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Utsav Gandhi

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Doctoral student and researcher of tech policy, journalism, and communication platforms |📍Chicago, IL | formerly @stiglercenter @harrispolicy | 🇮🇳 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈 #commsky

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UChicago Law @uchicagolaw.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We are deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of Professor Randal C. “Randy” Picker, ’85, a beloved teacher, influential scholar, and devoted member of the University of Chicago community. We remember his extraordinary life and legacy: buff.ly/0HxNmo2
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Benjamin Detenber @detenber.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Blessed be the student journalists. www.statepress.com/article/2026...
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ASU hires professor who violated former university's consensual relationship policy - The Arizona State Press
Three female University of Wisconsin-Madison students filed complaints against professor Dietram Scheufele, who is now employed by ASU. 
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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 28/08/2026
Canada poaches 48 top US-based academics as.ft.com/r/f9bb1699-d...
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Canada poaches 48 top US-based academics
Trump administration’s assault on universities boosts Ottawa’s efforts to attract top research talent
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James Grimmelmann @jtlg.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
There's a recognizable Chicago Law style: plain-spoken, brash, rapid-fire, curious, wide-ranging, ambitious, and above all else in love with the back-and-forth of intellectual exchange. It can be done better or worse, but Randy Picker exemplified the Chicago Law style at its its very best.
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Utsav Gandhi @utsavpgandhi.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Jim Clyburn admits in this interview that he didn't know until a week ago what ChatGPT is, and has also never visited a data center. open.spotify.com/episode/1vWw...
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The Boomer politicians who won't retire
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Gabriel Hankins @gabrielh.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This is a great and correct take from @annehelen.bsky.social -- "Taylor Swift's Wedding Was Tacky Because Love Is Tacky." www.patreon.com/CultureStudy...
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Taylor Swift's Wedding Was Tacky Because Love is Tacky | Culture Study
This week's episode of The Culture Study Podcast is something listeners have been asking for all year: all the practical shit to address bef
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
“In his Instagram post, Encina thanked Gomez, the Getty photographer, whose presence on the train he said was ‘quietly reassuring.’ In the interview, he said seeing a photographer there gave him some comfort because someone was documenting what was happening.”
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
There’s a remarkable amount of triumphalist, smugly self-congratulatory rhetoric in the chief’s Slaughter opinion. And I’m curious how it’ll register in 5-10 years when it’s recognized as the reason the United States is not allowed to have a neutral, nonpartisan body of experts that regulates AI.
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
India showcased bold AI ambitions at the AI Impact Summit in February. But execution tells a different story: slow fund disbursal, fragmented investment and unresolved policy tensions risk undermining its long-term AI plans, write Anoushka Roy and Shweta Kushe.
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India’s AI Ecosystem: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
Anoushka Roy and Shweta Kushe examine the rhetoric vs. reality in India’s AI ambitions.
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Most AI models are trained in English—but only a small percentage of India's 1.4 billion people speak it. India's Bhashini is building sovereign AI infrastructure for Indic languages to close the digital divide, write Sushant Kumar and Ananya Mukherjee, who are external consultants to the project.
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AI’s English Problem—and Why We Should Care
Sushant Kumar and Ananya Mukherjee are external consultants working with Bhashini, India’s sovereign AI language infrastructure.
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EmilyTav @emilytav.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
THANK YOU, @reckless.bsky.social for saying it. “… I'm just going to say it. AI does not have a marketing problem. People experience these tools every single day […] You can't advertise people out of reacting to their own experiences.” This entire monologue is 🎯 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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THE PEOPLE DO NOT YEARN FOR AUTOMATION
Podcast Episode · Decoder with Nilay Patel · April 23 · 19m
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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 24/04/2026
Stewart Brand, one of the most influential philosophers of the internet, joins Ezra Klein to discuss everything from dropping acid to the genesis of the Whole Earth Catalog to what he thinks A.I. will reveal about humanity.
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Opinion | Stewart Brand, Silicon Valley’s Favorite Prophet, on Life’s Most Important Principle
The counterculture icon is advocating values that are more countercultural than ever.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 25/03/2026
A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all
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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Incredible all timer hero for us today (and great Lina Khan interview by @vicmsong.bsky.social!) www.theverge.com/report/89682...
LINA KHAN WAS RIGHT
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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Over the past few months, we caught Google replacing news headlines in Google Search — yes, with AI. Is nothing sacred anymore? www.theverge.com/tech/896490/...
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Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines
Let us know if you see more.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This guy gets it.
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Utsav Gandhi @utsavpgandhi.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Pleased to be in elite company here with @zanderarnao.bsky.social @andyshi.bsky.social @zingales.bsky.social and other stellar @promarket.bsky.social contributors! www.promarket.org/2025/12/24/t...
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The Ten Most Popular ProMarket Articles From 2025 - ProMarket
ProMarket published 257 articles in 2024. Revisit some of our most popular pieces.
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Center for News, Technology & Innovation @cnti.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
📊 New research alert: We analyzed AI policies across every world region to map their impact on journalism. Only 20 of 188 documents mention "journalist" or "news," but all will reshape the information landscape. Read more: bit.ly/4s7nVPq #JournalismNewFrontier
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Journalism’s New Frontier: An Analysis of Global AI Policy Proposals and Their Impacts on Journalism
CNTI analyzed 188 national and regional AI strategies, laws and policies that collectively cover more than 99 countries to determine how AI regulation is impacting journalism around the world.
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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Was thrilled to help consult for this fantastic John Oliver segment on the tragic plight of U.S. public media and why, if we hope to be a democracy, we still need public media for so many things that commercial media will never provide. Deserves a wide viewership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
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Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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Alissa Cooper @alissacooper.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Despite the importance of data about what happens in public on online platforms, there is no shared framework for how research, journalism, and independent investigations should be conducted with public platform data. The Better Access framework we released today provides that. Incredible work!
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/11/2025
A milestone in India: in the electricity sector, non-fossil capacity (renewables, hydro, nuclear) is now larger than fossil capacity.
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Antifa Super Horse @ The Clidoris @cabalittle.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Bluesky rn
The Dimitri finds out meme, which is a two panel vertical meme of a guy being interviewed by a lady. The caption reads "The club is bumping, the ladies look good, the alcohol is flowing." The second caption reads "There is much pain in the world, but not in this room."
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Utsav Gandhi @utsavpgandhi.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
lots of results to be happy about tonight but I'm happiest for Jonathan Bailey over at @peoplemag.bsky.social 🥰
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William Fitzgerald @williamfitz.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
love this from @juliaangwin.com
What’s one underrated big idea?

The industry we call tech has transformed into media. Their political power comes largely from their role as information gatekeepers. They are the distributors of all content — entertainment, journalism, criticism — and we should start thinking of them in that light, rather than as some kind of technical wizards with magical powers.
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Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
My latest column in Prospect: Don't worry about AI video destroying democracy. AI's destruction of the journalism business is a much more serious threat: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...
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Chatbots and deepfakes are eroding our shared reality
With Trump et al using AI slop for political gain, fact-checking and civic journalism are more vital than ever
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Justin McGuire @justinmcguiremx.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Ross Douthat on Taylor Swift. I truly regret learning how to read.
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kate conger @kateconger.com · 28/10/2025
I wrote about all this and how Wikipedia is getting squeezed by the AI industry generally if you’re interested www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/t...
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Elon Musk Challenges Wikipedia With His Own A.I. Encyclopedia
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Utsav Gandhi @utsavpgandhi.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
"We get through most days in life without having to really think about death, which also means that we don’t spend a lot of time dwelling on the remarkable fact that we are alive." Astonishing writing, beautiful piece.
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Tim Karr @timkarr.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Recalling that time earlier this same year that a gold-medallioned Zuckerberg said Meta would be "getting back to our roots around free expression ... to give people a voice." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company
Exclusive: Sarah Wynn-Williams faces $50,000 fine every time she breaches order banning her from criticising Meta
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Utsav Gandhi @utsavpgandhi.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Jeff Hiller for Somebody Somewhere ❤️❤️❤️
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Daphne Keller @daphnek.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
If you haven’t had time to follow the Internet crackdown and subsequent violent upheaval of govt in Nepal, here’s a recap. In addition to being an awful story about real people’s lives, it’s also an amazing microcosm or synechdoche or something for the bigger picture.
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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 23/07/2025
A lot of you had questions so I wrote about what I think happened here! Behold: wiczipedia.substack.com/p/i-got-trap...
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I Got Trapped in the AI Ouroboros
A foreign news outlet fabricated a quote from me. LLMs have already picked it up.
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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
What do news organizations actually need to know about AI & journalism? A new briefing from @cnti.bsky.social's Global AI & Journalism Research Working Group synthesizes 80+ research studies. cnti.org/article/aij-...
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Briefing #1: AI Literacy & Communication
July 2025
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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
When we rebuild our public media up from the ashes it will need to be much bigger, bolder, and better funded -- not so dependent on private capital and corporate sponsorships, but truly public. It will need to be more democratic, more independent, and capable of withstanding two-bit fascist regimes.
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ProMarket @promarket.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
NEW: In new research, Marcel Preuss, Germán Reyes, Jason Somerville, and Joy Wu find that MBA students’ attitudes toward inequality and fairness vary from those of the average American.
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What MBA Students Reveal About Inequality in America - ProMarket
In new research, Marcel Preuss, Germán Reyes, Jason Somerville, and Joy Wu find that MBA students' attitudes toward inequality and fairness vary from those of the average American. As these students will one day form the business and political elite of the United States, the findings have implications for the future of inequality in the U.S.
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Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Oh my god, I just learned of the passing of Brandi Collins-Dexter. What a profound loss. Rest in power. mailchi.mp/e831e915caff...
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In Memory of Brandi Collins-Dexter
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Utsav Gandhi @utsavpgandhi.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Shah Rukh Khan could easily do an F1, but can Brad Pitt do a Kuch Kuch Hota Hai?
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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Is the race between Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani a proxy for changes in our media environment? By @jonallsop.bsky.social www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
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Old Media Meets New on Primary Day in New York
Is the race between Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani a proxy for changes in our media environment?
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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 06/06/2025
Ed Sheeran has released his new single, “Sapphire.”
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Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show. Abundance and The Left. @saikatc.bsky.social and Zephyr Teachout offer their perspectives on why America struggles to build. open.spotify.com/episode/0Y1k... youtu.be/Ib1wzwbL7Is?...
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Three Visions of Where Democrats Went Wrong | The Ezra Klein Show
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Utsav Gandhi @utsavpgandhi.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
The new Harry Potter store on Michigan Ave in Chicago has a line stretching more than a city block on Monday morning at 10:30. Either Potterheads are jobless or paying in Knuts, Sickles, and Galleons is immune to this economy!
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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
The reason that Adolescence works so well is that by episode three, you’re barely thinking about how they did it in one take.
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Do Own (Donna) Kim @doowndonnakim.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Part 2 by our wonderful #UICCommunication graduate students @gtroitman.bsky.social and @utsavpgandhi.bsky.social is out. American pop culture (Barbie, etc), body image, audiences, critiques, migration experiences, queer bodies...and more! henryjenkins.org/blog/2025/3/...
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OSCARS WATCH 2025 – The Substance: Youth, Body, Women, Success (Part Two) — Pop Junctions
This piece is part of a series of critical responses to the films nominated for Best Picture at the 97th Academy Awards. In this in-conversation piece, Do Own (Donna) Kim, Utsav Gandhi, and Gabrielle ...
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Pop Junctions @popjunctions.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Part Two continues the conversation piece about THE SUBSTANCE for our OSCARS WATCH series by @gtroitman.bsky.social @utsavpgandhi.bsky.social and @doowndonnakim.bsky.social
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OSCARS WATCH 2025 – The Substance: Youth, Body, Women, Success (Part Two) — Pop Junctions
This piece is part of a series of critical responses to the films nominated for Best Picture at the 97th Academy Awards. In this in-conversation piece, Do Own (Donna) Kim, Utsav Gandhi, and Gabrielle ...
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Gabrielle Roitman @gtroitman.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Though this is the first Oscars in 3 years that I’m not in LA, I got to be in on the conversation with @utsavpgandhi.bsky.social and @doowndonnakim.bsky.social for our 2-part piece on The Substance.
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OSCARS WATCH 2025 – The Substance: Youth, Body, Women, Success (Part Two) — Pop Junctions
This piece is part of a series of critical responses to the films nominated for Best Picture at the 97th Academy Awards. In this in-conversation piece, Do Own (Donna) Kim, Utsav Gandhi, and Gabrielle ...
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Utsav Gandhi @utsavpgandhi.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Loved this opportunity to co-write a reflection on #TheSubstance with my colleagues @doowndonnakim.bsky.social and @gtroitman.bsky.social for the legendary Henry Jenkins' blog, Pop Junctions: henryjenkins.org/blog/2025/3/...
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OSCARS WATCH 2025 – The Substance: Youth, Body, Women, Success (Part Two) — Pop Junctions
This piece is part of a series of critical responses to the films nominated for Best Picture at the 97th Academy Awards. In this in-conversation piece, Do Own (Donna) Kim, Utsav Gandhi, and Gabrielle ...
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ProMarket @promarket.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
ProMarket's Special Interest newsletter is evolving to better support scholars in our community. The weekly update will now feature curated academic opportunities and highlight real-world impact of ProMarket contributors in news, research, and policy.
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Academic Opportunities and Media Impact Join ProMarket’s Weekly Newsletter - ProMarket
ProMarket’s Special Interest newsletter is evolving to better support scholars in our community. The weekly update will now feature curated academic opportunities and highlight the real-world impact o...
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Pawel Popiel @ppopiel.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Guardian doesn't have a paywall. NPR: free. BBC: free. This isn't a partisan issue so much as a political economy issue.
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Deb Haaland @debhaalandnm.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I’m running for Governor of New Mexico. In Congress and as Secretary of the Department of the Interior, I've fought for our state. Now, it's time to tackle our toughest challenges with the fierceness only New Mexicans know. Join me. youtu.be/rYKORMUch5Y?...
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Are You Ready New Mexico
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