Chris Wells
Chris Wells
@chriswells.bsky.social
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Senator Cory Booker has started his 18th hour of a filibuster on the Senate floor.

Thank you, Cory, for standing up for our veterans and the VA!

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
April 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Congratulations @commscholar.bsky.social, @arunimakrishna.bsky.social, @chriswells.bsky.social, Benjamin Sovacool, and Ramit Debnath on your publication! This study was jointly funded by us and @bu-igs.bsky.social. Read key points in Michelle Amazeen's thread below. tinyurl.com/2jkbhh3y
📰 News or Ad? 🌍
Our 🚨new study🚨 in npj Climate Action reveals how native ads from big oil mislead readers on #ClimateChange. We found that disclosures and #inoculation messages can help combat this #disinformation. A 🧵…1/6
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March 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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📰 News or Ad? 🌍
Our 🚨new study🚨 in npj Climate Action reveals how native ads from big oil mislead readers on #ClimateChange. We found that disclosures and #inoculation messages can help combat this #disinformation. A 🧵…1/6
rdcu.be/eb9IO
March 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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One of my unpopular opinions is that creators are dramatically more exposed to ugly market forces than the imperfect mass media they’re replacing, and we’re going to miss the anticommercial tendencies inside of legacy newsrooms once they’re finally gone.

www.usermag.co/p/the-majori...
The majority of news influencers are conservative men, study finds
The latest Pew Research report on news content creators paints a damning picture of our skewed information ecosystem
www.usermag.co
November 18, 2024 at 5:14 PM
without comment, etc. etc.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barmen_...
September 23, 2024 at 2:36 PM
so clearly the tech layoffs caused chatgpt
Just compiled this graph by extracting data from various charts of tech layoffs worldwide vs. global ChatGPT traffic.
September 21, 2024 at 12:42 PM
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Tough week around here as we mourn, remember, celebrate and hope to live up to the memory of Jack McLeod. journalism.wisc.edu/news/in-memo...
In Memoriam: Jack McLeod, 1930–2024
Jack McLeod, professor emeritus at the UW–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication and icon in the field of communication research, died on January 28, 2024.
journalism.wisc.edu
January 30, 2024 at 6:09 PM
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Hey #polisky & #commsky:
Please help get the word out about these #polcomm awards!
(Especially about the PhD and Graduate Paper awards -- to junior colleagues and their advisors!)
TY! 🙏
OUT NOW:
🏆The 2024 #APSA #PolComm Award Calls🏆
politicalcommunication.org/awards/
Including awards for...
📖Best Book
📰Best Article
📄Best Paper
🎓Best Dissertation
📄Best Student Paper
Deadlines for (self-)nominations: March 1!
More info below 🧵⤵️
January 11, 2024 at 12:31 PM