Creative destruction got a Nobel.
We are definitely heading back to the 1930s.

This is. so. frightening.

Save the date:
9-11 October 2025c
Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg)

"Toward a media maintenance approach (MEMA): Maintenance as a theoretical tool for media studies” written by @riccardoferrigato.bsky.social and myself

Maintenance is not (only) about technology and can be helpulf to different media scholars. Agree?

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

I never use social media, but.
It's now out an article by @gabrielebalbi.bsky.social and myself, and published by "Media, Culture & Society".

"Toward a media maintenance approach (MEMA): Maintenance as a theoretical tool for media studies" is open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New publication alert just in time for #ICA25 panels on the "Global Media and Internet Concentration Project" #GMICP

Change and resilience in Swiss newspapers and broadcasting, 2002 and 2022: Towards a critique of media concentration indices

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@icahdq.bsky.social

🔴 Sánchez recuerda al último hospital del norte de Gaza desmantelado: "Cientos de médicos y enfermeras han muerto por no dejar atrás a sus pacientes". Y apela a las palabras del Papa: "Por humanidad, por decencia, por justicia hay que parar esta barbarie" social.elpais.com/nph1e7

Lago di Costanza ai minimi a causa della siccità e dello scarso apporto di neve fusa.

www.euronews.com/video/2025/0...

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Why do we confuse the "Internet" with the "Web"? And how was this confusion addressed at @cern.bsky.social ?

Paper co-authored with the #WWWHistory Project @snf-fns-ch.bsky.social team: Deborah Barcella, @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social, and Martin Fomasi.

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This month episode of “Overnight” is a conversation with @danmcquillan.bsky.social about AI resistance in times of fascism and what “AI” actually is. Listen here, on Radio Raheem: www.radioraheem.it/overnight/ov...

Hello darkness my old friend …

Ukraine is Europe!
We stand by Ukraine.

We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.

Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.

I’m thrilled to share that I’ve been elected as the new director of the Institute of Media and Journalism at my university. It’s a pleasure to take on this role in an institute that’s not only a hub of academic excellence, but also a community of exceptional people, and I’m grateful to be part of it

👾Fresh Call for Abstracts!👁️ Come visit #STSItalia in Milan this summer to share your research at our panel on Critical Hype Studies exploring the many sociopsychotechnoenvironmental faces of hype. Deadline: Feb 3. @imaginaries.bsky.social

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When "8" stands for "all".
And when "Chineses" stands for "also Chineses".

If the door is open, well, it's open.

www.cnn.com/2024/12/04/p...

Last week: small Swiss village, big ideas! 🌍💡 Great discussions on maintenance and sustainability—thanks to Gabriele Balbi, Roberto Leggero, and @Riccardo Ferrigato for the inspiring experience! 🚀 #Sustainability #Maintenance #Airolo2024
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Don't forget: the government spent a decade warning us against encryption.

Demonizing & gaslighting privacy advocates.

Now, this catastrophic breach is the predictable result of prioritizing government access to private communications over everything else.