Mary D'Ambrosio
@marydambrosio.bsky.social
Journalist, Rutgers University journalism professor and president of Big World Multimedia. Commenting on international and multimedia journalism issues, mostly. https://www.marydambrosio.com/
Study #media in #Ireland, or practice working as a foreign correspondent in #Italy in 2026. Come to our Oct. 22 FREE ITALIAN #Rutgers @rutgersu.bsky.social buffet dinner to learn more! #journalism
October 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Study #media in #Ireland, or practice working as a foreign correspondent in #Italy in 2026. Come to our Oct. 22 FREE ITALIAN #Rutgers @rutgersu.bsky.social buffet dinner to learn more! #journalism
@rutgersu.bsky.social students, practice working as foreign correspondents in summer 2026 & build your portfolio, by joining our 2-week, 3-credit #Rutgers #journalism program in #Bologna, #Italy! More info here: bit.ly/4n92YQv
October 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
@rutgersu.bsky.social students, practice working as foreign correspondents in summer 2026 & build your portfolio, by joining our 2-week, 3-credit #Rutgers #journalism program in #Bologna, #Italy! More info here: bit.ly/4n92YQv
President Trump’s proposal to eliminate federal funding for public broadcasters threatens scores of radio and TV stations across the U.S. Here is where the cuts threaten access to PBS and NPR.
Where Congress’s Cuts Threaten Access to PBS and NPR
The loss of federal funding threatens scores of public TV and radio stations across the United States.
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July 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Grateful to have the opportunity to read from my essay about the obliteration of #Jewish #Greek & #Armenian life in the beautiful #Istanbul neighborhood of #Kuzguncuk, at the #mediterraneanstudiesassociation conference in Gibraltar in May.
June 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Grateful to have the opportunity to read from my essay about the obliteration of #Jewish #Greek & #Armenian life in the beautiful #Istanbul neighborhood of #Kuzguncuk, at the #mediterraneanstudiesassociation conference in Gibraltar in May.
Student #journalists say both sources & opinion writers are asking that their names be removed from articles critical of #Trump policy, with some writers even resigning, the @theguardian.com reports tinyurl.com/yc24yzsr
US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech
Newsrooms forced to adapt as writers resign and request takedown of stories to avoid potential repercussions
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April 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Student #journalists say both sources & opinion writers are asking that their names be removed from articles critical of #Trump policy, with some writers even resigning, the @theguardian.com reports tinyurl.com/yc24yzsr
Because there’s no such thing as an illegal person.
“There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’”
My myth-busting piece for The Guardian today arguing that it is factually inaccurate & totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ & are automatically ‘criminals’.
I bring receipts:
My myth-busting piece for The Guardian today arguing that it is factually inaccurate & totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ & are automatically ‘criminals’.
I bring receipts:
There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’ | Mehdi Hasan
It is a factually inaccurate and totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ and are ‘criminals’
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Because there’s no such thing as an illegal person.
BU professor #MitchellZuckoff lauds #journalists as a “brave and resilient band.” And this conference is packed. @powerofnarrative.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
BU professor #MitchellZuckoff lauds #journalists as a “brave and resilient band.” And this conference is packed. @powerofnarrative.bsky.social
An on-the-ground lesson in #authoritarianism for my @rutgerscomminfo.bsky.social #journalism students: as we arrived in #Istanbul, #Erdogan's chief political rival was arrested & deposed, just b/f the two were to face off in presidential elections. They saw 1000s rebelling. tinyurl.com/27v7h4sn
Thousands protest in Turkey as leading political rival of President Erdogan is jailed | BBC News
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March 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
An on-the-ground lesson in #authoritarianism for my @rutgerscomminfo.bsky.social #journalism students: as we arrived in #Istanbul, #Erdogan's chief political rival was arrested & deposed, just b/f the two were to face off in presidential elections. They saw 1000s rebelling. tinyurl.com/27v7h4sn
Protests erupt at #Istanbul University, after the main challenger to President #Erdogan is disqualified, & arrested. #assignmentistanbul2025 www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/siyaset/ekre...
Ekrem İmamoğlu'na destek eylemi yapan üniversite öğrencilerine polis şiddeti!
İstanbul Üniversitesi'nde öğrenciler; dün akşam saatlerinde diploması iptal edilen, sabah da gözaltına alınan İBB Başkanı Ekrem İmamoğlu'na destek vermek istedi ancak polis engeliyle karşılaştı. Eylem...
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March 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Protests erupt at #Istanbul University, after the main challenger to President #Erdogan is disqualified, & arrested. #assignmentistanbul2025 www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/siyaset/ekre...
#Istanbul is a paradise for street #photographers. Feeling lucky to have a chance to go out shooting with master photographer Abdulkadir Karatas, on this frigid but sunny day. @rutgerscomminfo.bsky.social @rutgersuniversity.bsky.social #assignmentistanbul2025 #journalism #jms
March 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
#Istanbul is a paradise for street #photographers. Feeling lucky to have a chance to go out shooting with master photographer Abdulkadir Karatas, on this frigid but sunny day. @rutgerscomminfo.bsky.social @rutgersuniversity.bsky.social #assignmentistanbul2025 #journalism #jms
Ready to roll. #aasignmentistanbul2025 @rutgerscomminfo.bsky.social @rutgersuniversity.bsky.social #journalism #jms
March 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Preparing to blast off for #Istanbul with this year's crew of aspiring foreign #correspondents. Students will report on megacity living, music & religious-secular stress, plus glimpse life in an authoritarian society. @rutgerscomminfo.bsky.social @rutgersuniversity.bsky.social #journalism #jms
March 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Preparing to blast off for #Istanbul with this year's crew of aspiring foreign #correspondents. Students will report on megacity living, music & religious-secular stress, plus glimpse life in an authoritarian society. @rutgerscomminfo.bsky.social @rutgersuniversity.bsky.social #journalism #jms
“We reject efforts to undermine the courts and the profession. We will not stay silent in the face of efforts to remake the legal profession into something that rewards those who agree with the government and punishes those who do not…the intimidating words and actions we have heard must end.”
The ABA rejects efforts to undermine the courts and the legal profession. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
March 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“We reject efforts to undermine the courts and the profession. We will not stay silent in the face of efforts to remake the legal profession into something that rewards those who agree with the government and punishes those who do not…the intimidating words and actions we have heard must end.”
Reposted by Mary D'Ambrosio
I wrote this before the Oval Office performance, but really, there is nothing to add. It's all still true.
Putin planned to take Kyiv in three days, but he couldn't take Kyiv in three years.
The only way Putin wins now—the only way he finally succeeds in destroying Ukraine’s sovereignty—is by persuading Ukraine’s allies to abandon Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The only way Putin wins now—the only way he finally succeeds in destroying Ukraine’s sovereignty—is by persuading Ukraine’s allies to abandon Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Putin’s Three Years of Humiliation
The Russian president can’t win his war against Ukraine unless he persuades its allies to betray it.
www.theatlantic.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I wrote this before the Oval Office performance, but really, there is nothing to add. It's all still true.