Cory Barker 🆗
@corybarker.bsky.social
Media studies researcher, Penn State professor, past and future television blogger.
Book 📖: SOCIAL TV: MULTI-SCREEN CONTENT AND EPHEMERAL CULTURE
Newsletter 📰: TV PLUS
Book 📖: SOCIAL TV: MULTI-SCREEN CONTENT AND EPHEMERAL CULTURE
Newsletter 📰: TV PLUS
we need to do something about Gen X
Inside Three Longterm Relationships With A.I. Chatbots
Three people on the joys and anxieties of A.I. romances.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
we need to do something about Gen X
Talking about stardom in rom-coms this week, and I've decided that this image should be illegal, or put in every city center
October 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Talking about stardom in rom-coms this week, and I've decided that this image should be illegal, or put in every city center
Nearly $500 million on administrator salaries, with another round of serious academic cuts coming soon.
University of Nebraska now spends more on administrators and managers than on faculty
At first glance, they look like raises. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a music professor’s salary jumped $13,000 in the past decade.
apnews.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Nearly $500 million on administrator salaries, with another round of serious academic cuts coming soon.
Reposted by Cory Barker 🆗
Time to check in on how the ol’ Grey Lady covered seven million Americans protesting fascism yesterday… Ah! There it is, 38 headlines and several large ads down the page with a one minute read.
October 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Time to check in on how the ol’ Grey Lady covered seven million Americans protesting fascism yesterday… Ah! There it is, 38 headlines and several large ads down the page with a one minute read.
TJ McConnell
Who do you think should win the 2025 Ballon d'Or?
September 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
TJ McConnell
getting into political arguments on the Bill Simmons subreddit, again
September 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
getting into political arguments on the Bill Simmons subreddit, again
Look, it’s not open mic night in America
Really incredible stuff from Bill Simmons, who of all the possible angles chose “this isn’t so bad because famous people can make their OWN platforms and don’t need networks anymore,” and then hit us with a “brought to you by FanDuel” outro. No one’s doing it like him.
September 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Look, it’s not open mic night in America
The Morning Show makes me believe in dead internet theory
September 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Morning Show makes me believe in dead internet theory
it's that time of the semester
September 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
it's that time of the semester
I think Nate Bergatze is pretty funny! This is not his night/setting.
September 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I think Nate Bergatze is pretty funny! This is not his night/setting.
can't believe they'd let her say that awful stuff (go birds) on television
"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys
September 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
can't believe they'd let her say that awful stuff (go birds) on television
make them play every week
September 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
make them play every week
Meanwhile, at Indiana University
September 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Meanwhile, at Indiana University
just one more merger bro it'll make the consumer experience better
bro for real this time bro
shareholder value please bro
i promise bro it'll work this time
trust me bro it's for creators bro
bro for real this time bro
shareholder value please bro
i promise bro it'll work this time
trust me bro it's for creators bro
September 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
just one more merger bro it'll make the consumer experience better
bro for real this time bro
shareholder value please bro
i promise bro it'll work this time
trust me bro it's for creators bro
bro for real this time bro
shareholder value please bro
i promise bro it'll work this time
trust me bro it's for creators bro
*Trade reporter with an overpriced newsletter voice*
Roundabout way to bring Chris Nolan back to WB
Roundabout way to bring Chris Nolan back to WB
Exclusive | Paramount Skydance Prepares Ellison-Backed Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
The bid will be for the entire company, including its cable networks and movie studio, according to people familiar with the situation.
www.wsj.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
*Trade reporter with an overpriced newsletter voice*
Roundabout way to bring Chris Nolan back to WB
Roundabout way to bring Chris Nolan back to WB
PSWBD
This would mean a lot of job cuts.
*PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE PREPS BID FOR WARNER BROS DISCOVERY: WSJ
*PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE PREPS BID FOR WARNER BROS DISCOVERY: WSJ
September 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
PSWBD
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The Question All Colleges Should Ask Themselves About AI
How far are they willing to go to limit its harms?
www.theatlantic.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Ezra Klein hasn’t changed for two decades. He just grew a beard.
September 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Ezra Klein hasn’t changed for two decades. He just grew a beard.
It's so funny that every year Apple is like, WE MADE IT THINNER AND MORE POWERFUL THAN EVER, and then people just watch Rizzler videos on it before falling asleep
September 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
It's so funny that every year Apple is like, WE MADE IT THINNER AND MORE POWERFUL THAN EVER, and then people just watch Rizzler videos on it before falling asleep
Friday class should be illegal
August 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Friday class should be illegal
Podcasts are cooked
August 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Podcasts are cooked
Some personal news
SCOOP: A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers, raising questions about ethics in the independent media space
A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers
An initiative aimed at boosting Democrats online offers influencers up to $8,000 a month to push the party line. All they have to do is keep it secret—and agree to restrictions on their content.
www.wired.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Some personal news