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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Do forms of digital feminism generate meaningful social change beyond the backlash they provoke? Tomorrow @sjjphd.bsky.social will take part in USF's Davies Forum to discuss feminist scholarship on visibility, community building, and digital activism. RSVP here:

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Summary - Is There Space Left for Intersectional Feminist Networks on the Internet?

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Reminder to RSVP for tomorrow’s talk with Andrew Ryvkin at the Annenberg School for Communication, Room 500, at 12pm. Lunch will be provided!

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Tuesday, 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:

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Pop-Propaganda: How The Kremlin Markets Its War Like Disney and Coca-Cola

Join 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.

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Exciting news! MIC Co-Director @sjjphd.bsky.social is a candidate in ICA’s presidential election. You can read her candidate statement here:

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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Pop-Propaganda: How The Kremlin Markets Its War Like Disney and Coca-Cola

Join 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.

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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 17/06/2026

In 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:

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A ‘Second Sight’ on American History

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This 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.

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REPORT | An Anti-Oligarchy Framework for Constitutional Labor Advocacy

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

If 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/wJm9f6Q

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Book Launch Party: A Second Sight

Join us at ICA 2026 to Celebrate Sarah J. Jackson's New Book!

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Huge thank you to the authors @christopherali.bsky.social @sydneyforde.bsky.social @davidberman.bsky.social @abbysimmerman.bsky.social @saschameinrath.bsky.social and Aaron Hyzen for their work on this paper. Check out more from the Pennsylvania Broadband Research Institute here: buff.ly/CWZQZeL

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Broadband 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

The Cost of Inaction: Pennsylvania's Broken Broadband Governance and the Path Forward cover page. Title and authors (Christopher Ali, PhD, David Elliot Berman, PhD, Sydney Forde, PhD, Aaron Hyzen, PhD, Sascha Meinrath, and Abby Simmerman) on dark blue vertical banner in front of an image of a cell tower in the foreground and a blue sky with orange clouds during a sunset.

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Knight 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...

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Reimagining and Reconstructing U.S. Public Media

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Drawing 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

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

If 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/iDLP68g

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News Media, Native Advertising, and Policy in an Era of Disinformation with Michelle A. Amazeen

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Very 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...

An abstract of a new journal article that concludes democratic society requires public funding for local journalism at scale.

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Victor 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!

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Reminder to join us tomorrow at @asc.upenn.edu for a book talk with Michelle Amazeen (@commscholar.bsky.social)!

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anjali dassarma @dassarma.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

suuuuuper excited to have Lin here at @asc.upenn.edu. If you're around in philly, swing by!!

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Michelle Amazeen @commscholar.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I’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

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 09/03/2026

ICE 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.

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Inside the Immigration Beat: Reporting truth and protecting communities

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Missed 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/ohm5pAH

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How Media Ownership Matters with Rodney Benson

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Please 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/gN1TdYW

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Content Confusion with Michelle A. Amazeen

The 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...

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Register 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.

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SSMF 2026

CAMRA 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,...

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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Outstanding 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!

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Next Wednesday @rodneybenson.bsky.social joins us to discuss his new book How Media Ownership Matters. RSVP here: buff.ly/T4H1GhM

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

The 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.

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The American Media Polycrisis: Cascading Layers of Capture

In 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…

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Wazhmah Osman @wazhmah.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Excited 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

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Join 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

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 16/01/2026

On 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.

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Now 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:

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Emerging Scholars Program

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

We 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:

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COMPASS 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...

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Fellows will participate in a weekly seminar in Washington, DC on the practice of communication policy. The seminar will be taught by @gbsohn.bsky.social, a Benton Institute Senior Fellow and Public Advocate and the Executive Director of the American Association of Public Broadband.

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

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Media@Risk @ascmediarisk.org · 20/11/2025

How 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

Promotional poster for the "Beyond Endurance: Reimagining Media Praxis" annual symposium, hosted by the Center for Media at Risk at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication, scheduled for December 4–5. The design features a stylized vintage computer monitor with red tiles dispersing from the screen, symbolizing digital media. The poster highlights keynote speaker André de Quadros on December 4 and interactive panels with artists, journalists, and scholars on December 5. Names of participants and a registration link are included.

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Media@Risk @ascmediarisk.org · 13/11/2025

There 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

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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Was 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...

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Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Michelle 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...

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Content Confusion

We 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...

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Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting @handle.invalid · 21/10/2025

By 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.

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Five years of work. One concise guide. Free to view and download now. – Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting

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Pawel 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...

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This study examines the political economy, discursive legitimations, and effectiveness of the primary U.S. policy response to narrowing the digital divide: public subsidies for internet service. Using Philadelphia as our case study, we analyze municipal efforts to enroll low-income communities in low-cost commercial broadband plans supported by the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Like many other U.S. cities in the neoliberal era, Philadelphia sought to organize its digital equity initiative as a decentralized network of public agencies, commercial broadband providers, and nonprofits. Drawing on expert interviews, focus groups with ACP-eligible subscribers, and policy documents, we find that despite the city’s goal of achieving universal service, the networked initiative ultimately advanced the economic interests and market position of Comcast, the city’s monopoly broadband provider – with only minimal gains in connectivity. We argue that the evolving relationship between Comcast and the city of Philadelphia exemplifies what we refer to as the dialectic of the network. While often assumed as opposing forms of economic and social organization, the monopoly – centralized, vertically organized, hierarchical – and the network – decentralized, horizontal, leaderless – actively reinforce and legitimize one another as part of the neoliberal conquest of America’s communication infrastructure.

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Local 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

Informing Philadelphia: Strengths and Gaps in Local Media's Coverage of Critical Information Needs
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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Talked 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...

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Trump Administration Wields Its Full Toolbox to Bring Media to Heel

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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

If 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

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Media@Risk @ascmediarisk.org · 20/08/2025

American 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

book cover with a red background featuring four missile silhouettes. The title "HOW THE COLD WAR BROKE THE NEWS" is displayed in white capital letters at the top. Below the title is an image of a folded newspaper. The subtitle reads "The Surprising Roots of Journalism's Decline." At the bottom, the author's name "BARBIE ZELIZER" is written in white capital letters.

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Free 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…

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