In the past, folks loved to "unskew" the polls removing weights. Now, folks are acting like weights weren't used. An oversample is not a disqualifying problem if the pollster properly weighted. "...the Republican oversample [is] weighted based on ... the overall population."

An upper level low interacted with a stalled boundary over the area and set new daily rainfall records at Blacksburg VA and Danville VA yesterday (Sept. 9, 2023).

I'll be moderating this panel with dietram a. scheufele, Kaiping Chen (@kaipingchen.bsky.social) and Katy Culver next Monday! Come through!

Do you have a Twitter project that was canceled or changed? @transparenttech is conducting a survey to understand how research is impacted by changes to Twitter. To participate, please fill out this survey: shorturl.at/rzL26 #research #socialmedia #twitter

So happy to be joining Stanford Data Science as a Stanford Data Science Scholar. I will spend the next two years in this community continuing to build my data capture and digital ecosystem experimentation software and participating in the Stanford DS community datascience.stanford.edu/news/welcome-2…

In which I predict that nothing at Fox News Chanel will change as Murdoch retires and hands over the reins to his son: apnews.com/article/rupert… VT School of Communication

“Objectivity is never possible,” said Katy Culver, the director of UW-Madison SJMC. “Objectivity in a person does not exist; it’s a false construct. We’re not objective. We have to use objective methods to get to fair reporting.” nationalpress.org/topic/statehou…

More often lately, I wonder what Anthony Shadid would be writing if he were with us. When he died, a former editor said: “He changed the way we saw Iraq, Egypt, Syria over the last, crucial decade. There is no one to replace him.” washingtonpost.com/local/obituari… Paul Farhi Mary Beth Sheridan

Don't want to vote in person? Voting absentee is for you! But act fast—today's the last day to request that an absentee ballot be mailed to you. Visit Vote.Virginia.gov to request your absentee ballot now! #VaElections2023 #VaisForVoters

Nominations for the 2024 #ShadidAward will open on Monday, November 13. This year's winner will receive $5,000 in prize money. We look forward to receiving your nominations. How to nominate: ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/shadid-award/s…

📣 The University of Virginia is thrilled to be launching a PhD in Media Studies in Fall 2024. We would appreciate your help in spreading the word to potential students now and in coming years! UVA Media Studies

Randolph Hall on the #VirginiaTech campus is hosting its final week of classes. The 70-year-old building will be razed to make way for Mitchell Hall, which should be completed late in 2027.

I teach - and have taught for many semesters - a Social Media course in a building that is being torn down early next year. So I called an audible to finish the semester. Students are putting skills into practice to share #RandolphMemories. Follow along here and on Instagram.

Exciting news from Greenlee School | Iowa State U: This academic year, we have been developing a new degree in Sports Media and Communication. It's been an honor to lead the new major creation process. Hats off to Beth Haag (Cubfn23), Pro-Mo + James McNab for all the hard work. iowastatedaily.com/289030/news/gr…

Announcing our spring conference, "Journalism Ethics & the AI Challenge," happening at UW–Madison and online on Friday, April 5. Register here: ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/2024-journalis…

🎓✨ Jan Lauren Boyles, #AUSOC's first-ever PhD grad, heads to University of Oxford as a visiting fellow! At Iowa State's @GreenleeSchool, she's not just a tenured prof but also an associate director. Next stop: exploring data journalism at Oxford! 📊🤓 ow.ly/e4Th50QzMEH