Several South Dakota political insiders think #KristiNoem will stick with her new role in the Trump administration following her dismissal as U.S. Department of Homeland Security secretary, rather than jump into a political race in her home state.
Resilience in Action is the theme of this year's Student Press Freedom Day, coming up Thursday, Feb. 26.
“Difficult decisions were made” 🙄
Days after Washington Post laid off 300 journalists, publisher Will Lewis -- conspicuously absent during the notifications to those whose jobs were cut -- is stepping down. Attached is Lewis' memo to staff, courtesy of my NPR colleague David Folkenflik. READ: https://loom.ly/vZyjS90
Some personal news, as they say.
Get your submissions ready for when our portal opens February 12. As the founding editor-in-chief of the new Springer Nature academic journal Creator and Influencer Studies, I’m thrilled to welcome them.
link.springer.com/journal/44538
The SCT Best Practices in Teaching Competition offers faculty of all ranks (including graduate student instructors of record) a conference presentation outlet to share their innovative assignments, projects, and activities with members from across AEJMC. The competition also offers cash prizes for the top three submissions ($300, $200, and $100), as well as publication in the SCT Best Practices in Teaching e-book (published through AEJMC).
The @aejmc.bsky.social Standing Committee on Teaching Best Practices in Teaching Competition offers faculty and grad students a conference presentation outlet to share their innovative assignments, projects, and activities. Submit by Feb. 15!
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the star tribune’s live blog has no paywall right now
Applications open: 2026 IJA–Oklahoman Native American Journalism Summer Internships. Paid newsroom experience for Indigenous college students. https://tinyurl.com/32m6397y
"Media Literacy, Fake News and Citizenship": A new book chapter in Teaching Citizenship in the 21st Century from Springer might be of interest to many of our members.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
The small community of Webster Springs has honored West Virginia National Guard Spc. Sarah Beckstrom with days of candlelight vigils, reports @amelianews.bsky.social.
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
A Q and A of an extended interview with fired @idsnews.bsky.social media adviser Jim Rodenbush
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There are many reasons that are causing increased electricity rates for West Virginians. But the explosion of data centers is making it worse.
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"(The Indigenous Journalists Association's Freelancer Database) was created to support and spotlight IJA members while connecting them with vetted organizations looking to hire journalists, photographers, editors and other media professionals." via @indigenousja.bsky.social
Thank you for sharing your strength-building experience. Inspiring! I’m just getting started and felt every bit of your bench press.
Support independent media, now more than ever. Not just news and politics, but film, TV, fashion and other cultural criticism and commentary, from podcasts to apps to good old-fashioned web sites. Pay for it. Turn your adblocker off so they can keep the lights on. Share it.
"When these papers abruptly shut down, everybody in the community kind of realized that they actually missed their newspaper, and they wanted it more than they were giving the paper credit for."
Q&A with an executive from the company that reopened four closed #newspapers in SD ⬇️
Thank you, Chip. ☮️
My students broke the Taylor Swift news to me and I love that for them.
I truly appreciate the WV photos!
As state officials praise the relocation of SD's medical school to Sioux Falls, the mood in Vermillion is resigned. "We recognize the university’s challenging position and understand the factors that led to this choice," the mayor said, "but we also know that change is never easy.” buff.ly/Ww8MJIX
Tribal citizens most at risk from loss of news and public discourse are “elders, low-income families, and those without broadband.”
“In areas where newspapers have folded and cellular service is unreliable, a community radio signal is often the only consistent source of information. Without these stations, many Tribal citizens … would lose essential access to news and public discourse.”
-Loris Taylor, Native Public Media
If you missed our refereed research panel at #AEJMC25 on training future journalists, we pulled some highlights for you. Featuring @tweetinginla.bsky.social
It's kick-off day at #AEJMC25! Join us for some of our great sessions.
Just in time for #aejmc25, the Scholastic Journalism Division has joined Bluesky! We’re also on LinkedIn, Instagram & FB. Look for us on those platforms at SJD of AEJMC - and see you in San Francisco.
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Safe travels!
Solidarity.
