Rebecca Baker
@msrebeccabaker.bsky.social
Editor at Large, Bloomberg Industry Group; SABEW board member; editor alumna of NY Daily News, NY Law Journal. Fueled by chocolate and coffee
The Washington Post Guild is alarmed and appalled by federal law enforcement’s search and seizure of reporter Hannah Natanson’s property and personal devices. Hannah is a valued member of our union whose work covering the federal workforce has been essential (1/3)
I am heartbroken over this. The PG was the shining light in my days as a student journalist and the undisputed paper of record for Pittsburgh. I think of all the city agencies and the communities that will now be ignored. This is a monumental loss for the people of western Pennsylvania
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 10mo agoPittsburgh Post-Gazette, one of Pennsylvania's largest newspapers, will cease publication on May 3
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Swift and Kelce Can Act Now to Shield Fortunes From the Taxman
Opinion: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce must consider an array of tax and legal issues as they merge their financial empires as a married couple, says Capri Capital Partners CEO Robert Mancuso.
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Trump Pardon Recipients Owed $1.3 Billion, Democrats Say
President Donald Trump’s pardons of Capitol rioters and white-collar fraudsters could stop the payment of up to $1.3 billion in penalties to the government and victims, according to House Judiciary Co...
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With reporters shot and roughed up, advocates question whether those covering protests are targets apnews.com/article/immi...
With reporters shot and roughed up, advocates question whether those covering protests are targets
Press advocates are questioning whether journalists covering the Los Angeles immigration protests have become targets of law enforcement.
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Listing to Michael Abramowitz speak about the value of, and need for, Voice of America at the Society of Professional Journalists’ DC chapter’s Dateline Awards Dinner and Hall of Fame Ceremony
My chat with former DOJ official Caroline Ciraolo is ow live, in the latest episode of the Talking Tax podcast: news.bloomberglaw.com/tax-insights...
IRS Staff Downsizing Offers New Look at Private Sector Tax Work
In this episode of Talking Tax, Kostelanetz Partner Caroline Ciraolo discusses her efforts to connect laid-off or resigned federal tax professionals with private-sector employers, as well as the trans...
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@washingtonpost.com executive editor Matt Murray tells @sabew.bsky.social that the newsroom is going through change like other newsrooms but that “democracy dies in darkness”’will stay on the newspaper’s masthead.
Jerome Powell tells a rapt room at #sabew25 that the Fed is “waiting for certainty” with the impact of Trump policy changes before making any decisions about economic policy. Important discussion at an important time.
📣 Calling all DMV area journalists! SPJ-DC is accepting submissions for our Dateline Awards, including special recognition for the Robert D.G. Lewis Award and Correspondent Awards. Submit your work by Monday, March 10 and learn more at bit.ly/spjdc-awards25.
"Elon Musk’s unprecedented access to the US Treasury’s payment system deserves the public outcry that it has received," say former Treasury Department officials Graham Steele and Emily DiVito, who "fear the situation is even more dire than it might appear."
Musk's Treasury Incursion Puts Entire Financial System at Risk
Former Treasury Department officials Graham Steele and Emily DiVito say Elon Musk’s role at Treasury poses an existential threat to the banking system, and that Silicon Valley’s “move fast and break t...
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Writing is an act of rebellion. Writing is an act of creation. Writing is an act of salvation. Writing is an act of exploration. Writing is an act of emotion. Writing is an act of confession. Writing is an act of speculation. Writing is an act of reflection. Keep writing.
I have never cried as much over one episode of TV as I have the Jen’ya episode of Queer Eye. This show is just magical.
a cartoon character from inside out is crying with tears falling from his eyes .
ALT: a cartoon character from inside out is crying with tears falling from his eyes .
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Libraries matter now more than ever. They stand for the powerful idea that knowledge is free and belongs to everyone. In a time when books and free thought are under threat, we must defend and support our libraries and librarians—they are guardians of access, learning, and freedom.
SPJ’s Legal Defense Fund provides journalists legal or direct financial assistance www.spj.org/ldf.asp
Legal Defense Fund - Society of Professional Journalists
The Society's Legal Defense Fund is a unique account that can be tapped for providing journalists with legal or direct financial assistance.
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Meredith Shiner@meredithshiner.com · 2y agoa thing I can't stop thinking about is as traditional media collapsed, more and more reporters who wanted to do the media work they wanted to do started their own thing, and under an anti-free press Trump regime will not be able to afford the legal safeguards of the newsrooms they left when targeted
Your morning moment of cuteness here
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2y agoFirst grey seal pup of the season born on Suffolk coast
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Trump Tells Republicans to ‘Kill’ Bipartisan Press Freedom Bill
The bill, known as the PRESS Act, would codify protections against federal investigators seizing reporters’ records. It is now less likely the legislation will clear the Senate before the current sess...
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Bloomberg Industry Group is hiring editors and reporters in NYC the D.C. area. Please share these terrific #journalismjobs! bloomberg.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Bloombergind...
Bloomberg Industry Group, an affiliate of Bloomberg L.P., is a leading source of legal, tax, regulatory, government, and business information for professionals.
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"Press Forward will invest $20 million in solutions that make it easier to start and sustain local news outlets." Deadline is Jan. 15, 2025.
Open Call on Infrastructure | Press Forward
Press Forward is investing $20 million in solutions to the common challenges newsrooms face in creating and disseminating the news.
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Greetings and salutations. Giving this site a test drive.
