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@jasonmartin.bsky.social

DePaul journalism & media law professor

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21 Years Later, Dave Matthews Bus Poop Incident Makes Chicagoans Laugh β€” And Groan Dave Matthews’ tour bus emptied its 800-pound septic tank on people taking a cruise 21 years ago this week. The DMB poop incident is "now old enough to drink," one social media post pointed out.

#NeverForget blockclubchi.co/4mai9ZX

08.08.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Chicago pope

08.05.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Student loans paid off

Student loans paid off

20 years in the making!

18.04.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sara Bareilles, Love Song. All-time grocery store banger.

19.03.2025 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

AEJMC friends, I'm running for AEJMC PF&R Committee. If you see a ballot link in your inbox and can take a minute, I'd appreciate your vote!

28.02.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Tough day for Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

31.01.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can't ever really re-watch much of Curb Your Enthusiasm at this point.

30.01.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Herren volk shit

30.01.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Headline from AP on Trump gutting aviation safety commiter

Headline from AP on Trump gutting aviation safety commiter

1 week ago

30.01.2025 04:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is part of my long game to get more people wearing the Old Gold and Blue of WVU

29.01.2025 04:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Chasing points before the 4th quarter rarely pays off

26.01.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Chasing points before the 4th quarter rarely pays off

26.01.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The House is Great

21.01.2025 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
TMBG Flood

TMBG Flood

35 years ago today... a brand-new record for 1990.

15.01.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Greathouse. In the middle of our street.

10.01.2025 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In the arms of Angeli

10.01.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Merry Christmas 2024

Merry Christmas 2024

Merry Christmas 2024

26.12.2024 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fun time of year where I am punished with roughly 20 emails per hour from every company I've ever divulged my email for a $5 discount.

18.12.2024 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I get why journalists are reticent to try to port a following to a new platformβ€”I was, and I still post my work everywhereβ€”but if your career is predicated on people clicking your links and engaging with your work, this site is the only one not actively working against that.

25.11.2024 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5204    πŸ” 942    πŸ’¬ 85    πŸ“Œ 24
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How Innovation Keeps an Activist Ugandan News Site Ahead of the Government Reporting that pops up in different media, documents as proof, and crowdsourced investigations have revealed corruption.

How Innovation Keeps an Activist Ugandan News Site Ahead of the Government www.cjr.org/world/how-in...

21.11.2024 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What will a second Trump term mean for the Freedom of Information Act? The law itself is likely to stand, but experts expect a surge in requests, longer delays, and more court dates.

What will a second Trump term mean for the Freedom of Information Act www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/what...

21.11.2024 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another great starter pack πŸ‘‡

21.11.2024 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Would be glad to be added. Thanks!

20.11.2024 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The United States now has:
β€’ 45,020 reporters
β€’ 275,550 public relations specialists

For every reporter, there are now six PR people.

(data via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

18.11.2024 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 727    πŸ” 286    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 112

Ok Boomer (Esiason)

16.11.2024 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Anatomy of a censorship campaign: A tech exec's crusade to stifle journalism Tactics used by businessman against reporting he dislikes are increasingly common. Here’s how reporters can be prepared and fight back

To be clear, it's not just the government who is an increasing threat to independent journalism. Rich peopleβ€”from Peter Thiel to Elon Musk to Maury Blackmanβ€”are doing their best to sue news organization's out of existence.

14.11.2024 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hard to describe as a journalist how grateful I am to have a text-based app that does not suppress hyperlinks. I don’t know if people realize exactly how hostile the corporate internet has gotten toward news.

11.11.2024 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 8971    πŸ” 1004    πŸ’¬ 118    πŸ“Œ 71
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2024’s other big loser? The mainstream media. Is there any path forward? | Will Bunch As an electorate besieged by disinformation turned to Trump, trust in traditional media has imploded. What comes next?

2024’s other big loser? The mainstream media. Is there any path forward? www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

11.11.2024 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Media’s Identity Crisis Legacy media must compete against a choose-your-own-adventure reality.

Bad News: Legacy media must compete against a choose-your-own-adventure reality www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

11.11.2024 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Frequently asked questions about the PRESS Act The bill to protect journalist-source confidentiality that passed the House last week is the most important press freedom bill in modern times

If we want meaningful oversight of a second Trump administration, the lame-duck Congress needs to act quickly to pass the PRESS Act, which will protect journalists from government surveillance and from court orders to reveal their confidential sources. #1A #journalism

10.11.2024 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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