Jason Martin's Starter Pack
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@dahlialithwick.bsky.social
Lois Lane for the courts and broken tigger Slate, Amicus, MSNBC, NYT bestseller Lady Justice
@sulliview.bsky.social
Columnist at GuardianUS. Thinking/teaching at Columbia J School. Author of NEWSROOM CONFIDENTIAL and GHOSTING THE NEWS. (Join me at ‘American Crisis’ on Substack)
@jeffjarvis.bsky.social
Visiting prof @Stony Brook; fellow @Montclair State; emeritus prof @CUNY's Newmark School of Journalism. Co-host: This Week in Google, AI Inside. Author of The Gutenberg Parenthesis, Magazine, The Web We Weave, available at: https://jeffjarvis.com
@tedleo.bsky.social
“northeast guitar”; he/him/any; useful promo stuff is @realtedleo on insta*ram, tedleo.bandcamp.com
@jamellebouie.net
The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group. Send me your mutual aid requests.
@joshuabenton.com
21st-century media and the 19th-c American South. Founded and ran @niemanlab.org at @harvard.edu for 12 yrs; now the senior writer there. Cajun, dad of two, husband of one. Journalist with a history problem. Also: @theatlantic.com, @washingtonpost.com, etc
@laurahazardowen.bsky.social
Editor of @niemanlab.org / a fun mom in Cambridge, MA https://illberightback.substack.com/ Ebikes | Mysteries | Baking | Parent gossip | Public schools
@shannimcg.bsky.social
Professor at UNC. Principal investigator at CITAP. Researching & writing on political comm: identity, social media, public opinion, data, news. BOOK: Media & January 6th (Oxford) https://global.oup.com/academic/product/media-and-january-6th-9780197758533
@dwillis.bsky.social
I teach data journalism at the University of Maryland, run OpenElections. Fan of WBB & test cricket. Posting obscure things about campaign finance, Congress & elections. https://github.com/dwillis https://thescoop.org
@cfiesler.bsky.social
information science professor (tech ethics + internet stuff) kind of a content creator (elsewhere also @professorcasey) though not influencing anyone to do anything except maybe learn things she/her
@joshuafoust.com
Made the CommSky Starter Pack https://go.bsky.app/QkcgePD Assistant Professor at Syracuse. I study public relations, military esports, video games, and gender theory. Happily 🏳️🌈.
@albertocairo.com
Designer, journalist, and professor. Author of 'The Art of Insight' (2023) 'How Charts Lie' (2019), 'The Truthful Art' (2016), and 'The Functional Art' (2012). NEW PROJECT: https://openvisualizationacademy.org/
@jasonleopold.bsky.social
Investigative Reporter, Bloomberg News. "FOIA terrorist." Band Tshirt hoarder. Subscribe to my newsletter, FOIA Files. Opinions are mine. jasonleopold@protonmail.com Signal: JasonLeopold.666 https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/foia-files
@dfreelon.bsky.social
Allan Randall Freelon Sr. Prof. & Presidential Prof. of Communication @AnnenbergPenn. If you can't tell the difference between what's true and what you wish were true, take your business elsewhere.
@jeremylittau.com
I'm not like a regular media sociologist. I'm a cool media sociologist. • Associate Prof Journalism & Comm @LehighU • Near-term futurism scholarship on digital media, internet culture, and society • Exvie wanderer • M-I-Z • http://jeremylittau.substack.com
@merbroussard.bsky.social
Critical AI, data journalism, literary nonfiction. NYU professor. Author, "More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech." meredithbroussard.com
@dankennedy.net
J-prof at Northeastern University. Author, most recently, of "What Works in Community News," with Ellen Clegg. News and commentary at Media Nation, https://dankennedy.net.
@a-marshall-plan.bsky.social
I like FOIA and octopuses 🐙 • senior staff attorney at RCFP litigating government transparency cases • creator of https://foia.wiki • maintain SunshineSky Bluesky feed • he/him/his • alum GW Law, LSE, Kalamazoo College • www.rcfp.org/author/adam-marshall/
@davidarditi.bsky.social
Sociology Professor. Author Digital Feudalism, Getting Signed, Streaming Culture and more. Editor Fast Capitalism
@victorpickard.bsky.social
Professor who writes about the history and political economy of media, politics of media policy, and democratic theories of journalism. Author of "Democracy Without Journalism? Confronting the Misinformation Society." Co-director of the MIC Center at Penn.
@mattwalshjourno.bsky.social
Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University. Trustee at The Conversation, BJTC, and member of Impress standards code committee. Chair of the judges, 2025 Orwell Prize for Journalism. Hacked about a bit.
@medialawprof.bsky.social
Doctor of Journalism. Law-talking guy. Chaotic good. Fan of bad sports teams. Sic semper tyrannis. https://schieffercollege.tcu.edu/faculty_staff/daxton-chip-stewart/
@ajbauer.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Journalism at University of Alabama. PhD in American Studies from NYU. Researching conservative news and right-wing media. News on the Right (http://bit.ly/2YgUcZX). He/him.
@webjournalist.bsky.social
USCAnnenberg Digital Profe, #JOVRNALISM creator, NAHJ Hall of Famer/Program Manager, CalMatters & InquireFirst board member. Chicas Poderosas #wjchat #HorizontalLoyalty he/him 🇸🇻 // I live sweat but I dream light years.
@dboardman.bsky.social
Journalist/educator. Dean, Klein College of Media and Communication, Temple University. Chair, Spotlight PA. Founding chair, Lenfest Institute. Board, RCFP, OCCRP. Ex-editor of The Seattle Times. Passion for Philly sports and Pacific NW coastline.
@davekarpf.bsky.social
Political Communication Professor at GWU. I write a lot about the history and future of tech and politics. Best known for that one time I made fun of Bret Stephens. Davekarpf.substack.com
@hartzog.bsky.social
Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law. Author of "Privacy's Blueprint" (2018) and co-author of "Breached!" (2022). Posting mainly about privacy, tech and the law.
@prowag.bsky.social
William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea, Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, U of Wisconsin-Madison. Director, Center for Communication and Civic Renewal. Inflated sense of karaoke ability. 10/10 Room Rater.
@leticiabode.bsky.social
Professor at Georgetown, research director at KGI. Studying information, politics, health, etc. Also cats, Badgers, Astros, food, gardening.
@whmpodcast.bsky.social
A comedy podcast featuring good movies, bad movies, TV & toilet talk. https://linktr.ee/whmpodcast
@dnazarian.bsky.social
Judge, Appellate Court of Maryland. Orioles, Ravens, good writing, comfort food, dogs. Former state utility commissioner. Maryland via Rochester, NY. All statements mine.
@jaredrutecki.bsky.social
Investigative Reporter, WTTW News/Chicago Tonight. My past life: Illinois Answers Project, BGA, Columbus Dispatch, ThisWeek News. Covers cops, courts, health, finance, pensions etc. Prolific FOIA filer. He/him.
@jupinwhm.bsky.social
1/4 of we hate movies | film programmer | writer | cocktail maker | physical media collector | profane loudmouth with a heart of gold https://linktr.ee/whmpodcast
@jessmaddox.bsky.social
University of Alabama social media professor. Author, “The Internet is for Cats” (Rutgers University Press). Thoughts mine. 👇🏻👇🏻 Subscribe to my free Substack newsletter on all things social media! https://bythewaysocial.substack.com
@jonbecker.bsky.social
Education professor. School Law. Ed tech. Politics of Ed. Pickleball doer. 🌩️👀 yb5VxCSdeMo3
@joshbraun.bsky.social
Associate Professor at UMass Amherst studying the civic impacts of media distribution. I work in our Journalism Department and also co-edit the Distribution Matters series for The MIT Press. Opinions mine. Mastodon: @josh@sciences.social
@lindstorian.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of History at Illinois State University.
@damon.kiesow.net
Knight Chair in Journalism at Mizzou. Authored first textbook for News Product Management. Previously: Director of Product at McClatchy. Big @newsproduct.org fan.
@macloo.bsky.social
Didn’t always live in Florida. Loves to travel. Teaches journalism students to code. Reads novels. Eats. Sleeps. https://mindymcadams.com/
@brizzyc.bsky.social
Associate prof of journalism, Montclair State University. Community engagement. Most recent prior: CUNY. WI native, beer & Packers enthusiast. Aging 🏃♀️. Author, Transforming Newsrooms w/Jonathan Groves. Must love dogs. Maplewood, NJ resident. views mine
@ekvraga.bsky.social
Professor in the J-school at the University of Minnesota, studying health and political misinformation
@crabin.bsky.social
1/4 of WHM. Formerly: Collider, Slant Magazine, AMC, and SUNY Purchase. D-O-W-N and that's the way we get down.
@heidikitrosser.bsky.social
Law professor focusing on constitutional law, especially free speech, the separation of powers, and government secrecy. Friend to all dogs and cats. Champion procrastinator.
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