Susanindenver
@susanindenver.bsky.social
Democracy and human rights, media development, and civil society strengthening. PhD with @UoW_CAMRI in London. Research and write about #mediadev. Lover of shoegaze, dreampop, and urban gardening.
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Fellow academics, I'm doing it. Going all in. Pulling the plug, literally.
This is on my syllabus for Spring 2026: "This is an analog class. No Canvas; this syllabus is your guide."
All readings are printed books; hand-written exams; no laptops. #academicbluesky #Highered #academia #Rutgers
This is on my syllabus for Spring 2026: "This is an analog class. No Canvas; this syllabus is your guide."
All readings are printed books; hand-written exams; no laptops. #academicbluesky #Highered #academia #Rutgers
October 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Fellow academics, I'm doing it. Going all in. Pulling the plug, literally.
This is on my syllabus for Spring 2026: "This is an analog class. No Canvas; this syllabus is your guide."
All readings are printed books; hand-written exams; no laptops. #academicbluesky #Highered #academia #Rutgers
This is on my syllabus for Spring 2026: "This is an analog class. No Canvas; this syllabus is your guide."
All readings are printed books; hand-written exams; no laptops. #academicbluesky #Highered #academia #Rutgers
RIP Tom Robbins. Love your books. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
Tom Robbins, comic novelist of US counterculture, dies aged 92
Author of books including Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and Another Roadside Attraction, was known for his outlandish tales of sex, drugs and mysticism
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
RIP Tom Robbins. Love your books. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
US foreign aid matters!
February 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
US foreign aid matters!
February 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It's a lovely thing to find your happy place. #pinkskyPost
February 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
It's a lovely thing to find your happy place. #pinkskyPost
Love being up with the biggest, fluffiest clouds, and also love seeing green 💚 trees and the splendour of nature
January 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Love being up with the biggest, fluffiest clouds, and also love seeing green 💚 trees and the splendour of nature
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January 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
At the airport and bemused by all the people who have laptops out, spreadsheets on screens and are cracking the whip at 7 am. Why?!
January 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
At the airport and bemused by all the people who have laptops out, spreadsheets on screens and are cracking the whip at 7 am. Why?!
Loving my Christmas present from my brother.
January 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Loving my Christmas present from my brother.
Lovely seeing fireworks out my window last night
January 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Lovely seeing fireworks out my window last night
Happy New Year!!
January 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Happy New Year!!
Jimmy Carter, Peacemaking President Amid Crises, Is Dead at 100 -- he will long be remembered as a man of integrity and kindness. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/u...
Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President, Is Dead at 100
Rising from Georgia farmland to the White House, he oversaw the historic Camp David peace accords, but his one-term presidency was waylaid by troubles at home and abroad.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Jimmy Carter, Peacemaking President Amid Crises, Is Dead at 100 -- he will long be remembered as a man of integrity and kindness. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/u...
Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Merry Christmas!
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Our new Media Literacy for African Storytellers Program — available in English and French — will help registrants navigate social media responsibly, protect themselves online and use media to amplify their voices.
Interested? Sign up here: https://buff.ly/4ghPzTy
Interested? Sign up here: https://buff.ly/4ghPzTy
December 25, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Our new Media Literacy for African Storytellers Program — available in English and French — will help registrants navigate social media responsibly, protect themselves online and use media to amplify their voices.
Interested? Sign up here: https://buff.ly/4ghPzTy
Interested? Sign up here: https://buff.ly/4ghPzTy
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It also makes it harder for them to ban books.
December 22, 2024 at 11:58 PM
It also makes it harder for them to ban books.
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🚨 Applications for our *paid* newsroom cohort on AI transparency are open! 🚨
We're looking for newsrooms that want to lead the way in transparent AI practices. (Plus, participating newsrooms will get $2,000.)
Learn more and apply below.
trustingnews.org/apply-newsro...
We're looking for newsrooms that want to lead the way in transparent AI practices. (Plus, participating newsrooms will get $2,000.)
Learn more and apply below.
trustingnews.org/apply-newsro...
Apply to join Trusting News’ paid newsroom cohort on AI transparency - Trusting News
We're looking for newsrooms who want to lead the way in transparent AI practices. Participating newsrooms will each receive a $2,000 stipend.
trustingnews.org
December 12, 2024 at 4:38 PM
🚨 Applications for our *paid* newsroom cohort on AI transparency are open! 🚨
We're looking for newsrooms that want to lead the way in transparent AI practices. (Plus, participating newsrooms will get $2,000.)
Learn more and apply below.
trustingnews.org/apply-newsro...
We're looking for newsrooms that want to lead the way in transparent AI practices. (Plus, participating newsrooms will get $2,000.)
Learn more and apply below.
trustingnews.org/apply-newsro...
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STAY POSITIVE!
December 16, 2024 at 11:38 PM
STAY POSITIVE!
Fabulous #FreedomOfExpression and #mediaFreedom list put together by @silviachocarro.bsky.social. for the #mediadev community there's a real urgency to band together and forge new pathways to support independent media and freedom of expression and access to information around the world.
Are you working on #FreedomOfExpression and #MediaFreedom worldwide? Follow this list 👇: go.bsky.app/HcUHTsF
December 15, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Fabulous #FreedomOfExpression and #mediaFreedom list put together by @silviachocarro.bsky.social. for the #mediadev community there's a real urgency to band together and forge new pathways to support independent media and freedom of expression and access to information around the world.
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This holiday season, take a moment to visit your local bookstore. It’s about more than finding a great book—it’s about supporting the small businesses that keep our communities thriving.
December 15, 2024 at 12:41 AM
This holiday season, take a moment to visit your local bookstore. It’s about more than finding a great book—it’s about supporting the small businesses that keep our communities thriving.
pitchfork.com/news/my-bloo.... Very excited.
My Bloody Valentine Announce First Concert in 7 Years
The Irish band will return to the stage with a Dublin show next year
pitchfork.com
November 28, 2024 at 3:09 AM
pitchfork.com/news/my-bloo.... Very excited.
Super exciting job for #mediadev researchers.
@isdglobal.bsky.social is hiring multiple research consultants to contribute to the analysis of regular reports monitoring companies’ compliance with the European Union’s Digital Services Act:
isdglobal.recruitee.com/o/research-a...
isdglobal.recruitee.com/o/research-a...
Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) - Consultant Research Analyst (multiple languages)
ISD is an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to safeguarding human rights and reversing the rising tide of polarisation, extremism and disinformation worldwide.
Why work for ISD?
ISD is n
isdglobal.recruitee.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Super exciting job for #mediadev researchers.
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I get why journalists are reticent to try to port a following to a new platform—I was, and I still post my work everywhere—but if your career is predicated on people clicking your links and engaging with your work, this site is the only one not actively working against that.
Elon admits that any post on X with a link is throttled
He advises you to upload content directly to X instead, where he can monetize it
Musk is the richest person in the world and his view is everyone should work for him for free
He advises you to upload content directly to X instead, where he can monetize it
Musk is the richest person in the world and his view is everyone should work for him for free
November 25, 2024 at 2:00 PM
I get why journalists are reticent to try to port a following to a new platform—I was, and I still post my work everywhere—but if your career is predicated on people clicking your links and engaging with your work, this site is the only one not actively working against that.
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ACLU is hiring an Algorithmic Justice Fellow to work on cutting edge projects focused on digital rights — the work will interrogate how automated systems are being used in high stakes areas. www.aclu.org/careers/appl...
Careers at ACLU
Join our team! We’re looking for committed, passionate people for open roles at the ACLU.
www.aclu.org
November 24, 2024 at 3:00 AM
ACLU is hiring an Algorithmic Justice Fellow to work on cutting edge projects focused on digital rights — the work will interrogate how automated systems are being used in high stakes areas. www.aclu.org/careers/appl...
Went to see new Robbie Williams film featuring him living out his life story portrayed by a CGI monkey and set against the backdrop of a storied and grand musical. Weird, surreal and parts of it were pure joy.
November 21, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Went to see new Robbie Williams film featuring him living out his life story portrayed by a CGI monkey and set against the backdrop of a storied and grand musical. Weird, surreal and parts of it were pure joy.