Jay Rosen
@jayrosen.bsky.social
Let's see... 39 years teaching journalism at NYU. A critic who tries to be useful. PressThink: the name of my subject and my site. My book: "What Are Journalists For?" (1999, Yale University Press)
From Jon Passantino, executive editor of @status.news [paywall, sorry]
January 3, 2026 at 11:53 PM
From Jon Passantino, executive editor of @status.news [paywall, sorry]
CBS News says it wants to break away from the insiders, academics and other elites from whom we hear too much. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
January 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
CBS News says it wants to break away from the insiders, academics and other elites from whom we hear too much. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Reposted by Jay Rosen
No one bats an eye at this, but it has always been a curiosity of mine how CBS, NBC, and ABC offer essentially the same news product. They might occasionally depart from one another in editorial judgment, but the standards and practices do not vary much, and the talent is interchangeable... 1/2
January 2, 2026 at 9:56 PM
No one bats an eye at this, but it has always been a curiosity of mine how CBS, NBC, and ABC offer essentially the same news product. They might occasionally depart from one another in editorial judgment, but the standards and practices do not vary much, and the talent is interchangeable... 1/2
No one bats an eye at this, but it has always been a curiosity of mine how CBS, NBC, and ABC offer essentially the same news product. They might occasionally depart from one another in editorial judgment, but the standards and practices do not vary much, and the talent is interchangeable... 1/2
January 2, 2026 at 9:56 PM
No one bats an eye at this, but it has always been a curiosity of mine how CBS, NBC, and ABC offer essentially the same news product. They might occasionally depart from one another in editorial judgment, but the standards and practices do not vary much, and the talent is interchangeable... 1/2
"Tony Dokoupil: Don't just trust me. Make me earn it." www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-do...
From the new anchor for CBS News, who doesn't even try to assert that legacy media is more trusted. via @bgrueskin.bsky.social
From the new anchor for CBS News, who doesn't even try to assert that legacy media is more trusted. via @bgrueskin.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 8:11 PM
"Tony Dokoupil: Don't just trust me. Make me earn it." www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-do...
From the new anchor for CBS News, who doesn't even try to assert that legacy media is more trusted. via @bgrueskin.bsky.social
From the new anchor for CBS News, who doesn't even try to assert that legacy media is more trusted. via @bgrueskin.bsky.social
Still a must, if you have not read it yet.
An absolute must to read and ponder. Right through to the end. By Spencer Ackerman.
"Weiss simply has no idea what it took to report this story, and even less about the value of what her reporter delivered. Ellison would not have installed someone who did."
www.forever-wars.com/watching-bar...
"Weiss simply has no idea what it took to report this story, and even less about the value of what her reporter delivered. Ellison would not have installed someone who did."
www.forever-wars.com/watching-bar...
Watching Bari Weiss Murder Investigative Journalism at CBS
Notes from someone who's withstood White House demands to stop an explosive story—and who once even had a 60 Minutes piece spiked
www.forever-wars.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Still a must, if you have not read it yet.
An absolute must to read and ponder. Right through to the end. By Spencer Ackerman.
"Weiss simply has no idea what it took to report this story, and even less about the value of what her reporter delivered. Ellison would not have installed someone who did."
www.forever-wars.com/watching-bar...
"Weiss simply has no idea what it took to report this story, and even less about the value of what her reporter delivered. Ellison would not have installed someone who did."
www.forever-wars.com/watching-bar...
Watching Bari Weiss Murder Investigative Journalism at CBS
Notes from someone who's withstood White House demands to stop an explosive story—and who once even had a 60 Minutes piece spiked
www.forever-wars.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
An absolute must to read and ponder. Right through to the end. By Spencer Ackerman.
"Weiss simply has no idea what it took to report this story, and even less about the value of what her reporter delivered. Ellison would not have installed someone who did."
www.forever-wars.com/watching-bar...
"Weiss simply has no idea what it took to report this story, and even less about the value of what her reporter delivered. Ellison would not have installed someone who did."
www.forever-wars.com/watching-bar...
I am going to try this again.
Read legal journalist Chris Geidner's reply to Jan Crawford of CBS News, whose "shocking statement" was interpreted by many as "going after her colleagues who cover the Supreme Court." www.lawdork.com/p/jan-crawfo...
Then consider what else is happening with CBS .
Read legal journalist Chris Geidner's reply to Jan Crawford of CBS News, whose "shocking statement" was interpreted by many as "going after her colleagues who cover the Supreme Court." www.lawdork.com/p/jan-crawfo...
Then consider what else is happening with CBS .
Jan Crawford's attack on SCOTUS "corruption" narrative was its own substance-free narrative
On Face the Nation, CBS News's chief legal correspondent went after Supreme Court critics as "dangerous." And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics.
www.lawdork.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I am going to try this again.
Read legal journalist Chris Geidner's reply to Jan Crawford of CBS News, whose "shocking statement" was interpreted by many as "going after her colleagues who cover the Supreme Court." www.lawdork.com/p/jan-crawfo...
Then consider what else is happening with CBS .
Read legal journalist Chris Geidner's reply to Jan Crawford of CBS News, whose "shocking statement" was interpreted by many as "going after her colleagues who cover the Supreme Court." www.lawdork.com/p/jan-crawfo...
Then consider what else is happening with CBS .
"On Face the Nation, CBS News's chief legal correspondent went after Supreme Court critics as 'dangerous.'"
www.lawdork.com/p/jan-crawfo...
"And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics."
Everyone should read legal journalist Chris Geidner's reply to Jan Crawford of CBS News.
www.lawdork.com/p/jan-crawfo...
"And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics."
Everyone should read legal journalist Chris Geidner's reply to Jan Crawford of CBS News.
Jan Crawford's attack on SCOTUS "corruption" narrative was its own substance-free narrative
On Face the Nation, CBS News's chief legal correspondent went after Supreme Court critics as "dangerous." And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics.
www.lawdork.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:27 AM
"On Face the Nation, CBS News's chief legal correspondent went after Supreme Court critics as 'dangerous.'"
www.lawdork.com/p/jan-crawfo...
"And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics."
Everyone should read legal journalist Chris Geidner's reply to Jan Crawford of CBS News.
www.lawdork.com/p/jan-crawfo...
"And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics."
Everyone should read legal journalist Chris Geidner's reply to Jan Crawford of CBS News.
This podcast extends two key concepts in my vocabulary as a critic.
“The People Formerly Known as the Audience” (PressThink, June 2006) archive.pressthink.org/2006/06/27/p...
and...
"There are no masses, there are only ways of seeing people as masses." (Raymond Williams, at 22:07
“The People Formerly Known as the Audience” (PressThink, June 2006) archive.pressthink.org/2006/06/27/p...
and...
"There are no masses, there are only ways of seeing people as masses." (Raymond Williams, at 22:07
We have already had some great episodes of this new #Journalism2050 podcast - this is one of my favorites so far with @jayrosen.bsky.social - the internet that promised so much, what went wrong, and where do we go now
In a new Journalism 2050, @jayrosen.bsky.social recounts how the internet, once thought to hail a new age of democratization in journalism, became a tool for corporate surveillance and the centralization of wealth. With @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
December 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This podcast extends two key concepts in my vocabulary as a critic.
“The People Formerly Known as the Audience” (PressThink, June 2006) archive.pressthink.org/2006/06/27/p...
and...
"There are no masses, there are only ways of seeing people as masses." (Raymond Williams, at 22:07
“The People Formerly Known as the Audience” (PressThink, June 2006) archive.pressthink.org/2006/06/27/p...
and...
"There are no masses, there are only ways of seeing people as masses." (Raymond Williams, at 22:07
Reposted by Jay Rosen
We have already had some great episodes of this new #Journalism2050 podcast - this is one of my favorites so far with @jayrosen.bsky.social - the internet that promised so much, what went wrong, and where do we go now
In a new Journalism 2050, @jayrosen.bsky.social recounts how the internet, once thought to hail a new age of democratization in journalism, became a tool for corporate surveillance and the centralization of wealth. With @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
December 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We have already had some great episodes of this new #Journalism2050 podcast - this is one of my favorites so far with @jayrosen.bsky.social - the internet that promised so much, what went wrong, and where do we go now
Formula for me to become a regular listener to a podcast:
Expert who will make me smarter (often means rounder) on the subject... goes deep for 90 minutes or more... host excells at drawing out the guest but also has a strong POV... still an audio product even if dragged on to youtube...
Yours?
Expert who will make me smarter (often means rounder) on the subject... goes deep for 90 minutes or more... host excells at drawing out the guest but also has a strong POV... still an audio product even if dragged on to youtube...
Yours?
December 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Formula for me to become a regular listener to a podcast:
Expert who will make me smarter (often means rounder) on the subject... goes deep for 90 minutes or more... host excells at drawing out the guest but also has a strong POV... still an audio product even if dragged on to youtube...
Yours?
Expert who will make me smarter (often means rounder) on the subject... goes deep for 90 minutes or more... host excells at drawing out the guest but also has a strong POV... still an audio product even if dragged on to youtube...
Yours?
Reposted by Jay Rosen
The Post was around 50% as deranged in its de Blasio coverage, but he didn’t come into office with the massive outside force that Mamdani is bringing. Gonna be a test of the paper’s influence; it beats him up every second but he’s got a posse saying “shut the fuck up.”
Insane NY Post column suggesting that the new First Lady who is sad about leaving her longtime neighbors in a not fancy NYC neighborhood is an ungrateful brown woman
December 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The Post was around 50% as deranged in its de Blasio coverage, but he didn’t come into office with the massive outside force that Mamdani is bringing. Gonna be a test of the paper’s influence; it beats him up every second but he’s got a posse saying “shut the fuck up.”
Via Richard Tofel: "What it’s like getting comments these days from the regime in Washington."
"Comments" in this context means giving the people involved in a news story the chance to respond before publication.
link.propublica.net/view/5f0a0ac...
Here's a case I found particularly creepy:
"Comments" in this context means giving the people involved in a news story the chance to respond before publication.
link.propublica.net/view/5f0a0ac...
Here's a case I found particularly creepy:
December 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Via Richard Tofel: "What it’s like getting comments these days from the regime in Washington."
"Comments" in this context means giving the people involved in a news story the chance to respond before publication.
link.propublica.net/view/5f0a0ac...
Here's a case I found particularly creepy:
"Comments" in this context means giving the people involved in a news story the chance to respond before publication.
link.propublica.net/view/5f0a0ac...
Here's a case I found particularly creepy:
"One Word Describes Trump" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I missed this on its first trip around, then saw it on the "most popular with readers" list for 2025. Recommended, despite the cheesy headline.
Especially valuable if you have ever compared him to a mob boss.
[Gift link]
I missed this on its first trip around, then saw it on the "most popular with readers" list for 2025. Recommended, despite the cheesy headline.
Especially valuable if you have ever compared him to a mob boss.
[Gift link]
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
www.theatlantic.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"One Word Describes Trump" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I missed this on its first trip around, then saw it on the "most popular with readers" list for 2025. Recommended, despite the cheesy headline.
Especially valuable if you have ever compared him to a mob boss.
[Gift link]
I missed this on its first trip around, then saw it on the "most popular with readers" list for 2025. Recommended, despite the cheesy headline.
Especially valuable if you have ever compared him to a mob boss.
[Gift link]
Why is this currently on the front page of nytimes.com? (For me, at least. Placement might be different for you...)
December 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Why is this currently on the front page of nytimes.com? (For me, at least. Placement might be different for you...)
Normally, I would keep this private. But I make an exception.
2025 was the worst year of my personal and public lives.
2025 was the worst year of my personal and public lives.
December 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Normally, I would keep this private. But I make an exception.
2025 was the worst year of my personal and public lives.
2025 was the worst year of my personal and public lives.
From @parkermolloy.com at New Republic. newrepublic.com/article/2047...
I'd go a bit further. The system needs no conspiracy to function. It just needs everyone to understand the direction things are going in. Bari Weiss was put there not to protect a legacy, but to align its politics differently.
I'd go a bit further. The system needs no conspiracy to function. It just needs everyone to understand the direction things are going in. Bari Weiss was put there not to protect a legacy, but to align its politics differently.
December 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
From @parkermolloy.com at New Republic. newrepublic.com/article/2047...
I'd go a bit further. The system needs no conspiracy to function. It just needs everyone to understand the direction things are going in. Bari Weiss was put there not to protect a legacy, but to align its politics differently.
I'd go a bit further. The system needs no conspiracy to function. It just needs everyone to understand the direction things are going in. Bari Weiss was put there not to protect a legacy, but to align its politics differently.
Discuss:
"The segment was pulled three hours before the broadcast, a highly unusual last-minute change. The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
"The segment was pulled three hours before the broadcast, a highly unusual last-minute change. The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
December 22, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Discuss:
"The segment was pulled three hours before the broadcast, a highly unusual last-minute change. The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
"The segment was pulled three hours before the broadcast, a highly unusual last-minute change. The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
From a Columbia Journalism Review interview with former Vox Media executive Liz Kelly Nelson. She explains — clearly — why some of her best journalists were leaving Vox to set up their own practices. www.cjr.org/the-intervie... So clearly that she eventually joins them... Read on:
December 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
From a Columbia Journalism Review interview with former Vox Media executive Liz Kelly Nelson. She explains — clearly — why some of her best journalists were leaving Vox to set up their own practices. www.cjr.org/the-intervie... So clearly that she eventually joins them... Read on:
Reposted by Jay Rosen
As some of you know, I recently put my 1986 PhD dissertation online. "The Impossible Press" is the title. pressthink.org/2025/10/jay-...
Here's a section — 39 years old — on news and what today we call "narrative," or, more pointedly, "the" narrative. pressthink.org/j/rosen-arch...
Here's a section — 39 years old — on news and what today we call "narrative," or, more pointedly, "the" narrative. pressthink.org/j/rosen-arch...
December 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
As some of you know, I recently put my 1986 PhD dissertation online. "The Impossible Press" is the title. pressthink.org/2025/10/jay-...
Here's a section — 39 years old — on news and what today we call "narrative," or, more pointedly, "the" narrative. pressthink.org/j/rosen-arch...
Here's a section — 39 years old — on news and what today we call "narrative," or, more pointedly, "the" narrative. pressthink.org/j/rosen-arch...
As some of you know, I recently put my 1986 PhD dissertation online. "The Impossible Press" is the title. pressthink.org/2025/10/jay-...
Here's a section — 39 years old — on news and what today we call "narrative," or, more pointedly, "the" narrative. pressthink.org/j/rosen-arch...
Here's a section — 39 years old — on news and what today we call "narrative," or, more pointedly, "the" narrative. pressthink.org/j/rosen-arch...
December 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
As some of you know, I recently put my 1986 PhD dissertation online. "The Impossible Press" is the title. pressthink.org/2025/10/jay-...
Here's a section — 39 years old — on news and what today we call "narrative," or, more pointedly, "the" narrative. pressthink.org/j/rosen-arch...
Here's a section — 39 years old — on news and what today we call "narrative," or, more pointedly, "the" narrative. pressthink.org/j/rosen-arch...
Once in a while you win one.
“The board determined, after careful review, that Sinclair’s offer was not in the best interests of Scripps and our shareholders as well as our employees and the many communities and audiences we serve in the United States."
coloradomedia.substack.com/p/colorado-t...
“The board determined, after careful review, that Sinclair’s offer was not in the best interests of Scripps and our shareholders as well as our employees and the many communities and audiences we serve in the United States."
coloradomedia.substack.com/p/colorado-t...
Colorado TV news owner slaps down bid by conservative Sinclair broadcast giant
The news behind the news in Colorado
coloradomedia.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Once in a while you win one.
“The board determined, after careful review, that Sinclair’s offer was not in the best interests of Scripps and our shareholders as well as our employees and the many communities and audiences we serve in the United States."
coloradomedia.substack.com/p/colorado-t...
“The board determined, after careful review, that Sinclair’s offer was not in the best interests of Scripps and our shareholders as well as our employees and the many communities and audiences we serve in the United States."
coloradomedia.substack.com/p/colorado-t...
The odds, I thought, were slim that any columnist could make sense of it all, not because there was too much in his speech, but because there was almost nothing. Certainly nothing that belonged on TV. But Zack is right. "The fact that they needed to try such a desperate move at all is notable."
Trump's ridiculous primetime address was yet another sign that his presidency is failing www.vox.com/politics/472...
The revealing pointlessness of Trump’s primetime speech
The president is a desperate man.
www.vox.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The odds, I thought, were slim that any columnist could make sense of it all, not because there was too much in his speech, but because there was almost nothing. Certainly nothing that belonged on TV. But Zack is right. "The fact that they needed to try such a desperate move at all is notable."
"Breaking precedent, networks interrupt prime time for Trump political diatribe." popular.info/p/breaking-p...
I wouldn't mind the networks prime timing his talking points if they explained what they're doing. Just say, "'ordinarily we wouldn't, but we have changed."
Or better: he has changed us.
I wouldn't mind the networks prime timing his talking points if they explained what they're doing. Just say, "'ordinarily we wouldn't, but we have changed."
Or better: he has changed us.
December 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"Breaking precedent, networks interrupt prime time for Trump political diatribe." popular.info/p/breaking-p...
I wouldn't mind the networks prime timing his talking points if they explained what they're doing. Just say, "'ordinarily we wouldn't, but we have changed."
Or better: he has changed us.
I wouldn't mind the networks prime timing his talking points if they explained what they're doing. Just say, "'ordinarily we wouldn't, but we have changed."
Or better: he has changed us.