David Westerman
@dkwesterman.bsky.social
Associate Professor at NDSU, @ndsucommdept.bsky.social. Interested in how we communicate through and with technology. Originally from NF, NY.
Come on out to Fargo!
Tenure-track job opening! 🚨 Link in bio!
We're searching for a colleague to teach students in the areas of multimedia, broadcast, and/or strat communication. The teaching load is 2/2; candidate must maintain an active research agenda.
#NDSU #NDSUCommunication #StrategicCommunication #AcademicSky
We're searching for a colleague to teach students in the areas of multimedia, broadcast, and/or strat communication. The teaching load is 2/2; candidate must maintain an active research agenda.
#NDSU #NDSUCommunication #StrategicCommunication #AcademicSky
March 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Come on out to Fargo!
Hey @bowmanspartan.bsky.social and @amperjay.bsky.social this one's for you!
It's the 16 year anniversary of when the depressed anthropomorphic bread loaf from German kids TV was abducted by vagrant anarchists who were battling the city over squatting rights! Anarchists posted vid of the loaf expressing solidarity w them. Some feared the bread already had Stockholm syndrome
![Bernd is a depressed and curmudgeonly[3] pullman loaf, speaking in a deep, gloomy baritone.[1] He is small, rectangular and golden brown[3] with hands directly attached to his body,[5] rings around his eyes and a thin-lipped mouth.[7] According to himself, he belongs to the species homo brotus depressivus.[5] His favourite activities include staring at the south wall of his home,[3] memorising the pattern of his woodchip wallpaper, reading his favourite magazine The Desert and You, expanding his video collection of the most boring railway tracks, and eating lukewarm gruel. Bernd sympathizes firstly with himself,[4] and is bad-tempered[8] and fatalistic.[9]
His favorite expression is Mist!, used in much the same way as the English "crap".[9][7] His other catchphrases are: "I would like to be left alone," "I would like to leave this show," and "My life is hell."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreigjzaayx2oj22v7hdjyyy4r2nhtaxhf7rcs2dwob3ubixomkhpmqe@jpeg)
January 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Hey @bowmanspartan.bsky.social and @amperjay.bsky.social this one's for you!
Winter Wonderland
December 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Winter Wonderland
This must be the important piece I add to scientific research.
Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky
1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research
Open Access
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research
Open Access
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
December 15, 2024 at 8:33 PM
This must be the important piece I add to scientific research.
Useful simile here. It will be making an appearance in my grad theory class this Spring. #NDSUCOMM711
#commsky
Some social science researchers (especially grad students) seem to think that theories are like a buffet. They want to load as many onto their plate as they can squeeze in with no thought to how well it all goes together. But ideally, they should be thinking of themselves as a chef 1/
Some social science researchers (especially grad students) seem to think that theories are like a buffet. They want to load as many onto their plate as they can squeeze in with no thought to how well it all goes together. But ideally, they should be thinking of themselves as a chef 1/
December 3, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Useful simile here. It will be making an appearance in my grad theory class this Spring. #NDSUCOMM711
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Did you know that Niagara Falls is made up of three waterfalls? Horseshoe Falls, American Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls. Horseshoe Falls is the largest and most famous!
November 27, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Did you know that Niagara Falls is made up of three waterfalls? Horseshoe Falls, American Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls. Horseshoe Falls is the largest and most famous!
Reposted by David Westerman
A prof at a renowned™️ university reached out once because they were writing a book on communication. They saw I was in a comm dept and was surprised those existed. Asked for a review piece or two to summarize the field. Didn't appreciate me asking if there was one article that summarized their field
November 26, 2024 at 2:10 PM
A prof at a renowned™️ university reached out once because they were writing a book on communication. They saw I was in a comm dept and was surprised those existed. Asked for a review piece or two to summarize the field. Didn't appreciate me asking if there was one article that summarized their field
I second this
German food is delicious! And the beer ain't half bad either.
November 23, 2024 at 8:36 PM
I second this
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*blush* - oh folks, sincerely thanks for sharing this with me.
I couldn't be at #NCA24 to accept it, but our handbook "Entertainment Media & Communication" was named "Distinguished Book Award" by the Communication and Social Cognition Division. Details: www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
I couldn't be at #NCA24 to accept it, but our handbook "Entertainment Media & Communication" was named "Distinguished Book Award" by the Communication and Social Cognition Division. Details: www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
November 22, 2024 at 8:09 PM
*blush* - oh folks, sincerely thanks for sharing this with me.
I couldn't be at #NCA24 to accept it, but our handbook "Entertainment Media & Communication" was named "Distinguished Book Award" by the Communication and Social Cognition Division. Details: www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
I couldn't be at #NCA24 to accept it, but our handbook "Entertainment Media & Communication" was named "Distinguished Book Award" by the Communication and Social Cognition Division. Details: www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
Reposted by David Westerman
If you've got questions, thoughts,
& opinions about AI, so do we! Join us Fri from 8-10:45am to kick off the NCAi Collaboratory!
& if you're looking for an index of all #NCA2024 AI-related presentations at this year's conference, we've got that too: www.natcom.org/spectra/ncai...
& opinions about AI, so do we! Join us Fri from 8-10:45am to kick off the NCAi Collaboratory!
& if you're looking for an index of all #NCA2024 AI-related presentations at this year's conference, we've got that too: www.natcom.org/spectra/ncai...
November 20, 2024 at 3:28 PM
If you've got questions, thoughts,
& opinions about AI, so do we! Join us Fri from 8-10:45am to kick off the NCAi Collaboratory!
& if you're looking for an index of all #NCA2024 AI-related presentations at this year's conference, we've got that too: www.natcom.org/spectra/ncai...
& opinions about AI, so do we! Join us Fri from 8-10:45am to kick off the NCAi Collaboratory!
& if you're looking for an index of all #NCA2024 AI-related presentations at this year's conference, we've got that too: www.natcom.org/spectra/ncai...
First snow of the season
November 20, 2024 at 1:31 PM
First snow of the season
My colleagues do cool stuff
Just returned from presenting at one of the most intellectually and socially stimulating conferences, on rhetoric and AI, hosted by the University of Tübingen’s RHET AI Center and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems. Amazing experience with great hosts and contributors.
November 20, 2024 at 12:12 AM
My colleagues do cool stuff
Reposted by David Westerman
PhD students whose work connects with Communication and Technology and/or Mobile Communication theories, methods, and topics are encouraged to apply to the Doctoral Consortium, an #ICA25 pre-conference to be held on Thurs Jun 12.
https://buff.ly/3USZB4A
https://buff.ly/3USZB4A
November 19, 2024 at 4:00 PM
PhD students whose work connects with Communication and Technology and/or Mobile Communication theories, methods, and topics are encouraged to apply to the Doctoral Consortium, an #ICA25 pre-conference to be held on Thurs Jun 12.
https://buff.ly/3USZB4A
https://buff.ly/3USZB4A
Reposted by David Westerman
#Com peeps: lots of communication doc students here, some attending #NCA24 the 1st time. What’s a tip to get lots out of the convention?
Here’s one: Attend your fave division’s business meeting. You’ll meet like-minded peers, connect with informal mentors, and learn if you like their vibe.
Here’s one: Attend your fave division’s business meeting. You’ll meet like-minded peers, connect with informal mentors, and learn if you like their vibe.
a woman wearing headphones and glasses is sitting in front of a couch
Alt: a woman wearing headphones and glasses is sitting in front of a couch, saying Boom! Networking.
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:28 PM
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New rule - all scientific conferences are now required to do Hot Ones style panels 🥵
We did this at the American Psychology-Law Society Conference last year. It was an incredible success (way exceeded room capacity), so they’re doing another one next year.
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November 19, 2024 at 3:43 AM
New rule - all scientific conferences are now required to do Hot Ones style panels 🥵
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There's a baker on this year's Holiday Baking Championship that looks a little like Joe Walther. He is the one I'm rooting for.
November 19, 2024 at 2:14 AM
There's a baker on this year's Holiday Baking Championship that looks a little like Joe Walther. He is the one I'm rooting for.
Reposted by David Westerman
Talk to folks in other disciplines about your work. They will ask you new questions that you haven’t had to answer from that angle before. It’s such good exercise!
November 17, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Talk to folks in other disciplines about your work. They will ask you new questions that you haven’t had to answer from that angle before. It’s such good exercise!
Are they really called skeets?
November 18, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Are they really called skeets?
Good scholars on this list. And me.
#HMC starter pack…let me know if you want added.
November 16, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Good scholars on this list. And me.
I need to start participating here more.
October 10, 2024 at 2:08 PM
I need to start participating here more.