Harsh Taneja

#Websci25 is shaping to be an awesome conference.

Pls do share with your networks.

Reminder that this is just a week away!

Screenshot reading: Important dates Workshop/Tutorial proposal submission: Wed, January 15, 2025 Workshop/Tutorial proposal notification: Mon, January 28, 2025 Workshop & Tutorials Day: May 20, 2025 Note that all submission deadlines are end-of-day in the Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time zone.

WebSci’25 is accepting proposals for workshops and tutorials!

Sessions may address any topic relevant to the global, interdisciplinary Web Science community

See the full call here: www.websci25.org/call-for-wor...

Kari Lake an election denier is the Trump Administration choice to lead Voice of America!

www.websci25.org/call-for-wor...

I am co-organzing the workshop and tutorial section of @websci.bsky.social 2025 this time with @kvg.bsky.social @ognyanova.bsky.social and @YongfengZhang .

Pls do share widely and of course we look forward to your submissions.

CID: Comeback of 1990s Indian crime drama sparks nostalgia Fans of CID, one of India's longest-running TV shows, are thrilled about its much-anticipated comeback.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Quoted for my expertise on the Indian television landscape in 1990s and 2000s in this BBC story.

Who's Watching What on Indian TV? It's Complicated The current scope of audience measurement may not be doing enough to fully assess exposure diversity in India's various regions. Yet this aspect of measuring local audiences is missing from media poli...

thewire.in/media/whos-w...

Was nice to see my recent article on lack of policy interventions in Television audience measurement republished in @thewire.bsky.social

#Television #India

The 2024 presidential election was close, not a landslide Donald Trump's close win over Kamala Harris in the 2024 election hasn't stopped him from claiming a mandate.

Contrary to popular perception, US General Election 2024 was a close election.
Very good analysis here -

No Trump didn't win a landslide. Far from it

#politics #election2024 #usa

abcnews.go.com/538/2024-pre...

Both takes can be off the mark even if one strikes against the other!

As a social scientist, I am very empathetic to genuine pollsters who are sometimes humbled by vagaries of human behavior.

This is a good story by CNN.

Thanks to Ann Selzer for providing us with high quality polls over the decades!

Polls work and Selzer has been proof of that!

🧵Do not accept the narrative that Trump won b/c racism & sexism:
1. Doesn’t line up with the evidence
2. Assumes the worst about Trump voters & will further alienate them
3. Plays into "the left is too woke" meme
4. May embolden white supremacy

As a social scientist, I am very empathetic to genuine pollsters who are sometimes humbled by vagaries of human behavior.

This is a good story by CNN.

Thanks to Ann Selzer for providing us with high quality polls over the decades!

Polls work and Selzer has been proof of that!

Dear #CommSky, please consider submitting your work to this SI and don't hesitate to reach out w questions.