Sarah E. Lowe

Director of Research @DefineAmerican. #FirstGenDoc - Community Health PhD cand. Writer. Humanitarian. #narrativechange nerd. Former producer @DisneyInteract

[Sarah E. Lowe @Sarah_E_Lowe]

A massive win today for the immigrant rights movement. Congrats to @HMAesq, who has been working diligently and tirelessly for the better part of a decade for this win. 💪🎉 #TantonPapers

[Hassan Ahmad @HMAesq]

#TantonPapers Update: HUGE WIN!

As many of you know, 7 years ago I filed a FOIA to unseal the papers of John Tanton, the founder of the modern anti-immigrant movement. His organizations have been behind every draconian immigration policy for the last 40 years.

We won!!

[Charlene Joy Jimenez @charlizzle]

Throwback to our letter to the editor, published last week in the NY Times in response to the wonderful work of @GeenaDavisOrg. Scroll down a bit and see "Sexism and Xenophobia in Hollywood":
https://t.co/jAEKMNjHkw

Thank you for being brilliant, @Sarah_E_Lowe.

[Sarah E. Lowe @Sarah_E_Lowe]

I work with brilliant people who do brilliant things. This thread is everything about why Define American's work matters to me – the people, the stories, the science of belonging. Lucky me that I work with @charlizzle every day.

🙌 @sesamestreet for being the change in the world

[Charlene Joy Jimenez @charlizzle]

🤯 Whoa. As a child, if I saw an Indian American actor like @KalPenn and a Filipino muppet discussing Tagalog on Sesame Street, I think I can honestly say it would have changed my entire life. That is not hyperbole either. Feeling a lot of feelings.

[Define American @DefineAmerican]

“Television can have that impact on audiences, affecting how they treat their neighbors in real life,” said @Sarah_E_Lowe, our Director of Research and Evaluation.

Check out @USATODAY's story of our Entertainment research report w/ @LearCenter:

https://t.co/RwmB5ZkFtD

[Sarah E. Lowe @Sarah_E_Lowe]

The third and final Define American research report launched in 2022 is now out. Not gonna lie, I'm proud ... and tired. See you in 2023 and in the meantime, I leave you with some great reading! 🤓

[Define American @DefineAmerican]

This groundbreaking study underscores Define American’s work at the forefront of analyzing #immigrant representation on #television. 📺Download the full report to read our analysis, findings, and recommendations. ⬇️
https://t.co/ISArkDbf3F

[Define American @DefineAmerican]

This groundbreaking study underscores Define American’s work at the forefront of analyzing #immigrant representation on #television. 📺Download the full report to read our analysis, findings, and recommendations. ⬇️
https://t.co/ISArkDbf3F

[Report for America @Report4America]

“We found, however, that good journalism can help shift those perspectives,” writes @bylizrobbins of @DefineAmerican study. She points to readers viewing immigrants in a story by @Report4America alumna @laura_brache as “good citizens for our country.”
https://t.co/nuZ9OYZny1

[Jose Antonio Vargas @joseiswriting]

I am headed to DC to attend #MediaFest22, where @DefineAmerican is presenting our groundbreaking report on how immigrants are covered in local news.

Research is key to work and our report, by my colleagues @bylizrobbins and @Sarah_E_Lowe, focuses on North Carolina. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

[Sarah E. Lowe @Sarah_E_Lowe]

And a huge thanks to our research partners –
@annsearight @annieneimand and the whole team at @RealGoodCenter for our audience insights and the team at @MediaEcosystems for our landscape and content analysis!

[Sarah E. Lowe @Sarah_E_Lowe]

This has been a great ride with @bylizrobbins – our latest report is out!

[Define American @DefineAmerican]

A year in the making 😮— #DefineAmerican is proud to announce our latest groundbreaking research on immigration and local news.

We went to North Carolina, a bellwether for immigration reporting, to learn how journalists can responsibly report on immigrants.

[UF Center for Public Interest Communications @RealGoodCenter]

Culture change org @DefineAmerican found that activists experienced stress and re-traumatization from telling their stories. In this #frank2022 talk, @Sarah_E_Lowe and @AceOutWide share recommendations for communicators to support people who share their stories for advocacy.

[Define American @DefineAmerican]

Have you listened to #WeveGotIssues this week with @JoshuaHol yet? Our Director of Digital Storytelling @shaysiggs shares our new report exposing the network of anti-immigrant channels on @YouTube
https://t.co/9MfEqLnGcP

[Sarah E. Lowe @Sarah_E_Lowe]

Check out the full report 👇 https://t.co/RxuNB4jJP8

[Sarah E. Lowe @Sarah_E_Lowe]

I am excited to finally share this research with the world! @shaysiggs @ftripodi and I examined:

🤯 power of YouTube to shape thoughts AND actions
😱 top messages that are pulling viewers down anti-immigrant rabbit holes
😮 best strategies for bringing us back to common ground

[Define American @DefineAmerican]

For the last 2+ years, our research team explored messages & tactics of anti-immigrant content creators on @YouTube. Check out our explainer video that highlights our top findings 🔍 📊 📋 .

#immigration #research

[Sarah E. Lowe @Sarah_E_Lowe]

My first venture into Twitter Spaces got a shout out by ... @TwitterSpaces. 🥰

[Spaces @XSpaces]

🩺@HuffPost’s @noahmichelson had a chat with @tarynhillin & @Sophiawharris_ about doctors who don’t always get it right & when to trust your gut

🇺🇸@DefineAmerican hosted a Space to discuss their research report examining the impact of anti-immigration narratives on Americans

[Define American @DefineAmerican]

Less than an hour away...Join us! https://t.co/HuWHj7r6Lh

[Define American @DefineAmerican]

🤩🥳🙌🏽🔥 thank you @RealGoodCenter's #frank2022 for giving @Sarah_E_Lowe @AceOutWide & our entire team the space to talk about such important work!

[Sarah E. Lowe @Sarah_E_Lowe]

I love this summary of our #frank2022 talk. It gets at the core of it all (from our American Dreaming report).

[Jennifer Messenger @jmessengerpdx]

Value storytellers. Center their power and agency. Pay them. Ask for their feedback. Recognize the mental health impact of telling stories. @AceOutWide and @Sarah_E_Lowe talking about #storytelling and #narrative at #frank2022 https://t.co/JuuzUSSDCP

[Sarah E. Lowe @Sarah_E_Lowe]

@TheHPPJournal @Alice_FiddianG @AGubrium @SaludAmerica @sjcollaborative @KathleenMRoe @joseiswriting @DefineAmerican - So proud of our work!

[Kathleen Roe @KathleenMRoe]

This paper is a roller coaster of candid emotions and real life dilemmas as the storyteller and her partners strive to honor their original intention as the context gets more complicated. Been there yourself? I have! @carlosex @SabrinaTCherry @tylergjames_ @social_visual