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SUPoliSci @supolisci.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

@syracuseu.bsky.social professor @joshuadarr.bsky.social & Rebuild Local News teamed up to build a curated, accessible research database on local news. Their www.localnewsresearchhub.com is live now! More info: www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/here...

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Local News Research Hub

Local News Research Hub allows a user to find the latest local news research across disciplines.

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Thrilled to have galleys of my book in hand! Final corrections & index pending. Please consider preordering, gifting, & teaching. Via the archive, interviews & more I show how the crisis we face now reflects failure to listen & act on the democracy Black folks have envisioned, but we still can.

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UNCORRECTED PROOF
NOT For SALE

SECOND SIGHT: HOW THE WONDER AND VISION OF
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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

🙏 for those of us teaching News Literacy this semester

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Max Resnik @maxresnik.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

“Adopting AI tools in local journalism should go hand in hand with implementing more equitable, civically focused, participatory forms of journalism…exemplified by the @documenters.org program from @citybureau.bsky.social ” knightcolumbia.org/content/part... Thanks @joshuadarr.bsky.social !

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Participatory Journalism and Its Potential in AI-Assisted Local News

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 09/01/2026

In the latest installment of our AI & Democratic Freedoms essay series, @joshuadarr.bsky.social argues that the adoption of AI in local journalism should go hand in hand with implementing more civically focused, participatory forms of journalism. knightcolumbia.org/content/part...

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Participatory Journalism and Its Potential in AI-Assisted Local News

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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 10/12/2025

“Chains can offer temporary survival, but they ultimately de-localize the news,” @joshuadarr.bsky.social writes. www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...

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The divide between consolidation and collaboration deepens

"Chains can offer temporary survival, but they ultimately de-localize the news."

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Alex Garlick @garlicksauce.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

This is essentially the starting point for my book. Where I come in is showing how diverse attempts at cost containment across the states all fail at similar choke points in the states. Chapter 1 is free for a week if you'd like to read more. academic.oup.com/book/60804/c...

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Legislating Against Medical Advice

Abstract. This introductory chapter outlines the research question of the book: “Why is the cost of health care high and variable across the American state

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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

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."

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With Cuts to Federal Funding, How Will Public Media in the U.S. Survive? - Nieman Reports

With cuts to federal funding, how will public media in the U.S. survive? Gabe Bullard writes, "The closure of the CPB will hurt NPR and PBS, but the most immediate and devastating blow will be to the ...

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

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

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

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

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Max Resnik @maxresnik.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

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

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

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

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

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...

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

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.

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

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

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 07/04/2025

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...

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

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...

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

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.

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

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

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 29/01/2025

📍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...

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 07/03/2025

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).

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

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...

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News Deserts are Changing Rural America

Podcast Episode · One Country Project's Hot Dish · 03/05/2025 · 37m

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

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...

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

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.

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Ross Dahlke @rossdahlke.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

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

Leaving a Legacy: Shifting Media Use and American Democratic Attitudes

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Kathleen Searles @kesearles.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

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...

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U.S. Election Day Coverage of Voting Processes

Voting in the U.S. is a costly activity, so the public looks to the news media for information. And yet, we know little about news coverage of voting. We first defined voting process coverage (VPC)...

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

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...

Graph of results from article showing that stopping local newspaper readership is associated with lower faith in elections, but not other elections attitudes or system preferences.

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

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

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

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.

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

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...

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#NPDJ2024 / NOUVELLES PRATIQUES DU JOURNALISME, ÉDITION 2024

YouTube video by Ecole de journalisme de Sciences Po

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

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!

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

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):

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

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)

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Storefront Campaigning

Cambridge Core - American Government, Politics and Policy - Storefront Campaigning

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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

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...

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Field offices likely helped Harris – but just not enough.

In the digital media era, campaign field offices remain essential to organizers, staff, and volunteers in America's presidential elections.

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

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):

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Emily Sydnor @esydnor.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

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!

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Storefront Campaigning

Cambridge Core - American Government, Politics and Policy - Storefront Campaigning

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 21/12/2023

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...

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Home Style Opinion

Cambridge Core - Politics: General Interest - Home Style Opinion

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

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

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 25/07/2024

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

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 22/07/2024

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

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Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 08/07/2024

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

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · 08/07/2024

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.

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