Carrie Brown
@brizzyc.bsky.social
Associate prof of journalism, Montclair State University. Community engagement. Most recent prior: CUNY. WI native, beer & Packers enthusiast. Aging 🏃♀️. Author, Transforming Newsrooms w/Jonathan Groves. Must love dogs. Maplewood, NJ resident. views mine
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Carrie Brown
@brizzyc.bsky.social
· Aug 15
I don’t know why I post this stuff but just trying to occasionally lighten the timeline slightly or something.
This is so cool. "We did not know just how many of you would want a copy. We originally intended to print 1,000 copies, and to hand most of them out at a benefit concert in Los Angeles for CHIRLA, a human rights organization that helps immigrants....those sold out in a few hours"
we're releasing a PDF of our zine about ICE's tech for free. we also translated it to Spanish. Please share far and wide! www.404media.co/icezine/
Our Zine About ICE Surveillance Is Here
Download a PDF of our first ever zine here.
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February 4, 2026 at 12:47 AM
This is so cool. "We did not know just how many of you would want a copy. We originally intended to print 1,000 copies, and to hand most of them out at a benefit concert in Los Angeles for CHIRLA, a human rights organization that helps immigrants....those sold out in a few hours"
"Personal narrative is often treated as supplemental. But in communities where trust in institutions is frayed, and where people don’t see their lives reflected in traditional reporting, personal narrative can be transformational." americanpressinstitute.org/when-a-commu...
When a community learns to tell its own stories, we all benefit
By partnering with teachers, editors and writing mentors embedded in the communities that newsrooms hope to serve, journalism can build pathways for people with lived experience to join the civic conv...
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February 4, 2026 at 12:39 AM
"Personal narrative is often treated as supplemental. But in communities where trust in institutions is frayed, and where people don’t see their lives reflected in traditional reporting, personal narrative can be transformational." americanpressinstitute.org/when-a-commu...
Subscribed. Compelling argument, and we need more of this kind of sports reporting that digs up all the things they don't want us to see.
I sat down to do my taxes yesterday for the first time as a #smallbusinessowner, and like any good writer, I instead wrote a blog post
It's what I've learned about subscription models over the past five months and a bit about the numbers of this newsletter.
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It's what I've learned about subscription models over the past five months and a bit about the numbers of this newsletter.
www.foiaball.com/p/why-i-want...
Why I want you to want to subscribe to FOIAball
Some thoughts on five months of running a paid newsletter.
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February 3, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Subscribed. Compelling argument, and we need more of this kind of sports reporting that digs up all the things they don't want us to see.
Mood
February 3, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Mood
lol sob
Here’s what they found:
Women are interrupted more often than men—by about 10–20% in economics seminars.
Those interruptions are more likely to:
- Cut women off mid-sentence
- Come from men
- Be adversarial rather than clarifying in nature
Women are interrupted more often than men—by about 10–20% in economics seminars.
Those interruptions are more likely to:
- Cut women off mid-sentence
- Come from men
- Be adversarial rather than clarifying in nature
February 3, 2026 at 11:15 PM
lol sob
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I don’t understand why colleagues stay silent when this happens.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I don’t understand why colleagues stay silent when this happens.
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He literally pulled a "you should smile more" IN RESPONSE TO AN EPSTEIN QUESTION.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
He literally pulled a "you should smile more" IN RESPONSE TO AN EPSTEIN QUESTION.
NYC event: Explore the life of one of the most influential yet unheralded heroes of the civil rights era, Rev. James Lawson Jr. on Feb 17: www.showclix.com/tickets/nonv...
Nonviolent: The Life of Rev. James Lawson Jr.
Nonviolent: The Life of Rev. James Lawson Jr. in New York - Checkout. Explore the life of one of the most influential yet unheralded heroes of the civil rights era. Nonviolent is a personal portrait ...
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February 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
NYC event: Explore the life of one of the most influential yet unheralded heroes of the civil rights era, Rev. James Lawson Jr. on Feb 17: www.showclix.com/tickets/nonv...
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The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
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This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
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My point is that it's really easy to feel like YOU are the problem, you're the fuck up, everyone else is sailing smoothly.
But in a capitalist society where, especially, creative work is under siege and the landscape is a constant earthquake, NO ONE is locked in.
But in a capitalist society where, especially, creative work is under siege and the landscape is a constant earthquake, NO ONE is locked in.
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
My point is that it's really easy to feel like YOU are the problem, you're the fuck up, everyone else is sailing smoothly.
But in a capitalist society where, especially, creative work is under siege and the landscape is a constant earthquake, NO ONE is locked in.
But in a capitalist society where, especially, creative work is under siege and the landscape is a constant earthquake, NO ONE is locked in.
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I've been an actor, an editor at Amazon, a public radio host, and a podcaster. And various levels of worry about success and stability the whole time in all.
And the whole time I've looked at certain peers in those field and thought, "Those people have it made. They have nothing to worry about."...
And the whole time I've looked at certain peers in those field and thought, "Those people have it made. They have nothing to worry about."...
February 3, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I've been an actor, an editor at Amazon, a public radio host, and a podcaster. And various levels of worry about success and stability the whole time in all.
And the whole time I've looked at certain peers in those field and thought, "Those people have it made. They have nothing to worry about."...
And the whole time I've looked at certain peers in those field and thought, "Those people have it made. They have nothing to worry about."...
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LexisNexis-owner Relx, Reuters-owner Thomson Reuters, and other stocks fell 10%+ after Anthropic launched Claude Cowork tools that automate legal work (Financial Times)
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February 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Pardoned J6er Jake Lang says he is returning Minneapolis this weekend. Lang was chased out of the city a few weeks ago as he was trying to set a Quran on fire.
February 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Pardoned J6er Jake Lang says he is returning Minneapolis this weekend. Lang was chased out of the city a few weeks ago as he was trying to set a Quran on fire.
Reposted by Carrie Brown
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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‼️Applications are open for the inaugural TJA Reporting Fellowship!
Seven fellows will receive:
💰$5000 stipend over six months to offset reporting costs
👍🏾Dedicated mentorship and reporting guidance
🎯Targeted professional development
Find out more info www.transjournalists.org/reporting-fe....
Seven fellows will receive:
💰$5000 stipend over six months to offset reporting costs
👍🏾Dedicated mentorship and reporting guidance
🎯Targeted professional development
Find out more info www.transjournalists.org/reporting-fe....
February 3, 2026 at 3:54 PM
‼️Applications are open for the inaugural TJA Reporting Fellowship!
Seven fellows will receive:
💰$5000 stipend over six months to offset reporting costs
👍🏾Dedicated mentorship and reporting guidance
🎯Targeted professional development
Find out more info www.transjournalists.org/reporting-fe....
Seven fellows will receive:
💰$5000 stipend over six months to offset reporting costs
👍🏾Dedicated mentorship and reporting guidance
🎯Targeted professional development
Find out more info www.transjournalists.org/reporting-fe....
Solid public service content
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Solid public service content
So cool...our community is doing a home bar/garage bar crawl. For locals only, but I love this as a community event. somahomebars.com
SOMA Home Bars
Join fellow enthusiasts in celebrating home bars in South Orange, Maplewood and surrounding NJ towns.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:26 PM
So cool...our community is doing a home bar/garage bar crawl. For locals only, but I love this as a community event. somahomebars.com
Submit a paper to us if you do community engaged journalism or information research. (Pro tip: we don’t get that many!)
Meet the current PJIG officers and check out our call for papers for the 2026 conference! www.aejmc.org/participator... @aejmc.bsky.social
Newsletters - Participatory Journalism Interest Group
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February 3, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Submit a paper to us if you do community engaged journalism or information research. (Pro tip: we don’t get that many!)
It’s so weird! (This is my department) And mine is also in February.
There are eight full-time faculty in my department. Four of us have birthdays within five days of each other.
February 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM
It’s so weird! (This is my department) And mine is also in February.
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We have a winner!
February 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
We have a winner!
Fellow journalism and mass communication profs:
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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February 3, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Fellow journalism and mass communication profs:
“The Republicans should say, ‘We want to take over,’” he said. “We should take over the voting, the voting in at least many — 15 places." Uh. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:20 AM
“The Republicans should say, ‘We want to take over,’” he said. “We should take over the voting, the voting in at least many — 15 places." Uh. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
"ICE had a busy weekend in New Jersey." prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/S...
ICE had a busy weekend in New Jersey.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:43 AM
"ICE had a busy weekend in New Jersey." prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/S...
So Semafor's Ben Smith thinks "X is back" "now undoubtedly at the beating heart of news again" and boy is that profoundly depressing if true. It was just weeks ago that news broke that it is flooded with fake sexualized photos of women and KIDS. www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...
🟡 Semafor Media: Heated rivalry | Semafor
In today’s edition: the arrival of the California Post.
www.semafor.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:26 PM
So Semafor's Ben Smith thinks "X is back" "now undoubtedly at the beating heart of news again" and boy is that profoundly depressing if true. It was just weeks ago that news broke that it is flooded with fake sexualized photos of women and KIDS. www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...