Dr. Brad Gorham

Communications professor at the Newhouse School, Syracuse University. Nittany Lion & Badger. Tweets represent my own opinions.

[Dr. Brad Gorham @bwgorham]

I finally removed the app for this platform from my phone. I'm not closing my account - yet - but I just can't really support this platform and its total lack of social responsibility with my attention much anymore.

[Aaron Fritschner @Fritschner]

Jim Jordan and the OSU abuse scandal:
- 177+ students abused over 20 years (Jordan was there for 7)
- 6+ alleged Jordan knew about it
- Their accusations are direct ("I told him") and under oath
- Jordan refused to cooperate with investigators
- Jordan is named in the lawsuit

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Mitt Romney sent this text to Mitch McConnell on Jan. 2, 2021:

"In case you have not heard this, I just got a call from Angus King, who said that he had spoken with a senior official at the Pentagon who reports that they are seeing very disturbing social media traffic regarding the protests planned on the 6th. There are calls to burn down your home, Mitch; to smuggle guns into DC, and to storm the Capitol. I hope that sufficient security plans are in place, but I am concerned that the instigator—the President—is the one who commands the reinforcements the DC and Capitol police might require."

McConnell never responded.
https://t.co/zrnnHuZzjS

[Dr. Brad Gorham @bwgorham]

Help me find a great colleague to come work at Newhouse! We are looking for a tenure-track professor who specializes in communications law. Contact me for details.
https://t.co/3gYEIv4VDz

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Second-biggest owner of Twitter is executing a man for his tweets.

Silence from the owner of Twitter, who is a self-styled ‘free speech absolutist.’ Not even a “concerning”.

[Dr. Brad Gorham @bwgorham]

@Chimesmasters Great selections this morning! Y’all on Threads yet, though?

[David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik]

NEWS: Kansas Bureau of Investigation & Marion County Atty to return all materials confiscated by police from Marion Co. Record.

County Atty says "insufficient evidence" to support police search of newsroom or seizure of materials.
KBI will not review them for its inquiry.

[Dr. Brad Gorham @bwgorham]

@LibertyMutual Oh My God - my GF got sideswiped by a truck 2.5 hours ago, and your “what to do after an accident” response is horrible. We need a tow truck and have talked to at least four diff people at roadside “assistance.” It shouldn’t take this long to get a response!

[Dr. Brad Gorham @bwgorham]

@SyracusePolice car got side-swiped by a truck at a busy intersection. No injury, but in the way. Watched at least three police cars drive by without so much as a “you ok?”

[ProPublica @propublica]

Churches aren’t supposed to endorse political candidates, according to IRS rules. Across the country, churches appear to be doing so anyway. https://t.co/IDdWdI2sWM

[David Beard @dabeard]

Just before she died, Joan Meyer, a newspaperwoman since 1953, said this about a police raid on her Kansas home: “These are Hitler tactics and something has to be done.” https://t.co/k3QQTiQGYI

[Switching Codes with Eric Deggans @Deggans]

This story about police in a small Kansas town raiding the local newspaper and seizing items in a way that seems illegal is chilling and cannot be tolerated. Time to spread this story far and wide and pressure local officials to explain themselves. https://t.co/pRW2ddK62j

[Paula Poundstone @paulapoundstone]

Dear Merrick Garland,
As an American citizen, I call for an investigation into the money paid to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump during their time at the White House, including just after they left, when Jared Kushner received 2 billion dollars from Saudi Arabia. Thank you.

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

BREAKING: Hunter Biden made $640 million while “working” in daddy’s administration, and received $2 billion from the people behind 9/11.

Now that I got Republicans’ attention. That was actually Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

NEW: One of the funders of the anti-child trafficking hit film “Sound of Freedom” was recently arrested and charged with — you guessed it — FELONY CHILD KIDNAPPING.

Is anyone surprised? Anyone at all?

[Dr. Brad Gorham @bwgorham]

@ProfGuyHarrison @UTJEM Congrats! You’ll smash it!

[Dr. Brad Gorham @bwgorham]

I’m at the most popular wake in San Francisco. So sad (but such good beer)

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Imagine if liberals or the Dems had a nationwide messaging apparatus, an actual propaganda arm, which pumped out Jared Kushner’s name and alleged misdeeds daily, 100s of times. Then you start to understand the messaging imbalance in this country & how GOP gets away with so much.

[Jay Rosen @jayrosen_nyu]

"Not the odds, but the stakes."

That's my shortand for the organizing principle we most need from journalists covering the 2024 election. Not who has what chances of winning, but the consequences for our democracy.

Here's an example of stakes reporting. https://t.co/1MufKvvPrQ

[Dr. Brad Gorham @bwgorham]

@michelemeyer Send me an email; we have an alum who might be helpful.