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Gregory Laski

@greglaski.bsky.social

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Professor, Scholar, Journalist * Culture and US civic life—past and present * English PhD * Books: "Untimely Democracy" & "Democracies in America" * Bylines: LARB, Pittsburgh's Public Source, Chronicle of Higher Education,‪ &c. * www.gregorylaski.com

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Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · Sep 11

💡 My @electricliterature.com interview with author Nathan Harris on his new @littlebrown.bsky.social novel AMITY and why Reconstruction matters today electricliterature.com/searching-fo...

Searching for the Humanity, No Matter How Good or Evil, of Every Character - Electric Literature

Nathan Harris’s “Amity” pores through the historical horrors of the post-Civil War United States and reminds us why Reconstruction still matters today

electricliterature.com

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Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 1d

"As a Times loyalist, I kind of resent the implication: Come join our resistance, New York Times! As if that’s what we want from the journalism, to do our politics for us"

Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 1d

I am often told I should not read or pay for the New York Times. Just now, for example. @skyfog.bsky.social‬ said, "You shouldn’t be paying for that rag."

I consider myself a Times loyalist, and I explain what I mean by that here. pressthink.org/2019/08/bad-...

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The Renovator @the-renovator.bsky.social · 1d

Danielle has a new report out with the Council on Civic Strength - thanks to Hans Zeiger and @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social for this great story about its origins!

"The task force rightly argues that student learning, not issue advocacy, is the proper purpose of this kind of education."

Experiential Civic Learning Is Key to Reviving American Democracy

New bipartisan task force urges hands-on civic education to build youth leadership and democratic skills.

thefulcrum.us

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Avishay BSG (Ben-Sasson-Gordis) @avishaybsg.bsky.social · 2d

🧵 I'm excited to share that my article "Democratic Backsliding and the Limits of Civilian Control of the Military" has been accepted @thejop.bsky.social.

It answers the question "how ought militaries act when civilian leaders turn on democratic institutions?"

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Damon Kiesow @damon.kiesow.net · 2d

If as a journalist you don't know which photos or videos to trust on social media any more you might ask why the news media is not positioning itself to prosper from the pending consumer rush back to trusted sources.

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John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 4d

Inspired by @marcwatkins.bsky.social and wanting to share his piece with my newsletter subscribers, I put my two cents in. open.substack.com/pub/engagede...

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Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

Learned a lot at #accessfest25! Thanks @ire.org !

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Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

"Journalism — the practice of it — belongs not only to the people who call themselves journalists, but to everyone who does civic work with its tools. "

Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 3d

Did you miss it this week?

I have a new job: president of News Creator Corps. Goes like this.

Via the people now called creators, audiences are migrating to the social layer in the internet stack. Maybe there's a way to move with, rather than against that.

newscreatorcorps.org/2025/10/news...

Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

Learned a lot at #accessfest25! Thanks @ire.org !

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Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

historical shift from "journalism of verification" to "journalism of assertion," wherein the source/interviewee tends to control, have more influence, de-emphasizing fact-checking or contextualization

Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

see ch 2 on "TRUTH" esp

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Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671513...

The Elements of Journalism, Revised and Updated 4th Edition by Bill Kovach, Tom Rosenstiel: 9780593239353 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A timely new edition of the classic journalism text, now featuring updated material on the importance of reporting in the age of media mistrust and fake news—and how journalists can use technology...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Bethany Barnes @betsbarnes.bsky.social · 4d

This exists! It’s called Local Matters. We are sponsored by @ire.org & @knightcolumbia.org. Local Matters is a free, weekly newsletter that is curated by myself and three other working journalists. This is our 8th year!

Anyone can sign up here: visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin...

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Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

georgia review held on to something for 11 mos, then rejected it (and not a positive rejection)

Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

you were chris hager's student? we had the same phd adviser. love that book and everything he writes. i think i cried near the end, not something i do in academic books usually

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Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

"Transparency of sources and ownership, accountability, quality and objectivity are the keys to restoring the role of citizens as protagonists in the system, convincing them to demand information worthy of the name."

Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

"The communications sector cannot and must not separate its work from the sharing of truth."

Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

Pope Leo a nice Hannah Arendt reference near the end press.vatican.va/content/sala...

Audience with participants in the 39th Conference of the MINDS International Association

press.vatican.va

Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

"Algorithms generate content and data at a scale and speed never seen before. But who controls them?"

Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

" As you well know, those who work for a news agency are expected to write quickly, under pressure, even in very complex and dramatic situations. For these reasons, your service requires competence, courage and a sense of ethics."

Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

"These extraordinary eyewitness accounts are the culmination of the daily efforts of countless people who work to ensure that information is not manipulated for ends that are contrary to truth and human dignity."

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Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

"Information is a public good that we should all protect. For this reason, what is truly productive is a partnership between citizens and journalists in the service of ethical and civic responsibility." --Pope Leo

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Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/08...

Washington city officials are using ChatGPT for government work

Records show that public servants have used generative AI to write emails to constituents, mayoral letters, policy documents and more.

www.cascadepbs.org

Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/08...

Washington city officials are using ChatGPT for government work

Records show that public servants have used generative AI to write emails to constituents, mayoral letters, policy documents and more.

www.cascadepbs.org

Gregory Laski @greglaski.bsky.social · 3d

“One form of active citizenship is to value and support ... agencies that demonstrate seriousness and true freedom in their work ... a virtuous circle that benefits society as a whole,” he said.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance Minds International. Continue reading...