The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Reminder to RSVP for tomorrow’s talk with Andrew Ryvkin at the Annenberg School for Communication, Room 500, at 12pm. Lunch will be provided! 021
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterThe Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Tuesday, Sept 29, at 12pm! Join MIC and @penn-rees.bsky.social for Pop-Propaganda: How the Kremlin Markets Its War Like Disney and Coca-Cola. In this talk, journalist Andrew Ryvkin will explore the parallels between classic marketing and modern Russian propaganda. Learn more and register here:buff.lyPop-Propaganda: How The Kremlin Markets Its War Like Disney and Coca-ColaJoin the MIC Center and the Department of Russian and East European Studies for a colloquium on Russian propaganda in the digital age with journalist and political analyst Andrew Ryvkin. 013
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Exciting news! MIC Co-Director @sjjphd.bsky.social is a candidate in ICA’s presidential election. You can read her candidate statement here: 000
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Tuesday, Sept 29, at 12pm! Join MIC and @penn-rees.bsky.social for Pop-Propaganda: How the Kremlin Markets Its War Like Disney and Coca-Cola. In this talk, journalist Andrew Ryvkin will explore the parallels between classic marketing and modern Russian propaganda. Learn more and register here:buff.lyPop-Propaganda: How The Kremlin Markets Its War Like Disney and Coca-ColaJoin the MIC Center and the Department of Russian and East European Studies for a colloquium on Russian propaganda in the digital age with journalist and political analyst Andrew Ryvkin. 013
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterAnnenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 17/06/2026In her new book, Associate Professor @sjjphd.bsky.social traces how historical and contemporary writers, journalists, and filmmakers have strengthened the promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness:asc.upenn.eduA ‘Second Sight’ on American History 064
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Tomorrow! Sara M. Lomax speaks with @sjjphd.bsky.social about her new book, A Second Sight, at the Parkway Central Library as part of the Free Library of Philadelphia's Author Events Series.freelibraryfoundation.orgSarah J. Jackson | A Second SightThe Author Events Series presents Sarah J. Jackson | A Second Sight In Conversation with Sara M. Lomax Since the nation’s founding, Black Americans have had a unique perspective on the U.S. 072
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 08/06/2026This new report by @sanjayjahlee.bsky.social emphasizes the need for a "vigorous defense of collective worker organizing" to enshrine labor rights in the American legal system and provides strategic resources for pro-labor legal advocates.lpe.law.harvard.eduREPORT | An Anti-Oligarchy Framework for Constitutional Labor Advocacy 020
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 04/06/2026If you're attending #ICA26 make sure to stop by the launch party for @sjjphd.bsky.social's new book, A Second Sight: How the Wonder and Vision of Black Mediamakers Push America Toward Freedom. buff.ly/wJm9f6Qbuff.lyBook Launch Party: A Second SightJoin us at ICA 2026 to Celebrate Sarah J. Jackson's New Book! 030
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Broadband is critical to PA's economy, public services, and quality of life. The Cost of Inaction, a new publication from the Pennsylvania Broadband Research Institute, exposes the mishandling of broadband policy in PA and shares recommendations and opportunities for improvement. buff.ly/9KWvRjc 141
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterVictor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 29/05/2026A nice write-up of some of our recent research at the @miccenter.bsky.social, with lead authors @davidberman.bsky.social and Aaron Hyzen. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/how-pa-...penntoday.upenn.eduHow PA nonprofit newsrooms see their role in addressing the journalism crisis | Penn TodayPenn researchers identified two competing visions of nonprofit news, a restorationist vision and a transformational vision, and calculated the cost of implementing each vision. 0104
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterKnight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 20/05/2026@victorpickard.bsky.social writes about the importance of public media and proposes the creation of locally owned and controlled multi-media hubs called “Public Media Centers” for our Reconstructing Free Expression series. knightcolumbia.org/blog/reimagi...knightcolumbia.orgReimagining and Reconstructing U.S. Public Media 0115
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Drawing on interviews with nonprofit news leaders in PA, @victorpickard.bsky.social @davidberman.bsky.social and Aaron Hyzen examine the role of the nonprofit news sector in addressing the journalism crisis in this article: buff.ly/y6KUYUs 022
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 23/04/2026If you missed @commscholar.bsky.social's book talk at @asc.upenn.edu, you can watch it online here: buff.ly/nuANNZ2 And check out the book, Content Confusion: News Media, Native Advertising, and Policy in an Era of Disinformation here: buff.ly/iDLP68gbuff.lyNews Media, Native Advertising, and Policy in an Era of Disinformation with Michelle A. AmazeenEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. 013
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterVictor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Very excited about this new journal article with @davidberman.bsky.social and Aaron Hyzen that examines Pennsylvania's nonprofit news ecosystem and makes the distinction between journalism reforms that focus on restoration vs. transformation. Link to the PDF: victorpickard.com/wp-content/u... 1136
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterVictor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 26/03/2026@commscholar.bsky.social gave an excellent talk @asc.upenn.edu @miccenter.bsky.social about her new book Content Confusion (video coming soon). I can’t recommend this book highly enough! 2114
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Reminder to join us tomorrow at @asc.upenn.edu for a book talk with Michelle Amazeen (@commscholar.bsky.social)! 000
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change Centeranjali dassarma @dassarma.bsky.social · 24/03/2026suuuuuper excited to have Lin here at @asc.upenn.edu. If you're around in philly, swing by!! 142
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterMichelle Amazeen @commscholar.bsky.social · 19/03/2026I’ll be speaking about my new book, #ContentConfusion ( @mitpress.bsky.social), at the Media, Inequality & Change Center ( @miccenter.bsky.social) at UPenn on Thu, Mar 26 at 12:00 PM. If you’re in Philly, I’d love to see you there! Details & registration: buff.ly/gN1TdYW #booksky #commsky 021
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterFreedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 09/03/2026ICE has detained yet another journalist, Estefany Rodríguez. If you're a journalist reporting on ICE and want more information about how to protect against potential retaliation against you or your sources, listen back to our event from last year with leading journalists on the immigration beat.youtube.comInside the Immigration Beat: Reporting truth and protecting communitiesYouTube video by Freedom of the Press Foundation 0185110
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Missed our recent book talk with @rodneybenson.bsky.social? Catch the entire presentation on media ownership and its effects on news coverage here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdN3... And check out the book How Media Ownership Matters here: buff.ly/ohm5pAHyoutube.comHow Media Ownership Matters with Rodney BensonYouTube video by Annenberg School for Communication 010
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Please join us and @commscholar.bsky.social on 3/26 @ 12pm in ASC Room 500 to discuss her newest book Content Confusion. The book covers the practice of "native advertising" that blurs the line between journalism and ads, fueling disinformation and distrust. Register here: buff.ly/gN1TdYWasc.upenn.eduContent Confusion with Michelle A. AmazeenThe Media, Inequality & Change Center will be joined by Michelle A. Amazeen, Associate Dean of Research at Boston University’s College of Communication, to discuss her new book, Content Confusion: New... 010
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Register now for CAMRA's 2026 Screening Scholarship Media Festival: Portals, on 3/27 and 3/28. The theme encompasses a range of projects that explore the notion of portals across diverse media and disciplines, including panels such as AI, Algorithms, & Technological Afterlives.camrapenn.orgSSMF 2026CAMRA is pleased to host the 2026 Screening Scholarship Media Festival (SSMF): Portals. This year, SSMF will explore and experiment with the idea of Portals : spiritual, virtual, historical,... 000
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterVictor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Outstanding talk from @rodneybenson.bsky.social at the @miccenter.bsky.social today about his ever-so-timely and important new book, “How Media Ownership Matters.” (video forthcoming.) I urge everyone who cares about the future of media and democracy to read the book! 2314
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Next Wednesday @rodneybenson.bsky.social joins us to discuss his new book How Media Ownership Matters. RSVP here: buff.ly/T4H1GhM 021
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 18/02/2026The polycrisis afflicting our media necessitates a political economic analysis that focuses on ownership, control, and market structure. @victorpickard.bsky.social's newest essay for @lpeproject.bsky.social examines cascading layers of "media capture" and necessary policy interventions.lpeproject.orgThe American Media Polycrisis: Cascading Layers of CaptureIn countries facing democratic backsliding, attention often centers on state capture of the press. Recent U.S. media failures, however, demand a wider lens. Authoritarian encroachment here rests on… 053
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterWazhmah Osman @wazhmah.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Excited for this upcoming virtual book salon, hosted by Penn! 7 authors gather to discuss their contributions to DECOLONIZING AFGHANISTAN Feb. 19th at 3pm ET. Register here: mec.sas.upenn.edu/events/2026/... @dukepress.bsky.social @annenbergcargc.bsky.social @ascmediarisk.org @miccenter.bsky.social 043
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterThe Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Join us on Wednesday, 2/25 @ 12 pm for a talk with @rodneybenson.bsky.social about his book How Media Ownership Matters, an analysis of different media ownership types and their effects on news coverage. More info: buff.ly/QhfKafR RSVP here: buff.ly/T4H1GhM 031
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Join us on Wednesday, 2/25 @ 12 pm for a talk with @rodneybenson.bsky.social about his book How Media Ownership Matters, an analysis of different media ownership types and their effects on news coverage. More info: buff.ly/QhfKafR RSVP here: buff.ly/T4H1GhM 031
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterAnnenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 16/01/2026On the latest episode of Annenberg Conversations, Annenberg Professor @victorpickard.bsky.social, co-director of the @miccenter.bsky.social, explained how the loss of local journalism affects civic knowledge, political engagement, and our democracy as news deserts become more widespread. 185
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Now accepting applications for the 2026 Milton Wolf Seminar's Emerging Scholars Program! This year's theme is "Tech Juggernauts: AI, Freedom of Expression, and Shifting Geopolitical Alliances," and scholars in related fields are encouraged to apply by February 13. Application instructions here:asc.upenn.eduEmerging Scholars Program 011
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterThe Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 09/12/2025We are now accepting applications for the 2026 COMPASS Summer Fellowship Program, which places PhD students with DC-based communication-related institutions to gain hands-on experience in communication policy. Application letters and CVs are due no later than Jan 16, 2026. More info here:asc.upenn.eduAboutCOMPASS provides placement assistance and a weekly lecture taught by leading media policy experts for graduate students from participating universities to undertake meaningful summer fellowships in Wa... 122
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 05/01/2026In his recent essay for @ccc-journal.bsky.social, @victorpickard.bsky.social analyzes the capitalist logics at the root of many media-related issues and provides a framework for shifting to a less capitalist, more democratic media system. Read here: buff.ly/AYviboracademic.oup.comEroding the market’s hidden hand: toward a Post-Capitalist media systemAbstract. Media-related problems facing democratic societies around the world today often stem from various kinds of market failures and structural limitat 154
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 09/12/2025We are now accepting applications for the 2026 COMPASS Summer Fellowship Program, which places PhD students with DC-based communication-related institutions to gain hands-on experience in communication policy. Application letters and CVs are due no later than Jan 16, 2026. More info here:asc.upenn.eduAboutCOMPASS provides placement assistance and a weekly lecture taught by leading media policy experts for graduate students from participating universities to undertake meaningful summer fellowships in Wa... 122
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 04/12/2025A new report from MIC Co-Director @victorpickard.bsky.social as well as @shahrzadshams.bsky.social and @bilalb.bsky.social maps the political economy behind today’s media crisis and asks the urgent question: What would a media system designed to strengthen democracy actually look like?rooseveltinstitute.orgThe Political Economy of the US Media System: Excavating the Roots of the Present Crisis - Roosevelt InstituteBilal Baydoun, Shahrzad Shams, and Victor Pickard trace the roots of the US media crisis to decades of deregulation and commercial capture, outlining how consolidation, news deserts, and platform domi... 074
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterMedia@Risk @ascmediarisk.org · 20/11/2025How do you center hope in your research, activism and media work? Join our annual symposium in two weeks to imagine new possibilities for media research and practice at this time of profound upheaval. Keynote: music educator, André de Quadros Register: bit.ly/beyondendurance @asc.upenn.edu 173
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterMedia@Risk @ascmediarisk.org · 13/11/2025There is hope, and we must use it! Join us at our annual symposium next month to envision new possibilities for media research and practice at this time of profound upheaval. Register here: bit.ly/beyondendurance @asc.upenn.edu 1103
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterVictor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Was thrilled to help consult for this fantastic John Oliver segment on the tragic plight of U.S. public media and why, if we hope to be a democracy, we still need public media for so many things that commercial media will never provide. Deserves a wide viewership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...youtube.comPublic Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)YouTube video by LastWeekTonight 131035367
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterMichelle Amazeen @commscholar.bsky.social · 18/11/2025🎉 Excited to share that Content Confusion publishes today! It dives into how news orgs & advertisers—including fossil fuels—blur journalism & ads, fueling disinfo & distrust. Available now! Use code MITP30 today for 30% off at MIT Press. Thanks for the support! 🙏 mitpress.mit.edu/978026255360...mitpress.mit.eduContent ConfusionWe often blame social media for the rampant problem of disinformation, but mainstream news media is also at fault. Not only do news outlets disguise paid con... 22413
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Attacks on press freedom are devastating newsrooms and leaving communities without reliable local news. Join @freepress.bsky.social on 11/13 for a conversation with FCC Commissioner @agomezfcc.bsky.social about the barriers to free speech and local news NJ residents are facing. buff.ly/3njhEfGstreamyard.comA Critical Crossroads for Free Speech and Local NewsLocal news and freedom of speech across the country are under threat. Due to federal funding cuts, NPR and PBS affiliates of all sizes have announced that they will need to lay off staff, reduce progr... 0107
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterPhiladelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting @pcgvr.org · 21/10/2025By changing the way gun violence is covered, reporters can take an active role in minimizing harm to injured people, communities, and society—and even make an important contribution toward preventing gun violence.pcgvr.orgFive years of work. One concise guide. Free to view and download now. – Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting 022
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterPawel Popiel @ppopiel.bsky.social · 06/10/2025🚨 New article out, great colab w/ @davidberman.bsky.social, assessing the primary U.S. response to the digital divide: the corporate subsidy. Using mixed methods, we show how networked "digital equity" reinforces network monopoly. @miccenter.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2BPFG... 3112
The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Local news plays a vital role in helping people stay safe, healthy, and connected to their communities. @theine.bsky.social and Carlotta Verita look at how well Philly’s local news media keep residents informed about the issues that matter most in this new report: buff.ly/jJO22o8 163
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterVictor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Talked to Jim Rutenberg at the NYT about whether there were any historical precedents in the U.S. for Trump's frontal assault on our media, especially this kind of FCC intervention focused on silencing dissent, directly violating free speech, etc. Could think of none: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/b...nytimes.comTrump Administration Wields Its Full Toolbox to Bring Media to Heel 1122
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterFree Press @freepress.bsky.social · 04/09/2025If there was ever a time for bold new public infrastructure to support local news and informed communities, this is it. This is too important to miss. Join us w/ @reprabb.bsky.social @victorpickard.bsky.social @abigailhiggins.bsky.social @mikerispoli.bsky.social next week. RSVP: bit.ly/fpabbsoc9 0167
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterMedia@Risk @ascmediarisk.org · 20/08/2025American journalism has serious problems. But how did we get here? @bzelizer.bsky.social’s new book 📚 How the Cold War Broke the News📚 uncovers the surprising roots of journalism’s decline and offers a plan to make it better. Pre-order now: bit.ly/4mqcr68 01911
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterFree Press @freepress.bsky.social · 26/08/2025"Big media conglomerates would rather cave to the president than stand up for their constitutional rights." -- Free Press' @timkarr.bsky.social www.commondreams.org/news/trump-nbc… 063
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterAnnenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 25/07/2025Last week, the House voted to cut roughly $535 million a year in federal funding for PBS, NPR and local stations nationwide. We asked Annenberg experts to explain how this sweeping move could reshape the landscape of public broadcasting:asc.upenn.eduPublic Media Cuts: Annenberg AnswersExperts comment on Congress’s elimination of $535 million a year in federal funding for PBS, NPR, and local stations across the country. 031
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterVictor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Really enjoyed this conversation about the structural media reform that we need with the wonderful Janine Jackson for @fairmediawatch.bsky.social's CounterSpin: fair.org/home/iman-ab...fair.orgIman Abid on the Economy of Genocide, Victor Pickard on Paramount SettlementThe UN's Albanese has long opposed Israel’s genocide of Palestinians—but what broke US warmongers was her naming corporations profiting from that genocide. 0115
Reposted by The Media, Inequality & Change CenterSarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Sharing my latest pub, "News Inside: What Mainstream Journalism Can Learn From the Radical Humanism of Prison Journalism." Particularly proud b/c incarcerated/formerly incarcerated folks can teach us a lot about democracy & media. A pleasure to collaborate w/ @lizhallgren.bsky.social on this:journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 36124