I'm closely interviewed for this Nieman Lab report that discusses how rural areas will be affected by loss of funding for local NPR reporting. We must not underestimate the importance of equal access to information - we're about to witness a seismic ideological shift in American sense of "place."

The New York Times is always a little over its skis when it tries to be a local newspaper.

So the fact that the City of Troy is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a giant wooden horse, temporarily, in a very public transaction, so bothers the crooked Laocoön that he insists we REFUSE the horse. Anybody can do that! The Greeks are world-class losers!!! MTGA

The @outliermedia.org @detdocumenters.bsky.social team phone banked with residents who were owed nearly $5.9M This is journalism at its best

Kentucky Derby quotes that also apply to politics: “Journalism and Sovereignty are neck and neck!”

Partisan sorting, fatalism, and Supreme Court legitimacy by Nicholas T. Davis and Matthew P. Hitt is now available in Early View. @matthewhitt.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/04/28/p...

The biggest stories in the NFL and politics right now: the ability of the powerful to influence media, and media’s desires to keep up good relationships with co-elites, vs. the actual realities of on-field performance and governing an organization.

Can Americans’ trust in local news be trusted? The emergence, sources, and implications of the local news trust advantage by Erik Peterson, Joshua P. Darr, Maxwell B. Allamong and Michael Henderson is now available in Early View. @joshuadarr.bsky.social @ricepolisci.bsky.social ow.ly/y8VC50VzauM

This Thursday 4/10 & Friday 4/11, we're hosting our "AI and Democratic Freedoms" symposium. Looking forwarding to having @sachaltay.bsky.social, @joshuadarr.bsky.social. Manon Revel, & Ranjit Singh join moderator @nadinefj.bsky.social. There’s still time to RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/artificial...

Our new paper in @ajpseditor.bsky.social: Americans have trusted local media more than national since the mid-1990s. We show that roughly *half* of that is due to the "local trust heuristic" - people trust news that seems local, whether real or fake. doi.org/10.1111/ajps...

Our new paper in @ajpseditor.bsky.social: Americans have trusted local media more than national since the mid-1990s. We show that roughly *half* of that is due to the "local trust heuristic" - people trust news that seems local, whether real or fake. doi.org/10.1111/ajps...

Just asked my students if any of them had watched Parks and Rec, not a single hand went up. Devastating news for my teaching style.

Does anyone know if there is an @polcomm.bsky.social APSA preconference this year?I haven’t seen anything about it.

📍EVENT: RSVP to join our April symposium examining the risks that advanced #AI systems pose to democratic freedoms, co-hosted with the Institute's Senior AI Advisor @sethlazar.org. www.eventbrite.com/e/artificial...

Panel 5: Reframing AI in the Digital Public Sphere. 9:45am ET, 4/11. Panelists: @sachaltay.bsky.social (University of Zurich), @joshuadarr.bsky.social (@syracuseu.bsky.social), Manon Revel (Meta FAIR), & Ranjit Singh (Data & Society). Moderator: @nadinefj.bsky.social (@knightcolumbia.org).

Thanks to former Senator Heidi Heitkamp for having me on her Hot Dish Podcast to talk about rural news deserts and polarization - it was a great conversation! You can listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

The first newspaper to use the term "op-ed," meaning "opposite the editorial page," was ... the Washington Post, in the 1930s. The point of the opinion page is to oppose the editorial perspective. digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcont...

Excited to be named a 2025 Faculty Champion by the Center for Community News! Looking forward to working with them over the next year to expand our student reporting in DC as part of growing the Institute for Democracy, Journalism & Citizenship.

When people self-report consuming less local news, their faith in elections goes down, but does not influence broader support for the US system of government, finds @joshuadarr.bsky.social @moriahjharman.bsky.social

New in PolCom, Maki, Mann & I propose + offer evidence for a new category of election coverage we call *voting process coverage* (VPC); importantly, we find this type of coverage is not just prevalent, but drowns out game frame coverage in lead-up to Election Day www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JFBIF...

When Americans stop reading the local newspaper, their faith that elections are fair drops significantly. BUT: other election attitudes, belief in American system of government unaffected My new article @polbehavior.bsky.social, open access, w/ @moriahjharman.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Important paper for the local news researcher community to read. Great design!

My 2025 Nieman Lab prediction: it’s not a reality show anymore. Let’s focus on the limits and trust the public with the institutional context instead of taking our next president at his word. Media coverage matters for policymaking - this is the year to act like it.

I’m speaking in one hour at Sciences Po in Paris about local news and polarization: tune in to the livestream here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBPu...

Europeans of Bluesky 🇪🇺🦋: Let’s say I wanted to quickly catch up on local news in Europe across countries. What should I read? Specifically interested in France. Thank you!

Proud to be a part of this timely and important collection, with a short contribution about the state of the ground game in 2024 (w/ Sean Whyard):

This @goodauth.bsky.social interview with @joshuadarr.bsky.social and Sean Whyard is a really great overview of the role of field (GOTV etc) in the 2024 presidential campaigns. goodauthority.org/news/campaig...

Our new book, Storefront Campaigning, is out *today* and FREE to download until 12/12! doi.org/10.1017/9781... Using original data on field office locations, Sean Whyard and I show where offices are placed - and why they matter in presidential campaigns. (1/x)

Democrats invested in traditional campaign tactics. Was it a mistake? New research finds the ground game is essential in presidential elections – 2024 was no exception. Read the story here: goodauthority.org/news/campaig...

I spoke with @goodauth.bsky.social about our new book on field offices and the ground game in 2024: goodauthority.org/news/campaig...

Proud to be a part of this timely and important collection, with a short contribution about the state of the ground game in 2024 (w/ Sean Whyard):

Wrote about incivility and the 2024 presidential election in this comprehensive @electionanalysis.bsky.social report. Check out analyses from fellow SU IDJC researchers @joshuadarr.bsky.social and Jenny Stromer-Galley while you’re at it!

Our new book, Storefront Campaigning, is out *today* and FREE to download until 12/12! doi.org/10.1017/9781... Using original data on field office locations, Sean Whyard and I show where offices are placed - and why they matter in presidential campaigns. (1/x)

So, based on my feed … is BlueSky primarily about dunking on cable pundits and national opinion columnists? If you’re interested in opinion journalism, allow me to recommend our book! www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Hello new followers! (Am I in a starter pack?) Looking forward to updating you on my latest research on local news, polarization, and campaigns!

Bluesky: “Twitter is just right-wing misinformation now!” The misinformation:

As a scholar of campaigns, I’ve determined I need to listen to brat today. To exist in the context.

Central New York is one of these tech hubs and it's a very exciting time to live here.

The A plot of the first several seasons of The West Wing is that the President is concealing health problems from the public and has to make a difficult choice about whether to run again. He decides to run and wins. (Spoilers). That’s the literally-folks-no-malarkey “Sorkin brain” scenario.

Call for Abstracts! 2024 Pol Comm Preconference scheduled for Wed Sept 4 at the Annenberg Public Policy Center at UPenn in Philadelphia. Deadline for submission TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2024. SUBMIT HERE: forms.gle/RY7KcL5Ti7Jb...

Twitter: BlueSky is just an echo chamber for liberals! BlueSky: Here's today's 10 examples of why the New York Times is the absolute worst

Masterclass in question-asking. The Isaac Chotiner of NH town hall attendees.

So, based on my feed … is BlueSky primarily about dunking on cable pundits and national opinion columnists? If you’re interested in opinion journalism, allow me to recommend our book! www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Here’s the latest polisky post from our Newhouse colleague @joshuadarr.bsky.social on how local news can still have positive impact with lower demand. www.niemanlab.org/2023/12/loca...

🚨 New book alert 🚨 Our Syracuse polisky colleague @emilythorson.bsky.social’s book is out! Check out *The Invented State* at OUP or Amazon!

Heading back down south this week to speak about polarization and local news at the University of Alabama Birmingham! Information below: calendar.uab.edu/event/annett...

I have left Louisiana, confirmed.