David Elliot Berman
@davidberman.bsky.social
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A professor. Enjoyer/spreader of misinformation. Platforms, policy, political economy of the media.
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David Elliot Berman
The Media, Inequality & Change Center
4 days ago
Huge thank you to the authors
@christopherali.bsky.social
@sydneyforde.bsky.social
@davidberman.bsky.social
@abbysimmerman.bsky.social
@saschameinrath.bsky.social
and Aaron Hyzen for their work on this paper. Check out more from the Pennsylvania Broadband Research Institute here:
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David Elliot Berman
Victor Pickard
8 days ago
A nice write-up of some of our recent research at the
@miccenter.bsky.social
, with lead authors
@davidberman.bsky.social
and Aaron Hyzen.
penntoday.upenn.edu/news/how-pa-...
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How PA nonprofit newsrooms see their role in addressing the journalism crisis | Penn Today
Penn researchers identified two competing visions of nonprofit news, a restorationist vision and a transformational vision, and calculated the cost of implementing each vision.
https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/how-pa-nonprofit-newsrooms-see-their-role-addressing-journalism-crisis
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David Elliot Berman
The Media, Inequality & Change Center
about 1 month ago
Drawing on interviews with nonprofit news leaders in PA,
@victorpickard.bsky.social
@davidberman.bsky.social
and Aaron Hyzen examine the role of the nonprofit news sector in addressing the journalism crisis in this article:
buff.ly/y6KUYUs
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David Elliot Berman
Victor Pickard
about 2 months ago
Very excited about this new journal article with
@davidberman.bsky.social
and Aaron Hyzen that examines Pennsylvania's nonprofit news ecosystem and makes the distinction between journalism reforms that focus on restoration vs. transformation. Link to the PDF:
victorpickard.com/wp-content/u...
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David Elliot Berman
Brendel
2 months ago
Incredible to go from breaking Watergate to this
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David Elliot Berman
Aaron Shapiro
8 months ago
Looks awesome
@ppopiel.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The network dialectic: the digital divide and the contradictions of Philadelphia's digital equity strategy
This study examines the political economy, discursive legitimations, and effectiveness of the primary U.S. policy response to narrowing the digital divide: public subsidies for internet service. Us...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2561026#abstract
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David Elliot Berman
Victor Pickard
8 months ago
Important new research into the contradictions of US broadband policy by two leading political economists.
add a skeleton here at some point
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David Elliot Berman
Pawel Popiel
8 months ago
🚨 New article out, great colab w/
@davidberman.bsky.social
, assessing the primary U.S. response to the digital divide: the corporate subsidy. Using mixed methods, we show how networked "digital equity" reinforces network monopoly.
@miccenter.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2BPFG...
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David Elliot Berman
Pawel Popiel
10 months ago
New piece from me and
@davidberman.bsky.social
, previewing our research on the rollout, implementation, and experience of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) before and after its end
www.benton.org/blog/lived-b...
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Lived Broadband Policy: Experiencing the Affordable Connectivity Program
Quantitative data gleaned from surveys and other sources can illuminate how connectivity initiatives perform
https://www.benton.org/blog/lived-broadband-policy-experiencing-affordable-connectivity-program
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David Elliot Berman
jamelle
10 months ago
the same administration screaming at universities about “merit” is also elevating unqualified hacks to critical positions, which makes you wonder about what they mean by “merit”
add a skeleton here at some point
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Dominique Baker
11 months ago
If you won't believe me, here's Paul
musgrave.substack.com/p/at-the-coa...
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Thrilled that my article “On Optimization: Cultural Labor in Platform Capitalism” has just been published in New Media & Society.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
about 1 year ago
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David Elliot Berman
Pawel Popiel
over 1 year ago
New piece out with
@davidberman.bsky.social
giving a preview of our study of post-pandemic efforts to address the digital divide in Philadelphia, especially Comcast's central role in it
www.benton.org/content/digi...
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The Digital Divide in Comcast Town
First post from Philadelphia Equitable Broadband project
https://www.benton.org/content/digital-divide-comcast-town
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David Elliot Berman
Sydney L Forde
over 1 year ago
So proud of the big things happening at our Pennsylvania Broadband Research (PBR) Institute!
@christopherali.bsky.social
@saschameinrath.bsky.social
@davidberman.bsky.social
@victorpickard.bsky.social
@abbysimmerman.bsky.social
+Aaron Hyzen
@mic-center.bsky.social
@bellisariograded.bsky.social
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Penn State professors partner on digital equity grant to benefit Philadelphia | Penn State University
Two Penn State faculty members recognized for their expertise in broadband and digital access helped shape an effort that secured a five-year, $11.9 million grant that will benefit residents of the ci...
https://www.psu.edu/news/bellisario-college-communications/story/penn-state-professors-partner-digital-equity-grant-benefit
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