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Just gonna start posting every night that Kay Graham published the second tranche of Pentagon Papers in the middle of an IPO, at the same time Nixon was threatening to pull her FCC licenses.

The targeting of reporters in LA is inexcusable. The public interest in press coverage of protests couldn’t be more self-evident. We helped lead this letter to remind federal officers of journalists’ constitutional right to report on civil unrest. media.freedom.press/media/document…

This piece was published as part of a national collaboration led by @UpshotNYT @BaltimoreBanner. NYT has the overview: nytimes.com/2024/12/20/ups…

BREAKING: The @WashingtonPost says @SenSchumer "intends to pass" the PRESS Act as soon as next week. Now is the time to contact your senator and urge them to support it. Let them and @chuckschumer know how important this is! washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

Whoa. This is the line to vote at the University of Pennsylvania before polls even open. Young people are fired up & turning out. Gen Z is going to save us.

🦅 Pennsylvania - Final Thoughts It's been a long election cycle with ups and downs, but my gut feelings + data are about the same as they were in August. I think VP Harris is favored to win PA by 2 pts, give or take 1 while Senator Casey wins by 4-5. Let's break down why. ⬇️

So Cobb County just mailed absentee ballots out today, a judge said they have until the 8th by 5 to get them in long as they’re post marked by the 5th; but Cobb County GOP appealed & the GA Supreme Court just ruled they have to be in tomorrow by 7pm. This is voter suppression

Violent rhetoric is a permission structure. Period.

If you’re in CA or NV and you need another reason to vote this year, here it is. There’s a measure on your ballot to protect incarcerated people from SLAVERY — vote yes. Maybe we can stop assaults on incarcerated women that result directly from their inability to refuse to work.

Several great insights about #AI shared by @sree w/#ComNet24 attendees: 1. No tech can live up to such hype. 2. Most careers will be upended in unexpected ways. 3. Be vigilant about the dangers of #Al. 4. Pay close attention and learn new skills, try new apps.

The joy of seeing @sree present over decades (!) and learning something new *every* time...perfect way to go forth from KC, this vibrant and purposeful #ComNet24, turning inspiration into impact!

Ken Griffin at tonight’s @columbiajourn @Bagehots fundraiser, annual dinner: “Taxes are the cost of a civilized society.” He referenced @propublica’s coverage of his own status as a tax payer: propublica.org/article/ken-gr… #KBagehot

In the battle to fight a growing existential climate threat, we need everything we can get to cut carbon emissions: “maybe we should strap on climate-colored goggles before diving headfirst into artificial intelligence.” ⁦@Sammy_Roth⁩ @latimes latimes.com/environment/ne…

Couldn’t have been more excited to see @tlpix in action knowing their visual storytelling, environmental coverage—and now, raising the vital concept of news outlets’ “duty of care” for freelancers at #NLGJA24’s @pulitzercenter sesh 🙌🏽 +1 Tara’s s/o to @JejeRMohamed’s @IWMF work!

Congrats to these two incredible authors @Curtischin and @ewong for inspiring more journalists to tell their stories. Full house at our journalist—>to—>author panel at #AAJA24 this morning. Buy their books!

Standing ovation at @aaja as we honor the iconic Connie Chung ❤️

We're getting ready to head to Austin for #AAJA24 later this week! @thrupkaew, director of partnerships for @typeinvestigate and @aparnamuk, president of @sejorg will be joining our freelance meetup, you can RSVP here: zeffy.com/en-US/ticketin… #TheIIJ

My position as a Race & Equality Reporter is being cut among 100 other positions across CNN amid restructuring and broader cuts by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery. I was also informed that my team was disbanded. My last day will be this Friday, August 9. 1/6

Introducing API's Live Journalism Events Workbook! It brings together the knowledge of more than 20 experts and local news organizations who excel in the live events space. 👇 betternews.org/workbook-live-…

As a longtime member of the National Association of Black Journalists, I’ve gotten lots of requests for my thoughts on Trump’s visit Wednesday to our conference. Here’s my five takeaways from what happened: loom.ly/8_muzqQ