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Journalism professor, historian, data nerd, trail runner, bass player
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The biggest win Trump got from ABC wasn’t the $15 million. It was squeezing the network to make the amount public. The eventual value of that announcement — in terms of intimidating other weak-kneed media execs — is priceless.

Worth reading: Evan Gershkovich's first story since his release: www.wsj.com/world/russia...

What a wonderful immersive story experience: 58 Jazz Luminaries Assembled for This Photo. Only One Remains. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Boone! Loved that tug of war

“Write the news as if your very life depended on it. It does!” Heywood Broun, born on this day in 1888

This is why I love to teach Great column by @mergerson.bsky.social Young journalists will reimagine a better press www. niemanlab.org/2024/12/young-journalists-will-reimagine-a-better-press/

my mother asked me if after the shooting Pat was a father figure for us I laughed because no, Pat was never an authority he was a comrade he was a salty joke and a conspiratorial wink he was scorn for the man and keep going, kid for the rest of us I will never know anyone else like him

I talked to journalists and writers who have found a larger and more engaged audience for their work on Bluesky, without having to see “AI bots and Nazis” at the top of their replies. www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...

Here's the Nov. 16 edition of the Jazz Scoop, the Saturday night jazz show on KUAF 91.3 in Fayetteville. Maria Albero is an amazing talent. Enjoy: www.mixcloud.com/Gizmofo/nov-...

Sasha Allen and Emily R. Condon, two fine Capital News Service journalists, asked where the millions in state and federal relief money went following the Key Bridge collapse in Maryland. Here's what they found. Great work. cnsmaryland.org/2024/11/22/k...

Just saw trumpet genius Adam O'Farrill at Rhizome. So lucky to see a major artist in an intimate venue. open.spotify.com/track/5OZm3V...

This is one kick-ass list of high quality local and regional journalists.

Many congratulations to Sally Buzbee for her new gig at @reuters.com - they are very lucky to get an editor with such talent and experience. www.reuters.com/business/med...

seeing like 2 or 3 of these stickers a week now in the bay

Dang, a lot of new people on this platform all of a sudden. Guess I'll start paying attention! Here is my contribution for a better social media experience. Here's Boone on a run. Good boy.

NEW: US adults who say they use YouTube 85% Facebook 70% Instagram 50% Pinterest 36% TikTok 33% LinkedIn 32% WhatsApp 30% Snapchat 27% Reddit 24% X/Twitter 21% www.pewresearch.org/internet/fac... * Maybe Bluesky will show up on this chart in a year or two

Today, Capital News Service is releasing a series called “Baltimore's Backbone: How Small Businesses Sustain 'Smalltimore'” was produced by the Baltimore Urban Affairs Reporting class in the Spring of 2024.  Check out the details here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Rehoboth Beach is fabulous

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