Local news plays a vital role in helping people stay safe, healthy, and connected to their communities.

@theine.bsky.social and Carlotta Verita look at how well Philly’s local news media keep residents informed about the issues that matter most in this new report: buff.ly/jJO22o8

Recently two UPenn undergrads, @victoriafeng.bsky.social and Conor Smith, developed an interactive map of partnerships between public and commercial media in the US.

Check out the map on our publications page to read more about the benefits of public and local media collaborations.

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Next month!

We Are All Federal Workers, a conference co-sponsored by AAUP and the Rutgers School of Communication and Information, will bring together activists and scholars to build connections among movements working against threats to higher ed.

Register here for the address: buff.ly/dGlIR1t

The Milton Wolf Seminar kicked off yesterday in Vienna with sessions covering disinformation and public skepticism of media and political institutions. Look out for our Emerging Scholars' blog posts on these topics coming soon!

Read more about the seminar's theme and sessions here: buff.ly/JpVchOM

Join us and @ascmediarisk.org in two weeks to celebrate award-winning undergrad journalists and researchers covering media and activism during contentious times.

Register here: bit.ly/3FJwFrk

We'd like to start 2025 by introducing you to MIC's Co-Directors: Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social, Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social, and Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social!

Read more about their work and research in this thread. 🧵

Billy Penn published an article this past Tuesday detailing the events of the Monday night comment session at city council. Read up on what both pro and anti-arena commenters had to say about the proposal.
https://buff.ly/3ONNdzn

Learn more about the proposal and its potential effects on Chinatown at No Arena PHL's website, a collaboration between the API PA and AAU. If you're a Philly local, you can sign up for their City Council Watch to sit in on a Thursday morning council session.
https://buff.ly/4ijj6xu

Asian Americans United's "Our Chinatown" project highlights the history and vibrancy of Philly's Chinatown through community members' voices. You can also sign up for a walking tour or check out the posters scattered across the neighborhood by looking at the map on the site.
https://buff.ly/3OFacg9

The Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance's Save Chinatown page contains information on how the 76 Place arena would impact Philly's pan-Asian community as well as a petition against the proposal.
https://buff.ly/4fYq3CD