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Media historian/dog/human dad/husband/flawed Christian/hiker/dancer
www.spj.org/historic-sit...
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Historic Sites in Journalism
The Society’s Historic Sites in Journalism program honors the people and places that have played important roles in American journalistic history. The program dates back to 1942.
https://www.spj.org/historic-sites-in-journalism/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=societyofprofessionaljournalists&utm_content=spjpromo#sq_ibu9fnjexj
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Regina Lawrence named Edwin L. Artzt dean of the School of Journalism and Communication
Lawrence has served as interim dean since August 2025 and held a number of leadership roles in the SOJC since joining in 2015.
https://provost.uoregon.edu/regina-lawrence-named-edwin-l-artzt-dean-school-journalism-and-communication
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Peter Lucier
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Greg Jaffe Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt on the byline with a source on background saying the dismissal was tied to refusal to comply with Hegseth’s directive to remove the 2 black and 2 female officers from the promotion list to one star general
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Hegseth Fires Army Chief Amid Battle With Its Leaders
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/politics/hegseth-fires-general-randy-george.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YFA.r1Ll.aNgj-BU71dpT&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Live: Four astronauts await liftoff on humanity’s first flight to the moon in half a century
Four astronauts are awaiting liftoff on humanity's first flight to the moon in more than half a century.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/science/nasa-begins-fueling-rocket-to-launch-astronauts-on-the-first-lunar-trip-in-half-a-century/
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A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons
Once a semester, a Cornell University instructor requires her students to complete an in-class assignment using typewriters — an exercise to help them understand what writing, thinking and classrooms ...
https://apnews.com/article/typewriter-ai-cheating-chatgpt-cornell-ce10e1ca0f10c96f79b7d988bb56448b
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Houston Public Media
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A federal judge has knocked down the core of President Trump's executive order barring federal funding for NPR and PBS, saying it violated the broadcasters' First Amendment rights on its face.
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Federal judge finds Trump violated free speech by ordering NPR defunded
A U.S. District Court judge found that President Trump's executive ordering the defunding of NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment.<br />
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2026/03/31/547730/federal-judge-finds-trump-violated-free-speech-by-ordering-npr-defunded/
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Bench trial? Baton Rouge lawyer suing LSU over removed advertising bench near University Lakes
The bench, which attorney Neil Sweeney believes was removed by LSU maintenance workers in November 2024, highlights a larger property line dispute on the banks of Crest Lake.
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/courts/lsu-university-lakes-trial/article_09d03b06-b753-442f-93cc-62fa14183a10.html
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This High School Student Invented a Filter That Eliminates 96 Percent of Microplastics From Drinking Water
Virginia teenager Mia Heller’s filtration system harnesses the power of ferrofluid, a magnetic oil that binds to microplastics in flowing water
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-high-school-student-invented-a-filter-that-eliminates-96-percent-of-microplastics-from-drinking-water-180988363/
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Why Every High School Student in Latvia Is Learning to Shoot a Gun
While the U.S. focuses on Iran, Latvia’s gaze is firmly on Russia.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/03/28/latvia-russia-war-guns-students-00848017
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Meta, Google found liable in landmark social media addiction trial
Meta and Google were found liable in a landmark trial over whether social media apps like Instagram and YouTube are designed to get children addicted.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2026/03/25/meta-google-trial-verdict/89067895007/
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Dolly Jørgensen
12 days ago
We are looking for a 3-year postdoc to work on a self-defined research project in environmental history that places electronic or digital technologies at the center of its historical inquiry. More details in the announcement linked to below.
#envhist
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The 'In Living Color' Effect
How a radical sketch-comedy show helped usher in the cultural boom of Black comedy in the 1990s
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/03/in-living-color-televisions-boldest-bet/686500/
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Have We Reached the Final Days of the Mass-Market Paperback?
One of the largest paperback distributors has decided to stop supporting the format, which has been making reading accessible to the masses since the 1930s
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/have-we-reached-the-final-days-of-the-mass-market-paperback-180988139/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=2112026&utm_content=new
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Robert Pirosh's letter to Hollywood executives, 1934
Letters of Note blogger Shaun Usher's favourite letter, a memorable attempt to change careers from advertising to scriptwriting
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/oct/12/robert-pirosh-letter-to-hollywood-executives
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Seattle restaurant owner prepares to hang up his hat — maybe
Derek Cockbain worked his way up from dishwasher to owner of the Wedgwood neighborhood diner. He's considering retirement, but says "I don't want to close the doors.”
https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/mixed-feelings-vex-mainstay-owner-of-cherished-wedgwood-broiler/
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The Forgotten Female Pilots of World War II
The WASPs risked their lives flying for the Army. But for decades, the U.S. government refused to recognize their military service.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/women-airforce-service-pilots-world-war-ii/686063/?taid=69b946f375f02f0001614b8f&utm_campaign=WigwamQuan&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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‘If you want to reach a good conclusion, you have to put everything on the table.’ The knowledge-making practices of conspiratorial and journalistic exposés
This study examines conspiracism as both a worldview and a cultural phenomenon, highlighting its parallels with investigative journalism. By analysing journalistic exposés and conspiratorial videos...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14797585.2026.2643821
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“Web Archives and Historicizing Rhetorics of Science, Technology, and Medicine: Reflecting on Some Pragmatic and Ethical Considerations” — excited to have this article out with Dr. Miles Coleman @rowanuniversity and Dr. Emma Bloomfield @unlv
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David Neiwert
22 days ago
A mural on the Bellevue College campus depicting the city’s heritage as an immigrant community became a center of controversy in 2020 when an administrator censored references to the city’s white-supremacist past. Now it’s coming back as a permanent installation.
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The War on History: Fighting Back in Bellevue
College's mural installation depicting city's history as an immigrant Japanese Community is a long-overdue racial reckoning with our white-supremacist forebears.
https://open.substack.com/pub/davidneiwert/p/fighting-back-in-the-war-on-history?r=37dbf&utm_medium=ios
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Four Questions for Benjamin Hall
PW spoke with war correspondent Benjamin Hall about his picture book debut, 'Read All About It!,' and why journalism matters more than ever.
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/99820-four-questions-for-benjamin-hall.html
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Élika Ortega
about 1 month ago
It’s the one year anniversary of Binding Media!!!
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https://www.cjr.org/feature/capitol-newbies-university-missouri-students-regional-reporting-washington-dc-hawley-schmitt-columbia-missourian.php
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CNN’s coverage of Iran is a reminder of its power — and what could be lost in the wrong hands - Poynter
The network’s all-hands coverage of the strikes shows exactly what’s at stake as a potential sale to Paramount raises fears inside the newsroom
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/what-will-happen-cnn-sale-paramount/
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When Software Becomes the Newsroom: Journalists and the Loss of Organizational Connections
This study examines how the decision for a newsroom to be virtual affects the organization itself. Through in-depth interviews and participant observation and undergirded with a theoretical framewo...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21670811.2026.2636907
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Bloomberg News
about 1 month ago
Saturday’s joint US strikes with Israel against Iran cement a 180-degree turn from MAGA orthodoxy
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Once Against War, Trump Now Stakes It All on Toppling Iran
Saturday’s joint US strikes with Israel cement a 180-degree turn from MAGA orthodoxy.
https://bloom.bg/4rdi5KM
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Dr. Stephanie Seul
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Glad that my research is proving useful 🙃
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First Amendment Watch - First Amendment Watch
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The Reckless Women Who Changed Journalism
Two new books demonstrate how Martha Gellhorn, Janet Flanner, and other reporters took journalism in directions that men could not.
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/02/women-who-reinvented-journalism/686146/
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Internet Archive
about 1 month ago
The @InternetArchive x @GrayAreaOrg Trillionth Webpage Commissions bring new net․art to life from the Archive’s collections. Rodell Warner’s "Ghosts of the Internet Archive" creates generative “ghosts” from Web 1.0, layering lost materials. More ⤵️
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A.J. Bauer
about 1 month ago
This is my favorite part. Because the answer is one of the book's core interventions. The answer? Yes, both.
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19401612231187562
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#studentpressfreedomday
is coming up -- and it matters now more than ever:
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Introducing the Student Press Report, a national news desk covering student media and college journalists - Student Press Law Center
This brand-new initiative will showcase the trials and tribulations facing collegiate news organizations and their staffs, as well as highlight the great work student journalists are doing on campuses...
https://splc.org/2026/02/introducing-the-student-press-report-a-national-news-desk-covering-student-media-and-college-journalists/
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The New York Times
about 1 month ago
From
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: The Milan Cortina Olympics were the most-watched Olympics since the 2014 Sochi Games, NBC reported. The average daily viewership was a 96% increase over the last Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022.
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Milan Cortina Olympics draw largest audience since 2014, NBC says
The average of 23.5 million does not include final numbers on Sunday's men's hockey gold medal game between the U.S. and Canada.
https://nyti.ms/3MQ1y0V
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North Carolina Conference of the AAUP
about 1 month ago
This account of a scholar being targeted by a violent extremist group is chilling. Also chilling is the UNC System Office's lack of genuine concern for our safety. Because their real goal is to put academic freedom on ice. 1/
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Faculty Under Attack: How the public syllabus policy is seen as the latest weapon against academia
Faculty across the UNC System are expressing increased concerns that their safety is at risk following the new UNC System policy that all class syllabi be posted in an online database.
https://www.wunc.org/education/2026-02-24/faculty-under-attack-how-the-public-syllabus-policy-is-seen-as-the-latest-weapon-against-academia
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Events - Student Press Freedom Day
Join one of SPLC's Student Press Freedom Day Events, or host your own!
https://studentpressfreedom.org/events/
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Andrew D Thaler
about 1 month ago
I don't know who needs to hear this, but William Beebe was 55 when he made his first legendary descent in the Bathysphere.
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Journalism in Ukraine four years into the war
Plus: FT editor reflects on state of journalism | Inquiry into UK minister accused of smearing journalists | How people perceive journalists’ use of AI Journalism Today. 24 Feb 2026 Research | Reporti...
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/journalism-ukraine-four-years-war-reutersinstitute-bqeve
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Damon Kiesow
about 1 month ago
Oh, the full coverage of this exchange is even worse:
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The boys’ club: How Epstein’s influence shaped the exclusion of women in STEM
In one email, an AI researcher suggested it’s “hard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why another woman hates you.”
https://19thnews.org/2026/02/epstein-files-academic-research-women-scientists/
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Cash-starved and censored, America’s student newspapers are fighting to survive - Poynter
Shrinking budgets and university pressure are squeezing the next generation of journalists
https://www.poynter.org/educators-students/2026/student-newspaper-challenges-business-censorship/
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Tressie McMillan Cottom
about 1 month ago
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‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice
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Paul Gowder
about 1 month ago
Leaving aside the first amendment issues, I take it that any criminal statute worthy of the name would require evidence that he had reason to know that his license to be present expired at the instant his speaking time did...
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Places Journal
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"Societies are defined by their libraries — by what we hold, what we lend, what we borrow and return, the knowledge we create, values we defend. An attack on the library sector is an attack on public knowledge, and it includes the reading public — you, me, all of us." —
@shannonmattern.bsky.social
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Extralibrary Loan: Making the Civic Infrastructure We Need
Amid a war on public knowledge, libraries are pushing outward, enlarging the commons through new configurations of civic and creative life.
https://placesjournal.org/article/extralibrary-loan-making-civic-infrastructure/
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Vince Mpls
about 1 month ago
March 27, 1936: Portraits of the Führer are raised on official buildings across Berlin. This one at the Potsdamer Railway Station reads "Freedom - Peace"
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Georgia First Amendment Foundation - First Amendment Webinar with Student Press Law Center
https://membership.gfaf.org/event-6561910
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Josh Shepperd
about 2 months ago
Legendary founder of NPR programming Bill Siemering is enjoying Zoom visiting with students so much that he's asked me to put a second call out. No honorarium necessary. Any takers?
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Since 1892, ‘The Afro’ Has Confronted Injustice and Celebrated Black Culture
This year, the longest-running Black-owned family newspaper in the U.S. moves its offices and rich archives into West Baltimore’s historic Upton Mansion.
https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/the-afro-american-newspaper-legacy-history-future-journalistic-impact/
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