It was a pleasure to participate in the keynote conversation at the Diamond Journalism Awards banquet hosted by the Arkansas Pro Chapter of @spj-posts.bsky.social on July 25 in Little Rock. Congratulations to all of the award nominees and winners, and thanks for inviting me to celebrate with you!

Come celebrate with us! We will mark the 10th anniversary of the first nonprofit newsroom in Mississippi (and Pulitzer Prize winner) with the @mississippitoday.org 10th Anniversary Celebration and All In on Mississippi Summit on October 7–8 in Jackson. summit.mississippitoday.org

Mississippi Today All In on Mississippi Summit

For 10 years, Mississippi Today has helped Mississippians see their state more clearly. Celebrate a decade of impact with Mississippi Today through two days of inspiring conversations…

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It’s a pleasure to share the premiere of Black Box, @deepsouthtoday.org's new narrative podcast The first series features @mississippitoday.org mental health reporter @allensiegler.bsky.social investigating how the state’s opioid settlement funds were spent. deepsouthtoday.org/podcasts/bla...

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<p>Introducing Deep South Today’s new narrative podcast featuring special investigations from newsrooms serving our communities.</p> <p>In its first series – Black Box – Mississippi Today mental healt...

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Not surprising, but still dazzling to see the talented reporters, editors, visual and multimedia journalists at @mississippitoday.org win practically every award they were eligible for from the Mississippi Press Association this year. mississippitoday.org/2026/06/29/m...

Mississippi Today wins top honors for reporting, investigations and Freedom of Information - Mississippi Today

Mississippi Today journalists received top awards for reporting, investigations and Freedom of Information from the Mississippi Press Association.

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Very grateful to Public Welfare Foundation for awarding a $300,000 grant to @deepsouthtoday.org to expand reporting about the judicial system at @mississippitoday.org. deepsouthtoday.org/2026/06/24/p...

Public Welfare Foundation awards $300,000 to Deep South Today to expand judicial system reporting at Mississippi Today - Deep South Today

Deep South Today, a nonprofit network of newsrooms in Louisiana and Mississippi, is pleased to announce it has received a $300,000 grant from Public Welfare

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Many thanks to Jonathan Logan Family Foundation for awarding a $500,000 grant to @deepsouthtoday.org to deepen and expand investigative and justice-focused reporting at @mississippitoday.org and amplify its impact across the region. deepsouthtoday.org/2026/06/22/j...

Jonathan Logan Family Foundation awards $500,000 to Deep South Today to support investigative and justice reporting - Deep South Today

Deep South Today, a nonprofit network of newsrooms in Louisiana and Mississippi, is pleased to announce it has received a $500,000 grant from the Jonathan

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Congratulations to @allensiegler.bsky.social and @mississippitoday.org on winning the Community Champion Award at the 2026 Nonprofit News Awards announced last night in Pittsburgh by @inn.org! The awards recognizes Siegler’s reporting about the use of opioid settlement funds in Mississippi.

The @deepsouthtoday.org newsrooms in Louisiana — The Current and @veritenews.org — are well represented across multiple categories among the finalists for the SPJ Louisiana 2026 Outstanding Journalism Awards. Winners will be announced this Saturday! spjlouisiana.wordpress.com/2026/06/08/2...

2026 Outstanding Journalism Awards list of finalists

The list of finalists for SPJ Louisiana’s 2026 Outstanding Journalism Awards are in! Winners will be announced at our Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet on Saturday, June 13 at Zea Rotisserie …

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We are very pleased to welcome Emily Rappé Fisher as the new Senior Director of Development and Partnerships for Arkansas Today, a new @deepsouthtoday.org newsroom that will launch in fall 2026. deepsouthtoday.org/2026/06/08/e...

Emily Rappé Fisher Joins Arkansas Today as Senior Director of Development and Partnerships - Deep South Today

Deep South Today, the nonprofit network of local newsrooms that includes Mississippi Today, Verite News, and The Current, is pleased to announce that Emily

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Huge congrats to @veritenews.org for all of its finalists across multiple categories in the Press Club of New Orleans 68th Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards! The finalists include the Verité News staff and too many individual journalists to list here. www.pressclubneworleans.com/resources/Do...

Please RSVP here for a free virtual event on June 15 that will kick off a series in which the @deepsouthtoday.org newsrooms in Arkansas, Louisiana, & Mississippi will explore findings from the latest release of the 2026 KIDS COUNT data. @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social deepsouthtoday.org/families-cou...

Families Count Forum - Deep South Today

Join us for the Families Count forums focused on the challenges facing child and family well-being across southern states.

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It was a pleasure to talk with Matthew Moore for this in-depth audio interview on Ozarks at Large about @deepsouthtoday.org’s plans to launch the new Arkansas Today newsroom this fall. www.kuaf.com/show/ozarks-...

Arkansas Today launches as Deep South Today expands

Warwick Sabin, president and CEO of Deep South Today, talks about launching Arkansas Today, a free nonprofit newsroom modeled on the success of Mississippi Today.

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Exciting news! The Current, a newsroom in Lafayette, La that is part of the @deepsouthtoday.org network, is expanding its coverage to Southwest Louisiana with the addition of a new investigative reporter — @nataliemclendon.bsky.social — based in Lake Charles. deepsouthtoday.org/2026/05/19/t...

The Current Expands Coverage to Southwest Louisiana With Dedicated Investigative Reporter Serving Lake Charles - Deep South Today

The Current, a newsroom in Lafayette, Louisiana that is part of the Deep South Today network, is expanding its coverage to Southwest Louisiana with the

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Very proud of our journalists at both @veritenews.org & @mississippitoday.org who separately were nominated for 2026 Salute to Excellence Awards by @nabjlaofficial.bsky.social! #NABJ26 Congrats to Richard Webster & Bobbi-Jeanne Misick and Mina Corpuz & Jerry Mitchell. nabjonline.org/blog/nabj26s...

It is my pleasure to share that Arkansas Today will launch in fall 2026 as the newest newsroom in the @deepsouthtoday.org network to deliver in-depth, nonpartisan reporting designed to strengthen the state’s local information infrastructure. deepsouthtoday.org/2026/05/18/d...

Deep South Today to launch Arkansas Today in 2026, expanding in-depth journalism across Natural State - Deep South Today

Deep South Today, a nonprofit network of newsrooms committed to strengthening local journalism across the South, is pleased to announce the launch of Arkansas

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Congratulations to @mississippitoday.org, Mukta Joshi, and @jmitchellnews.bsky.social on winning the @ire.org Medal for Outstanding Crime Reporting for their series of articles exposing torture and abuse by Mississippi law enforcement. www.ire.org/2026/05/05/a...

Very pleased to welcome Alden Howard as the new Senior Director of Development and Partnerships at @veritenews.org! We are confident that her impressive experience and record of accomplishment will further advance Verite News as it continues to grow. deepsouthtoday.org/2026/05/04/a...

Alden Howard Joins Verite News as Senior Director of Development and Partnerships - Deep South Today

Deep South Today, the nonprofit network of local newsrooms that includes Mississippi Today, Verite News, and The Current, is pleased to announce that Alden

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Congratulations to @richardawebster.bsky.social & @veritenews.org for being the runner-up for the Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting, awarded by the journalism department of CU Boulder’s College of Communication, Media, Design and Information & Denver Press Club. www.colorado.edu/cmdinow/2026...

Jail blazers: How reporters’ tenacity is changing laws around pregnancy behind bars

Following a yearlong investigation into healthcare for pregnant women in prison, reporting by Mackenzie Mays and Jon Schuppe is drawing attention from

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I’m proud to be a judge for the Aspen WIN Challenge, a $60M grant competition to support women at work—and help everyone win. This fall, WIN will announce awardees’ bold ideas to remove barriers for women & strengthen the workplace for all. @aspendigital.bsky.social @pivotalventures.bsky.social

Congratulations to @veritenews.org for being recognized with a 2026 National Headliner Award for Independent Community/Local News Site! @deepsouthtoday.org www.headlinerawards.org/2026/04/27/2...

We will continue to vigorously defend @mississippitoday.org’s Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting as the judicial process continues. Press freedom in Mississippi hangs in the balance. mississippitoday.org/2026/04/23/p...

Mississippi Supreme Court revives former Gov. Phil Bryant's defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Today - Mississippi Today

In an opinion written by Justice Josiah Coleman, the justices determined that a “trial is the forum to resolve factual inconsistencies and the weight accorded conflicting facts and allegations,” inste...

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Congrats to @mississippitoday.org reporter @allensiegler.bsky.social for being named among the local reporting finalists for the 2026 Livingston Awards, which honor the best reporting and storytelling by journalists under 35 across all forms of journalism. wallacehouse.umich.edu/announcing-t...

Announcing the 2026 Livingston Awards Finalists

We proudly introduce this year's Livingston finalists and showcase their exceptional reporting. Read their names and work here.

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Very proud of our journalists at @mississippitoday.org recognized by the Association of Health Care Journalists with several Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism! healthjournalism.org/awards-for-e...

2025 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism Winners

Now in its 22nd year, the Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism recognizes the best of health care journalism across all platforms.

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Congrats to the @mississippitoday.org team of Mukta Joshi, @jmitchellnews.bsky.social, Brian Howey & Nate Rosenfield whose reporting in partnership with @nytimes.com this month won second prize in the Collier Awards & was a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize. ethicsandjournalism.org/2026/04/20/n...

It was a pleasure to be a guest on Out to Lunch to talk about @deepsouthtoday.org with host Peter Ricchiuti and alongside Brian Hong. You can listen to the episode on @wwno.org this Thursday or Sunday, or anytime at: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Podcast Episode · It's New Orleans: Out to Lunch · April 12 · 30m

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After an investigation by Verite News revealed pervasive lead contamination in playgrounds across New Orleans, city officials have requested federal funding to help address the problem. https://ow.ly/x6uN50YGMwf

Thanks to Mississippi Today for publishing our Guardian investigation into the people behind the campaign to resurrect the religious exemption, and how the change has affected Mississippi children and families

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As RFK Jr. allies hailed Mississippi’s rollback of strict school vaccine rules, whooping cough surged and a baby died The campaign to change Mississippi's childhood vaccine rules – and to use that victory to make change across the nation – was years in the making. It was orchestrated in part by…

Inspired by tonight’s community event organized by @veritenews.org to further develop its reporting about widespread lead contamination in the city. It featured our journalists & a panel of local experts who not only addressed the problems but illuminated possible solutions. @halleparker.bsky.social

Had a great time talking with Chuck Todd on The Chuck Toddcast about @deepsouthtoday.org and how to rebuild and sustain local news in our region and beyond. www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

Interview Only w/ Warwick Sabin - The Most Promising Model For Saving Local Journalism - The Chuck ToddCast | iHeart

<p>Warwick Sabin &mdash; president and CEO of Deep South Today, the nonprofit news network that includes the Pulitzer Prize-winning Mississippi Today, New Orleans' Verite News, and Lafayette's The Cur...

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Many thanks to Heartland Forward for the opportunity to share my perspective on how local news is a key economic and community development resource: “Communities with strong local news see clear benefits.” heartlandforward.org/guest-voice/...

Local Journalism Helps Communities Solve Problems, But Heartland Newrooms Are Disappearing - Heartland Forward

Across the Heartland, a critical community-building tool is quietly slipping away. Since 2005, the United States has lost more than one-third of its newspapers, according to “The State of Local News 2...

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