Melissa Wall
@melissawall.bsky.social
California Journalism prof studying participatory communication, journalism.
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Want to learn how local news outlets succeed? 🚀 On Jul 17 at 7 PM ET, hear 4 cutting‐edge outlets share strategies. Hosted by Media & Democracy Project. Free & online—save your spot! 👉 www.mobilize.us/mediademocra...
#LocalNews #Journalism
#LocalNews #Journalism
Good Local News Panel: 4 outlets blooming in a hostile environment · The Media and Democracy Project
Despite the serious headwinds that the local news business is facing, there are many excellent state and local news outlets.
**This panel will highlight four exceptional news organizations** that ar...
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June 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Want to learn how local news outlets succeed? 🚀 On Jul 17 at 7 PM ET, hear 4 cutting‐edge outlets share strategies. Hosted by Media & Democracy Project. Free & online—save your spot! 👉 www.mobilize.us/mediademocra...
#LocalNews #Journalism
#LocalNews #Journalism
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June 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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“In an era when information is abundant but trust is elusive, the collapse of local journalism poses a profound threat to our democracy. Across the United States, communities are grappling with the disappearance of news sources that once held power to account and kept residents informed”
Opinion: Confronting the collapse of local news in Pennsylvania
Opinion: It’s time we acknowledge a hard truth: Trustworthy journalism doesn’t come free.
www.mcall.com
May 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
“In an era when information is abundant but trust is elusive, the collapse of local journalism poses a profound threat to our democracy. Across the United States, communities are grappling with the disappearance of news sources that once held power to account and kept residents informed”
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Another locally owned newspaper sold to Alden Global Capital. I’m working on a bill in the California legislature, AB 611, that would require 120 days warning before an independent newsroom gets acquired by a chain: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNa...
Sonoma Media Investments, parent company of The Press Democrat, sold to MediaNews Group www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
Sonoma Media Investments, parent company of The Press Democrat, sold to MediaNews Group
The company has a wide presence in California, including the San Jose Mercury News and the San Diego Union-Tribune.
www.pressdemocrat.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Another locally owned newspaper sold to Alden Global Capital. I’m working on a bill in the California legislature, AB 611, that would require 120 days warning before an independent newsroom gets acquired by a chain: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNa...
This Disaster Media course content is so good! Thanks for sharing
Preparing my slides for this conference, highlighting @rorshock.bsky.social's fantastic " Disaster Media" and "Digital Media off the Grid" courses!
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Disaster Media – Spring 2023
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April 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
This Disaster Media course content is so good! Thanks for sharing
Awesome project to preserve research
Some good news for this Friday. This astonishing group of people have spun up ERICA, the ERIC archive. www.datarescueproject.org/erica-to-the...
#GLAMS #Skybrarians #AcademicSky
#GLAMS #Skybrarians #AcademicSky
ERICA to the Rescue!
ERIC, the research repository of the Department of Education, was defunded this week. The ERIC catalog lists over 2 million education-related publications. More than 500,000 of these publications are ...
www.datarescueproject.org
April 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Awesome project to preserve research
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The great champion of independent, speak-truth-to-power journalism, and of the democracy that can only survive if the press is free, Robert W. McChesney, has died at age 72. He fought the media oligarchs and the politicians who served them — and often won.
Now, we must carry the fight forward.
Now, we must carry the fight forward.
Robert McChesney, the Great Champion of Journalism and Democracy, Has Died
The academic and activist inspired generations of people to challenge corporate power and support a media reform movement that lives on.
www.thenation.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The great champion of independent, speak-truth-to-power journalism, and of the democracy that can only survive if the press is free, Robert W. McChesney, has died at age 72. He fought the media oligarchs and the politicians who served them — and often won.
Now, we must carry the fight forward.
Now, we must carry the fight forward.
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Something that's been clear to me for some time is that a lot of progressive advocacy and politics has overindexed on finding just the right combination of words to say while ignoring the fact that no media ecosystem exists where people might actually hear you say them. New from @mmfa.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Something that's been clear to me for some time is that a lot of progressive advocacy and politics has overindexed on finding just the right combination of words to say while ignoring the fact that no media ecosystem exists where people might actually hear you say them. New from @mmfa.bsky.social
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Other countries are fully targeting US academics with social media ads now, basically of the form "we still have inclusive liberal democracy and academic freedom here"
March 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Other countries are fully targeting US academics with social media ads now, basically of the form "we still have inclusive liberal democracy and academic freedom here"
That was close
M3.9 #earthquake detected 2 km ESE of North Hollywood, CA at 3/2/2025 10:13:45 PM PST
This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information
This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information
M3.9 - 2 km ESE of North Hollywood, CA
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake located 2 km ESE of North Hollywood, CA was detected at 3/2/2025 10:13:45 PM PST. This information is subject to change. Please visit the USGS event page for up-to-date details.
earthquake.usgs.gov
March 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
That was close
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Great local reporting in Yucca Valley.
constituents alternate between chants of "Liar Liar!" and "No kings" at townhall in R+8 California district. www.hidesertstar.com/deserttrail/...
Jay Obernolte preaches deficit reduction, supports Musk in raucous Yucca Valley town hall
YUCCA VALLEY — Congressman Jay Obernolte spoke to a crowd that erupted in boos and chants like “No King” Saturday morning in the community center.
www.hidesertstar.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Great local reporting in Yucca Valley.
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Great paper presentation by @melissawall.bsky.social from Cal State Northridge on #AI news anchors. A relevant topic for our modern, chaotic age. #swpaca25
February 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Great paper presentation by @melissawall.bsky.social from Cal State Northridge on #AI news anchors. A relevant topic for our modern, chaotic age. #swpaca25
Great thread, great reporting
Whitewashing the uncomfortable parts of the past doesn't just affect Black stories. For example, you can't fully appreciate how a peanut farmer from Plains, GA became a beloved president unless you know TRUE Black History.
The unwhitewashed history of Jimmy Carter:
A thread.
The unwhitewashed history of Jimmy Carter:
A thread.
January 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Great thread, great reporting
Every serious news show should be interviewing @pyrogeog.bsky.social right now
Here's the reality about the #LAFires this week: this isn't the first time ANY of these places have burned. Not even close. In 2018, we mapped CA fire history to look at fire frequency across SoCal. Santa Monica Mtns area burns more than anywhere else -- up to once per decade in a given spot. 🧵
January 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Every serious news show should be interviewing @pyrogeog.bsky.social right now
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Fact-checking wasn’t “biased” against conservatives. Conservatives just shared more false content. If there’s a sportsball game and one team fouls four times as much, it’s not “biased” for the ref to call four times as many fouls against that team.
🚨In Nature🚨
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Differences in misinformation sharing can lead to politically asymmetric sanctions - Nature
We find that conservatives tend to share more low-quality news through social media than liberals, and so even if technology companies enact politically neutral anti-misinformation policies, political...
www.nature.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Fact-checking wasn’t “biased” against conservatives. Conservatives just shared more false content. If there’s a sportsball game and one team fouls four times as much, it’s not “biased” for the ref to call four times as many fouls against that team.
All I want for Christmas is for a nonprofit to buy the @latimes.com
Because as we all know tech has no inherent biases in itself
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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Los Angeles Times Owner Plans to Launch Tech-Driven “Bias Meter” On Articles Next Year
Patrick Soon-Shiong says that his team is building a product where "the reader can press a button and get both sides" of a story.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:24 PM
All I want for Christmas is for a nonprofit to buy the @latimes.com
Yes! Academics should join/start a union. Use your tenure for public good - while you still can
As many of us have been saying for years, this is coming for all of us (even academics who think they are ‘safe’ at R1s or in blue states). It’s been time to organize. Join/start a union. Connect with orgs and groups in your communities.
November 19, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Yes! Academics should join/start a union. Use your tenure for public good - while you still can
Oh look! The Onion also bought the @nytimes.com
A reader asked: "I love socks. But should I be styling them to match the hem of my pants or the color of my shoes or the color in my top?" Our fashion critic offers advice on how to choose the right socks for an outfit.
What Is the Best Way to Style Socks?
A reader seeks advice on choosing the right socks for an outfit. Our fashion critic suggests a different approach altogether to styling the essential accessory.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Oh look! The Onion also bought the @nytimes.com
Intriguing data from Pew study on news influencers.
November 18, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Intriguing data from Pew study on news influencers.
Super interesting project mapping podcast world
How do the creators of podcast content exchange ideas and form communities? We find that the Business, Sports, and News categories form communities through shared guests, whereas other large categories such as Religion and Society do not
November 15, 2024 at 6:16 AM
Super interesting project mapping podcast world
College journalism at its best
Great investigative reporting from The Alligator into the cronyism of former UFla. president (& former GOP Sen.) Ben Sasse, who spent his brief tenure tripling his office's budget and hiring a bunch of his former Senate staffers to lucrative, brand new remote jobs.
www.alligator.org/article/2024...
www.alligator.org/article/2024...
August 14, 2024 at 4:40 PM
College journalism at its best
Getting ready to present my first paper on Artificial Intelligence (looking at humanitarian comm and AI) at the 17th Annual International Conference on Global Studies: Business, Economic, Political, Social and Cultural Aspects.
December 17, 2023 at 7:11 PM
Getting ready to present my first paper on Artificial Intelligence (looking at humanitarian comm and AI) at the 17th Annual International Conference on Global Studies: Business, Economic, Political, Social and Cultural Aspects.