If you're attending #ICA26 make sure to stop by the launch party for @sjjphd.bsky.social's new book, A Second Sight: How the Wonder and Vision of Black Mediamakers Push America Toward Freedom. buff.ly/wJm9f6Q

Broadband is critical to PA's economy, public services, and quality of life. The Cost of Inaction, a new publication from the Pennsylvania Broadband Research Institute, exposes the mishandling of broadband policy in PA and shares recommendations and opportunities for improvement. buff.ly/9KWvRjc

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-...

@victorpickard.bsky.social writes about the importance of public media and proposes the creation of locally owned and controlled multi-media hubs called “Public Media Centers” for our Reconstructing Free Expression series. knightcolumbia.org/blog/reimagi...

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

If you missed @commscholar.bsky.social's book talk at @asc.upenn.edu, you can watch it online here: buff.ly/nuANNZ2 And check out the book, Content Confusion: News Media, Native Advertising, and Policy in an Era of Disinformation here: buff.ly/iDLP68g

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...

@commscholar.bsky.social gave an excellent talk @asc.upenn.edu @miccenter.bsky.social about her new book Content Confusion (video coming soon). I can’t recommend this book highly enough!

Reminder to join us tomorrow at @asc.upenn.edu for a book talk with Michelle Amazeen (@commscholar.bsky.social)!

suuuuuper excited to have Lin here at @asc.upenn.edu. If you're around in philly, swing by!!

I’ll be speaking about my new book, #ContentConfusion ( @mitpress.bsky.social), at the Media, Inequality & Change Center ( @miccenter.bsky.social) at UPenn on Thu, Mar 26 at 12:00 PM. If you’re in Philly, I’d love to see you there! Details & registration: buff.ly/gN1TdYW #booksky #commsky

ICE has detained yet another journalist, Estefany Rodríguez. If you're a journalist reporting on ICE and want more information about how to protect against potential retaliation against you or your sources, listen back to our event from last year with leading journalists on the immigration beat.

Missed our recent book talk with @rodneybenson.bsky.social? Catch the entire presentation on media ownership and its effects on news coverage here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdN3... And check out the book How Media Ownership Matters here: buff.ly/ohm5pAH

Please join us and @commscholar.bsky.social on 3/26 @ 12pm in ASC Room 500 to discuss her newest book Content Confusion. The book covers the practice of "native advertising" that blurs the line between journalism and ads, fueling disinformation and distrust. Register here: buff.ly/gN1TdYW

Register now for CAMRA's 2026 Screening Scholarship Media Festival: Portals, on 3/27 and 3/28. The theme encompasses a range of projects that explore the notion of portals across diverse media and disciplines, including panels such as AI, Algorithms, & Technological Afterlives.

Outstanding talk from @rodneybenson.bsky.social at the @miccenter.bsky.social today about his ever-so-timely and important new book, “How Media Ownership Matters.” (video forthcoming.) I urge everyone who cares about the future of media and democracy to read the book!

Next Wednesday @rodneybenson.bsky.social joins us to discuss his new book How Media Ownership Matters. RSVP here: buff.ly/T4H1GhM

The polycrisis afflicting our media necessitates a political economic analysis that focuses on ownership, control, and market structure. @victorpickard.bsky.social's newest essay for @lpeproject.bsky.social examines cascading layers of "media capture" and necessary policy interventions.

Excited for this upcoming virtual book salon, hosted by Penn! 7 authors gather to discuss their contributions to DECOLONIZING AFGHANISTAN Feb. 19th at 3pm ET. Register here: mec.sas.upenn.edu/events/2026/... @dukepress.bsky.social @annenbergcargc.bsky.social @ascmediarisk.org @miccenter.bsky.social

Join us on Wednesday, 2/25 @ 12 pm for a talk with @rodneybenson.bsky.social about his book How Media Ownership Matters, an analysis of different media ownership types and their effects on news coverage. More info: buff.ly/QhfKafR RSVP here: buff.ly/T4H1GhM

Join us on Wednesday, 2/25 @ 12 pm for a talk with @rodneybenson.bsky.social about his book How Media Ownership Matters, an analysis of different media ownership types and their effects on news coverage. More info: buff.ly/QhfKafR RSVP here: buff.ly/T4H1GhM

On the latest episode of Annenberg Conversations, Annenberg Professor @victorpickard.bsky.social, co-director of the @miccenter.bsky.social, explained how the loss of local journalism affects civic knowledge, political engagement, and our democracy as news deserts become more widespread.

Now accepting applications for the 2026 Milton Wolf Seminar's Emerging Scholars Program! This year's theme is "Tech Juggernauts: AI, Freedom of Expression, and Shifting Geopolitical Alliances," and scholars in related fields are encouraged to apply by February 13. Application instructions here:

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:

In his recent essay for @ccc-journal.bsky.social, @victorpickard.bsky.social analyzes the capitalist logics at the root of many media-related issues and provides a framework for shifting to a less capitalist, more democratic media system. Read here: buff.ly/AYvibor

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:

A new report from MIC Co-Director @victorpickard.bsky.social as well as @shahrzadshams.bsky.social and @bilalb.bsky.social maps the political economy behind today’s media crisis and asks the urgent question: What would a media system designed to strengthen democracy actually look like?

How do you center hope in your research, activism and media work? Join our annual symposium in two weeks to imagine new possibilities for media research and practice at this time of profound upheaval. Keynote: music educator, André de Quadros Register: bit.ly/beyondendurance @asc.upenn.edu

There is hope, and we must use it! Join us at our annual symposium next month to envision new possibilities for media research and practice at this time of profound upheaval. Register here: bit.ly/beyondendurance @asc.upenn.edu

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...

🎉 Excited to share that Content Confusion publishes today! It dives into how news orgs & advertisers—including fossil fuels—blur journalism & ads, fueling disinfo & distrust. Available now! Use code MITP30 today for 30% off at MIT Press. Thanks for the support! 🙏 mitpress.mit.edu/978026255360...

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

By changing the way gun violence is covered, reporters can take an active role in minimizing harm to injured people, communities, and society—and even make an important contribution toward preventing gun violence.

🚨 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...

Local news plays a vital role in helping people stay safe, healthy, and connected to their communities. @theine.bsky.social and Carlotta Verita look at how well Philly’s local news media keep residents informed about the issues that matter most in this new report: buff.ly/jJO22o8

Talked to Jim Rutenberg at the NYT about whether there were any historical precedents in the U.S. for Trump's frontal assault on our media, especially this kind of FCC intervention focused on silencing dissent, directly violating free speech, etc. Could think of none: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/b...

If there was ever a time for bold new public infrastructure to support local news and informed communities, this is it. This is too important to miss. Join us w/ @reprabb.bsky.social @victorpickard.bsky.social @abigailhiggins.bsky.social @mikerispoli.bsky.social next week. RSVP: bit.ly/fpabbsoc9

American journalism has serious problems. But how did we get here? @bzelizer.bsky.social’s new book 📚 How the Cold War Broke the News📚 uncovers the surprising roots of journalism’s decline and offers a plan to make it better. Pre-order now: bit.ly/4mqcr68

"Big media conglomerates would rather cave to the president than stand up for their constitutional rights." -- Free Press' @timkarr.bsky.social https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-nbc-abc-licenses

Last week, the House voted to cut roughly $535 million a year in federal funding for PBS, NPR and local stations nationwide. We asked Annenberg experts to explain how this sweeping move could reshape the landscape of public broadcasting:

Really enjoyed this conversation about the structural media reform that we need with the wonderful Janine Jackson for @fairmediawatch.bsky.social's CounterSpin: fair.org/home/iman-ab...

Sharing my latest pub, "News Inside: What Mainstream Journalism Can Learn From the Radical Humanism of Prison Journalism." Particularly proud b/c incarcerated/formerly incarcerated folks can teach us a lot about democracy & media. A pleasure to collaborate w/ @lizhallgren.bsky.social on this:

What viable pathways exist for building equitable, publicly accountable AI systems in the face of entrenched corporate and state power? "Is Another AI Possible?" by @anismedia.bsky.social addresses this question and explores alternatives focused on public interest. Read here: buff.ly/vLo5vLt

"In the face of government strong-arming, profit-seeking media organizations predictably sacrifice their journalistic principles rather than jeopardize their commercial interests." Read @victorpickard.bsky.social's newest article on the implications of Paramount's settlement with Trump:

At 4:15pm today at UDC: Make sure to catch "The Dialectic of Broadband" presented by @sydneyforde.bsky.social in Cherry Parkes 105.

Great discussion today at @uniondemcomm.bsky.social about the future of nonprofit journalism and whether it preserves old forms or leads to new democratic relationships in local communities. @miccenter.bsky.social @davidberman.bsky.social

Today at 9:30am at UDC: @davidberman.bsky.social @victorpickard.bsky.social and Aaron Hyzen will present "Between Restoration and Transformation in Pennsylvania’s Nonprofit News Ecosystem" in Cherry Parkes 106.

2:30pm today at UDC, catch these presentations in Cherry Parkes 105: First, Aaron Hyzen presents "Capture and Corruption: how the AI industry can be dominated by a narrow elite"

Today at @uniondemcomm.bsky.social's 2025 conference at 9:30am: @sydneyforde.bsky.social @abbysimmerman.bsky.social @christopherali.bsky.social‬ present "The Voldemort of Broadband Policy: The discursive dismissal of 'rate regulation'" in Cherry Parkes 106.