sonnevend.bsky.social
@sonnevend.bsky.social
Media sociologist, New School prof, author of Charm: How Magnetic Personalities Shape Global Politics.
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Watching "Good Night and Good Luck" last night, I realized there's a direct line from Edward R. Murrow seated at a desk, staring into the camera & directly (personally) addressing the viewer, to the format Hannity, Maddow, et. al. exploit today.
It's a form of televangelism.
It's a form of televangelism.
June 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Watching "Good Night and Good Luck" last night, I realized there's a direct line from Edward R. Murrow seated at a desk, staring into the camera & directly (personally) addressing the viewer, to the format Hannity, Maddow, et. al. exploit today.
It's a form of televangelism.
It's a form of televangelism.
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RIP Jonathan Sterne - most influential sound studies scholar of the past 20 years, renowned mentor, dedicated colleague.
this morning friends, colleagues, and students recieved an email with the sad news that jonathan sterne passed away last night in his sleep. if you would like to reach out to carrie, you can do so at the heyjonandcarrie email that was previously distributed. (dm me if you dont have this)
March 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
RIP Jonathan Sterne - most influential sound studies scholar of the past 20 years, renowned mentor, dedicated colleague.
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NEW: As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, our analysis found that this expanding media ecosystem is overwhelmingly right-leaning.
The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces
As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, the influence of this media ecosystem becomes more prominent — and Media Matters has found that the most popular of this conte...
www.mediamatters.org
March 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
NEW: As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, our analysis found that this expanding media ecosystem is overwhelmingly right-leaning.
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Things I would like to see ranked more than people under the age of 30 or colleges:
Groupchats
Hacker houses
Mensches
What else...
Groupchats
Hacker houses
Mensches
What else...
February 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Things I would like to see ranked more than people under the age of 30 or colleges:
Groupchats
Hacker houses
Mensches
What else...
Groupchats
Hacker houses
Mensches
What else...
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The CU Boulder Media Studies Department is hiring an Assistant Teaching Professor! We’re seeking candidates with expertise in global media, screen cultures, and digital production cultures. jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
Assistant Teaching Professor of Media Studies
jobs.colorado.edu
January 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The CU Boulder Media Studies Department is hiring an Assistant Teaching Professor! We’re seeking candidates with expertise in global media, screen cultures, and digital production cultures. jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
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Save the date for a day-long Postdoctoral Fellows Colloquium on Friday, February 28: bit.ly/4jkYBkj! Co-organized by @annenbergcargc.bsky.social, @mic-center.bsky.social, @cdcspenn.bsky.social, and @ascmediarisk.org, the colloquium will feature presentations by Annenberg postdocs followed by a Q&A.
January 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Save the date for a day-long Postdoctoral Fellows Colloquium on Friday, February 28: bit.ly/4jkYBkj! Co-organized by @annenbergcargc.bsky.social, @mic-center.bsky.social, @cdcspenn.bsky.social, and @ascmediarisk.org, the colloquium will feature presentations by Annenberg postdocs followed by a Q&A.
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“Charisma belongs to the godlike character symbolic of wealth and power, while charm is associated with everydayness.”
@sonnevend.bsky.social, author of Charm, spoke with Lauren Villagran for USA Today: www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
@sonnevend.bsky.social, author of Charm, spoke with Lauren Villagran for USA Today: www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Charm and devotion: How Donald Trump has held onto his fan base
As President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, MAGA fans are celebrating.
www.usatoday.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“Charisma belongs to the godlike character symbolic of wealth and power, while charm is associated with everydayness.”
@sonnevend.bsky.social, author of Charm, spoke with Lauren Villagran for USA Today: www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
@sonnevend.bsky.social, author of Charm, spoke with Lauren Villagran for USA Today: www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
“Trump has both charm and charisma. He is a godlike, far-away person who people associate with wealth, with being able to make it in the U.S., but there is also this everydayness about him with the baseball hat and him saying the things people think but cannot say." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Charm and devotion: How Donald Trump has held onto his fan base
As President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, MAGA fans are celebrating.
www.usatoday.com
January 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
“Trump has both charm and charisma. He is a godlike, far-away person who people associate with wealth, with being able to make it in the U.S., but there is also this everydayness about him with the baseball hat and him saying the things people think but cannot say." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
I am very honored and excited about this appointment — and slightly worried that I may have become mainstream! But I could not dream of a better co-editor and I am thrilled to work with the JoC’s excellent editors-in-chief. 💜
January 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I am very honored and excited about this appointment — and slightly worried that I may have become mainstream! But I could not dream of a better co-editor and I am thrilled to work with the JoC’s excellent editors-in-chief. 💜
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“Today it is not enough for politicians to remain remote or godlike. They must also excel at the new game in which they create the illusion of an intimate relationship with their audiences.”
Read more: www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat... @thetls.bsky.social @sonnevend.bsky.social
Read more: www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat... @thetls.bsky.social @sonnevend.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“Today it is not enough for politicians to remain remote or godlike. They must also excel at the new game in which they create the illusion of an intimate relationship with their audiences.”
Read more: www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat... @thetls.bsky.social @sonnevend.bsky.social
Read more: www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat... @thetls.bsky.social @sonnevend.bsky.social
Check out our new, open access journal article! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Goodnight Ma’am The Queen’s death as a media event and the contestation of legacies in live participation - Johanna Sumiala, Anu A Harju, Julia Sonnevend, 2025
On the 8th of September, 2022, the world paused as the BBC announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II. After 70 years on the throne, the longest-reigning British...
journals.sagepub.com
January 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Check out our new, open access journal article! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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@annenbergpenn.bsky.social
PhD candidate @jennyjlee.bsky.social
moderates our keynote conversation, asking, "If as scholars we are best at diagnosing and analyzing problems, how do we orient ourselves toward solutions?"
PhD candidate @jennyjlee.bsky.social
moderates our keynote conversation, asking, "If as scholars we are best at diagnosing and analyzing problems, how do we orient ourselves toward solutions?"
December 6, 2024 at 12:34 AM
@annenbergpenn.bsky.social
PhD candidate @jennyjlee.bsky.social
moderates our keynote conversation, asking, "If as scholars we are best at diagnosing and analyzing problems, how do we orient ourselves toward solutions?"
PhD candidate @jennyjlee.bsky.social
moderates our keynote conversation, asking, "If as scholars we are best at diagnosing and analyzing problems, how do we orient ourselves toward solutions?"
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"Connecting charm and academia is a stretch" a quote of the day by @sonnevend.bsky.social at Academe in the age of social media by @ascmediarisk.bsky.social
December 6, 2024 at 6:44 PM
"Connecting charm and academia is a stretch" a quote of the day by @sonnevend.bsky.social at Academe in the age of social media by @ascmediarisk.bsky.social
Can’t wait to speak at this amazing event!! www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...
Academe in the Age of Social Media: Scholarly Inquiry at Risk?
Join the Center for Media at Risk and the Center on Digital Culture and Society for a symposium examining the relationship between social media and the academy.
www.asc.upenn.edu
December 5, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Can’t wait to speak at this amazing event!! www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...
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Saying out loud what many of us have experienced, but haven't wanted to raise for fear of busting up movements. @nataliapetrzela.bsky.social and Rachel Schreiber in @nytimes.com today: Misogyny and antisemitism are a toxic brew. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/o...
Opinion | Misogyny and Antisemitism Are a Toxic Brew
Stereotyping Jewish women is dangerously common.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Saying out loud what many of us have experienced, but haven't wanted to raise for fear of busting up movements. @nataliapetrzela.bsky.social and Rachel Schreiber in @nytimes.com today: Misogyny and antisemitism are a toxic brew. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/o...
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cc: academic administrators
The public hearing format:
✅ Generates no new knowledge
✅ Generates a lot of anger and misinformation
✅ Privileges those with the most extreme views
✅ Leads to planner and policymaker burnout
It needs to go. Focus the time and resources on genuine public engagement.
✅ Generates no new knowledge
✅ Generates a lot of anger and misinformation
✅ Privileges those with the most extreme views
✅ Leads to planner and policymaker burnout
It needs to go. Focus the time and resources on genuine public engagement.
NEW STORY // Holiday Video: The Problem with Public Hearings
December 2, 2024 at 1:57 AM
cc: academic administrators
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It was a real pleasure having Julia over here at @lborouniversity.bsky.social - many thanks for the inspiring talk & discussion, let's do it again some time soon!
Had a blast discussing illiberal public spheres and political charm at Loughborough University (UK)! And saw my dear former PhD student, Yuval Katz, whom I can now call Professor Katz. 💖
November 21, 2024 at 8:18 PM
It was a real pleasure having Julia over here at @lborouniversity.bsky.social - many thanks for the inspiring talk & discussion, let's do it again some time soon!
Had a blast discussing illiberal public spheres and political charm at Loughborough University (UK)! And saw my dear former PhD student, Yuval Katz, whom I can now call Professor Katz. 💖
November 21, 2024 at 8:50 AM
Had a blast discussing illiberal public spheres and political charm at Loughborough University (UK)! And saw my dear former PhD student, Yuval Katz, whom I can now call Professor Katz. 💖
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Some *EXCELLENT* news to start the week:
@ulrikeklinger.bsky.social has been appointed full professor at U Amsterdam @ascor.bsky.social 🚀✨
Ulrike brings a timely agenda on how digital platforms, algorithms, and AI reshape communication.
commsky polcom polisky csssky
www.uva.nl/en/shared-co...
@ulrikeklinger.bsky.social has been appointed full professor at U Amsterdam @ascor.bsky.social 🚀✨
Ulrike brings a timely agenda on how digital platforms, algorithms, and AI reshape communication.
commsky polcom polisky csssky
www.uva.nl/en/shared-co...
Ulrike Klinger appointed Professor of Political Communication and Journalism
Ulrike Klinger appointed Professor of Political Communication and Journalism at UvA, focusing on digital platforms, AI, and their impact on democracy. Starting February 2025.
www.uva.nl
November 18, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Some *EXCELLENT* news to start the week:
@ulrikeklinger.bsky.social has been appointed full professor at U Amsterdam @ascor.bsky.social 🚀✨
Ulrike brings a timely agenda on how digital platforms, algorithms, and AI reshape communication.
commsky polcom polisky csssky
www.uva.nl/en/shared-co...
@ulrikeklinger.bsky.social has been appointed full professor at U Amsterdam @ascor.bsky.social 🚀✨
Ulrike brings a timely agenda on how digital platforms, algorithms, and AI reshape communication.
commsky polcom polisky csssky
www.uva.nl/en/shared-co...
Democrats “need to reject their allergy to ‘debate bros’ and learn how to argue and debate again; indeed, they need to recover the central challenge of politics—to persuade people.” Read @lionel_trolling! www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Party Under Country: Dissecting the Democratic Malaise
The party continues to operate in an overcredentialied fever dream in the face of an America becoming ever more red in tooth and claw
www.thenation.com
November 19, 2024 at 6:03 AM
Democrats “need to reject their allergy to ‘debate bros’ and learn how to argue and debate again; indeed, they need to recover the central challenge of politics—to persuade people.” Read @lionel_trolling! www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Folks: Please REPOST!
==> Come Tuesday 11/19 to a great night at the New York Historical Society, where Mark Whitaker and I discuss the legacy of John Lewis! www.nyhistory.org/programs/joh...
==> Come Tuesday 11/19 to a great night at the New York Historical Society, where Mark Whitaker and I discuss the legacy of John Lewis! www.nyhistory.org/programs/joh...
John Lewis: From the Battle of Selma to the Conscience of the Congress | The New York Historical
Join us for a discussion of the life of John Lewis, from his days as a Freedom Rider to his congressional legacy.
www.nyhistory.org
November 17, 2024 at 2:53 AM
Folks: Please REPOST!
==> Come Tuesday 11/19 to a great night at the New York Historical Society, where Mark Whitaker and I discuss the legacy of John Lewis! www.nyhistory.org/programs/joh...
==> Come Tuesday 11/19 to a great night at the New York Historical Society, where Mark Whitaker and I discuss the legacy of John Lewis! www.nyhistory.org/programs/joh...
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I could talk about podcasting and history - and why I love both and their intersection - for hours!
TYSM to @katejewell.bsky.social for putting this great panel (us, Kellie Carter Jackson, Dylan Gottlieb, Kevin McCarthy) together and to the S-USIH audience for wonderful questions
TYSM to @katejewell.bsky.social for putting this great panel (us, Kellie Carter Jackson, Dylan Gottlieb, Kevin McCarthy) together and to the S-USIH audience for wonderful questions
November 16, 2024 at 1:01 PM
I could talk about podcasting and history - and why I love both and their intersection - for hours!
TYSM to @katejewell.bsky.social for putting this great panel (us, Kellie Carter Jackson, Dylan Gottlieb, Kevin McCarthy) together and to the S-USIH audience for wonderful questions
TYSM to @katejewell.bsky.social for putting this great panel (us, Kellie Carter Jackson, Dylan Gottlieb, Kevin McCarthy) together and to the S-USIH audience for wonderful questions
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We need to keep Bluesky weird and good because I don’t think I have another ‘social media migration’ in me
November 17, 2024 at 5:38 AM
We need to keep Bluesky weird and good because I don’t think I have another ‘social media migration’ in me
Loved this conference about propaganda research at Columbia, organized by Anya Schiffrin. My favorite type of conference: small, focused on one topic, with amazing researchers.
November 16, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Loved this conference about propaganda research at Columbia, organized by Anya Schiffrin. My favorite type of conference: small, focused on one topic, with amazing researchers.
My book, "Charm: How Magnetic Personalities Shape Global Politics" is coming out with @princetonupress.bsky.social in August. Available for pre-order at:
Princeton: shorturl.at/XSRtU
Amazon: shorturl.at/atJLJ
Bookshop: shorturl.at/xCeY3
Get in touch about book talks, podcasts, etc.!
Princeton: shorturl.at/XSRtU
Amazon: shorturl.at/atJLJ
Bookshop: shorturl.at/xCeY3
Get in touch about book talks, podcasts, etc.!
Charm
The utilization—and weaponization—of charm in contemporary global politics
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June 22, 2024 at 10:48 PM
My book, "Charm: How Magnetic Personalities Shape Global Politics" is coming out with @princetonupress.bsky.social in August. Available for pre-order at:
Princeton: shorturl.at/XSRtU
Amazon: shorturl.at/atJLJ
Bookshop: shorturl.at/xCeY3
Get in touch about book talks, podcasts, etc.!
Princeton: shorturl.at/XSRtU
Amazon: shorturl.at/atJLJ
Bookshop: shorturl.at/xCeY3
Get in touch about book talks, podcasts, etc.!