A. Brad Schwartz
@abradschwartz.bsky.social
Historian of Media, Fake News, and Propaganda. Author/Co-Author of BROADCAST HYSTERIA; SCARFACE AND THE UNTOUCHABLE; ELIOT NESS AND THE MAD BUTCHER. Michigan Wolverine with a Princeton PhD.
Pinned
UPDATE: They passed me!
All thanks to my PhD committee—@zelizer.bsky.social, Paul Starr, @kevinmkruse.bsky.social, and Sam Freedman (not pictured)—for their probing questions and excellent feedback as I work to tell Edward R. Murrow’s story.
(And to Mr. Clooney, for his moral support…)
All thanks to my PhD committee—@zelizer.bsky.social, Paul Starr, @kevinmkruse.bsky.social, and Sam Freedman (not pictured)—for their probing questions and excellent feedback as I work to tell Edward R. Murrow’s story.
(And to Mr. Clooney, for his moral support…)
The SS Arthur M. Anderson seen earlier today, laid up in Toledo exactly fifty years after accompanying the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on its final voyage.
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The SS Arthur M. Anderson seen earlier today, laid up in Toledo exactly fifty years after accompanying the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on its final voyage.
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Make sure you don't miss this week's episode with @abradschwartz.bsky.social all about McCarthyism, Murrow, the news media, and much more! This and all of our episodes are ad-free wherever you get your podcasts!
TOMORROW: It's a cultural history of THE SIMPSONS with
@alansiegella.bsky.social!
TOMORROW: It's a cultural history of THE SIMPSONS with
@alansiegella.bsky.social!
NEW EPISODE ALERT! @abradschwartz.bsky.social comes on to talk Joseph McCarthy, Edward R. Murrow, and their public showdown as depicted in "Good Night and Good Luck". We discuss Containment, the evolution of the news, and much more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwvO...
Season 2, Episode 7 Mini Trailer- "McCarthy v. Murrow" with Brad Schwartz
YouTube video by History on Film Podcast
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Make sure you don't miss this week's episode with @abradschwartz.bsky.social all about McCarthyism, Murrow, the news media, and much more! This and all of our episodes are ad-free wherever you get your podcasts!
TOMORROW: It's a cultural history of THE SIMPSONS with
@alansiegella.bsky.social!
TOMORROW: It's a cultural history of THE SIMPSONS with
@alansiegella.bsky.social!
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Here it is, my 249th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below in comments, please share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
#ScholarSunday Thread 249 (11/9/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
Here it is, my 249th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below in comments, please share as widely as...
blackwhiteandread.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Here it is, my 249th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below in comments, please share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
I took this photo from Belle Isle yesterday afternoon (following, I kid you not, an Edmund Fitzgerald commemorative event).
Only learned later that I apparently watched this freighter run aground in the Detroit River:
Only learned later that I apparently watched this freighter run aground in the Detroit River:
November 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I took this photo from Belle Isle yesterday afternoon (following, I kid you not, an Edmund Fitzgerald commemorative event).
Only learned later that I apparently watched this freighter run aground in the Detroit River:
Only learned later that I apparently watched this freighter run aground in the Detroit River:
Seconded!
FRANKENSTEIN is one of my favorite books, the Karloff/Whale original is one of my favorite films, and @realgdt.bsky.social’s version blew me away on the big screen. I left the theater reminded why I love this story so much.
FRANKENSTEIN is one of my favorite books, the Karloff/Whale original is one of my favorite films, and @realgdt.bsky.social’s version blew me away on the big screen. I left the theater reminded why I love this story so much.
November 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Seconded!
FRANKENSTEIN is one of my favorite books, the Karloff/Whale original is one of my favorite films, and @realgdt.bsky.social’s version blew me away on the big screen. I left the theater reminded why I love this story so much.
FRANKENSTEIN is one of my favorite books, the Karloff/Whale original is one of my favorite films, and @realgdt.bsky.social’s version blew me away on the big screen. I left the theater reminded why I love this story so much.
If you’d like a preview of what I’ve been working on night and day lately, check out my conversation with @historyonfilm.bsky.social about Edward R. Murrow vs. Joe McCarthy on stage and screen, and how their battle set the stage for our current media/political landscape:
NEW EPISODE ALERT! @abradschwartz.bsky.social comes on to talk Joseph McCarthy, Edward R. Murrow, and their public showdown as depicted in "Good Night and Good Luck". We discuss Containment, the evolution of the news, and much more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwvO...
Season 2, Episode 7 Mini Trailer- "McCarthy v. Murrow" with Brad Schwartz
YouTube video by History on Film Podcast
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
If you’d like a preview of what I’ve been working on night and day lately, check out my conversation with @historyonfilm.bsky.social about Edward R. Murrow vs. Joe McCarthy on stage and screen, and how their battle set the stage for our current media/political landscape:
Went to Belle Isle for an event commemorating the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Ended up seeing a freighter, about the same size as the Fitz, get itself stuck in the Detroit River.
Ended up seeing a freighter, about the same size as the Fitz, get itself stuck in the Detroit River.
November 8, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Went to Belle Isle for an event commemorating the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Ended up seeing a freighter, about the same size as the Fitz, get itself stuck in the Detroit River.
Ended up seeing a freighter, about the same size as the Fitz, get itself stuck in the Detroit River.
Reposted by A. Brad Schwartz
Don't forget to check out this week's episode of the AWARD-WINNING #HoFCast with our pal @abradschwartz.bsky.social, part of our ongoing mini-series on the history of news media. We talk McCarthyism and "Good Night and Good Luck".
Next week, it's The Simpsons with @alansiegella.bsky.social!
Next week, it's The Simpsons with @alansiegella.bsky.social!
NEW EPISODE ALERT! @abradschwartz.bsky.social comes on to talk Joseph McCarthy, Edward R. Murrow, and their public showdown as depicted in "Good Night and Good Luck". We discuss Containment, the evolution of the news, and much more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwvO...
Season 2, Episode 7 Mini Trailer- "McCarthy v. Murrow" with Brad Schwartz
YouTube video by History on Film Podcast
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Don't forget to check out this week's episode of the AWARD-WINNING #HoFCast with our pal @abradschwartz.bsky.social, part of our ongoing mini-series on the history of news media. We talk McCarthyism and "Good Night and Good Luck".
Next week, it's The Simpsons with @alansiegella.bsky.social!
Next week, it's The Simpsons with @alansiegella.bsky.social!
Reposted by A. Brad Schwartz
NEW EPISODE ALERT! @abradschwartz.bsky.social comes on to talk Joseph McCarthy, Edward R. Murrow, and their public showdown as depicted in "Good Night and Good Luck". We discuss Containment, the evolution of the news, and much more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwvO...
Season 2, Episode 7 Mini Trailer- "McCarthy v. Murrow" with Brad Schwartz
YouTube video by History on Film Podcast
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
NEW EPISODE ALERT! @abradschwartz.bsky.social comes on to talk Joseph McCarthy, Edward R. Murrow, and their public showdown as depicted in "Good Night and Good Luck". We discuss Containment, the evolution of the news, and much more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwvO...
Just one more reason why we need to stop changing our clocks…
This is Reggie. He was just told about daylight savings time. More like daylight starving time. 13/10 (TT: melandreggie)
November 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Just one more reason why we need to stop changing our clocks…
Excited for you all to hear my conversation with @historyonfilm.bsky.social about Edward R. Murrow, Joe McCarthy, and GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK!
Coming this month on #HoFCast:
@abradschwartz.bsky.social,
@alansiegella.bsky.social,
@chrisdeville.bsky.social,
and @bdm.bsky.social!
And hey, Monday is our 1 year anniversary!
@abradschwartz.bsky.social,
@alansiegella.bsky.social,
@chrisdeville.bsky.social,
and @bdm.bsky.social!
And hey, Monday is our 1 year anniversary!
November 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Excited for you all to hear my conversation with @historyonfilm.bsky.social about Edward R. Murrow, Joe McCarthy, and GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK!
Needed to see this today:
“Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard, it’s because it is hard.”
William Zinsser #NationalAuthorsDay
William Zinsser #NationalAuthorsDay
November 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Needed to see this today:
Me on Oct. 1: Let’s go looking for a fresh horror movie to watch on Halloween…
Me on Oct. 31: I think I’ll watch BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN for the millionth time…
Me on Oct. 31: I think I’ll watch BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN for the millionth time…
a black and white photo of a bride and groom holding hands in a room .
Alt: a black and white photo of a bride and groom holding hands in a room .
media.tenor.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Me on Oct. 1: Let’s go looking for a fresh horror movie to watch on Halloween…
Me on Oct. 31: I think I’ll watch BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN for the millionth time…
Me on Oct. 31: I think I’ll watch BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN for the millionth time…
“You don’t play murder in soft words. … Of course, I’m terribly sorry now.”
—Orson Welles to reporters, after his “War of the Worlds” broadcast, on Halloween 1938 🎃
—Orson Welles to reporters, after his “War of the Worlds” broadcast, on Halloween 1938 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
“You don’t play murder in soft words. … Of course, I’m terribly sorry now.”
—Orson Welles to reporters, after his “War of the Worlds” broadcast, on Halloween 1938 🎃
—Orson Welles to reporters, after his “War of the Worlds” broadcast, on Halloween 1938 🎃
A tradition is a tradition…
And if it’s 8pm Eastern time, on October 30th, I’m tuning in to WAR OF THE WORLDS…
And if it’s 8pm Eastern time, on October 30th, I’m tuning in to WAR OF THE WORLDS…
October 31, 2025 at 12:07 AM
A tradition is a tradition…
And if it’s 8pm Eastern time, on October 30th, I’m tuning in to WAR OF THE WORLDS…
And if it’s 8pm Eastern time, on October 30th, I’m tuning in to WAR OF THE WORLDS…
Tonight is the 87th anniversary of WAR OF THE WORLDS, the famous radio broadcast in which invaders “utterly destroyed the CBS” until just one lonely voice was left on the air.
At least Orson Welles could say, in 1938, that he “didn’t mean it” and the network was “still open for business.”
At least Orson Welles could say, in 1938, that he “didn’t mean it” and the network was “still open for business.”
NEW from me:
Eight on-air personalities were fired from CBS News yesterday as part of the layoffs -- and every single one of them is female, with half of them being POC.
Also, sources tell me a male correspondent saved his job by whining to Bari Weiss.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Eight on-air personalities were fired from CBS News yesterday as part of the layoffs -- and every single one of them is female, with half of them being POC.
Also, sources tell me a male correspondent saved his job by whining to Bari Weiss.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
CBS News fired 8 on-air personalities in latest layoffs. All of them are women
EXCLUSIVE: Multiple sources told The Independent that senior foreign correspondent Debora Patta was added to the layoff list following a last-minute change by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
www.independent.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Tonight is the 87th anniversary of WAR OF THE WORLDS, the famous radio broadcast in which invaders “utterly destroyed the CBS” until just one lonely voice was left on the air.
At least Orson Welles could say, in 1938, that he “didn’t mean it” and the network was “still open for business.”
At least Orson Welles could say, in 1938, that he “didn’t mean it” and the network was “still open for business.”
Liberty Magazine, 94 years ago this month:
October 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Liberty Magazine, 94 years ago this month:
Looking forward to this one!
Happy to report that the 30% off preorder code still works (for now)…
Happy to report that the 30% off preorder code still works (for now)…
Archie Bunker for President is now available for pre-order on the UNC Press site!!
Pre-ordering is the best way of support a book so please consider heading over to the @uncpress.bsky.social site and make sure to use the code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%!!
Pre-ordering is the best way of support a book so please consider heading over to the @uncpress.bsky.social site and make sure to use the code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%!!
October 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Looking forward to this one!
Happy to report that the 30% off preorder code still works (for now)…
Happy to report that the 30% off preorder code still works (for now)…
Define “Perfect Ending”?
October 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Define “Perfect Ending”?
October 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
