Episode 37 - Joanna Guldin-Noll – Social Media, Disinformation, and the Military Community

Joanna Guldin-Noll – Social Media, Disinformation, and the Military Community

In this episode of Tipping Spears with Hannah Becker,  I sit down with Joanna Guldin-Noll - writer, digital communications expert, and founder of Jo, My Gosh!, one of the largest and longest-running military spouse blogs online. For over a decade, Joanna has built empowering spaces for military families through storytelling, community, and connection.

We talk about her journey from writer to advocate, the creation of PILLAR - a virtual retreat supporting military spouses during deployment, and how online communities have evolved alongside the post-9/11 military experience. Joanna offers sharp insight into the growing role of social media as a “third place” for Millennials, the importance of digital literacy, and the challenges posed by AI-generated disinformation and foreign manipulation targeting the military and veteran population.

From the early days of blogging to managing social media for major military publications, Joanna reflects on what gives her hope for the future of the military community, and how we can all practice more intentional, informed engagement online.

Guest Bio:

Joanna Guldin has worked in the military community for more than a decade with for-profit and non-profit entities. She is the writer behind one of the largest and longest-running military spouse blogs online, Jo, My Gosh! and is the co-founder of PILLAR, a yearly virtual retreat for military spouses and significant others dealing with their partners’ deployment. 

Joanna’s writing has been featured in national and international publications. She is a 2018 WarHorse Fellow, a selected attendee for #VerizonSalutes Military Summit, a member of Meta’s Boost Leaders Network, and a selected attendee of Meta’s Boost Leaders Network Gather conference. In 2020, she was inducted into her county’s Women’s Hall of Fame for her contributions in the military community space.

Joanna lives in Central Pennsylvania with her Navy veteran husband, young twins, and Jack Russell mix. In her spare time, she enjoys reading historical fiction and travel memoirs, watching PBS dramas, and cross stitching gifts for friends and family.

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