New data for US communication, internet & media industries, 1984 to 2025, now out & ready for you to explore! Thanks to @ppopiel.bsky.social @sydneyforde.bsky.social @theine.bsky.social @christopherali.bsky.social for their stellar contributions to the Global Media & Internet Concentration Project.

This is a monumental work that is so relevant to media policy and our current journalism environment. Congratulations, Dr. @sydneyforde.bsky.social!

Bellisario Grad Ed@bellisariograded.bsky.social · 3w ago

CONGRATULATIONS to PhD alum @sydneyforde.bsky.social, whose dissertation, "Failing to Preserve, or Preserving Failure? Journalism Antitrust Exemption Acts and the Democratic State," received the @aejmc.bsky.social Cultural Critical Studies Division (CCSD) Dissertation Award!

CONGRATULATIONS to PhD alum @sydneyforde.bsky.social, whose dissertation, "Failing to Preserve, or Preserving Failure? Journalism Antitrust Exemption Acts and the Democratic State," received the @aejmc.bsky.social Cultural Critical Studies Division (CCSD) Dissertation Award!

This is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of broadband.

The Media, Inequality & Change Center@miccenter.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Broadband is critical to PA's economy, public services, and quality of life. The Cost of Inaction, a new publication from the Pennsylvania Broadband Research Institute, exposes the mishandling of broadband policy in PA and shares recommendations and opportunities for improvement. buff.ly/9KWvRjc

🛜 Our Pennsylvania Broadband Research Institute (PBRi) report on PA broadband fumbles is now up! Check it out for critiques & recommendations for state level broadband policies in these tumultuous times Always a pleasure to work with our PBRi team @bellisariograded.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu

The Media, Inequality & Change Center@miccenter.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Broadband is critical to PA's economy, public services, and quality of life. The Cost of Inaction, a new publication from the Pennsylvania Broadband Research Institute, exposes the mishandling of broadband policy in PA and shares recommendations and opportunities for improvement. buff.ly/9KWvRjc

A lot of brilliant folks presenting at the Opposition and Democratic Futures in Turkey and Beyond conference today at @upenn.edu - especially happy to hear @bilgeyesil.bsky.social talk about the state & media, and how giant platforms serve as both exploitative and suppressive digital infrastructure

Faculty @christopherali.bsky.social & PhD alum @sydneyforde.bsky.social join @ppopiel.bsky.social & Hendrik Theine in coauthoring "Performative competition: The US wireless communication market & the T-Mobile/Sprint merger" in International Communication Gazette. journals.sagepub.com/eprint/ZB3CG...

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New piece out with @christopherali.bsky.social @sydneyforde.bsky.social @theine.bsky.social examining the shifting terrain of US wireless competition policy via the T-Mobile / Sprint merger, and noting "performative competition" supplanting empirical analysis. journals.sagepub.com/eprint/ZB3CG...

Thrilled to see @mandytroeger.bsky.social and my article on the legacy of Bob McChesney publically available today in MR: monthlyreview.org/articles/be-... It’s really such an honour to get to contribute to this very special issue alongside so many people that have helped shaped my own perspective

Let's focus energy on this one with all that we can mustre to stop this one before lookingdowntheroad. USdata in www.GMICP.org is top notch on this b/c @ppopiel.bsky.social @theine.bsky.social @sydneyforde.bsky.social @christopherali.bsky.social are now in charge. Building off a good base.

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Glad to see this important piece by @mandytroeger.bsky.social on the implications of “anti-semitism resolutions” on journalism in Germany out in the world. Check it out: journalistik.online/wp-content/u...

trick or treat à la reform or revolution Happy Halloween from Rosa Luxemburg 🎃 ☭

Calling all CPEC Scholars! [Please comment suggestions/self nominate below to be added folks] go.bsky.app/FXVfoLf

This reads almost like an Onion article. @saschameinrath.bsky.social @christopherali.bsky.social @davidberman.bsky.social @sydneyforde.bsky.social @ppopiel.bsky.social

ISPs created so many fees that FCC will kill requirement to list them all

ISPs complained about Biden-era rule, said listing every fee was too hard.

arstechnica.com

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.

theconversation.com

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

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.

gizmodo.com

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.

buff.ly

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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/

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…

sciencedirect.com

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/...

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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

“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.

insidehalton.com

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

A stellar team of grads!!

Bellisario Grad Ed@bellisariograded.bsky.social · last yr.

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.