What’s up? Well, Bangor made the national news for its low temps today and a colleague and I got called out by certain news outlets for an article on media ed we wrote three years ago. Just sitting here waiting for the other shoe to drop y’all. Oh and wearing longjohns. #lifein2025

Having an excellent time at the #ccas2025 dean’s conference in St. Louis. Early morning run: check. Preconferencd workshop: check. Pe-Day 1 gym workout: check.

Anyone else have so many meetings you’re not sure when to get your work done? Yeah. Here is a daily moment of zen (or three) in an attempt to help me (and you) remember to breathe

Look. It’s been a long day. Long week even. Be like Josie: get your favorite skunk toy, play with it, let it fall on your head, and then take a nap #easypeasy

A timeline cleanser: Josie asleep on our bed. You’re welcome

Day 4 of conferencing on the west coast and I guess I’m no longer fighting the fact that my body insists on living on East coast time. Good morning #AEJMC25

Best of CTAM starts in Salon 4 at 4:45pm, come one, come all! (Well maybe not all. The room is only so big). Come lots of you! #AEJMC25

Come to Salon 8 to say hi! As the incoming Head for CT&M, I’m excited meet you. Plus, there’s ice cream and popcorn. Just sayin’ #aejmc25

Another gorgeous run this morning. #AEJMC25

Still time to come to the 8am teaching panel, “Journalism Pedagogy in an era of mistrust.” Salon 10, behind the DIG coffee bar. Caffeinate up and join the discussion! #aejmc25

Early morning run with a fellow #AEJMC25 attendee. The view of the water and the fog around the Oakland bay bridge was amazing.10/10 would recommend #RunAEJ

I never realize how big this country is until I try to get to the west coast. A 4-hr bus ride followed by a 6.5hr flight to get from BGR to SFO. oy #aejmc25

I spend about 25 hrs weeek offline. I will use my phone when people text me, but no email, no social media, no news. Lately, it has been the thing that keeps me sane. I realize ignoring the news for a day is privilege but oh boy do I recommend it. Now. What battles are we fighting tonight?

As we talk about the cheerful insanity of Australia's Social Media Ban again this morning, here's your periodical reminder that the book it's inspired by - The Anxious Generation - is hogwash. Not just me saying it, but this little journal you might have heard of: Nature. www.nature.com/artic...

This summer I learned that all I really need to be happy is water and sun. Like a houseplant. Y’all, I am a houseplant.

For this summer's online class, I recorded the video on "Rules about AI use" in a pool hall & asked students if the background was AI-generated (husband was playing a tournament). Surprising find: All students think it's AI-generated. Then again: Who would actually record a video in a pool hall?

A very fond goodbye to #ica25. It was amazing as usual (maybe even more so), and I’m sad to have to leave! For those staying for Day 5: be sure to check out @saramgrady.bsky.social and my paper on enjoyment this morning!

Lots of interesting takeaways from the MADEU24 project incl finding that the hostile misinformation effect - whereby ppl believe misinformation is mostly directed at their political side- is stronger as political interest party liking, and ideological extremity increases. #ica25

While I’m learning about misinformation and fact checking at #ica25 my husband took our dog bouldering up a local mountain back in Maine. I am biased but dang that is cute.

3️⃣rd edition #ica25 #RunningWithPresidents. ☀️ 5k and great group. @dscheykopp.bsky.social @thieled.bsky.social @judithrbaum.bsky.social @acadianjprof.bsky.social @mqrmobile.bsky.social @netakv.bsky.social & co 👏🏼 PSA 📢 🚨 Last run Monday 630 Hyatt Regency

At the "Science under fire" session at #ica25: Great speakers and excellent takeaways: Create connections with decision makers; don't be afraid to dig into endowment to keep research going; communicate about yr research and why it matters; and keep on keeping on it. This matters.

Breaking News: A Minnesota lawmaker and her husband were fatally shot in what Gov. Tim Walz called a “politically motivated assassination.” A separate attack targeted a state senator, he said, and officials warned that the gunman was at large. Follow live updates.

Gov. Tim Walz says Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed last night in “a political assassination.”

Sometimes you just gotta tell it like it is #ica25 🤣🤣🤣

So proud of Julie Aprill presenting her MA thesis which examined moral violations and their impact on PSR with influencers at #ica25 (without notes, due to a tech glitch!)

Hey, #ica25, if you lost a blue Google phone, it’s at the Hyatt front desk.

The first day of #RunningWithPresidents #ica25 was a blast 💥 🏃🏼 Thanks all for joining ❤️ New opportunity tomorrow: ⏰ 630 from Hyatt Regency 📢 Share and spread the word

Finally made it to my first #runningwithpresidents at #ica25 and this solo runner can confirm it was totally awesome. Also, running at a mile high is no joke.

On my way to #ica25 and one hot take is that airports really should have quiet spaces. Lord have mercy

The Netherlands’ first far-right government fell after the populist leader Geert Wilders withdrew his party after a dispute about migration policy. trib.al/g76TKj4

I have lots of complaints about Maine (let's start with the fact that spring doesn't start until MAY), but our governor's adherence to the rule of is an inspiration and makes me stupid proud to be a "from away" in Maine. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...

Media access to major sources still matters, if nothing else but to ask questions. This is a win for journalism.

So everything is going to hell, but today my husband tied one of Josie’s blankets around her collar and she has refused to let us take it off, and in spite of everything, seeing my dog walk around in her own little robe is the cutest thing ever

Come one come all to this climate change misinformation event, tonight at 5:30pm at Nocternum drafthouse!

Are you submitting to AEJMC this year? Considering reviewing for CT&M! We'd love to have you and I know the vice-head bribes people with cookies! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Your daily moment of zen: View from the top of Mount Battie, Camden, ME.

I'm sad the largest org in my field is forced to manage the (totally legit) concerns from international scholars about entering the U.S. for a conference this year. The reputational damage to the U.S. sucks; far more awful is missing building and learning from the colleagues who feel in danger.

The White House calls the strategy behind posting"closing time" video about the deportation of migrants "unafraid." Yeah, no. They are leaning on the current trend of using music ironically, to poke at the reality shown, in a funny, moving, or uplifting way. Except this is none of those three.

Calling all locals! Come to the Climate on Tap event Wed, March 26 at Norcturnem Draft Haus in Bangor to learn more about climate change misinformation.

I'm going to be on Maine Calling tomorrow (with Devin from @bsky.app! ), talking about how social media has changed in the past five years. I'm curious to hear why you moved to BlueSky and where you came from :)

The AfD, the far right-wing extremist party in Gernany, came in second in the polls today. I know 80% of German voters did not vote for them, but 20% did. And that is terrifying. Other people will have far more analytical things to say. All I got is that I am scared #whatishappening

Janet Mills, the Democratic governor of Maine, challenged President Trump during a White House meeting on Friday. The fight has thrust Mills onto the national stage, making her a folk hero to her party and a political target. Here's what to know.

"You want to stop, but the amount of time and energy you’ve put into this makes it hard to quit."

Years and years of being a band mom and watching countless high school football games (with Jake Fromm as our QB, no less) and the best I can do when describing an exciting play to the husband is, "They just ran really far." Oy #superbowlLIX

OK, where are all the people making snarky comments about Superbowl commercials? Starting in 2008, watching the Superbowl and second-screening Twitter was my go-to. Well, Twitter is out, and here we are, looking for the jokes about refs, ads, and plays. Anyone? #superbowlLIX

Super Bowl Coin Toss Fractures World Into Infinite Multiverses Where Eagles Win, Lose, Earth Explodes theonion.com/super-bowl-c...

The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here. HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻 archive.org/details/2025...

On a more serious note, the pausing of National Science foundation reviews does not bode well at all for anyone. Why? A thread. First, the NSF sponsors research into important local issues. In Maine, for instance (1/6)

The current administration has put a pause on all current National Science Foundation reviews. Why not. I mean, who needs to know how to fix environmental issues, address health problems, and train the next generation of scientists. No Star Trek for you!