Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis
@jeffjarvis.bsky.social
Visiting prof @Stony Brook; fellow @Montclair State; emeritus prof @CUNY's Newmark School of Journalism. Co-host: This Week in Google, AI Inside. Author of The Gutenberg Parenthesis, Magazine, The Web We Weave, available at: https://jeffjarvis.com
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I'm a media critic. I read and point to that which I criticize.
Please don't tell me the #BrokenTimes, #BrokenPost have paywalls and registration. We know.
Please don't tell me to stop reading.
If you don't want traffic to go to them, don't click.
We have more important things to worry about!
Please don't tell me the #BrokenTimes, #BrokenPost have paywalls and registration. We know.
Please don't tell me to stop reading.
If you don't want traffic to go to them, don't click.
We have more important things to worry about!
Ireland's @thejournal.ie asked me to write about the Washington Post. I wrote its obituary--and mass media's. Don't save it. Replace it.
From watchdogs to mouthpieces: Washington Post and the wreckage of legacy media jrnl.ie/6950317
From watchdogs to mouthpieces: Washington Post and the wreckage of legacy media jrnl.ie/6950317
From watchdogs to mouthpieces: Washington Post and the wreckage of legacy media
Layoffs, billionaires and political capture are hollowing out legacy news, and it’s difficult to see what will come next, writes Jeff Jarvis.
jrnl.ie
February 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Ireland's @thejournal.ie asked me to write about the Washington Post. I wrote its obituary--and mass media's. Don't save it. Replace it.
From watchdogs to mouthpieces: Washington Post and the wreckage of legacy media jrnl.ie/6950317
From watchdogs to mouthpieces: Washington Post and the wreckage of legacy media jrnl.ie/6950317
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Bad Bunny's historical advisor is an assistant professor at UW-Madison.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Bad Bunny's historical advisor is an assistant professor at UW-Madison.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
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The New York Times, hard at work
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 PM
The New York Times, hard at work
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This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
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7/ Read the rest of the letters:
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
propub.li
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
7/ Read the rest of the letters:
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2/ “I miss my school and my friends I feel bad since when I came here to this Place, because I have been here too long.”
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
2/ “I miss my school and my friends I feel bad since when I came here to this Place, because I have been here too long.”
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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Aus Angst, „nicht korrekt“ zu sein, verlieren Medien offenbar immer mehr ihre Orientierung. Das Ergebnis: politischer Extremismus und sexualisierte Gewalt werden normalisiert und als streitbar dargestellt. Aber: Journalistische Neutralität endet dort, wo Verletzung von Menschenwürde beginnt.
February 9, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Aus Angst, „nicht korrekt“ zu sein, verlieren Medien offenbar immer mehr ihre Orientierung. Das Ergebnis: politischer Extremismus und sexualisierte Gewalt werden normalisiert und als streitbar dargestellt. Aber: Journalistische Neutralität endet dort, wo Verletzung von Menschenwürde beginnt.
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Exactly. This wasn’t a slip, it was calibration. Trump pushed the Overton Window as far as it would go and the #BrokenTimes flinched instead of naming it. Open racism was the point, not the risk, and the Times proved it’ll normalize anything if said loud enough
Racism wasn’t exposed. It was deployed
Racism wasn’t exposed. It was deployed
February 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Exactly. This wasn’t a slip, it was calibration. Trump pushed the Overton Window as far as it would go and the #BrokenTimes flinched instead of naming it. Open racism was the point, not the risk, and the Times proved it’ll normalize anything if said loud enough
Racism wasn’t exposed. It was deployed
Racism wasn’t exposed. It was deployed
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It's like bringing fascism to Italy! Oh, wait
February 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
It's like bringing fascism to Italy! Oh, wait
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“It is surprising, in itself, to ever see him take a step back, to do anything other than, in the moment, double down and triple down, so in that sense it is surprising; it feels significant."
What a low bar we've set. 🤦♂️
What a low bar we've set. 🤦♂️
The #BrokenTimes stands by the wide-open Overton Window and can't feel the breeze. The goal was to be as openly racist as possible and they succeeded.
Reaction to Trump’s Racist Post Shows He Is Not Always Immune to Politics www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Reaction to Trump’s Racist Post Shows He Is Not Always Immune to Politics www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Reaction to Trump’s Racist Post Shows He Is Not Always Immune to Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
“It is surprising, in itself, to ever see him take a step back, to do anything other than, in the moment, double down and triple down, so in that sense it is surprising; it feels significant."
What a low bar we've set. 🤦♂️
What a low bar we've set. 🤦♂️
Food to Italy.
Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
February 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Food to Italy.
The #MurdochJournal pushes for right-wing hegemony over local TV news:
Local TV Rules Are Stuck in the 1990s
www.wsj.com/opinion/loca...
Local TV Rules Are Stuck in the 1990s
www.wsj.com/opinion/loca...
Opinion | Local TV Rules Are Stuck in the 1990s
Local news will die unless the Trump administration acts to fulfill a Clinton-era legal mandate.
www.wsj.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The #MurdochJournal pushes for right-wing hegemony over local TV news:
Local TV Rules Are Stuck in the 1990s
www.wsj.com/opinion/loca...
Local TV Rules Are Stuck in the 1990s
www.wsj.com/opinion/loca...
The #BrokenTimes stands by the wide-open Overton Window and can't feel the breeze. The goal was to be as openly racist as possible and they succeeded.
Reaction to Trump’s Racist Post Shows He Is Not Always Immune to Politics www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Reaction to Trump’s Racist Post Shows He Is Not Always Immune to Politics www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Reaction to Trump’s Racist Post Shows He Is Not Always Immune to Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:15 PM
The #BrokenTimes stands by the wide-open Overton Window and can't feel the breeze. The goal was to be as openly racist as possible and they succeeded.
Reaction to Trump’s Racist Post Shows He Is Not Always Immune to Politics www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Reaction to Trump’s Racist Post Shows He Is Not Always Immune to Politics www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Rightwing critics blame Mamdani as New York snow fails to melt
Murdoch tabloid leads charge as big freeze persists – could the mayor please do something about the weather?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Murdoch tabloid leads charge as big freeze persists – could the mayor please do something about the weather?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Rightwing critics blame Mamdani as New York snow fails to melt
Murdoch tabloid leads charge as big freeze persists – could the mayor please do something about the weather?
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Rightwing critics blame Mamdani as New York snow fails to melt
Murdoch tabloid leads charge as big freeze persists – could the mayor please do something about the weather?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Murdoch tabloid leads charge as big freeze persists – could the mayor please do something about the weather?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
This is how they destroy: First, they beschmutz the institution, then they kill it. The #MurdochJournal:
Maybe It’s Time to Close the Kennedy Center for Good
www.wsj.com/opinion/mayb...
Maybe It’s Time to Close the Kennedy Center for Good
www.wsj.com/opinion/mayb...
Opinion | Maybe It’s Time to Close the Kennedy Center for Good
Washington isn’t a cultural hub, the building is ugly, and its leaders don’t much care about the arts.
www.wsj.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
This is how they destroy: First, they beschmutz the institution, then they kill it. The #MurdochJournal:
Maybe It’s Time to Close the Kennedy Center for Good
www.wsj.com/opinion/mayb...
Maybe It’s Time to Close the Kennedy Center for Good
www.wsj.com/opinion/mayb...
Turn off the lights on the way out, Will Lewis.
February 8, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Turn off the lights on the way out, Will Lewis.
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“The Epstein class” is a keeper.
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“The Epstein class” is a keeper.
For shame.
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:38 PM
For shame.
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Sarah Spring explains:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsbW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsbW...
DEEP DIVE: Sir Ian’s Speech from “Sir Thomas More”
YouTube video by Shakespeare Made Clear
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Sarah Spring explains:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsbW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsbW...
What a self-indulgent lede: "For as long as I can remember, I’ve wrestled with my own thoughts and feelings about identity. Why am I, David, the person I am?"
Michael Pollan Says Humanity Is About to Undergo a Revolutionary Change www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/m...
Michael Pollan Says Humanity Is About to Undergo a Revolutionary Change www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/m...
Michael Pollan Says Humanity Is About to Undergo a Revolutionary Change
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
What a self-indulgent lede: "For as long as I can remember, I’ve wrestled with my own thoughts and feelings about identity. Why am I, David, the person I am?"
Michael Pollan Says Humanity Is About to Undergo a Revolutionary Change www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/m...
Michael Pollan Says Humanity Is About to Undergo a Revolutionary Change www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/m...
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NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.
February 7, 2026 at 4:50 AM
NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.
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Except for what’s left of The Washington Post, which quotes people calling it racist but doesn’t do it itself…
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Except for what’s left of The Washington Post, which quotes people calling it racist but doesn’t do it itself…