Friendly, daily reminder to friends and colleagues who work in the nonprofit space that this one is dangerously overbroad, and could do damage well beyond the intended targets presented on first blush. Call your reps and Senators.

Pew's findings paint a concerning picture of the online news landscape. The widespread dominance of conservative male voices in the news content creator world tilts public discourse toward reactionary right wing narratives, which are then boosted by algorithms that reward sensationalism and outrage

Troubled by election post mortems that stray from failures to tap into the strongest set of voter concerns (i.e., perceived neglect of inflation relief) and instead re-marginalizing communities welcomed into the coalition. You can be inclusive while focusing on core concerns. No sacrifices needed.

Anyone who boils this one down to antisemitism and anti-Israel lacks the political imagination to understand this can cripple any nonprofit. If your rep voted for it on the last pass, give them a call and make your case.

Been a couple of days since I shared a welcome post with the continued migration here: I’m an endowed chair of journalism and mass comm, professor of PR and Ad, and I study pedagogy and political and public sector communication. Enjoying the neighborhood, and looking forward to community.

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Also the hallmark mixer of college field party punch bowls . . .

Had a good conversation in Poli Comm yesterday about the fallacy of mandates in politics. On cue, < 50% on the popular. If you’re in the majority, history tells us compromise is it. The minority has plenty of ground to be a robust opposition with valid viewpoints. See 1992-1994 for reference.

Blessed are the satirical, for they shall inherit Infowars.

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Life comes at us fast 😉

Guys, this one is easy.

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One of the best reads in a week of bad takes in post mortem . . .

Best news this week. Pushback is essential. More importantly, keeping corrosive, insipid defunding of nonprofits doing essential work in communities off the table in general is good news.

Keeping it real, I feel pretty good about my chances . . .

The most terrifying Hegseth for SecDef clip, though the axe attack on the drummer remains a top 5 . . .

*casually starts looking for library auction lots including old card cabinets*

We’ve been here before, and we’ve fought back before. Don’t let Trump jail journalists and trample the First Amendment.

So very many good colleagues working on echo chambers and right wing media studies. If you’re up for some pre-game reading, it’s out here.

You know how Kentuckians last week rejected measure to allow public funds to be used for private schools? I had missed that the measure lost *in all 120 counties*. (nytimes.com/interactive/...)

Great, comprehensive thread.

Good to see you here, Rick.

The way I reached for my three dogs when I saw this headline . . .

Yeah . . .

4 days back, and this site feels like a weighted blanket.

but the narrative

Not going to lie. First few days tinkering with these starter packs has me feeling like a hungry grad student seeing topics I want to dig in on and read about.

How I look back on Twitter, before settling in at Bluesky:

Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now: * substitute teacher * reporter * grassroots lobbyist * public speaking teacher

I'm a prof in higher ed, and something I'm thinking about this week is that the election cemented something I've been noting for about 10 years now, and that is the effects of fractured media on young men. Others have called it the "manosphere" problem. To me it's a more layered than that. Thread:

Based on the information we have now, young white men were more likely to support Harris than any other age group. Man-O-Sphere garbage is clearly a problem but Gen X white dudes are more right-wing and far more likely to vote.

As everyone gets settled in from other platforms, many also looking for quality reporting, I saw this starter pack and wanted to amplify as ProPublica does some of the best reporting we see today. They merit our support, and routinely reward it.

Anybody else been around the block enough to feel the need to be carbon dated seeing Eddie Vedder going the CBS News route for an interview?

For new followers today: I’m an Endowed Chair of Journalism and Mass Comm who studies PR and Ad through the lens of political and public comms. Seeing more of the people I admire and many fresh faces making the transition now. Engaging, learning, and seeking accountability with the admin change.

Just an endowed JMC chair, amplifying my community as we all reorganize on new platforms.

Just an endowed JMC chair, amplifying my community as we all reorganize on new platforms.

Concerning news on this front.

“Reporting” in an echo chamber . . .

If you let a vacuum form around an issue or concern, your opposition will fill it. The silver lining ahead lies in many of these low information are accessible, if Democrats rethink message strategy from jump. Bring on “bread and butter” issues and KISS methods and hold the opposition to account.

The most brutal of weeks for the the 248-year experiment, and for so many beautiful, exceptional people that make it that way. It looks rough, and people’s struggles led to voting self-interests that make this look bleak, but don’t quit on us. I promise you a lot of us refuse to give up on you.

Been a rough semester in Poli Comm, but it was clear.

Hello, everyone! Figured it was time to beginning setting up shop for migration as old haunts get tougher to engage with. If we're connected in other platforms, hit follow, and I'll get you back in the mix.