Ayala Panievsky
@panievsky.bsky.social
presidential fellow at City University of London & research affiliate at University of Cambridge | populism in power, media under attack, future of news | ex Haaretz, Gates-Cambridge, Molad | soon out: https://footnotepress.com/books/the-new-censorship/
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Ayala Panievsky
@panievsky.bsky.social
· Aug 14
Amidst these dark, scary times, I’d like to thank @aejmc.bsky.social for granting me the 2025 Nafziger-White-Salwen Dissertation Award. Thanks my brilliant supervisor @ellamcpherson.bsky.social examiners @swaisbord.bsky.social & @ginasue.bsky.social & new colleagues at @cityjournalism.bsky.social ❤️
"Two events unfolded last week that appeared to have little to do with one another. The Was Post laid off more than 300 journalists, as Len Blavatnik was selling his stake in the Israeli TV Channel 13 to a Netanyahu-friendly media mogul" // My new op-ed for @haaretzcom.bsky.social: rb.gy/z8zwhf
Like the Washington Post, one of Israel's last TV newsrooms faces a toadying tycoon
For Trump, Netanyahu and Their Loyal Plutocrats, Dismantling the Media Is a Shared Effort to Seed Fear and Enforce Self-censorship Among Journalists
rb.gy
February 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM
"Two events unfolded last week that appeared to have little to do with one another. The Was Post laid off more than 300 journalists, as Len Blavatnik was selling his stake in the Israeli TV Channel 13 to a Netanyahu-friendly media mogul" // My new op-ed for @haaretzcom.bsky.social: rb.gy/z8zwhf
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www.theatlantic.com/internationa... a beautiful must read if you care about humanity and love movies
(Gift article)
Thank you Arash Azizi for writing this and @theatlantic.com for publishing it
(Gift article)
Thank you Arash Azizi for writing this and @theatlantic.com for publishing it
What Iran’s Dead Loved and Fought For
A young woman’s online diaries about cinema and literature have become her epitaph.
www.theatlantic.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:00 AM
www.theatlantic.com/internationa... a beautiful must read if you care about humanity and love movies
(Gift article)
Thank you Arash Azizi for writing this and @theatlantic.com for publishing it
(Gift article)
Thank you Arash Azizi for writing this and @theatlantic.com for publishing it
What, that little thing? Just my new book in @nytimes.com this week! 😱😱
US folks, this is where you get your own copy: shorturl.at/QdLwC
And here is the full story about recent shifts in Israeli politics, by the fantastic Ruth Margalit: shorturl.at/c5a4J
US folks, this is where you get your own copy: shorturl.at/QdLwC
And here is the full story about recent shifts in Israeli politics, by the fantastic Ruth Margalit: shorturl.at/c5a4J
February 4, 2026 at 6:13 PM
What, that little thing? Just my new book in @nytimes.com this week! 😱😱
US folks, this is where you get your own copy: shorturl.at/QdLwC
And here is the full story about recent shifts in Israeli politics, by the fantastic Ruth Margalit: shorturl.at/c5a4J
US folks, this is where you get your own copy: shorturl.at/QdLwC
And here is the full story about recent shifts in Israeli politics, by the fantastic Ruth Margalit: shorturl.at/c5a4J
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Next week, the inspiring @jodieginsberg.bsky.social, CEO of @pressfreedom.bsky.social and our dear alumna, is returning to @citystgeorges.bsky.social to discuss the crisis in journalists' safety and the future of media freedom. All invited!
📆 Wed, 11 Feb, 6:30
✏️ Register: ow.ly/fbpT50Y0cEL
📆 Wed, 11 Feb, 6:30
✏️ Register: ow.ly/fbpT50Y0cEL
February 4, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Next week, the inspiring @jodieginsberg.bsky.social, CEO of @pressfreedom.bsky.social and our dear alumna, is returning to @citystgeorges.bsky.social to discuss the crisis in journalists' safety and the future of media freedom. All invited!
📆 Wed, 11 Feb, 6:30
✏️ Register: ow.ly/fbpT50Y0cEL
📆 Wed, 11 Feb, 6:30
✏️ Register: ow.ly/fbpT50Y0cEL
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The co-author of "How Democracies Die" thinks Trump is going further in his crackdown on the press than strongmen around the world. Via @status.news
(Almost everyone who studies these things is shocked not by what he's doing, but by how fast its moving.)
(Almost everyone who studies these things is shocked not by what he's doing, but by how fast its moving.)
January 31, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The co-author of "How Democracies Die" thinks Trump is going further in his crackdown on the press than strongmen around the world. Via @status.news
(Almost everyone who studies these things is shocked not by what he's doing, but by how fast its moving.)
(Almost everyone who studies these things is shocked not by what he's doing, but by how fast its moving.)
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Homan's message: When we kill you, you have to be especially nice to us. Or else we will keep killing you.
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 31, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Homan's message: When we kill you, you have to be especially nice to us. Or else we will keep killing you.
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This was a really interesting episode to record - Ayala’s book is fascinating and terrifying in equal measure
NEW EPISODE 🔥 Burnham-Braverman Overdrive plus… how to beat the New Censorship with media analyst guest Ayala @panievsky.bsky.social
📳 Listen linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
📳 Listen linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
January 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
This was a really interesting episode to record - Ayala’s book is fascinating and terrifying in equal measure
I had a great time diving into everything from Melania’s documentary and ICE in Minnesota to Iranian solidarity raves, what we should all learn from Jimmy Kimmel, and how to fight The New Censorship, with the always-remainiacs @hannahfearn.bsky.social @mattgreencomedy.com & @nndroid.bsky.social 👉👉
NEW EPISODE 🔥 Burnham-Braverman Overdrive plus… how to beat the New Censorship with media analyst guest Ayala @panievsky.bsky.social
📳 Listen linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
📳 Listen linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
January 30, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I had a great time diving into everything from Melania’s documentary and ICE in Minnesota to Iranian solidarity raves, what we should all learn from Jimmy Kimmel, and how to fight The New Censorship, with the always-remainiacs @hannahfearn.bsky.social @mattgreencomedy.com & @nndroid.bsky.social 👉👉
The US publication day of *The New Censorship* is here! Is it a coincidence that it's also the Trumpversary? Or is it all part of the global cabal's uber-plan? Just asking questions! Some answers in this lovely interview, thank you @medium.com 👉👉 shorturl.at/BGIYf
Dr Ayala Panievsky Of City St George’s University of London On How To Write A Book That Sparks A…
The only way to avoid this type of smear campaign and online harassment is not to criticize authoritarianism. This is not a trade-off I’m…
shorturl.at
January 20, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The US publication day of *The New Censorship* is here! Is it a coincidence that it's also the Trumpversary? Or is it all part of the global cabal's uber-plan? Just asking questions! Some answers in this lovely interview, thank you @medium.com 👉👉 shorturl.at/BGIYf
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Happy to announce that THE NEW CENSORSHIP by @panievsky.bsky.social is now available in the US!
“Ayala Panievsky's new book is exceptional. It's almost the only text that delves into the question of what journalists can actually do to better deal with populists.” Michael Hauser-Tov, Haaretz
“Ayala Panievsky's new book is exceptional. It's almost the only text that delves into the question of what journalists can actually do to better deal with populists.” Michael Hauser-Tov, Haaretz
January 20, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Happy to announce that THE NEW CENSORSHIP by @panievsky.bsky.social is now available in the US!
“Ayala Panievsky's new book is exceptional. It's almost the only text that delves into the question of what journalists can actually do to better deal with populists.” Michael Hauser-Tov, Haaretz
“Ayala Panievsky's new book is exceptional. It's almost the only text that delves into the question of what journalists can actually do to better deal with populists.” Michael Hauser-Tov, Haaretz
I had fun (as much as possible when talking authoritarianism) talking to historian @llassabe.bsky.social about the media & academia's surrender to The New Censorship. But there's a way out, and @stephencolbert134.bsky.social & @jimmykimmel.com already got it! Take a listen 👉 shorturl.at/CM9Xg
Media, academia, and objectivity with Ayala Panievsky - American Campus Podcast
And authoritarian attacks on all of the above.Request a future episode topic hereWe're prepping for an upcoming mailbag episode, ask us anything hereReferences and suggested readings:Ayala Panievsky. ...
shorturl.at
January 19, 2026 at 11:59 AM
I had fun (as much as possible when talking authoritarianism) talking to historian @llassabe.bsky.social about the media & academia's surrender to The New Censorship. But there's a way out, and @stephencolbert134.bsky.social & @jimmykimmel.com already got it! Take a listen 👉 shorturl.at/CM9Xg
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For more depth on problems with journalism, see the Cambridge Disinformation Summit webinar, Journalism & Democratic Backsliding.
with @jayrosen.bsky.social, @sambrook.bsky.social, and @panievsky.bsky.social.
youtu.be/MrAnVd35bcE?...
with @jayrosen.bsky.social, @sambrook.bsky.social, and @panievsky.bsky.social.
youtu.be/MrAnVd35bcE?...
Journalism & Democratic Backsliding: thoughts on responsible journalism
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 5:28 AM
For more depth on problems with journalism, see the Cambridge Disinformation Summit webinar, Journalism & Democratic Backsliding.
with @jayrosen.bsky.social, @sambrook.bsky.social, and @panievsky.bsky.social.
youtu.be/MrAnVd35bcE?...
with @jayrosen.bsky.social, @sambrook.bsky.social, and @panievsky.bsky.social.
youtu.be/MrAnVd35bcE?...
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In London on February 11? Please join us @journalismatcity.bsky.social for the annual showpiece event, the James Cameron lecture, given this year by @jodieginsberg.bsky.social.
Tickets are free, from the link below
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
#journalism #pressfreedom
Tickets are free, from the link below
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
#journalism #pressfreedom
January 16, 2026 at 9:35 AM
In London on February 11? Please join us @journalismatcity.bsky.social for the annual showpiece event, the James Cameron lecture, given this year by @jodieginsberg.bsky.social.
Tickets are free, from the link below
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
#journalism #pressfreedom
Tickets are free, from the link below
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
#journalism #pressfreedom
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Consistent with concerns raised by @jayrosen.bsky.social, @panievsky.bsky.social and @sambrook.bsky.social in 2023.
youtu.be/MrAnVd35bcE?...
youtu.be/MrAnVd35bcE?...
January 15, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Consistent with concerns raised by @jayrosen.bsky.social, @panievsky.bsky.social and @sambrook.bsky.social in 2023.
youtu.be/MrAnVd35bcE?...
youtu.be/MrAnVd35bcE?...
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Proud to announce that the James Cameron Memorial Lecture will be given by @jodieginsberg.bsky.social, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists, former @reuters.com reporter, and most importantly - our alummna!
Don't miss her timely speech on the future of news.
Sign up here: shorturl.at/uowEj
Don't miss her timely speech on the future of news.
Sign up here: shorturl.at/uowEj
January 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Proud to announce that the James Cameron Memorial Lecture will be given by @jodieginsberg.bsky.social, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists, former @reuters.com reporter, and most importantly - our alummna!
Don't miss her timely speech on the future of news.
Sign up here: shorturl.at/uowEj
Don't miss her timely speech on the future of news.
Sign up here: shorturl.at/uowEj
"I think they know that @haaretzcom.bsky.social won’t be intimidated. But others might. It’s about creating an uneven playing field, where you know that certain stories will get you into trouble, while others won't".
I talked to @lindadayan9.bsky.social about Netanyahu’s effort to silence Haaretz:
I talked to @lindadayan9.bsky.social about Netanyahu’s effort to silence Haaretz:
Inside the government's 52 page report claiming Haaretz is 'defaming' Israel
The Israeli Government Commissioned a Report From a Private Business Intelligence Firm to Back Its Filing to the High Court of Justice, in Which It Is Justifying the Decision to Impose Sanctions on th...
www.haaretz.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:02 PM
"I think they know that @haaretzcom.bsky.social won’t be intimidated. But others might. It’s about creating an uneven playing field, where you know that certain stories will get you into trouble, while others won't".
I talked to @lindadayan9.bsky.social about Netanyahu’s effort to silence Haaretz:
I talked to @lindadayan9.bsky.social about Netanyahu’s effort to silence Haaretz:
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Journalism & Democratic Backsliding webinar from the Cambridge Disinformation Summit webinar series.
Featuring @jayrosen.bsky.social, @sambrook.bsky.social, and @panievsky.bsky.social.
youtu.be/MrAnVd35bcE?...
Featuring @jayrosen.bsky.social, @sambrook.bsky.social, and @panievsky.bsky.social.
youtu.be/MrAnVd35bcE?...
Journalism & Democratic Backsliding: thoughts on responsible journalism
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Journalism & Democratic Backsliding webinar from the Cambridge Disinformation Summit webinar series.
Featuring @jayrosen.bsky.social, @sambrook.bsky.social, and @panievsky.bsky.social.
youtu.be/MrAnVd35bcE?...
Featuring @jayrosen.bsky.social, @sambrook.bsky.social, and @panievsky.bsky.social.
youtu.be/MrAnVd35bcE?...
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This is a brilliant fellowship and incredibly worth applying to if you’re an ambitious early-career journalist who wants to see the States – and it’s certainly an *interesting* time to do that.
Early-career journalist in the UK? Interested in spending 3 months at The Washington Post? What if we drop in another month of travel across the US in this mid-term election year?
You can now apply to become our 45th Stern-Bryan Fellow! Details: lnkd.in/eXuhPH_Y
Trust us, you don't want to miss it!
You can now apply to become our 45th Stern-Bryan Fellow! Details: lnkd.in/eXuhPH_Y
Trust us, you don't want to miss it!
Stern-Bryan Fellowship | City St George's, University of London
Every year, a British journalist gets the chance to spend three months at the Washington Post.
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk
January 12, 2026 at 3:36 PM
This is a brilliant fellowship and incredibly worth applying to if you’re an ambitious early-career journalist who wants to see the States – and it’s certainly an *interesting* time to do that.
Reposted by Ayala Panievsky
Early-career journalist in the UK? Interested in spending 3 months at The Washington Post? What if we drop in another month of travel across the US in this mid-term election year?
You can now apply to become our 45th Stern-Bryan Fellow! Details: lnkd.in/eXuhPH_Y
Trust us, you don't want to miss it!
You can now apply to become our 45th Stern-Bryan Fellow! Details: lnkd.in/eXuhPH_Y
Trust us, you don't want to miss it!
Stern-Bryan Fellowship | City St George's, University of London
Every year, a British journalist gets the chance to spend three months at the Washington Post.
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk
January 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Early-career journalist in the UK? Interested in spending 3 months at The Washington Post? What if we drop in another month of travel across the US in this mid-term election year?
You can now apply to become our 45th Stern-Bryan Fellow! Details: lnkd.in/eXuhPH_Y
Trust us, you don't want to miss it!
You can now apply to become our 45th Stern-Bryan Fellow! Details: lnkd.in/eXuhPH_Y
Trust us, you don't want to miss it!
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What is the new censorship, how did Benjamin Netanyahu master it, and how can we all fight back?
footnotepress.com/books/the-ne...
by @panievsky.bsky.social
footnotepress.com/books/the-ne...
by @panievsky.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
What is the new censorship, how did Benjamin Netanyahu master it, and how can we all fight back?
footnotepress.com/books/the-ne...
by @panievsky.bsky.social
footnotepress.com/books/the-ne...
by @panievsky.bsky.social
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Last-min gifts for the readers in your life?
How women reclaimed nature, who stained our sugar with slavery, and why Trump is really suing the BBC - history, politics, news, empire, gender and future - we suspect that our staff published just the right book for your friends/family/self this year 👉
How women reclaimed nature, who stained our sugar with slavery, and why Trump is really suing the BBC - history, politics, news, empire, gender and future - we suspect that our staff published just the right book for your friends/family/self this year 👉
December 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Last-min gifts for the readers in your life?
How women reclaimed nature, who stained our sugar with slavery, and why Trump is really suing the BBC - history, politics, news, empire, gender and future - we suspect that our staff published just the right book for your friends/family/self this year 👉
How women reclaimed nature, who stained our sugar with slavery, and why Trump is really suing the BBC - history, politics, news, empire, gender and future - we suspect that our staff published just the right book for your friends/family/self this year 👉
Had fantastic time with @krupapadhy.bsky.social and FT’s @georgewparker.bsky.social on the @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social Weekend programme this morning - thanks for having me! More on Trump, Farage and more here 👉👉
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Weekend - G20: Will Trump's no-show eclipse South Africa's moment ? - BBC Sounds
The relationship between the two countries has become fraught over the past year
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Had fantastic time with @krupapadhy.bsky.social and FT’s @georgewparker.bsky.social on the @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social Weekend programme this morning - thanks for having me! More on Trump, Farage and more here 👉👉
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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New term for corruption dropped: blending.
November 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
New term for corruption dropped: blending.
Caving to bullies is never a good idea. It’s never good journalism, either. Particularly for a public broadcast that could use this moment to say: “we’re not CBS, we don’t need Trump’s approval for mergers - we proudly serve our viewers and will keep doing so, even if some politicians don’t like it”
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Caving to bullies is never a good idea. It’s never good journalism, either. Particularly for a public broadcast that could use this moment to say: “we’re not CBS, we don’t need Trump’s approval for mergers - we proudly serve our viewers and will keep doing so, even if some politicians don’t like it”
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I really enjoyed my colleague @panievsky.bsky.social being interviewed by @maitlis.bsky.social about the techniques populists use to force the press into self-censorship.
And there was some useful advice about how to avoid playing their game. My notes:
onemanandhisblog.com/2025/11/figh...
And there was some useful advice about how to avoid playing their game. My notes:
onemanandhisblog.com/2025/11/figh...
Fighting the new censorship: Emily Maitlis and Dr Ayala Panievsky
Emily Mailtlis interviews Dr Ayala Panievsky on how journalists counter the tools populist politicians use to control the narrative
onemanandhisblog.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I really enjoyed my colleague @panievsky.bsky.social being interviewed by @maitlis.bsky.social about the techniques populists use to force the press into self-censorship.
And there was some useful advice about how to avoid playing their game. My notes:
onemanandhisblog.com/2025/11/figh...
And there was some useful advice about how to avoid playing their game. My notes:
onemanandhisblog.com/2025/11/figh...