Associate Professor in Dept of Comm @UofOklahoma. Focusing on gender, political comm, & media. Proud @UWComm and UT @moodycollege alum. Find me @lmeeks.bsky.soc

Norman, OK
Joined December 2011
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I asked the subscriber who emailed me their frustrations to expand more on what specifically wasn’t working within social at their news organization. They said:
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It’s not an accident that TikTok and Twitter accounts like @Phil_Lewis_, @Acyn, @jbouie, Under The Desk News, and @PopCrave show up on my timeline and FYP more than news organizations. That's because these accounts prioritize on-platform reach over driving site traffic.
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A few days after the election I got an email from someone who works in social for a large news organization. I've included a screenshot below. It's clear to me that legacy media needs to build a new social media playbook. Let me explain why.
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Hey journalism students! The @AP is now accepting applications for its paid, four-month global news internship program. Locations this year include NYC, LA, and D.C., as well as Japan, London and Cairo. Find a list of internship roles here: careers.ap.org/go/View-All-J…
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JOB ALERT: The ACLU is hiring a SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST specializing in Reproductive Freedom. This will be one of the most important communications jobs in America next year. NY/DC — $132k/year aclu.org/careers/apply/?job=…
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Angela Alsobrooks (D) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) will be the first Black women to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Senate.
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Your daily reminder that if Harris and Walz win, Minnesota Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan (White Earth Ojibwe) becomes the first Native American woman governor in U.S. history.
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"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…
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📣 Out on #FirstView 📣 @hamelpolisci & @nmbauer investigate the link between gendered issue types and successful credit claiming in "Gender, Issue Stereotypes, and the Electoral Returns to Distributive Politics in the United States." cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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Happy Monday! ☺️ We have a new themed collection for you, dealing with the power dynamic b/w #genders across 7 nations. Results: low representation of #women in newsrooms and news coverage + women journalists face challenges. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.… @Prof_Dimitrova @ViorelaDan
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Timing of the publication of this piece could not be more perfect, coming just before the 2024 cycle that promises plenty of misinformation around the election. Thrilled to be a part of it and have it grow out of our @knightfdn supported work in @UW_CCCR.
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#ICA25's Political Communication Division's CALL FOR PAPERS is now out: icahdq.org/mpage/POLIT_CFP 📰Full Papers 📚Panels 🚧Works in Progress 🎢Research Escalator 🗓 Deadline: November 1, 2024!
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Well there's @Pranavmalhotra8's research, showing up on Reddit.
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We are excited to have @julianzelizer deliver the 2024 Josh Lee Lecture!
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Tl;dr: read new book by @jswahutu_nyu as soon as you can! (For more, see my review ⬇️⬇️⬇️)
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📣 Out on #FirstView 📣 In "Politics without Presence?" @ASchote & @LizaMugge pair qualitative text analysis with in depth interviews to understand trans symbolic representation in 🇩🇪 & 🇳🇱. Available 🌟 #OpenAccess 🌟 cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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While #AsianAmericans overwhelmingly support @KamalaHarris, the gender difference is striking: 🟦 70% of Asian American #women support Harris vs. 🟦 57% of Asian American #men
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📣 Out on #FirstView 📣 In this new Critical Perspectives piece, @zeinmurib argues for the reconsideration of how gender is conceptualized and operationalized in political science in light of the increased legislative attacks on trans rights in the 🇺🇸. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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I'm thrilled that Polarized by Degrees, my new book with @MattGrossmann, is now available! We explain how the rise of the "Educultural Realignment" in the 21st century has redefined the American parties' constituencies, policies, and styles of governing: cambridge.org/us/universityp…
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