Brad Kalbfeld
@bradkalbfeld.bsky.social
Recovering newsman: 32 years as reporter, editor at AP, incl. 22 as managing editor, TV/radio. #amwriting #amquerying
NORC is a respected research operation based at the University of Chicago. This Center for Public Research is a joint effort between the two shops.
April 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
NORC is a respected research operation based at the University of Chicago. This Center for Public Research is a joint effort between the two shops.
There’s a difference between AP’s story and the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs.
Here’s the AP headline:
Here’s the AP headline:
April 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
There’s a difference between AP’s story and the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs.
Here’s the AP headline:
Here’s the AP headline:
That should be @thelanguagejones here on BlueSky.
November 14, 2024 at 9:09 PM
That should be @thelanguagejones here on BlueSky.
Thing Ghostbusters: they were taught that crossing the streams is bad. Now they think that they are being asked to cross the streams. As Egon said when he proposed this “radical idea,” “There’s definitely a very slim chance we could survive.” 3/3
September 22, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Thing Ghostbusters: they were taught that crossing the streams is bad. Now they think that they are being asked to cross the streams. As Egon said when he proposed this “radical idea,” “There’s definitely a very slim chance we could survive.” 3/3
The underlying conditions have changed but many reporters and editors are having trouble processing it because they fear that by using such clear and blunt language they will be expressing opinions and undermine their credibility, thereby doing more damage. 2/3
September 22, 2024 at 9:47 PM
The underlying conditions have changed but many reporters and editors are having trouble processing it because they fear that by using such clear and blunt language they will be expressing opinions and undermine their credibility, thereby doing more damage. 2/3
The problem is that the paradigm of “objectivity” was drummed into the current generation of journalists when most politicians operated within a fairly narrow range of falsehoods. 1/x
September 22, 2024 at 9:47 PM
The problem is that the paradigm of “objectivity” was drummed into the current generation of journalists when most politicians operated within a fairly narrow range of falsehoods. 1/x
The lead of this story is misleading. The poll has her up by nine among independents but within the margin of error (though ahead) among all registered voters.
August 7, 2024 at 8:23 PM
The lead of this story is misleading. The poll has her up by nine among independents but within the margin of error (though ahead) among all registered voters.
It’s called the rule of law and it’s what’s at stake in November
August 7, 2024 at 8:07 PM
It’s called the rule of law and it’s what’s at stake in November
Where’s this from?
August 1, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Where’s this from?
Take. It. Seriously.
July 27, 2024 at 2:28 AM
Take. It. Seriously.
Worse is that there is still no strategy for dealing with it in real time.
June 29, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Worse is that there is still no strategy for dealing with it in real time.
Of course the woman does have six fingers …
June 24, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Of course the woman does have six fingers …
No it becomes Radio Shark
June 12, 2024 at 1:37 AM
No it becomes Radio Shark
Agree. It would be instructive to figure out how to measure the difference in speed/intensity between the old technology and the new in each era, and compare that to its social and political impact in each case
May 7, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Agree. It would be instructive to figure out how to measure the difference in speed/intensity between the old technology and the new in each era, and compare that to its social and political impact in each case
What’s new is the speed and reach and algorithmic focusing of the audience. It’s like severe storms: we’ve always had them but with climate change they develop faster and are a lot more intense.
May 7, 2024 at 4:20 PM
What’s new is the speed and reach and algorithmic focusing of the audience. It’s like severe storms: we’ve always had them but with climate change they develop faster and are a lot more intense.
Anyone trying to divine an ideological profile or platform from Trump’s campaign misunderstands what Trumpism is. Grievance, not governing. Channeling the rage of people who are afraid of demographic and political change.
March 30, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Anyone trying to divine an ideological profile or platform from Trump’s campaign misunderstands what Trumpism is. Grievance, not governing. Channeling the rage of people who are afraid of demographic and political change.
Trump ran as the avatar of American anger and the editorial choices about what to cover should be viewed through that lens. Journalists saw that anger as transgressive and that is what made it news.
March 29, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Trump ran as the avatar of American anger and the editorial choices about what to cover should be viewed through that lens. Journalists saw that anger as transgressive and that is what made it news.
Sorry that should be personified.
February 22, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Sorry that should be personified.