Thank you @colbertlateshow.bsky.social for making room to talk about the importance of journalism (and for inviting me to do it.)
Jelani Cobb
@jelaniya.bsky.social
your new neighbor from your old neighborhood. dean. writer. left-hander & occasional photographer. known to frequent the new yorker and columbia journalism school.
Another pick from the May 11 & 18 issue: "Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Complicated Commemorations" by Jelani Cobb (@jelaniya.bsky.social). https://newyorkerest.com/issue/2026/05/11?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=alternative_pick
Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Complicated Commemorations
Donald Trump’s aversion to admitting fault suggests that we will not likely see events that grapple with the nuanced nature of the nation’s history this July 4th.
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P s. (It does not specify, so I am assuming international sign-ups are allowed.) And I just found that @jelaniya.bsky.social is here in the blue firmament, though they do not seem to be regular.
Peter G@zigzackly.bsky.social · 3mo agoColumbia University in the USA has an online course on opinion writing led by Jelani Cobb that has a limited-time free registration offer (otherwise USD 99). Use the code WRITEFREE on check-out. Particularly useful if you are an expert in your field but have no formal writing training.
@jelaniya.bsky.social and @pbs.org #ThankYou for your service to this sick nation and #BlackLivesAlwaysMatter they always did matter, and they always do matter. This nation was built on #Genocide and #Enslavement and continues toward this aim youtu.be/3ZFnnN55AMM?...
The Riot Report | Full Documentary | American Experience | PBS
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Want to learn how to craft a compelling op-ed? Watch “Op-Ed Writing for Historians" with @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social, @jelaniya.bsky.social, @mauracunningham.bsky.social, @franhirsch.bsky.social, @brianros1.bsky.social, & moderator @lmansley.bsky.social. #AHAOnline 🗃️
Op-Ed Writing for Historians: How to Pitch, Write, Revise, and Get Your Ideas to the Public
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What ICE Should Have Learned from the Fugitive Slave Act by @jelaniya.bsky.social Americans took to the streets to defend their neighbors in the nineteenth century, too. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
What ICE Should Have Learned from the Fugitive Slave Act
Americans took to the streets to defend their neighbors in the nineteenth century, too.
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The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress. — Frederick Douglass
@jelaniya.bsky.social: From Selma to Minneapolis. On MLK Day, the death of Renee Good calls to mind another woman who died protesting for the rights of others. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
From Selma to Minneapolis
On M.L.K. Day, the death of Renee Good calls to mind another woman who died protesting for the rights of others.
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Alan talks with @jelaniya.bsky.social, the Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism, about social media vs. traditional newspapers/television; what this means for journalism; and how Columbia is preparing tomorrow’s journalists for the new reality. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
Jelani Cobb: Journalism at a Crossroads
Podcast Episode · Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda · 12/02/2025 · 37m
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Our celebration of The Autobiography of Malcolm X is next Thursday! @jelaniya.bsky.social leads this powerful evening. Luminaries Nikole Hannah-Jones, James Ijames, and Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz discuss the book and its mighty legacy, with readings by actors Joe Morton and Hampton Fluker. bit.ly/4nQ7pje
Holy shit. Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Columbia Journalism School announced today a historic investment in student opportunity: nearly $10 million in scholarship support for 2026–27, made possible through the generosity of our donors. 📰 Learn more: https://journalism.columbia.edu/news/cjs-expands-scholarship-access #ReportingBeginsHere
Great episode of Alan Alda's Clear + Vivid podcast with @jelaniya.bsky.social, dean of @columbiajournalism.bsky.social You'll hear how AI will disrupt journalism, what "free speech" means under the Trump administration, and how journalism is a public good.
Jelani Cobb: Journalism at a Crossroads | Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
The Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism talks about how social media is overtaking traditional newspapers and television as most people’s source of news; what this means for journalism; and how ...
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QPL’s Culture Connection is honored to host this in-depth virtual conversation with authors @jelaniya.bsky.social, @astille.bsky.social, and David Shoemaker! Join us on Wednesday, November 5 at 5PM. www.queenslibrary.org/calendar/cul...
Great LOCAL NEWS election coverage from Columbia Journalism School students. Check out the latest on the races that affect you most: cjspolitics.substack.com
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Student reporting and analysis on politics, elections and civic engagement. Click to read Columbia Journalism Politics and Elections, a Substack publication. Launched 5 days ago.
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1. “Why Doesn’t Anyone Trust the Media?” @jelaniya.bsky.social, @taylorlorenz.bsky.social, @jackshafer.bsky.social, @maxtani.bsky.social "The journalists here differ in . . . how they interpret threats against press freedom in the US . . ." harpers.org/archive/2025...
Why Doesn’t Anyone Trust the Media?, by Jelani Cobb, Taylor Lorenz, Jack Shafer, Max Tani
Anatomy of a credibility crisis
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This week @jelaniya.bsky.social drops in to talk about Abraham Lincoln, Steven Spielberg's film, and how the man is remembered in black communities. Find the new episode of Reckoning with Jason Herbert and Jelani's new book below.
And find @jelaniya.bsky.social new book here or wherever you get your books: amzn.to/48UFBqf
Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025
Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025 [Cobb, Jelani] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025
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“If you look at the decline of trust in American institutions, it is overwhelmingly connected to the dynamics of local relationships.” @jelaniya.bsky.social in the Harper’s Forum on establishment media’s crisis of trust.
Why Doesn’t Anyone Trust the Media?, by Jelani Cobb, Taylor Lorenz, Jack Shafer, Max Tani
Anatomy of a credibility crisis
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I spoke to @jelaniya.bsky.social about Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, the promise of Barack Obama, and the greatest Patrick Swayze movie ever made. jasonherbert.substack.com/p/jelani-cob...
Jelani Cobb talks about Steven Spielberg's Lincoln
October 30, 2025
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The Black Lives Matter movement. America’s first Black president. The election of Trump. A resurgence of white nationalism. @jelaniya.bsky.social connects the political dots of America’s last decade on this week’s “More To The Story.” The latest from @revealnews.org: tinyurl.com/32v58wy9
Want to learn how to craft a compelling op-ed? Watch “Op-Ed Writing for Historians" with @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social, @jelaniya.bsky.social, @mauracunningham.bsky.social, @franhirsch.bsky.social, @brianros1.bsky.social, & moderator @lmansley.bsky.social. #AHAOnline 🗃️
Op-Ed Writing for Historians: How to Pitch, Write, Revise, and Get Your Ideas to the Public
YouTube video by American Historical Association
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In the Harper’s Forum, Jelani Cobb (@jelaniya.bsky.social), Taylor Lorenz (@taylorlorenz.bsky.social), Jack Shafer (@jackshafer.bsky.social) and Max Tani (@maxtani.bsky.social) dissect establishment media’s credibility crisis. harpers.org/archive/2025...
Why Doesn’t Anyone Trust the Media?, by Jelani Cobb, Taylor Lorenz, Jack Shafer, Max Tani
Anatomy of a credibility crisis
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How tRump pivoted from ‘What will you do for me?’ to ‘What will you do to people who I don’t like?’ @jelaniya.bsky.social #Pinks Writer and historian Jelani Cobb on race in Donald Trump’s America www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
‘Indecency has become a new hallmark’: writer and historian Jelani Cobb on race in Donald Trump’s America
In a new essay collection, the dean of Columbia University’s graduate school of journalism makes a compelling argument that everything is connected and nothing is inevitable about racial justice or de...
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Fantastic piece on @jelaniya.bsky.social in @theguardian.com. “The Trump campaign in 24 was much more contingent upon the question of: ‘What will you do to people who I don’t like?’" www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
‘Indecency has become a new hallmark’: writer and historian Jelani Cobb on race in Donald Trump’s America
In a new essay collection, the dean of Columbia University’s graduate school of journalism makes a compelling argument that everything is connected and nothing is inevitable about racial justice or de...
theguardian.com
New Yorker staff writer @jelaniya.bsky.social joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his new essay collection, Three or More is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/jelani-cobb-...
Jelani Cobb on Race, Politics, and the ‘Trayvon Martin Generation’
New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new essay collection, Three or More is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025. Cobb re…
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Attended a very interesting and insightful talk with @jelaniya.bsky.social launching his newest book: “Three or More is a Riot” with Salamishah Tillet at the Center of Brooklyn History. Thanks for hosting @bklynlibrary.bsky.social!
Still stunned by D’Angelo’s departure. Grateful for the brilliant musical legacy he bequeathed to us. I thought it worth re-posting this meditation on black music and black mortality. www.newyorker.com/news/daily-c...
Hip-Hop at Fifty: An Elegy
A generation is still dying younger than it should—this time, of “natural causes.”
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