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Dr. Daniela Dimitrova
@profdimitrova.bsky.social

University Professor & Editor-in-Chief of @JMCQuarterly.bsky.social. ✍️ Global journalism. 🌎 Political news reporting. 🧐 Refugee communications. ☕️ and 🍫. *NB: Views my own.

Communication & Media Studies 62%
Political science 16%
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✍️ Excellent, thoughtful, timely work!
What a pleasure to be part of this invited forum!
My contribution connects 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 with current debates on 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻–𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
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Check out the full forum here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #commsky @profdimitrova.bsky.social

I should add this webinar as one of my top faves for 2025 :)
We had a great AEJMC webinar discussing the peer review process and offering an inside look at the publication workflow at Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly—AEJMC’s flagship journal. See photo proof! @profdimitrova.bsky.social @aejmc.bsky.social #commsky

Includes CEE countries whose journalistic perceptions are sometimes overlooked in comparative research …
Congratulations to J. Custodi, H.-J. Trenz & M. Moland on their new article! Based on interviews in 7 EU countries, they examined how journalists understand #disinformation, the obstacles they face & the strategies they use.
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In Nazi Germany, Goebbels picked an infant picture for a magazine cover to show the ideal Aryan baby. The only hitch? The baby was Jewish. Hessy Levinsons Taft's amazing story by @mikerosenwald.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...
Hessy Levinsons Taft, Jewish Baby on Cover of Nazi Magazine, Dies at 91
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Hot off the presses! Don’t miss this special issue #commsky #polsky #AIsky
Christian von Sikorski and Michael Hameleers have curated a timely and excellent special issue on 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 👏
Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/JMQ/curr....
@profdimitrova.bsky.social @cvsikorski.bsky.social #commsky
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly - Volume 102, Number 4
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Starting the year with a new article on academic borders:

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Thanks for the wonderful collaboration, @lindsaypalmer.bsky.social !

We share some of our observations as editors ✍️ of @jmcquarterly.bsky.social and Monographs @aejmc.bsky.social

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One Week Without Smartphones on a College Campus www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/s...
One Week Without Smartphones on a College Campus
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Reposted by Gregory Perreault

Mine would probably be publishing a book: 📖 globaljournalism.org
We asked readers to share what they are most proud of accomplishing in 2025. People from ages 7 to 84 reached out to share their achievements big and small.

Regardless of the grandeur, these moments are worth celebrating.
What did you accomplish in 2025? Readers tell us their wins.
From losing 100 pounds to publishing a book and learning to ride a bike, readers shared with us what they were most proud of this year.
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We asked readers to share what they are most proud of accomplishing in 2025. People from ages 7 to 84 reached out to share their achievements big and small.

Regardless of the grandeur, these moments are worth celebrating.
What did you accomplish in 2025? Readers tell us their wins.
From losing 100 pounds to publishing a book and learning to ride a bike, readers shared with us what they were most proud of this year.
www.washingtonpost.com

A pleasure to introduce this much needed piece on the future of Visual Framing!

Fascinating lineup of articles examining the effects of AI content on users ⬇️
Christian von Sikorski and Michael Hameleers have curated a timely and excellent special issue on 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 👏
Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/JMQ/curr....
@profdimitrova.bsky.social @cvsikorski.bsky.social #commsky
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly - Volume 102, Number 4
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Who's up early? My preview of the Dec. 30 special election in Iowa Senate district 16 is online:
-explaining the odd timing
-political landscape
-background on the candidates, key issues
-campaign spending & GOTV
-early vote totals so far

#ialegis #Iowa
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/12/28/i...
Iowa Senate district 16 preview: Renee Hardman vs. Lucas Loftin
Laura Belin digs into the odd election timing, the Senate district 16 landscape, both candidates' top issues, and early votes banked.
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“If the Ellisons prevail, their business empire could range from CNN to Warner Bros. to TikTok. That could have enormous consequences for the news and entertainment industries, perhaps making the Ellisons as influential as the Murdochs”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
A Father, a Son and Their $108 Billion Push for Media Moguldom
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New UN report documents a startling statistic: "70 per cent of surveyed women have experienced online violence in the course of their work"!
www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...
Seven in ten women human rights defenders, activists and journalists report online violence | UN Women – Headquarters
Online violence is spilling offline: Four in ten of the women surveyed also reported experiencing offline attacks connected to digital abuse.
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It’s great to see this special issue on AI and disinformation out! Congratulations to all authors and of course guest editors!! 📖 ✍️ 🎉
Christian von Sikorski and Michael Hameleers have curated a timely and excellent special issue on 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 👏
Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/JMQ/curr....
@profdimitrova.bsky.social @cvsikorski.bsky.social #commsky
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly - Volume 102, Number 4
Table of contents for Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 102, 4
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This is not unique to food bloggers, or online businesses. Infrastructures set the rules by which firms make decisions. Internet infrastructures are just as real as roads or rail, but can change much more quickly and with less community support, and without warning.
Google AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers: ‘It’s an extinction event’
AI Mode is mangling recipes by merging instructions from multiple creators – and causing them huge dips in ad traffic
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