Mike Serazio
@michaelserazio.bsky.social
Writes about media and culture, Boston College Department of Communication Professor
Reposted by Mike Serazio
The articles from the forthcoming SI on Political Authenticity - edited by myself, @sofiabrei.bsky.social & Michael Lewis-Beck - at @polityalsberuf.bsky.social are now online. In the introduction (doi.org/10.1086/734784) we set out its contribution and summarise each article 1/12
February 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The articles from the forthcoming SI on Political Authenticity - edited by myself, @sofiabrei.bsky.social & Michael Lewis-Beck - at @polityalsberuf.bsky.social are now online. In the introduction (doi.org/10.1086/734784) we set out its contribution and summarise each article 1/12
In physics as in governance, it is so much faster and easier to break things than to build them.
January 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
In physics as in governance, it is so much faster and easier to break things than to build them.
Just once in my life I’d love to uncheck the “email me about sales and promotions” box and have it actually mean something.
January 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Just once in my life I’d love to uncheck the “email me about sales and promotions” box and have it actually mean something.
“A quick glance over the past 200 years suggests that most people will eagerly substitute cheap, mass-produced anything for a lovingly handcrafted version that’s more expensive…. Political and cultural elites [will] fight to maintain their status.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | On the brink of an unimaginable AI future
Technological change is about to speed up, perhaps beyond our ability to adapt.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“A quick glance over the past 200 years suggests that most people will eagerly substitute cheap, mass-produced anything for a lovingly handcrafted version that’s more expensive…. Political and cultural elites [will] fight to maintain their status.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
“Irony is a medicine, not only to lift and brighten others, but also ourselves, because self-mockery is a powerful instrument in overcoming the temptation toward narcissism…The best advice in front of a mirror is to laugh at ourselves. It is good for us.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/o...
Opinion | Pope Francis: There Is Faith in Humor
The best thing to do in front of a mirror is to laugh at ourselves. It is good for us.
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:04 PM
“Irony is a medicine, not only to lift and brighten others, but also ourselves, because self-mockery is a powerful instrument in overcoming the temptation toward narcissism…The best advice in front of a mirror is to laugh at ourselves. It is good for us.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/o...
“[Memes are] the lingua franca of modern audiences. They’re how we share ideas, signal belonging and make meaning.”
digiday.com/marketing/th...
digiday.com/marketing/th...
The year the memes took over reality – and marketing followed
Subcultures aren’t niche anymore -- they’re the culture. And for marketers, that changes everything.
digiday.com
December 12, 2024 at 1:36 PM
“[Memes are] the lingua franca of modern audiences. They’re how we share ideas, signal belonging and make meaning.”
digiday.com/marketing/th...
digiday.com/marketing/th...
I always feel like a fraud when using “Cheers” as a email sign-off, but never more so than when corresponding with an actual British person.
December 11, 2024 at 3:07 PM
I always feel like a fraud when using “Cheers” as a email sign-off, but never more so than when corresponding with an actual British person.
An abiding, anxious befuddlement, post-GPT: If reading and writing are no longer skills that education should practice and idealize, because you can outsource that intellectual work… what the heck is education for now? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Anyhow, the AI version of this would be like, TL; DR, bro
Artificial intelligence and the efficiency trap - The Boston Globe
AI systems that summarize everything from newspaper articles to novels herald the time you’ll save. By forsaking real reading, here’s what you stand to lose.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 8, 2024 at 4:22 PM
An abiding, anxious befuddlement, post-GPT: If reading and writing are no longer skills that education should practice and idealize, because you can outsource that intellectual work… what the heck is education for now? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Anyhow, the AI version of this would be like, TL; DR, bro
Among many post-election journalism takes, this one feels especially wise
www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/im-a...
www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/im-a...
I’m a journalist and I’m changing the way I read news. This is how.
Sometimes it's healthy to do something you love less, and differently.
www.niemanlab.org
November 27, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Among many post-election journalism takes, this one feels especially wise
www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/im-a...
www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/im-a...
Feels very Elder Millennial to still nostalgically long for social media that recreates late-aughts Facebook vibes - though, prolly less the platform as the phase of life…
www.vox.com/technology/3...
www.vox.com/technology/3...
Bluesky brings the fun, weird vibes of old Twitter back to life
As more users flee X, a clearer, sunnier social media age is dawning.
www.vox.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Feels very Elder Millennial to still nostalgically long for social media that recreates late-aughts Facebook vibes - though, prolly less the platform as the phase of life…
www.vox.com/technology/3...
www.vox.com/technology/3...