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Nancy Baym

@nancybaym.bsky.social

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30+ years of digital media research. Wrote a few books. Dog, lake, and mountain lover, embroiderer, taker of nature snapshots, campervan enthusiast, sweet on music. She/her.

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Nancy Baym is an American scholar and senior principal research manager at Microsoft Research, formerly a professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas. She was a member of the founding board and former president of the Association of Internet Researchers, and serves on the board of several academic journals covering new media and communication. She has published research and provided media commentary on the topics of social communication, new media, and fandom. .. more

Communication & Media Studies 34%

Sociology 16%

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Lynda Carter @lyndacarter.bsky.social · 3d

Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 3d

Not too late to apply! Wonderful faculty, beautiful campus, what’s not to love?

Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · Oct 8

we, @cumediastudies.bsky.social, are still recruiting new grad students to begin fall 2026! We are also hoping to see apps for our PhD program from individuals with a secondary interest in obtaining training in digital humanities #dh. details here and pls share---> docs.google.com/document/d/1...

MDST Graduate Programs Recruitment

University of Colorado Boulder Media Studies Department Recruiting Graduate Students for Fall 2026! The Media Studies Department at the University of Colorado Boulder is now accepting applications fo...

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Lisa Nakamura @lnakamura.bsky.social · 4d

A link to my new book cover and table of contents. www.upress.umn.edu/978081669906...

The Inattention Economy

Revealing the unheralded contributions of women of color to the foundation and development of the digital economyThe Inattention Economy challenges the wides...

www.upress.umn.edu

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 4d

Ellis says she is "ordering complete relief to the plaintiffs."

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 4d

♥️♥️♥️ Judge Ellis ♥️♥️♥️

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 5d

One minor take-away from the NYC mayor's race for those concerned with AI/synthetic media and its effects on politics and elections might be that, in this particular instance, the guy who made a malicious deepfake lost and the guy who made authentic videos won.

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SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 6d

Colorado approves higher taxes on the wealthy to pay for school lunches and food stamps!

#Pinks #ProudBlue #StrongerTogether #Colorado
#BlueWave
coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/p...

Colorado voters approve tax increase on high earners to fund school meals, food stamps

Proposition MM's passage means Colorado will be able to fully fund free breakfast and lunch for all public school students

coloradosun.com

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 6d

Oh hi, hope, good to feel you.

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 6d

Huge thank you to all the amazing poll workers who are working their asses off today and tonight!

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 6d

I have a lot of hopes for today. One of the less important but nonetheless real is the hope that the name Winsome never again appears in my text message spam. Why me? Why?

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 10d

It’s a sad day when a judge has to order the President of the United States to feed vulnerable families and hungry children with funds already designated for that very purpose.

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Kevin K. Yang 楊凱筌 @kevinkaichuang.bsky.social · 10d

You should apply to do an internship with us!

- Make sure you attach a research statement (we don't consider anybody with no statement for interviews)
- The application site will probably go down for a day or two on Nov 17, and the link may change

jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...

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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 11d

If SNAP serves ~1 in 8

Every person in the US - each person in your household - must donate an entire day's worth of food per week to compensate. If you know 3 people who do not donate, you'd need to donate 12 meals/week

Point: do everything you can; also PUSH bc there is only 1 realistic solution

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 15d

dreamed iphone update had full screen ads i couldn’t swipe away.

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 16d

Woke up. Donated to the nearest food bank.

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Michael Zimmer @michaelzimmer.bsky.social · 17d

Michelle has been invaluable in that role for nearly a decade now, but the time has come for @aoir.bsky.social to find a new coordinator to take on these vital duties. 2/2

Job posting is on our listserv. Please share & apply! listserv.aoir.org/pipermail/ai...

[Air-L] AoIR is searching for a new Association Coordinator!

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