What a full circle moment thinking about watching TV together inspired me and Emily to have these important conversations many years ago #healthcommunication #siblinggrief

Challenging the notion that TV can be either informative or entertaining, the study found that viewers who saw these storylines were more likely than non-viewers to say they sought or shared information about organ donation and end-of-life planning.

Also, I'd be remiss if I didn't add how wonderful it was to work with Steph, and how much I am looking forward to future collaboration! #science #entertainmenteducation #TV #abortion #research #publichealth

We also found potential misinformation in about 10% of posts, both misinfo about abortion itself and abortion policy. These comments were significantly more likely to be anti-abortion. There could be a role for TV plotlines to address this misinfo!

For the comments themselves, the most frequent category was arguing with another poster (41.2%), but only about 2/3 of those were also coded as hostile. Could it be that people were engaging in respectful dialogue? We plan to do more in-depth qualitative work to find out!

We looked at clips on official channels, and were surprised that a majority of comments were from legal dramas (as opposed to medical). These channels had an average of 1.78 million subscribers - a huge audience!

I also want to thank my amazing mentors and colleagues. So much has changed since this day 3 years ago when Emily stood by my side at my PhD graduation, but I’m grateful for all the support and for all the professional opportunities that have come my way.

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Great to see you today!