Lindsey Meeks
@lmeeks.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Dept. of Communication Studies at TCU. I examine how gender, race, and partisanship intersect and affect candidate communication, especially social media strategies, as well as electoral news coverage.
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Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
February 17, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
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A further development:
CBS responds to "THE LATE SHOW." It says Colbert was not prohibited from broadcasting his interview with Rep. James Talarico. Rather the show was provided with legal guidance and... well, just read it. Via @brianstelter.bsky.social
CBS responds to "THE LATE SHOW." It says Colbert was not prohibited from broadcasting his interview with Rep. James Talarico. Rather the show was provided with legal guidance and... well, just read it. Via @brianstelter.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 10:04 PM
A further development:
CBS responds to "THE LATE SHOW." It says Colbert was not prohibited from broadcasting his interview with Rep. James Talarico. Rather the show was provided with legal guidance and... well, just read it. Via @brianstelter.bsky.social
CBS responds to "THE LATE SHOW." It says Colbert was not prohibited from broadcasting his interview with Rep. James Talarico. Rather the show was provided with legal guidance and... well, just read it. Via @brianstelter.bsky.social
I argued in my chapter about local elections that citizens need to know what elected offices do before they can assess whether a candidate is capable of performing that role. Thanks @texastribune.org for providing this crucial, pro-democracy information!
books.google.com/books?hl=en&...
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February 17, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I argued in my chapter about local elections that citizens need to know what elected offices do before they can assess whether a candidate is capable of performing that role. Thanks @texastribune.org for providing this crucial, pro-democracy information!
books.google.com/books?hl=en&...
books.google.com/books?hl=en&...
If you are willing and able, please do this super quick study. We are trying to collect some pilot data and would really appreciate it!
February 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
If you are willing and able, please do this super quick study. We are trying to collect some pilot data and would really appreciate it!
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In its ongoing war against higher ed—and law firms—the battles MAGA has won are those where the other side surrendered in advance. (The Columbia/UT Austin/Paul Weiss "strategy," vs the Harvard/UCLA/Perkins Coie/etc strategy.)
Resistance is not just braver but also smarter and more effective.
Resistance is not just braver but also smarter and more effective.
This is a genuinely huge, sweeping victory today for the University of California—or rather, for us, its faculty, acting through our faculty associations, while the UC itself maintained a strict policy of deer-in-headlights silence.
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement
The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
In its ongoing war against higher ed—and law firms—the battles MAGA has won are those where the other side surrendered in advance. (The Columbia/UT Austin/Paul Weiss "strategy," vs the Harvard/UCLA/Perkins Coie/etc strategy.)
Resistance is not just braver but also smarter and more effective.
Resistance is not just braver but also smarter and more effective.
From @sciencevs.bsky.social:
“So, we can't use [teargas] on enemies in wartime but cool to use it against our own people in peace time?
Yeah yep, that’s the system that we have.”
open.spotify.com/episode/0tbM...
“So, we can't use [teargas] on enemies in wartime but cool to use it against our own people in peace time?
Yeah yep, that’s the system that we have.”
open.spotify.com/episode/0tbM...
What Do Tear Gas and ICE Raids Do to People?
open.spotify.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:55 PM
From @sciencevs.bsky.social:
“So, we can't use [teargas] on enemies in wartime but cool to use it against our own people in peace time?
Yeah yep, that’s the system that we have.”
open.spotify.com/episode/0tbM...
“So, we can't use [teargas] on enemies in wartime but cool to use it against our own people in peace time?
Yeah yep, that’s the system that we have.”
open.spotify.com/episode/0tbM...
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Decades of presidential approval polling will be discontinued.
A valuable historical resource comes to an end. At a low point for the existing president’s approval rating.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
A valuable historical resource comes to an end. At a low point for the existing president’s approval rating.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Gallup Will No Longer Track Presidential Approval Ratings
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Decades of presidential approval polling will be discontinued.
A valuable historical resource comes to an end. At a low point for the existing president’s approval rating.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
A valuable historical resource comes to an end. At a low point for the existing president’s approval rating.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
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Important report from @bcburden.bsky.social who runs the @electionscenter.bsky.social on this point. electionlab.mit.edu/articles/opt...
February 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Important report from @bcburden.bsky.social who runs the @electionscenter.bsky.social on this point. electionlab.mit.edu/articles/opt...
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More reports of Gmail turning over email content to ICE are coming out now.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/g...
techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/g...
Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch
The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena power...
techcrunch.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:46 AM
More reports of Gmail turning over email content to ICE are coming out now.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/g...
techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/g...
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The APSA Political Communication section is accepting nominations for its annual awards. Please send nominations directly to the chair of each committee.
🔎 More details on awards, committee, and eligibility criteria:
politicalcommunication.org/awards/
🔎 More details on awards, committee, and eligibility criteria:
politicalcommunication.org/awards/
February 9, 2026 at 9:57 AM
The APSA Political Communication section is accepting nominations for its annual awards. Please send nominations directly to the chair of each committee.
🔎 More details on awards, committee, and eligibility criteria:
politicalcommunication.org/awards/
🔎 More details on awards, committee, and eligibility criteria:
politicalcommunication.org/awards/
Things I didn't expect to say today as a scholar of contemporary politics: "But what were you doing in 1888?"
February 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Things I didn't expect to say today as a scholar of contemporary politics: "But what were you doing in 1888?"
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Excited to see this article in print! Colorado Tech Law Review published the work @jeremylittau.com and I did on First Amendment challenges when states try to ban use of AI in political campaigns, and some other policy options when political speech bans may be struck down. ctlj.colorado.edu?p=1447
The Right To Lie With AI? First Amendment Challenges For State Efforts To Curb False Political Speech Using Deepfakes And Synthetic Media – Colorado Technology Law Journal
ctlj.colorado.edu
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Excited to see this article in print! Colorado Tech Law Review published the work @jeremylittau.com and I did on First Amendment challenges when states try to ban use of AI in political campaigns, and some other policy options when political speech bans may be struck down. ctlj.colorado.edu?p=1447
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I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
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Across Senate District 9, VoteHub estimated that Taylor Rehmet captured about 79% of the Hispanic vote — a 26-point improvement on the 53% that went for Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024.
See how Latinos helped Texas Democrats win Senate District 9
Democrat Taylor Rehmet’s stunning upset victory is explained in part by the massive swing by Latino voters toward his campaign compared to other Democrats in recent elections.
www.texastribune.org
February 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Across Senate District 9, VoteHub estimated that Taylor Rehmet captured about 79% of the Hispanic vote — a 26-point improvement on the 53% that went for Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024.
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The EU Commission has preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act over its addictive design — infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications & hyper-personalized recommendations. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission preliminarily finds TikTok\'s addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act
Today, the European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act for its addictive design.
ec.europa.eu
February 6, 2026 at 11:26 AM
The EU Commission has preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act over its addictive design — infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications & hyper-personalized recommendations. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“The subfield of rural journalism is a compromise—an adaptation of the doxa and habitus of the overarching journalistic field to the expectations and demands of practicing journalism in a small-town context.”
This is a compelling piece arguing rural journalism isn’t just a niche, but a distinct subfield with its own norms, challenges, and practices.
#commsky @profdimitrova.bsky.social
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February 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
“The subfield of rural journalism is a compromise—an adaptation of the doxa and habitus of the overarching journalistic field to the expectations and demands of practicing journalism in a small-town context.”
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GOP Senate candidates John Cornyn, Wesley Hunt and Ken Paxton refused to participate in our candidate Q&A.
We used their past statements and voting history to show where they differ on major issues, ranging from foreign policy to artificial intelligence.
We used their past statements and voting history to show where they differ on major issues, ranging from foreign policy to artificial intelligence.
Q&A: Republican candidates in Texas’ 2026 Senate primary
GOP candidates John Cornyn, Wesley Hunt and Ken Paxton refused to participated in a candidate Q&A on major issues, ranging from foreign policy to artificial intelligence. We used their past statements...
www.texastribune.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
GOP Senate candidates John Cornyn, Wesley Hunt and Ken Paxton refused to participate in our candidate Q&A.
We used their past statements and voting history to show where they differ on major issues, ranging from foreign policy to artificial intelligence.
We used their past statements and voting history to show where they differ on major issues, ranging from foreign policy to artificial intelligence.
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📣 Travel Grants – ICA Political Communication Division
We invite applications for travel grants from ICA attendees without sufficient funding. These grants are especially directed at students and junior scholars from Tier B/C.
Apply here: forms.gle/iL6asnCvBF7x...
We invite applications for travel grants from ICA attendees without sufficient funding. These grants are especially directed at students and junior scholars from Tier B/C.
Apply here: forms.gle/iL6asnCvBF7x...
February 5, 2026 at 10:01 AM
📣 Travel Grants – ICA Political Communication Division
We invite applications for travel grants from ICA attendees without sufficient funding. These grants are especially directed at students and junior scholars from Tier B/C.
Apply here: forms.gle/iL6asnCvBF7x...
We invite applications for travel grants from ICA attendees without sufficient funding. These grants are especially directed at students and junior scholars from Tier B/C.
Apply here: forms.gle/iL6asnCvBF7x...
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How do media storms occur?
What are the dynamics. Clear graphic in "Catching Fire in the News: The Necessary Conditions for Media Storms" by Amber Boydstun & colleagues
#polcomm #commsky @snsoroka.bsky.social 🔥
🚀🚀🚀 Book is available #OpenAccess #free:
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
What are the dynamics. Clear graphic in "Catching Fire in the News: The Necessary Conditions for Media Storms" by Amber Boydstun & colleagues
#polcomm #commsky @snsoroka.bsky.social 🔥
🚀🚀🚀 Book is available #OpenAccess #free:
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
February 5, 2026 at 10:10 AM
How do media storms occur?
What are the dynamics. Clear graphic in "Catching Fire in the News: The Necessary Conditions for Media Storms" by Amber Boydstun & colleagues
#polcomm #commsky @snsoroka.bsky.social 🔥
🚀🚀🚀 Book is available #OpenAccess #free:
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
What are the dynamics. Clear graphic in "Catching Fire in the News: The Necessary Conditions for Media Storms" by Amber Boydstun & colleagues
#polcomm #commsky @snsoroka.bsky.social 🔥
🚀🚀🚀 Book is available #OpenAccess #free:
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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These gender gaps in interruptions of female economists persist even after controlling for:
-Field
-Topic
-Presenter seniority
-Audience size
-Field
-Topic
-Presenter seniority
-Audience size
February 3, 2026 at 8:56 PM
These gender gaps in interruptions of female economists persist even after controlling for:
-Field
-Topic
-Presenter seniority
-Audience size
-Field
-Topic
-Presenter seniority
-Audience size
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They didn’t rely on surveys or self-reports.
Instead, what they did was really cool:
They had humans and LLMs code audio recordings of talks to measure:
-Who interrupts
-How often they interrupt
-When interruptions occur
-Whether interruptions are neutral or adversarial
Instead, what they did was really cool:
They had humans and LLMs code audio recordings of talks to measure:
-Who interrupts
-How often they interrupt
-When interruptions occur
-Whether interruptions are neutral or adversarial
February 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
They didn’t rely on surveys or self-reports.
Instead, what they did was really cool:
They had humans and LLMs code audio recordings of talks to measure:
-Who interrupts
-How often they interrupt
-When interruptions occur
-Whether interruptions are neutral or adversarial
Instead, what they did was really cool:
They had humans and LLMs code audio recordings of talks to measure:
-Who interrupts
-How often they interrupt
-When interruptions occur
-Whether interruptions are neutral or adversarial
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Are female economists treated differently than males in academic seminars?
These authors wanted to know whether gender shapes how scholars are treated when presenting research.
So they built a massive dataset of 2,000+ economics seminars, job talks, and conference presentations from 2019–2023...
These authors wanted to know whether gender shapes how scholars are treated when presenting research.
So they built a massive dataset of 2,000+ economics seminars, job talks, and conference presentations from 2019–2023...
February 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Are female economists treated differently than males in academic seminars?
These authors wanted to know whether gender shapes how scholars are treated when presenting research.
So they built a massive dataset of 2,000+ economics seminars, job talks, and conference presentations from 2019–2023...
These authors wanted to know whether gender shapes how scholars are treated when presenting research.
So they built a massive dataset of 2,000+ economics seminars, job talks, and conference presentations from 2019–2023...