Steph Herold
@stephherold.bsky.social
Researcher studying abortion on TV & film. Studying Jewish texts, autism, motherhood whenever I can. Indiscriminate dog lover. She/ her. All views are mine.
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Steph Herold
@stephherold.bsky.social
· Nov 15
An abortion researchers starter pack! Let me know if you’d like to be added. go.bsky.app/SHS3EQa
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can’t not hear and see:
February 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
can’t not hear and see:
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Webinar with Jewish Labor Committee starting today at noon ET: Join JCPA CEO @amyspitalnick and labor attorney Joanne Goldstein for a conversation on defending democracy, strengthening unions, and pushing back against efforts to divide our communities.
Register: thejcpa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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As authoritarian threats rise, so does the urgency of standing together. Join labor and Jewish leaders for a solution-oriented conversation on confronting antisemitism, strengthening democracy, & building strong, inclusive coalitions.
🔗Register: thejcpa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Webinar with Jewish Labor Committee starting today at noon ET: Join JCPA CEO @amyspitalnick and labor attorney Joanne Goldstein for a conversation on defending democracy, strengthening unions, and pushing back against efforts to divide our communities.
Register: thejcpa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: thejcpa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Looking forward to watching this — catch it on @pbs.org
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#BlackandJewishAmerica
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February 4, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Looking forward to watching this — catch it on @pbs.org
www.pbs.org/show/black-a...
#BlackandJewishAmerica
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#BlackandJewishAmerica
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Tomorrow will mark a month since Cecil has seen her children. She is still detained in Louisiana and does not know what will happen to her.
“I’ve been telling them I’ve been having cramps and they told me I have to have a referral to see the doctor,” Cecil Elvir-Quinonez told me. “I’ve been telling them every day, and they just say I have to wait.”
She hasn’t seen her kids — a 5 year old and an infant — in weeks.
She hasn’t seen her kids — a 5 year old and an infant — in weeks.
A pregnant mother in ICE detention says she’s bleeding — and hasn’t seen a doctor in weeks
Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, who is still breastfeeding her youngest child, is awaiting deportation in a Louisiana ICE facility states away from her family and children.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Tomorrow will mark a month since Cecil has seen her children. She is still detained in Louisiana and does not know what will happen to her.
First big abortion plotline of 2026 -- on #TellMeLies (spoiler alert) Diana has an abortion, freeing herself (she hopes) from the manipulative control of her ex, Stephen.
www.ansirh.org/research/abo...
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Tell Me Lies
Diana discovers that she's pregnant by her abusive on-again, off-again boyfriend Stephen. She decides to have an abortion, and Stephen is furious when he finds out because she didn't consult him in th...
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January 29, 2026 at 2:34 PM
First big abortion plotline of 2026 -- on #TellMeLies (spoiler alert) Diana has an abortion, freeing herself (she hopes) from the manipulative control of her ex, Stephen.
www.ansirh.org/research/abo...
www.ansirh.org/research/abo...
Can't help tracking the conversation on #HeatedRivalry and how tv represents autistic people - here's what the research says, fwiw.
TV portrayals are often negative / inaccurate / stereotypical, with autistic characters having little agency
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
TV portrayals are often negative / inaccurate / stereotypical, with autistic characters having little agency
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Representation of autism in fictional media: A systematic review of media content and its impact on viewer knowledge and understanding of autism - Sandra C Jones, Chloe S Gordon, Simone Mizzi, 2023
Media depictions of autism have the potential to have either positive or detrimental impacts on the lives of autistic people. This systematic review aimed to ex...
journals.sagepub.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Can't help tracking the conversation on #HeatedRivalry and how tv represents autistic people - here's what the research says, fwiw.
TV portrayals are often negative / inaccurate / stereotypical, with autistic characters having little agency
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
TV portrayals are often negative / inaccurate / stereotypical, with autistic characters having little agency
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
January 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
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The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Analysis by The Marshall Project of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found that the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
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A new report from ANSIRH & @newamerica.org analyzes the last 10 years of TV & film. Although viewers are eager for more realistic abortion depictions, data shows they are often oversimplified, treated as one-offs, or unrepresentative of people’s lived experiences. www.newamerica.org/better-life-...
Putting Pregnancy, Abortion, and Care into Context on Screen
TV and film viewers are eager to see more realistic, authentic depictions of reproductive health decisions on screen.
www.newamerica.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:13 PM
A new report from ANSIRH & @newamerica.org analyzes the last 10 years of TV & film. Although viewers are eager for more realistic abortion depictions, data shows they are often oversimplified, treated as one-offs, or unrepresentative of people’s lived experiences. www.newamerica.org/better-life-...
New research from me & @newamerica.org! Audiences crave more realistic, holistic depictions of abortion on screen that TV and film have not been delivering.
www.newamerica.org/better-life-...
www.newamerica.org/better-life-...
Putting Pregnancy, Abortion, and Care into Context on Screen
TV and film viewers are eager to see more realistic, authentic depictions of reproductive health decisions on screen.
www.newamerica.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:29 PM
New research from me & @newamerica.org! Audiences crave more realistic, holistic depictions of abortion on screen that TV and film have not been delivering.
www.newamerica.org/better-life-...
www.newamerica.org/better-life-...
"Neither of these mothers could get the care she needed. When the emergency arrived, it was too late. " Heartbreaking and infuriating.
www.propublica.org/article/high...
www.propublica.org/article/high...
Women With High-Risk Pregnancies Have Limited Options Under Abortion Bans
Our reporting has found that abortion bans generally don’t include exceptions that cover health concerns pregnant women with chronic conditions can face — or if they do, doctors aren’t using them.
www.propublica.org
January 20, 2026 at 6:07 PM
"Neither of these mothers could get the care she needed. When the emergency arrived, it was too late. " Heartbreaking and infuriating.
www.propublica.org/article/high...
www.propublica.org/article/high...
How can my immigration status affect abortion access? A guide from @ineedana.bsky.social for noncitizens and our communities: www.ineedana.com/blog/how-can...
How can my immigration status affect abortion access? A guide for noncitizens and our communities | ineedana.com
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January 15, 2026 at 9:33 PM
How can my immigration status affect abortion access? A guide from @ineedana.bsky.social for noncitizens and our communities: www.ineedana.com/blog/how-can...
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For those of you waking up to news that someone burned the synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, here's a link to donate to fire recovery efforts.
For anyone else reading this, feeling helpless, and wondering what they can do: the synagogue has a donation form and I've donated with a note that it's for fire recovery immediate expenses. www.bethisraelms.org
Beth Israel Congregation
www.bethisraelms.org
January 11, 2026 at 12:50 PM
For those of you waking up to news that someone burned the synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, here's a link to donate to fire recovery efforts.
Proud of all this kickass work from my @ansirh.bsky.social colleagues! myemail.constantcontact.com/ANSIRH-s-Yea...
ANSIRH's Year in Review: Scientific Resilience
Email from UCSF, ANSIRH The Work Continues in 2026 View as Webpage Dear Friends, We began this year in the middle of a shifting political landscape. In a bid to restrict government-funded research, th
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December 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Proud of all this kickass work from my @ansirh.bsky.social colleagues! myemail.constantcontact.com/ANSIRH-s-Yea...
Highly recommend consistently volunteering to read Torah at your shul so you can’t just doomscroll for eternity, you have studying to do!
December 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Highly recommend consistently volunteering to read Torah at your shul so you can’t just doomscroll for eternity, you have studying to do!
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Researchers at the University of California San Francisco track how abortion comes up on television. They say the trends from 2025 are concerning. n.pr/4oQlr52
Fewer characters on TV had abortions this year — and more stories reinforced shame
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco track how abortion comes up on television. They say the trends from 2025 are concerning.
n.pr
December 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco track how abortion comes up on television. They say the trends from 2025 are concerning. n.pr/4oQlr52
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Jewish groups are circulating the hebrew names of the injured for the traditional prayers for healing. Just got sent these:
* Reuven Ben Manya
* Chaya Mushka bas Shterna Sara
* Feivel Eliezer ben Dobra Bella
* Arsan ben Amelia
* Yaakov Dov ben Pnina
* Yaakov ben Ethel
* Moshe Yonatan ben Tziporah
* Reuven Ben Manya
* Chaya Mushka bas Shterna Sara
* Feivel Eliezer ben Dobra Bella
* Arsan ben Amelia
* Yaakov Dov ben Pnina
* Yaakov ben Ethel
* Moshe Yonatan ben Tziporah
December 14, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Jewish groups are circulating the hebrew names of the injured for the traditional prayers for healing. Just got sent these:
* Reuven Ben Manya
* Chaya Mushka bas Shterna Sara
* Feivel Eliezer ben Dobra Bella
* Arsan ben Amelia
* Yaakov Dov ben Pnina
* Yaakov ben Ethel
* Moshe Yonatan ben Tziporah
* Reuven Ben Manya
* Chaya Mushka bas Shterna Sara
* Feivel Eliezer ben Dobra Bella
* Arsan ben Amelia
* Yaakov Dov ben Pnina
* Yaakov ben Ethel
* Moshe Yonatan ben Tziporah
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Baruch Dayan HaEmet. We’re horrified to wake up to the news of an antisemitic shooting in Sydney that killed 11 people. Our hearts go out to the Sydney Jewish community.
December 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Baruch Dayan HaEmet. We’re horrified to wake up to the news of an antisemitic shooting in Sydney that killed 11 people. Our hearts go out to the Sydney Jewish community.
Are you ok? Is your family ok? Was anyone there? Is our local Chanukah event public? Do we have security? Should we still go? What do we tell the kids? Do we tell the kids anything? How do we keep them safe? Should we do a private Chanukah instead? Should we light the menorah in the window, still?
December 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Are you ok? Is your family ok? Was anyone there? Is our local Chanukah event public? Do we have security? Should we still go? What do we tell the kids? Do we tell the kids anything? How do we keep them safe? Should we do a private Chanukah instead? Should we light the menorah in the window, still?
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Waking up to news of another antisemitic mass shooting, this time at a Hanukkah event in Australia.
I’m heartbroken and angry and I don’t know how many other ways to say it: antisemitism is a crisis that is threatening Jews, every single one of us, and the core of our society.
I’m heartbroken and angry and I don’t know how many other ways to say it: antisemitism is a crisis that is threatening Jews, every single one of us, and the core of our society.
Bondi Beach shooting was a terrorist attack on Australia's Jewish community on the first day of Hanukkah, police say. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/48SoSCq
December 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Waking up to news of another antisemitic mass shooting, this time at a Hanukkah event in Australia.
I’m heartbroken and angry and I don’t know how many other ways to say it: antisemitism is a crisis that is threatening Jews, every single one of us, and the core of our society.
I’m heartbroken and angry and I don’t know how many other ways to say it: antisemitism is a crisis that is threatening Jews, every single one of us, and the core of our society.
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Characters are considering having abortions, but fewer than ever are actually having abortions, and when they do, it’s often a lonely experience. What’s going on? Read our new analysis of abortion depictions on TV in 2025: www.ansirh.org/research/res...
www.ansirh.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Characters are considering having abortions, but fewer than ever are actually having abortions, and when they do, it’s often a lonely experience. What’s going on? Read our new analysis of abortion depictions on TV in 2025: www.ansirh.org/research/res...
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Instead of responding to our current abortion access crisis with bold, visionary abortion plotlines, what we’re seeing on TV, at least this year, is a return to troubling tropes of the past that link abortion with shame, stigma, and even death.
December 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Instead of responding to our current abortion access crisis with bold, visionary abortion plotlines, what we’re seeing on TV, at least this year, is a return to troubling tropes of the past that link abortion with shame, stigma, and even death.
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The Pitt, Ginny & Georgia, All’s Fair – how did this year’s biggest TV shows tackle abortion? We tracked this year’s hits and misses in our Abortion Onscreen report. www.ansirh.org/research/res...
www.ansirh.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Pitt, Ginny & Georgia, All’s Fair – how did this year’s biggest TV shows tackle abortion? We tracked this year’s hits and misses in our Abortion Onscreen report. www.ansirh.org/research/res...
IT'S HERE! Our research on how TV tackled abortion in 2025.
Some notable findings:
📺 only 37% of shows featured a character who actually had an abortion, down past years
📺 the return of several troubling themes, notably the association of abortion w/shame & death
www.ansirh.org/research/res...
Some notable findings:
📺 only 37% of shows featured a character who actually had an abortion, down past years
📺 the return of several troubling themes, notably the association of abortion w/shame & death
www.ansirh.org/research/res...
Abortion Onscreen in 2025
This year, we tracked 65 abortion plotlines across cable, broadcast, and streaming channels. While we documented some familiar trends, we also observed a return to concerning tropes.
www.ansirh.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
IT'S HERE! Our research on how TV tackled abortion in 2025.
Some notable findings:
📺 only 37% of shows featured a character who actually had an abortion, down past years
📺 the return of several troubling themes, notably the association of abortion w/shame & death
www.ansirh.org/research/res...
Some notable findings:
📺 only 37% of shows featured a character who actually had an abortion, down past years
📺 the return of several troubling themes, notably the association of abortion w/shame & death
www.ansirh.org/research/res...