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Dr. Daniela Dimitrova
@profdimitrova.bsky.social

University Professor & Editor-in-Chief of @JMCQuarterly.bsky.social. ✍️ Global journalism. 🌎 Political news reporting. 🧐 Refugee communications. ☕️ and 🍫. *NB: Views my own.

Communication & Media Studies 62%
Political science 16%
Pinned

Mine would probably be publishing a book: 📖 globaljournalism.org
We asked readers to share what they are most proud of accomplishing in 2025. People from ages 7 to 84 reached out to share their achievements big and small.

Regardless of the grandeur, these moments are worth celebrating.
What did you accomplish in 2025? Readers tell us their wins.
From losing 100 pounds to publishing a book and learning to ride a bike, readers shared with us what they were most proud of this year.
www.washingtonpost.com
We asked readers to share what they are most proud of accomplishing in 2025. People from ages 7 to 84 reached out to share their achievements big and small.

Regardless of the grandeur, these moments are worth celebrating.
What did you accomplish in 2025? Readers tell us their wins.
From losing 100 pounds to publishing a book and learning to ride a bike, readers shared with us what they were most proud of this year.
www.washingtonpost.com

A pleasure to introduce this much needed piece on the future of Visual Framing!

Fascinating lineup of articles examining the effects of AI content on users ⬇️
Christian von Sikorski and Michael Hameleers have curated a timely and excellent special issue on 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 👏
Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/JMQ/curr....
@profdimitrova.bsky.social @cvsikorski.bsky.social #commsky
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly - Volume 102, Number 4
Table of contents for Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 102, 4
journals.sagepub.com

Who's up early? My preview of the Dec. 30 special election in Iowa Senate district 16 is online:
-explaining the odd timing
-political landscape
-background on the candidates, key issues
-campaign spending & GOTV
-early vote totals so far

#ialegis #Iowa
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/12/28/i...
Iowa Senate district 16 preview: Renee Hardman vs. Lucas Loftin
Laura Belin digs into the odd election timing, the Senate district 16 landscape, both candidates' top issues, and early votes banked.
www.bleedingheartland.com

“If the Ellisons prevail, their business empire could range from CNN to Warner Bros. to TikTok. That could have enormous consequences for the news and entertainment industries, perhaps making the Ellisons as influential as the Murdochs”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
A Father, a Son and Their $108 Billion Push for Media Moguldom
www.nytimes.com

New UN report documents a startling statistic: "70 per cent of surveyed women have experienced online violence in the course of their work"!
www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...
Seven in ten women human rights defenders, activists and journalists report online violence | UN Women – Headquarters
Online violence is spilling offline: Four in ten of the women surveyed also reported experiencing offline attacks connected to digital abuse.
www.unwomen.org
It’s great to see this special issue on AI and disinformation out! Congratulations to all authors and of course guest editors!! 📖 ✍️ 🎉
Christian von Sikorski and Michael Hameleers have curated a timely and excellent special issue on 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 👏
Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/JMQ/curr....
@profdimitrova.bsky.social @cvsikorski.bsky.social #commsky
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly - Volume 102, Number 4
Table of contents for Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 102, 4
journals.sagepub.com
This is not unique to food bloggers, or online businesses. Infrastructures set the rules by which firms make decisions. Internet infrastructures are just as real as roads or rail, but can change much more quickly and with less community support, and without warning.
Google AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers: ‘It’s an extinction event’
AI Mode is mangling recipes by merging instructions from multiple creators – and causing them huge dips in ad traffic
www.theguardian.com

Big news from Bulgaria: the government resigns under pressure from citizen protests:

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Resigns in the Face of Mass Protests
www.nytimes.com

Very moving!

🌎 Ready for Spring 2026 adoptions! 😀

🔍 It's been in the works for a while so wonderful to see this special issue on #AI and #disinformation OUT!
👏 Congratulations to all contributors!!
Christian von Sikorski and Michael Hameleers have curated a timely and excellent special issue on 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 👏
Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/JMQ/curr....
@profdimitrova.bsky.social @cvsikorski.bsky.social #commsky
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly - Volume 102, Number 4
Table of contents for Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 102, 4
journals.sagepub.com

Hot off the presses this stellar piece on latest developments in #visual #framing! Well done!!
What a pleasure to be part of this invited forum!
My contribution connects 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 with current debates on 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻–𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
Screenshots below.
Check out the full forum here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #commsky @profdimitrova.bsky.social
For example, in case you wonder whether it is still ok to use self-reports of media exposure, you can now cite me for saying "yes, sure" - doi.org/10.4337/9781...

Preprint here: doi.org/10.31219/osf...