Stine Eckert
@stineeckert.bsky.social
PhD, Associate Prof., Dept. of Communication, Wayne State U, Detroit. Researching social media, journalism, counter publics, online harassment. Editor of Journalism Research/Journalistik – Zeitschrift für Journalismusforschung. https://journalistik.online/
The number of married same-sex couples in the United States doubled in the last decade to 774,000, according to government data. #LGBTQ #USA www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Marriage Ruling Relieves Gay Americans and Leaves Conservatives Pledging New Challenges
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November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The number of married same-sex couples in the United States doubled in the last decade to 774,000, according to government data. #LGBTQ #USA www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
With yet another liberal woman prematurely departing Swedish politics, we need to be clear about what is happening: #women are being chased out of public life by unconstrained hate groups, #onlinetrolls and far-right extremism. In one of the strongest democracies. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In Sweden, online hate and anti-immigrant extremism are driving women out of public life | Martin Gelin
A leading liberal politician has quit in fear of her physical safety. It is a crushing setback for democracy in one of the world’s most open societies, says journalist Martin Gelin
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
With yet another liberal woman prematurely departing Swedish politics, we need to be clear about what is happening: #women are being chased out of public life by unconstrained hate groups, #onlinetrolls and far-right extremism. In one of the strongest democracies. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This sounds intriguing: Algorithms and AI through the lens of tracing "genealogical connections between historical plantation technologies and current machine learning". Guest talk by Dr. Shaka McGlotten on Thu, Dec. 4, 12:30 pm at Lawrence Technological University. #Detroit ltu.edu/academics-ca...
Dr. Shaka McGlotten Hainting the Algorithm - Lawrence Technological University
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November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This sounds intriguing: Algorithms and AI through the lens of tracing "genealogical connections between historical plantation technologies and current machine learning". Guest talk by Dr. Shaka McGlotten on Thu, Dec. 4, 12:30 pm at Lawrence Technological University. #Detroit ltu.edu/academics-ca...
Der Frauenmachtanteil im Journalismus in Deutschland sinkt nach 10 Jahren positiver Entwicklung das zweite Jahr in Folge auf knapp 38%. Besonders abgeschlagen: Regionalzeitungen und Onlinemedien, mit Anteilen von knapp 20% und darunter. Neue Studie von ProQuote: www.pro-quote.de/onlinemedien...
Onlinemedien fortschrittlich? Von wegen! ProQuote Medien-Studie zeigt Abwärtstrend von Frauen in Führung - ProQuote - mehr Frauen an die Spitze!
Hamburg, den 08. November 2025 – Nach Jahren positiver Entwicklung sinkt der Frauenmachtanteil im Journalismus das zweite Jahr in Folge. Besonders abgeschlagen sind Regionalzeitungen und Onlinemedien,...
www.pro-quote.de
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Der Frauenmachtanteil im Journalismus in Deutschland sinkt nach 10 Jahren positiver Entwicklung das zweite Jahr in Folge auf knapp 38%. Besonders abgeschlagen: Regionalzeitungen und Onlinemedien, mit Anteilen von knapp 20% und darunter. Neue Studie von ProQuote: www.pro-quote.de/onlinemedien...
“This is something I experienced as a woman, but it is something that all women in our country experience. If I don’t file a complaint, where does that leave all Mexican women? If they do this to the president, what happens to all the other women in the country?” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Mexican women outraged by public sexual assault on their president
‘Humiliating’ groping of Claudia Sheinbaum by drunken man prompts widespread condemnation
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
“This is something I experienced as a woman, but it is something that all women in our country experience. If I don’t file a complaint, where does that leave all Mexican women? If they do this to the president, what happens to all the other women in the country?” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Lidl lohnt sich – für rechte Influencer. Kanäle mit rechtspopulistischen Inhalten profitieren von der Werbung großer Marken. Die könnten eingreifen, tun das oft aber nicht. taz.de/Lidl-Aldi-Am...
Lidl, Aldi, Amazon: Rechte Influencer profitieren von Werbung großer Marken
Kanäle mit rechtspopulistischen Inhalten profitieren von der Werbung großer Marken. Die könnten eingreifen, tun das oft aber nicht.
taz.de
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Lidl lohnt sich – für rechte Influencer. Kanäle mit rechtspopulistischen Inhalten profitieren von der Werbung großer Marken. Die könnten eingreifen, tun das oft aber nicht. taz.de/Lidl-Aldi-Am...
Cornell is expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government—a pledge the president of a Cornell faculty rights group called a “bribe”—and to invest $30 million on programs designed to enhance efficiency and lower costs in agriculture and farming. #USA #highered www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Cornell Reaches Deal With Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Cornell is expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government—a pledge the president of a Cornell faculty rights group called a “bribe”—and to invest $30 million on programs designed to enhance efficiency and lower costs in agriculture and farming. #USA #highered www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Mr. Dunn told reporters outside the courtroom after his acquittal that on the night he let the sandwich fly, he believed he was doing so in defense of immigrants, as a knot of federal agents gathered nearby. “Every life matters no matter where you come from." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Mr. Dunn told reporters outside the courtroom after his acquittal that on the night he let the sandwich fly, he believed he was doing so in defense of immigrants, as a knot of federal agents gathered nearby. “Every life matters no matter where you come from." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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The Trump Administration and its Republican allies are now engaged in a concerted effort to return the United States to the landscape that preceded them, Jelani Cobb writes. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/10/voting-rights-and-immigration-under-attack
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Trump Administration and its Republican allies are now engaged in a concerted effort to return the United States to the landscape that preceded them, Jelani Cobb writes. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/10/voting-rights-and-immigration-under-attack
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NEW: Following a ProPublica investigation, more than two dozen House Democrats are pressing the Trump administration to reverse a new Department of Veterans Affairs policy that makes it harder for male veterans with breast cancer to get health coverage.
Trump’s VA Made It Harder for Male Veterans to Get Treatment for Breast Cancer. Lawmakers Want to Fix That.
After ProPublica revealed changes to how the Department of Veterans Affairs covers men with breast cancer, House members demanded the agency reverse its decision. Separately, new Senate legislation would require the VA to be more transparent.
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: Following a ProPublica investigation, more than two dozen House Democrats are pressing the Trump administration to reverse a new Department of Veterans Affairs policy that makes it harder for male veterans with breast cancer to get health coverage.
"Parise and more than a half-dozen neighbors underscored in interviews that federal agents have been the catalyst for chaos and clashes." #USA #Chicago www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... #com2100t #featurestoryexample
Chicago residents say kids tear-gassed due to nearby immigration enforcement
A Chicago mother tells NBC News she and her 2-year-old were hit with a chemical agent. Many residents say the city wasn’t a “war zone”— until immigration agents swept through.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"Parise and more than a half-dozen neighbors underscored in interviews that federal agents have been the catalyst for chaos and clashes." #USA #Chicago www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... #com2100t #featurestoryexample
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It will be my pleasure to share insights from the editorial perspective at JMCQ along with a distinguished author and our Editorial Assistant ✍️ @shayakraut.bsky.social @aejmc.bsky.social
Xinzhi Zhang, Associate Professor at City University of Hong Kong, and @profdimitrova.bsky.social, University Professor at Iowa State University & Editor-in-Chief of JMCQ will offer an AEJMC Webinar on "Publishing Success".
Join us on NOV 6, 2025, 7pm, Eastern Time! @aejmc.bsky.social #commsky
Join us on NOV 6, 2025, 7pm, Eastern Time! @aejmc.bsky.social #commsky
November 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It will be my pleasure to share insights from the editorial perspective at JMCQ along with a distinguished author and our Editorial Assistant ✍️ @shayakraut.bsky.social @aejmc.bsky.social
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Für alle, die noch mehr zum Thema wollen: Bei @soziopolis.bsky.social gibt es ein tolles aktuelles Dossier zu Geschlechterungleichheiten im Wissenschaftssystem u.a. mit Texten von @nicholzhauser.bsky.social, @amreibahr.bsky.social , @drkeichhorn.bsky.social 👀 www.soziopolis.de/dossier/wiss...
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Zur Situation von Frauen in Academia
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November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Für alle, die noch mehr zum Thema wollen: Bei @soziopolis.bsky.social gibt es ein tolles aktuelles Dossier zu Geschlechterungleichheiten im Wissenschaftssystem u.a. mit Texten von @nicholzhauser.bsky.social, @amreibahr.bsky.social , @drkeichhorn.bsky.social 👀 www.soziopolis.de/dossier/wiss...
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Such important work! A wealth of data on #gendergaps in academia in #Germany #Austria and #Switzerland e.g. women authored 53% of the articles in the 90 communication journals but only 37% of the articles they authored were cited. Women made up between 35% (Germany) 43% (Switzerland) of grant PIs.
Wie steht es um Geschlechterdiversität in der Wissenschaft? Wir haben uns das für die deutschsprachige Kommunikationswissenschaft (DACH-Raum) angeschaut – alle Hierarchiestufen #IchbinHanna & Jobs in Relation zu Publikationen, Zitationen, Preisen und Drittmitteln doi.org/10.1007/s116...
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Such important work! A wealth of data on #gendergaps in academia in #Germany #Austria and #Switzerland e.g. women authored 53% of the articles in the 90 communication journals but only 37% of the articles they authored were cited. Women made up between 35% (Germany) 43% (Switzerland) of grant PIs.
Now, with the vow fulfilled, the family wants to display the Florentine Diamond and other jewels in #Canada to thank the country for taking in the last empress of #Austria and her children. #history www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/a...
The Florentine Diamond Resurfaces After 100 Years in Hiding
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November 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Now, with the vow fulfilled, the family wants to display the Florentine Diamond and other jewels in #Canada to thank the country for taking in the last empress of #Austria and her children. #history www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/a...
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Thanks and best of luck to everyone who submitted for #ICA26! Reviews kick off next week — if you haven’t already, consider signing up to review and support the ICA community! ica2026.abstractcentral.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Thanks and best of luck to everyone who submitted for #ICA26! Reviews kick off next week — if you haven’t already, consider signing up to review and support the ICA community! ica2026.abstractcentral.com
“If I don’t file a complaint, where does that leave all Mexican women? If they do this to the president, what happens to all the other women in the country?” For some women watching the country’s first woman president being groped in public was a personal affront. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Mexican women outraged by public sexual assault on their president
‘Humiliating’ groping of Claudia Sheinbaum by drunken man prompts widespread condemnation
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“If I don’t file a complaint, where does that leave all Mexican women? If they do this to the president, what happens to all the other women in the country?” For some women watching the country’s first woman president being groped in public was a personal affront. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Professuren-Parität in Deutschland bei gleichbleibendem Fortschritt erst 2054. Und je höher die Besoldungsgruppe, desto weniger Professorinnen: 2023 bei W1-Juniorprofessuren etwas über 49%, jedoch nur rund 29% bei C3/W2-Professuren und 25% bei C4/W3.
www.forschung-und-lehre.de/karriere/fra...
www.forschung-und-lehre.de/karriere/fra...
Frauenanteil an Professuren minimal auf 29 Prozent gestiegen
Die GWK bestätigt einen leicht positiven Trend. Der systematische Verlust von Frauen auf dem akademischen Karriereweg bleibt jedoch bestehen.
www.forschung-und-lehre.de
November 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Professuren-Parität in Deutschland bei gleichbleibendem Fortschritt erst 2054. Und je höher die Besoldungsgruppe, desto weniger Professorinnen: 2023 bei W1-Juniorprofessuren etwas über 49%, jedoch nur rund 29% bei C3/W2-Professuren und 25% bei C4/W3.
www.forschung-und-lehre.de/karriere/fra...
www.forschung-und-lehre.de/karriere/fra...
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Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield has won the mayor’s race, according to the Associated Press. She becomes the city’s first woman mayor, a Black woman, with housing for single-mother-led households as a major part of her legacy and platform. 19thnews.org/2025/11/mary...
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield has won the mayor’s race, according to the Associated Press. She becomes the city’s first woman mayor, a Black woman, with housing for single-mother-led households as a major part of her legacy and platform. 19thnews.org/2025/11/mary...
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Zohran Mamdani addressed supporters on Tuesday night after notching a decisive win in the New York mayoral race, recognizing the diverse coalition that elected him and the affordability-based issues that propelled him. https://bit.ly/47G4Eee
November 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Zohran Mamdani addressed supporters on Tuesday night after notching a decisive win in the New York mayoral race, recognizing the diverse coalition that elected him and the affordability-based issues that propelled him. https://bit.ly/47G4Eee
Waking up to a little blue wave -- way to go for the midterms next year #elections #USA #Virginia #NYC #NewJersey #California
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Waking up to a little blue wave -- way to go for the midterms next year #elections #USA #Virginia #NYC #NewJersey #California
#Detroit will get its first woman mayor with Mary Sheffield who won the race by a big margin #elections #herstory wdet.org/2025/11/04/2...
2025 Municipal Election Results: Detroit - WDET 101.9 FM
Election results for Detroit's 2025 municipal elections. Bookmark this page for up-to-date vote counts on city council races and more.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
#Detroit will get its first woman mayor with Mary Sheffield who won the race by a big margin #elections #herstory wdet.org/2025/11/04/2...
#AbigailSpanberger becomes the first woman to serve as governor of #Virginia, after 74 men #USA #elections2025 www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Live Updates: Virginia Elects Spanberger, Giving Democrats Early Election Night Momentum
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
#AbigailSpanberger becomes the first woman to serve as governor of #Virginia, after 74 men #USA #elections2025 www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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I talked with @thedextriarchy.bsky.social with @theverge.com about why the TAKE IT DOWN Act is unfortunately unlikely to deter apps like Grok from creating fake pornographic videos of real people @cybercivilrights.bsky.social
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Sex is getting scrubbed from the internet, but a billionaire can sell you AI nudes
Grok’s nonconsensual deepfakes show how hollow the online safety push can be.
www.theverge.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I talked with @thedextriarchy.bsky.social with @theverge.com about why the TAKE IT DOWN Act is unfortunately unlikely to deter apps like Grok from creating fake pornographic videos of real people @cybercivilrights.bsky.social
www.theverge.com/internet-cen...
www.theverge.com/internet-cen...