Dr. Errol Salamon
@errolsalamon.bsky.social
Program Director, MSc Media Management & Senior Lecturer in Media Production, University of @Stir.ac.uk | Research: work, labour, and organizations in digital journalism and media industries | PI: Creator Labour project | https://linktr.ee/errolsalamon
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Communicative intersectionality: advocating for equality, diversity, and inclusion in media industries
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🌟 I'm thrilled to share that my new article with Heshen Xie, "Communicative Intersectionality: Advocating for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Media Industries," has been published in Communication Theory #OA thanks @stir.ac.uk. 1/
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Thank you Blue Jays (and now I can sleep) 💙⚾️
November 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Thank you Blue Jays (and now I can sleep) 💙⚾️
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The goal of the News Creator Corps is to "flood social platforms with accurate information." www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/a-ne...
A new fellowship is all about putting the news in news creator
The goal of the News Creator Corps is to "flood social platforms with accurate information."
www.niemanlab.org
November 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The goal of the News Creator Corps is to "flood social platforms with accurate information." www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/a-ne...
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The Political Economy of News Media and Journalism by @errolsalamon.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1093/acre...
... and more to come!
... and more to come!
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August 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Political Economy of News Media and Journalism by @errolsalamon.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1093/acre...
... and more to come!
... and more to come!
📚 Exciting news! I’m pleased to announce that Stuart Cunningham, Rebecca Saunders, and I have signed a new book contract with Manchester University Press to publish Regional Creators: Navigating Social Media Work and Resistance in Post-industrial Societies.
#commsky
#commsky
August 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
📚 Exciting news! I’m pleased to announce that Stuart Cunningham, Rebecca Saunders, and I have signed a new book contract with Manchester University Press to publish Regional Creators: Navigating Social Media Work and Resistance in Post-industrial Societies.
#commsky
#commsky
Hello? Is this thing on? www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
The Left is abandoning its online safe space
Joining Bluesky was the perfect protest vote against Elon Musk and Twitter. But posts are thin on the ground
www.telegraph.co.uk
July 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Hello? Is this thing on? www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
🚨 New YouTube commissioned survey: Nearly 10,000 UK social media content creators have spoken. They’re calling for greater government recognition, stronger industry representation, and better access to training, finance, and creative infrastructure. However… 1/
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July 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🚨 New YouTube commissioned survey: Nearly 10,000 UK social media content creators have spoken. They’re calling for greater government recognition, stronger industry representation, and better access to training, finance, and creative infrastructure. However… 1/
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Thanks to everyone who came to see me present my paper on “Regional Precarity and Resistance in Social Media Creator Labor” at the @icahdq.bsky.social Conference in Denver last week. Look out for my new book project related to this paper.
#ica25
#ica25
June 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to see me present my paper on “Regional Precarity and Resistance in Social Media Creator Labor” at the @icahdq.bsky.social Conference in Denver last week. Look out for my new book project related to this paper.
#ica25
#ica25
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Apparently there are no more 'starter packs' on BlueSky, but I did make a #ica25 ICA Divisions and Interest Groups list: bsky.app/profile/did:...
June 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Apparently there are no more 'starter packs' on BlueSky, but I did make a #ica25 ICA Divisions and Interest Groups list: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Looking forward to the @icahdq.bsky.social #ICA25 Conference in Denver this week. If you're around and want to grab a coffee or a drink, I'd be happy to chat with old and new friends!
June 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Looking forward to the @icahdq.bsky.social #ICA25 Conference in Denver this week. If you're around and want to grab a coffee or a drink, I'd be happy to chat with old and new friends!
“Side hustles used to mean lemonade stands, mowing lawns, or babysitting your neighbor’s kid. Now, some 12-year-olds—barely out of elementary school—are making $14 an hour streaming Minecraft, flipping sneakers, or editing TikToks from their bedrooms.” www.vice.com/en/article/f...
Forget Paper Routes—12-Year-Olds Are Making Bank Online
Some 12-year-olds are making $14 an hour streaming Minecraft, flipping sneakers, or editing TikToks from their bedroom...
www.vice.com
June 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
“Side hustles used to mean lemonade stands, mowing lawns, or babysitting your neighbor’s kid. Now, some 12-year-olds—barely out of elementary school—are making $14 an hour streaming Minecraft, flipping sneakers, or editing TikToks from their bedrooms.” www.vice.com/en/article/f...
Literature review rabbit holes are the best/the worst, says the bunny outside my office window.
June 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Literature review rabbit holes are the best/the worst, says the bunny outside my office window.
Four peer review requests from different journals in five days. Is this a new peak in the reviewing economy, or just my turn in the cycle?
May 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Four peer review requests from different journals in five days. Is this a new peak in the reviewing economy, or just my turn in the cycle?
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🌟 I'm thrilled to share that my new article with Heshen Xie, "Communicative Intersectionality: Advocating for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Media Industries," has been published in Communication Theory #OA thanks @stir.ac.uk. 1/
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Communicative intersectionality: advocating for equality, diversity, and inclusion in media industries
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May 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🌟 I'm thrilled to share that my new article with Heshen Xie, "Communicative Intersectionality: Advocating for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Media Industries," has been published in Communication Theory #OA thanks @stir.ac.uk. 1/
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We recently held a union election at Hearst Connecticut Media, and we learned minutes ago that…
WE WON!!!
By an overwhelming vote of 68-17, our members voted to unionize as part of @newsguild.org.
It’s a great day for journalism in CT!
🐳🐳🐳
WE WON!!!
By an overwhelming vote of 68-17, our members voted to unionize as part of @newsguild.org.
It’s a great day for journalism in CT!
🐳🐳🐳
May 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
We recently held a union election at Hearst Connecticut Media, and we learned minutes ago that…
WE WON!!!
By an overwhelming vote of 68-17, our members voted to unionize as part of @newsguild.org.
It’s a great day for journalism in CT!
🐳🐳🐳
WE WON!!!
By an overwhelming vote of 68-17, our members voted to unionize as part of @newsguild.org.
It’s a great day for journalism in CT!
🐳🐳🐳
🌟 I'm thrilled to share that my new article with Heshen Xie, "Communicative Intersectionality: Advocating for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Media Industries," has been published in Communication Theory #OA thanks @stir.ac.uk. 1/
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Communicative intersectionality: advocating for equality, diversity, and inclusion in media industries
academic.oup.com
May 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🌟 I'm thrilled to share that my new article with Heshen Xie, "Communicative Intersectionality: Advocating for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Media Industries," has been published in Communication Theory #OA thanks @stir.ac.uk. 1/
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✨New publication #OA in Journalism✨
In this study I compare the journalistic cultures of freelancers and other atypically employed journalists in Austria, Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the UK.
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In this study I compare the journalistic cultures of freelancers and other atypically employed journalists in Austria, Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the UK.
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Real freelancers, contingent workers, and journopreneurs. Mapping atypical journalistic work in Western Europe - Phoebe Maares, 2025
While there has been growing scholarly interest in freelance and other atypically employed journalistic workers in the past 20 years, most of it has been addres...
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May 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
✨New publication #OA in Journalism✨
In this study I compare the journalistic cultures of freelancers and other atypically employed journalists in Austria, Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the UK.
doi.org/10.1177/1464...
In this study I compare the journalistic cultures of freelancers and other atypically employed journalists in Austria, Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the UK.
doi.org/10.1177/1464...
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Today, a majority of over 300 technology workers at The Washington Post announced the formation of The Washington Post Tech Guild and are seeking voluntary recognition from the company.
April 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Today, a majority of over 300 technology workers at The Washington Post announced the formation of The Washington Post Tech Guild and are seeking voluntary recognition from the company.
Looking forward to welcoming everyone to Glasgow for #ICA27! 👨🏫🏴
🌍 Read more about our location change from Chicago to Glasgow for ICA27 in this month's President's Column by Silvio Waisbord. buff.ly/rqAEzku
May 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Looking forward to welcoming everyone to Glasgow for #ICA27! 👨🏫🏴
✅ All grading completed
✅ Auto-reply set for annual leave
✅ Toronto-bound for two weeks of rest, reset, and some light writing time
👨🏫 Grateful for the chance to recharge before fully diving into summer research, writing, and master’s student supervisions.
✅ Auto-reply set for annual leave
✅ Toronto-bound for two weeks of rest, reset, and some light writing time
👨🏫 Grateful for the chance to recharge before fully diving into summer research, writing, and master’s student supervisions.
May 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
✅ All grading completed
✅ Auto-reply set for annual leave
✅ Toronto-bound for two weeks of rest, reset, and some light writing time
👨🏫 Grateful for the chance to recharge before fully diving into summer research, writing, and master’s student supervisions.
✅ Auto-reply set for annual leave
✅ Toronto-bound for two weeks of rest, reset, and some light writing time
👨🏫 Grateful for the chance to recharge before fully diving into summer research, writing, and master’s student supervisions.
About 300 UK-based workers of Google’s AI arm want to join the Communication Workers Union: “They’re not joining the trade union for pay negotiations. They’ve joined because they’ve seen the benefits of collectivising to hold Google to account for their stated ethics.” #1u www.ft.com/content/4e49...
DeepMind UK staff seek to unionise and challenge defence deals and Israel links
Move by employees at Google’s AI arm follows discontent after weapons and surveillance pledge is dropped
www.ft.com
April 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
About 300 UK-based workers of Google’s AI arm want to join the Communication Workers Union: “They’re not joining the trade union for pay negotiations. They’ve joined because they’ve seen the benefits of collectivising to hold Google to account for their stated ethics.” #1u www.ft.com/content/4e49...
Current essay-grading playlist. 👨🏫🎸
April 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Current essay-grading playlist. 👨🏫🎸
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TOP AI IN EDUCATION FAILS ... so far:
April 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
TOP AI IN EDUCATION FAILS ... so far:
Excited to mark the last day of teaching this semester with some rare Scottish sunshine and the news that a journal article has been accepted for publication and a paper has been accepted for presentation at the Future of Journalism 2025 conference in Cardiff. ☀️
#FoJ2025
#FoJ2025
April 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Excited to mark the last day of teaching this semester with some rare Scottish sunshine and the news that a journal article has been accepted for publication and a paper has been accepted for presentation at the Future of Journalism 2025 conference in Cardiff. ☀️
#FoJ2025
#FoJ2025
Finally watched Adolescence on Netflix. While it clearly engages with the manosphere, the series continues a tradition of screen narratives exploring white male working- and middle-class toxicity, with Yorkshire, Northern England once again serving as a politically and socially charged backdrop.
April 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Finally watched Adolescence on Netflix. While it clearly engages with the manosphere, the series continues a tradition of screen narratives exploring white male working- and middle-class toxicity, with Yorkshire, Northern England once again serving as a politically and socially charged backdrop.
As a federal election call looms in Canada, I'm reminded of this 1988 Liberal attack ad, which targeted free trade under Brian Mulroney. It sparked intense debate about borders at the time — and feels relevant today. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose? youtu.be/jKQPw9vmG04?... #cdnpoli
Liberal Party of Canada: "Border" (1988)
YouTube video by greyfedora
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March 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
As a federal election call looms in Canada, I'm reminded of this 1988 Liberal attack ad, which targeted free trade under Brian Mulroney. It sparked intense debate about borders at the time — and feels relevant today. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose? youtu.be/jKQPw9vmG04?... #cdnpoli