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Jeannine Baker

@nenieb.bsky.social
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Australian academic (media production & journalism), historian of gendered labour & technology in media industries, factual content producer. Lover of radio & GLAM. She/her. Dharawal country, Wollongong & Awabakal country, Newcastle, Australia.

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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Support Naser’s Treatment and Escape from Gaza chuffed.org/project/supp...
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
New Zealand aviator Jean Batten with her mascot Buddy the cat, given to her in June 1934 by some servicemen in Sydney following her record-breaking solo flight from England to Australia. #caturday
Black and white photograph of a young woman in flying suit and goggles, holding a black cat.
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AHA (Australia) @austhistassoc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Did you know that the AHA has its own podcast? Field Notes, made in conjunction with History Lab at UTS Impact Studios, features conversations between leading historians about different subfields in the discipline. Check it out now! theaha.org.au/publicising-...
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Field Notes: A New Podcast from History Lab - The Australian Historical Association
First season sponsored by the AHA! The AHA is delighted to sponsor the first season of a new initiative at Impact Studio’s History Lab. Field Notes will feature a pair […]
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A fascinating discussion with one of Australia's best writers and historians, Tom Griffiths, about his important new book www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Alice's dreaming - a girl's extraordinary encounter with Indigenous life in the 1900s - ABC listen
Early last century, Alice Duncan-Kemp grew up on a remote Queensland cattle station. Later she would write down her childhood memories of learning from Aboriginal women and men at home on their own Co...
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Pleased to see this chapter out! ‘Outlaw emotions: the anger and activism of women working in Australian and New Zealand television production in the 1970s’ #mediahistory #labourhistory tinyurl.com/4ae92njj
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Creativity and Conflict in the Cultural Industries | Christopher Lucas
This book provides a practical theory and research informed guide to understanding conflict in the creative and cultural industries. This edited collection
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Help nurse Mohammed provide for his family in Gaza. chuffed.org/project/1781...
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Help nurse Mohammed provide for his family.
I am Mohammed Aziz, a nurse. I worked as a nurse for a long time, and we had a beautiful house where I lived happily with my family. But I lost my home and my job during this cruel war. I also lost my...
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Job at the University of Newcastle (Australia). Academic Level B - Lecturer in Media and Communication (Journalism). Full-time, continuing position, closes 8 September 2026. www.livehire.com/careers/univ...
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Job at the University of Newcastle (Australia). Academic Level B - Lecturer in Media and Communication (Journalism). Full-time, continuing position, closes 8 September 2026. www.livehire.com/careers/univ...
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Olf (Le) @olf-161.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Sanad is just a child His fever is above 37°C his face red his body burning from the intense heat He needs £100 for Ecomol & antibiotics His mother sees with one eye due to retinal inflammation and needs £35 daily for drops & supplies Please help chuffed.org/project/help... Save them If you can 🙏🏻
Sanad, a young child with a fever. They appear to be crying, holding a towel on their forehead.Amir's mom, sleeping under blankets, she's wearing her eyepatch to protect her retina
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Help needed. gofund.me/b0e5fba08
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Donate to Please help me support my children and provide for their edu, organized by Abdo Ridwan
​From the Rubble to the Tent: Help Yahya, Mohammad, and Islam… Abdo Ridwan needs your support for Please help me support my children and provide for their edu
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Meanwhile in Australia.
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Hank Lacey @hlacey.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
If you care about Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, the Colorado Plateau, the Southwest, the West as a whole, indigenous Americans and their heritage, then, please, comment. You have 14 days to do it. eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home...
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BLM National NEPA Register
The Bureau of Land Management National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Register allows you to review and comment on plans and project documents. Search by office, NEPA number, Project name, year, and ...
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Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Please blow up the public comment (included below): BREAKING NEWS (7/15) — The administration wants to destroy Chaco Canyon without consulting Tribal Nations. It’s an irreplaceable historic & cultural site with 4,700 archeological sites that could be lost to the bulldozers of oil & gas development
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
An urgent humanitarian appeal to save Suad and her child Omar after the war destroyed their lives. chuffed.org/project/1838...
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An urgent humanitarian appeal to save Suad and her child Omar after the war destroyed their lives.
My name is Liz and I reside in the US; Suad has asked me to manage this campaign on her behalf and all funds raised will go directly to her.
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Jayne Persian @drjpersian.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
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Sign the Petition
Restore Integrity at UOW: Council Must Resign or Be Removed
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adudesramblecorner.bsky.social @adudesramblecorner.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Look into Ibrahim's eyes,look at his pain.His health is poor my child is fading,losing so much weight,crying from the burning fever.World,why is this happening to me?😭How long will this neglect continue?Doesnt he deserve to live?I lost Masa&Maha;please dont let me lose him too.🙏💔 tinyurl.com/baraaZ2
A photo of Ibrahim distressed as they're both forced to live in tents after being displaced 15 times during the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
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Tim Waterman @tim-waterman.co.uk · 04/07/2026
Great thread. Link to article at end.
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Thrilled to be attending The Cultures of Early Television conference over the next two days. Looking forward to lots of stimulating discussions with new and old media history colleagues.
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Help nurse Mohammed provide for his family. chuffed.org/project/1781...
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Help nurse Mohammed provide for his family.
I am Mohammed Aziz, a nurse. I worked as a nurse for a long time, and we had a beautiful house where I lived happily with my family. But I lost my home and my job during this cruel war. I also lost my...
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Support Naser’s Treatment and Escape from Gaza chuffed.org/project/supp...
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Support Naser’s Treatment and Escape from Gaza
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Aussie News @aussienews.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The "huge swathes" of Pitjantjatjara lines in the 1949 film Bitter Springs are at last translated. Warning: This story contains images of Indigenous people who have died. #aboriginal #language #history #movies #indigenous #culture
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After nearly 80 years, the actors in this film have finally been understood
The "huge swathes" of Pitjantjatjara lines in the 1949 film Bitter Springs are at last translated. Warning: This story contains images of Indigenous people who have died. #aboriginal #language #history #movies #indigenous #culture
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Another radio hat from 1923. This one is shocking. #fashion #mediahistory
Black and white photograph of a stylish woman wearing a hat featuring headphones and dead birds.
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Another fabulous radio hat from 1923, with knobs on! #fashion #mediahistory 2/3
Black and white photograph of a stylish woman wearing a hat featuring radio tuning knobs.
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Wireless themed millinery: 'The Aerial'. From Radio in Australia and New Zealand, 1923. #mediahistory #fashion 1/3
Black and white photograph of a woman wearing a hat with a radio aerial attached.
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Support Naser’s Treatment and Escape from Gaza chuffed.org/project/supp...
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Peacock Spider (genus Maratus), a group of tiny Australian jumping spiders famous for their vibrant colours and elaborate courtship dances to attract its mate. They are very tiny in size only between 2-5 millimetres ( the size of a pea)
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Ren Wyld @wyld.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The Pirates of the Mediterranean Sea have kidnapped Aboriginal activist Sam Woripa Watson on open waters, along with 100s of other humanitarians. Free the flotilla members. Free Palestine www.blackwitness.com/p/we-have-a-...
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"We have a Blackfulla from Magan-djin and we don’t know where he is": Fears felt for Brisbane Blacks activist Sam Woripa Watson, who has been kidnapped by Israel
Eleven Australians have been illegally abducted by Israel in international waters. Call DFAT and Penny Wong's office today to demand they act.
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liz duck-chong @lizduckchong.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Looking up datacenter locations for a piece I'm working on and found maybe the most egregious piece of AI art I've come across in the wild.
AI slop art of an AWS data center in what is clearly meant to indicate Sydney, but contains three opera houses.
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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Everlee Wihongi is a green card holder. I honestly don't think it can be said to be safe to travel in and out of the US for anyone right now, especially if you are a person of colour. One small thing could go wrong and then you could end up in an internment camp!
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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We are sad to report the passing of BBC costume designer Joyce Hawkins. She was a central figure at Pebble Mill and at BBC Birmingham, with her work seen in hundreds of productions. Joyce was also a friend to us, helping Ian Greaves tell the story of Penda's Fen: Scene by Scene…
Costume designer Joyce Hawkins on location for Penda's Fen.
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Megan Goodwin @mpgphd.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
finding this shit on my Mac was a pain in the ass, btw I guess recent OSes hide the library folder? anyway, here's how I finally located the weights.bin file open finder > command + shift + G search for "~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default"
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Ceri Houlbrook @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Why would we want to learn from our pasts, or ponder the power of the written and spoken word, or explore the deep questions of humanity? According to the University of Hertfordshire, we wouldn't. They've just cut all of our undergrad Humanities programmes
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Illuminations @illuminations.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The Government ten days ago released a new strategic vision for archives which makes a strong and convincing case for their central importance. Using it as a yardstick shows just how far short of best practice the BBC Written Archives Centre falls. www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/new-strategi...
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New strategic vision for archives highlights how BBC Written Archives Centre falls short - Illuminations
John Wyver writes: Ten days ago, with perhaps rather too little fanfare, the Government released a new strategic vision for archives. Commissioned from The National Archives (TNA) and launched by Baro...
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
New special issue of @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social on'Value' & women's work in broadcasting, co-edited with Kristin Skoog & Kate Terkanian. #mediahistory #broadcastinghistory #womenshistory #radiohistory #televisionhistory #feministproductionstudies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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‘Value’ and women’s work in broadcasting
Researching the history of women's labour in broadcasting raises questions not only about women’s contribution to media productions, organisations and industries, but about how their labour has bee...
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Intro to new special issue of @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social on 'Value' and women's work in broadcasting, co-edited with Kate Terkanian & Kristin Skoog, now published! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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‘Value’ and women’s work in broadcasting
Researching the history of women's labour in broadcasting raises questions not only about women’s contribution to media productions, organisations and industries, but about how their labour has bee...
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Another brilliant post from @hannahforsyth.bsky.social Uni managers gain 'headroom' by fucking everything up. open.substack.com/pub/hannahfo...
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Uni managers gain 'headroom' by fucking everything up.
University bosses claim legitimacy from the work others do. And then they make it impossible for them to do it.
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Dr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Help for families in Gaza This war on Gaza’s people must stop
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Stephen McDonell @stephenmcdonell.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
I’m a China correspondent for the BBC (formerly ABC); I worked on the ABC’s AM, PM and The World Today; I reported for Four Corners and Lateline on the ABC & where did all this start? Sydney’s 2SER radio. The loss of 2SER would be utterly terrible. It’s too depressing to consider. Come on!
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
This article co-written with @nickhall.bsky.social about women camera operators at the BBC in the 1970s and 1980s, is some of my most valuable work, yet also the least cited. www-tandfonline-com.ezproxy.newcastle.edu.au/doi/full/10....
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Shibboleth Authentication Request
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GlosBio @glosbio.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
@dreamcargoes.bsky.social 👆 TM: Note death, aged 100, of Sheila Tomlinson, leading editor of UK (BBC) television drama, developing the role in 30+ years, 1956<-1985, from film-editing to equivalent to feature film status as deputy director. Should get the full, informed, obituaries she deserves.
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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Open to people ALL OVER AUSTRALIA. Only Melbourne-based particpants are asked to attend the Alfred Hospital (Melbourne) for a blood sample on two occasions. A little more info is here emerge.org.au/get-involved... COMPLETE THE SCREENING SURVEY redcap.helix.monash.edu/surveys/?s=K... #LongCovid
Seeking volunteers for a research study
PANCORA
( MONASH University
Do you have a diagnosis of long COVID?
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What's involved?
Eating 2 supplied food items per day for 3 weeks (in addition to your usual diet)
• Completing daily questionnaires
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Collecting a faecal sample at home on 2 occasions
• Attending Alfred Hospital for a blood sample on 2 occasions
Participants must also be:
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Aged over 18 years
Living in Metro Melbourne
• Not pregnant or breastfeeding
• Not following a special diet (e.g. food allergy, gluten free)
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Not taking anti-inflammatory medications, antibiotics or probiotics
For more information, contact
Dr Jane Varney - jane.varney@monash.edu or complete the screening survey via the QR code
Study approved by the Alfred Health Ethics Comittee (HREC 105455/Alfred2024)
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Possum @pollytics.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Littleproud resigns. Never has a man achieved so little so often apart from his one true accomplishment - exhibiting the ultimate nominative determinism.
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History Australia @historyaustralia.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We are proud to present a new regular section of History Australia: Dadirri, a dedicated forum for First Nations thinking on history. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... The first contribution is co-authored by archivist and poet Nathan Mudyi Sentance and musician and academic Lauren Booker
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Help us save my family in Gaza from hunger and killing. chuffed.org/project/1611...
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Help us save my family in Gaza from hunger and killing.
Help us save my family in Gaza from hunger and killing.
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Support Naser’s Treatment and Escape from Gaza chuffed.org/project/1552...
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Terrifying
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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Help Mahmoud, injured in the Gaza war, and Lina 💔 to leave Gaza and take care of their children 🦴♿💉 chuffed.org/project/omsh...
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Help Mahmoud, injured in the Gaza war, and Lina 💔 to leave Gaza and take care of their children 🦴♿💉
Before the war, we lived in a warm home 🏠, and I had a job to support my family 💼. Then the war destroyed my home and livelihood 💥🔥. In a single moment, we lost everything, and now face life in a torn...
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Arbizo @arbizozoren.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Despite the ceasefire, Palestinian folk still are forced to live in squalor and continue to be terrorized by Israel. Please, strongly consider donating to campaigns like this chuffed.org/project/omsham
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Help Mahmoud, injured in the Gaza war, and Lina 💔 to leave Gaza and take care of their children 🦴♿💉
Before the war, we lived in a warm home 🏠, and I had a job to support my family 💼. Then the war destroyed my home and livelihood 💥🔥. In a single moment, we lost everything, and now face life in a torn...
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 17/02/2026
😲 This is THE most amazing thing I've seen this year. (And that's saying something!) A ResistDance retelling of ICE murdering Renee Good & Alex Pretti enacted through dance‼️😭 Performed by First Amendment Troop in DC. 🤍
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Dr Lynette Pretorius @drlpretorius.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Results of the Australian university census on staff wellbeing. All universities recorded high or very high risk psychosocial climates. 76% of university staff reported high- to very high-risk levels of psychosocial safety: more than double the general workforce. #AcademicSky #AcademicMentalHealth
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