This week my JMC 406 Blogging and Commentary students were asked to do one of their first posts by listing 10 Threads accounts they are following and why. You can find my students’ posts using the #JMC406 hashtag. Here’s my 2025 swing at the assignment. Some overlap from last year’s, but majority new. I’m also trying to avoid accounts my students are likely linking to:
- grovesprof – Jonathan Groves
Professor at Drury University and former journalist - Tim Carman
Award-winning Washington Post food writer and UNK journalism alum - karaswisher – Kara Swisher
Journalist at the intersection of tech/politics/culture. - Brian Stelter
CNNs once and current media reporter. Also talks about his and his spouse’s life as television journalist. - Steve White News
One of the most respected central Nebraska broadcast journalists with a focus on agricultural issues. - rosannecash – Rosanne Cash
Daughter of Johnny, one of my favorite musicians, fantastic performer. Often political. - Black Girl Nerds
Geek culture and Black feminism - dkiesow – Damon Kiesow
Knight Chair in Journalism at Mizzou. Smart commentary on journalism and media business. - Chef José Andrés
Celebrity chef and founder of global food relief non-governmental organization World Central Kitchen. (Owner of Zaytinya in Washington, D.C. – my favorite restaurant.) - Jack Jenkins
National reporter for Religion News Services
Accounts I used to have on this list:
- jeremyhl – Jeremy Harris Lipschultz
Social media and journalism professor at UNO, Cubs fan, and media law commentator. - sixuntilme – Kerri Sparling
Kerri has been writing about living for diabetes for something like 20 years. She was one of the earliest diabetes bloggers. By the way, she is married to screenwriter Chris Sparling, who wrote the terrifying movie Buried staring Ryan Reynolds - cnnreliablesources feed.
For years was the CNN weekly news media show. Now a newsletter and maybe a show once again? - postopinions – From the Op/Ed pages of the WaPo
Sharing a range of editorials and opinion pieces from the Washington Post. - davidfrenchjag – David French
Conservative, evangelical columnist for NY Times. Lawyer, veteran.