Jason Martin
@jasonmartin.bsky.social
DePaul journalism & media law professor
20 years in the making!
April 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
20 years in the making!
Sara Bareilles, Love Song. All-time grocery store banger.
March 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Sara Bareilles, Love Song. All-time grocery store banger.
AEJMC friends, I'm running for AEJMC PF&R Committee. If you see a ballot link in your inbox and can take a minute, I'd appreciate your vote!
February 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
AEJMC friends, I'm running for AEJMC PF&R Committee. If you see a ballot link in your inbox and can take a minute, I'd appreciate your vote!
Tough day for Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
January 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Tough day for Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Can't ever really re-watch much of Curb Your Enthusiasm at this point.
January 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Can't ever really re-watch much of Curb Your Enthusiasm at this point.
Herren volk shit
Rep. Andy Ogles on the DCA plane crash: "Did DEI play a role in this type a thing?"
January 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Herren volk shit
Reposted by Jason Martin
Chasing points before the 4th quarter rarely pays off
January 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Chasing points before the 4th quarter rarely pays off
Chasing points before the 4th quarter rarely pays off
January 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Chasing points before the 4th quarter rarely pays off
The House is Great
January 21, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The House is Great
35 years ago today... a brand-new record for 1990.
January 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
35 years ago today... a brand-new record for 1990.
Greathouse. In the middle of our street.
January 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Greathouse. In the middle of our street.
In the arms of Angeli
January 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
In the arms of Angeli
Merry Christmas 2024
December 26, 2024 at 3:26 AM
Merry Christmas 2024
Fun time of year where I am punished with roughly 20 emails per hour from every company I've ever divulged my email for a $5 discount.
December 18, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Fun time of year where I am punished with roughly 20 emails per hour from every company I've ever divulged my email for a $5 discount.
Reposted by Jason Martin
I get why journalists are reticent to try to port a following to a new platform—I was, and I still post my work everywhere—but if your career is predicated on people clicking your links and engaging with your work, this site is the only one not actively working against that.
Elon admits that any post on X with a link is throttled
He advises you to upload content directly to X instead, where he can monetize it
Musk is the richest person in the world and his view is everyone should work for him for free
He advises you to upload content directly to X instead, where he can monetize it
Musk is the richest person in the world and his view is everyone should work for him for free
November 25, 2024 at 2:00 PM
I get why journalists are reticent to try to port a following to a new platform—I was, and I still post my work everywhere—but if your career is predicated on people clicking your links and engaging with your work, this site is the only one not actively working against that.
How Innovation Keeps an Activist Ugandan News Site Ahead of the Government www.cjr.org/world/how-in...
How Innovation Keeps an Activist Ugandan News Site Ahead of the Government
Reporting that pops up in different media, documents as proof, and crowdsourced investigations have revealed corruption.
www.cjr.org
November 21, 2024 at 11:33 PM
How Innovation Keeps an Activist Ugandan News Site Ahead of the Government www.cjr.org/world/how-in...
What will a second Trump term mean for the Freedom of Information Act www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/what...
What will a second Trump term mean for the Freedom of Information Act?
The law itself is likely to stand, but experts expect a surge in requests, longer delays, and more court dates.
www.niemanlab.org
November 21, 2024 at 9:47 PM
What will a second Trump term mean for the Freedom of Information Act www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/what...
Another great starter pack 👇
Sharing an update on this fine group of really smart people associated with journalism, j education, student media and such. Happy to add new folks on your request.
November 21, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Another great starter pack 👇
Reposted by Jason Martin
The United States now has:
• 45,020 reporters
• 275,550 public relations specialists
For every reporter, there are now six PR people.
(data via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• 45,020 reporters
• 275,550 public relations specialists
For every reporter, there are now six PR people.
(data via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
November 18, 2024 at 5:10 PM
The United States now has:
• 45,020 reporters
• 275,550 public relations specialists
For every reporter, there are now six PR people.
(data via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• 45,020 reporters
• 275,550 public relations specialists
For every reporter, there are now six PR people.
(data via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Reposted by Jason Martin
To be clear, it's not just the government who is an increasing threat to independent journalism. Rich people—from Peter Thiel to Elon Musk to Maury Blackman—are doing their best to sue news organization's out of existence.
Anatomy of a censorship campaign: A tech exec's crusade to stifle journalism
Tactics used by businessman against reporting he dislikes are increasingly common. Here’s how reporters can be prepared and fight back
freedom.press
November 14, 2024 at 12:07 AM
To be clear, it's not just the government who is an increasing threat to independent journalism. Rich people—from Peter Thiel to Elon Musk to Maury Blackman—are doing their best to sue news organization's out of existence.
Reposted by Jason Martin
Hard to describe as a journalist how grateful I am to have a text-based app that does not suppress hyperlinks. I don’t know if people realize exactly how hostile the corporate internet has gotten toward news.
November 11, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Hard to describe as a journalist how grateful I am to have a text-based app that does not suppress hyperlinks. I don’t know if people realize exactly how hostile the corporate internet has gotten toward news.
2024’s other big loser? The mainstream media. Is there any path forward? www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
2024’s other big loser? The mainstream media. Is there any path forward? | Will Bunch
As an electorate besieged by disinformation turned to Trump, trust in traditional media has imploded. What comes next?
www.inquirer.com
November 11, 2024 at 4:32 AM
2024’s other big loser? The mainstream media. Is there any path forward? www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...