Michael McDevitt

This essay, just published, explains how the social control of intellect occurs in the academic-media nexus. academic.oup.com/ct/article-abs…

@jayrosen_nyu Not only should journalists align themselves with pro-democracy initiatives, they should acknowledge their complicity in democratic backsliding. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Journalists should not think of themselves as "pro-democracy" because that would be a value judgment, suggests the Society of Professional Journalists.

This essay, just out, explains how the quality press is complicit in democratic decline. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Check out this collection from Oxford, “Fake News, Misinformation, and Disinformation: Journalism Today?” My book Where Ideas Go To Die is included along with a sample chapter. pages.oup.com/socsci/1419988… oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/o…

Oxford University Press -- free online content ... pages.oup.com/socsci/1353372…

This book explores journalism's contribution to anti-intellectualism. global.oup.com/academic/produ…

Is there a relationship between #journalism and #intellect? Explore in this freely available chapter: bit.ly/33AY8FC #CommunicationStudies @mikejmcdevitt

The publisher of Where Ideas Go to Die -- my book on journalism and anti-intellectualism -- is providing free access to the first chapter: pages.oup.com/socsci/4696823…

America, I’m honored that you have chosen me to lead our great country. The work ahead of us will be hard, but I promise you this: I will be a President for all Americans — whether you voted for me or not. I will keep the faith that you have placed in me.

60+ journalism/polcomm scholars have put forward a policy briefing for journalists about how to cover elections responsibly- for an election unlike any other - how to prevent confusion and mitigate distrust mediafordemocracy.org #media4democracy @ecademocracy cc @brianstelter

Here is a commentary from Education Week on the importance of "political parenting." edweek.org/ew/articles/20…

Where Ideas Go to Die global.oup.com/academic/produ…

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@JesseBenn @lewfriedland Sorry for the late reply, Jesse, but thanks! I'm not much of a Twitter guy but need to jump in at least to promote my book, which is out.

'Political Parenting' Can Be a Counter to Incivility - Education Week edweek.org/ew/articles/20… via @educationweek

@JesseBenn Jesse, love the photo. My birthday is today, so I guess that means that you're two days older than me ...

@kluo Hi Kay, I just started using Twitter ... I'm on sabbatical at Stanford and still running Rancho San Antonio. How are you?

Just setting up my Twitter. #myfirstTweet