To be clear NYT Games: These are all things @alanismorissette.bsky.social did with her hand in the song “Hand in My Pocket”
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- former Editor of Digital Storytelling and Training at NYT, previously at Washington Post & BBC News - Fluent in GIFs - Passionate about making our newsrooms look more like the real world
🔊 Must-listen episode of @npr.org's Code Switch: "For me, what we call, 'authentic' within the workplace is usually the thing that makes someone different. And what makes them different makes them antagonistic to the institution bc institutions are not designed to change" www.npr.org/2026/07/31/n...
Work does not deserve your full self : Code Switch
"Be vulnerable." "We love your authenticity." "Bring your full self to work." Sound familiar? In this episode, we talk to Jodi-Ann Burey, author of Authentic: The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Wo...
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I'm doing some outreach as I can, but if anyone here happens to be connected to Women's Sports Journalists -- I'm coaching the WUL/PUL Ultimate Frisbee all star game at the end of the month, and would love to connect journalists with our staffs, players, and league reps.
🔊 The history of American comedy and its ability to hold a mirror to those in power podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The license to be funny in America
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🔊 The Trump administration & DOGE cut off funding to USAID, & claimed that no one had died as a result. This podcast episode (via @revealnews.org) highlights what kind of deadly impact this has actually had in South Sudan & Kenya podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p... (by @propublica.org)
What Happened When Trump Officials Destroyed USAID (From Reveal)
Podcast Episode · Paper Trail · July 23 · 34m
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Excellent true crime storytelling talk at #aaja26: Justin Lum @fox10phoenix.bsky.social’s On the Record podcast, Shawn Wen executive producer from @bloomberg.com’s Foundering podcast, Grace Wong freelancer & senior director at @courttvlive.bsky.social & Aria Young @datelinenbc.bsky.social producer
A great #aaja26 session on Newsroom Race-Callers and prep for 2026 midterms with @sahilkapur.bsky.social @politico.com’s Jonathan Lai and @apnews.com’s Emily Swanson
Heading to Minneapolis for #AAJA26! I’m excited to meet talented journalists and media professionals… that is… if we ever leave. (So far this flight has been delayed for 2 hours.😭)
CALÓ News reporter Jacqueline García reports on her way to the Estadio Azteca as granaderos drive to the stadium to face protesters on the first day of the World Cup.
Enjoyed talking with @jlussenhop.bsky.social, the host of ProPublica’s new podcast “Paper Trail,’ about my reporting on how a 25-cent pill became a $100 billion drug, and my experience taking the pricey cancer medication. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6D6u...
How a 25-Cent Pill Became a Hundred-Billion-Dollar Business
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Breaking News: Nithya Raman beat Spencer Pratt to take the second spot in the L.A. mayor’s race. She will face Mayor Karen Bass in November. nyti.ms/49Q07bj
Young MC, Martina McBride and Morris Day were among those who said they would not perform at the series on the National Mall honoring the 250th anniversary of America. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/a...
Multiple Artists Drop Out of Freedom 250 Concerts Hours After Announcement
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This sign-maker uses the city’s own “uniform” to fix what he sees as a broken system with professional-grade materials. These posters are a message that acts as a megaphone for the hushed frustrations of the city. The full story on lataco.com 🚫🧊 🎥: Erwin Recinos
Daily Memo: Around 500 People Are Now On A Hunger Strike at Five ICE Detention Centers Across the U.S. It started with one man from Cuba at the Torrance County Detention Facility in New Mexico, who has been in ICE detention since last August. Full report: lataco.com/huger-strike...
Daily Memo: Around 500 People Are Now On A Hunger Strike at Five ICE Detention Centers Across the U.S. ~ L.A. TACO
It started with one man from Cuba at the Torrance County Detention Facility in New Mexico, who has been in ICE detention since last August.
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You’ll find the names and stories of the victims as best as we at L.A. TACO could research them. We hope this list offers a moment to remember these individuals. The full list: lataco.com/ice-death-tr... By Memo Torres, Aisha Wallace-Palomares, Izzy Ramirez, and Odessa Hairapetian
Wake up babe. Time to remember the Constitution. "To the extent that the Supreme Court claims broad authority to say what our Constitution means, it is in large part because we have given this authority to the justices through our indifference." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/o... (by @jamellebouie.net)
Opinion | John Roberts Believes in an America That Doesn’t Exist
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Bad Bunny arrived at the Met Gala disguised as an 80-year-old-looking man in curly white hair and wrinkle makeup. His look was custom Zara. Follow for more live updates. nyti.ms/4w8Fqkf
Why yes, there is a playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/3UO...
Essential Tracks from the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters
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The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3mo agoWho are the greatest living American songwriters? Our list includes Bob Dylan, Carole King, Jay-Z, Mariah Carey and more. See who else made the cut.
VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINES FOR THE PRIMARIES 5/4 — ALABAMA — in-person, mail, online 5/4 — PENNSYLVANIA — in-person, mail, online 5/4 — MONTANA — mail (6/2 for in-person) 5/5 — NEW MEXICO — mail, online (6/2 for in-person) 5/8 — IDAHO — mail, online (5/19 for in-person) More at npr.org/vote
How to register to vote and check your registration status
For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
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NEW Conspiracies claiming the attack at the White House Correspondents dinner on Saturday night was STAGED were everywhere online within minutes of the incident happening Like Butler, most of it is coming from the left.... www.wired.com/story/staged...
‘STAGED’: Conspiracy Theories Are Everywhere Following White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting
The word “staged” exploded on social media following the attack, as both right and left-wing influencers and anonymous accounts spread unfounded conspiracy theories.
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DEADLINES FOR REGISTERING TO VOTE IN PRIMARIES 4/25 — LOUISIANA — online 4/27 — NEBRASKA — mail, online (5/1 for in-person) 4/28 — OREGON — in-person, mail, online 5/4 — ALABAMA & PENNSYLVANIA — in-person, mail, online 5/4 — MONTANA — mail (6/2 for in-person) More at npr.org/vote
How to register to vote and check your registration status
For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
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Legendary Indian playback singer Asha Bhosle, whose voice defined Bollywood music through the 1970s and 1980s, died in Mumbai aged 92, her family says aje.news/5citgo
It came after a NYT reader flagged similarities between the paper’s January review of Watching Over Her by Jean-Baptiste Andrea, written by author and journalist Alex Preston, and an August review of the same book written by Christobel Kent in the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
The New York Times drops freelance journalist who used AI to write book review
Writer and author Alex Preston said he “made a serious mistake” after a reader spotted similarities between his review and one that appeared in the Guardian
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School districts in California are distancing themselves from Cesar Chavez — man that generations of students grew up learning about and condemning his alleged abuse of young girls and women. https://bit.ly/4rRGq99
U.S. at Fault in February Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...
U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says
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Mayor Mamdani said he had brought up the student’s detention during a meeting with President Trump in Washington on Thursday. Just after 3 p.m., Mr. Mamdani said on social media that President Trump had informed him that the student would “be released imminently.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/n...
Columbia Student Arrested by ICE in a University Building Is Released
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"During my trip to Washington last week, I had productive discussions with Secretary Kristi Noem, and I'm pleased to announce that the Department of Homeland Security will not move forward with the proposed ICE facility in Merrimack," Gov. Kelly Ayotte said. www.wmur.com/article/ice-...
Plan for ICE detention center in Merrimack has been scrapped, governor says
After two months of speculation, protests and public debate, the Department of Homeland Security is moving on from plans for an immigrant detention facility in Merrimack, WMUR was first to report on T...
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