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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · Jul 8

Congratulations Dr. Lincoln!!!

Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · Jul 2

Loved being part of the Broadband Bunch podcast to talk about my new book in progress!

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Episode 442: Real Talk on Rural Broadband with Dr. Christopher Ali

Play Episode 442: Real Talk on Rural Broadband with Dr. Christopher Ali by The Broadband Bunch on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.

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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · Jun 29

Writing a book is equal parts terror and elation. There is no middle ground.

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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · Jun 14

Thank you!!

Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · Jun 13

Can I just say that I am so very proud of the graduate students that I have the privilege to worth with @pennstateuniv.bsky.social. They are brilliant, they are diligent, and they are caring. #ica25 @ica-clp.bsky.social

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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · Jun 13

a woman is dancing in a hallway with the words i 'm a hollywood star written below her

ALT: a woman is dancing in a hallway with the words i 'm a hollywood star written below her

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Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · Jun 11

If you wanted to read 2,000-plus words on the FCC's ability to conduct any more business with only two of its five commissioners in office--look, you know who you are!--Public Knowledge's @haroldfeld.bsky.social has once again risen to the occasion.

Is the Federal Communications Commission Out of Commission?

For the first time that anyone can remember, the agency lacks a legal quorum to do business.

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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · Jun 11

A day before the start of @icahdq.bsky.social, I'm pleased to announce the publication of my article in the Canadian Journal of Communication on "People, Power, and Praxis: A critical qualitative reminder to policy scholars" @ica-clp.bsky.social
Check it out!
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People, Power, Praxis: A Critical Qualitative Reminder to Policy Scholars and Makers | Canadian Journal of Communication

Background: This article reflects on the crucial contribution of critical qualitative research in communication policymaking. Analysis: This article draws on previous and current projects that use cri...

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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · Jun 9

I was thinking the exact same thing!

Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · Jun 9

The changes to broadband policy are doing serious harm to our communities (esp. low income and BIPOC communities) - it robs them of their voices and of their digital futures by replacing long term security with short term and incomplete connectivity.

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Trump Administration Announces the Benefit of the Bargain BEAD Program that Removes Regulatory Burdens, Lowers Costs and Expands Use of All Technologies | National Telecommunications and Information A...

NTIA Issues Policy Notice that Reverses Errors of Prior Administration and Puts BEAD on Path to SuccessWASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce�...

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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · Jun 9

"Congress said we have to build broadband everywhere, so we’ll build what is barely adequate for today and ignore what’s needed for the future". I couldn't agree more!

Doug Dawson @dougdawsonccg.bsky.social · Jun 9

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Updating My BEAD Bingo Card

When the NTIA made it clear that it was going to change the BEAD rules, I wrote a blog that I called, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, the BEAD Bingo Card. That blog listed a range of options for how NTIA…

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Hilde Van den Bulck @hildevdb.bsky.social · Jun 4

So happy about this excellend collaboration with @christopherali.bsky.social and @jonkropko.bsky.social - and thank you @mjanssen.bsky.social at Current for the opportunity #pbs #publicmedia

Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · Jun 4

Exciting news today! This morning @hildevdb.bsky.social @jonkropko.bsky.social and I published an article in Current - the premiere publication for public media - about our research on trust and @pbs.org!!

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Study shows Americans trust PBS precisely because it’s publicly funded - Current

A study finds that "Americans from across the political spectrum do not subscribe to the notion of a biased PBS."

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · Jun 4

More about Pioneers Chair @christopherali.bsky.social's research on trust in public media, coauthored with Hilde Van den Bulck & Jonathan Kropko. current.org/2025/06/stud...

Study shows Americans trust PBS precisely because it’s publicly funded - Current

A study finds that "Americans from across the political spectrum do not subscribe to the notion of a biased PBS."

current.org

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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · Jun 4

Exciting news today! This morning @hildevdb.bsky.social @jonkropko.bsky.social and I published an article in Current - the premiere publication for public media - about our research on trust and @pbs.org!!

current.org/2025/06/stud...

Study shows Americans trust PBS precisely because it’s publicly funded - Current

A study finds that "Americans from across the political spectrum do not subscribe to the notion of a biased PBS."

current.org

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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · Jun 2

It’s what gets my brain fired up to do all the brain stuff I need to do

a cartoon of homer simpson with a monkey in his mind

ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson with a monkey in his mind

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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · Jun 2

Confession: I know how well my day will go based on how well I complete the wordle, quordle, octordle, and crossword each morning

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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · May 21

Huge congratulations to my friends at the Hoopa Valley Public Utility District/Acorns Wireless for winning the Seven Star Community Award at this year’s #netinclusion! Bravo! So well deserved!! #ndia

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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · May 19

I’m so excited to be heading the Gila River Indian Community today to attend #netinclusion2025 #ndia! Three days of nerding it up with all things #digitalequity and #digitalinclusion!

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · May 16

An article in E&P from Bellisario faculty Tom Davidson about research coauthored by Pioneers Chair @christopherali.bsky.social -- with Hilde Van Den Bulck & Jonathan Kropko -- of people's trust in public broadcasting. www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/trus...

Trust cuts both ways: Why public media must go local and digital or fade away - Editor and Publisher

Just because people trust public media doesn’t mean they use it. For all the “trust” people express in PBS, the audience size for the flagship PBS Newshour declined by 9% from 2020 to 2022. Other repo...

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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · May 16

As if cable provision couldn't become more concentrated in this country, now Charter and Cox are merging. The #FCC needs to stop its discriminatory witch hunt against DEI initiatives and start doing its actual job and protecting the public interest. #ugh

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Cablepalooza: Charter and Cox strike $34.5B merger

Charter and Cox have agreed to combine in a deal that values privately held Cox at $34.5 billion. The combo stands to create the largest US cable operator with 69.5 million locations passed and 37.6 m...

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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · May 15

Honored to have been part of the #BroadbandHeroes podcast from Bonfire Infrastructure Group where I got to jump on my soapbox to support digital equity and inclusion, including universal, affordable broadband!
#digitalequity

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Broadband Heroes | Ep. 44 | Reimagining Broadband Through Stories with Dr. Christopher Ali

YouTube video by BROADBAND HEROES

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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · May 10

Huge congratulations @erikasolis.bsky.social (Dr. Solis) for passing their dissertation defense yesterday and for writing a brilliant dissertation on the political economy of microtransactions. So proud of you!!!

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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · May 9

www.fierce-network.com/broadband/sm...

This is really interesting!

Small broadband providers offer mobility services via 'Smart Towns'

The Smart Town initiative was begun by the vendor CalixIt’s a way to provide Wi-Fi roaming throughout small communitiesBy offering a | A few small broadband providers have banded together in a Smart T...

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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · May 9

Shame on the republican congress for repealing this #fcc decision (still needs to go through the house). But where are the democrats defending bringing broadband to school kids?

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Senate Votes to Repeal Biden FCC’s Wi-Fi Hotspots Rule

House companion effort led by Rep. Fulcher expected to move next.

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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · May 4

Thanks friend!!!

Pawel Popiel @ppopiel.bsky.social · May 4

Great study for many reasons, but among them its findings can help understand why funding for PBS is being threatened: because public broadcasting competes with the Trump administration for public trust. Decentralization of institutional trust is a threat to authoritarianism.

Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · Apr 30

5 years in the making!!! My article with @hildevdb.bsky.social and @jonkropko.bsky.social on trust & @pbs.org was published in the @journal-of-comm.bsky.social. We present the results of a nationwide survey of PBS viewers to talk about how trusted the service is!

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