@jekoslosky.bsky.social
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"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
December 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
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It's remarkable - and I'd argue it should be much bigger news - that the Fed Chair is now publicly claiming the administration is lying about employment data.
Has this ever occurred before?
Reality is real - Ask anybody looking for a new job.
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Has this ever occurred before?
Reality is real - Ask anybody looking for a new job.
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says U.S. May Be Drastically Overstating Jobs Numbers
Powell said that Fed staffers believe federal data could be overstating job creation by up to 60,000 jobs a month—which suggests the jobs market might be shrinking.
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It's remarkable - and I'd argue it should be much bigger news - that the Fed Chair is now publicly claiming the administration is lying about employment data.
Has this ever occurred before?
Reality is real - Ask anybody looking for a new job.
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Has this ever occurred before?
Reality is real - Ask anybody looking for a new job.
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Anyone who's ever covered a federal investigation knows how tight-lipped authorities are until they're ready to prosecute. Not so with the Bolton raid. Justice dept brass couldn't wait to blab about it this morning.
What's that tell ya?
What's that tell ya?
August 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Anyone who's ever covered a federal investigation knows how tight-lipped authorities are until they're ready to prosecute. Not so with the Bolton raid. Justice dept brass couldn't wait to blab about it this morning.
What's that tell ya?
What's that tell ya?
Newspaper reporters filed their stories here for more than a century. Now the downtown Hazleton Pa. building will be turned into a daycare center.
The local Standard-Speaker was purchased in 2023 by hedge fund Alden Global Capital's MediaNews. www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/08/15/d...
The local Standard-Speaker was purchased in 2023 by hedge fund Alden Global Capital's MediaNews. www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/08/15/d...
Developer to convert Standard-Speaker building into daycare
A Scranton developer noted for resurrecting the Steamtown Mall, restaurants, apartments and office buildings, has purchased the Standard-Speaker building in downtown Hazleton, which he plans to con…
www.thetimes-tribune.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Newspaper reporters filed their stories here for more than a century. Now the downtown Hazleton Pa. building will be turned into a daycare center.
The local Standard-Speaker was purchased in 2023 by hedge fund Alden Global Capital's MediaNews. www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/08/15/d...
The local Standard-Speaker was purchased in 2023 by hedge fund Alden Global Capital's MediaNews. www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/08/15/d...
The Jim Acosta AI "interview" puts a bad light on a potentially helpful tool for journalism students. AI bot tech may help our students better navigate the real interviews they find so intimidating.
I write about one of my early experiments here: jekoslosky.substack.com/p/gulp-cant-...
I write about one of my early experiments here: jekoslosky.substack.com/p/gulp-cant-...
GULP! — 'Can't I just email them my questions?'
Can AI help journalism students better navigate real-life interviews? I'm experimenting to find out.
jekoslosky.substack.com
August 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Jim Acosta AI "interview" puts a bad light on a potentially helpful tool for journalism students. AI bot tech may help our students better navigate the real interviews they find so intimidating.
I write about one of my early experiments here: jekoslosky.substack.com/p/gulp-cant-...
I write about one of my early experiments here: jekoslosky.substack.com/p/gulp-cant-...
I'm at the stage in life where I have to look up all 3 contestants on Celebrity Jeopardy.
July 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I'm at the stage in life where I have to look up all 3 contestants on Celebrity Jeopardy.
There's no sporting event that can match the dramatic arc(s) of a TDF mountain stage
July 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
There's no sporting event that can match the dramatic arc(s) of a TDF mountain stage
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Paramount just paid Trump a bribe for merger approval. When Democrats retake power, I’ll be first in line calling for federal charges. In the meantime, state prosecutors should make the corporate execs who sold out our democracy answer in court, today.
Paramount agrees to pay Trump $16 million, clearing way for multibillion-dollar merger
Paramount agrees to pay Trump $16 million, clearing way for multibillion-dollar merger
The king demands tribute.
buff.ly
July 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Paramount just paid Trump a bribe for merger approval. When Democrats retake power, I’ll be first in line calling for federal charges. In the meantime, state prosecutors should make the corporate execs who sold out our democracy answer in court, today.
I am leaning harder into AI to help with some of the more laborious tasks around campus media advising and course/class prep.
Not replacing anything that involves the F2F communication with students. But things like requests for proposals and contracts... major time saver so far.
Not replacing anything that involves the F2F communication with students. But things like requests for proposals and contracts... major time saver so far.
June 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I am leaning harder into AI to help with some of the more laborious tasks around campus media advising and course/class prep.
Not replacing anything that involves the F2F communication with students. But things like requests for proposals and contracts... major time saver so far.
Not replacing anything that involves the F2F communication with students. But things like requests for proposals and contracts... major time saver so far.
I'm always interested to read my students' thoughts about public media funding. Despite backgrounds from mostly rural communities and suburbs (i.e. the redder areas of PA), most students seem to favor a greatly expanded role for public news news media.
May 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I'm always interested to read my students' thoughts about public media funding. Despite backgrounds from mostly rural communities and suburbs (i.e. the redder areas of PA), most students seem to favor a greatly expanded role for public news news media.
Big story still ½way down the NYT homepage.
PA governor and family jolted awake by bangs on the door at 2 a.m.
Their house was on fire.
It was deliberately set while they slept after celebrating the first night of Passover.
Political violence? Antisemitic? Unclear.
But it deserves more attention.
PA governor and family jolted awake by bangs on the door at 2 a.m.
Their house was on fire.
It was deliberately set while they slept after celebrating the first night of Passover.
Political violence? Antisemitic? Unclear.
But it deserves more attention.
April 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Big story still ½way down the NYT homepage.
PA governor and family jolted awake by bangs on the door at 2 a.m.
Their house was on fire.
It was deliberately set while they slept after celebrating the first night of Passover.
Political violence? Antisemitic? Unclear.
But it deserves more attention.
PA governor and family jolted awake by bangs on the door at 2 a.m.
Their house was on fire.
It was deliberately set while they slept after celebrating the first night of Passover.
Political violence? Antisemitic? Unclear.
But it deserves more attention.
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The political economic framework that Bob championed has received increasingly less attention within the field of communication even as its usefulness and timeliness is arguably more glaringly apparent than ever before.
R.I.P Rob McChesney. He was a trenchant critic who saw corporate & commercial media as corrosive to democracy. I admired how his analysis & polemics were grounded in an intimate understanding of the history, structure & power--the political economy--of media. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Robert McChesney, the Great Champion of Journalism and Democracy, Has Died
The academic and activist inspired generations of people to challenge corporate power and support a media reform movement that lives on.
www.thenation.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The political economic framework that Bob championed has received increasingly less attention within the field of communication even as its usefulness and timeliness is arguably more glaringly apparent than ever before.
New Bob Mould album is solid.
March 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
New Bob Mould album is solid.
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Grotesque.
It's a Washington ritual, yes, but keep in mind the purpose of these dinners. They serve as a reminder: "We compete with each other, and criticize when needed, but really we are one community, and we love what we do. We may have different roles but only one type. The green room insider."
It's a Washington ritual, yes, but keep in mind the purpose of these dinners. They serve as a reminder: "We compete with each other, and criticize when needed, but really we are one community, and we love what we do. We may have different roles but only one type. The green room insider."
Is it just me, or does none of this seem, y’know, funny.
“The annual Gridiron Club dinner in Washington on Saturday featured jokes about President Trump, the breakdown of the global order, Russia, Democrats’ uncertain future and, of course, Elon Musk.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/u...
“The annual Gridiron Club dinner in Washington on Saturday featured jokes about President Trump, the breakdown of the global order, Russia, Democrats’ uncertain future and, of course, Elon Musk.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/u...
At Gridiron Dinner, Jokes About Trump, Musk and Russia Abound
But President Trump wasn’t around to hear any of the barbs thrown at the annual D.C. event.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Grotesque.
It's a Washington ritual, yes, but keep in mind the purpose of these dinners. They serve as a reminder: "We compete with each other, and criticize when needed, but really we are one community, and we love what we do. We may have different roles but only one type. The green room insider."
It's a Washington ritual, yes, but keep in mind the purpose of these dinners. They serve as a reminder: "We compete with each other, and criticize when needed, but really we are one community, and we love what we do. We may have different roles but only one type. The green room insider."
This fits a larger pattern of GOP legislators insulating themselves from non-GOP faithful. Interviews, debates, town halls, campus speeches to groups that are not young Republicans. All growing rarer.
Republicans advised to avoid in-person town halls after confrontations over layoffs go viral
The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee advised Republicans in a closed-door meeting that there were other ways to reach constituents.
www.nbcnews.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This fits a larger pattern of GOP legislators insulating themselves from non-GOP faithful. Interviews, debates, town halls, campus speeches to groups that are not young Republicans. All growing rarer.
Front page of Monday's Scranton Times-Tribune, a strong locally owned paper until sold to Alden last year.
Not one local byline.
Not one staff byline.
Issue cost: $3
March 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Not one local byline.
Not one staff byline.
Issue cost: $3
March 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
March 4, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Front page of Monday's Scranton Times-Tribune, a strong locally owned paper until sold to Alden last year.
Not one local byline.
Not one staff byline.
Issue cost: $3
March 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Not one local byline.
Not one staff byline.
Issue cost: $3
March 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Gonna be really interesting to watch how this plays out. WSJ has been navigating similar waters for some time. Strong journalism, op pages pushing a right-wing agenda. Not sure how much their audiences overlap.
Also noteworthy here: WaPo opinion pages will now, clearly and undeniably, be speaking for Bezos personally. That will be interesting, and likely quite tricky.
February 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Gonna be really interesting to watch how this plays out. WSJ has been navigating similar waters for some time. Strong journalism, op pages pushing a right-wing agenda. Not sure how much their audiences overlap.
I left twitter because it became an insufferable stream of right-wing trolls. Look at the comments below this post, and it's hard not to conclude this site is traveling the same path, but on the left.
Having served as a Moscow correspondent in the early days of Putin's reign, this reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access.
February 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I left twitter because it became an insufferable stream of right-wing trolls. Look at the comments below this post, and it's hard not to conclude this site is traveling the same path, but on the left.
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Having served as a Moscow correspondent in the early days of Putin's reign, this reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access.
February 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Having served as a Moscow correspondent in the early days of Putin's reign, this reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access.
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Every researcher should be required to read this article.
Clarke et al, 2024-“Being Really Confidently Wrong”: Qualitative Researchers’ Experiences of Methodologically Incongruent Peer Review Feedback.
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Clarke et al, 2024-“Being Really Confidently Wrong”: Qualitative Researchers’ Experiences of Methodologically Incongruent Peer Review Feedback.
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
December 18, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Every researcher should be required to read this article.
Clarke et al, 2024-“Being Really Confidently Wrong”: Qualitative Researchers’ Experiences of Methodologically Incongruent Peer Review Feedback.
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Clarke et al, 2024-“Being Really Confidently Wrong”: Qualitative Researchers’ Experiences of Methodologically Incongruent Peer Review Feedback.
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Can’t overstate the respect I have for my student-journalists at buvoice.com.
It takes serious guts to demand the resignation of the person who’s likely to hand you your diploma on stage in 6 months or a year. But that's what they did this past week, drawing from a year-plus of their reporting work.
It takes serious guts to demand the resignation of the person who’s likely to hand you your diploma on stage in 6 months or a year. But that's what they did this past week, drawing from a year-plus of their reporting work.
December 7, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Can’t overstate the respect I have for my student-journalists at buvoice.com.
It takes serious guts to demand the resignation of the person who’s likely to hand you your diploma on stage in 6 months or a year. But that's what they did this past week, drawing from a year-plus of their reporting work.
It takes serious guts to demand the resignation of the person who’s likely to hand you your diploma on stage in 6 months or a year. But that's what they did this past week, drawing from a year-plus of their reporting work.
One of aspects of local journalism I think we took for granted was "localizing" national news. What does this proposed federal legislation or policy mean for this area?
It helped people make sense of what went on in DC and state capitals.
Without it, we turn to pundits for sense-making.
It helped people make sense of what went on in DC and state capitals.
Without it, we turn to pundits for sense-making.
November 22, 2024 at 8:06 PM
One of aspects of local journalism I think we took for granted was "localizing" national news. What does this proposed federal legislation or policy mean for this area?
It helped people make sense of what went on in DC and state capitals.
Without it, we turn to pundits for sense-making.
It helped people make sense of what went on in DC and state capitals.
Without it, we turn to pundits for sense-making.