The same evidence can support different interpretations. That doesn't mean all interpretations are equally justified. How do we distinguish what we saw from what we assumed? New on the blog👇 #Psychology #SciComm 🧪 empowervmediacomm.blogspot.com/2026/10/when...
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Media, Psychology & Public Communication | Independent research platform studying how media language shapes psychological experience and democratic life. 🔬🍎 empowervmediacomm.blogspot.com
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MAGA seek shelter @joyannreid.bsky.social dropping facts👇 *credit: @thejoyreidshow.bsky.social full video link youtu.be/s0waCuNNf5M
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journalist @joyannreid.bsky.social ‘s firing from former MSNBC appears to have been ordered because of her standing against genocide 😳 #freepress *credit: @thejoyreidshow.bsky.social full video link youtu.be/s0waCuNNf5M
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new @ajlisteningpost.bsky.social episode out #mustwatch👇
On the show this week: • Student protests spiral into France’s biggest unrest in years, are media focused on the wrong story? • Netanyahu dusts off an old scare tactic: Iran’s “imminent” nuclear threat • Inside the Kyiv Independent, the newsroom holding the line on Ukraine ▶️ youtu.be/vbFfYj0ZUb4
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What could a short TV scene teach? #psychology #scicomm 🧪 jorgebscomm.blogspot.com/2026/10/what...
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#booksky #mustread THE NERD REICH: Silicon Valley Fascism And The War On Democracy - by @gilduran.com
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0 survivors of CA/CSA are surprised that a mother who ‘sided’ with her own child’s r*pist would now ‘side’ with the epstein class. sick. *credit: @kaitlancollins.bsky.social full video link youtu.be/0mAgG-IHYdI?...
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Yes, it took us a while, but the ICA Mass Communication Division is now online! If we study mass communication, we should practice what we preach: Reaching people where they are (sorry, that's LinkedIn these day). So, there we are! 👋 Follow us here: lnkd.in/dm5dcc9q
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t.rump made this unfamiliar face during a rally in 2024 when he couldn’t pronounce a country’s name… is it shame? 🤔 *credit: @latenightseth.bsky.social full video link youtu.be/fxJpQajxrwM
This week we explore the psychology of online sharing, source evaluation and the difference between visibility and credibility. #Psychology #Communication #SciComm 🧪 empowervmediacomm.blogspot.com/2026/10/beyo...
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Dr @hcrichardson.bsky.social dropping facts grab an ☔️ full video www.youtube.com/live/AfxDhIV...
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the precision shade in the editing of this report I live 🤏🤏🤏 *credit: @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social
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How do we know what a news story actually establishes? A reflection on headlines, verification, interpretation and the importance of context. #science #scicomm 🧪 jorgebscomm.blogspot.com/2026/10/what...
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#booksky #mustread YOUR DATA WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU - by @profferguson.bsky.social
Recognising credible information matters. So do accessible libraries, clear public information and platforms that let people respond or correct errors. Literacy isn’t only an individual responsibility. #Communication #Psychology #SciComm empowervmediacomm.blogspot.com/2026/10/unde...
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whistleblower: facebook “sacrificing” children. dark stuff. 😳 *credit: @msnownews.bsky.social
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this week in ‘real moments in presidementia’ i can’t 😂👇 *credit @jimmykimmel.com full video link youtu.be/wcGjroe8BZA?...
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man this is nuts + isn’t tmz in politics the gift we didn’t know we needed *credit: @lastweektonight.com
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New on the blog: a reflection on journalism, selection and human attention. #communication #psychology #edusky jorgebscomm.blogspot.com/2026/10/from...
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“and that’s very American” - Dr @timothysnyder.bsky.social dropping facts on t.Rump👇 *full video link www.youtube.com/live/3J6Nihp...
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Media literacy is bigger than asking, “Is this fake?” It also means being able to access, evaluate, use, create and communicate information responsibly. #Communication #Psychology #SciComm Our latest explainer: empowervmediacomm.blogspot.com/2026/10/medi...
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“The U.S. State Department is monitoring a reportedly fatal case of "pneumonia of an unknown etiology" linked to a plague research laboratory in Russia.” - ABC News 😳 abcnews.com/US/state-dep...
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‘UNCHILDING’: what a sick society we have become. *video: @aljazeera.com
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@esosaosa.bsky.social has got the tea, 🍯🐝 [credit: @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social @msnowreports.bsky.social]
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😳 billionaires exposed by @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @ms.now
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New TIME Magazine cover👇 * full & free article link time.com/article/2026...
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#mustread END TIMES FASCISM: And The Fight For The Living World - by @naomiaklein.bsky.social
Meaning does not sit inside the message alone. It develops through interaction and through the social and institutional context surrounding the exchange. #Communication #Psychology #SciComm empowervmediacomm.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-me...
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A message can be clear and accurate and still not land as expected. #psychology #communication #scicomm jorgebscomm.blogspot.com/2026/09/comm...
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“we can see you” 🤣🤪😂 *credit: @texastribune.org > full video www.youtube.com/live/irGQFyH...
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‘COMING THIS FALL TO T.RUMP TV’ 🤪 *credit: @jimmykimmel.com full video link > youtu.be/pXhHkGE97ks?...
Why did someone share a message? “Because they believed it” may be true, but incomplete. Groups, organisations and media systems may also have shaped what reached them and why. #Psychology #Communication #EduSky empowervmediacomm.blogspot.com/2026/09/from...
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LIE-VITRA 😂🤣😂 *credit: @jimmykimmel.com full video link youtu.be/hkI0vcecwew?...
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Knowing something and being able to use it are not the same thing. #psychology #scicomm #edusky jorgebscomm.blogspot.com/2026/09/one-...
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🎤 drop by Dr @hcrichardson.bsky.social #constitutionday full video > youtu.be/VQKBpBXF9Bw?...
Messages do not enter empty minds. They arrive with wording, images, sources and context, then meet audiences carrying knowledge of their own. #Psychology #Communication #EduSky empowervmediacomm.blogspot.com/2026/09/why-...
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thought I’d add… *credit: @jimmykimmel.com full video via link youtu.be/mQ3KzIc7qTQ?...
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Dr Heather Cox’s take on Big Tech’s AI frontier alarm 👇 we must be wary of billionaires suddenly acting like ‘good samaritans’ [full video: www.youtube.com/live/7mjLQ-N...