which mark a serious escalation of attacks on the press in the United States. Read more: cpj.org/2026/01/cpj-...

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

"How do class gaps compare to race and gender gaps? Strikingly, we find that the class gaps in tenure-track academia are as large as or larger than analogous race or gender gaps."

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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

New pub! The more I investigated news media trust, the more confused I became. Therefore, we conducted this content analysis of 623 studies (1951–2025), showing that the media trust concept indeed differs a lot in terms of conceptualizations and operationalizations. Here: doi.org/10.1177/0093...

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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

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Global Perspectives in Communication (GPC) @gpccomm.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

... and if you're looking for a Global venue for your work, consider submitting that work to Global Perspectives in Communication! We take 4K and 8K length manuscripts, and just about any paper that fits the ICA program would fit our editorial mission.

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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

We all suspect it happens, but this is awful ... #ica26 reviews.

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NeFCA Political Communication @nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

📣 It’s time for the first PolCom Classics of the year! We’re diving into agenda-setting with Amber E. Boydstun from UC Davis. 🗓 January 29, 17:00–18:00 CET, online (note the time change due to time differences) 📲 Register via the QR code or the link down below 👇 We hope to see you there! ✨

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 12/01/2026

Meta (Facebook & Instagram) is now under Trump's control.

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NeFCA Political Communication @nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨 Brain full after a day of ETMAAL papers? 🧠 Join us for the first PolCom Quiz Night - a short, fun, low-key networking quiz to wind down before heading to the reception. 🎟️ Free registration via QR code or link 🗓️ Feb 5 | 17:45–18:30 ✨ Early career researchers especially welcome!

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 03/01/2026

So we’re just announcing foreign strikes and kidnappings of foreign leaders on social media now? No Congress. No explanation. This is madness.

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Mike Wagner @prowag.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Abby Youran Qin (@abbyqin.bsky.social) , who defended her terrific dissertation today. She’s off to a postdoc at @ascor.bsky.social. I’m very proud to be her adviser and collaborator!

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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Voor m'n zoontje van 7 was vandaag de tweede keer. De oliebol gelukkig voor de wedstrijd. Verder een desillusie... dank voor het delen. Gedeeld leed, et cetera.

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