Josh Shepperd
@joshshepperd.bsky.social
Associate Prof, University of Colorado; Director, Library of Congress RPTF; Media Historian
A couple years ago I worked on 12 grants in my role as a task force director at the Library of Congress. This year, zero. We are going to lose a lot of our public memory. Which is at the crux of fascistic mobilization.
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
A couple years ago I worked on 12 grants in my role as a task force director at the Library of Congress. This year, zero. We are going to lose a lot of our public memory. Which is at the crux of fascistic mobilization.
“Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, said the court has once again allowed a Trump administration policy to go ahead on an interim basis "in a manner that permits harm to be inflicted on the most vulnerable party."
BREAKING: US Supreme Court allows Trump's passport policy targeting transgender people
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November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, said the court has once again allowed a Trump administration policy to go ahead on an interim basis "in a manner that permits harm to be inflicted on the most vulnerable party."
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The Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in U.S. Labor and Working-Class History is now open for submissions!
Full details here: go.illinois.edu/UIPGutmanPrize
cc: @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social
Full details here: go.illinois.edu/UIPGutmanPrize
cc: @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in U.S. Labor and Working-Class History is now open for submissions!
Full details here: go.illinois.edu/UIPGutmanPrize
cc: @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social
Full details here: go.illinois.edu/UIPGutmanPrize
cc: @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social
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Video’s Day in Court, the inaugural report by @visualevidencelab.bsky.social, maps the challenges with video evidence (access and retrieval, interpretation, and AI) and proposed ways forward because civil rights and human rights are at stake. Read and/or download via link below.
Publication alert! Our inaugural report is here! Video's Day in Court: Advancing Equitable Legal Usage of Visual Technologies and AI: www.colorado.edu/lab/visualev... Immensely grateful for the insights from 20 experts and the research assistance from 4 grad students at @cumediastudies.bsky.social
Inaugural Report: "Video’s Day in Court: Advancing Equitable Legal Usage of Visual Technologies and AI"
At its launch in April 2025, the Visual Evidence Lab gathered experts from across academia, law, media forensics, journalism and human rights practice to
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November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Video’s Day in Court, the inaugural report by @visualevidencelab.bsky.social, maps the challenges with video evidence (access and retrieval, interpretation, and AI) and proposed ways forward because civil rights and human rights are at stake. Read and/or download via link below.
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
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Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Historic victory for Democratic Socialism and, frankly, the good of the country.
Zohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York City in historic win
Democratic nominee beats Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa, becoming city’s first Muslim mayor
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Historic victory for Democratic Socialism and, frankly, the good of the country.
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This is my new favorite short story 😂🤣
October 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is my new favorite short story 😂🤣
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October 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Dinner in DC, food doesn’t get any better.
November 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Dinner in DC, food doesn’t get any better.
“The Coalition for Action in Higher Education and AAUP Local 6741 are delighted to announce: ‘Mapping Anti-Palestinian Discrimination, Harassment, and Misinformation in U.S. Higher Education.’ This series of five webinars takes place from October to December.”
October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“The Coalition for Action in Higher Education and AAUP Local 6741 are delighted to announce: ‘Mapping Anti-Palestinian Discrimination, Harassment, and Misinformation in U.S. Higher Education.’ This series of five webinars takes place from October to December.”
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I am beyond excited (and nervous!) to announce that my first book, "The House Archives Built and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities" is available for sale!
This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
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This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...
October 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I am beyond excited (and nervous!) to announce that my first book, "The House Archives Built and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities" is available for sale!
This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...
This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...
My yearly invited talk at the Library of Congress was just canceled. Not objectively important, but probably tells us how long our friends in the public sector think that the shutdown is going to last.
October 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
My yearly invited talk at the Library of Congress was just canceled. Not objectively important, but probably tells us how long our friends in the public sector think that the shutdown is going to last.
I'm donating to food banks starting today. Barely a bandaid but this is going to be a serious situation.
October 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I'm donating to food banks starting today. Barely a bandaid but this is going to be a serious situation.
Crab pretzel in Baltimore. Been dreaming about this all year.
October 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Crab pretzel in Baltimore. Been dreaming about this all year.
Only in Baltimore could you find a staple in your Italian sandwich, and it makes you love the city more.
October 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Only in Baltimore could you find a staple in your Italian sandwich, and it makes you love the city more.
Wow, public media research is really in demand right now. Look at the price of my book the lower left corner.
October 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Wow, public media research is really in demand right now. Look at the price of my book the lower left corner.
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Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now."
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now."
I'm giving the talk "The Ends of US Public Media" at the University of Québec at Montreal on where NPR and PBS came from, and what's going to happen next for US public media.
This one's on Zoom, free registration - next time in person I hope because I love visiting Montreal!
This one's on Zoom, free registration - next time in person I hope because I love visiting Montreal!
The Ends of US Public Media - Chaire Raoul-Dandurand en études stratégiques et diplomatiques - UQAM
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October 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I'm giving the talk "The Ends of US Public Media" at the University of Québec at Montreal on where NPR and PBS came from, and what's going to happen next for US public media.
This one's on Zoom, free registration - next time in person I hope because I love visiting Montreal!
This one's on Zoom, free registration - next time in person I hope because I love visiting Montreal!
Fried artichokes, in Monterey, American artichoke country. Best I’ve ever had.
October 20, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Fried artichokes, in Monterey, American artichoke country. Best I’ve ever had.
Today’s Monterey Bay view
October 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Today’s Monterey Bay view
I’m supposed to travel to Washington DC to give University of Colorado students tours of the FCC and Library of Congress. If everything is closed due to the shutdown, we are just going to go to Ben’s Chili Bowl and Baltimore to eat some crabcakes.
October 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I’m supposed to travel to Washington DC to give University of Colorado students tours of the FCC and Library of Congress. If everything is closed due to the shutdown, we are just going to go to Ben’s Chili Bowl and Baltimore to eat some crabcakes.
Thanks to American Campus, the podcast about the history of higher education, for featuring my book. We talk about how NPR and PBS emerged from equal access to education discourses. And how Media Studies originated as a strategy of public media activism.
How universities created NPR and PBS with Josh Shepperd - American Campus Podcast
How public universities gave rise to public mediaReferences and suggested readings:Josh Shepperd. 2023. Shadow of the New Deal: The Victory of Public Broadcasting. University of Illinois Press.Laura G...
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October 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Thanks to American Campus, the podcast about the history of higher education, for featuring my book. We talk about how NPR and PBS emerged from equal access to education discourses. And how Media Studies originated as a strategy of public media activism.
There are so few academic jobs, and thousands of excellent scholars are all trying to move at the same time due to location. 
‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors consider leaving US south
Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politics
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
There are so few academic jobs, and thousands of excellent scholars are all trying to move at the same time due to location. 
Annie Hall is one of the three realist and best romantic comedies in US cinema history. RIP Diane Keaton.
October 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Annie Hall is one of the three realist and best romantic comedies in US cinema history. RIP Diane Keaton.
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Midweek reminder to check out our latest episode on the history of American public media (NPR, PBS) with @joshshepperd.bsky.social. As these institutions continue to be under attack, it is important to look at where they came from and what they mean to our society. shows.acast.com/the-history-...
Shadow of the New Deal with Josh Shepperd | The History on Film Podcast
American Public Broadcasting
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October 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Midweek reminder to check out our latest episode on the history of American public media (NPR, PBS) with @joshshepperd.bsky.social. As these institutions continue to be under attack, it is important to look at where they came from and what they mean to our society. shows.acast.com/the-history-...