#Journalists are covering the 2024 election as if it were a normal, 20th century contest, which it isn’t; so far it’s is an authoritarian show of force. A warning from Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Will Bunch. #journalism #media #broadcastnews

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/media-2020-election-trump-authoritarianism-20230827.html

Memories: Sunday, January 15th, 2017: “A pic that I remember well in a family photo album from my childhood. It was taken Sept. 18th, 1973, when we visited Washington DC. The pic is, sadly, just a bit out of focus. In later years, we speculated that the anchor being filmed may have actually been Dan Rather. Who knows? Maybe… It would be cool if this pic actually turned out to be one of him from back in his earlier reporting days.” #OldPhoto #WashingtonDC #BroadcastNews #1970s #FamilyPhotoAlbum

Memories: Sunday, January 15th, 2017: “A pic in a family photo album I remember well from childhood. It was taken Sept. 18th, 1973, when the family visited Washington DC. Pic is, sadly, a bit out of focus. In later years later years, we speculated that the anchor being filmed may have actually been Dan Rather. Who knows? . . . It would be cool if this pic actually turned out to be one of him from back in his early reporting days.” #OldPhoto #WashingtonDC #BroadcastNews #1970s #FamilyPhotoAlbum

Fun fact: During a child-bearing hiatus from #broadcastnews, I did a couple of advanced degrees in #medievalhistory and #medievallit. I was completely engrossed and enamored. My husband at the time was unimpressed. At departmental parties, he kept calling my colleagues macademia nuts. We're not together anymore. Haha. #journalist #academia #medievalist #medievalistproblems