Day : 1092 🏫 Day : 632 🎓 🇦🇫 The voice of Afghan women is the voice of freedom. Let's amplify their voices. Let's support: “#Education #Work #Freedom” Elaha Soroor #RecogniseGenderApartheid #AsACrimeAgainstHumanity #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

Honored to chair a panel on online safety for journalists at Auburn’s Journalism Day. Grateful to the senior journalists and Alabama Press Association for sharing their invaluable insights with our students.#journalistsafety #academictwitter #academictwitter

The Auburn University School of Communication and Journalism and the Department of Psychological Sciences are hosting a mental wellbeing workshop for local journalists, with support from the Alabama Press Association. Working journalists, register here: eventbrite.com/e/101531928631…

If you’re passionate about health communication, join us on 29 Oct at 13:00 UTC for the IAMCR webinar, Health Communication at the Crossroads. Hear from incredible scholars!

A few glimpses from Auburn University Journalist Mental Well-being & Digital Safety Workshop! Big thanks to the Alabama Press Association for their generous support in bringing student & professional journalists together. Academic Chatter™

Honored to present on the impacts of journalist stress and trauma Auburn University Biggio Center with Sayyed Fawad Ali Shah Huge thanks to Alabama Press Association for supporting our workshop encouraging journalist health and safety!

"In raw numbers, the loss of jobs in newspapers is the single largest drop in all industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey." niemanlab.org/2024/10/medill…

Book Review: Mediatised Terrorism: East–West Narratives of Risk - Sayyed Fawad Ali Shah, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17…

Check out our new piece online now at the The Conversation U.S.

In new report led by Waqas Ejaz, PhD📊 we document "platform ambivalence"–people rely on platforms for info, while also remaining sceptical, many concerns are widespread, even as people also appreciate platforms for a range of personal and societal benefits reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/what-do-people… 1/5

While people express concerns about several issues, misinformation tops the list (87%), followed by worries about platform power. Concerns about tech companies and gov limiting free expression are significant but notably lower than misinformation concerns. (4/5)

Excited to present our latest work, which examines the interplay between different shades of populism, hate speech, and disinformation in the political discourse on X in India and Pakistan. Shoutout to my amazing coauthors Shabir and Qamar Abbas. ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc…

As the climate changes, our health systems must adapt—or risk breaking. See why putting adaptation at the heart of our response is critical to turn the tide on climate-driven health threats: bit.ly/410JGoZ

Attention journalists covering the #wildfires in Southern #California🚨 CPJ is here to make sure you’re prepared to minimize the risks of reporting on natural disasters. Read our safety guide⤵️ cpj.org/2020/09/physic… #PalisadesFire #EatonFire #SunsetFire 📷: Ringo Chiu/Reuters

Mark your calendars for the July Virtual Learning Opportunity! Join us for a roundtable discussion that will share stories and advice for first-time research cultivation grant recipients. More details to come!

Registration for the July VLO is now open! Panelists will talk about their research projects and discuss the role of the grant in their research and careers. Register here: natcom.org/zoom-meetings/…

Excited to join #NCARCGStories&Advice tomorrow, July 25 at 10 a.m. EDT! I’ll be sharing how the grant shaped my research and career, plus tips for early-career scholars preparing their first application. Thankful to National Communication Association for organizing this panel! #AcademicTwitter

Excited to share that a paper co-authored with grad student Natalia Malinowski on moral injury among conflict journalists has been selected as a Top Paper by NCA Mass Communication Interest Division . Builds on ongoing work on journalist safety in Asia, including recent JMCQ piece I’m deeply proud of.