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Heather Hendershot

@profhendershot.bsky.social

Author of When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America. Media historian, film weirdo, 45rpm collector. Qapla’!

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Heather Hendershot@profhendershot.bsky.social · last mo.

Colbert was forced not to air Talarico interview on his show. Result: 9.5 million views of the interview on YouTube. So here we go again with Kimmel. Streisand Effect for the win! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/b...

Jimmy Kimmel Moves Talarico Interview to YouTube Because of F.C.C. ‘Threat’

In a monologue on Wednesday, Mr. Kimmel said that the show made the decision because the F.C.C. had “threatened” ABC over “traditional editorial decisions.”

nytimes.com

Heather Hendershot@profhendershot.bsky.social · last mo.

Successful, prestigious show intentionally destroyed. "60 Minutes was the first broadcast that became a profit center in the news division..." interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/d...

Don Hewitt

interviews.televisionacademy.com

Brian Stelter@brianstelter.bsky.social · last mo.

The “60 Minutes” brand has suffered mightily in the past few months. Now CBS News is trying to repair the damage — and modernize the most-watched news program on US TV. Details in today's Reliable Sources digest: www.cnn.com/newsletters/...

Heather Hendershot@profhendershot.bsky.social · last mo.

I get these, and they often include sentences like, "You are a professor at Northwestern University. Your previous books include..." I recently responded to one by saying, "This is the dumbest email I have ever received." But obviously, yeah, best to ignore.

The Arthur C. Clarke Award@clarkeaward.bsky.social · last mo.

Some scams are easier to spot than others. That said, we get these semi-regularly and they are only getting more focused and custom-tailored, so be careful writers! And, no, we didn’t reply, but it was super-tempting.

Text from a scam email message which reads: Hi Arthur C. Clarke, I recently came across 2001: A Space Odyssey, the 25th Anniversary Edition, and wanted to reach out. I’ve been connecting with authors whose books are available to readers but may not be reaching as many new audiences as they could. I’m curious how has your experience been with book visibility and reaching new readers? And have you considered exploring new ways to promote your book or expand its reach to additional platforms? I’d genuinely be interested in hearing your thoughts and experience.
SEIU Local 925@seiu925.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We’re not in the habit of recognizing celebrity deaths here at 925. That said, Dolly Parton is a national treasure and some folks here joke that Dolly is our Locals patron saint. After all her song “9 to 5” is our anthem. Today we remember all the love and kindness Dolly brought the world.

Tribute-style portrait of a Dolly Parton performing in a ruffled light purple blouse, arm raised and singing into a microphone, overlaid with the lyric: "You're just a step on the bossman's ladder / But you've got dreams he'll never take away."