Teaches about media stuff in college. He/him
State College, PA
Joined June 2012
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Matthew P McAllister retweeted
The world has lost a giant in the field of comic art scholarship and freedom of expression. Dr. John Lent was not only an esteemed professor at Temple University and a dedicated member of #Cartoonists_Rights_Network_INternational, but a truly kind soul.
Knowing and learning from him began in 1999 at the Tehran Cartoon Biennial. Meeting him there was a turning point, and his dedication to our community was always deeply inspiring.
Thank you for everything, John. You will be missed by colleagues, cartoonists, and friends across the globe.
I'm so very sorry to hear this. I only met him in person once, but Dr. Lent was very generous in his reviews of my work. His journal IJoCA was a real labor of love and highlighted often-marginalized comics-studies scholarship.
US journalism is notably weaker now than even a year ago: public media federal funding rescinded; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette closing; billionaire-owner eroding news independence (WaPo, LA Times, CBS) & now massive WaPo layoffs. Those in power know that our watchdogs watch less.
Matthew P McAllister retweeted
No struggling newspaper ever saved itself by becoming a worse and less essential product. But what's happening today at the @washingtonpost is not just the latest devastating contraction of the news industry; it's the gutting of an American institution vital for a healthy society
Matthew P McAllister retweeted
I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated.
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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Today I was laid off from my job covering Amazon for Jeff Bezos's Washington Post.
Matthew P McAllister retweeted
Jeff Bezos just fired hundreds of reporters at the Washington Post — including the Amazon reporter holding his OWN company accountable.
Reminder: Jeff Bezos' net worth is nearly $250,000,000,000.
Matthew P McAllister retweeted
Colbert: "Turns out Paramount got a little assist on the cash front. Their bid includes $24 billion from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi wealth funds. And when the dictator of Saudi Arabia gives you billions of dollars, I'm sure there's no catch." thewrap.com/stephen-colbert-…
Matthew P McAllister retweeted
This year has had the highest layoffs since 2020.
If you take away 2020, it's the highest number of job cuts since 2009.
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Matthew P McAllister retweeted
Republican billionaires now control every major social media platform, Fox News, CNN, WaPo, WSJ, CBS, and 200 local news stations in 100 markets.
They are creating a propaganda state that treats their misinformation as fact, and actual facts as conspiracies.
This is by design.
An update on Subu Vedam by my friend and colleague Russell Frank. statecollege.com/articles/co…
Matthew P McAllister retweeted
Republicans said there would be breadlines in America because of Democrats and socialism, but here we are because of Republicans and authoritarianism.
Matthew P McAllister retweeted
You voted to cut SNAP by $186 billion.
Keep New York’s name out ya’ mouth.
Matthew P McAllister retweeted
There’s a reason why the GOP is gerrymandering 👇🏽👇🏽
NBC POLL
And one year before the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats lead Republicans in the fight for Congress by 8 points, 50%-42%, the largest lead for either party on the congressional ballot in the NBC News poll since the 2018 midterms. nbcnews.com/politics/electio…
Matthew P McAllister retweeted
Welker’s idiotic question just shows you how the media expects Democrats to be role models for Republicans, while Republicans are allowed to get away with anything.
Welker: Part of your tactic is to imitate some of what we see online from president trump. So you mimic his all-cap posts. You send out similar memes. Do you run the risk of normalizing that behavior?
Newsom: Quite the contrary. The whole expression was to not allow it to be normalized. It was becoming normalized—the normalization of deviancy across the spectrum of issues, but his communication -- he's dressing up as the pope, as Superman. He's putting his face on Mt. Rushmore. It's madness. So I put a mirror up to that madness.
Matthew P McAllister retweeted
Scoop: During a trip to DC last week, CNN CEO Mark Thompson made a visit to the White House, where he promoted the network’s new streamer
Staffers were taken aback the next morning when Thompson urged to ease up on East Wing renovation coverage
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Matthew P McAllister retweeted
They’re literally shouting it out loud! Their plan to overturn the constitution and democracy. They’re not hiding it. They’re bragging about it.
And the media are just ignoring it, or worse normalizing it; the biggest story perhaps in modern American history.
Kill. Me. Now.
