Steven Thrasher (🍉 Dr. Thrasher still cares about Covid & Gaza🔻) did nothing wrong. I've been authorized by him to issue this statement:

Journalist colleagues, please consider participating in this important and timely research! No one is better positioned to lead this work than Chad Rhym.

“The deliberate targeting of our educational infrastructure is a blatant attempt to render Gaza uninhabitable and erode the intellectual and cultural fabric of our society.” aje.io/08arr7

Wall Street Journal layoffs announced the same day Trump is convicted based on its investigative work may be the saddest commentary yet on the future of corporate news and accountability reporting.

My latest essay in Literary Hub: "Why American Journalists Should Be Outraged About the Dozens of Palestinian Journalists Jailed in Israel." Because if journalism is not a crime, then it should not be treated as a crime by any government for any journalist. lithub.com/why-american-j…

Immanuel Wallerstein, in 1961, asking Du Bois to read a draft of his APSA paper on Pan-Africanism.

Trump at the NABJ is immediately asked about his racist comments and why Black voters should trust him. He replies, "First of all, I don't think I've very been asked a question in such a horrible manner."

Trump’s interview at NABJ is off to a very rough start. After Rachel Scott asks about his prior comments about Black electeds, including comments like “rabid” Trump slams the questioner for greeting him in a “horrible manner,” as someone in the crowd yelled “show her some

Immediately after being asked what he would do in his first day back in office: “close the borders… drill baby drill so people can buy a ham sandwich again” Trump’s team has allegedly cut his panel at #NABJ24

I know y’all got thoughts!

Hi, yall! I will be attending #NABJ24 and would love to connect and hear about your thoughts on objectivity! Please feel free to DM or signup at tinyurl.com/mubchc4d thanks, everyone! Looking forward to it.

Utterly (udderly?) thrilled to get to interview Laura Mullen for Jacket2 Magazine about her new book "EtC." After first encountering it at the first NOLA Poetry Festival in 2016, it followed me like a shadow for years-- so what a joy to discuss it with her! Mooooo jacket2.org/interviews/pay….

My poem of poems (of poems) is live on the Ocean State Review site today! oceanstatereview.org/2024/08/20/car…

Organizing works! Much respect to Sociologists for Palestine for making this happen! #SocAF

The university works because we do! This year is going to be big. We're going to recertify our union Oct 8-22, we're going to bargain for better working conditions & wages, and we're going to make our power felt. See ya'll at the next meeting! cogs.org

Happy to announce I am on the job market this year!