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Amy Ruckes Jan 25, 2025

Robert W. Gehl Jan 21, 2025

Me in 2010: you should leave corporate social media.

Others: LOL, that's silly. They spread Democracy(TM)!

Me in 2015: you should leave corporate social media.

Others: sure, they spy on me, but I have nothing to hide.

Me in 2025: you should leave corporate social media.

Others: that wasn't a Nazi salute, I swear. And what about Engagement(TM)?

Amy Ruckes Oct 12, 2024

I’m excited to announce that I have graduated from University of Heidelberg with a MA degree in American Studies. My thesis conducted a mixed-methods analysis of #Standingrock on Facebook. I uncovered a computational propaganda campaign that exploited the Indigenous-led collective action and strategically diverted resources to leverage existing social divisions surrounding the development of US energy infrastructure. Thank you to my advisors Delia Dumitrescu, Wilfried Mausbach, and George Toth.

Amy Ruckes Sep 30, 2024

Heidi Li Feldman Sep 30, 2024

The world gets scarier.
‘"We've made Austrian history because it's the first time the Freedom Party is Number 1 in a parliamentary election, and you have to think how far we've come," Kickl said after the party's record showing, which came seven decades after its foundation in the 1950s under the leadership of a former Nazi lawmaker.’ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/austria-holds-tight-election-with-far-right-bidding-historic-win-2024-09-28/

Amy Ruckes Jul 2, 2024

My blog article is online!

Challenges of AI Implementation: Governance, Ethical Application, Cognition, and Literacy

"Our unique human abilities of diverting from pre-determined pathways and identifying, defining, and conceptualizing ethical behavior is an irreplaceable contribution to the safe implementation of #AI technologies."

https://www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers/milton-wolf-seminar-media-and-diplomacy-9

Challenges of AI Implementation: Governance, Ethical Application, Cognition, and Literacy

By Amy Ruckes

Amy Ruckes Mar 22, 2024

Announcement! I'm honored to be a 2024 Emerging Scholar at the Milton Wolf Seminar on Media & Diplomacy. The seminar offers scholars an excellent opportunity to develop their expertise on issues related to diplomacy and journalism. This year's seminar topic is Bots, Bombs, and Bilateralism: Evolutions in Media and Diplomacy.

https://www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers/milton-wolf-seminar-on-media-and-diplomacy/emerging-scholars-program

Emerging Scholars Program

Amy Ruckes Jan 29, 2024

The rabbit holes of disinformation are always surprising, and I manage to find something new each time.

Amy Ruckes Nov 6, 2023

#NATOtalk2023
Dr. Graeme P. Herd, Professor of Transnational Security Studies at GCMC, presented on 3 impulses:

1st Impulse - Russian Victory?
2nd Victory - Ukraine: Theory of Victory and Security?
3rd Victory - Implications of Euro-Atlantic Order?

Amy Ruckes Nov 6, 2023

“The decisions we fail to make today could endanger our future security” -German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius

Also:
-“Mentalität Wechsel ist eine lange Weg”
-“Mentality change is a long journey”
#TalkNATO2023

Amy Ruckes Oct 24, 2023

I’m happy to share that I am currently working as a Student Intern at the U.S. Department of State in Frankfurt with an amazing team!

https://t.co/Qotv37IEQT

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I’m happy to share that I am working as a Student Intern at the U.S. Department of State in Frankfurt with an amazing team!

Amy Ruckes Jul 14, 2023

It was an honor to present my research at the #AIW2023 in Budapest, Hungary. My research investigated the master narrative of utilizing Indigenous peoples within European political propaganda to depict an endangered national identity & culture since “Indigenous people remain potent symbols of outsider oppression for far-right extremism globally”.