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Critics of public media argue the market can fix local news problems, but the civic value of watchdog and reporters out on the street doesn’t translate into profits. A media researcher says defunding public media could mean fewer reporters when more are needed.

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Almost five years after the murder of George Floyd opened the door for a more public and thorough examination of the US past, Trump may not be able to fully slam it shut. Historical sites dedicated to Black history and their visitors will have their say. #USA #history www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...

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And secondly, super nice to get a print copy of the special issue of Soziale Bewegungen on Counterpublics and Alternative Media with my article on feminist media strategies – intersectional networking, creativity, and solidarity. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

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Ha! Good haul in my mailbox today. My copy of "Always an Academic Immigrant" by the brilliant Dafna Lemish arrived. Can't wait to read and use it for teaching. It could not be more timely. Thank you @rutgersupress.bsky.social for the speedy delivery. www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/always-an-ac...

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🔴 #RSFIndex2025 | In 2025, a red line has been crossed. For the first time in the history of the RSF World Press Freedom Index, the conditions for practising journalism are bad in half of the world’s countries. #WPFD2025 #WorldPressFreedomDay

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In #einerseitsandererseits“ fragt @tanjev.bsky.social : Greifen Medien zu schnell zum Label „Verschwörungstheorie“ – Beispiel #Corona -Laborthese. Er reagiert damit auf Ex-Ministerin & Welt-Autorin Kristina Schröder www.mediummagazin.de/einerseits-a...

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Der PresseClub München lädt ein für die #Pressefreiheit und RSF ist dabei! Am 19. Mai um 18 Uhr stellt Katharina Viktoria Weiß von Reporter ohne Grenzen die neue Rangliste 2025 vor. Anmeldung bis 15. Mai an [email protected]

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More states in the US are allowing community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees #USA #highered www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...

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#Missouri is now on the frontlines of the anti-abortion movement’s growing effort to reverse abortion rights state by state, trying to undo the ballot measures voters approved to enshrine those same protections. #USA 19thnews.org/2025/05/miss...

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"Some lawmakers suggested privately that the initial defections had been meant as personal protests—Merz has antagonized members across his coalition with policy choices since the election — but were never meant to actually stop him from winning." #Germany www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/w...

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"In the three years since Ron DeSantis set out to rid Florida’s universities of woke ideology, my campus changed significantly. Professors suddenly worried about what they could say and teach." #Florida #highered www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/o...

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The acting U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., has sent letters to several leading medical journals asking for information about their editorial practices.

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NEW: Michigan House targets 'foreign influence' in effort to ban TikTok on state-owned devices www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

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1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans. These are their stories 🧵

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Feminist Media Studies Q1 2025 Performance Update! We are proud to share that FMS articles were downloaded 233,795 times in the first quarter of 2025! 📚✨ Here's how our Q1 numbers stack up: --2022: 183,057 downloads --2023: 209,813 downloads

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Thank you to all who joined our ICA2025 JSD #Mentoring Program. Emails to mentors and mentees were sent out. We wish you interesting conversations and exchanges at #ica25 in #Denver ! @icahdq.bsky.social

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Should you attend #ICA25 in Denver? 🌍✈️ In a time of political uncertainty, many international scholars are grappling with this question. Read this month's President-Elect's column where Thomas Hanitzsch discusses this very question. buff.ly/VHYX9GQ

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🌍 Read more about our location change from Chicago to Glasgow for ICA27 in this month's President's Column by Silvio Waisbord. buff.ly/rqAEzku

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At the top of the @nytimes.com app right now #Germany

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Ditto! Glad to be sharing space. Can't wait to read.

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#PulitzerPrizes2025 Here is the full list of winners and finalists. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/b... #journalismmatters #USA

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How does social media logic interact with journalistic principles? Find out ⬇️ #commsky

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I had the pleasure of appearing on two pod/vodcasts to discuss my @rutgersupress.bsky.social book Performing the News, which explores how journalists from historically marginalized groups have long felt pressure to conform when performing for audiences. www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/performing-t...

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Ha! Instant smile: My good friend @eliapowers.bsky.social 's book "Performing the News" is excellent company for my book with Linda Steiner on the same @rutgersupress.bsky.social flyer. Thanks RUP! "We Can Do Better. Feminist Manifestos for Media and Communication" #wecandobetter #researchmatters

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So very cool to see my new book "We can do better. Feminist manifestos for media and communication", with Linda Steiner, added to our WSU Library, and Faculty Publication page, plus in good company! A big thanks to our librarians! #wecandobetter #researchmatters guides.lib.wayne.edu/facultypubli...

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Strong words from Ursula von der Leyen today: “Science belongs to humanity. We must protect it, prioritize it, and give it the freedom it needs to flourish.” At the launch of the EU’s “Choose Science - Choose Europe” initiative, she announced four key actions. 🧵1/3

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Can the traditional talk show format — an opening monologue, celebrity guests, live musical performances, a sidekick — survive in the streaming era? Their future may instead look a lot like a podcast studio.

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Last year, Trump said he would “immediately bring prices down.” But grocery costs are up, & he recently said he “couldn't care less” about prices spiking from his trade war. His actual priority: putting more money & power in the hands of those who are already rich & powerful.

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Nessel drops charges against group arrested in UM pro-Palestinian camps #ProPalestine #UMichigan #Nessel

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Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, announced an investment of 500 million euros, or $566 million, at the conference to “make Europe a magnet for researchers” over the next two years. #researchmatters www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/w...

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Ein weiteres outlet für emerging scholars, die zu Medien, Kultur und Gender forschen: kultur & geschlecht. Check it out! #researchmatters blogs.uni-paderborn.de/kug/ueber/

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What a great resource! @aoir.bsky.social 's Risky Research Guide directly addresses the increasing personal, institutional, and political risks faced by researchers around the globe. #researchmatters aoir.org/riskyresearc...

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The latest ICA Student Column delves into the hurdles and opportunities that students and early-career scholars encounter in today's shifting academic landscape. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/em3PYsn

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Three Nigerian oversight agencies imposed fines on #Meta totalling more than $290m for violating various laws and regulations. #socialmedia #BigTech www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Some Democratic lawmakers don’t want to slam the door shut on Harris running for the White House in three years, especially when they’re not sure if a stronger candidate will emerge. thehill.com/homenews/sen... #2028election #USA #KamalaHarris

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Neue Ostbeauftragte wird die bisherige parlamentarische Staatssekretärin im Bauministerium, Elisabeth Kaiser. Aus Gera stammend, in Erfurt und Potsdam studiert. #Ostdeutschland taz.de/Die-neuen-SP...

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Noch immer "Bürger zweiter Klasse"? Einschätzungen von „Wendekindern“ zur ostdeutschen Transformation seit 1989/90. Dafür wurde eine vom Bundespresseamt in Auftrag gegebene und für Gesamtdeutschland repräsentative Befragung „30 Jahre Mauerfall“ von 2019 neu ausgewertet. www.bpb.de/themen/deuts...

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Hell Gate: "Wir werden jedenfalls von Journalist:innen aus dem ganzen Land um Rat gefragt, wie sie ihre eigene Publikation gründen können, und wir helfen natürlich gerne dabei." #USA #journalismmatters #hellgate #startup taz.de/Tag-der-Pres...

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DER STANDARD spricht mit ihm via Teams-Call. So freundlich wie sein lichtdurchflutetes Arbeitszimmer wirkt auch der Mensch Martin Baron. Der Journalist freilich ist extrem pessimistisch, was die Unabhängigkeit der Medien unter Trump angeht. #Austria #USA www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

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Never seen something like that pop up on a news app #USA #media #NPR #journalism

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"The unlawful use of this instrument more broadly would have grave consequences for the future of higher education in America.” #highered #USA #academia www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...

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The latest ICA Newsletter is now available! 🗞️ buff.ly/QIWvpHJ

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BREAKING: "Given these circumstances, we have decided not to hold another ICA conference in the United States during this administration and have delayed our contract with Chicago until May 2029." #ICA25

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Our editorial, by Gunter Reus, gives you more highlights of our freshly published issue on the state of journalism and democracy in Europe and the US. Check it out! #openaccess #journalismmatters #researchmatters journalistik.online/en/edition-1...

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That's it for now on our brand new issue 2025/1 of Journalism Research/Journalistik – Zeitschrift für Journalismusforschung. As always all our articles are #openaccess and available in English and German, including four reviews of German journalism books. Enjoy! journalistik.online/en/current-e...

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Last but not least: We are in mourning for an extraordinary academic whose career mirrored the upheaval of German contemporary history and, in particular, of journalism studies as a university subject: Prof. Dr. sc. pol. Hans Poerschke. An obit by Horst Pöttker. journalistik.online/en/edition-1...

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Which news did not make it into the news in 2024? The "Top 10 Forgotten News" illuminate the gaps, analyzed by the German equivalent of the US non-profit @projectcensored.bsky.social Read it #openaccess here: journalistik.online/en/general-e... @tanjev.bsky.social @ghooffacker.bsky.social

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