Stefanie Friedhoff
@steffriedhoff.bsky.social
German-American Journalist. Professor of the Practice & Director, Information Futures Lab at Brown University. "You are relentless when it comes to things making sense." True. Things should make sense. People and democracies depend on it.
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IBES affiliate @steffriedhoff.bsky.social, a professor of the practice at @brownpublichealth.bsky.social, is among the authors of a new report highlighting how extreme weather events are jeopardizing the health, safety and economic prospects of Americans.
Only 5% of public health officials feel “very prepared” to handle the escalating impacts of extreme weather. And 61% are without a lifeline: their preparations for extreme weather rely on federal funds that are now in flux.
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Protecting the Health of Americans in the Face of Extreme Weather - Federation of American Scientists
A new report, "Protecting the Health of Americans in the Face of Extreme Weather: A Roadmap for Coordinated Action" was developed to support leaders at this moment of evolving challenges, needs and op...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
IBES affiliate @steffriedhoff.bsky.social, a professor of the practice at @brownpublichealth.bsky.social, is among the authors of a new report highlighting how extreme weather events are jeopardizing the health, safety and economic prospects of Americans.
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Child mortality in Malawi has fallen by more than 80% since 1990
June 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Child mortality in Malawi has fallen by more than 80% since 1990
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Scenes from the May 9th Cutter Symposium on "Medical Information and Misinformation - The Role of Epidemiology" with speakers issa Dahabreh, @steffriedhoff.bsky.social, and Alfredo Morabia. Faculty, researchers, students and staff enjoyed the insightful lectures and conversations afterwards!
May 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Scenes from the May 9th Cutter Symposium on "Medical Information and Misinformation - The Role of Epidemiology" with speakers issa Dahabreh, @steffriedhoff.bsky.social, and Alfredo Morabia. Faculty, researchers, students and staff enjoyed the insightful lectures and conversations afterwards!
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
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February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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🚨BREAKING: Alliance for Retired Americans and two labor unions file lawsuit against Treasury Dept. to block disclosure of personal and financial information to Musk and DOGE.
Follow @democracydocket.com for details on this and every pro-democracy lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com
Follow @democracydocket.com for details on this and every pro-democracy lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
🚨BREAKING: Alliance for Retired Americans and two labor unions file lawsuit against Treasury Dept. to block disclosure of personal and financial information to Musk and DOGE.
Follow @democracydocket.com for details on this and every pro-democracy lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com
Follow @democracydocket.com for details on this and every pro-democracy lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com
All of this 👇👇, plus: The people who run these institutions make choices every day. These choices are not set. They CAN be influenced. This is why we keep at it. Work every lever. And talk about it, everywhere. Especially with people with different world views.
What folks are getting a tough lesson in right now: Institutions are people. They are not abstract forces that exist as firewalls or safeguards. They are just people who play a role and who perhaps have abided by norms, but whose decisions minute to minute shape the role those institutions play.
February 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
All of this 👇👇, plus: The people who run these institutions make choices every day. These choices are not set. They CAN be influenced. This is why we keep at it. Work every lever. And talk about it, everywhere. Especially with people with different world views.
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When the Patriot Act was passed, libraries got requests for patrons’ borrowing history. We were prohibited from disclosing those requests.
We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason.
ALSO.
We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason.
ALSO.
January 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
When the Patriot Act was passed, libraries got requests for patrons’ borrowing history. We were prohibited from disclosing those requests.
We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason.
ALSO.
We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason.
ALSO.
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Today at 3 pm ET! Join @steffriedhoff.bsky.social and the Public Health Communications Collaborative and bring your questions for this free webinar on the state of public health comms and social media. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Ask Us Anything: The State of Social Media for Public Health Communicators. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webin...
2025 kicked off with a public health crisis in Los Angeles, the removal of fact-checking on Meta platforms, and a new administration. Public health professionals and communicators across the country a...
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January 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Today at 3 pm ET! Join @steffriedhoff.bsky.social and the Public Health Communications Collaborative and bring your questions for this free webinar on the state of public health comms and social media. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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I feel like we're going to see a lot of stories like this.
A man accused of assaulting law enforcement officers and tossing an explosive device into a Capitol tunnel on Jan. 6 was rearrested just days after receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump.
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Already Rearrested on Gun Charges
A Jan. 6 rioter charged with lobbing an explosive device at police was arrested shortly after having his case dismissed under Trump's mass pardon.
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January 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I feel like we're going to see a lot of stories like this.
Ruthless tactics at work here. No reason to go offline right now other than creating drama, attracting attention, and baiting —or coordinating with? — Trump’s desire to be the hero who returns an addictive app to a generation that has yet to experience platform change. #tiktok
January 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Ruthless tactics at work here. No reason to go offline right now other than creating drama, attracting attention, and baiting —or coordinating with? — Trump’s desire to be the hero who returns an addictive app to a generation that has yet to experience platform change. #tiktok
We need a better process for platform design choices to have an occasional ‘benefit to society’ check. This entire thread 👇👇 is very 2025.
Meta is testing, or has started to ship, its AI generated profiles, here on Instagram
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#SocialWeb
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#SocialWeb
January 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
We need a better process for platform design choices to have an occasional ‘benefit to society’ check. This entire thread 👇👇 is very 2025.
Read this @npr.org: Louisiana halts all flu, mpox & COVID vax communication, arguing vaccinations are "an individual's personal choice." Restricting information access is a cruel but effective tactic in chaotic info spaces. You have to have info to have a choice. www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots
An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.
www.npr.org
December 20, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Read this @npr.org: Louisiana halts all flu, mpox & COVID vax communication, arguing vaccinations are "an individual's personal choice." Restricting information access is a cruel but effective tactic in chaotic info spaces. You have to have info to have a choice. www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Can’t say enough good things about the Institute for Nonprofit News. MLK50 wouldn’t be as strong as we are without them and their leaders/leadership. Thanks for featuring us in this video!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG6U...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG6U...
INN: Building the future of news
YouTube video by Institute for Nonprofit News
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December 16, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Can’t say enough good things about the Institute for Nonprofit News. MLK50 wouldn’t be as strong as we are without them and their leaders/leadership. Thanks for featuring us in this video!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG6U...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG6U...
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The 39th time we've had to post this, and this time about The Onion's original hometown.
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
MADISON, WI—In the hours following a violent rampage in Wisconsin in which a lone attacker killed at least two individuals and injured six others, citizens living in the only country where this kind o...
theonion.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:48 PM
The 39th time we've had to post this, and this time about The Onion's original hometown.
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Jumpstart your path to real-world impact with @aspenpolicyacademy.bsky.social’s new Policy Primer! This five-week course is free, virtual, and accepting applications until Jan 6. I encourage you to learn more here: aspenpolicyacademy.org/policy-primer
Policy Primer - Aspen Policy Academy
Policy Primer The Policy Primer is a part-time, unpaid virtual program that teaches early to mid-career professionals how to impact policy. The program consists of a four-week policy bootcamp where pa...
aspenpolicyacademy.org
December 16, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Jumpstart your path to real-world impact with @aspenpolicyacademy.bsky.social’s new Policy Primer! This five-week course is free, virtual, and accepting applications until Jan 6. I encourage you to learn more here: aspenpolicyacademy.org/policy-primer
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🌅 Happening today: LPC and @infofutureslab.bsky.social are sharing our #CivicInformationIndex at the National Conference on Citizenship to show how a focus on civic health can revitalize local news and inspire civic collaboration! #NCoC24 #RenewingCivicHealth
🔗 Full agenda: ncoc.org/2024-speakers/
🔗 Full agenda: ncoc.org/2024-speakers/
2024 National Conference on Citizenship Speakers | National Conference on Citizenship
Dr. Jeanine Abrams McLean is the President at Fair Count, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, founded by Stacey Abrams. The goal of Fair Count is to ensure that every person in Georgia and the nati...
ncoc.org
December 10, 2024 at 2:45 PM
🌅 Happening today: LPC and @infofutureslab.bsky.social are sharing our #CivicInformationIndex at the National Conference on Citizenship to show how a focus on civic health can revitalize local news and inspire civic collaboration! #NCoC24 #RenewingCivicHealth
🔗 Full agenda: ncoc.org/2024-speakers/
🔗 Full agenda: ncoc.org/2024-speakers/
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The Civic Information Index is a new tool from @infofutureslab.bsky.social and Listening Post Collective - a data dashboard providing info like civic participation, equity, health outcomes and more. The team's goal is to help cultivate robust local information ecosystems. @steffriedhoff.bsky.social
Civic Information Index – Engaged, Informed, Equitable, and Healthy Communities Nationwide
civicinfoindex.org
November 21, 2024 at 7:29 PM
The Civic Information Index is a new tool from @infofutureslab.bsky.social and Listening Post Collective - a data dashboard providing info like civic participation, equity, health outcomes and more. The team's goal is to help cultivate robust local information ecosystems. @steffriedhoff.bsky.social
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Here's a fascinating new way to look at the state of civic information: which places have it more than others. You might be surprised! See how your county fares. civicinfoindex.org/the-index/
The Index – Civic Information Index
civicinfoindex.org
November 19, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Here's a fascinating new way to look at the state of civic information: which places have it more than others. You might be surprised! See how your county fares. civicinfoindex.org/the-index/
Excited to join a new platform on the day we are launching our new Civic Information Index! Check it out! 👇👇
Local journalism & healthy communities go hand in hand. Explore the Civic Information Index—our new tool linking news, civic engagement, & equity to community wellbeing. Created w/ Listening Post Collective, it maps key data like voter turnout. Explore your county now at www.civicinfoindex.org
November 20, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Excited to join a new platform on the day we are launching our new Civic Information Index! Check it out! 👇👇