Editorial: The poisoning of higher education job searches www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/09/03/t...

DeSantis vetoes bill aimed at limiting corruption in office url:https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2025/07/01/desantis-legislature-trump-bill-lobbyists-campaign-donations/

CFP Revised and Call Extended for DC Special Issue on Labor and Unionization!!

Check out this story from Tallahassee Democrat: The undoing of Florida’s academic integrity | Opinion The state’s colleges and universities are no longer centers of independent thought—they’ve become landing pads for Republican allies. www.tallahassee.com/story/opinio...

Editorial: Bosses of Florida's university system disgrace the University of Florida www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/07/e...

This must stop. Not one more life, not one more school shooting.

Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”

DeSantis says he tried to install Randy Fine at FAU because state lawmakers wanted to get rid of him www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/04/02/d...

So very sorry to hear this sad news. Such an influential role model and a giant in the field of political economy of media. And now more than ever we must continue Robert McChesney's fight for a truly free and democratic press.

Special Issue of Democratic Communiqué: Discourse about labor and unionization on digital media platforms in the new era of Musk and Trump 2.0. Deadline for full consideration is June 30, 2025

DeSantis wants his own DOGE? Here's where we really need to cut costs. Gov. Ron DeSantis, inspired by Elon Musk, creates his own Florida DOGE probe. He should start with the money his office wastes on political stunts. www.tallahassee.com/story/opinio...

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FSU's Great Give starts tomorrow morning. Please consider donating to the School of Communication Student Excellence Fund, which helps fund undergrad and grad research and creative projects: spark.fsu.edu/Project/3010...

Jeff Bezos has decided to use the opinion section of The Washington Post to cheerlead for the billionaire class because he believes that oligarchy does not have enough defenders in American media.

Editorial: Stop the stampede of secrecy at Florida’s Capitol www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/02/25/s...

Today's the day! Get those submissions in for ‪Union for Democratic Communications‬ UDC 2025: The Future We Want: Resistance and Resolve

A bipartisan group of Florida senators are going after one of Ron DeSantis' most controversial appointments: Scott Yenor, a far-right Claremont Institute fellow who recently became the chair of the University of West Florida Board of Trustees.

Shocker: Florida Atlantic University selected a former high-ranking state legislator as its new president Monday. www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/e...

An FIU board member "suggested Tovar find a way around state regulations requiring a formal presidential search, given the 'probable results of the search are already known.'" Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

Commentary: DeSantis plucks a guy from Idaho with crass ideas for women’s education | Pat Beall www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/02/02/d...

The late great Vincent Mosco’s memoir is now available open access and in print bit.ly/3CFBgJy Thanks to Dan Schiller for foreword & kind words of endorsers incl @fuchschristian.bsky.social @victorpickard.bsky.social @nicolecohen.bsky.social & enda-b.bsky.social #openaccess #criticalcommunications

Call for Submissions: Union for Democratic Communications (UDC) 2025 Conference Conference Theme: The Future We Want: Resistance and Resolve. Conference Dates: June 19 - 22, 2025. Abstract Submission Deadline: February 2, 2025. Location: University of Washington, Tacoma. www.democraticcomm.org

Sorry, everyone, but the US is about to become Florida