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Miya Williams Fayne, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor at UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication researching the Black press, digital journalism and race.

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This research is part of my forthcoming book project from @oxfordunipress.bsky.social The Blackish Press: Content, Ownership and Audience of Digital Black News Outlets

25.04.2025 22:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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25.04.2025 21:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Intended and Unintended Visitors: Evidencing the Audience for Digital Black Press Outlets - Miya Williams Fayne, 2025 Historically, the Black press has primarily targeted the African American audience, yet the increased accessibility of these outlets via digital media raises th...

I'm excited to share my new pub: Intended & Unintended Visitors: Evidencing the Audience for Digital Black Press Outlets. I use imagined audience and white gaze frameworks and find that the digital Black press' non-Black audience is larger than the Black audience journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

25.04.2025 21:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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February is Black History Month, and we teamed up with asst. prof. @williamsfayne.bsky.social to spotlight six significant campaigns in Black media history, their impact on Black Americans and the vital role of the Black press in shaping their coverage and influence.

19.02.2025 17:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œMainstream news routinely produces harmful, misleading content, compromised by source-dependency and hidden pressures. Too often, news violates professed ethics and erodes democracy, because it replicates and reinforces democratic failures in other institutions.”

19.12.2024 00:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Such a great piece by my colleague @nathankalmoe.bsky.social. Mainstream news still has a lot of room for improvement.

19.12.2024 00:05 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’πŸ“° How is Kamala Harris represented in mainstream vs. Black media? @williamsfayne.bsky.social & @daniellekbrown.bsky.social delve into the nuanced coverage of her campaign, highlighting the differences in narratives and endorsements. https://bit.ly/4hVXdnD

#KamalaHarris #MediaRepresentation

22.11.2024 16:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Black press democratized America We have the power to lean into another standard: one that earns the audience’s trust and never amplifies lies.

"Black press can serve as a guiding light for practicing journalism in pursuit of a healthy democracy β€” or, at least, survival and community."

theemancipator.org/2024/11/09/t...

13.11.2024 19:10 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0