Margot Susca
@margotsusca.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Journalism, Accountability & Democracy
📍American University, Washington, D.C.
📘Author “Hedged: How Private Investment Funds Helped Destroy American Newspapers and Undermine Democracy”
📜UMass, Columbia J-School, Florida State
📍American University, Washington, D.C.
📘Author “Hedged: How Private Investment Funds Helped Destroy American Newspapers and Undermine Democracy”
📜UMass, Columbia J-School, Florida State
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Margot Susca
@margotsusca.bsky.social
· Oct 28
Hedged
www.press.uillinois.edu
What’s worse are the tens of millions $ in management fees private investment firms took in years corporate newspaper chains like Gannett and GateHouse laid off reporters claiming ad losses.
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This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
If only the Founding Fathers had foreseen global leaders at the billionaire aquarium replying to the president who’s texting the kick off to World War 3.
January 20, 2026 at 1:25 PM
If only the Founding Fathers had foreseen global leaders at the billionaire aquarium replying to the president who’s texting the kick off to World War 3.
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Imagine if protesting was not actually a bank robbery, and that journalism was not a crime. Imagine if the people who were weaponizing the justice system to attack Trump's enemies took the constitution seriously rather than cooking their brains all day on social media.
Harmett Dhillion threatens Don Lemon: "Imagine you have a bank robbery that's being planned by a number of criminals ... and then a podcaster says, 'Let me embed myself in here and come along for the ride and livestream the crime.' That would not be protected by the 1st Amendment."
January 19, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Imagine if protesting was not actually a bank robbery, and that journalism was not a crime. Imagine if the people who were weaponizing the justice system to attack Trump's enemies took the constitution seriously rather than cooking their brains all day on social media.
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An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. says
After the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:59 PM
An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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So many headlines are not aging well.
January 19, 2026 at 3:21 PM
So many headlines are not aging well.
Fixed it for you, New York Times.
January 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Fixed it for you, New York Times.
“I sit on a man's back choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am sorry for him and wish to lighten his load by all means possible” —Leo Tolstoy
A CBS staffer told me this re: this Tony Dokoupil segment:
"What a self absorbed loser. Telling factory workers his job isn’t as easy as it looks. You’re a grown man who wears makeup on live TV from a teleprompter filled with words people write for you. His self absorption is just astounding."
"What a self absorbed loser. Telling factory workers his job isn’t as easy as it looks. You’re a grown man who wears makeup on live TV from a teleprompter filled with words people write for you. His self absorption is just astounding."
January 17, 2026 at 2:12 PM
“I sit on a man's back choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am sorry for him and wish to lighten his load by all means possible” —Leo Tolstoy
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nepobaby CBS CEO David Ellison "accidentally" named his 288-foot yacht "I'm a Nazi" in reverse
Tech Billionaire Forced to Rename Humongous Yacht After Realizing It Spelled Something Horrible Backwards
Oracle founder Larry Ellison named his 191-foot superyacht "Izanami," only to change his mind after finding out what it spelled backwards.
futurism.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
nepobaby CBS CEO David Ellison "accidentally" named his 288-foot yacht "I'm a Nazi" in reverse
Trump sensing Republicans will lose the midterms tells Reuters “we shouldn't even have an election” and it doesn’t even make the headline.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
Five takeaways from the Reuters interview of President Trump
Reuters sat down with U.S. President Donald Trump for an interview in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Here are some takeaways from the 30-minute exchange:
www.reuters.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Trump sensing Republicans will lose the midterms tells Reuters “we shouldn't even have an election” and it doesn’t even make the headline.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
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🔥 From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social : “This is nuts. What the fuck is going on? I’ve never protested in my life… they tell you it’s immigrants — it’s fucking anybody. They’re just trying to scare people. I’m not paid to be here. I have to work in the morning. This is wrong.”
January 15, 2026 at 1:59 PM
🔥 From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social : “This is nuts. What the fuck is going on? I’ve never protested in my life… they tell you it’s immigrants — it’s fucking anybody. They’re just trying to scare people. I’m not paid to be here. I have to work in the morning. This is wrong.”
Au pair testifying against her former employer and lover accused of killing his wife is getting her prison expenses paid by news producers in exchange for her story.
January 14, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Au pair testifying against her former employer and lover accused of killing his wife is getting her prison expenses paid by news producers in exchange for her story.
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Sen. Mullin on Renee Good killing investigation: “If they’re investigating anything, they need to be investigating the paid protesters.”
January 14, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Sen. Mullin on Renee Good killing investigation: “If they’re investigating anything, they need to be investigating the paid protesters.”
Citizens speaking truth to authoritarian overreach do not have equal responsibility nor power to the government agency that kills them.
Readers and viewers are paying attention to this kind of feckless journalism.
Readers and viewers are paying attention to this kind of feckless journalism.
January 14, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Citizens speaking truth to authoritarian overreach do not have equal responsibility nor power to the government agency that kills them.
Readers and viewers are paying attention to this kind of feckless journalism.
Readers and viewers are paying attention to this kind of feckless journalism.
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Nikki Glaser roasting CBS on CBS is iconic #GoldenGlobes
January 12, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Nikki Glaser roasting CBS on CBS is iconic #GoldenGlobes
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I can't say this loudly enough: THEY ARE TRYING TO NORMALIZE THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED PROTEST ACTIVITIES.
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I can't say this loudly enough: THEY ARE TRYING TO NORMALIZE THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED PROTEST ACTIVITIES.
In its attempt to profile Renee Good, the New York Times quotes Kristi Noem before describing the reaction from her wife and others who knew her. It tells the reader the position of an armed military force has more weight than an unarmed civilian dead because of it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/u...
Who Was Renee Good, the Woman Killed by an ICE Agent in Minneapolis?
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:31 PM
In its attempt to profile Renee Good, the New York Times quotes Kristi Noem before describing the reaction from her wife and others who knew her. It tells the reader the position of an armed military force has more weight than an unarmed civilian dead because of it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/u...
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“That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you.”
Does this look like a “domestic terrorist”?
@KristiNoem needs to resign.
@JDVance owes her son an apology.
Shame on everyone.
Does this look like a “domestic terrorist”?
@KristiNoem needs to resign.
@JDVance owes her son an apology.
Shame on everyone.
January 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
“That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you.”
Does this look like a “domestic terrorist”?
@KristiNoem needs to resign.
@JDVance owes her son an apology.
Shame on everyone.
Does this look like a “domestic terrorist”?
@KristiNoem needs to resign.
@JDVance owes her son an apology.
Shame on everyone.
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This is the current front page of the Times. The Washington Post is even worse. Their headlines are privileging the accounts of the administration with a track record of lying as being as valid as eye witness accounts and videos.
January 8, 2026 at 1:50 AM
This is the current front page of the Times. The Washington Post is even worse. Their headlines are privileging the accounts of the administration with a track record of lying as being as valid as eye witness accounts and videos.
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Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
ICE killed Renee Nicole Good in broad daylight in clear view of bystanders recording.
Imagine what they do when no one is watching.
Imagine what they do when no one is watching.
January 7, 2026 at 11:26 PM
ICE killed Renee Nicole Good in broad daylight in clear view of bystanders recording.
Imagine what they do when no one is watching.
Imagine what they do when no one is watching.
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NEW: Post-Gazette to shut down 240-year-old paper after SCOTUS slaps down company’s bid to evade court order
“Instead of simply following the law, the owners chose to punish local journalists and the city of Pittsburgh,” said Goldstein, president of @pghguild.com
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“Instead of simply following the law, the owners chose to punish local journalists and the city of Pittsburgh,” said Goldstein, president of @pghguild.com
newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn’t bust the union, so they shut down the paper | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
Post-Gazette to Shut Down 240-Year-Old Paper After SCOTUS Slaps Down Company’s Bid to Evade Court Order.
newsguild.org
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
NEW: Post-Gazette to shut down 240-year-old paper after SCOTUS slaps down company’s bid to evade court order
“Instead of simply following the law, the owners chose to punish local journalists and the city of Pittsburgh,” said Goldstein, president of @pghguild.com
newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
“Instead of simply following the law, the owners chose to punish local journalists and the city of Pittsburgh,” said Goldstein, president of @pghguild.com
newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
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Chevron has vast Venezuelan oil interests. It also operates a local “news” site in Richmond, California.
It’s just one example of the vast network of pink slime corporate interests re-shaping the modern media landscape.
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It’s just one example of the vast network of pink slime corporate interests re-shaping the modern media landscape.
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January 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Chevron has vast Venezuelan oil interests. It also operates a local “news” site in Richmond, California.
It’s just one example of the vast network of pink slime corporate interests re-shaping the modern media landscape.
richmondstandard.com/category/bre...
It’s just one example of the vast network of pink slime corporate interests re-shaping the modern media landscape.
richmondstandard.com/category/bre...
