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Carole V. Bell

@cvbell.bsky.social

πŸ‡―πŸ‡²Culture critic, media & politics prof and researcher. I πŸ’™ Art & Democracy. Bylines: NPR, Boston Globe, IndieWire, LATimes, NYTimes, Washington Post, Oprah Daily, The Emancipator and BookPage. UNC J-School PhD. Linktr.ee/Cvbell

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Stop the count!

Stop testing for COVID!

Fire the non-believers!

It would be so boring if it wasn’t so awful.

01.08.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 232    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 1
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Will Shut Down

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Will Shut Down www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...

01.08.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously? I’m old enough to remember when the right didn’t want the government to intrude!?! Or at least that was the story they sold.

01.08.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery because whilst others might free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind. Mind is your only ruler, sovereign.

We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery because whilst others might free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind. Mind is your only ruler, sovereign.

Happy Emancipation Day Jamaica πŸ‡―πŸ‡²πŸ‡―πŸ‡²πŸ‡―πŸ‡² Thinking about heritage, inheritance and culture today. Recommend: Remembering Marcus Garvey Through Reggae
www.aaihs.org/remembering-...

01.08.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The fact that literally zero outlets ever cover crime decline as a story is a huge reason. (And before you yell at me, we do!)

30.07.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 6673    πŸ” 1402    πŸ’¬ 168    πŸ“Œ 33
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Since 2002, local reporting capacity has dropped about 75%, from about 40 journalists to just 8.2 Local Journalist Equivalents per 100K residents. The Local Journalist Index shows where journalist capacity stands, down to the county level.

Learn more: localjournalistindex.com

17.07.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I teach college and report on Colorado media. More professors should do the same in other states In a higher-ed program and interested in launching a state-based media newsletter? This post is for you.

College professors can help plug local news gaps by launching state‑based media newsletters. A handful of higher‑ed pros are already tracking and analyzing their media landscapes.

Learn more about these efforts via @niemanlab.org: www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/i-te...

28.07.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

My family lived on a shoestring budget and I didn’t attend preschool. But I was (secretly) reading well before kindergarten, and I’m pretty sure it was at least partly due to Sesame Street.

29.07.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1600    πŸ” 219    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 2

β€œIn Ukraine, dark humor dates back to the Soviet days, giving people who live in uncontrollable circumstances a sense of power. If you can laugh about a dark reality, you rise above it, etc.”— Maria Reva, Endling

03.06.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thrilled to see Endling made the Booker Prize long list. Maria Reva’s Madcap, moving, and deeply weird debut is the book you should read this summer.

29.07.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Relatedly, I think editor’s bylines should appear under writer’s bylines.

27.07.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 692    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3

This

27.07.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s Epstein Fiasco Takes Darker Turn as Dem Senator Drops New Bomb Ron Wyden has some ideas for Pam Bondi to pursueβ€”if, that is, she’s genuinely interested in getting to the bottom of the Epstein scandal.

Should be promising in any normal world β€”Wyden urges AG to follow the money. Trump’s Epstein Fiasco Takes Darker Turn as Dem Senator Drops New Bomb newrepublic.com/article/1982... via @newrepublic.com

26.07.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amy Sherald Cancels Her Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship

Amy Sherald says the Smithsonian suggested removing a painting of a transgender woman as the Statue of Liberty from her upcoming show at the National Portrait Gallery β€œto avoid provoking President Trump.” Sherald: β€œI cannot in good conscience comply with a culture of censorship”

24.07.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3943    πŸ” 1258    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 155

100 percent. And thank you for calling attention to this!!!

22.07.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thrilled to be joining @newrepublic.com. Very excited to work with @monicapotts.bsky.social, @alexshephard.bsky.social, @mjtoma.bsky.social and so many writers and editors I have long admired.

22.07.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1596    πŸ” 136    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 13

Love this!! Congrats Perry!

22.07.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Johnson Shutting Down House Early to Block Epstein Vote

Gift link to NYTimes article on Johnson Epstein shutdown. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

22.07.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Johnson Shutting Down House Until September to Block Epstein Vote

The Trump administration is just a circus: Johnson Shutting Down House Until September to Block Epstein Vote www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

22.07.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1042    πŸ” 323    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 38
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Incredible.

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

22.07.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2223    πŸ” 732    πŸ’¬ 267    πŸ“Œ 136

Ditto!

21.07.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Upcoming opportunities to learn more about the launch of GLOBAL BLACK THOUGHT!!!

H/T African American Intellectual History Society H/T Keisha N. Blain, PhD

20.07.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Justice Dept. Asks for 1-Day Sentence for Ex-Officer Convicted in Breonna Taylor Raid

They mean to be as insulting to Black people, as dismissive of our lives, as resistance to our status as full citizens in this country as they can be.

There is no common ground to be had at the expense of our sisters & daughters’ lives and our dignity as a people.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/u...

17.07.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 10123    πŸ” 3090    πŸ’¬ 474    πŸ“Œ 199
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Trump Diagnosed With Common Vein Condition, White House Says β€” The Wall Street Journal President has chronic venous insufficiency, causing mild swelling in his legs

Not sure where to put this, but I want to make sure see the news re the physical signs you rightly observed. apple.news/AFKYzT616Twy...

17.07.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
WUSF - Save Public Radio Our Funding Is Under Threat. Essential Local Services Are At Risk

How and why you should take action to save public radio in Tampa today www.wusf.org/savepublicra... WUSF - Save Public Radio | WUSF

17.07.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Huge loss for WaPo.

17.07.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yikes. Nightmare fuel.

17.07.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i can’t remember anything that has felt more foisted upon us than AI. repeatedly telling us why we actually need is like thinking a joke will get funnier the more you explain it.

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Opinion | Students Want the Liberal Arts. Administrators, Not So Much.

β€œIt’s not that traditional liberal arts is out of step with student demand. Instead, it’s out of step with the priorities values desires of a powerful board of trustees with no apparent commitment to liberal education, an administrative class.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/o...

17.07.2025 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 702    πŸ” 228    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 52

I’m old enough to remember when John Barrasso consistently opposed defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting because CPB’s most important role is financially sustaining radio and TV broadcast infrastructure in places like WYOMING where private enterprise will not connect people to the world.

17.07.2025 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1775    πŸ” 388    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 36

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