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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · Aug 19

How have we not talked about August and Everything After more

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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · Aug 12

I'm closely interviewed for this Nieman Lab report that discusses how rural areas will be affected by loss of funding for local NPR reporting. We must not underestimate the importance of equal access to information - we're about to witness a seismic ideological shift in American sense of "place."

With Cuts to Federal Funding, How Will Public Media in the U.S. Survive? - Nieman Reports

With cuts to federal funding, how will public media in the U.S. survive? Gabe Bullard writes, "The closure of the CPB will hurt NPR and PBS, but the most immediate and devastating blow will be to the ...

niemanreports.org

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · Jun 16

The New York Times is always a little over its skis when it tries to be a local newspaper.

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · May 12

So the fact that the City of Troy is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a giant wooden horse, temporarily, in a very public transaction, so bothers the crooked Laocoön that he insists we REFUSE the horse. Anybody can do that! The Greeks are world-class losers!!! MTGA

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Max Resnik @maxresnik.bsky.social · May 5

The @outliermedia.org @detdocumenters.bsky.social team phone banked with residents who were owed nearly $5.9M

This is journalism at its best

Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · Apr 30

“Public outreach efforts like this are in Outlier’s DNA"

www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/how-...

How Outlier is helping Detroiters get millions of dollars back from Wayne County

Thousands of Detroiters were eligible to reclaim profits after their homes were sold in tax foreclosure auctions. Outlier Media launched a massive community outreach effort to reach people eligible to...

www.niemanlab.org

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · May 3

Kentucky Derby quotes that also apply to politics:

“Journalism and Sovereignty are neck and neck!”

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Apr 29

Partisan sorting, fatalism, and Supreme Court legitimacy by Nicholas T. Davis and Matthew P. Hitt is now available in Early View. @matthewhitt.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/04/28/p...

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · Apr 26

The biggest stories in the NFL and politics right now:

the ability of the powerful to influence media, and media’s desires to keep up good relationships with co-elites,

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the actual realities of on-field performance and governing an organization.

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Apr 11

Can Americans’ trust in local news be trusted? The emergence, sources, and implications of the local news trust advantage by Erik Peterson, Joshua P. Darr, Maxwell B. Allamong and Michael Henderson is now available in Early View. @joshuadarr.bsky.social @ricepolisci.bsky.social ow.ly/y8VC50VzauM

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · Apr 11

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · Apr 7

This Thursday 4/10 & Friday 4/11, we're hosting our "AI and Democratic Freedoms" symposium. Looking forwarding to having @sachaltay.bsky.social, @joshuadarr.bsky.social. Manon Revel, & Ranjit Singh join moderator @nadinefj.bsky.social. There’s still time to RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/artificial...

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · Apr 1

Our new paper in @ajpseditor.bsky.social:

Americans have trusted local media more than national since the mid-1990s.

We show that roughly *half* of that is due to the "local trust heuristic" - people trust news that seems local, whether real or fake.

doi.org/10.1111/ajps...

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · Apr 1

Our new paper in @ajpseditor.bsky.social:

Americans have trusted local media more than national since the mid-1990s.

We show that roughly *half* of that is due to the "local trust heuristic" - people trust news that seems local, whether real or fake.

doi.org/10.1111/ajps...

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · Mar 27

Just asked my students if any of them had watched Parks and Rec, not a single hand went up. Devastating news for my teaching style.

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · Mar 16

Sounds like it’s in good hands, thanks!

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · Mar 15

Does anyone know if there is an @polcomm.bsky.social APSA preconference this year?I haven’t seen anything about it.

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · Jan 29

📍EVENT: RSVP to join our April symposium examining the risks that advanced #AI systems pose to democratic freedoms, co-hosted with the Institute's Senior AI Advisor @sethlazar.org. www.eventbrite.com/e/artificial...

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · Mar 7

Panel 5: Reframing AI in the Digital Public Sphere. 9:45am ET, 4/11. Panelists: @sachaltay.bsky.social (University of Zurich), @joshuadarr.bsky.social (@syracuseu.bsky.social), Manon Revel (Meta FAIR), & Ranjit Singh (Data & Society). Moderator: @nadinefj.bsky.social (@knightcolumbia.org).

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · Mar 5

Thanks to former Senator Heidi Heitkamp for having me on her Hot Dish Podcast to talk about rural news deserts and polarization - it was a great conversation! You can listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

News Deserts are Changing Rural America

Podcast Episode · One Country Project's Hot Dish · 03/05/2025 · 37m

podcasts.apple.com

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · Feb 26

The first newspaper to use the term "op-ed," meaning "opposite the editorial page," was ... the Washington Post, in the 1930s.

The point of the opinion page is to oppose the editorial perspective.

digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcont...

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · Feb 20

Excited to be named a 2025 Faculty Champion by the Center for Community News! Looking forward to working with them over the next year to expand our student reporting in DC as part of growing the Institute for Democracy, Journalism & Citizenship.

communitynews.bsky.social @communitynews.bsky.social · Feb 19

Announcing our latest cohort of Center for Community News Champions! The 62 honorees are helping to forge a sustainable future for local news through
university-led reporting programs. The CCN Champions awarded this year represent 25 different states. More info: uvmd10.drup2.uvm.edu/ccn/2025-cen...

2025 Center for Community News Champions | The University of Vermont

uvmd10.drup2.uvm.edu

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Ross Dahlke @rossdahlke.bsky.social · Dec 27

When people self-report consuming less local news, their faith in elections goes down, but does not influence broader support for the US system of government, finds @joshuadarr.bsky.social @moriahjharman.bsky.social

Leaving a Legacy: Shifting Media Use and American Democratic Attitudes

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Joshua P. Darr @joshuadarr.bsky.social · Dec 17

Thanks Andrew! Hope all is well!

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