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Miya Williams Fayne, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor at UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication researching the Black press, digital journalism and race.
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Miya Williams Fayne, Ph.D. @williamsfayne.bsky.social · Apr 25
I'm excited to share my new pub: Intended & Unintended Visitors: Evidencing the Audience for Digital Black Press Outlets. I use imagined audience and white gaze frameworks and find that the digital Black press' non-Black audience is larger than the Black audience journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Intended and Unintended Visitors: Evidencing the Audience for Digital Black Press Outlets - Miya Williams Fayne, 2025
Historically, the Black press has primarily targeted the African American audience, yet the increased accessibility of these outlets via digital media raises th...
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Miya Williams Fayne, Ph.D. @williamsfayne.bsky.social · Apr 25
This research is part of my forthcoming book project from @oxfordunipress.bsky.social The Blackish Press: Content, Ownership and Audience of Digital Black News Outlets
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Miya Williams Fayne, Ph.D. @williamsfayne.bsky.social · Apr 25
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Miya Williams Fayne, Ph.D. @williamsfayne.bsky.social · Apr 25
I'm excited to share my new pub: Intended & Unintended Visitors: Evidencing the Audience for Digital Black Press Outlets. I use imagined audience and white gaze frameworks and find that the digital Black press' non-Black audience is larger than the Black audience journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Intended and Unintended Visitors: Evidencing the Audience for Digital Black Press Outlets - Miya Williams Fayne, 2025
Historically, the Black press has primarily targeted the African American audience, yet the increased accessibility of these outlets via digital media raises th...
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uwsjmc.bsky.social @uwsjmc.bsky.social · Feb 19
February is Black History Month, and we teamed up with asst. prof. @williamsfayne.bsky.social to spotlight six significant campaigns in Black media history, their impact on Black Americans and the vital role of the Black press in shaping their coverage and influence.
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Miya Williams Fayne, Ph.D. @williamsfayne.bsky.social · Dec 19
“Mainstream news routinely produces harmful, misleading content, compromised by source-dependency and hidden pressures. Too often, news violates professed ethics and erodes democracy, because it replicates and reinforces democratic failures in other institutions.”
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Miya Williams Fayne, Ph.D. @williamsfayne.bsky.social · Dec 19
Such a great piece by my colleague @nathankalmoe.bsky.social. Mainstream news still has a lot of room for improvement.
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Election Analysis @electionanalysis.bsky.social · Nov 22
📢📰 How is Kamala Harris represented in mainstream vs. Black media? @williamsfayne.bsky.social & @daniellekbrown.bsky.social delve into the nuanced coverage of her campaign, highlighting the differences in narratives and endorsements. https://bit.ly/4hVXdnD

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Tonia Hill @tonia.thetriibe.com · Nov 13
"Black press can serve as a guiding light for practicing journalism in pursuit of a healthy democracy — or, at least, survival and community."

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The Black press democratized America
We have the power to lean into another standard: one that earns the audience’s trust and never amplifies lies.
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