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Nicole Cohen @nicolecohen.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Political Economy of News Media and Journalism by @errolsalamon.bsky.social‬: doi.org/10.1093/acre...

... and more to come!

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · Aug 15

📚 Exciting news! I’m pleased to announce that Stuart Cunningham, Rebecca Saunders, and I have signed a new book contract with Manchester University Press to publish Regional Creators: Navigating Social Media Work and Resistance in Post-industrial Societies.

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · Jul 3

Hello? Is this thing on? www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

The Left is abandoning its online safe space

Joining Bluesky was the perfect protest vote against Elon Musk and Twitter. But posts are thin on the ground

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · Jul 2

…one key issue still looms large: regional disparities in the UK’s creator economy. We need policies and investments that reflect and support the distinctiveness of creators across all parts of the UK. Check out insights and recommendations from my research: screen-network.org.uk/wp-content/u... 2/

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · Jul 2

🚨 New YouTube commissioned survey: Nearly 10,000 UK social media content creators have spoken. They’re calling for greater government recognition, stronger industry representation, and better access to training, finance, and creative infrastructure. However… 1/

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · Jun 21

Thanks to everyone who came to see me present my paper on “Regional Precarity and Resistance in Social Media Creator Labor” at the @icahdq.bsky.social Conference in Denver last week. Look out for my new book project related to this paper.
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Katy Pearce @katypearce.bsky.social · Jun 12

Apparently there are no more 'starter packs' on BlueSky, but I did make a #ica25 ICA Divisions and Interest Groups list: bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · Jun 11

Looking forward to the @icahdq.bsky.social #ICA25 Conference in Denver this week. If you're around and want to grab a coffee or a drink, I'd be happy to chat with old and new friends!

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · Jun 9

“Side hustles used to mean lemonade stands, mowing lawns, or babysitting your neighbor’s kid. Now, some 12-year-olds—barely out of elementary school—are making $14 an hour streaming Minecraft, flipping sneakers, or editing TikToks from their bedrooms.” www.vice.com/en/article/f...

Forget Paper Routes—12-Year-Olds Are Making Bank Online

Some 12-year-olds are making $14 an hour streaming Minecraft, flipping sneakers, or editing TikToks from their bedroom...

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · Jun 7

Literature review rabbit holes are the best/the worst, says the bunny outside my office window.

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · May 22

Four peer review requests from different journals in five days. Is this a new peak in the reviewing economy, or just my turn in the cycle?

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · May 20

🌟 I'm thrilled to share that my new article with Heshen Xie, "Communicative Intersectionality: Advocating for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Media Industries," has been published in Communication Theory #OA thanks @stir.ac.uk. 1/
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Communicative intersectionality: advocating for equality, diversity, and inclusion in media industries

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · May 22

We recently held a union election at Hearst Connecticut Media, and we learned minutes ago that…

WE WON!!!

By an overwhelming vote of 68-17, our members voted to unionize as part of @newsguild.org.

It’s a great day for journalism in CT!

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · May 20

In our article ⬆️ we introduce a communicative intersectionality theoretical framework to analyze the EDI-focused advocacy of social movement organizations and workers in film and television industries, considering collaborative initiatives like Time’s Up UK and Raising Films. 2/

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · May 20

🌟 I'm thrilled to share that my new article with Heshen Xie, "Communicative Intersectionality: Advocating for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Media Industries," has been published in Communication Theory #OA thanks @stir.ac.uk. 1/
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Communicative intersectionality: advocating for equality, diversity, and inclusion in media industries

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Phoebe Maares @phoebemaares.bsky.social · May 19

✨New publication #OA in Journalism✨
In this study I compare the journalistic cultures of freelancers and other atypically employed journalists in Austria, Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the UK.
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Real freelancers, contingent workers, and journopreneurs. Mapping atypical journalistic work in Western Europe - Phoebe Maares, 2025

While there has been growing scholarly interest in freelance and other atypically employed journalistic workers in the past 20 years, most of it has been addres...

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The Washington Post Tech Guild @wapotechguild.bsky.social · Apr 7

Today, a majority of over 300 technology workers at The Washington Post announced the formation of The Washington Post Tech Guild and are seeking voluntary recognition from the company.

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · May 7

Looking forward to welcoming everyone to Glasgow for #ICA27! 👨‍🏫🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

International Communication Association @icahdq.bsky.social · May 6

🌍 Read more about our location change from Chicago to Glasgow for ICA27 in this month's President's Column by Silvio Waisbord. buff.ly/rqAEzku

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · May 5

✅ All grading completed
✅ Auto-reply set for annual leave
✅ Toronto-bound for two weeks of rest, reset, and some light writing time

👨‍🏫 Grateful for the chance to recharge before fully diving into summer research, writing, and master’s student supervisions.

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · Apr 27

About 300 UK-based workers of Google’s AI arm want to join the Communication Workers Union: “They’re not joining the trade union for pay negotiations. They’ve joined because they’ve seen the benefits of collectivising to hold Google to account for their stated ethics.” #1u www.ft.com/content/4e49...

DeepMind UK staff seek to unionise and challenge defence deals and Israel links

Move by employees at Google’s AI arm follows discontent after weapons and surveillance pledge is dropped

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · Apr 20

Current essay-grading playlist. 👨‍🏫🎸

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · Apr 15

TOP AI IN EDUCATION FAILS ... so far:

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · Apr 10

Excited to mark the last day of teaching this semester with some rare Scottish sunshine and the news that a journal article has been accepted for publication and a paper has been accepted for presentation at the Future of Journalism 2025 conference in Cardiff. ☀️

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Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · Apr 6

⬆️ It’s a topic I’ve been covering in my classes for several years, so I may need to write something new… 2/

Dr. Errol Salamon @errolsalamon.bsky.social · Apr 6

Finally watched Adolescence on Netflix. While it clearly engages with the manosphere, the series continues a tradition of screen narratives exploring white male working- and middle-class toxicity, with Yorkshire, Northern England once again serving as a politically and socially charged backdrop.

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