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Philippe Wampfler @phwa.ch · 5h

Wie bereit diese Redaktionen sind, Propaganda für Faschismus zu machen…

Tages-Anzeiger-Headline: «Trump verdient den Nobelpreis» - so reagiert die Welt auf den Gaza-Deal

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Manuel Puppis @manuelpuppis.ch · 17h

Excellent advice for everyone in academia.

Mike Ananny @mikeananny.bsky.social · 1d

Dunno if it's helpful to anyone, but I offer this in the spirit of academics not talking enough about rejection & students sometimes not getting mentoring on the point.

A student (primary author) & I just had a paper rejected from a journal, & I wrote this reply to them sharing the news with me.

Abbreviated text of screenshot of email:

"When I get a decision like this---I've had plenty of rejections, btw, it's a common experience!---I like to:

give myself a few days to just sit with the answer;
go to the reviewer comments with fresh eyes and hopefully a constructive attitude;
read the reviewer comments and classify them into 3 types of feedback: big / structural things that might necessitate fundamentally re-thinking the paper; mezzo-level things that could be addressed within the scope / frame of the project; minutiae that are easy to do (e.g., points about language / grammar / adding citations)
for each of those, I think about:
what do I agree with and think was a reasonable reading of the paper;
what do I think is not reasonable / doesn't require further consideration / is something that the reviewers didn't get / is something that was particular to that journal;
what do I *want* to work on / make the paper into / where am I willing to invest energy
finally, with this distance and structured thinking, I think about other venues for the piece (where to submit it to next) and what kind of changes (if any!) are required before submitting to a different venue. While it's usually good to make some changes based on reviewers' feedback (they're smart people who gave this consideration and the comments are largely thoughtful), it could be that a different venue would be a better fit and not require (or even want) the changes suggested by reviewers for the journal that rejected the piece.

I'm happy to talk about this in our next scheduled meeting / before then / any time.

And just to reiterate: I truly hope that you don't take this news too hard. It's a very common part of this whole academia business, it's ideally how work gets better and makes stronger contributions, and it's zero reflection on your standing or future as a scholar.

All best,
-- M."

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Mike Ananny @mikeananny.bsky.social · 1d

Dunno if it's helpful to anyone, but I offer this in the spirit of academics not talking enough about rejection & students sometimes not getting mentoring on the point.

A student (primary author) & I just had a paper rejected from a journal, & I wrote this reply to them sharing the news with me.

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Manuel Puppis @manuelpuppis.ch · 22h

Die grosse Leitartikel-Show!

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Manuel Puppis @manuelpuppis.ch · 23h

Endlich wieder Fernsehen für weisse Männer.

Karpi @karpi.bsky.social · 1d

Ich weiss nicht, was für Konsequenzen Videomodelle wie SORA 2 haben werden - aber ich mach mir jetzt mein eigenes Fernsehprogramm.

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Österreichischer Presserat @presserat.bsky.social · 23h

Mitgliedschaft bei uns wäre ein einfach zu überprüfendes Qualitätskriterium (Grundvoraussetzung) für die Förderung.

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Mathias Vermeulen @mathver.bsky.social · 3d

www.economist.com/business/202...

AI is killing the web. Can anything save it?

The rise of ChatGPT and its rivals is undermining the economic bargain of the internet

www.economist.com

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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 4d

Both things can be true.

Press Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 4d

"I so often hear that young people are not willing to pay for news. That’s complete bullshit. Young people are so interested in the world"

How Danish publisher Zetland connected with young audiences even though it wasn't targeting them specifically pressgazette.co.uk/media_busine...

CEO of Danish publisher Zetland: 'It's bullshit to say young people aren't willing to pay for news'

Bonnier News has taken a majority stake in Danish publisher Zetland which reaches a strong base of young people with digital subscriptions.

pressgazette.co.uk

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Peter Plaikner @peterplaikner.bsky.social · 5d

Es war mir eine große Ehre. www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Politikwissenschafter Anton Pelinka verstorben

Der Großkommentator des österreichischen politischen Systems hätte am 14. Oktober seinen 84. Geburtstag gefeiert

www.derstandard.at

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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 6d

Trump administration squeezes the chokepoints, Apple caves. Unbelievable how many businesses across the internet & digital media stack won't even use the protections the 1st Amendment provides. It's not just the rule of law that's being suspended but the culture of democracy that is being shattered.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 6d

There's nothing illegal about ICE block. This is solely about Apple appeasing the Trump regime.

With Google removing sideloading next year, these companies will have total control over what runs on your phone.

www.businessinsider.com/apple-iceblo...

Apple removes ICEBlock app from App Store

Apple on Thursday removed the immigration enforcement tracking app, ICEBlock, from the App Store, citing "safety risks."

www.businessinsider.com

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The Onion @theonion.com · 6d

This is not a paid advertisement. Subscribe at membership.theonion.com to receive the newspaper and see more print-exclusive content.

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 7d

“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’”

It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground

ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

abc7chicago.com

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NPR @npr.org · 7d

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

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Andrew S(poooky) 👻🎃 @shoutingboy.bsky.social · 8d

Now I feel like we need that introduction.

"Welcome to Bluesky, m'name's Craig, I'm officially a Bluesky Elder, which means I know things about Alf I wish I didn't"

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watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 8d

File under "Fuck, I Wish I Thought of That!"

The generals are calling them fat man and little boy because of how badly they bombed.

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Manuel Puppis @manuelpuppis.ch · 10d

New paper with Patric Raemy out now in Communications - The European Journal of Communication Research: "The impacts of deepfakes on journalism: Risks, opportunities, and changes in news organizations".

doi.org/10.1515/comm...

The impacts of deepfakes on journalism: Risks, opportunities, and changes in news organizations

Deep learning technology allows for the creation of synthetic audio and video content that appears authentic, offering both risks and opportunities for journalism. Such synthetic content may enhance p...

doi.org

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Manuel Puppis @manuelpuppis.ch · 13d

Auftakt zu Tag 2 der von der "Agora Digital Transformation" und gemeinsam mit dem @bredowinstitut.bsky.social durchgeführten Zukunftswerkstatt Public Service Media / Dialogformate mit Blick auf den Hamburger Hafen

Blick aus dem Workshopraum auf den Hamburger Hafen

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 14d

Yes, Vance is a fatuous, ahistorical moron without the slightest awareness of Operation Paperclip and its import to the U.S. Space Program. No, Mr. Sagal, you should not publicly correct him; this administration will, on second impulse, rush to praise Nazism for producing the best rocket scientists.

Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · May 30

Vance is so good: "The American Space Program, the first program to put a human being on the moon, was built by American citizens. This idea that American citizens don't have the talent to do great things, that you have to import a foreign class of servants, I just reject that."

Posed photo of Werner Von Braun in front of NASA rockets

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Manuel Puppis @manuelpuppis.ch · 14d

Cancel Culture!

Vulture @vulture.com · 15d

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

Apple Pulls The Savant From Its Release Schedule

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

www.vulture.com

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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 21d

If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.

The new TOC from academia dot edu.

By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.

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CNN @cnn.com · 18d

The United States will have control over TikTok’s algorithm in the acquisition of the social media platform’s US operations, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

US will complete TikTok deal ‘in coming days’ and control its algorithm, White House says | CNN Business

The United States will have control over TikTok’s algorithm in the acquisition of the social media platform’s US operations, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Saturday.

www.cnn.com

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Manuel Puppis @manuelpuppis.ch · 20d

At #ECREA-CLP, Evert Kanse is presenting our study "Who gets to be the DSC" on how EU and EEA member states picked their Digital Services Coordinators. In short: no pattern, expertise often used as a justification (but can mean very different things)

map of DSCs in Europe presented by Evert Kanse

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Manuel Puppis @manuelpuppis.ch · 20d

apparently, another setting needs to be changed:
www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn

Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career.

www.linkedin.com

Manuel Puppis @manuelpuppis.ch · 21d

Sara Solarova and colleagues propose a new way to audit platforms behaviorally instead of relying on self-reported data and whatever traditional auditors come up with.

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Manuel Puppis @manuelpuppis.ch · 21d

Fascinating panel at #ECREA-CLP on DSA implementation.

First Sally Broughton and Krisztina Rozgonyi on how to evaluate risk mitigation, then Sara Solarova on algorithmic auditing and finally Rita Gsenger on content governance.

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