Silvio Waisbord

@swaisbord.bsky.social

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Professor @SMPA/GWU, past president @ICA, editor @International Journal of Communication, journalism, politics, social change, communication studies. Guitarist, charangoist

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Silvio Waisbord @swaisbord.bsky.social · Jun 25

My book An Introduction to Journalism is out. I am happy to give book talks, guest lecture online and in person, and participate in faculty conversations about journalism pedagogy and curriculum. If interested, please send a message to waisbord@gwu.edu. www.wiley.com/en-us/An+Int...

An Introduction to Journalism: Thinking Globally

Journalism remains a vital, irreplaceable institution in the public sphere, even though technology, political and economic trends, and globalization continue to impact it in negative ways.<br /><br />...

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International Communication Association @icahdq.bsky.social · Jun 5

📱 The #ICA25 mobile app is here! Plan your schedule, explore sessions, connect with fellow attendees, and stay updated — all from your phone. Download now and get conference-ready! Check your inboxes for the email invitation.

Silvio Waisbord @swaisbord.bsky.social · May 2

Thanks Claes!

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Thomas Hanitzsch @thanitzsch.bsky.social · May 2

BREAKING:
"Given these circumstances, we have decided not to hold another ICA conference in the United States during this administration and have delayed our contract with Chicago until May 2029."
#ICA25

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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · Apr 25

‘A clear, cogent and expansive set of topics for thinking through #journalism. A great undergraduate textbook, that will no doubt instill enthusiasm for imagining journalism in current times.’ @bzelizer.bsky.social

@swaisbord.bsky.social’s new book is out now: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Silvio Waisbord @swaisbord.bsky.social · Apr 12

My book An Introduction to Journalism: Thinking Globally will be out in April 2025 (UK)/ June 2025 (US). I draw ideas from my teaching, original research, scholars, colleagues, and friends.
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Silvio Waisbord @swaisbord.bsky.social · Feb 22

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The Rise (and Fall?) of the National Science Foundation

In the ’50s, America declared science an “endless frontier.” We may be reaching the end of it.

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Silvio Waisbord @swaisbord.bsky.social · Jan 31

January 2025 articles and book reviews published in the International Journal of Communication ijoc.org/index.php/ij...

International Journal of Communication

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Silvio Waisbord @swaisbord.bsky.social · Dec 14

Having done work in polio communication decades ago, I know this is completely bonkers and dangerous. Just the misinformation spread globally as the consequence of the visibility of the petition , will likely add additional obstacles to eradication efforts. Insanity.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Dec 13

Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former Republican leader and a polio survivor, issued a statement in support of the polio vaccine, hours after The New York Times reported that the lawyer for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned regulators to withdraw the vaccine from the market. nyti.ms/4iwSCbV

McConnell Defends Polio Vaccine, an Apparent Warning to RFK Jr.

“Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed — they’re dangerous,” said the former Republican leader, who is a polio survivor.

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