Matt Eichner

Assistant Professor, Journalism Faculty in Residence, UNLV, covering media production, trust in the media, and sports media.
#BEaREBEL

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@CSOonX Except Montana St. defeating a Midwest team for the Division 1 FCS championship!! @MSUBobcats_FB

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An excellent breakdown of what a successful football program means to a major university. @IndianaUniv and @IndianaFootball are an excellent case study that football is the best marketing for a university. https://t.co/HZIkCyEMYl

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Loving the @goducks vibe from the @Seahawks!
#TNFonPrime

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That @NBAonNBC intro totally gave me goosebumps. Always does. Go @spurs!

[Indiana Daily Student @idsnews]

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: Our student media director refused to censor the Indiana Daily Student. IU fired him. https://t.co/iFxA02nbs8

[Gallup @Gallup]

A record-low 28% of Americans trust the media a great deal or fair amount to report the news fully, accurately and fairly.

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Looking at the @Athletics season, I totally agree that it was a solid B. What a great core. Can't wait until they get to Vegas and play in their new stadium just blocks from the UNLV campus!
https://t.co/1YwIwFo4FP

[David Burge @iowahawkblog]

Stop normalizing violence. The first step is to stop framing anybody who disagrees with you an existential threat.

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But if the @Pacers come back and win, it will be as epic of a title run as had ever been. Maybe that's why I want them to win. #NBAFinals

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I was wondering why I didn't want OKC to win despite the fact they have a great superstar built through sheer dedication + small market and historically great stats. Yet I was totally rooting for the @pacers. And if OKC holds on, the title will be as hollow as the 2020 Lakers

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@thehonestlypod @AlexThomp Mostly agree. However, Re: less bias as a factor in the lack of coverage--it was the "cheap fake" stories that tend to refute that thought. Still plenty of bias in the lack of Biden mental decline coverage back then.

[Chris Cillizza @ChrisCillizza]

"We're sorry. We made a mistake." -- Rahm Emanuel to me just now on what Democrats should say to parents when it comes to the years of school closures due to Covid

👀

[Matt Eichner @MattEichner]

I know I am Captain Obvious, but the sports journalism industry is at once extremely exciting and nerve-wracking.

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One reason why it's sometimes hard to teach sports journalism, the guy wall agreed in class is great sports social media presence on Tuesday, @MikeGrimala , gets let go from the @LasVegasSun that week. https://t.co/POpQSAriQW

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#FinalFour gonna be okay, I guess. #XBracketChallenge https://t.co/U4TGpHemrA

[Jon Root @JonnyRoot_]

In the National Championship postgame show, Scott Van Pelt & Rece Davis discuss how faith in Jesus Christ played a central role in Ohio State’s season

“These guys were baptizing people on campus…[Faith] made guys selfless. I think that’s the power in it…”
- Rece Davis (@ReceDavis)

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Reflecting briefly on the @CFBPlayoff first quarterfinals, I really am bummed @oregonfootball fell so hard to OSU. But overall, I am really happy with the tourney as none of the semifinalists would have even played even though they are clearly better than the top four seeds.

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@_mikesoto Especially with how badly I'm rooting for @unlvfootball tonight!

[College GameDay @CollegeGameDay]

Could UNLV find its way into the CFP?

@KirkHerbstreit says it's possible 💪

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I know X is supposed to only be about politics now, but if the current AP top 25 was the #CollegeFootballPlayoff lineup I would be pretty excited for the first round of games.