Damon Kiesow
@damon.kiesow.net
Knight Chair in Journalism at Mizzou. Authored first textbook for News Product Management. Previously: Director of Product at McClatchy. Big @newsproduct.org fan.
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Damon Kiesow
@damon.kiesow.net
· Nov 12
Who am I following here?
People who create, develop and protect knowledge.
Who study history and democracy.
Who take a critical eye to technology.
Who monitor public health, labor, supply chains.
People who create, develop and protect knowledge.
Who study history and democracy.
Who take a critical eye to technology.
Who monitor public health, labor, supply chains.
Meanwhile, Bill Clinton once said hello to the Attorney General at an airport.
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Meanwhile, Bill Clinton once said hello to the Attorney General at an airport.
The betting industry has a baseball problem.
Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on charges they took bribes to give bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they'd throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes.
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches
Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on charges they took bribes to give bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they'd throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The betting industry has a baseball problem.
Have at it, friends:
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Have at it, friends:
Did I miss the meeting where we decided the polite newspaper word for racism, extremism et al was “populism?”
A prominent far-right German activist has applied for political asylum in the U.S., as the Trump administration has signaled plans to prioritize protections for White refugees and Europeans who claim they are being targeted for their populist views.
German far-right activist seeks asylum in U.S. as Trump ties deepen
Social media influencer Naomi Seibt, a supporter of the nationalist AfD party, said she is being persecuted in Germany for her political views.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Did I miss the meeting where we decided the polite newspaper word for racism, extremism et al was “populism?”
So this Toyota commercial is basically arguing to avoid nature and just drive over it in roaming packs of 3.5L twin-turbo V6.
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
So this Toyota commercial is basically arguing to avoid nature and just drive over it in roaming packs of 3.5L twin-turbo V6.
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An actually essential piece of journalism from the times:
"We interviewed 40 of the men who were imprisoned: They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide." 1/2
"We interviewed 40 of the men who were imprisoned: They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide." 1/2
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
An actually essential piece of journalism from the times:
"We interviewed 40 of the men who were imprisoned: They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide." 1/2
"We interviewed 40 of the men who were imprisoned: They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide." 1/2
Unbound by the friction of materiality, digital products let harm scale massively ahead of society’s ability to recognize or respond.
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Unbound by the friction of materiality, digital products let harm scale massively ahead of society’s ability to recognize or respond.
Writing a paper and using more em-dashes than usual just out of spite.
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Writing a paper and using more em-dashes than usual just out of spite.
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SUPPORT THIS CAUSE! The deadline for signing our commentary on defending #academic #freedom is this Sunday, 9 Nov! Read this article led by Digital Journalism's Editor-in-Chief @oscarwestlund.bsky.social (bit.ly/4oUu6E0) & sign here (bit.ly/afsignatory) to support this cause!
November 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
SUPPORT THIS CAUSE! The deadline for signing our commentary on defending #academic #freedom is this Sunday, 9 Nov! Read this article led by Digital Journalism's Editor-in-Chief @oscarwestlund.bsky.social (bit.ly/4oUu6E0) & sign here (bit.ly/afsignatory) to support this cause!
The government shutdown is an extreme example and reason for reducing air traffic to major hubs. But also the result of running more and more flights into hubs and eliminating a lot of regional-to-regional capacity: www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/t...
Dubuque? We Don’t Fly There Anymore. Airlines Say Goodbye to Regional Airports. (Published 2022)
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The government shutdown is an extreme example and reason for reducing air traffic to major hubs. But also the result of running more and more flights into hubs and eliminating a lot of regional-to-regional capacity: www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/t...
If I am reading the precedents correctly:
You CAN'T throw tear gas.
You CAN throw sandwiches.
You probably CAN'T throw around tariffs.
You CAN'T throw tear gas.
You CAN throw sandwiches.
You probably CAN'T throw around tariffs.
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
If I am reading the precedents correctly:
You CAN'T throw tear gas.
You CAN throw sandwiches.
You probably CAN'T throw around tariffs.
You CAN'T throw tear gas.
You CAN throw sandwiches.
You probably CAN'T throw around tariffs.
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New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
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We must note that all the condemnation of Tucker Carlson platforming Nick Fuentes has been about anti-Semitism and there has been an alarming and revealing silence around his anti-Black racism and white supremacy. When the head of the Heritage Foundation apologized, he only cited anti-Semitism.
November 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We must note that all the condemnation of Tucker Carlson platforming Nick Fuentes has been about anti-Semitism and there has been an alarming and revealing silence around his anti-Black racism and white supremacy. When the head of the Heritage Foundation apologized, he only cited anti-Semitism.
Reposted by Damon Kiesow
Chicago judge reading the feds to filth rn
Ellis "The public ... has an interest in its citizens' bodily integrity, the right to peaceful protest, the right to assemble, the right of peaceful free exercise of religion."
November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Chicago judge reading the feds to filth rn
The Local News Impact Coalition’s Newsroom Census toolkit is now live on the website and registration is open for tomorrow’s webinar: www.localnewsimpact.org/2025/11/06/n...
New Report: Mapping your information ecosystem | Local News Impact Consortium
(Nov 6, 20205) — Today, the Local News Information Consortium released its first toolkit report: The Newsroom Census/Ecosystem Mapping Toolkit. Developed by Regina Lawrence, Research Director at the U...
www.localnewsimpact.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The Local News Impact Coalition’s Newsroom Census toolkit is now live on the website and registration is open for tomorrow’s webinar: www.localnewsimpact.org/2025/11/06/n...
At what point during the post-production on Tenet do you think they realized watching the same fight scene in reverse was boring but it was too late to change the script.
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
At what point during the post-production on Tenet do you think they realized watching the same fight scene in reverse was boring but it was too late to change the script.
You: Actually, most states allow cities to cross county borders and exist in both counties.
Me....
You: No really.
Me:
Me....
You: No really.
Me:
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
You: Actually, most states allow cities to cross county borders and exist in both counties.
Me....
You: No really.
Me:
Me....
You: No really.
Me:
I feel like you shouldn't be a public university administrator if you fealty is to shareholders not students.
November 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I feel like you shouldn't be a public university administrator if you fealty is to shareholders not students.
Still one of my favorite work mugs. But end of an era. Was originally the Knight Ridder bureau.
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Still one of my favorite work mugs. But end of an era. Was originally the Knight Ridder bureau.
Honestly, it is bad for the populist tabs to be in power. They are much better screaming harmlessly but joyfully from the cheap seats.
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Honestly, it is bad for the populist tabs to be in power. They are much better screaming harmlessly but joyfully from the cheap seats.
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I think a thing we'll learn tonight is that people fucking hate what is going on and they will straight ticket vote against anyone involved in starving people while pillaging the country and kidnapping their neighbors. I don't think it matters at all who that person is.
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I think a thing we'll learn tonight is that people fucking hate what is going on and they will straight ticket vote against anyone involved in starving people while pillaging the country and kidnapping their neighbors. I don't think it matters at all who that person is.
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Legacy media is doing what it's always done - serve a specific cross-section of the community. The fact that people have tried to say they serve more than that has long been the bigger problem.
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Legacy media is doing what it's always done - serve a specific cross-section of the community. The fact that people have tried to say they serve more than that has long been the bigger problem.
Usually by being overqualified and highly credentialed.
Matt Walsh: “Every time a Black woman is in any kind of professional position, we have to — like, how did she get that job?”
Matt Walsh: "Every time a Black woman is in any kind of professional position, we have to — like, how did she get that job?"
www.mediamatters.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Usually by being overqualified and highly credentialed.
That is wishcasting, not news.
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
That is wishcasting, not news.