Who Will Remember the Digital Public Sphere?
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How Ethiopia’s scattered digital records expose a broader crisis of preservation—and why we need archives built to last.
Blog posts
2026
Building a Curriculum Before Building a Career: The 2008 English Curriculum at Arba Minch
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A 2008 undergraduate curriculum from southern Ethiopia, and what it shows about how English, journalism, and communication once lived under one roof.
Call for Papers: The Value of Null, CSR and Corporate Social Advocacy Research through Non-Findings
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Special Section of Public Relations Review
Call for Papers: African and Global Media Representations of Africa
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Special Issue of African Journalism Studies
Call for Papers: Platforms and Society Special Issue
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SMSociety 2026 Special Issue in Platforms and Society
Call for Papers: In Media We Trust
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Special Issue: In Media We Trust
ICA 2027 Call for Papers: Centering the Human
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International Communication Association 2027 Annual Conference
Call for Papers: Trust and Truth in the Age of AI
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8th International Communication and Media Studies Conference
CSCA 2027 Call for Papers: Navigate
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Central States Communication Association 2027 Annual Convention
Associate Editor Opportunity: African Journalism Studies
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Associate Editor, African Journalism Studies
Call for Papers: Rethinking Making in the Digital Humanities – Critiques and Pedagogies That Transform
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JITP Themed Issue 29: Rethinking Making in the Digital Humanities
Call for Abstracts: Operationalising the Audiovisual Turn in Digital Journalism
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Special Issue: Operationalising the Audiovisual Turn in Digital Journalism
2025
Algorithms, Appeals, and Avenues: Mapping Meta’s Oversight Board Across Continents
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Early research notes on the Meta Oversight Board’s case selection, geographic representation, and accountability.
Framing Local Publics: Reflections on Nonprofit News in the Twin Cities
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Research notes on how MinnPost and Sahan Journal frame civic issues and construct local publics.
2024
The Pronoun Gap: Teaching Care and Clarity in Intercultural Contexts: A Reflection from the Intercultural Classroom
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In my intercultural communication courses, especially those focused on health communication, language regularly becomes the terrain where deep cultural differences surface—not just in content, but in form. One moment that continues to stay with me occurred during a session I taught on how to effectively and respectfully communicate in healthcare settings, particularly when caring for LGBTQ+ elders.