Live at @GlobalFact11: “We still think we have power. We’re the first in battle.” @MariaRessa says that, in journalism and fact-checking, it’s about finding a sustainable business model (and legislation) to stop the breakdown of public trust.

It's not porn, it's abuse. I talked with National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Norma Buster at Carrie Goldberg, Sophie Maddocks at Media@Risk & Mike Stabile at Free Speech Coalition about why it's important to use the terms like "image-based sexual abuse" instead of "revenge porn" or "deepfakes." 19thnews.org/2024/07/reveng…

In partnership with the ACOS Alliance and Bronx Documentary Center the Dart Center is offering its annual four-day crisis zones reporting course for 16 freelance journalists at no cost. Apply by July 31, 2024: shorturl.at/qUb9m

Our Global Media & Communication podcast is finally back with a brand new episode! Check out Panic! at the Discourse’s interview with the brilliant and fascinating filmmaker, artist, and writer Paromita Vohra at the link below (or on Spotify / Apple Podcasts etc!) newbooksnetwork.com/a-conversation…

Are you a journalist covering the U.S. election? Join us for U.S. Election Safety Summer, a free webinar series by the Committee to Protect Journalists, International Women's Media Foundation, and @PENAmerica. More information: pen.org/event/u-s-elec… #ElectSafely #JournalistSafety #CPJEmergencies

Journalists & newsrooms: Applications for the International Women's Media Foundation’s Newsroom Safety Across America initiative in D.C. are open through September 9! This critical training will prepare local reporters ahead of #Elections2024 forms.gle/EV6NEpKPhDDSfe…

The 19th is hiring a part-time contract political editor to help assign and edit election-related stories. If this is for you, please, apply! We're moving fast; deadline is Aug. 20. 19thnews.org/contract-polit…

This month, American Press Institute is collaborating with IWMF to provide tips for ensuring safety during elections. 🛡️🗳️ IWMF and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press will guide you through essential advice on physical, digital, and legal safety for journalists reporting on the U.S. elections. Read: americanpressinstitute.org/iwmf-election-…

The IWMF welcomes the Philippine Court of Appeals' decision to overturn the shutdown order for Rappler, co-founded by Maria Ressa. This is a crucial win for press freedom. We urge the judiciary to drop the remaining cases against Rappler and Ressa: cpj.org/2024/08/philip…

It’s never too early to start planning for end-of-year fundraising. If you’re looking for new ideas for your plan this year, join the Lenfest News Philanthropy Network for a discussion on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 1 p.m. EDT / 10 a.m. PDT 👇 lenfestinstitute.org/solutions-reso…

🚨 Grant opportunity 🚨 Members of The Lenfest News Philanthropy Network can apply for our catalyst grant program to experiment with innovative approaches to end-of-year fundraising. Applications are open now through Sept. 5. ⬇️ lenfestinstitute.org/get-involved/a…

The elections are rapidly approaching. Do you have a plan for how to cover them? Join #NewmarkJ in a three-part series of conversations starting Sept. 17. The first will focus on press freedom and safety challenges reporting on the US election. RSVP. ↓ journalism.cuny.edu/events/coverin…

This week #ASCMediaRisk postdoctoral fellow Jeanna Sybert welcomed the newest cohort of Annenberg School doctoral students. Thanks, Jeanna, for sharing your best tips on how to thrive at Annenberg and beyond. Welcome, new students!

An eloquent but critical overview of how Trump would change media freedom in the US: How the quiet war against press freedom could come to America wapo.st/3ZfmRNg Annenberg School Media@Risk Penn Global craig newmark

The podcast #Silenced, from ARTICLE 19, shares the stories of journalists and activists around the world who have come up against government attempts to rein them in, or silence them. In this episode, Juliana Dal Piva tells host Nicola Kelly her story. gijn.org/stories/silenc…

Profs. Sarah J. Jackson and Dr.Desmond Upton Patton are developing a program to support historically underrepresented scholars conducting critical technology research. Their efforts just received a boost with a $129K grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation: bit.ly/4ghgsYe

Also breaking my incredibly prolonged Twitter hiatus to change my bio from PhD candidate to PhD holder as of this past July! 🎉Currently postdoc-ing for Media@Risk while I recover from the dissertation journey and prepare for all the job market shenanigans ahead 🙏

Applications are now open for the second annual Dart Center Documentary Film Fellowship! Open to professional doc filmmakers from all over the world to deepen their knowledge of emotional trauma, psychological injury, and ethics. Apply by Oct.16: bit.ly/4eklEsm

We are thrilled to announce our lineup of fall events Annenberg School! Join us for a roundtable on the role of Tiktok in contemporary politics; a colloquium on Big Tech in Kenya; and our annual symposium with @CDCSPenn on Academia in the age of social media.bit.ly/3ZsGVfg