Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them)
Journalism researcher, linguistic anthropologist, fiction writer. Some things I discuss: language & social meaning, news media, #binders, puns, food.
Now: @cnti.bsky.social
Once: @knology.org
My colleagues & I made: reportingwithnumbers.com
- TIL about a fun Easter egg: try googling "garamond font" or "comic sans font" It only works for a handful of common ones but it's adorable.
- Reposted by Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them)The biggest difference by far watching the various campaigns as a New Yorker and all of the messaging we were targeted with I think is an important takeaway for the whole country: Cuomo’s entire message was threats and fear and cynicism. Mamdani’s entire message was lightness and joy and hope.
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- JFK is setting expectations really low these days, huh?
- Reposted by Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them)What does responsible use of AI look like for the future of journalism? CNTI's @drnycnerd.bsky.social will discuss ways AI is reshaping newsrooms as part of First Amendment Day at UNC. 🗓️ Wednesday, October 8, 2025 🕚 11:00 a.m. 📍 UNC ✅ Free and open to the public Full details: lnkd.in/g-y2FyUE
- Reposted by Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them)In Serbia, a leaked recording has raised fears of political attempts to weaken independent media. As the country adopts the EU’s DSA, a question looms: Will this law protect press freedom—or be misused to suppress it? 👉 Read more from @ewrightwy.bsky.social: euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
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- Reposted by Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them)It’s weird to me that people keep starting new Substacks and still don’t know that Substack is extremely bad news Please get off Substack 😭 www.anildash.com//2024/11/19/...
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- I finished reading "The AI Con" last week and I'm going to be sitting with it for a long time. As a researcher it affirms my frustration with the slipperiness of "AI" as a term. All the research shows that people don't understand it consistently.
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- What do news organizations actually need to know about AI & journalism? A new briefing from @cnti.bsky.social's Global AI & Journalism Research Working Group synthesizes 80+ research studies. cnti.org/article/aij-...
- Reposted by Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them)The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God. Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well. forward.com/opinion/7575...
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- What do we know about how journalists and the public think about "journalism" and the people who create it? This was fun to work on -- my colleague Sam is so, so smart! journalistsresource.org/media/what-j...
- Speaking as both a NYC voter and a media researcher, I think this is well worth a read.
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- Sweet relief is coming soon:
- This series is so powerful and so hard to read and so, so, so important right now.
- Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is the most documented war in history , yet Ukraine’s newly occupied territories remain sealed off, their suffering cloaked in darkness. Ukrainian reporter Tanya Kozyreva shares her experience covering occupied territories: tinyurl.com/mpudf3d3
- The next letter in @cnti.bsky.social 's press freedom series is up today. It's a beautiful meditation on what Nigeria can teach the US: cnti.org/guest-essay/...
- I'm so excited about @cnti.bsky.social 's series of "letters from the field" on press freedom. Today's letter comes from Serbian journalist Teodora Ćurčić: cnti.org/guest-essay/...
- Reposted by Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them)@rukhshanamedia.bsky.social continues to tell the stories the Taliban don’t want to be heard. In our first "Letter from the Field," @zahrajoya.bsky.social explains what American journalists can learn from her experiences fighting for #pressfreedom in Afghanistan. bit.ly/4kvRfLk
- Reposted by Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them)Journalists in the US are facing new threats, but this has been the reality for reporters in other countries for decades. Over the next month, @cnti.bsky.social will share stories from award-winning journalists from around the world with their advice for US journalists. Follow along: bit.ly/3FCLagN
- How do you feel about this story, @monscience.bsky.social ? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/n... (Personally, I feel like we had this idea two years ago: gothamist.com/news/why-bac...)
- Does building flatpack furniture together count towards an Erdös number? 🤔 (@ergodicwalk.bsky.social 's is 3!) Otherwise I can get there in ~10, as I learned from a conversation about @kirbyconrod.bsky.social numbers!
- I enjoyed their polling explainer at the end -- especially right on the tail of @aapor.bsky.social #AAPOR25. gothamist.com/news/liz
- Reposted by Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them)CNTI's @drnycnerd.bsky.social and Samuel Jens shared how people differentiate the admittedly fuzzy categories of "news" and "journalism" at #AAPOR25. Missed it? Read about their presentation here: aapor.org/newsletters/...
- Really enjoying #AAPOR25. If you're interested in research on journalism & technology, please come say hi!
- My 40+ advice is *don't buy shoes you can't return after the first outdoor wear"
- In love, house-hunting, and (if possible) your professional life, do NOT give in to the pressures of scarcity. There are many right options and it's so easy to get trapped in the wrong ones.
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- Spouse brought home a tamal before knowing about this post. I have successfully received my snack.
- This is a huge loss for access to information.
- DOGE has just completely gutted the IMLS, firing all staff, closing down their email addresses, and leaving any funding for 2025 in question. bookriot.com/imls-gutted/
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- Senior U.S. government officials just included a journalist in their private Signal chat. @cnti.bsky.social found that 15% of journalists primarily communicate w/ sources via peer-to-peer encrypted apps (like Signal). Read the full report: innovating.news/2024-journal...
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- Apparently Al Gore is a great dancer. I mean, he has soooooo many rhythms.
