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Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Sep 5

Anyone else been hearing the word 'accoutrement' everywhere since the John Cena coffee video?

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Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Sep 2

Headcanon: 'Take me with U' by Prince is a Christmas song.
No, I won't be taking any questions on this matter.

Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Aug 29

Times up Kurt

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Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Aug 22

Spending time in the beautiful and cheery streets of Paris, I struggle to understand how it has borne some of the most pessimistic (although obviously brilliant) philosophers of the last century. Was the 80s vastly different in France?

Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Aug 22

Political correctness gone mild.
Snoop is literally the last person anyone should go to for a meaningful take on same sex parenting. Let him play
www.news.com.au/sport/afl/sn...

www.news.com.au

Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Jul 16

Imagagining the inevitable HR nightmare created when xAI start rolling out enterprise licenses.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

I Tried Grok’s Built-In Anime Companion and It Called Me a Twat

xAI’s new $300 monthly subscription comes with two AI companions powered by its most capable model to date. I tried them. It got weird.

www.wired.com

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Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Jul 9

Stop the presses. New shrew has dropped.
insideecology.com/2025/07/03/o...

Once-in-a-lifetime finding of incredibly rare ‘humbug’ pygmy shrew photographed in Cornwall - Inside Ecology

An extremely rare pygmy shrew with an albino mutation was found by Anita McMillan near St Austell, Cornwall, while out for a walk. “I went for a walk with my zoom lens, hoping to capture some good p...

insideecology.com

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Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Jul 7

And a far more sensible bar graph

Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Jul 7

It includes this rather chaotic line graph

Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Jul 7

If you've ever wondered what the news market looks like on Facebook, here is my latest article on Australian news diversity on Facebook, published in MIA.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Australian news diversity on Facebook: An empirical study using engagement metrics and concentration analysis - Cameron McTernan, 2025

News diversity has long been a critical issue in Australia, but current research overlooks the significant share of content that is consumed via social media. F...

journals.sagepub.com

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Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Jun 13

Looking forward to living in less 'interesting times'

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Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Apr 22

Duolingo has been serving up some fever dream dialogue.
Do people say this in Germany? 🇩🇪

Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Mar 15

Not an easy decision Sebastian. Please tell me all about your paper at #IAMCR

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Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Mar 1

Moo deng summer seems so far away now...

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Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · Feb 15

Sabrina Plumber
Sabrina Sparky
Sabrina Bricklayer
Sabrina Cert IV Financial Planning

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Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Feb 3

Southern Cross tattoo but you're really into astronomy

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Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Jan 8

Can we get a definitive guide for self-citation? I see top scholars do it all the time, but ECRs are more reluctant.

Should I do it?

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james hennessy @jrhennessy.com · Jan 7

Each resident of Greenland to receive an Xbox 360 or equivalent console in exchange for joining the US

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Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Jan 2

People say don't meet your heroes, but has anyone else questioned their reality after searching what their fav podcast host looked like?

Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Dec 12

What are the chances Meta goes for a second round of news blackouts after this.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

Facebook, Google to fund Australian journalism under new tax plan

The government wants to impose a new tax to push the tech platforms to make funding agreements with news organisations.

www.abc.net.au

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Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Dec 5

My words in @aunz.theconversation.com. Can new platforms (i.e. Bluesky) forge better relationships with news companies or are they frenemies for life?

The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · Dec 4

There is still public hunger for reliable and trustworthy information. This should give news media outlets hope – and inspire them to invest in new ways to reach audiences.

Social media platforms are throttling access to news – with far-reaching implications for democracy

There is still public hunger for reliable and trustworthy information. This should give news media outlets hope – and inspire them to invest in new ways to reach audiences.

theconversation.com

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Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Nov 29

I expect nothing but comedy gold