Nuala Bishari
@nuala.bsky.social
Oakland-based journalist. Horse girl. Femme. Cofounder of @coyotemedia.org It’s pronounced “noo-lah” nuala@coyotemedia.org
Thanks to everyone who's subscribed so far during our 25% off sale, which goes until August 8. Just punch in the code HOTDOG when you subscribe to get at least $20 off an annual subscription to COYOTE! www.coyotemedia.org/summer-2026-...
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A community can have local newspapers and still lack local news. www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
A community can have local newspapers and still lack local news - Poynter
California’s local news landscape — from a thriving weekly in Carmel to a one-reporter newsroom in Merced — shows why counting newspapers isn't enough
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I have long wanted to write for the excellent Bay Area publishing collective COYOTE...and they let me write something that honestly no other publication would. All hail independent media!!
Reo Eveleth@reveleth.com · 2d agoEarly on @coyotemedia.org made a list of dream bylines we'd LOVE to have on the site and @annaleen.bsky.social was one of the first on it for me. So stoked to see this piece about ~~speculative transit~~ and big dreams for the Bay Area. www.coyotemedia.org/funding-bay-...
I love this list 👇
Reo Eveleth@reveleth.com · 5d agoA few stories that I think exemplify what @coyotemedia.org is all about: 1. @emmaruthless.bsky.social rumination on what the hell we're supposed to do about the Civic Joy fund, which both funds a ton of stuff, and is run by evil people www.coyotemedia.org/how-could-yo...
Hey Bluesky buds! We're having a big old sale on @coyotemedia.org memberships right now! 25% off an annual subscription *gasp* which is SUCH a good deal. If we get 50 new subscribers we'll launch our long-awaited merch store 🎉 100 and we'll throw a hell of a party for you. Help us make it happen!
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Some difficult news: Fred, the Oakland baby night heron that @nuala.bsky.social and friends rescued in the course of reporting our herons and housing story, passed away. You can read Nuala's obituary here: petobits.coyotemedia.org#fred0729
Kat Ferreira@katferreira.bsky.social · last wk.Thank you @coyotemedia.org & Nuala Bishari for keeping up with the plight of our heron rookery! 💘 "The kids who asked the city to make the herons the official bird should be able to grow up seeing them in the wilds of Oakland, not just on their library cards." www.coyotemedia.org/herons-or-ho...
Earthquakes and wildfires don’t wait for us to prepare. Fortunately, one of the most important steps costs very little: storing water. @coyotemedia.org breaks down how much to store, where to put it, and how to keep it safe. www.coyotemedia.org/first-aid-ki...
First Aid Kit: How To Store Water for an Emergency
The most important item to store for a disaster is also the cheapest.
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today at COYOTE, @nuala.bsky.social wrote about a new housing development in Oakland that's coming up against a habitat for the city's official bird. PLUS: a life-or-death twist! www.coyotemedia.org/herons-or-ho...
Herons or Housing: The Battle Over a Vacant Lot
A large affordable housing development is slated for downtown Oakland. It could displace hundreds of black-crowned night herons, the city’s official bird.
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Fun fact: While reporting this story I helped RESCUE A NIGHT HERON. Their name is Fred and you have to read the piece to find out what happened 👀
Reo Eveleth@reveleth.com · last wk.Really interesting piece by @nuala.bsky.social about the battle for a lot in Oakland. It's a perfect spot for housing, and the planned building seems actually good and will be truly (!!) affordable (!!). It's also going to destroy the homes of a bunch of herons. www.coyotemedia.org/herons-or-ho...
Parties and punishment and permits and police: a peek at my Thursday email inbox
COYOTE@coyotemedia.org · 2w ago18 people have been charged with misdemeanors for holding an "unsanctioned" party in SoMa over Pride weekend. Now, the city is trying to make the neighborhood a party destination. Make it make sense!!
There is a Whole Thing happening at the Alameda Dog Park about discarded socks. 🧦
I just saw a meme that said “get in losers, we’re reclaiming the emdash”. People. PEOPLE. Where are your STANDARDS? It CLEARLY should be “get in, losers — we’re reclaiming the em dash.”
Clint Reilly, the publisher who killed San Francisco’s last print alt-weekly, has died (What will become of the Examiner??)
The Examiner announces the passing of iconic owner Clint Reilly
Publisher, longtime political consultant and real-estate magnate was 79
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In which the brilliant funny @emmaruthless.bsky.social writes about how Meta’s AI created a “music festival turned funhouse of failed medical experiments.”
COYOTE@coyotemedia.org · 3w agoNotably, the Westones are a racially diverse band. Each AI-generated person in Meta’s ad suggestions — again, with the implication that the image would “perform” better and lead to more conversions — appeared to be white. www.coyotemedia.org/meta-ai-has-...
In which I am a hypocrite, and write about prepping water for an emergency while only having 7 stale gallons for a family of 3 humans and 3 animals. One up me!
COYOTE@coyotemedia.org · 3w agoIf you, like us, instantly feel overwhelmed by the idea of prepping for a disaster, then break it down step by step. It's cheap and easy to store water. Here's how.
I love this incredibly sincere and supportive motorcycle club that @nuala.bsky.social profiled for @coyotemedia.org!!! www.coyotemedia.org/east-bay-coy...
Rebels With a Cause
East Bay Coyotes may be a new motorcycle club, but they’re making waves.
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Horrifying how much certain SF supervisors are critically scrutinized by their peers, but there’s crickets when this shit happens
COYOTE@coyotemedia.org · 4w agoLast Sunday, San Francisco District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey relaxed after what was, for most, a fun-packed SF Pride by repeatedly prompting xAI chatbot Grok to provide justifications for the killings of civilians in Gaza by Israeli forces. www.coyotemedia.org/s-f-lawmaker...
Hey Bay Area folks, just a reminder that I curate the @coyotemedia.org calendar and am always looking for interesting stuff. What are you all up to this week? Do you know of cool things going on? Send them my way! calendar@coyotemedia.org <3
COYOTE got covered in @columjournreview.bsky.social! “[COYOTE is trying to] channel alt-weeklies, in their nubby, human, off-kilter, and deeply political attempts to chronicle and fight for the culture of a place.” www.cjr.org/analysis/the...
Coyote Media: They’ve got bite.
Coyote, a new media collective in the Bay Area, is irreverent, human, and unabashedly political.
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I went seaweed gathering with @nuala.bsky.social and... might have brought home 10 lbs of nori. no regrets!!! www.coyotemedia.org/seaweed-gath...
Kelp Wanted: A Morning of Seaweed Gathering on the Sonoma Coast
There's nori, kombu, wakame, and bladderwrack in themthar tide pools!
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Ahhh this is so cool! Brand new worker-owned horror mag! Is this what will finally bring me around to this genre? 🫣 TBD, but in the meantime I’ve forwarded this to all my many horror loving friends (and you should, too) @darkertimes.bsky.social
Darker Times (@darkertimes.bsky.social)
A worker-owned horror culture magazine. Coming soon. www.darkertimes.com
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The Bay Area Book Fest is coming back to Berkeley this weekend. These are @nuala.bsky.social and @rahawahaile.bsky.social's picks for events you gotta check out: Zine making! The sounds of Oakland! Hauntings!! www.coyotemedia.org/bay-area-boo...
What to Catch at the Bay Area Book Festival This Weekend
Learn how to narrate an audiobook or make a zine, or dive into discussions around the politics of sideshow noise and the power of hauntings.
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I love/hate looking for hotels because 90% of the search is skimming photoshopped images of generic rooms and reading weird reviews that always mention bugs — but THEN sometimes you get surprise gems like this !
"As mahjong's popularity grows, we can celebrate feeling intensely empowered and seen by our community while also grieving that a part of it is being taken away. Everything everywhere all at once." Nicole Wong for @coyotemedia.org: www.coyotemedia.org/traversing-t...
Traversing the Mahjong Multiverse
As mahjong grows in popularity, can the diverging fanbases come together?
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UGH. So over billionaires in media. I hate all of this. If you do too, take a stand and send some love to an indie media outlet today. Become a member of our pack coyotemedia.org/#/portal or send us a tip coyotemedia.org/tip-jar We are worker owned and none of us will ever be billionaires!!
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3mo agoBreaking News: James Murdoch is buying New York magazine, Vox Media’s podcast network and the Vox website for more than $300 million, a dramatic expansion in U.S. media for the younger son of the media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
“Mahjong's growing popularity — and a mahjong-content-favorable algorithm — have reopened an old question: Where is the line between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation when it comes to this beloved Chinese tile game?” Today on COYOTE, a survey of the mahjong multiverse.
Traversing the Mahjong Multiverse
As mahjong grows in popularity, can the diverging fanbases come together?
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If you’re like “why does this site feel so 2004” it’s because this absolute genius designed it that way okay
soleil ho@soleilho.com · 3mo agocan I walk you through my favorite things about this site, which I made *with these hands*??? (thread lol) petobits.coyotemedia.org
I’ve had two cats die in the last three years, and a dog who is in his last few months 😢 I don’t know what it is about having pet loss grief witnessed, but somehow it helps. We’ve made a way for that to happen. Meet COYOTE’s pet obituaries page. 💕🐶🐕🐱
COYOTE@coyotemedia.org · 3mo agoA few months ago, a reader asked us if we'd post about her dog, Stella, who'd just passed away. While there are plenty of places to put remembrances of humans online, there aren't too many options for people who want to memorialize their pets. So we made one. www.coyotemedia.org/bay-area-pet...