Depressing but important article by @lewan.bsky.social about the state of democracy and the EU's Digital Services Act. ⬇️
10.02.2026 02:15 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@commscholar.bsky.social
Associate Dean of Research, College of Communication Associate Professor of Mass Communication, Director, Communication Research Center, Boston University New book – Content Confusion: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262553605/content-confusion/
Depressing but important article by @lewan.bsky.social about the state of democracy and the EU's Digital Services Act. ⬇️
10.02.2026 02:15 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Apparently the broadcast of the Super Bowl halftime show was delayed by 6 minutes in the US compared to what was broadcast in Europe.
09.02.2026 01:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0And how NBC bleeps out parts of Greenday playing American Idiot… #XC420
08.02.2026 23:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0🚨 Will Lewis has stepped down as publisher of The Post in a Saturday memo to staff:
07.02.2026 22:50 — 👍 18 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 1Interesting. Would love to see pics of the books/ads!
07.02.2026 13:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It has seeped into how a US broadcaster is covering the Olympics…
#XC420
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Is this the hard hitting journalism we should expect from WaPo following the mass layoffs? There’s not even an article link to read the story.
07.02.2026 13:05 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Love books…No ads and no algorithms!!
06.02.2026 13:42 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0@rmartinelle.bsky.social #XC420
01.02.2026 21:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Here's someone else, from @shorensteinctr.bsky.social, who's asking a similar question: shorensteincenter.org/resource/ret...
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What do you mean by "patronage?" @victorpickard.bsky.social agrees that market-based models are dead ends but offers some alternative ideas here: lpeproject.org/blog/taking-... #XC420
29.01.2026 02:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Here's what @medialiteracynow.bsky.social says: medialiteracynow.org/ai-literacy-... #XC420
29.01.2026 02:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Excellent observation! #XC420 fortune.com/longform/med...
29.01.2026 02:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Delighted to share Lana Medina’s review of #ContentConfusion in News Research Journal. Thx to Ava Sirrah & @dougmost.bsky.social for on‑the‑record insights (& to another source off the record). Their perspectives helped shape the book. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... ⬇️
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Even the Pope wants media literacy! "...while technology offers efficiency, it cannot replace human empathy, ethics, and moral responsibility." #ContentConfusion #XC420 #MediaLiteracy www.rvasia.org/vatican-news...
26.01.2026 17:38 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Join us for a screening of Good Night & Good Luck (2005)
When: Fri, Jan 23 • 2:30 PM
Where: COM B05
Stay for a post-film discussion with @comatbu.bsky.social experts.
A timely reminder of journalism’s duty to hold power to account amid political attacks and misinfo. All BU community welcome. #XC420
First day teaching #XC420 "Information Literacy in an Era of Content Confusion." Looking forward to a great semester @bostonu.bsky.social!
21.01.2026 18:54 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0More #ContentConfusion per @oliverdarcy.bsky.social: “Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil” on CBS Evening News sponsored by Jack Daniels.
14.01.2026 12:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Readers deserve news outlets that avoid conflicts of interest. Newsrooms should disclose advertiser ties and maintain strong firewalls between paid content and editorial reporting. #ContentConfusion
12.01.2026 13:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Framing matters. Prioritizing procedural doctrine over naming corporate actors can obscure who gains or loses and dilutes public understanding of accountability. 4/5
12.01.2026 13:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0So what changed? The NYT is running a prominent Chevron paid‑content campaign — a native ad series that frames the company as a “problem solver.” That creates at least the appearance of a conflict. 3/5 www.nytimes.com/paidpost/che...
12.01.2026 13:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Compare that to earlier NYT coverage of the Plaquemines verdict, which foregrounded Chevron as defendant and the jury’s $745M award. Different framing, different public takeaways. 2/5 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...
12.01.2026 13:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0A 🧵: The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a #climate case this week with major implications for Louisiana’s eroding coast—and for corporate accountability. But one NYT story mostly buries Chevron’s role, focusing on statutes and doctrine instead. 1/5 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/c...
12.01.2026 13:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1Da Bears!
11.01.2026 04:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0So fun to see my @comatbu.bsky.social colleague, Charlotte Howell, answering everyone's burning questions about #television #history for @wired.com. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g66Q...
07.01.2026 20:34 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Given the NYT’s Chevron paid content & the US action in Venezuela, readers should ask whether commercial ties shape coverage. Newsrooms must disclose and apply tougher, independent reporting when corporate power and geopolitics collide. 2/2 #ContentConfusion
www.nytimes.com/paidpost/che...
Troubled by the NYT’s Tengiz piece — it reads like a Chevron promo with little scrutiny of environmental, social, or fiscal impacts. Missing: independent scientists, community voices, labor reps, human-rights groups, and economic accountability. 1/2 #ContentConfusion
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/b...
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05.01.2026 03:28 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0Excited to teach "Information Literacy in an Era of Content Confusion" this spring with Rob Martinelle at @bostonu.bsky.social! Learn to spot misinformation 🔍 & create impactful media 🌟. BU undergrads, there’s still time to enroll: www.bu.edu/xcc/courses-...
#XC420 #ContentConfusion
Scene from The Jennifer Hudson Show with guests pitching different products to viewers on a set with snow covered evergreens and an on-screen QR code allowing home audience to "shop now."
Visited my 90-year-old mom yesterday and The Jennifer Hudson Show was on TV. Shocked by how much was a sales pitch—with a "shop now" QR code! “Just like in your book,” my mom said. Yes, unfortunately. #ContentConfusion
02.01.2026 15:19 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0