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Christopher Martin

@christophermartin.bsky.social
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Professor of Digital Journalism at the University of Northern Iowa; author of the award-winning No Longer Newsworthy: How the Mainstream Media Abandoned the Working Class. sites.uni.edu/martinc

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Christopher Martin @christophermartin.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The AFL-CIO is absolutely correct on this.
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Sean Burns @splicedpersonality.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
A+ State of the Union counterprogramming by TCM.
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Christopher Martin @christophermartin.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
It’s pure propaganda to suggest otherwise.
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Christopher Martin @christophermartin.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
www.kcrg.com/2025/06/12/u... Sometimes you have to speak up to defend free speech.
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University students and staff protest proposed anti-DEI policy at Board of Regents meeting
At least two dozen students and staff from some of Iowa’s public universities took the floor during Wednesday’s Iowa Board of Regents meeting to speak out against the board’s proposal to eliminate div...
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Christopher Martin @christophermartin.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
www.thegazette.com/higher-educa.... United Faculty has been working hard to maintain free speech in the classroom. The Iowa Board of Regents’ proposal is censorship.
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Regents to change proposed DEI policy following criticism
Hearing by email and public comment criticism of a proposal to bar "diversity, equity, and inclusion" and "critical race theory" requirements for university majors, minors, or certificates -- Iowa's B...
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Christopher Martin @christophermartin.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Hannah Arendt, the German-American political theorist who studied totalitarian regimes, noted that “The moment we no longer have a free press, anything can happen." This is a way to defend a free press. @jayrosen.bsky.social @brianstelter.bsky.social @clarajeffery.bsky.social @froomkin.bsky.social
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Today's Social Media Are No Longer Safe for Journalism | Common Dreams
This existential moment calls for a global social media platform for independent news media.
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Cheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
I keep saying Dems need to do a daily briefing on Capitol Hill and fill the void, fact check the WH. Hire Pete Buttigeig and give him a staff to do this.
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Christopher Martin @christophermartin.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Google, WTF??? You don’t have to follow the ridiculousness.
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Christopher Martin @christophermartin.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
There are about 195 countries in the world. Trump has insulted or threatened six (don’t forget Panama) in his first week. At this rate, he will have threatened every country by early September 2025. Helluva foreign policy. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Trump threatens country after country with U.S. economic weapons
In just a week, the president has floated financial reprisals for Mexico, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Colombia. The hostilities could backfire.
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Christopher Martin @christophermartin.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
A shocking betrayal of operating in the public interest, convenience, or necessity. Allen Media Broadcasting is cutting local TV weathercasts at 20+ stations, replacing it with a hub feed from the Weather Channel in Atlanta. Lodge your complaints with the FCC. 1819news.com/news/item/lo...
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Local TV meteorologists cut in Huntsville, 22 stations nationally |…
Local meteorologists are being cut at WAAY-TV in Huntsville and 20 stations nationally. | Alabama News
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Christopher Martin @christophermartin.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
The terrible irony of the WaPo’s new AI-run reader comments. The AI-created conversation summary: "The comments overwhelmingly express dissatisfaction with recent changes at The Washington Post, particularly the introduction of AI features.” The Post is completely out of sync with its readers.
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