"In December, the billionaire purchased 937,000 acres of noncontiguous land in New Mexico...making it the largest single land purchase in the US since 2011 & nudging his total holdings to more than 2.7 million acres...The entire land mass of Delaware is 1.2 million." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/r...

I do think theatrical releases and at-home viewing can simultaneously contribute to a “love of films,” but I don’t think I ever went home after a movie and watched another movie at home. Y’all? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/b...

This was a constant theme of @franciamarquezm.bsky.social in Colombia: Vivir sabroso y hasta que la dignidad se haga costumbre. Definitely not something we commonly see in the US.

The concept of clickdatorship pairs really well with our observations on an emerging "logic of connective faction". bsky.app/profile/curd...

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We are now accepting applications for the 2026 COMPASS Summer Fellowship Program, which places PhD students with DC-based communication-related institutions to gain hands-on experience in communication policy. Application letters and CVs are due no later than Jan 16, 2026. More info here:

Our public-facing piece from a few years ago about how local parties helped weaponize patriotism on Facebook to drive January 6th. theconversation.com/swing-state-...

We're currently accepting applications to hire up to two @cip.uw.edu postdoctoral scholars to join our team in Seattle. The priority deadline to apply is January 15, 2026. For the position description, salary range, qualifications and application process, click here: apply.interfolio.com/177901

🚨NEW PAPER Going Local? Localized Rhetoric in Congressional Communications Is congressional comms really nationalized? Analyzing 9M+ social media posts from Members of Congress, I show that local messaging is still common & strategic. New ML + domain sharing data www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

" The total number of student news programs in the country that distribute work to local outlets is now roughly two hundred and fifty. "... the addition of a student-run paper is a lifeline for community news." via @columjournreview.bsky.social

The small imperfections on this shell create illusion of stars #417 taken 6:24 pm #photography #abstract #art #macro #abalone

“It gets presented as a business story with powerful individuals as the protagonists, but there is very little discussion of the public interest,” Pickard said.

"Because there is so much uncertainty [because applicants do not know how much financial aid they will receive], families with high incomes are more likely to choose early decision and therefore benefit from its more favorable odds." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...

Rod Hart (paraphrase): “Trump owns the souls of the public.” Working on wrapping my head another the use of the word “souls” here and that level of intimacy. #NCA2025

Attention over ethics as currency is an apt description for pretty much all our contemporary media environment.

“Defend the Brand” in TX high school football suggests the masculinity of the sport is somehow in jeopardy. Author notes we often hear of sports as “turnings boys into men” but that is rarely, if ever, applied to girls/women. #NCA2025

Oh my. James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists. Get this man in the Senate.

Paper examining news coverage of Olympic boxer Khelif. They find right-leaning news emphasized the idea that strong women “don’t fit” in women’s sports. Umm, pretty sure all women athletes are, ya know, strong. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Paper examining Hamlin’s cardiac arrest on the field, the NFL, and necrocapitalism (profiting off of death). NFL’s “everything is normal” framing in the aftermath normalizes Black males’ near-death experiences as part of play. #NCA2025

Analysis of governors’ press releases during COVID and interaction effects of gender and party on using a public health frame. #NCA2025 Work by Hyerin Kwon et al.

If you are at #NCA2025, come see my presentation on news coverage of school board elections across local and national news. Proud to present this on behalf of my team of my awesome former OU grad students.

Presenting work with Ant Woodall examining the presence of race and gender in undergrad Political Communication syllabi. If you have an applicable syllabi, send it my way as this is a work in progress. #NCA2025

Was thrilled to help consult for this fantastic John Oliver segment on the tragic plight of U.S. public media and why, if we hope to be a democracy, we still need public media for so many things that commercial media will never provide. Deserves a wide viewership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...

If you are curious what PG-13 is these days, the MPA released an updated and more detailed account of their ratings: www.filmratings.com/ratings-guide/ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/t...

Blaming it all on bullying may give them some temporary political cover. But the buck on this still stops in Europe, and we are the ones who will have to live with the consequences. 4/4

"Europe is preparing to roll back parts of its landmark digital rules, long seen as global benchmarks for privacy and AI" @ramshajahangir.bsky.social writes, as EU Commission prepares to unveil the “Digital Omnibus” which could reshape GDPR, AI Act, and more. 1/4 www.techpolicy.press/eu-set-the-g...

Even when SNAP gets fully funded again, many will be left out due to Trump's new policy, which took effect Nov. 1. "Homeless people, veterans and people under 24 who had aged out of foster care also used to be exempt [from work requirements]. Now they are not." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...

Attacks on press freedom are devastating newsrooms and leaving communities without reliable local news. Join @freepress.bsky.social on 11/13 for a conversation with FCC Commissioner @agomezfcc.bsky.social about the barriers to free speech and local news NJ residents are facing. buff.ly/3njhEfG

Kaohly Her will be the first woman and first AAPI woman mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet and Republican Leigh Wambsganss are headed to a runoff in the special election for the North Texas Senate seat vacated by Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock.

Voters across Texas shot down bids by school districts and cities to increase funds to hire teachers and police officers, pave roads and keep schools humming. More than half of those measures failed in Tuesday’s elections, according to a Tribune analysis.

“There’s a particular kind of despair that comes from watching an institution abandon its principles in real time…What’s the political cost of supporting our own people versus the cost of quietly surrendering?” Powerful words from a TCU colleague. www.texasobserver.org/tcu-eliminat...

These are all so good. talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25

Featuring a quote from @ashleyhinck.bsky.social!

And here's the paper, led by the incredible Silvia Mari, in which we find that stronger beliefs in traditional gender roles is associated with less voting intention across 18 countries. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

The national story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/b... The local impact: www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-c...

On the one hand, glad they have concrete plans for next episode. On the other, that is so long! 😞

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"Social studies teachers typically receive much less training from their school districts than teachers of English and math, the subjects covered by state tests. As a result, some teachers may have had little guidance on how to tackle controversial topics." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...

Pleased to share that the Kennedy School has been authorized to conduct a faculty search in American politics This is as an extraordinary opportunity for us - please share widely with your networks and consider applying academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/15418

State institutions in Texas are being forced to retreat, but TCU, as a private university, isn’t. So it’s sad to see admins undoing years of faculty work that went into building a more inclusive academic community.

It's my least favorite day of lecture prep: Trying to figure out who owns what for my lecture on media consolidation. But at least this year the lecture will be *very* timely: deadline.com/2025/10/para...

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