Stine Eckert
@stineeckert.bsky.social
PhD, Associate Prof., Dept. of Communication, Wayne State U, Detroit. Researching social media, journalism, counter publics, online harassment. Editor of Journalism Research/Journalistik – Zeitschrift für Journalismusforschung. https://journalistik.online/
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"Activists patrolled neighborhoods where CBP & ICE had been seen operating, following vehicles&at times honking horns in warning. Border patrol agents arrested two women who had been honking horns in a truck behind their own, smashing a window to get at them" #USA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Charlotte activists met the immigration crackdown with ‘bless your heart’ resistance
ICE and CBP’s North Carolina operation faced an early-warning system run by thousands of volunteers
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November 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"Activists patrolled neighborhoods where CBP & ICE had been seen operating, following vehicles&at times honking horns in warning. Border patrol agents arrested two women who had been honking horns in a truck behind their own, smashing a window to get at them" #USA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
(Self-)nominate for the 2026 ICA FSD Awards! Due: Feb. 1, 2026: Teresa Award for the Advancement of Feminist Scholarship, Helen Award for Emerging Feminist Scholarship, and Byerly Award for Research in Feminist Political Economy of Communication
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November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
(Self-)nominate for the 2026 ICA FSD Awards! Due: Feb. 1, 2026: Teresa Award for the Advancement of Feminist Scholarship, Helen Award for Emerging Feminist Scholarship, and Byerly Award for Research in Feminist Political Economy of Communication
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So happy to see our 2026 ICA Pre-Conference listed on the website! 😍 JOIN US! Intersectional Political Economy: New Directions for Research & Teaching, Thu, June 4, 1-5 pm in the conference hotel www.icahdq.org/mpage/ICA26-... #ica2026 @icahdq.bsky.social @icajsd.bsky.social @aejmc-csw.bsky.social
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November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
So happy to see our 2026 ICA Pre-Conference listed on the website! 😍 JOIN US! Intersectional Political Economy: New Directions for Research & Teaching, Thu, June 4, 1-5 pm in the conference hotel www.icahdq.org/mpage/ICA26-... #ica2026 @icahdq.bsky.social @icajsd.bsky.social @aejmc-csw.bsky.social
So important! First study on femicides in #Germany – Finding that by far the most common type of femicide is linked to intimate partners, with 108 of the 133 murders (81%) involving killings by men in heterosexual relationships. #femicide dpa-international.com/politics/urn...
Study: Killings by partners the leading form of femicide in Germany | dpa international
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November 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
So important! First study on femicides in #Germany – Finding that by far the most common type of femicide is linked to intimate partners, with 108 of the 133 murders (81%) involving killings by men in heterosexual relationships. #femicide dpa-international.com/politics/urn...
ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her. #USA www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her. #USA www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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Interviews and records show the White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Interviews and records show the White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
The reorganization marks one of the most significant overhauls to the department since its establishment during President Carter’s administration in 1979. Only US Congress can create a federal agency and has the sole authority to approve its restructuring or elimination. 19thnews.org/2025/11/depa...
‘Selling off the Department of Education for parts’: The agency’s major overhaul faces fierce backlash
The Trump administration’s restructuring plan will create “more confusion, more mistakes and more barriers” for students and families in need of support, advocates say.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The reorganization marks one of the most significant overhauls to the department since its establishment during President Carter’s administration in 1979. Only US Congress can create a federal agency and has the sole authority to approve its restructuring or elimination. 19thnews.org/2025/11/depa...
A man who took part in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol and was pardoned by Trump earlier this year has been arrested on multiple child sexual abuse charges in Florida, according to local authorities. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
January 6 rioter who was pardoned by Trump arrested for child sexual abuse
Andrew Paul Johnson, 44, faces multiple charges in Florida and has pleaded not guilty to the crimes, authorities say
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A man who took part in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol and was pardoned by Trump earlier this year has been arrested on multiple child sexual abuse charges in Florida, according to local authorities. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Background and resources for journalists covering #TDOR today: Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed in recognition of the 1998 murder of Rita Hester, a highly visible member of the transgender community in Boston where she worked on education around transgender issues glaad.org/publications...
Transgender Day of Remembrance Resource Kit for Journalists | GLAAD
IntroductionTransgender Day of Remembrance, which honors the memory of those murdered in acts of anti-transgender violence, is recognized annually on November 20. GLAAD encourages journalists to mark ...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Background and resources for journalists covering #TDOR today: Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed in recognition of the 1998 murder of Rita Hester, a highly visible member of the transgender community in Boston where she worked on education around transgender issues glaad.org/publications...
"The combined force of two outbursts at female journalists in a single news cycle – for asking about a child sexual abuser and a murdered colleague – went beyond the standard-fare Trumpian attacks on the media." #USA #journalismmatters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Unforgivable’: Trump’s ‘piggy’ insult is stoking more outrage than usual
The clip of the US president on Air Force One last Friday has taken off without much help from the media itself
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November 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"The combined force of two outbursts at female journalists in a single news cycle – for asking about a child sexual abuser and a murdered colleague – went beyond the standard-fare Trumpian attacks on the media." #USA #journalismmatters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This isn’t the first time Trump has referred to a woman journalist as a pig. Trump’s attacks on Bruce and Lucey are merely his most recent attempts to undermine women reporters, a pattern of behavior that stretches back to the start of his political career and before it. www.spj.org/spj-statemen...
SPJ statement on recent attacks against reporters; continued minimization of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
Society of Professional Journalists, improving and protecting journalism since 1909
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November 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
This isn’t the first time Trump has referred to a woman journalist as a pig. Trump’s attacks on Bruce and Lucey are merely his most recent attempts to undermine women reporters, a pattern of behavior that stretches back to the start of his political career and before it. www.spj.org/spj-statemen...
"Ellison often speaks to connections at the White House but, in at least one of the calls, engaged in a dialogue about possibly axing some of the CNN hosts whom Donald Trump is said to loathe, including Erin Burnett and Brianna Keilar, the people said." #USA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks
Senior officials indicated favorability toward Paramount Skydance to acquire Warner Bros Discovery
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November 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
"Ellison often speaks to connections at the White House but, in at least one of the calls, engaged in a dialogue about possibly axing some of the CNN hosts whom Donald Trump is said to loathe, including Erin Burnett and Brianna Keilar, the people said." #USA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Neuer, sehr spannend klingender Podcast zu Frauen aus der #DDR und wie sie die Wende und 1990er erlebt haben: "Der Bruch – Frauen zwischen Ost und jetzt" gestartet durch due Journalistin Ruth-Maria Thomas. Aktuell mit fünf Folgen mit je ca. 40 Minuten. www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1195... #Germany
Podcast »Der Bruch«: Wonder Woman Ost
Ihr werden magische Kräfte zugeschrieben: Die Ostfrau ist stark, strapazierfähig, selbstsicher und cool. Nach dem Mauerfall waren es vor allem die Frauen, die nach vorne blicken. Ihnen ist ein neuer P...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Neuer, sehr spannend klingender Podcast zu Frauen aus der #DDR und wie sie die Wende und 1990er erlebt haben: "Der Bruch – Frauen zwischen Ost und jetzt" gestartet durch due Journalistin Ruth-Maria Thomas. Aktuell mit fünf Folgen mit je ca. 40 Minuten. www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1195... #Germany
German surfers rally to get their wave back: German surfers are "bummed" they have lost one of the world's largest inland waves. A city dredging project in Munich made the wave disappear. www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n... #Munich #Germany
German surfers rally to get their wave back
German surfers are "bummed" they have lost one of the world's largest inland waves. A city dredging project in Munich made the wave disappear.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
German surfers rally to get their wave back: German surfers are "bummed" they have lost one of the world's largest inland waves. A city dredging project in Munich made the wave disappear. www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n... #Munich #Germany
Olivia Wenzel wird Brecht-Gastprofessorin an der Uni Leipzig. 1985 In Weimar geboren und bekannt durch ihren preisgekrönten Debütroman "1000 Serpentinen Angst". Eine krass gute Lektüre! app.mdr.de/mdr-aktuell/... #Germany
Olivia Wenzel wird Brecht-Gastprofessorin in Leipzig
Olivia Wenzel wird heute feierlich als neue Bertolt-Brecht-Gastprofessorin an der Uni Leipzig eingeführt.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Olivia Wenzel wird Brecht-Gastprofessorin an der Uni Leipzig. 1985 In Weimar geboren und bekannt durch ihren preisgekrönten Debütroman "1000 Serpentinen Angst". Eine krass gute Lektüre! app.mdr.de/mdr-aktuell/... #Germany
How a fear of Trump is shifting to a fear of American voters and the early onset of being a lame duck president. The meaning of the #EpsteinFiles vote in the broader political picture. #USA www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/p... #Epstein
Congress Orders Trump to Release the Epstein Files
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November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
How a fear of Trump is shifting to a fear of American voters and the early onset of being a lame duck president. The meaning of the #EpsteinFiles vote in the broader political picture. #USA www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/p... #Epstein
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Chatbot roleplay and AI image platform Secret Desires left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women at their workplaces, graduating from universities, taking selfies on vacation, and more www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
Massive Leak Shows Erotic Chatbot Users Turned Women’s Yearbook Pictures Into AI Porn
Chatbot roleplay and image generator platform SecretDesires.ai left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women from social me...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Chatbot roleplay and AI image platform Secret Desires left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women at their workplaces, graduating from universities, taking selfies on vacation, and more www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
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New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
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Epstein Files Transparency Act now goes to Trump for a signature as Democrats and Republicans hailing the bravery of #Epstein survivors www.theguardian.com/us-news/live... #Epsteinfiles #USA
US Senate receives and passes bill to release Epstein files – US politics live
Epstein Files Transparency Act now goes to Donald Trump for his signature as Democrats and Republicans hailing the bravery of Epstein survivors
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November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Epstein Files Transparency Act now goes to Trump for a signature as Democrats and Republicans hailing the bravery of #Epstein survivors www.theguardian.com/us-news/live... #Epsteinfiles #USA
Over a dozen survivors of Epstein gathered at the U.S. Capitol: “I know everybody sees us today as grown adults, but we are fighting for the children that were abandoned and left behind in the reckoning. This is who you’re fighting for.” #USA #Epstein #Epsteinfiles 19thnews.org/2025/11/epst...
‘This is who you’re fighting for’: Epstein survivors push for justice for their younger selves
The survivors spoke at the Capitol before the House voted to compel the Justice Department to release files about the convicted sex offender.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Over a dozen survivors of Epstein gathered at the U.S. Capitol: “I know everybody sees us today as grown adults, but we are fighting for the children that were abandoned and left behind in the reckoning. This is who you’re fighting for.” #USA #Epstein #Epsteinfiles 19thnews.org/2025/11/epst...
"Women make up only 14 percent of the House Republican conference (about 15 percent if you count nonvoting delegates), but they accounted for 75 percent of the Republicans who forced Tuesday’s Epstein vote." #EpsteinFiles #USA www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...
Opinion | The Three G.O.P. Women Who Broke Trump’s Grip on Congress
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November 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
"Women make up only 14 percent of the House Republican conference (about 15 percent if you count nonvoting delegates), but they accounted for 75 percent of the Republicans who forced Tuesday’s Epstein vote." #EpsteinFiles #USA www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...
It was the second time in a week that Trump had leveled a fierce insult at a woman journalist who was covering him. #USA #EpsteinFiles www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/b...
Trump Berates One Reporter and Tells Another,‘Quiet Piggy’
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November 19, 2025 at 3:54 AM
It was the second time in a week that Trump had leveled a fierce insult at a woman journalist who was covering him. #USA #EpsteinFiles www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/b...
“Donald Trump could release these files on his own,” said Representative Jim McGovern, Democrat of Massachusetts. #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #USA www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Senate Agrees to Quickly Move Bill Seeking Release of Epstein Files to Trump
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November 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
“Donald Trump could release these files on his own,” said Representative Jim McGovern, Democrat of Massachusetts. #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #USA www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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Certain ultraprocessed foods are contributing to worldwide obesity, chronic health conditions and premature death, yet the food industry continues to aggressively market new and existing products in this category for massive profits, according to experts. https://cnn.it/485zrBw
November 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Certain ultraprocessed foods are contributing to worldwide obesity, chronic health conditions and premature death, yet the food industry continues to aggressively market new and existing products in this category for massive profits, according to experts. https://cnn.it/485zrBw