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Gwyneth Mellinger

@gwynmell.bsky.social

Media historian and recovering journalist. Author of Racializing Objectivity: How the White Southern Press Used Journalism Standards to Defend Jim Crow (2024) #RacializingObjectivity; Chasing Newsroom Diversity: From Jim Crow to Affirmative Action (2013)

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Honored that #RacializingObjectivity received the book award from AJHA. I am grateful to my peers.

28.06.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very grateful that my labor of love received this award. I am humbled by the outstanding competition. #RacializingObjectivity

27.06.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for sharing the announcement and for your note. Congratulations to you.

27.06.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Honoured that Capturing News, Capturing Democracy: Trump and @voanews.com.web.brid.gy was a finalist for the @aejmc.bsky.social
prestigious Tankard award. @melbunce.bsky.social @martinscott2010.bsky.social and I are delighted. Our hearty congratulations to @gwynmell.bsky.social!

20.06.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

That feels very much like the British actions in the 1770s that ... checks notes ... led to the series of grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence and a legal system based around warrants, habeas corpus, and on and on....

25.04.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

So very sorry. Our dogs do claim a place in our souls.

20.04.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our 10 yo dog who is on gabapentin, occasional rimadyl and still having breakthrough pain started monthly injections of librela three months ago. He is zipping around like a puppy. It wasn’t immediate but we noticed a major change after the third one. It’s about $80 a month where I am.

12.04.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

True.

12.04.2025 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@lisamurkowski.bsky.social Then do something.

My father was stationed in Fairbanks during WW2 for a reason.

02.03.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A light in an otherwise dark week.

22.02.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bravo.

16.02.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Denali.

15.02.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So important.

14.02.2025 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1842    πŸ” 382    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 7

Context is everything.

09.02.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

666

06.02.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The potential implications of this are chilling.

06.02.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Or someone trying to hide their own stakes in exclusion.

06.02.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Front page of the nyt

Front page of the nyt

In 2016 the NYT ran multiple front page stories page about the grave national security risk of Hillary Clinton's server.

Today's front page, and nary a mention of the successful "plutocratic coup" (said by a sitting House member) or "constitutional crisis (said by a sitting Senator) unfolding

04.02.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 31045    πŸ” 9531    πŸ’¬ 1478    πŸ“Œ 854

Seriously.

03.02.2025 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

USAID also assists countries transition to democratic elections (Paraguay, for example). Not surprising that it’s suddenly out of favor.

03.02.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

WIRED has been downright exceptional in covering this carnage.

02.02.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2930    πŸ” 793    πŸ’¬ 91    πŸ“Œ 37

Agreed. Where are the injunctions?

02.02.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Waiting for court challenges, tick tock.

02.02.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Institutional mission statements public and private are next, I fear.

31.01.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The author posted a correction: It’s the Japanese-American Memorial to Patriotism during World War II.

31.01.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But will Grassley act? His record on challenging DT is not inspiring.

25.01.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Including the two Republican US senators.

24.01.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, let’s not scroll past what #AP has done. AP style sets norms in #journalism. If DT issues an EO renaming DC β€œTrumpopolis,” or some such, will AP fold? My book #RacializingObjectivity has a lot to say about the AP, language and political power.

24.01.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’d hope some will opt out. Most likely those that have their own style guides.

24.01.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Deeply disappointed that #AP has decided very quickly to obey in advance. My book #RacializingObjectivity looks at AP’s use of language in calibrating news values and bowing to political power.

24.01.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0