Andrea Wenzel
@andreawenzel.bsky.social
Assoc Prof, Temple University's Klein College. Researches & collabs on projects to make journalism less harmful, more equitable & community-centered. Past: Tow Center, BBC Media Action, Internews, WBEZ, WAMU
Congrats @losowsky.com and what a star you are for taking your moment and sharing 💐 with this great list of folks doing community-centered work ✨
When I learned that I had been chosen for ONA’s Impact Award this year (awards.journalists.org/awards/impac...), for centering community voices, my first response was to think of at least a dozen others they could have also chosen.
Impact Award - Online Journalism Awards
The Impact Award honors a trailblazing individual whose work in digital journalism and dedication to innovation exhibits a substantial impact on the industry, regardless of their tenure in…
awards.journalists.org
September 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Congrats @losowsky.com and what a star you are for taking your moment and sharing 💐 with this great list of folks doing community-centered work ✨
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ICE isn't just tearing families apart--they're also extorting them.
According to the article, the pastor's family is being charged $50 for each 20-minute phone call he makes from detention. And it would likely cost them at least $10,000 for a release on bond.
According to the article, the pastor's family is being charged $50 for each 20-minute phone call he makes from detention. And it would likely cost them at least $10,000 for a release on bond.
ICE detains a pastor in Easton, Md., who has been in the U.S. for 24 years and has no criminal record, the Star Democrat reports. www.stardem.com/news/local_n...
Easton minister detained by ICE
EASTON — A beloved Easton minister was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, taken to Salisbury and is now at the Baltimore ICE detention center where he is
www.stardem.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:09 AM
ICE isn't just tearing families apart--they're also extorting them.
According to the article, the pastor's family is being charged $50 for each 20-minute phone call he makes from detention. And it would likely cost them at least $10,000 for a release on bond.
According to the article, the pastor's family is being charged $50 for each 20-minute phone call he makes from detention. And it would likely cost them at least $10,000 for a release on bond.
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who needs state media when the private outlets will defend the empire to its dying breath?
June 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
who needs state media when the private outlets will defend the empire to its dying breath?
Appreciating this take on yesterday’s protest in Philly not only because my favorite small human makes a cameo. Thanks @willbunch.bsky.social
It didn't just rain on Trump's militarized birthday parade in D.C. Man, it poured
I went to No Kings in Philly and saw how the flag is mightier than the tank, as a people's army of red, white and blue called No Kings trumped U.S. autocracy on Flag Day
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
I went to No Kings in Philly and saw how the flag is mightier than the tank, as a people's army of red, white and blue called No Kings trumped U.S. autocracy on Flag Day
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
At ‘No Kings,’ millions of Americans show the flag is mightier than the tank
From Philly's flagship protest to San Diego, several million 'No Kings' protesters trumped a president's birthday parade.
www.inquirer.com
June 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Appreciating this take on yesterday’s protest in Philly not only because my favorite small human makes a cameo. Thanks @willbunch.bsky.social
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If anyone is having trouble following my (increasingly long) thread tracking incidents where police assaulted journalists at protests in Los Angeles this weekend, it's also in spreadsheet form here. This is the more organized version I've been sending to lawyers, agency chiefs, electeds, etc.
California Press Rights Tracking Doc (Consolidated)
docs.google.com
June 9, 2025 at 4:49 AM
If anyone is having trouble following my (increasingly long) thread tracking incidents where police assaulted journalists at protests in Los Angeles this weekend, it's also in spreadsheet form here. This is the more organized version I've been sending to lawyers, agency chiefs, electeds, etc.
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Dozens of journalists were assaulted by law enforcement in Los Angeles this weekend.
The press were just doing their job -- a sacred one explicitly protected by law.
Press rights orgs will follow up collectively tomorrow.
Tonight, I emailed evidence to local/state/federal officials. My sign off:
The press were just doing their job -- a sacred one explicitly protected by law.
Press rights orgs will follow up collectively tomorrow.
Tonight, I emailed evidence to local/state/federal officials. My sign off:
June 9, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Dozens of journalists were assaulted by law enforcement in Los Angeles this weekend.
The press were just doing their job -- a sacred one explicitly protected by law.
Press rights orgs will follow up collectively tomorrow.
Tonight, I emailed evidence to local/state/federal officials. My sign off:
The press were just doing their job -- a sacred one explicitly protected by law.
Press rights orgs will follow up collectively tomorrow.
Tonight, I emailed evidence to local/state/federal officials. My sign off:
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How do we talk *to* and *about* people we disagree with? And how should journalists be thinking about that? I'm looking forward to lessons from this conversation. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Dignity Index: Scoring political speech, making change. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join Hearken for a presentation and Q&A with Tami Pyfer of The Dignity Index, an initiative aimed at changing the way we think about and speak to others with whom we disagree. The Dignity Index is an ...
us02web.zoom.us
March 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
How do we talk *to* and *about* people we disagree with? And how should journalists be thinking about that? I'm looking forward to lessons from this conversation. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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News Over Noise 302 is here! We talk to @andreawenzel.bsky.social about local news experiments and their significance to communities: newsliteracy.psu.edu/podcasts/cre...
Creating Equitable Newsrooms that Connect with Communities - News Literacy Initiative
Once upon a time, Americans turned to trusted news organizations to learn about their shared reality. Today, the media people consume as “news,” fractures t
newsliteracy.psu.edu
February 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
News Over Noise 302 is here! We talk to @andreawenzel.bsky.social about local news experiments and their significance to communities: newsliteracy.psu.edu/podcasts/cre...
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One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, the memos estimated. The programs were cut anyway. @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Internal Memos: Senior USAID Leaders Warned Trump Appointees of Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths From Closing Agency
One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, the memos estimate...
www.propublica.org
March 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, the memos estimated. The programs were cut anyway. @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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One advantage to the current political moment is that it brings into focus larger power structures that are typically invisible or mystified. A billionaire-owned media system is a policy failure and a threat to democracy.
February 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
One advantage to the current political moment is that it brings into focus larger power structures that are typically invisible or mystified. A billionaire-owned media system is a policy failure and a threat to democracy.
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Even the most disturbing RFK Jr. headline always manages to have a detail inside creepier than you could have imagined. I’m sorry, did you just say Black kids should have a chance to get “re-parented”???? Gift link wapo.st/4hW2xGI
February 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Even the most disturbing RFK Jr. headline always manages to have a detail inside creepier than you could have imagined. I’m sorry, did you just say Black kids should have a chance to get “re-parented”???? Gift link wapo.st/4hW2xGI
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The Washpost, which is bleeding millions of dollars and shrinking its staff, accepted -- and then rejected -- a $115,000 ad that criticized Elon Musk.
Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️
thehill.com/media/514849...
Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️
thehill.com/media/514849...
February 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Washpost, which is bleeding millions of dollars and shrinking its staff, accepted -- and then rejected -- a $115,000 ad that criticized Elon Musk.
Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️
thehill.com/media/514849...
Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️
thehill.com/media/514849...
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"I’ve always said that journalism is the first draft of historical fiction, because there are so many perspectives that are left out of reporting." — @meredithdclark.bsky.social
www.niemanlab.org/2025/02/ligh...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/02/ligh...
“Lightning in a bottle”: Meredith Clark on Black Twitter’s journalistic impact, legacy — and writing its “obituary”
"No matter what the technology is, we're going to be using it."
www.niemanlab.org
February 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"I’ve always said that journalism is the first draft of historical fiction, because there are so many perspectives that are left out of reporting." — @meredithdclark.bsky.social
www.niemanlab.org/2025/02/ligh...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/02/ligh...
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Trump and Musk are currently dismantling wide swaths of the federal government, in flagrant violation of the Constitution.
The New York Times is asking the tough questions.
The New York Times is asking the tough questions.
February 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Trump and Musk are currently dismantling wide swaths of the federal government, in flagrant violation of the Constitution.
The New York Times is asking the tough questions.
The New York Times is asking the tough questions.
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In the hour between this screenshot and now, we've lost two more characters. This page now refers to "LGB persons." No Q, no plus.
It also appears to be a site-wide replacement, as the search hasn't caught up with the new pages.
We're viewing erasure in real-time.
It also appears to be a site-wide replacement, as the search hasn't caught up with the new pages.
We're viewing erasure in real-time.
February 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
In the hour between this screenshot and now, we've lost two more characters. This page now refers to "LGB persons." No Q, no plus.
It also appears to be a site-wide replacement, as the search hasn't caught up with the new pages.
We're viewing erasure in real-time.
It also appears to be a site-wide replacement, as the search hasn't caught up with the new pages.
We're viewing erasure in real-time.
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Check out our lineup of book reviews published in January at ijoc.org:
The Wuhan Lockdown by @guobin-yang.bsky.social
Antiracist Journalist by @andreawenzel.bsky.social
Digital Surveillance in Southern Africa by Allen Munoriyarwa & Admire Mare
Fandom is Ugly by @melstanfill.bsky.social
The Wuhan Lockdown by @guobin-yang.bsky.social
Antiracist Journalist by @andreawenzel.bsky.social
Digital Surveillance in Southern Africa by Allen Munoriyarwa & Admire Mare
Fandom is Ugly by @melstanfill.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Check out our lineup of book reviews published in January at ijoc.org:
The Wuhan Lockdown by @guobin-yang.bsky.social
Antiracist Journalist by @andreawenzel.bsky.social
Digital Surveillance in Southern Africa by Allen Munoriyarwa & Admire Mare
Fandom is Ugly by @melstanfill.bsky.social
The Wuhan Lockdown by @guobin-yang.bsky.social
Antiracist Journalist by @andreawenzel.bsky.social
Digital Surveillance in Southern Africa by Allen Munoriyarwa & Admire Mare
Fandom is Ugly by @melstanfill.bsky.social
Delighted to share this long time in the making @tukleincollege.bsky.social effort in collab w/ @jillianbauer.bsky.social & @letrellcrittenden.bsky.social which we hope will support engaged research & community-centered journalism projects klein.temple.edu/news/2025/02...
Reimagining Journalism: Klein College Launches Center for Community-Engaged Media and Names First Director
klein.temple.edu
February 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Delighted to share this long time in the making @tukleincollege.bsky.social effort in collab w/ @jillianbauer.bsky.social & @letrellcrittenden.bsky.social which we hope will support engaged research & community-centered journalism projects klein.temple.edu/news/2025/02...
Appreciate this report from Media Cymru & hope BBC & others dig in and take on board their recommendations on reporting from the lens of communities in forms community members want 👉
"“If you ask people ‘are you interested in your place in the world? Do you want to understand the world?’ Everyone says yes. But if you ask ‘does status quo journalism help you do any of those things?’ They say no."
The BBC asked marginalized groups how it could do better. They didn’t hold back.
"They're going to the shop for sense-making, I think. And there's nothing on the shelf."
buff.ly
February 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Appreciate this report from Media Cymru & hope BBC & others dig in and take on board their recommendations on reporting from the lens of communities in forms community members want 👉
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Hey @icahdq.bsky.social journalism, communication, media folks: we are organizing another round of scholar matchups w/ aim of chipping at disconnects between ‘global south’ & ‘global north’. You don’t have to come to conference. 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... cc: @magdakon.bsky.social
ICA Journalism Studies: Scholar Matchmaking
Welcome! This initiative is meant to help break down some of the barriers we tend to experience as scholars, researchers, and teachers. We hope to chip away at disconnects between Global South and Glo...
docs.google.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Hey @icahdq.bsky.social journalism, communication, media folks: we are organizing another round of scholar matchups w/ aim of chipping at disconnects between ‘global south’ & ‘global north’. You don’t have to come to conference. 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... cc: @magdakon.bsky.social
Journalism folks: know anyone working to connect research & practice? @icahdq.bsky.social Journalism Studies is accepting applications for its Public Engagement Award. Cc: @magdakon.bsky.social Deadline March 21. www.icahdq.org/blogpost/151...
February 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Journalism folks: know anyone working to connect research & practice? @icahdq.bsky.social Journalism Studies is accepting applications for its Public Engagement Award. Cc: @magdakon.bsky.social Deadline March 21. www.icahdq.org/blogpost/151...
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The media is too quick to use Republican buzzwords - “politically correct,” “DEI,” “critical race theory” - these all mean the same thing and @karenattiah.bsky.social is right. Be clearer with your questioning.u
I actually wish the media would stop using "DEI" and "diversity hiring" and just get to the essence of the thing and ask:
"Are you saying that this crash was caused by desegregating the races?"
And see what happens.
"Are you saying that this crash was caused by desegregating the races?"
And see what happens.
REPORTER: Are you saying this crash was somehow was the result of diversity hiring?
TRUMP: It just could have been
TRUMP: It just could have been
January 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The media is too quick to use Republican buzzwords - “politically correct,” “DEI,” “critical race theory” - these all mean the same thing and @karenattiah.bsky.social is right. Be clearer with your questioning.u
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Pub alert 📣🤩
Our latest climate change & news audiences report is out, with insights from 3yrs of survey data across 8 countries.
Despite the worsening climate crisis, climate news consumption & attitudes have remained remarkably stable - a pattern we term "climate perception inertia."
For more👇
Our latest climate change & news audiences report is out, with insights from 3yrs of survey data across 8 countries.
Despite the worsening climate crisis, climate news consumption & attitudes have remained remarkably stable - a pattern we term "climate perception inertia."
For more👇
How audiences follow news on climate change?
This is the question at the heart of a new report by @waqasejaz.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social based on survey data from 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇳 🇯🇵 🇵🇰 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
Read here: https://buff.ly/4jwvTNG
7 findings in thread
This is the question at the heart of a new report by @waqasejaz.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social based on survey data from 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇳 🇯🇵 🇵🇰 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
Read here: https://buff.ly/4jwvTNG
7 findings in thread
January 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Pub alert 📣🤩
Our latest climate change & news audiences report is out, with insights from 3yrs of survey data across 8 countries.
Despite the worsening climate crisis, climate news consumption & attitudes have remained remarkably stable - a pattern we term "climate perception inertia."
For more👇
Our latest climate change & news audiences report is out, with insights from 3yrs of survey data across 8 countries.
Despite the worsening climate crisis, climate news consumption & attitudes have remained remarkably stable - a pattern we term "climate perception inertia."
For more👇
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Tomorrow would be a very good opportunity for DC news bureaus to send people from the public health, science policy, and defense beats to the White House press briefing instead of the usual White House correspondents.
January 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Tomorrow would be a very good opportunity for DC news bureaus to send people from the public health, science policy, and defense beats to the White House press briefing instead of the usual White House correspondents.
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"Have your trusted media pundits ask how anyone could even for a moment think the rich man would do this intentionally, knowing as he does full well the long and tragic history of the gesture. 'Did you know the rich man visited Auschwitz last year? He can't be a fascist!'"
This Is How You Normalize Performing a Fascist Gesture
“There were angry reactions across Europe to Elon Musk’s apparent use of a salute banned for its Nazi links in Germany, where some condemned it as ...
buff.ly
January 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"Have your trusted media pundits ask how anyone could even for a moment think the rich man would do this intentionally, knowing as he does full well the long and tragic history of the gesture. 'Did you know the rich man visited Auschwitz last year? He can't be a fascist!'"