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Annette Markham
@annettemarkham.bsky.social

Social researcher focused on AI futures literacies, data/digital disruptions, algorithmic identity, human machine communication. Chair Professor at Utrecht University
A bit obsessed about methodology
More at https://annettemarkham.com
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Communication & Media Studies 27%
Sociology 20%

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Absolutely intellectually spoiled these past 2 days! At ‘A New Odyssey for Public Engagement’ in London, leading thinkers in science, diplomacy & public engagement from 4 continents came together to explore how the ODESSI framework (doi.org/10.5281/zeno...) can guide global dialogues on science 🌍✨
At the end of our keynote for #Nordmedia25 @annettemarkham.bsky.social and I asked the audience how we should do to build better futures, how we as media researchers can make things better. The buzz of 400 people in an auditorium was amazing! Here are some of the ideas! jilltxt.net/what-should-...
What should we be doing in the next year to build better futures?
Annette Markham and I gave the opening keynote for NORDMEDIA 2025 together and had a lot of fun! I’ll try to write more about our talk later, but I wanted to share this list of ideas from the…
jilltxt.net
Patterns of surprise - a collab between the TRAVIS team (@perceptionalize.bsky.social & @andreaschaffer.bsky.social) & the ever-inspiring @annettemarkham.bsky.social on aggregated autoethnography, a method I really love. It's part of a SI available OA www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fq...
Patterns of Surprise and Ambivalence: Studying Social Media Visuality by Way of Aggregated Autoethnography | Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research
www.qualitative-research.net

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Why am I here? Because this is there.
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.

Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:

www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
www.noaa.gov

Would love to see the assignment —to see how it was framed! Can you share?

Congrats! That’s fantastic news!
Some quick insight from me on the social media ban from me. In writing this I will also say hats off to @crikeynews.bsky.social, they are clearly one of the only news outlets that have done any real journalism around this awful policy and the road we've travelled. theconversation.com/the-governme...
The government has introduced laws for its social media ban. But key details are still missing
The ban will affect platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat. But the bill is vague about how exactly these platforms must comply.
theconversation.com

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This just looks so amazing!

Totally not a bot. Hoping to skim around and see what the norms are here. Posting a #positivevibe #doublerainbow since I can.

Hello World!

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Our BRAID fellowship opportunities were announced today! Read more at www.braiduk.org

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What would AI that spurs joy from within minoritized communities look like? This exciting new fellowship sponsored by MSR with Edinburgh's BRAID project seeks a creative UK-based scholar to collaborate with me and our team to help us imagine.

Please spread the word!

braiduk.org/fellowships/...
Joyful AI Challenge - Braid UK
braiduk.org