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Kate Zambon

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Assoc. Prof. of Communication and Global Media Studies at UNH studying media, migration, and nationalism in Germany, Europe, and across the Atlantic. Alum of AnnenbergPenn. Wrote Interrogating Integration https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.14405925

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Kate Zambon @katezambon.bsky.social · Apr 15

I’m so grateful to University of Michigan Press for making my book #OpenAccess! The book explores the new limitations on belonging that came with public celebrations of diversity in Germany, and the risk of making the value of life contingent on benefits to the nation.

University of Michigan Press @uofmpress.bsky.social · Apr 15

INTERROGATING INTEGRATION by @katezambon.bsky.social is now available! This #OpenAccess title examines integration discourse through public debates and sporting events in Germany. Start reading here: doi.org/10.3998/mpub... #AcademicSky

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 3d

They largely want the studios & sports and don’t care about the news org. In fact, they would love it gone. Why? Because rich men, especially tech men, think they deserve no criticism and also need constant fluffing. They value a mirrortocracy over a meritocracy and welcome a mediocrity.

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Kate Zambon @katezambon.bsky.social · 4d

Note to BBC: There’s a typo in your lead. It’s not BUT, but rather “AS SUCH many female voters do not see her as an advocate for progress.” #Thatcher #WomensLib #Japan

Photo of Japan’s first prime minister with the lead text, Sanae “Takaichi is a long-time admirer of Margaret Thatcher, but many female voters do not see her as an advocate for progress.”

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Lars Wienand @larswienand.bsky.social · 5d

Das ganze Gespräch (beim Reporterforum von Correctiv) ist sehr sehenswert, und Poschardt hat auch stärkere Momente: akademie.reporterfabrik.org/courses/cour...

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 7d

As long as the far right shapes public opinion, and mainstream parties follow public opinion, the far right dominates politics, whether in government or not.

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Kate Zambon @katezambon.bsky.social · 8d

Had the pleasure of meeting Haley and seeing my book out in the wild for the first time at the GSA this past weekend. Anyone interested in picking up a copy, check out the 40% off code below!

University of Michigan Press @uofmpress.bsky.social · 12d

Heading to #GSA2025? Stop by our booth to browse our latest German Studies titles and meet our Editor Haley Winkle! Get 40% off all German Studies titles with code UMGSA25 until Oct 31. Browse here: buff.ly/CKDfA9Z

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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 21d

This is the real reason Jimmy Kimmel is being taken off the air.

Brian Stelter: "Nexstar already owns lots of TV stations. It wants to merge with Tegna, which owns lots of other stations. In order to do that, it needs Brandon Carr, the FCC Chair's, permission."

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 20d

I wrote about how Democrats and the press aided Trump's obvious five year quest to transfer ownership of TikTok to his technofascist buddies under the pretense of security and privacy concerns:

TikTok To Be Sold To Trump’s Right Wing Billionaire Buddies And Converted Into A Propaganda Mill

Donald Trump has successfully used xenophobia and fake concerns about propaganda and national security to get what he’s long wanted: TikTok (and its fat ad revenues) are poised to be sold off…

www.techdirt.com

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🎃💀Dan💀🎃 @dan401w.bsky.social · Sep 8

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Terrible news that will likely get buried under the mountain of daily bad news. The other Murdoch children, while no saints themselves, at least wanted to take the company in a more moderate way had they gained control. Your racist uncle will remain racist.

Lachlan Murdoch cements control of Fox, WSJ media empire in new family deal

The Murdoch family reached a deal that will see Rupert Murdoch's politically conservative son Lachlan Murdoch cement control of the family media empire which includes Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.

www.reuters.com

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Sep 7

From SIX years ago… insane that so many on the “center left” still don’t get the point. There is now so much solid empirical research available too.

Why copying the populist right isn’t going to save the left

The long read: Social democratic parties have been losing ground for more than two decades – but pandering to rightwing anxieties about immigration is not the solution

www.theguardian.com

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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · Sep 5

Insights from @mjtoma.bsky.social
re: “the American media landscape will within a generation (or sooner) consist of a lot of … avowedly right-wing outlets & a small handful of mainstream outlets that are too weak & feckless to defend what remains of our democracy.”

newrepublic.com/post/200042/...?

You Think the Bari Weiss–CBS News Story Is Bad? No—It’s Much Worse.

This is an “only in America” story, all right. Creepy, corporate, neofascist America, that is.

newrepublic.com

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Kate Zambon @katezambon.bsky.social · Aug 27

Israel’s war on Gaza “is the deadliest conflict for journalists recorded, killing more journalists than both world wars, the Vietnam war, the Yugoslavia wars and the US war in Afghanistan combined.” apple.news/A6qcVl6W4Ts-...

‘He loved his work deeply’: the five Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza airstrike — Guardian US

Israel has been widely condemned for ‘double-tap’ strike on Nasser hospital in southern Gaza on Monday

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Kate Zambon @katezambon.bsky.social · Jul 3

Our country and our world will be immeasurably (and measurably) worse for the historically terrible bill currently inches away from final passage in the house.

Kate Zambon @katezambon.bsky.social · Jul 3

And for just $6/year per taxpayer, we get a non-commercial public media system that reaches over 99% of Americans and uses its funding for journalism and entertainment, not shareholder profits.

Kate Zambon @katezambon.bsky.social · Jul 3

I totally agree! I often like to leave women’s out when the year (and place) is mentioned, just as you suggest. That’s plenty of information to know which tournament we’re talking about.

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Kate Zambon @katezambon.bsky.social · Jul 3

Remember all those charity adds promising you can feed a hungry child for just $1/day? How about spending $0.18/day per taxpayer to save 14 million lives?

Study: 14 million lives could be lost due to Trump aid cuts

A new study looks at lives saved by USAID in the past and what the future without the agency will look like.

www.npr.org

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Jul 3

Aid seekers in Gaza have come under fire again on Wednesday. It’s been happening for weeks and has killed hundreds of Palestinians according to local officials. #AJStartHere's @sandragathmann.bsky.social explains what’s going on ⤵️

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Jul 3

If we don’t say “2026 MEN World Cup”, we should not say “2025 WOMEN European Cup”.

Reject the “male norm” and just say “UEFA Euro 2025”, as there is no other one, so gender qualifications are unnecessary!

Similarly, tag #EURO2025 rather than #WEURO2025

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Liverpool Distribution Services at Liverpool University Press @lupdistribution.bsky.social · Jun 18

Discover Germany's past and present with two brilliant titles this season from @uofmpress.bsky.social ‬: "Interrogating Integration" and "Socialist Subjectivities"
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@livunipress.bsky.social
#GermanHistory

Book cover for 'Interrogating Integration' by Kate Zambon. Against a photograph of the clear sky with bunting showing two German flags flying askance, the book's title in red sans serif font. The subtitle, "Sport, Celebrity, and Scandal in the Making of New Germany" is beneath this in black font. The author's name is just above the German flag in red font.

The book cover for 'Socialist Subjectivities: Queering East Germany Under Honecker'. The main body of the cover is black, with a featured black and white photograph which shows an individual halfway up a ladder behind a glass screen, amending a picture of some government buildings. On the picture are the words '40 Jahre Deutsche Demokratische Republik'. In the faint reflection in the glass, we can just make out someone observing this amendment. All text is in black and white apart from the subtitle, "Queering East Germany Under Honecker" which is in a bright turquoise blue.

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Kate Zambon @katezambon.bsky.social · Jul 3

Yes! 100% I always make a point of using Men’s FIFA World Cup in writing.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Jul 2

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority strikes down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban.

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stevelevitsky.bsky.social @stevelevitsky.bsky.social · Jun 23

This op-ed is extraordinarily authoritarian. Uses outright lies to justify illegal attack on Harvard and cruelty toward international students. A whiff of fascism. How could WaPo run this?

thttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/23/kristi-noem-harvard-foreign-students-dhs-restriction/

Opinion | Harvard flouted the rules. Now, it’s getting a hard lesson.

Hosting foreign students is a privilege that comes with obligations.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Bethany Albertson @albertsonb2.bsky.social · Jun 22

You Gov numbers: "Only 16% of Americans think the U.S. military should get involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran; 60% say it should not and 24% are not sure"

It's going to change quickly, but let's at least remember where we started.

today.yougov.com/politics/art...

Trump approval falls, Israel-Iran conflict, anti-ICE protests, and vaccines: June 13-16, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll | YouGov

This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers Trump approval numbers, the Israel-Iran conflict, anti-ICE protests, and opinion of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and his actions

today.yougov.com

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Jun 22

Five things to remember about war:

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Congressman Greg Landsman @repgreglandsman.bsky.social · Jun 13

It makes permanent about $10 billion in DOGE cuts.

These are cuts that Elon Musk, Donald Trump and others in the administration, the billionaires, want.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jun 11

W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:

“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”

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