Jake Batsell
@jbatsell
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O'Neil Chair in Business Journalism & Assoc Prof @smu; wrote 'Engaged Journalism' (@ColumbiaUP); prev: @dallasnews, @seattletimes, research fellow @texastribune
Dallas, TX
Joined February 2009
Hearst purchase marks changing of the guard for nearly 140-old Dallas Morning News
dallasnews.com
G.B. Dealey launched The News in a rented building on Commerce Street in 1885 — just two years before William Randolph Hearst founded his newspaper company in...
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Took a quick trip to Jackson last week to check in on how Pulitzer-winning @MSTODAYnews is partnering with @jpmorgan to explore new ways to fund local nonprofit journalism, through a collaboration led by @JournalismProj. Jamie Dimon has entered the chat:
overbycenter.com
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon was the headliner for “All In on Mississippi,” a half-day economic development summit in downtown Jackson backed by JPMorgan and seven local sponsors.
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DallasNews Corporation agrees to merge with Hearst https://t.co/bzff17kxlV https://t.co/R9jlbtcm9B
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Wow! Welcome to @SMU, @rdmersey! Excited to work with you in propelling @smumeadows' Journalism and Fashion Media programs to new heights.
Rachel Davis Mersey has been named Executive Vice President and Provost of SMU, beginning June 1, 2025. Please join us in welcoming her to the Hilltop! Learn more: https://t.co/3e8cmkdE2u
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Thrilled to welcome @elisewho back to TX for the O'Neil Lecture in Business Journalism at @SMU. Elise's 2023 book, "Flawless," deeply explores the K-Beauty industry. Join us for a free lecture hosted by @smumeadows' Division of Journalism. More background: https://t.co/vFTIJiXMbT
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Free speech? Germans mock Trump and Vance for expelling AP while lecturing them on free speech: https://t.co/ytDisB8vKM via @NYTimes
nytimes.com
At the Munich Security Conference, Olaf Scholz accused the U.S. vice president of unacceptable interference in Germany’s coming elections.
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Join our faculty! @SMU's Division of Journalism is searching for a Prof of Practice to teach beginning & advanced writing/reporting classes & more. I'm chairing the search, so DM me w/ questions. Application deadline is March 7 via Interfolio: https://t.co/I20PRsaXpp
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“If I die, who will take care of my children?” she asked. Direct consequences in Africa of USAID programs disappearing overnight.
washingtonpost.com
Across Africa, the policies of the Trump administration are already having profound consequences for some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people.
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Journalists, students, J-profs: Join us midday Monday for this timely (& free!) discussion about how to bring diverse perspectives into business stories, co-organized by @SABEW's Education Committee & @NAHJ's Business Journalism Task Force. Register here: https://t.co/ojZ7lGgc1Q
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Breaking news: the SMU Board of Trustees has unanimously voted Tuesday to name Dr. Jay Hartzell (@JCHartzell) as the next president of SMU. Learn more: https://t.co/2DHj7w7Cvl
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LuLu Garnett is working with Arts Access as part of @smumeadows partnership with @dallasnews. Thanks @jbatsell @NevinsAnnette and Melissa Chessher! https://t.co/DteEJU1Kaj
dallasnews.com
The Women’s Storybook Project sends volunteers to prisons across Texas, where they record incarcerated mothers reading a book aloud, then send the recording,...
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Mikaila Neverson is working with our Food & Entertainment team as part of @smumeadows' partnership with @dallasnews. Thanks @jbatsell @NevinsAnnette and Melissa Chessher! https://t.co/DvUNmkppWh
dallasnews.com
La Parisienne French Bistro will open its second outpost in Addison. Its first, known for French food, pastries and afternoon tea, is located in Frisco.
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College journalists interested in covering a wide variety of topics -- from Wall Street to Main Street, start-ups and entrepreneurs, real estate, climate change, agriculture and automotive industries -- apply now for the @DJNF business reporting program. https://t.co/OdsUzOHtAO
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Interesting to hear from these heads of major newsrooms on reaching young people with business news. One refrain: people really dig explanatory news. And even if TikTok and Insta don't drive a lot of traffic, not being there cedes ground to influencers on these topics #sabew60
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Join us on the @SMU Journalism faculty! @smumeadows is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor of Journalism. Media law & ethics is one focus but the position has flexibility. Due date for priority consideration is Oct. 25. More details:
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Thanks to star @SMU J-school alum @Kevinreynolds30 (‘21) of @sltrib for stopping by @smumeadows to talk about newsletter strategies and nonprofit biz models while in town to cover tonight’s @SMUFB v. @BYUfootball game.
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Perfect timing for @Kevinreynolds30’s visit with my Digital Product Innovation class on Thursday at @SMU
the @sltrib — the first daily newspaper in the U.S. to become a nonprofit — has published a refreshingly readable and transparent annual report
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Big news on campus as @SMU's fall semester gets underway.
SMU President R. Gerald Turner announces he’ll take a new role after 30 years https://t.co/yAjISH41ed
@marcelanotes @dallasnews
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