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We are holding two webinars to introduce our new dashboard for the Global Media & Internet Concentration Project. It offers a treasure trove of multisectoral, long-term data for 30 out of the 36 countries in the project. Sign up & schedule details here:
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This is where Elon Musk turned around. This is where Elon Musk greeted a man he knew. Here, Elon Musk burst out laughing. Welcome to the tour of the Modern Museum.

Toxin Stops Colon Cancer Growth, Without Harming Healthy Tissue Researchers in Sweden have identified an unexpected biological mechanism that could influence future cancer treatments. Scientists in Sweden have uncovered an unexpected anti-cancer effect from a molecule produced by the bacteria responsible for cholera. In a new study from Umeå University, resea

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Wow! My paper, Branded Public Interest, just won Top Student Paper @ica-clp.bsky.social @icahdq.bsky.social!!! I am not crying😭

Massive thanks to all of the chairs, organizers and reviewers ❤️

As always, this 300-page report has everything an internet-regulation nerd could dream of for Christmas reading 🤓😎📖

The rise of the industrial media era in the late 19th century? ✔️

A Goliath (big telecom) vs. Goliath (big tech) clash? ✔️

Bonus: A new deep dive into cloud computing!💡

Check it out!

Hot off the press! The Canada’s Network Media Economy report is here! Sound the bell and let the huskies howl. Please help us spread the word and dig in! 🔥📖☕️

Media, Telecommunication, and Internet Concentration in Germany 2019-2023 A report produced by the Germany research team of the Global Media and Internet Research Project This report examines major structural changes in Germany’s media industries, documenting the steady e...

Thrilled to announce the release of 2 new reports today as part of the 36 country, @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca supported Global Media & Internet Concentration Project. The 1st examines the development & concentration conditions in German telecoms, internet & media industries. gmicp.org/media-teleco... 1/

Canada’s Network Media Economy: Growth, Concentration and Upheaval 1984-2024 A report produced by the Canadian research team of the Global Media and Internet Research Project Now drawing upon 40 years of data, this report places some of the most significant recent developmen...

The Canadian report was prepared by yours truly, backed by an amazing team that includes Agnes Malkinson, Guy Hoskins & @bluemiaoran.bsky.social. It covers ~2 dozen telecoms, internet, broadcasting & publishing sectors--digital and traditional. gmicp.org/canadas-netw... 3/

Opinion: Canada’s digital sovereignty is crumbling under aggressive U.S. lobbying After years of insisting Big Tech has to support domestic content, Ottawa is in retreat

The US big tech lobby is gunning for Canada's Online Streaming Act and Online News Act. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

Submission portal 🔗: lnkd.in/eZdvpqKa

The workshop will be part of the International Public Policy Association conference, co-organized by Carleton University, taking place in Ottawa on July 6 to 8, 2026. We hope to see your submissions!🤓🤩 @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social

Submission due date : 20 January, 2026
CFP 🔖: lnkd.in/eWiDC2WR

The Ghost Management Research Group’s proposed workshop on corporate power and public policy has been accepted by IWPP.

If your work explores how corporations shape knowledge, practices, or public attitudes to steer policy or influence agenda setting, we would love to hear from you. Submission🔗👇

The US Census Bureau shows that AI adoption has been declining among companies with more than 250 employees. Resource: www.apolloacademy.com/ai-adoption-...

In Shel Silverstein’s 1981 prediction about AI tools, my favorite part is the illustration of the baby doing homework inside a machine. It’s just like the 700 Indian engineers at Builder.ai pretending to be AI

🎉 Heading to #ICA2025 in Denver? Join us for a fun-filled joint reception with Comm Law & Policy, Media Industry Studies, and Comm History!
📍 Earl’s Kitchen & Bar
🗓 Sunday, June 15 | ⏰ 6:30–8:30pm

Heading to Denver for #ICA2025? Come to the Comms Law and Policy joint reception with Media Industry Studies and Communication History — Sunday June 15, 6:30–8:30 at Earl's Kitchen & Bar!

The Game of Oligopoly YouTube video by Lindsey Keene

Check out the masterpiece by Lindsey Keene on Canada’s telecom mess for my Global Internet Policy and Governance class.

Honestly? Oscar-worthy! Drama, satire, capitalism—what more do you want?? I’m totally fine, just emotionally wrecked in the best way! 🥹❤️🤣 youtu.be/dEp55a1fHeA?...

Breaking news: My co-authored paper with @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social has skyrocketed into the top 10% of most-viewed papers in the journal for 2023! 🎉 Thanks to everyone who read it, cited it, or accidentally opened it.

Hard work wins. Caffeine survives. Sleep? Still pending.

Breaking news: My co-authored paper with @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social has skyrocketed into the top 10% of most-viewed papers in the journal for 2023! 🎉 Thanks to everyone who read it, cited it, or accidentally opened it.

Hard work wins. Caffeine survives. Sleep? Still pending.

“CLOUD Act agreement risks subordinating Canadian constitution to U.S. law”

@m-a-gagnon.bsky.social & I just dropped our new open access scoping review, and it’s about how researchers have been digging into internal corporate documents to find out what chemical companies don’t want us to know.
📑: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

📑: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Patients prescribed biologics for chronic conditions almost exclusively receive infusions in a private, for-profit health system in Canada. @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social

Check out this new paper: canjhealthtechnol.ca/index.php/cj...

Survey results from the Partnership for Public Service showing The role of politics within the civil service. 90% of Americans Civil servants should serve the people more than any individual president.

Fun fact: Americans STRONGLY oppose politicization of the civil servants, with 90% believing "Civil servants should serve the people more than any individual president." This study* from the Partnership is excellent and expands on this point (*I started).
ourpublicservice.org/publications...

AI Companies Threaten Independent Social Media Research | TechPolicy.Press UMass Amherst researchers argue that researcher access to social media data should be one of the rare things all political factions in the US can agree on.

Researchers Ryan McGrady, Ethan Zuckerman, and Kevin Zheng argue that if we want responsible policy about social media, it begins with making it possible for American researchers to answer fundamental questions about how social media is shaping our public discourse.

👻🔍 Exciting News！

The ghost management research group’ve teamed up with Re-Check Health Affairs to bring you something game-changing: Ghost Management at Work—a practical guide for uncovering and mapping dealings in the health world! 🕵️‍♀️🩺

carleton.ca/ghostmanagem...

#Publicpolicy #corporatecaptures

Life lesson: don't be a beagle, be a husky!

Because Beagles are gentle and cute, they are the most popular subjects in clinical trials. A husky is just a husky.

Meta released an anonymous survey through Politico as “advertising partners.” I don’t even want to get into the questions in the survey, but the last one was so ridiculous, it made me laugh harder than today’s Ottawa storm that nearly blew me into a backflip.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Clear transparency: To figure out how institution operate! To follow the money!

Fuzzy Transparency: The information provided does not reveal or indicate how chickens and institution of chickens actually behave.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Fuzzy Transparency: The information provided does not reveal or indicate how chickens and institution of chickens actually behave.

I am very happy to share a great news with you all—My new ICA paper got rejected! 🎉🎉🎉

Let’s celebrate failure just as much as success! Onward, upward, and forward!