Josh Braun
@joshbraun.bsky.social
Associate Professor at UMass Amherst studying the civic impacts of media distribution. I work in our Journalism Department and also co-edit the Distribution Matters series for The MIT Press. Opinions mine.
Mastodon: @josh@sciences.social
Mastodon: @josh@sciences.social
Reading Marshall Rosenberg, then logging into any social media app will give you whiplash. 😅
October 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Reading Marshall Rosenberg, then logging into any social media app will give you whiplash. 😅
@dianabutlerbass.bsky.social Stumbled across your 2018 podcast interview with Dan Harris yesterday and it was what I needed to hear in that moment. Thank you.
October 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
@dianabutlerbass.bsky.social Stumbled across your 2018 podcast interview with Dan Harris yesterday and it was what I needed to hear in that moment. Thank you.
@chrislhayes.bsky.social I deeply love the argument in "The Siren's Call," but something's been nagging me about how you've deployed it. In the book itself, you make this thoughtful, well-sourced case for why and how we need to restructure our politics to avoid the logic of the siren's call…1/2
October 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social I deeply love the argument in "The Siren's Call," but something's been nagging me about how you've deployed it. In the book itself, you make this thoughtful, well-sourced case for why and how we need to restructure our politics to avoid the logic of the siren's call…1/2
Speaking of which, the latest entry in MIT's Distribution Matters series (which I co-edit with Ramon Lobato) is "Reparative Media" by the ever-amazing @ajescoffery.bsky.social. It now has a gorgeous cover and a pre-order page (hint). So proud to have had the opportunity to work with Aymar. #commsky
Reparative Media
Can producing stories and developing platforms to support people who have been harmed by multiple, intersecting systems heal those systems? In Reparative Med...
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August 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Speaking of which, the latest entry in MIT's Distribution Matters series (which I co-edit with Ramon Lobato) is "Reparative Media" by the ever-amazing @ajescoffery.bsky.social. It now has a gorgeous cover and a pre-order page (hint). So proud to have had the opportunity to work with Aymar. #commsky
Annually, I prepare a list of books undergrads in my Media, Technology & Culture course can select for their final projects. Always fun to assemble and I get kick out of sharing it, too, so here it is! #commsky
Pic of Seth Long's book, my favorite new cover.
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Pic of Seth Long's book, my favorite new cover.
umass-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...
August 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Annually, I prepare a list of books undergrads in my Media, Technology & Culture course can select for their final projects. Always fun to assemble and I get kick out of sharing it, too, so here it is! #commsky
Pic of Seth Long's book, my favorite new cover.
umass-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...
Pic of Seth Long's book, my favorite new cover.
umass-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...
Now, as MSNBC spins off into its own company, distinct from NBC News, it seems like a good time to mention that I wrote a book on MSNBC. 1/2
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Goodbye, MSNBC. Hello, MS NOW.
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August 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Now, as MSNBC spins off into its own company, distinct from NBC News, it seems like a good time to mention that I wrote a book on MSNBC. 1/2
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...
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So say we all.
August 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
So say we all.
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non-affiliated friends and colleagues this is good news!
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How to Register & Get Free Access to Content
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July 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
non-affiliated friends and colleagues this is good news!
July 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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I taught myself to type on an Olivetti portable manual typewriter in the 70's. People who didn't practice evenly hitting the keys so the z would come out just as dark as the f don't get to tell me how many spaces to put after a period, and need to get off my lawn.
July 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I taught myself to type on an Olivetti portable manual typewriter in the 70's. People who didn't practice evenly hitting the keys so the z would come out just as dark as the f don't get to tell me how many spaces to put after a period, and need to get off my lawn.
@chrislhayes.bsky.social Just finished "The Siren's Call" and it's fantastic. In addition to being excellent on its own merits, it hit at the perfect moment for me, as I'm thinking more about attention in my teaching and research, as well as in my own life. Thank you.
July 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social Just finished "The Siren's Call" and it's fantastic. In addition to being excellent on its own merits, it hit at the perfect moment for me, as I'm thinking more about attention in my teaching and research, as well as in my own life. Thank you.
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The fear among academics and lawyers now talking on the record on just about any topic that involves the federal government or the White House is really extraordinary and worrisome, and getting worse, it seems to me, every week. Dissent by an establishment figures becoming verboten in the US
April 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The fear among academics and lawyers now talking on the record on just about any topic that involves the federal government or the White House is really extraordinary and worrisome, and getting worse, it seems to me, every week. Dissent by an establishment figures becoming verboten in the US
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I’ve been inundated w/ Q’s about the boundaries of our constitutional rights. Q’s about whether & how people can protest, considerations & calculus for whether they should exercise their speech rights. Freedom in the age of revenge is a fragile premise. We are all feeling the fear. That’s the point.
April 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I’ve been inundated w/ Q’s about the boundaries of our constitutional rights. Q’s about whether & how people can protest, considerations & calculus for whether they should exercise their speech rights. Freedom in the age of revenge is a fragile premise. We are all feeling the fear. That’s the point.
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Great news: NIH postbac program is recruiting again! If your grad school plans were affected by program cutbacks or admissions freezes this year I highly encourage you to apply, this could be a perfect opportunity. Please repost.
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April 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Great news: NIH postbac program is recruiting again! If your grad school plans were affected by program cutbacks or admissions freezes this year I highly encourage you to apply, this could be a perfect opportunity. Please repost.
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I greatly appreciate everything that Christopher Eisgruber says in this interview, but, more than that, it's increasingly a relief to hear someone in a position of authority willing to be sane in public. #academicSky #eduSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/p...
The University President Willing to Fight Trump
Christopher L. Eisgruber of Princeton University talks about the administration’s move to freeze billions of dollars in funding to higher education institutions.
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April 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I greatly appreciate everything that Christopher Eisgruber says in this interview, but, more than that, it's increasingly a relief to hear someone in a position of authority willing to be sane in public. #academicSky #eduSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/p...
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The world premiere of the new wind band arrangement of my score for Buster Keaton's COPS received a standing ovation. Concert was held last night in Luxembourg.
April 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The world premiere of the new wind band arrangement of my score for Buster Keaton's COPS received a standing ovation. Concert was held last night in Luxembourg.
April 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Movies that take place at roughly the same time
March 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Movies that take place at roughly the same time
March 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Buster Keaton's Seven Chances was released 100 years ago today, on March 15, 1925
March 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Buster Keaton's Seven Chances was released 100 years ago today, on March 15, 1925
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I'm excited to share the new forum I've co-edited with @marcowenjones.bsky.social for CSMC, here is our introduction: 'A century of propaganda studies: from pen and sword to surveillant smartphone' -check out the fascinating open access essays by our contributors! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A century of propaganda studies: from pen and sword to surveillant smartphone
Published in Critical Studies in Media Communication (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
March 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I'm excited to share the new forum I've co-edited with @marcowenjones.bsky.social for CSMC, here is our introduction: 'A century of propaganda studies: from pen and sword to surveillant smartphone' -check out the fascinating open access essays by our contributors! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Check out this new research in @regionalstudies.bsky.social! "Unseen costs: the inequities of the geography of innovation"
Innovation is worshipped as progress, but its rewards are seldom shared equally.
High-tech #clusters thrive while others wither; green tech demands raw materials extracted at human cost.
Check the intro to the @regionalstudies.bsky.social issue on the dark side of #innovation doi.org/10.1080/0034...
High-tech #clusters thrive while others wither; green tech demands raw materials extracted at human cost.
Check the intro to the @regionalstudies.bsky.social issue on the dark side of #innovation doi.org/10.1080/0034...
February 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Check out this new research in @regionalstudies.bsky.social! "Unseen costs: the inequities of the geography of innovation"
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We are so pleased to welcome Sally Hubbard
back to Open Markets as a fellow, made possible through a generous grant from the @knightfoundation.org Federal Alumni Fellowship Fund at The Miami Foundation.
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
back to Open Markets as a fellow, made possible through a generous grant from the @knightfoundation.org Federal Alumni Fellowship Fund at The Miami Foundation.
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
Antimonopoly Pioneer Sally Hubbard Rejoins Open Markets as Fellow from DOJ — Open Markets Institute
The Open Markets Institute announces the return of Sally Hubbard as a Fellow, made possible through a generous grant from the Knight Foundation Federal Alumni Fellowship Fund at The Miami Foundation.
www.openmarketsinstitute.org
February 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We are so pleased to welcome Sally Hubbard
back to Open Markets as a fellow, made possible through a generous grant from the @knightfoundation.org Federal Alumni Fellowship Fund at The Miami Foundation.
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
back to Open Markets as a fellow, made possible through a generous grant from the @knightfoundation.org Federal Alumni Fellowship Fund at The Miami Foundation.
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
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Newsletter and Engagement Intern, Scientific American
Job Title: Newsletter and Engagement Intern, Scientific American Location: New York (Hybrid Working Model) Application Deadline: March 21, 2025 About Springer Nature Group Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood and used by our communities – enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow. Visit group.springernature.com and follow @SpringerNature / @SpringerNatureGroup About the Brand Scientific American, the oldest continuously published magazine in the U.S., reaches millions of people each month through its print magazine, app, social media and on ScientificAmerican.com. We publish expert-written opinions and feature stories; news and feature articles by leading journalists; and award-winning graphics, art and multimedia. Visit scientificamerican.com and follow @ScientificAmerican / @Sciam About the Role Scientific American seeks an Editorial Intern for the newsletter and engagement teams who has an interest in science, health and environmental journalism. The intern will be fully integrated into our editorial team and contribute to our award-winning coverage of science discoveries, science policy, public health, social science, technology, and insights and innovations that matter. Scientific American’s Newsletter and Engagement Intern will spend about half their time working closely with the Chief Newsletter Editor to write several original and summative blurbs per week for our daily newsletter, Today in Science, in addition to producing newsletters and experimenting with new newsletter content formats. The intern will liaise with partner publications on newsletter growth projects and sharpen their news curation skills. The remaining time will be spent with the engagement team working on social media promotions as well as audience projects centered around social listening and celebrating the magazine’s 180th anniversary. The intern may also contribute to or assist with a variety of other editorial projects including, but not limited to: online and print news stories, videos and podcasts, Q&As, infographics and other forms of visual storytelling, games, explainers and event coverage. This position pays $20 per hour and is full-time—up to 35 hours per week—for 5-6 months, starting mid-June, during Summer and Fall 2025. The position is located in our New York office on a hybrid working model. Qualifications: Experience with content management systems and social media platforms is a plus, but not required. Must have command of basic reporting and writing and a strong interest in science, health, environment and/or technology topics. An undergraduate degree in a science discipline is preferred but not required. How to apply: By March 21, please upload a single document including your cover letter, resume, and three clips. We weigh the cover letter heavily. US Hourly Pay is $20.00 per hour. 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February 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
And here's our brand new newsletter/engagement internship: springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Spring...