Eric Carvin
@ericcarvin.bsky.social
Director of social newsgathering, NBC News.
A big shout-out to @marinscott.bsky.social on my team, who collaborated with others at @nbcnews.com on this powerful video investigation on the medics and ambulance drivers hit by Israeli strikes in Lebanon. Powerful work, and worth a watch. (Note: Behind paywall)
Video investigation: Medics under fire in Lebanon
First responders in southern Lebanon have been wearing body cameras to document airstrikes on their location during rescue operations, a tactic known as a “double-tap.”
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Fantastic work by @marinscott.bsky.social, @colinnbc.bsky.social and @larissagaonbc.bsky.social on my team at @nbcnews.com, along with the inimitable Chantal Da Silva, who reported on whether Israel could follow a "Gaza model" in its approach to southern Lebanon. Worth a read.
Fears Israel could replicate its 'Gaza model' in Lebanon as satellite imagery captures widespread destruction
Israel has reinforced several military bases across southern Lebanon as more troops join its ground invasion, raising fears for the region's population.
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A salute to @saramj.bsky.social and @jeanleenbc.bsky.social on my team for their contributions to this powerful and important @nbcnews.com investigative piece on allegations of abuses in Gaza. Absolutely worth a watch.
Video Investigation: How the Israeli military responds to allegations of abuses in Gaza
NBC News compiled a database of our inquiries to the Israel Defense Forces about alleged rights abuses, tracking how the IDF responded, if they said they would review the incident, and what became of ...
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Hi, folks. We're hiring for my team at at @nbcnews.com. It's an associate reporter role in social newsgathering, based in L.A. Visual verification, OSINT, reporting, sniffing out AI fakes, etc. A solid early-career position. Apply! jobs.smartrecruiters.com/NBCUniversal...
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Fantastic verification and reporting work by @saramj.bsky.social and @colinnbc.bsky.social on my team, in this fascinating @nbcnews.com story they wrote about drone warfare in Colombia. Worth a read.
Growing use of deadly drones by Colombian militants terrifies residents
Social media videos verified by NBC News show groups using drones for surveillance, intimidation and bombing campaigns.
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Strong work by my team at @nbcnews.com on this powerful visual story on the struggle to get food from Gaza aid sites. Congrats to @marinscott.bsky.social, @bryangallion.bsky.social and @tavleennbc.bsky.social, who shared the byline, and contributors @larissagaonbc.bsky.social and Matthew Mulligan.
Chaos amid starvation: Videos from Gaza show Palestinians struggling to get food at distribution sites
Videos shared on social media in the last two months depict the dangers that hungry Palestinians face when seeking desperately needed aid.
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I'm so proud of @jeanleenbc.bsky.social, @tavleennbc.bsky.social and @marinscott.bsky.social from my team for the big roles they played in this @nbcnews.com documentary project that looks at what the Rwandan military is up to in eastern Congo. Worth a watch. www.nbcnews.com/video/hidden...
Hidden Invasion: Inside Rwanda's covert war in eastern Congo
NBC News exclusively obtained 3 years of classified intelligence reports, surveillance footage and leaked military documents revealing the extent of Rwanda’s secret war.
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Fantastic work by @jeanleenbc.bsky.social on my team, who wrote this @nbcnews.com story about a Russian scientist at Harvard with unique analytical skills who’s been detained by ICE, putting critical cancer research at risk. Absolutely worth a read.
New images could change cancer diagnostics but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
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Beautiful work by @jeanleenbc.bsky.social on my team, along with Minyvonne Burke and @jonschuppe.bsky.social, on this powerful and devastating @nbcnews.com story on the systemic failures that played a role in the deaths of disabled and elderly people who didn’t evacuate during the L.A. fires.
The families of L.A. wildfire victims confront the failures that prevented escape
One month after the devastation, the public and California’s government are facing tough questions about their approach to wildfires.
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Among the ripples of the federal hiring freeze: The onboarding of seasonal federal firefighters — like the ones who responded to the L.A.-area wildfires last month — has stopped. Strong @nbcnews.com reporting by @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social.
Trump's freeze stalls federal firefighter hiring
Crews helped battle the deadly Los Angeles-area wildfires, and now some worry a shortfall will weaken response capabilities as fire season approaches.
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I'm a few days late on this one, but it's still worth reading: I just wanted to give a shout-out to @marinscott.bsky.social on my team at @nbcnews.com for the strong work she did with Freddie Clayton on an important story about Russia appearing to dismantle military equipment in Syria.
Images appear to show Russia dismantling military equipment in Syria
Russian army convoys were also seen crossing Syria, suggesting Russia may be preparing for a military drawdown after ally Bashar Al-Assad was overthrown by Syrian rebels last week.
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Going back to 1968, the incumbent party has lost every election when the sitting president's approval rating was 45% or lower in Gallup's polling. It also presents another parallel between '24 and '68, when VP Humphrey tried to succeed LBJ. www.nbcnews.com/politics/rfk...
This is such a great read: @nbcnews.com examines the U.S. trade for human bodies, which is largely unregulated and has been accused of allowing the mishandling and mistreatment of remains.
Dealing corpses from a Las Vegas strip mall: A look inside the shadowy U.S. body trade
A disgraced chiropractor found a new job selling bodies. In an industry with few guardrails, he soon faced accusations of mishandling human remains.
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New: The vast majority of Americans whose phone records have been stolen by the ongoing Chinese hacking campaign against telecoms have not been notified by their carrier and will not be notified by government. Intercepts of calls and texts, yes. Metadata, no. www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
Most victims of Chinese phone data hacking campaign haven’t been notified, sources say
More than a million people had their metadata stolen, an industry source said.
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A really interesting read by @nbcnews.com's Alexander Smith as we all look for clues about what's next for Syria.
Why a photo of Syria's interim leader could hint at trouble ahead
Syria may be getting “rid of a strongman,” one analyst cautioned, “and replacing him with another strongman.”
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Syrian rebels claim they've taken over the capital. @nbcnews.com hasn't independently verified this, nor the current whereabouts of President Bashar al-Assad. Things are moving quickly, as they have been all week in Syria. My team's doing what it can to verify visuals showing what's unfolding.
Syrian rebels advance into Damascus, claiming they seized control of the capital
The location of Syrian President Bashad al-Assad was not immediately known.
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I'm so proud of my team's involvement in this powerful piece of @nbcnews.com storytelling on the extent of destruction by the Israeli military in southern Lebanon. Great work by @bryangallion.bsky.social, Jean Lee, @tavleennbc.bsky.social, @marinscott.bsky.social and @larissagaonbc.bsky.social.
Zone of destruction
The Israeli military claims to have limited goals for its southern Lebanon invasion. But an NBC News investigation found widespread destruction in areas occupied by the IDF.
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We are looking for a bright, proactive and ambitious Associate Reporter to be a part of the NBC News Social Newsgathering Team. This candidate will be tasked with finding and verifying visual cont...
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