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Josh Braun / University of Massachusetts Amherst

Joshua Braun is a former graduate fellow of the National Academy of Sciences and an affiliated fellow of the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. His work examines sociological questions surrounding online media distribution. His book on digital distribution of TV news was published in 2015 by Yale University Press and his papers have appeared in Communication Theory, Communication, Culture & Critique, Journalism, and Journalism Practice. Josh serves on the editorial board of Social Media & Society and is also a founding member of the "Culture Digitally" NSF working group on cultural production in the digital age. He is currently working on a new book on the civic impacts of media distribution, forthcoming in 2018 from MIT Press. Josh received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Communication from Cornell University, where his work earned him the Anson E. Rowe award for research productivity, teaching excellence, and service to the community. He also holds a master's in Bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania and an individual-concentration bachelor's degree in "Sciences in the Media" from the University of California Santa Barbara, where he graduated with honors. Josh is a former science journalist, having worked as a junior editor for Seed Magazine and contributed to WNYC's Radio Lab.

Reflections on an $1,800 Dissertation
Josh Braun / UMass Amherst

May 24, 2019 Josh Braun / University of Massachusetts Amherst One comment

Josh Braun reflects on completing his dissertation field work on a shoestring budget.

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The Devil in the Details: User Tracking Is Hurting More Than Our Privacy, It’s Doing Serious Damage to Public-Interest Media, Too.
Josh Braun / UMass Amherst

February 22, 2019 Josh Braun / University of Massachusetts Amherst 281 comments

Josh Braun reveals how digital surveillance not only puts user safety and security at risk but is also a threat to quality reporting and public interest media.

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Mass Reach After Mass Media
Josh Braun / University of Massachusetts Amherst

November 27, 2018 Josh Braun / University of Massachusetts Amherst 2 comments

Joshua Braun explores the relationship between distribution and conceptions of the public, from early postal networks to social media, and discusses the growing disconnect between inclusive public interest and the market-driven logics that propel corporate interests.

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Flow is a critical forum on media and culture published by the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin. Flow’s mission is to provide a space where scholars and the public can discuss media histories, media studies, and the changing landscape of contemporary media.

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20 Sep

New in Over*Flow: @renherold and @cinefeminism examine the deconstruction of cis gay masculinity in the 2022 semi-satirical gay rom-com Bros, reassessing its "bad object" status. Read more here: https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/09/over-flow-gender-sex-bros/

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16 Aug

NOPE is about the eye of the camera, but also Black defiance of it. Read Sophia Abbey's brief but excellent piece at @FlowTV, "Gazing Upwards: Spectacle, Surveillance, and Resistance in Nope." #OpenAccess
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2 May

Happy Tuesday, and happy Volume 29.07 release day! The final issue of Flow in the spring features work from @baker_r_r, @Naledgesince82, @caitmckinney, @MichaelSocolow, and Michele White! Read the full issue here: http://flowjournal.org

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7 Apr

TGIF!! Celebrate by reading vol. 29.06-up on the site now. Thx to @jenholt13 @rebeccasholt @kevindriscoll and @TrueIcaRash for their contributions!!

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