@steffriedhoff
German-American Journalist. Professor of the Practice & Director, Information Futures Lab at Brown University. "You are relentless when it comes to things making sense." True. Things should make sense. People and democracies depend on it.
IBES affiliate @steffriedhoff.bsky.social, a professor of the practice at @brownpublichealth.bsky.social, is among the authors of a new report highlighting how extreme weather events are jeopardizing the health, safety and economic prospects of Americans.
A line graph illustrating the trend in child mortality in Malawi from 1990 to 2022. In 1990 the share of newborns who died before the age of 5 was almost 25%. In 2022 this had fallen to 4%. Data source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, 2024
Child mortality in Malawi has fallen by more than 80% since 1990
Scenes from the Cutter Symposium and reception on May 9, 2025 at the Harvard Chan School.
Scenes from the May 9th Cutter Symposium on "Medical Information and Misinformation - The Role of Epidemiology" with speakers issa Dahabreh, @steffriedhoff.bsky.social, and Alfredo Morabia. Faculty, researchers, students and staff enjoyed the insightful lectures and conversations afterwards!
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
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All of this 👇👇, plus: The people who run these institutions make choices every day. These choices are not set. They CAN be influenced. This is why we keep at it. Work every lever. And talk about it, everywhere. Especially with people with different world views.
When the Patriot Act was passed, libraries got requests for patrons’ borrowing history. We were prohibited from disclosing those requests.
We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason.
ALSO.
Today at 3 pm ET! Join @steffriedhoff.bsky.social and the Public Health Communications Collaborative and bring your questions for this free webinar on the state of public health comms and social media. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
I feel like we're going to see a lot of stories like this.
Ruthless tactics at work here. No reason to go offline right now other than creating drama, attracting attention, and baiting —or coordinating with? — Trump’s desire to be the hero who returns an addictive app to a generation that has yet to experience platform change. #tiktok
We need a better process for platform design choices to have an occasional ‘benefit to society’ check. This entire thread 👇👇 is very 2025.
Read this @npr.org: Louisiana halts all flu, mpox & COVID vax communication, arguing vaccinations are "an individual's personal choice." Restricting information access is a cruel but effective tactic in chaotic info spaces. You have to have info to have a choice. www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Can’t say enough good things about the Institute for Nonprofit News. MLK50 wouldn’t be as strong as we are without them and their leaders/leadership. Thanks for featuring us in this video!
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The 39th time we've had to post this, and this time about The Onion's original hometown.
Jumpstart your path to real-world impact with @aspenpolicyacademy.bsky.social’s new Policy Primer! This five-week course is free, virtual, and accepting applications until Jan 6. I encourage you to learn more here: aspenpolicyacademy.org/policy-primer
🌅 Happening today: LPC and @infofutureslab.bsky.social are sharing our #CivicInformationIndex at the National Conference on Citizenship to show how a focus on civic health can revitalize local news and inspire civic collaboration! #NCoC24 #RenewingCivicHealth
🔗 Full agenda: ncoc.org/2024-speakers/
The Civic Information Index is a new tool from @infofutureslab.bsky.social and Listening Post Collective - a data dashboard providing info like civic participation, equity, health outcomes and more. The team's goal is to help cultivate robust local information ecosystems. @steffriedhoff.bsky.social
Here's a fascinating new way to look at the state of civic information: which places have it more than others. You might be surprised! See how your county fares. civicinfoindex.org/the-index/
Excited to join a new platform on the day we are launching our new Civic Information Index! Check it out! 👇👇