@laneta
Professor of communication at the University of San Diego. Teach classes on media literacy, decolonial thought, critical PR and more. I am trying to make sense of our current media environment and hopeful that this platform will foster connection.
I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
Cruelty is the point and the real aggravation.
The main business model of Silicon Valley from Uber to AirBnB to Spotify is: skim profit off others' goods and labor. Often in ways that are exploitative of individuals or destructive of larger forces (as with Amazon and the retail that kept people heading out in public).
Even if you don’t follow politics, politics is following you.
Breaking: Days after declaring, "I'm not going to live in fear" in a now-viral video, Army veteran Ian Austin was arrested by federal agents on Friday. Austin was part of a group, including journalist Don Lemon, that interrupted a St. Paul church service.
My definition of Hegemonic media in the Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Hegemonic media maintain predominance even when regimes change. Mainstream outlets adapt to shrinking press and civic freedoms. Message me if you would like a version of the full chapter. lnkd.in/gS9axbem
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In a lecture at Loyola University Chicago in April, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso observed: “This is a crisis of narrative. Are we no longer a country of immigrants?
From Rebecca Solnit. A solid analysis on how mainstream media is not meeting the seriousness of this moment and instead normalizing the attacks to our democracy as just the news.
Trolling Democracy. A juvenile turn on cruel propaganda from the top.
This podcast illustrates American authoritarianism, or "illiberalism," as Steve Hahn calls it. Instead of foreign analogies Hahn examines "homegrown" examples. He also reinterprets de Tocqueville, framing exclusionary movements as warnings, not manuals. Powerful, informative, and worth a listen.
In which ways is this “efficient” and investing millions (not billions) in education, health and social services is not?
The day before streets were crowded with hundreds of thousands of people. NYT did not publish one photo of the marches in the cover. Instead they highlighted markets as the story of the day. Mobilizations needed the coverage deserved to this large movement. #Handsoff
Very hopeful to see, feel and hear the pulse of the streets. #Handsoff March April 5 2025
Paul Krugman is suggesting that the Trump administration asked AI to design the policy on tariffs. Read on.
Remember, boycott this Friday.
I am now following you Devon. I am also migrating to Blue Sky.
This hits hard.
I believe in the power of coordinated grassroots action. Let’s use our economic power as well.
On my way to work. Proud to celebrate our diverse community. University of San Diego celebrates Black History Month.
