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Sydney L Forde @sydneyforde.bsky.social · Apr 19

I’m a Doctor!

Really honoured to have all of these brilliant minds on my committee, thank you for everything @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social @victorpickard.bsky.social @mattjord.bsky.social @christopherali.bsky.social & Krishna Jayakar!

Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · Apr 18

Congrats to Dr. @sydneyforde.bsky.social, who passed her dissertation defense! She's pictured here with her committee: Krishna Jayakar, @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social, special member Victor Pickard (from UPenn), @mattjord.bsky.social and @christopherali.bsky.social.

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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 13d

Thrilled to see this out in the wild, co-authored w/ @ppopiel.bsky.social @sydneyforde.bsky.social @theine.bsky.social, with terrific editorial support @theconversation.com @democracyeditor.bsky.social from start to finish. theconversation.com/a-paramount-...

A Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could give Trump even more influence over US media – shaping the news and culture Americans watch and stream

The proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger would concentrate oversight of two prominent newsrooms – CNN and CBS – under one owner with strong ties to Donald Trump.

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Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 15d

How a Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Could Give Trump Even More Power

While ABC says its bringing Jimmy Kimmel back, there's another looming threat to independent media.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 16d

The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show is a hint of what could happen if the proposed media merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery is approved by the Trump administration.

A Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could give Trump even more influence over US media – shaping the news and culture Americans watch and stream

The proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger would concentrate oversight of two prominent newsrooms – CNN and CBS – under one owner with strong ties to Donald Trump.

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 16d

A Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could give Trump even more influence over US media – shaping the news and culture Americans watch and stream.
(@ppopiel.bsky.social @mediamorphis.bsky.social @theine.bsky.social @sydneyforde.bsky.social)
theconversation.com/a-paramount-...

A Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could give Trump even more influence over US media – shaping the news and culture Americans watch and stream

The proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger would concentrate oversight of two prominent newsrooms – CNN and CBS – under one owner with strong ties to Donald Trump.

theconversation.com

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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 16d

New analysis by @ppopiel.bsky.social, yours truly, @sydneyforde.bsky.social @theine.bsky.social as a spin-off from our work on the @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca supported Global Media & Internet Concentration Project. gmicp.org/reports-2/

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 16d

PhD alum @sydneyforde.bsky.social is a coauthor of this piece in The Conversation about a pending merger that will increase media AND political power concentration. theconversation.com/a-paramount-...

A Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could give Trump even more influence over US media – shaping the news and culture Americans watch and stream

The proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger would concentrate oversight of two prominent newsrooms – CNN and CBS – under one owner with strong ties to Donald Trump.

theconversation.com

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 16d

The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show is a hint of what could happen if the proposed media merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery is approved by the Trump administration.

buff.ly/VUy5KOi

A Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could give Trump even more influence over US media – shaping the news and culture Americans watch and stream

The proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger would concentrate oversight of two prominent newsrooms – CNN and CBS – under one owner with strong ties to Donald Trump.

theconversation.com

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Pawel Popiel @ppopiel.bsky.social · 16d

New piece out with my GMICP.org team: a warning about the potential Paramount-WBD deal accelerating Trump control over U.S. media. Like Hungary, but faster.
theconversation.com/a-paramount-...

A Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could give Trump even more influence over US media – shaping the news and culture Americans watch and stream

The proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger would concentrate oversight of two prominent newsrooms – CNN and CBS – under one owner with strong ties to Donald Trump.

theconversation.com

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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 16d

Great to see this out in the wild, co-authored w/ @ppopiel.bsky.social @sydneyforde.bsky.social @theine.bsky.social, with excellent editorial support from @theconversation.com @democracyeditor.bsky.social who expertly & expeditiously shepherded it start to finish. theconversation.com/a-paramount-...

A Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could give Trump even more influence over US media – shaping the news and culture Americans watch and stream

The proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger would concentrate oversight of two prominent newsrooms – CNN and CBS – under one owner with strong ties to Donald Trump.

theconversation.com

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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 26d

I have just done a quick analysis of what the US media landscape would look like should Paramount SD's bid to takeover Warner Bros. Discovery go ahead. Paramount SD's market share would sore from ~10% of the $223B market to 26%. 1/

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · Sep 8

PhD alum @ryanwang.bsky.social, @sydneyforde.bsky.social, Ahmed Al Rawi & @erikasolis.bsky.social & faculty Krishna Jayakar coauthor "Textual convergence in national domain name dispute resolution regimes: a mixed-methods analysis of ccTLD arbitration policies." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Textual convergence in national domain name dispute resolution regimes: a mixed-methods analysis of ccTLD arbitration policies

This study offers the very first investigation of the global diffusion and convergence of domain name dispute resolution policies (NDRPs) by analyzing…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · Aug 30

Pioneers Chair @christopherali.bsky.social and PhD alum @sydneyforde.bsky.social are the coauthors of "The “NextGen” of Subsumption: The Adoption of ATSC 3.0 by US Public Broadcasters." journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

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Yasemin Beykont @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social · Aug 19

End of iconic era 🎓✨🦁

So grateful for everything that my chapter at @bellisariograded.bsky.social contributed, more specifically the amazing people who made that possible 🙏🏻

@sydneyforde.bsky.social @erikasolis.bsky.social @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social @christopherali.bsky.social

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Sydney L Forde @sydneyforde.bsky.social · Aug 19

“Our union offices in Vancouver and Toronto have had to open food banks to support our newest members as they struggle to house and feed themselves while working full time,” said Lesosky. “We still have members living out of their cars at our Vancouver base.”

Sydney L Forde @sydneyforde.bsky.social · Aug 19

“Junior Air Canada flight attendants working full time currently earn $1,952 per month before taxes, well below the federal minimum wage for a full-time worker of $2,840”

www.insidehalton.com/news/air-can...

Air Canada flight attendants’ union says wages below minimum. Here’s how much junior flight attendants earn

Amid a potential strike, Air Canada’s flight attendants’ union says junior members earn below minimum wage. Find out what the starting pay is and why the union is demanding a raise.

www.insidehalton.com

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Sydney L Forde @sydneyforde.bsky.social · Aug 17

That’s a wrap!

So much growth in five (very long) short years.

Honoured to be a @bellisariograded.bsky.social alum 🎓 Special thanks for making yesterday so special: @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social @erikasolis.bsky.social @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social @christopherali.bsky.social

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Matthew P. McAllister @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social · Aug 17

A stellar team of grads!!

Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · Aug 17

Congrats to the PhD grads who participated in Commencement: Jiaqi (Agnes) Bao, @erikasolis.bsky.social , @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social, Lana Medina, @sydneyforde.bsky.social; & their advisors: @jessgallmyrick.bsky.social, Patrick Plaisance, @christopherali.bsky.social, @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social.

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Sydney L Forde @sydneyforde.bsky.social · Aug 12

It’s been great, definitely a learning experience exploring a new field! But it was so nice to see a familiar name in the sea of books!

Sydney L Forde @sydneyforde.bsky.social · Aug 12

Perusing the American Sociology Association book fair and came across this gem by @hannamorris.bsky.social at the @oxfordunipress.bsky.social booth 🤩 #ASA2025

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Sydney L Forde @sydneyforde.bsky.social · Jun 22

Unsurprisingly, #UDC2025 was an absolute blast.

It was a huge honour to win the Brian Murphy award this year - it will forever live on my bookshelf with pride!

Already counting down the 18 months until the next one @uniondemcomm.bsky.social @miccenter.bsky.social @bellisariograded.bsky.social

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · Jun 22

Bellisario at #UDC2025! @uniondemcomm.bsky.social @iamapghfan.bsky.social @tccorrigan1.bsky.social @aaronhere.bsky.social @abbysimmerman.bsky.social @ryanlizardi.bsky.social @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social @sydneyforde.bsky.social

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Union for Democratic Communications @uniondemcomm.bsky.social · Jun 22

Huge congrats to @sydneyforde.bsky.social for winning UDC's 2025 Brian Murphy Student Paper Award for her paper is "The Dialectics of Broadband" #udc2025

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · Jun 21

At 4:15pm today at UDC:

Make sure to catch "The Dialectic of Broadband" presented by @sydneyforde.bsky.social in Cherry Parkes 105.

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Pawel Popiel @ppopiel.bsky.social · Jun 20

Great panel and a big thank you to all the contributors and friends and friends!

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · Jun 20

Also in Cherry Parkes 105 at 2:30pm:

"Research Capture: Assessing Big Tech Funding of Academic Research on Digital Platforms" presented by @sydneyforde.bsky.social @theine.bsky.social @ppopiel.bsky.social followed by a panel titled "Corporate Power Beyond Media Ownership Concentration"

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