Ayala Panievsky
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Ayala Panievsky
@panievsky.bsky.social
presidential fellow at City University of London & research affiliate at University of Cambridge | populism in power, media under attack, future of news | ex Haaretz, Gates-Cambridge, Molad | soon out: https://footnotepress.com/books/the-new-censorship/
Caving to bullies is never a good idea. It’s never good journalism, either. Particularly for a public broadcast that could use this moment to say: “we’re not CBS, we don’t need Trump’s approval for mergers - we proudly serve our viewers and will keep doing so, even if some politicians don’t like it”
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I had a fantastic, moving, fun & insightful night with my dear friend @maitlis.bsky.social. Shoutout to hundreds of City students who packed the room for this urgent conversation about the future of news, asked the best questions & stayed to chat until security forced us all out! You’re the future ❤️
October 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
שנתיים למלחמה הן זמן טוב לחשבון נפש. ⁦‪הארץ‬⁩ מסקרים היום את הדוח שכתבנו במולד ומגלה מה התקשורת בישראל מעלימה מאיתנו: רק ב-3% (!) מהאייטמים נחשפה הקטסטרופה בעזה, בפחות ממאית האייטמים הופיעו דוברים ערבים, נציגי אופוזיציה זכו לעשירית החשיפה של נציגי הקואליציה ועוד הרבה נתונים כאן 👈👈 ⁦‪shorturl.at/0fLf
October 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Sorry @washingtonpost.com, polls are no substitute for journalism! If you can't verify and explain who is to blame for the shutdown, we have a problem :( Asking 1000 random people what they think can be helpful if you want to sell them something - not if you seek the truth
October 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Thanks to everyone who joined our sold-out book launch at The Frontline Club! Ex-BBC @jmacrodgers.bsky.social Ex-CNN @arwadamon.bsky.social & so many others who joined us to discuss the new censorship, rising authoritarianism & the horrors in Gaza. It was an intensive, inspiring urgent conversation
September 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Welcome to The New Censorship, @jimmykimmel.com @stephencolbert134.bsky.social!

"Authoritarianism masquerading as democracy, mega-billionaires championing the people, loyalty regimes masked as freedom".

My new book uncovers how it works & how to fight back - get your copy here: shorturl.at/k7AUq
September 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We had a great time hosting the brilliant team of @oslomet.bsky.social at @cityjournalism.bsky.social this week! Top scholars, top research. Thanks for coming ❤️ @oscarwestlund.bsky.social @steensteensen.bsky.social @digitaljournalism.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
📢 Very last days to submit your abstracts to our hyper-timely @digitaljournalism.bsky.social special issue *Bypassing Journalism: Journalists and Politicians in a Changing Media Landscape*
Details: tinyurl.com/53uv6fz4
@leahellmueller.bsky.social @cherian.bsky.social @oscarwestlund.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
August 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Amidst these dark, scary times, I’d like to thank @aejmc.bsky.social for granting me the 2025 Nafziger-White-Salwen Dissertation Award. Thanks my brilliant supervisor @ellamcpherson.bsky.social examiners @swaisbord.bsky.social & @ginasue.bsky.social & new colleagues at @cityjournalism.bsky.social ❤️
August 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
What could go wrong???
January 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
News flash: Musk will do anything in his power to get Farage elected, whether the Labour govnmnt tries to protect us from his interference or not. Might be wiser to get up and fight for a safer info environment before it’s too late
December 21, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Palestinian voices are almost entirely absent from the media coverage of the war in Gaza in the Israeli mainstream media. I got to talk to @whilderbrandt.bsky.social from @france24.bsky.social about my current research, supported by @cityunipublishing.bsky.social. Full story: tinyurl.com/2kccp33e
December 11, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Despite what Netanyahu said in his court testimony today, authoritarian populists like himself talk about ‘pluralism’ but seek *loyalty*. I got to talk about it earlier this week with @whilderbrandt.bsky.social on @france24.bsky.social. Full story: tinyurl.com/2kccp33e
December 10, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Excited to share my new publication in the International Journal of Press/Politics with my brilliant friends Yossi David, @noamgidron.bsky.social & @liorsheffer.bsky.social! Imagined audiences have been studied for decades - but what do we know about imagined journalists? >>
shorturl.at/klovF
February 27, 2024 at 12:50 PM