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Kristine Nowak @kristineno.bsky.social · 16d

Present here in this meaningful place in Dresden with @mcewan.bsky.social

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Josh Pasek @joshpasek.com · Aug 1

It's difficult to understate the extent to which various aspects of society require the provision of accurate, trustworthy social data. Even private data collections rely heavily on government statistical agencies for calibration. The dangers of politicization here are far-reaching.

COPAFS @copafs.bsky.social · Aug 1

Statement from Friends of BLS on Commissioner McEntarfer’s Removal.

“This escalates the President’s unprecedented attacks on the independence and integrity of the federal statistical system.”

www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...

Statement on Commissioner McEntarfer’s Removal — The Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Today, President Trump called into question the integrity of the Employment Situation report that the BLS released this morning. He accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of deliberately reporting ...

www.friendsofbls.org

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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · Aug 2

That's some early dibs

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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · Jul 31

In Northern Michigan at the moment and it's been smoky for days. Might be psychosomatic but I keep smelling smoke when no one near has a campfire lit. Gorgeous sunsets though.

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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · Jul 20

Which is exactly how probing effect works in human to human comm. The answered probe causes the liar to seem more believable to the sender.
Seems out humans apply these same heuristics to non-human communicators.

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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · Jul 18

I would rather have a million "Hey Prof!" e-mails than any more LLM generated slop.

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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · Jul 7

One is the amount of coffee I need to be functional enough to make my second cup.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · Jul 3

Inside the digital publishing industry, which I try to monitor closely, this is the big news. By Julia Alexander at Puck.

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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · Jul 1

So excited for you! Enjoy Boston!

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Andrea Howard @drandreahoward.bsky.social · Jun 28

Ontario parents, pay attention to this: underfunding our universities means there may not be a spot for your kid when it’s time for them to go. We have the *lowest* per capita support of any province!!

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Jun 25

New paper hot off the press www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We analysed over 40,000 computer vision papers from CVPR (the longest standing CV conf) & associated patents tracing pathways from research to application. We found that 90% of papers & 86% of downstream patents power surveillance

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Computer-vision research powers surveillance technology - Nature

An analysis of research papers and citing patents indicates the extensive ties between computer-vision research and surveillance.

www.nature.com

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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · Jun 23

We have one system here that is built on a very old database system. Every so often a grad student encounters it for the first time and wonders why it hasn't been updated. The answer is because it works. It's fine, leave it alone

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · Jun 17

Confirmed. Out this fall. Preorder now. nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014906...

We Are Civic Media - Northwestern University Press

A discipline-crossing introduction to civic media via accounts from grassroots practitioners “Civic media” is the use of contemporary technologies to...

nupress.northwestern.edu

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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · Jun 15

Thanks #ica25 for a very thoughtful panel thinking about how GenAI influences the research process.

Scholars at a conference panel presentation

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The Communication & Technology Division of ICA @icacat.bsky.social · Jun 13

Please join us for the Communication & Technology Reception Fri Jun 13 at 6pm in Centennial F (Regency 3). #ICA25

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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · Jun 12

Kicking off #ICA25 with the 14th @icacat.bsky.social/Mobile Doctoral Consortium! Hoping to see some #commsky connections via the #ICA25 ( #ICA2025? Although I think the short version is preferred).

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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · Jun 7

Married to an ICU nurse and I don't know how he does it

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Kristen Harrison @somelikeitaut.bsky.social · Jun 4

Please share:
If you'll be at the International Communication Association conference in Denver next week, swing by the first annual ICA Neurodivergent Scholars Gathering on Saturday June 14, 6-7:30pm in Agate B+C Regency 3. We will have food, drink, rude but honest pens, and COMMUNICATION BADGES!

Photograph of colorful pens reading HOW ABOUT NO, LEAVE ME ALONE, and THAT IDEA IS GARBAGE, plus 3 clip-on badges, one in green reading GO, LET'S TALK, one in yellow reading SLOW, DO I KNOW YOU?, and one in red reading STOP, WORKING/OBSERVING

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · May 30

"59% of people no longer fully trusting political news online" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... You can find out more about this stat in our new public report on "The State of Generative AI Use in Canada 2025: Exploring Public Attitudes and Adoption Trends" socialmedialab.ca/2025/04/08/n...

Can you spot fake news videos? Google's new AI tool makes it harder to know what's real | CBC News

Google's new AI video tool, Veo 3, is designed to be astonishingly realistic, generating its own dialogue, sound effects and soundtracks. Some AI experts say that level of technology is unsettling and...

www.cbc.ca

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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · May 15

Welp. At least let me know when you're here. I can point you to the nearest pharmacy.

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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · May 4

Oh I love this. Thanks for sharing!

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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · Apr 28

I am one of these immigrants!

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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · Apr 15

My @iccit-utm.bsky.social colleague Brett Caraway will be on TVO tonight discussing data, surveillance and the U.S. border.

TVO Today | The Agenda @tvotoday.bsky.social · Apr 15

What kinds of precautions should visitors to the United States take before crossing the border? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks Brett Caraway (@iccit-utm.bsky.social), Kelley McClinchey (@wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social), and Heather Segal (Segal Immigration Law) tonight at 8/11pm

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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · Apr 9

Includes fireside chat with @sunjooahn.bsky.social and VR demos following the talk!

uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Apr 8

Get your tickets and join us and co-sponsors @torontosri.bsky.social & Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to learn about the complex interplay btwn social interactions and mediated environments w/ Dr. Pablo Pérez (Nokia XR Lab, Madrid).

Learn more and read a Q&A w/ Pérez: uoft.me/Perez

Questioning Reality: Exploring the Future of Virtual Reality and Impact on Social Interactions - DSI

Photo courtesy of Pablo Perez, Nokia XR Labs, Madrid, Spain By: Cormac Rea The Data Sciences Institute (DSI) at the University of Toronto hosts the annual Questioning Reality: Explorations of Virtual ...

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Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society @torontosri.bsky.social · Apr 7

Calling all @uoft.bsky.social students! SRI is hiring a #WorkStudy Digital Content Coordinator.

Learn more about the role and apply through the CLNx portal: www.registrar.utoronto.ca/finances-and...

#UofT #studentjob #studentwork

Work Study Program - University Registrar's Office

Work Study Program The Work Study program offers part-time, paid on-campus employment to eligible undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Toronto. The program provides students with a...

www.registrar.utoronto.ca

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