Michelle Amazeen
@commscholar.bsky.social
Associate Dean of Research, College of Communication
Associate Professor of Mass Communication,
Director, Communication Research Center,
Boston University
New book – Content Confusion: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262553605/content-confusion/
Associate Professor of Mass Communication,
Director, Communication Research Center,
Boston University
New book – Content Confusion: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262553605/content-confusion/
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Michelle Amazeen
@commscholar.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Content Confusion
We often blame social media for the rampant problem of disinformation, but mainstream news media is also at fault. Not only do news outlets disguise paid con...
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🎉 Excited to share that Content Confusion publishes today! It dives into how news orgs & advertisers—including fossil fuels—blur journalism & ads, fueling disinfo & distrust. Available now! Use code MITP30 today for 30% off at MIT Press. Thanks for the support! 🙏
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Important new investigative news team exposing the influence of the fossil fuel industry on climate action. Check them out and give them a follow ⬇️
Welcome to Point Source.
We’re a new outlet that aims to unearth stories about the fossil fuel industry’s power and influence.
pointsourcenews.org
We’re a new outlet that aims to unearth stories about the fossil fuel industry’s power and influence.
pointsourcenews.org
Point Source News
Tracing fossil fuel disinformation.
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September 18, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Important new investigative news team exposing the influence of the fossil fuel industry on climate action. Check them out and give them a follow ⬇️
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We’re excited to announce that the 2027 edition of the SPSP Misinformation & Belief Science Preconference will be held virtually on Tuesday, February 9th!
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September 14, 2026 at 5:15 PM
We’re excited to announce that the 2027 edition of the SPSP Misinformation & Belief Science Preconference will be held virtually on Tuesday, February 9th!
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Thanks to @stephenpimpare.bsky.social & @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social for the interview about #ContentConfusion. Curious about how to navigate media deception? Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/content-conf...
#commsky #booksky #academicsky
#commsky #booksky #academicsky
August 28, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Thanks to @stephenpimpare.bsky.social & @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social for the interview about #ContentConfusion. Curious about how to navigate media deception? Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/content-conf...
#commsky #booksky #academicsky
#commsky #booksky #academicsky
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These marathons were one of his defining achievements.
And the British media pretended there was no evidence they happened.
That it was just something he 'claimed' to have done...
Now try and tell me their hounding was about "getting to the truth"
RIP Jason 😢
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And the British media pretended there was no evidence they happened.
That it was just something he 'claimed' to have done...
Now try and tell me their hounding was about "getting to the truth"
RIP Jason 😢
26/26
August 22, 2026 at 11:23 AM
These marathons were one of his defining achievements.
And the British media pretended there was no evidence they happened.
That it was just something he 'claimed' to have done...
Now try and tell me their hounding was about "getting to the truth"
RIP Jason 😢
26/26
And the British media pretended there was no evidence they happened.
That it was just something he 'claimed' to have done...
Now try and tell me their hounding was about "getting to the truth"
RIP Jason 😢
26/26
🚨New study alert!🚨 Our latest research, just published in Environmental Communication, reveals how native ads from energy companies fuel #ContentConfusion, and what actually works to counter it. 🧵
August 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
🚨New study alert!🚨 Our latest research, just published in Environmental Communication, reveals how native ads from energy companies fuel #ContentConfusion, and what actually works to counter it. 🧵
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New study finds the most effective prebunking messages increased people's awareness that they could be misled, and that awareness reduced belief in misinformation.
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journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Apprehensive or Motivational Threat? Examining the Effects of Inoculation, Threat Generation, Counterarguing, and Information Processing on Disinformation Belief - Michelle A. Amazeen, Arunima Krishna...
Using a nationally representative U.S. adult sample (n=1,150), this study compares technique-based and primarily fact-based forewarning messages on threat perce...
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July 8, 2026 at 11:18 PM
New study finds the most effective prebunking messages increased people's awareness that they could be misled, and that awareness reduced belief in misinformation.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
One of my faculty colleagues has been impersonated with a new journal publishing an article in their name that they did not write. Has anyone else experienced this? Any suggestions on how to address this?
July 10, 2026 at 2:05 PM
One of my faculty colleagues has been impersonated with a new journal publishing an article in their name that they did not write. Has anyone else experienced this? Any suggestions on how to address this?
🚨New paper🚨w/@comatbu.bsky.social colleagues on building resilience to #misinformation: Both fact- and technique-based inoculations work, & apprehensive threat (anxiety about being persuaded) is the key mechanism. Published #OpenAccess in Science Communication. Link in replies. #Commsky #Sciencesky
July 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
🚨New paper🚨w/@comatbu.bsky.social colleagues on building resilience to #misinformation: Both fact- and technique-based inoculations work, & apprehensive threat (anxiety about being persuaded) is the key mechanism. Published #OpenAccess in Science Communication. Link in replies. #Commsky #Sciencesky
Sending condolences to #ica26 passengers from the cancelled DL211 flight whose rebooked flight on #DL9901 was again CANCELLED for a second night in a row. 😭😩😭
June 11, 2026 at 10:18 AM
And now the #fossilfuel ads are alongside the NYT Wordle too! h/t @whitneybauck.bsky.social @joshvoorhees.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/whit...
#ClimateSky #CommSky
#ClimateSky #CommSky
June 10, 2026 at 12:16 PM
And now the #fossilfuel ads are alongside the NYT Wordle too! h/t @whitneybauck.bsky.social @joshvoorhees.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/whit...
#ClimateSky #CommSky
#ClimateSky #CommSky
I’m pleased to be among the experts quoted in this damning article from @tjjordan.bsky.social and @joeygrostern.bsky.social at @desmog.com exposing how elite news media have been complicit in promoting policies that undermine international climate goals. #ClimateSky #CommSky
POV: You just listened to a podcast by @nytimes.com about climate activism, but it's sponsored by America's most powerful fossil fuel lobby.
My latest for @desmog.com with @joeygrostern.bsky.social: www.desmog.com/2026/06/04/t...
My latest for @desmog.com with @joeygrostern.bsky.social: www.desmog.com/2026/06/04/t...
June 6, 2026 at 11:49 AM
I’m pleased to be among the experts quoted in this damning article from @tjjordan.bsky.social and @joeygrostern.bsky.social at @desmog.com exposing how elite news media have been complicit in promoting policies that undermine international climate goals. #ClimateSky #CommSky
Another #ICA26 PSA: Looking for gifts from local artisans? You must visit the Water Shed. Fabulous shopping and you can grab a delicious lunch at the cafe upstairs while there!!
June 4, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Another #ICA26 PSA: Looking for gifts from local artisans? You must visit the Water Shed. Fabulous shopping and you can grab a delicious lunch at the cafe upstairs while there!!
🚨ICYMI🚨 For those arriving at #ICA26 via CPT, order transport directly from Uber app. Watch out for people outside of baggage claim wearing Uber lanyards offering rides. **Seemed dodgy** Go to P1 parking garage across street from baggage claim for Uber pick-up area.
June 3, 2026 at 3:37 PM
🚨ICYMI🚨 For those arriving at #ICA26 via CPT, order transport directly from Uber app. Watch out for people outside of baggage claim wearing Uber lanyards offering rides. **Seemed dodgy** Go to P1 parking garage across street from baggage claim for Uber pick-up area.
Fun running with Marriott peeps today for #GlobalRunningDay. Looking forward to seeing #ICA26 colleagues tomorrow! #RunningWithPresidents
June 3, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Fun running with Marriott peeps today for #GlobalRunningDay. Looking forward to seeing #ICA26 colleagues tomorrow! #RunningWithPresidents
For those of you already at #ICA26, I spotted this in the Westin elevator. Hope to see some of you for a run in the morning! #GlobalRunningDay
June 2, 2026 at 7:53 PM
For those of you already at #ICA26, I spotted this in the Westin elevator. Hope to see some of you for a run in the morning! #GlobalRunningDay
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@commscholar.bsky.social wrote a moving tribute to the late John Lent, a meticulous and steadfast critical scholar (famous for his trailblazing work on comics) who edited (one with Amazeen) two important books on the intellectual history of critical communication research: medium.com/@mamazeen/in...
In Memory of John A. Lent
September 8, 1936 — May 16, 2026
medium.com
May 28, 2026 at 9:57 PM
@commscholar.bsky.social wrote a moving tribute to the late John Lent, a meticulous and steadfast critical scholar (famous for his trailblazing work on comics) who edited (one with Amazeen) two important books on the intellectual history of critical communication research: medium.com/@mamazeen/in...
🙏 Thank you to Dr. Yayu Feng for her review of #ContentConfusion (@mitpress.bsky.social) calling it a must-read for anyone examining how financial pressures & new business models reshape #journalism – rigorous, data-driven, & ethically urgent.
Full article in comments. #booksky #journosky #commsky
Full article in comments. #booksky #journosky #commsky
April 28, 2026 at 3:44 PM
🙏 Thank you to Dr. Yayu Feng for her review of #ContentConfusion (@mitpress.bsky.social) calling it a must-read for anyone examining how financial pressures & new business models reshape #journalism – rigorous, data-driven, & ethically urgent.
Full article in comments. #booksky #journosky #commsky
Full article in comments. #booksky #journosky #commsky
Reposted by Michelle Amazeen
If you missed @commscholar.bsky.social's book talk at @asc.upenn.edu, you can watch it online here: buff.ly/nuANNZ2
And check out the book, Content Confusion: News Media, Native Advertising, and Policy in an Era of Disinformation here: buff.ly/iDLP68g
And check out the book, Content Confusion: News Media, Native Advertising, and Policy in an Era of Disinformation here: buff.ly/iDLP68g
News Media, Native Advertising, and Policy in an Era of Disinformation with Michelle A. Amazeen
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April 23, 2026 at 2:35 PM
If you missed @commscholar.bsky.social's book talk at @asc.upenn.edu, you can watch it online here: buff.ly/nuANNZ2
And check out the book, Content Confusion: News Media, Native Advertising, and Policy in an Era of Disinformation here: buff.ly/iDLP68g
And check out the book, Content Confusion: News Media, Native Advertising, and Policy in an Era of Disinformation here: buff.ly/iDLP68g
I'm pleased to share the video of my latest book talk at the University of Pennsylvania's Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social. Thanks to @victorpickard.bsky.social for the opportunity. #ContentConfusion @mitpress.bsky.social
#booksky #commsky #journalismsky
#booksky #commsky #journalismsky
@commscholar.bsky.social's excellent book talk with us at the @miccenter.bsky.social is now up online. Check it out and read the book! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UNO...
April 23, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I'm pleased to share the video of my latest book talk at the University of Pennsylvania's Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social. Thanks to @victorpickard.bsky.social for the opportunity. #ContentConfusion @mitpress.bsky.social
#booksky #commsky #journalismsky
#booksky #commsky #journalismsky
Hey #academicsky: What do you wish you had known before taking parental leave, esp. if you were TT faculty? Asking for a friend. 😉
April 21, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Hey #academicsky: What do you wish you had known before taking parental leave, esp. if you were TT faculty? Asking for a friend. 😉
Reposted by Michelle Amazeen
@laurenwatsonjourno.bsky.social interviewed BU professor Michelle Amazeen (@commscholar.bsky.social) about her recent analysis of Iran war media coverage published by @caadcoalition.bsky.social. Read the interview at @columjournreview.bsky.social
Coverage of the Fossil-Fuel Industry ‘Doesn’t Have to Be This Way’
Michelle Amazeen says oil and gas money is fueling conflicts of interest.
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April 20, 2026 at 4:11 PM
@laurenwatsonjourno.bsky.social interviewed BU professor Michelle Amazeen (@commscholar.bsky.social) about her recent analysis of Iran war media coverage published by @caadcoalition.bsky.social. Read the interview at @columjournreview.bsky.social
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The war in Iran is “our latest reminder of the importance of independent, skeptical coverage of energy policy,” says @commscholar.bsky.social, “and it makes the commercial ties between newsrooms and fossil-fuel advertisers an urgent public concern.”
Coverage of the Fossil-Fuel Industry ‘Doesn’t Have to Be This Way’
Michelle Amazeen says oil and gas money is fueling conflicts of interest.
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April 17, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The war in Iran is “our latest reminder of the importance of independent, skeptical coverage of energy policy,” says @commscholar.bsky.social, “and it makes the commercial ties between newsrooms and fossil-fuel advertisers an urgent public concern.”