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Chris Welch

@welch.bsky.social

Reporter and photographer at Bloomberg The Verge for a long time before that chris-welch.com Signal: 845.445.8455 @chriswelch elsewhere

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Chris Welch@welch.bsky.social · last wk.

Once is my all-time favorite movie. Glen Hansard’s songs meant so much. And he was all class. Here’s a clip of him doing a short bit of “Linger” at Brooklyn Steel just a few days after Dolores O'Riordan passed in 2018. Rest well, Glen.

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 2mo ago

Attention documentary filmmakers! We want to see your view of our climate future. Submit your short film to our Bloomberg Green Docs competition. >> Grand prize: $25,000 >> Deadline: August 14, 2026 >> Official rules: bloom.bg/4ntdLqe

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Dana Hull@danahull.bsky.social · 6mo ago

NEW: Trapped Tesla Driver’s 911 Call: ‘It’s on fire. Help please’ Samuel Tremblett died in Easton, MA after his Model Y crashed into a tree and caught on fire. He managed to talk to a dispatcher. His remains were found in the backseat. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Tesla Sued Over Crash That Trapped, Killed Massachusetts Driver

Samuel Tremblett pleaded with a 911 operator to be rescued from his burning Tesla Inc. Model Y SUV after a crash in October: “I can’t get out, please help me.”

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nilay patel@reckless.bsky.social · 6mo ago

“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment

Alex Van Aken@itsvanaken.games · 6mo ago

The coffee shop is packed with people. It’s giving out coupons to anyone who donates plasma in the blood center truck outside. A pair of neighbors wait for coffee and fill each other in on the latest ICE killing. A man has to excuse himself to quietly cry in the corner. A Saturday in Minneapolis.

Shannon Liao@shannonliao.bsky.social · 7mo ago

after flying back from Vegas last week, I was just laid off from Inverse today. I'm open to connecting over email at shannon@flashinfics.com and I'm definitely still in the writing and editing space. Expect a more in-depth explanation coming soon in my Updater newsletter. shannonliao.substack.com

Updater, Shannon Liao's gaming newsletter | Substack

Exclusive gaming and tech news, from a classically-trained journalist, delivered to your inbox. Click to read Updater, Shannon Liao's gaming newsletter, a Substack publication with thousands of subscr...

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andrew webster@andrewrweb.bsky.social · 7mo ago

ash ticks every box: great reporter and writer, great colleague, great person, great ff8 appreciator

Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James@adashtra.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch! www.ashparrish.com

Chris Welch@welch.bsky.social · 11mo ago

News: Spotify Lossless is here. More than FOUR YEARS since being announced, today the music streaming service is rolling out the higher quality — up to 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC — to Premium subscribers in select markets.

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Matt Ufford@mattufford.bsky.social · 12mo ago

the degradation / dismantling of Eater is such a damn shame. in a world of influencer- and bot-skewed restaurant ratings, googling "eater [city]" provided guidance from passionate locals with good taste; it was a cheat code for eating well wherever you traveled

Vox Media Union@voxmediaunion.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Vox Media Union statement on today's devastating round of layoffs at Eater. We stand with all of our wonderful colleagues. #solidarityforever #unionstrong #1u

Eater layoffs statement Today, 15 members of the Vox Media Union working at Eater were notified without warning that their jobs were being eliminated as part of a major restructuring of the 20-year-old brand. This was especially shocking considering that Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff told Puck’s Dylan Byers just last week that he did not anticipate any impending layoffs at the company. But, of course, we’ve learned that we cannot trust Jim Bankoff’s word when it comes to layoffs. This is the second major round of layoffs at Eater this year, following a round earlier this year that decimated Eater’s award-winning cities network. To be abundantly clear: these layoffs are a gut-job, one that eliminates roughly a third of Eater’s union jobs. It is also a cowardly capitulation to the fallacious insistence that generative AI is the future of search and publishing. We are devastated that our colleagues have lost their jobs, and we are deeply worried about the future sustainability of Eater without them. Eater is currently in the midst of celebrating its 20th anniversary, and right now, there is not much to celebrate. We will have more information forthcoming about ways to support our laid-off colleagues in the coming days. Solidarity forever, The Vox Media Union Committees
Chris Welch@welch.bsky.social · 12mo ago

This is one of the bleakest developments yet out of Vox Media. All the newsletters and podcasts in the world won't fix it. Sending my support to those who abruptly lost their jobs today — cruelly coinciding with Eater's 20-year celebration, no less. (www.eater.com/food-culture...)

Vox Media Union@voxmediaunion.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Vox Media Union statement on today's devastating round of layoffs at Eater. We stand with all of our wonderful colleagues. #solidarityforever #unionstrong #1u

Eater layoffs statement Today, 15 members of the Vox Media Union working at Eater were notified without warning that their jobs were being eliminated as part of a major restructuring of the 20-year-old brand. This was especially shocking considering that Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff told Puck’s Dylan Byers just last week that he did not anticipate any impending layoffs at the company. But, of course, we’ve learned that we cannot trust Jim Bankoff’s word when it comes to layoffs. This is the second major round of layoffs at Eater this year, following a round earlier this year that decimated Eater’s award-winning cities network. To be abundantly clear: these layoffs are a gut-job, one that eliminates roughly a third of Eater’s union jobs. It is also a cowardly capitulation to the fallacious insistence that generative AI is the future of search and publishing. We are devastated that our colleagues have lost their jobs, and we are deeply worried about the future sustainability of Eater without them. Eater is currently in the midst of celebrating its 20th anniversary, and right now, there is not much to celebrate. We will have more information forthcoming about ways to support our laid-off colleagues in the coming days. Solidarity forever, The Vox Media Union Committees
Chris Welch@welch.bsky.social · last yr.

Tonight I met someone who, it turns out, worked with and knew Chris Ziegler after The Verge/Apple fiasco. I’ve been wondering what happened to him for years. Chris was one of the funniest, warmest colleagues I ever had. He’s well these days. And happy. That’s all I wanted to hear and all I’ll say