David Boardman
@dboardman.bsky.social
Journalist/educator. Dean, Klein College of Media and Communication, Temple University. Chair, Spotlight PA. Founding chair, Lenfest Institute. Board, RCFP, OCCRP. Ex-editor of The Seattle Times. Passion for Philly sports and Pacific NW coastline.
For those (like I) who were waiting to judge @dokoupil.bsky.social's fitness to anchor the @cbseveningnews.bsky.social, you can stop waiting: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Tony Dokoupil lavishes praise on Marco Rubio in lauding CBS segment
“Whatever you think of his politics,” Dokoupil said, “you got to admit, it’s an impressive resume.”
www.motherjones.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
For those (like I) who were waiting to judge @dokoupil.bsky.social's fitness to anchor the @cbseveningnews.bsky.social, you can stop waiting: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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A CBS News staffer told me this after Tony Dokoupil kicked off his CBS Evening News tenure tonight with a lengthy Pete Hegseth interview:
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
January 4, 2026 at 1:52 AM
A CBS News staffer told me this after Tony Dokoupil kicked off his CBS Evening News tenure tonight with a lengthy Pete Hegseth interview:
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
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This is absolutely on point
In the early hours of this test, @cnn.com is showing poorly. Its focus on the logistics of the military operation is sorely misplaced. In the decades to come, few will care about how the U.S. invaded Venezuela, but rather why it did, under what authorization it did, and what was to follow.
January 3, 2026 at 8:41 PM
This is absolutely on point
The next 48 hours will be a powerful litmus test of the health, vitality and courage of the American news media. Please, as the citizens those journalists and their outlets purport to serve, watch carefully.
serve.watch
January 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The next 48 hours will be a powerful litmus test of the health, vitality and courage of the American news media. Please, as the citizens those journalists and their outlets purport to serve, watch carefully.
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I wonder what kind of heads up Exxon et al got
January 3, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I wonder what kind of heads up Exxon et al got
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Investigative journalism matters, and @spotlightpa.org is one of the best.
"The reviews found a series of problems with Hohl’s care of at least 10 patients. ... Several of Hohl’s patients received extra doses of chemotherapy by accident."
"The reviews found a series of problems with Hohl’s care of at least 10 patients. ... Several of Hohl’s patients received extra doses of chemotherapy by accident."
Penn State cancer chief resigns 1 day after Spotlight PA investigation
Penn State’s internal reviews found alarming lapses in Cancer Institute Director Raymond Hohl’s care of patients.
www.spotlightpa.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Investigative journalism matters, and @spotlightpa.org is one of the best.
"The reviews found a series of problems with Hohl’s care of at least 10 patients. ... Several of Hohl’s patients received extra doses of chemotherapy by accident."
"The reviews found a series of problems with Hohl’s care of at least 10 patients. ... Several of Hohl’s patients received extra doses of chemotherapy by accident."
Please, please, please, @nytimes.com: More newsy, less Nuzzi.
November 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Please, please, please, @nytimes.com: More newsy, less Nuzzi.
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Many thanks to amazing colleagues who graciously provided endorsements for #ContentConfusion: @profsanderlinden.bsky.social, @victorpickard.bsky.social, & @dboardman.bsky.social. Your support means a lot & has truly helped amplify the reach of this book. I’m grateful for your belief in the work!
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Many thanks to amazing colleagues who graciously provided endorsements for #ContentConfusion: @profsanderlinden.bsky.social, @victorpickard.bsky.social, & @dboardman.bsky.social. Your support means a lot & has truly helped amplify the reach of this book. I’m grateful for your belief in the work!
This is the U.S. Department of Labor’s new social-media campaign. Notice anything?
October 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
This is the U.S. Department of Labor’s new social-media campaign. Notice anything?
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Millions march against the fascism the #BrokenTimes is blind to. It now refuses to count their numbers and it muffles their voices in small, BTW headlines. This is not journalism.
October 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Millions march against the fascism the #BrokenTimes is blind to. It now refuses to count their numbers and it muffles their voices in small, BTW headlines. This is not journalism.
Did one of the largest protests in the history of the United States happen yesterday? You might not know it from today’s printed @nytimes.com, which had nothing above the fold, a small teaser below and a story buried on Page 23.
October 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Did one of the largest protests in the history of the United States happen yesterday? You might not know it from today’s printed @nytimes.com, which had nothing above the fold, a small teaser below and a story buried on Page 23.
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Happening now in war ravaged Portland: the city's Parks and Recreation Department (the most subversive of all government entities, is giving away trees.
September 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Happening now in war ravaged Portland: the city's Parks and Recreation Department (the most subversive of all government entities, is giving away trees.
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Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.
September 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.
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It's a gorgeous fall day in #warravagedPortland. Come visit.
September 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It's a gorgeous fall day in #warravagedPortland. Come visit.
If there was any doubt that the deployment of troops is to foment violence, not prevent it, this ploy from Trump should dispel that. Portland’s crime has been plummeting. But it’s also a city that won’t stand by quietly, and protests will likely turn violent. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump deploys troops to Portland, authorizing ‘full force’ if necessary
The action escalates a campaign to use the U.S. military against Americans that has little modern precedent.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
If there was any doubt that the deployment of troops is to foment violence, not prevent it, this ploy from Trump should dispel that. Portland’s crime has been plummeting. But it’s also a city that won’t stand by quietly, and protests will likely turn violent. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Thank you, Dear Leader, for protecting us from this clear and present danger. I stand in awe of your infinite wisdom. Covfefe! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
Des Moines Schools Superintendent Is Detained by ICE
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Thank you, Dear Leader, for protecting us from this clear and present danger. I stand in awe of your infinite wisdom. Covfefe! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
I am confident that the @nytimes.com and its courageous publisher, unlike @cbs.com, will not back down in response to this frivolous lawsuit by President Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/b...
Trump Sues The New York Times for Articles Questioning His Success
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I am confident that the @nytimes.com and its courageous publisher, unlike @cbs.com, will not back down in response to this frivolous lawsuit by President Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/b...
The @wsj.com owes the nation an apology for its irresponsible reporting after the Charlie Kirk shooting. In the effort for a scoop, the Journal’s indication that the shooter was tied to transgender causes --since discredited—fueled hateful vitriol and further eroded trust in media.
September 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The @wsj.com owes the nation an apology for its irresponsible reporting after the Charlie Kirk shooting. In the effort for a scoop, the Journal’s indication that the shooter was tied to transgender causes --since discredited—fueled hateful vitriol and further eroded trust in media.
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any outlet that reported the “pro-trans ideology on bullet casings” thing owes the public an apology and an explanation
if you are serious about turning down the temperature, start by showing some shame and regret for your role in turning it up in the first place by allowing yourself to be played
if you are serious about turning down the temperature, start by showing some shame and regret for your role in turning it up in the first place by allowing yourself to be played
September 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
any outlet that reported the “pro-trans ideology on bullet casings” thing owes the public an apology and an explanation
if you are serious about turning down the temperature, start by showing some shame and regret for your role in turning it up in the first place by allowing yourself to be played
if you are serious about turning down the temperature, start by showing some shame and regret for your role in turning it up in the first place by allowing yourself to be played
Hippocrates is appalled.
Florida is ending childhood vaccine requirements for school entry. This is going to have a massive negative impact on the health of children in Florida and throughout the United States.
Florida will now be ground zero for infectious disease outbreaks.
H/t @bethlinas.bsky.social.
Florida will now be ground zero for infectious disease outbreaks.
H/t @bethlinas.bsky.social.
Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so
Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, and likened them to slavery.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Hippocrates is appalled.
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And here's the relevant @status.news story: www.status.news/p/youtube-oa...
YouTube’s Deal With the Devil
Google once declared OAN too toxic for its platform—now Sundar Pichai and Neal Mohan are breathing new life into the conspiracy network as they negotiate a high-stakes agreement with Rupert Murdoch's ...
www.status.news
August 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
And here's the relevant @status.news story: www.status.news/p/youtube-oa...
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just lost $100,000 on a polymarket bet that trump would negotiate a peace deal today with putin. i was sure of it. i can't believe i lost all this money. he wrote the art of the deal.
August 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This Guy always fashions great commentary.