Abigail De Kosnik

Not yet! I taught a grad seminar on cancel culture and am still thinking about it. Thank you for remembering the talk and prompting me to write out an actual essay about this soon!!

In a pre-Grammys interview, Chappell Roan addressed the importance of seeing some of yourself in an idol, and leaning into the joy and community of fandom, especially in times of isolation.

After years of dating, Zendaya and Tom Holland are engaged! This is the moment that Tomdaya fans have been waiting for, making it an opportune moment to consider how to engage with real person fandoms ethically. Our co-founder @abigaildekosnik.bsky.social shares some of her rules for fandom – 🧵1/5

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Opinion | Libraries can help end the culture wars. That’s why they’re under fire. Nothing threatens authoritarianism like a free, quiet place to absorb a full range of information.

We are about to enter an era of extreme and dangerous culture war in the United States. How do we protect our communities and work toward a cultural ceasefire? In this piece I wrote a couple months ago, I offer one possible path. wapo.st/40q1BDn

Very happy to have collaborated with so many great scholars around the world on this massive project! Our team collected trust in scientist data for Indonesia and Malaysia.

Screenshot of a paper in the International Journal of Press/Politics. Title: When Do Parties Lie? Misinformation and Radical-Right Populism Across 26 Countries. Authors: Petter Törnberg and Juliana Chueri. Abstract: The spread of misinformation has emerged as a global concern. Academic attention has recently shifted to emphasize the role of political elites as drivers of misinformation. Yet, little is known of the relationship between party politics and the spread of misinformation—in part due to a dearth of cross-national empirical data needed for comparative study. This article examines which parties are more likely to spread misinformation, by drawing on a comprehensive database of 32M tweets from parliamentarians in 26 countries, spanning 6years and several election periods. The dataset is combined with external databases such as Parlgov and V-Dem, linking the spread of misinformation to detailed information about political parties and cabinets, thus enabling a comparative politics approach to misinformation. Using multilevel analysis with random country intercepts, we find that radical-right populism is the strongest determinant for the propensity to spread misinformation. Populism, left- wing populism, and right-wing politics are not linked to the spread of misinformation. These results suggest that political misinformation should be understood as part and parcel of the current wave of radical right populism, and its opposition to liberal democratic institution.

This multi-year, multi-country analysis shows that right-wing populist politicians spread more online misinfo than their mainstream counterparts and explains how “the rise of political misinformation is associated to the recent wave of radical-right populism.”

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Mark your calendars! 🗓️In spring 2025, we will be hosting our next two Fanlinks on season 29 of The Bachelor and season 17 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Sign up for our mailing list at fanlink.club to stay in the loop!

Are you tuned into NPR’s All Things Considered? A couple of weeks ago, you may have heard a familiar voice! Fanlink’s co-founder, Gail, discusses how fan activity and engagement are at the core of today's social media. Read and hear more: www.npr.org/2024/12/07/n...

Through fandom, we at Fanlink understand the importance of community in times of crisis, emergency, and disaster. We invite our community to show your love for everyone affected by the L.A. fires by donating time, materials, or money. You can find more resources at linkin.bio/fanlink-club/

Goodbye 2024! 🎆Here at Fanlink, we’re bidding farewell to all those unhealthy media and fandom habits! This year, we’re pro-creativity and genuine engagement with the things we all love. 🎊Comment below some of your fandom and media ins and outs!

Poynter’s MediaWise and YouTube partner to launch teen-focused media literacy curriculum - Poynter The project aims to empower educators with tools to teach students media literacy skills at a time when teen well-being is a global conversation.

MediaWise and YouTube are teaming up to teach teens media literacy, helping them distinguish fact from fiction in today’s information overload.
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⚠️Job⚠️ Deadline to apply to our postdoc at the Polarization Research Lab is Jan. 15! We study democratic attitudes and behaviors. Postdocs have the opportunity to lead and propose projects and get a lot of writing experience. Join our group!

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