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Jon Walker @jonwalkerpdx.bsky.social Former Journalist. Now government regulator. Author: After Legalization: Understanding the Future of Marijuana Policy.
Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social Irishman in London. Founder of award winning investigative news site Democracy for Sale https://democracyforsale.substack.com/
International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com International Journalism Festival #ijf27 | 21st edition | 14-17 April 2027 journalismfestival.com
Josh Braun @joshbraun.bsky.social Associate Professor at UMass Amherst studying the civic impacts of media distribution. I work in our Journalism Department and also co-edit the Distribution Matters series for The MIT Press. Mastodon: @josh@sciences.social Banner text by F.E.D McDowell
@alice-johnson.bsky.social @alice-johnson.bsky.social Journalist at the International Bar Association writing and making occasional podcasts about business, the rule of law and human rights. https://www.ibanet.org/
Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social Research & teach on authoritarian states and human rights. Head of @ucdpolitics.bsky.social (opinions my own, obvs.) Publications: https://tinyurl.com/bdfcnf8u Academic Freedom Officer @psaireland.bsky.social & editorial board @cpcs.bsky.social
Daniel Trielli @danieltrielli.bsky.social Brasileiro. Inconstant poster in English and Portuguese. Assistant Professor of Media and Democracy at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. https://danieltrielli.com
Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social Amanda Katz said this was the cool kids table.
Free Reading @jakelehman.bsky.social Independent Journalist 📙 jacoblehman.substack.com ☠️ x.com/_Jake_Lehman 🐘 cyberplace.social/@aldergeshem 🌐 aintnoseagull@protonmail.com
Emily Fishbein @emilyfishbein11.bsky.social Independent journalist focusing on Myanmar. Pulitzer Center Rainforest Investigations Network Fellow 2025
Foreign Policy Centre @fpcthinktank.bsky.social The Foreign Policy Centre (FPC) is an outward-looking, non-partisan international affairs think tank based in the UK. https://fpc.org.uk/
Chelsea Julian Reynolds @chelseajulian.bsky.social Director, Center for Culture & Inclusion in Media, ASU
Renate Schroeder @renateschroeder.bsky.social Director, European Federation of Journalists. efjeurope.bsky.social English, German, Italian, French, Passive Spanish Journalism is a public good! www.europeanjournalists.org
Gwyneth Mellinger @gwynmell.bsky.social Media historian and recovering journalist. Author of Racializing Objectivity: How the White Southern Press Used Journalism Standards to Defend Jim Crow (2024) #RacializingObjectivity; Chasing Newsroom Diversity: From Jim Crow to Affirmative Action (2013)
Ammina Kothari @abkothari.bsky.social Dean of Gwen Ifill School of Media, Humanities and Social Sciences at Simmons University. Journalism educator and researcher focusing on AI and news production, social media, data ethics and communication technology
Kate Stewart @katestew.art Professor of Sociology at the University of East Anglia. Vegan. Feminist. Jocund old sarcasmatron. https://linktr.ee/katestewart If you add me to a Starter Pack, I’ll probably block you immediately.
Dr. Elinor Carmi @elinorcarmi.bsky.social 🌈 Feminist Senior Lecturer in data politics and social justice at City st. George's, Uni of London, UK. She/her. https://elinorcarmi.com/ Working on data&AI governance/data&AI literacies/data justice/digital rights/ad tech industry/surveillance.
Philippa Grand @philippagrand.bsky.social Head of Publishing @lsepress.bsky.social. Non profit open access publishing for the social sciences. Find out more about publishing with us at https://press.lse.ac.uk.
Ozan Aşık @ozanmask.bsky.social Media sociologist/ethnographer. Lecturing @Charles University and @Bursa Uludag University. PhD @University of Cambridge. Research on digital journalism, platforms, social media use, polarization, disinformation and AI.
Thandi Smith @thandis.bsky.social Head of Programmes at Media Monitoring Africa www.mma.org.za ll @mediamattersza Media, media freedom, digital rights, internet governance and freedom of expression.
Darren Olivier @handle.invalid Director at African Defence Review (@africandefence) Covering African conflicts with a specific focus on Southern Africa. Email: dolivier@africandefence.net Signal: darren.13
Ignacio López @ignaciolopeze.bsky.social Profesor en la Facultad de Comunicaciones, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Ética de las comunicaciones, descortesía, comunicación política e inteligencia artificial.
Chrysi Dagoula @chrysadag.bsky.social Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham: Cultural, Media and Visual Studies | Journalism & Political Communication
Sally Ann Cruikshank @sacruikshank.bsky.social Journalism professor, journalist, press freedom advocate, Ph.D., all around nerd.
CDCS: Center on Digital Culture and Society @cdcspenn.bsky.social Promoting critical scholarship on digital culture, technology, and society from Annenberg School for Communication and SAS Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania. https://www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers/center-on-digital-culture-and-society
Union for Democratic Communications @uniondemcomm.bsky.social Communication researchers, journalists, media producers, policy analysts, academics and activists dedicated to critical perspectives in communication theory, media production, and the study of popular culture | https://www.democraticcomm.org/
Dr Bethan Jones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social Research Associate/lecturer at Cardiff Uni School of Journalism, Media and Culture; honorary research fellow at Amgueddfa Cymru Museum Wales; @fanstudies.bsky.social. Writes about fandom, cult TV, true crime, tattoos, cancel culture and other fun stuff.
Michiel de Lange @mdelange.bsky.social Associate Professor New Media at Utrecht University | digital media and urban culture | [urban interfaces] | The Mobile City | ‘Inclusion in the datafied city’  | http://blog.bijt.org | https://www.uu.nl/staff/MLdeLange
Melissa Wall @melissawall.bsky.social California Journalism prof studying participatory communication, journalism.
Marília Gehrke, Ph.D. @gehrke.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Media and Journalism Studies at the University of Groningen, Netherlands. Interested in gendered disinformation, transparency, fact-checking and data journalism
Silvia Montaña @silmonn.bsky.social Lecturer in Journalism at UniMelbourne @AdmsCentre. Researching #AI, #automation #platformisation of news, media and fact checkers. Se habla español. Views my own.
jswahutu @jswahutu.bsky.social Media/journalism (mostly African)| Genocide | Mass Atrocity | Knowledge production
Matthias Leese @matthiasleese.bsky.social Assist. Prof. of Technology and Governance @ethz.ch ¦ PI @curateproject.bsky.social ¦ Editor-in-chief @jird-jour.bsky.social https://matthiasleese.com
Hanna E. Morris, Ph.D. @hannamorris.bsky.social Assistant Professor at University of Toronto | climate change media & politics| Author of “Apocalyptic Authoritarianism: Climate Crisis, Media, and Power” (Oxford University Press, 2025)| Associate Deputy Editor at Climatic Change | https://hannamorris.com
Katharine Millar @drkmillar.bsky.social Associate prof LSE IR, she/her. Feminist academic, writes about gender and violence (and sometimes militarism. and cybersecurity. also, death). Website: www.katharinemillar.com
Columba Achilleos @columbaachilleos.bsky.social Lecturer (Assistant Prof) @BhamPolsis | Researching WPS, NGOs, gender, race, (in)security, FFP & visual global politics | Feminist Killjoy | Anti-war | She/her | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/gov/achilleos-saril-columba.aspx
Frazer Martin @frazermartin.bsky.social Associate Editor, Yale University Press London - he/they - views my own
Lawrence Pintak (Author) @lpintak.bsky.social Award-winning journalist and academic leader. Latest books: "America & Islam" and "Lessons from the Mountaintop." pintak.com
Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social Law professor focusing on constitutional law, especially free speech, the separation of powers, and government secrecy. Friend to all dogs and cats. Champion procrastinator.
Little James Baldwin @nnemmanuels.bsky.social I should have won the Nobel Prize in Literature, but I could not stop pressing my phone.
Anita Zielina @zielina.bsky.social Strategic Advisory, Management & Leadership Dev for Media & Digital @betterleaders_ & @newmarkjschool 👩‍💻 - Board @newsproduct @orf - 🇦🇹 and 🇺🇸 https://betterleaderslab.com
Marieke van Hoof @mariekevhoof.bsky.social Postdoc AI & Politics ASCoR, University of Amsterdam | Political Communication | Algorithms & AI | Digital platforms | Search engines | Computational methods
HKS Misinformation Review @misinforeview.bsky.social Peer-reviewed academic journal of cutting-edge misinformation research. Follow for updates on articles & engagement with the #misinformationresearch community.
Nicole Davisson @nic-davisson.bsky.social Meezer mom 🐈‍⬛(siamese cats),PhD student at the U of U, small business owner w/ my kiddo refabulizing furniture with delovely art🎨, democratic socialist, feminist, late bloomer🪷🏳️‍🌈yacht rock lover⛵️🌊teatime keeper🫖 www.lavienouveaudecorshoppe.com
Rebekah Fitzsimmons @drfitzphd.bsky.social Associate Teaching Professor, Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University. Interests include children’s lit, Digital Humanities, innovative pedagogy. Also pet pics, fiber arts, craft beer, and coffee.
Uppsala University Media & Communications Programme @uumediacomms.bsky.social Internationally leading research in critical discourse studies, existential media & critical comms/media & journalism analysis. Sweden’s largest HE programme in Media & Comms. At UU School/Dept of Informatics & Media. Chair @mkrzyzanowski.bsky.social
Paula Gori @goripaula.bsky.social Secretary-General of EDMO @edmo-eu.bsky.social. Based at the Florence School of Transnational Governance @eui-stg.bsky.social at the EUI @eui-eu.bsky.social Information integrity, policy and regulation with a special interest in climate disinfo
Christian Schwieter @christianschwieter.com PhD’ing on the far right & platform governance at Stockholm Uni / Fellow @isdglobal.org / Alumnus @oii.ox.ac.uk / Views mine - 360ppm
Joseph Aloysius @rjaloy.bsky.social An academic researcher and educator in the field of Media, with the specialisation in Digital Culture and Critical Data studies.
David Hopmann @1864.bsky.social Political communication. Center for Journalism & Digital Democracy Center, University of Southern Denmark. Professor. Magtudredningen 2.0 [Danish Democracy and Power Study 2.0]. TjekDet. 🇩🇰🇩🇪🇪🇺
Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social Non-profit that exposes human rights & war crimes, counters disinformation, & combats online harms targeting women & minorities. www.info-res.org
Joanna Smith @joannasmith.bsky.social Political journalist in Ottawa covering trade and Canada-U.S. relations for The Logic | Director at World Press Freedom Canada | Amateur Fiddler | Here to learn and share about the craft, business and protection of the press and its people.
Nesrine Aly @nesrinealy.bsky.social Oxfam Global News Manager | Oxford Internet Institute graduate | Believe in the value of independent journalism, the power of news, and the importance of an informed public | Views are mine
Kathleen Searles @kesearles.bsky.social usually thinking about news, politics, technology, and other things i don’t want to talk to you about on an airplane.
Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org The latest research in Political Science and International Relations from @universitypress.cambridge.org‬. cambridge.org/politics
MLP @mlp4.bsky.social “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented”…Elie Wiesel Wife. Mom. Blue dot in a red state. Radical liberal. Advocate. Human rights are NOT a matter of opinion. 💙💙💙
Chokely Carmichael🥋 @stewartcoles.bsky.social Asst Prof @ Illinois Dept of Communication studying media, politics, & identity, not necessarily in that order. UMich Comm & Media / SDSU Journalism & Media Studies / Drexel Digital Media alumnus / USMC veteran. Views = my own. http://www.stewartcoles.com
Carrie Melago @carriemelago.bsky.social Editing at NYT Metro Priors: Chalkbeat, WSJ, NY Daily News, New Haven Register. Coal miner's granddaughter. Ms. @jonlemire.bsky.social I’m crafty and write about my kids. https://www.clippings.me/carriemelago
Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social Texas Monthly senior writer focused on the far right & Christian nationalism. Helped expose the Southern Baptist abuse crisis. Fan of Hip Hop and loud guitars. Send me music.
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social News, media, culture columnist @LATimes.com. Previously Rolling Stone, Pup ‘N’ Taco. Wrote the book “No Lessons Learned: The Making of Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Angeleno Iraqi. Pitbull named Potato.
Steve Benen @stevebenen.com Rachel Maddow Show producer, MaddowBlog author, MS NOW contributor, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social Media maven and longtime journalist. Proud pop to Sophie and Ben. Sometimes proud fan of Mets, Knicks and the ‘Cuse.
Marc Jungblut @marcjungblut.bsky.social Postdoc @ LMU Munich Research interests: political communication, strategic communication and conflict communication
JournalismUK @journalismnews.bsky.social News, digital tools and tips for journalists and publishers from https://www.journalism.co.uk.
MediaStrong @mediastrong.bsky.social Focused on newsroom mental health and journalism well-being. Changing mindsets, supporting media, helping our industry and journalists thrive. Next MediaStrong symposium in London, June 2024 www.mediastrong.co.uk
Dave Seglins @daveseglins.bsky.social Investigative Journalist & Well-being Champion CBC News, Industry trainer/advocate Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma, Fellow
Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net ⏳ Futures Theorist 🎙 Host, FUTURESPodcast.net 🎓 Studying Humanoid Robots at ‪University of Warwick 💡 Discover More: LukeRobertMason.net 🧬🔬🚀🤖🧠🪐🦿 #Science #Technology #Podcasting #Space #Future
Dr Adrienne Yong @adrienneyong.bsky.social Reader in Law at @thecitylawschool.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social where I research #immigration law from an #intersectional #feminist lens, looking at #domesticabuse and #EUcitizenship.
David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social NPR media guy Author, Murdoch’s World
Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social Independent Journalist. Host of “The Jim Acosta Show” on Substack, YouTube and Apple Podcasts: Former Chief WH Correspondent. Author. https://substack.com/@jimacosta?r=lpd3z&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile Inquiries: go to jimacosta.com
Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social Media nerd. CNN chief media analyst. INSIDE THE HIVE podcast host. Author of "Network of Lies," "Hoax," and "Top of the Morning." Former Shorenstein fellow, NYT reporter and blogger.
Nick Schwellenbach @schwellenbach.bsky.social I'm an investigative journalist at POGO: https://www.pogo.org/about/people/nick-schwellenbach Signal: @schwellenbach.27 Encrypted email: schwellenbach@protonmail.com Substack: https://districtofcorruption.substack.com/
The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social Non-partisan civic advocacy group working to improve our media and defend our democracy 🇺🇸 #PressFreedom #BlockTheMerger mediaanddemocracyproject.org All our links: linktr.ee/FixMediaNow
Laura Gamboa @lgamboa.bsky.social Assistant Professor at the Keough School of Global Affairs (University of Notre Dame) Political Science - Research on democracy in Latin America
Dr Carolina Are / Blogger On Pole @bloggeronpole.bsky.social 📱Digital criminologist @ #LSE 💃🏻 #poledance performer 🍑 Blogger, award-winning activist 🇮🇹 LDNer (she/her) 🧛🏻‍♀️ Thinking about Buffy like it’s the Roman Empire. https://bloggeronpole.com/all-my-links/
City Sounds @cityunisounds.com Podcasts from the MA Podcasting students at City St George’s in London. Find us at https://cityunisounds.com/ and wherever you get your podcasts.
@benfalkwriter.bsky.social @benfalkwriter.bsky.social
@sandywarr.bsky.social @sandywarr.bsky.social Journalism lecturer, broadcaster, AFC Wimbledon supporter
The Interhacktives @interhacktives.bsky.social Students on the MA Digital & Social Journalism at City, University of London
CityNews @citylondonnews.bsky.social Account used by MA Broadcast and MA Television Journalism students at City, University of London | Find out more about our courses here: https://www.city.ac.uk/about/schools/communication-creativity/journalism
Yuen Chan @yuenchan.bsky.social Was @xinwenxiaojie on the app formerly known as Twitter, where I was allegedly a bot and "sell-out blue-check boba Asian", possibly simultaneously. Hongkonger, South Londoner. Teaching journalism at City St George's, University of London.
James Morris @cyberwest.bsky.social
Barry Malone @barrymalone.bsky.social Journalist and commentator. Past: EP The Stream / Digital Editor Al Jazeera English / Reuters in Africa and Middle East. Jackeen.
Adam Tinworth @adders.blog Journalist, blogger, lecturer in audience strategy at City St George’s, University of London. Tired Dad and a good egg (mostly) Work blog: https://onemanandhisblog.com Personal blog: https://adders.blog
Paul Lashmar @paullashmar.bsky.social Dr Paul Lashmar, Investigative Journalist, author and Emeritus Fellow at CityStGs UoL, retired Associate Professor. Book: Drax of Drax Hall: Landed Gentry, Sugar and Slavery (Pluto March 2025). I RT when interested not necessarily because I agree.
Doc Sarah Lonsdale @sarahjlonsdale.bsky.social Books, history & nature. Politics, 48%. Writer, Lecturer, History of journalism City University. My book Wildly Different, about women and nature is now in paperback! Financial Times "Best Books" Summer 2025 Of course I'm a feminist! I Never use AI
Kath Melandri @kmelandri.bsky.social City St George’s, BA Journalism. Radio Presenter and VO with http://babblevoices.com. Views are mine, retweets are not endorsing views of others.
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social Author. Journalist. Fellow Royal Historical Soc. Linguist. Editorial Adviser, History Today. Ex correspondent in Moscow, Brussels, Gaza. New book, The Return of Russia, out now. https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300270815/the-return-of-russia/
Jessica Ghilani @jesspgh.bsky.social Comm + media studies professor focused on history, emerging tech, information integrity, telecomm policy, platforms, propaganda, and culture. From Pittsburgh.
Dr. Steven Buckley @stevenjcbuckley.bsky.social Lecturer in Digital Media Sociology. PhD in Journalism and US media. Researching digital streaming culture, political communication and authenticity.
Dominic Nutt @dominicnutt.bsky.social Media, comms & campaigns consultant. Investigating the ethics of a new fundraising concept for medical trials. #T1D
Charlotte Tobitt @charlottetobitt.bsky.social News, features and analysis about the news media business. UK editor at @pressgazette.co.uk - get me on charlotte.tobitt@pressgazette.co.uk
Daniel Sandford @bbcdaniels.bsky.social I am UK/Home Affairs Correspondent for BBC News. Police, prisons, law, crime and terrorism. Before that Moscow Correspondent so still post about Russia/Ukraine.
Lindsey Blumell @lindseyblumell.bsky.social Ph.D. in media and communication. Journalism Lecturer @CityUniLondon Research: Human rights, journalism, gender representation in news. Thoughts are my own.
David Lieberman @davidlieberman.bsky.social Associate Prof. of Media Management @ The New School, longtime media business journalist, longer time bassist
Thomas Rogers @thomasmaxrogers.bsky.social Journalist in Berlin https://thomasmaxrogers.com/
Chris Waiting @cwaiting.bsky.social Chief Executive, The Conversation UK
Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social I'm the editor in chief of Press Gazette. On here to find and share tidbits about the business of news. There's no business like news business. Journalism, media, publishing.