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Shannon McGregor, PhD

@shannimcg.bsky.social

Professor at UNC. PI at CITAP. Researching & writing on political comm: identity, social media, public opinion, news - all "depressing & timely" BOOK: Media & January 6th (Oxford) https://global.oup.com/academic/product/media-and-january-6th-9780197758533

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Ryan Enos@ryanenos.bsky.social · 6d ago

These toplines bury just how strongly the country disapproves of Trump. Strongly disapprove is 3x more than strongly approve. More people strongly approve than approve at all. A majority of independents strongly disapprove of Trump. Not even a majority of Republicans strongly approve.

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YouGov America@today.yougov.com · 6d ago

NEW Economist/YouGov Aug 7-10 % who approve | disapprove of Donald Trump's job performance U.S. adult citizens: 33% | 62% Democrats: 4% | 95% Independents: 18% | 71% Republicans: 79% | 21% d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...

A stacked bar chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Approval and disapproval of Trump's job performance." The chart has the sub-headline: "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President? (%)."
Shannon McGregor, PhD@shannimcg.bsky.social · last wk.

I haven't seen this shared anywhere yet, but here is the program for the APSA #polcomm pre-conference, which is apparently joint with the politics & computational social science pre-conf docs.google.com/document/d/1...

PolComm/PaCSS Program - 2026

APSA Preconference in Political Communication & Politics and Computational Social Science (PaCSS) September 2, 2026 Boston University 1 Silber Way, Boston MA 02215 The 2026 APSA Preconference in Poli...

docs.google.com

Justin Hendrix@justinhendrix.bsky.social · 2w ago

Brazil is requiring tech platforms with over 5 million users to disclose how they fight election disinformation and AI-generated political content by Aug. 16, writes Laís Martins. The open question: can the Electoral Court enforce it?

Brazil's Electoral Court Wants Platform Compliance Plans. Can It Enforce Them?

Platforms will have to provide comprehensive and structured information on various phenomena related to elections, writes Laís Martins.

techpolicy.press

John Sands@iohn.bsky.social · 2w ago

A new survey from @knightfoundation.org and @ssrsresearch.bsky.social reveals a disquieting decline in how free Americans feel to use the freedoms protected by the #FirstAmendment without government interference or punishment. 🧵

Knight Foundation-SSRS Poll: Americans Feel Free Expression is Eroding - Knight Foundation

For more than two decades, Knight Foundation has commissioned research to better understand Americans’ lived experience with the First Amendment and free expression. As the country marks its 250th ann...

knightfoundation.org

Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · last mo.

A lot of this is also rooted in the fact that left wing men would rather try to win back white working class men than build a coalition with white women with college degrees (who are decidedly economically progressive) and Black voters (older ones are conservative. Younger ones are more left-wing)

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · last mo.

“But the bigger problem is how much of the media of ‘the left’ is dominated by men who appear to have no understanding of sexual abuse or intimate partner violence, but do have a pretty hefty sexist streak that they either aren’t aware of or don’t care to remedy.” YES @juliedicaro.bsky.social

Jane Coaston@janecoaston.bsky.social · last mo.

also, working class is no longer a class, but a cultural signifier. if you work as a nail technician, you're working class, but no one pitches their entire political campaign at you.

Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · last mo.

A lot of this is also rooted in the fact that left wing men would rather try to win back white working class men than build a coalition with white women with college degrees (who are decidedly economically progressive) and Black voters (older ones are conservative. Younger ones are more left-wing)

Sarah J. Jackson@sjjphd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Great write up of Tuesday’s launch event for A Second Sight from @phillytrib.bsky.social. The discussion was rich and urgent, the audience engaged (thank you!), and the photos prove it is impossible for me to talk without my hands. Thx @freelibrary.bsky.social for hosting!

Black media’s role in democracy examined at Philadelphia talk with Sarah Jackson, author of ‘A Second Sight’

As mass media continues to evolve alongside American society, Black media remains essential in giving communities a voice and a space for dialogue, scholars said during a discussion Tuesday at

phillytrib.com

Lisa Fazio@lkfazio.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"What began as relatively benign guidance for university administrators during the Vietnam campus protests of the 1960s has now evolved into nonsensical, ridiculous dogma by UNC system administrators concerned that even a whiff of an opinion on any topic might ruffle feathers."

Professor: Here’s an alternative to UNC’s charade of ‘institutional neutrality’ | Opinion

The author is a professor at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media.

newsobserver.com

Shannon McGregor, PhD@shannimcg.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My UNC colleague @toriekstrand.bsky.social has a powerful op-ed today in the N&O on the insidious nature of so-called "institutional neutrality" - and how in practice it means anything but. www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The "hydration break" really is a perfect American capitalist innovation: a nakedly commercial play to insert more ad revenue into a game that doesn't have ads anywhere else in the world, all under the guise of some humanitarian interest in the players' wellbeing.

Shannon McGregor, PhD@shannimcg.bsky.social · 2mo ago

One day I will regale y’all with the saga, but I can’t because it’s not yet over. I was supposed to fly home from South Africa on Tuesday — tonight (Friday), we will be making our THIRD attempt. It’s been VEEP-level hilarity, and I’ve only broken down and cried once.

Michael Okun@michael-okun.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇

Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Musk buying twitter, Bezos buying WaPo, Ellison buying CBS—all are less profitable now. But they’re political investments that increase the value of the new owners’ portfolios Wealth concentration makes this possible, and that’s one mechanism by which inequality destroys democracy

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Brandy Zadrozny@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“Putting nets on hoops isn’t going to necessarily solve the world’s problems,” Campanella said. “But it’s something I can do. It’s tangible. It makes me smile, and it makes other people in the park smile, and so I just do it.” 🥹

Lisa Tozzi@lisatozzi.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Want to read something nice? Here’s a delightful story by @katiehonan.bsky.social about my lovely husband and his one-man quest to restore torn and missing basketball nets in city parks www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/04/b...