
Amanda ‘science fan girl’ Morris (she/her) 🤟🏻🌵
@AmandaMoMorris
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Former disability reporter for The Washington Post & inaugural disability reporting fellow for The New York Times. Proud hard of hearing CODA. 🤟🏻
Joined March 2012
Woke up today to find that my partner was missing & got a note from a “concerned friend” asking me, an “esteemed detective” to meet them in New York to solve the case. There was also an enclosed train ticket. I love a good mystery. My weekend is about to get interesting.
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Only a few states require public schools to develop plans for evacuating students with disabilities in an emergency, even as schools across the country face increasing risks from climate-related disasters and school shootings. Read my latest story: https://t.co/zHAOx35cNl
nytimes.com
Schools across the country face increasing threats, but many students with disabilities don’t have a way to evacuate.
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Powerful journalism and heartbreaking losses - this video is worth watching in full: https://t.co/5f0EvsA7zQ
nytimes.com
Video of a child escaping a burning building after an Israeli airstrike garnered widespread attention online. We found her in a hospital in Gaza and pieced together what had happened.
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Disability reporting meant so much to me and I enjoyed working alongside of some of the most talented, kindest colleagues. I’m sad that this chapter of my life is ending much sooner than I initially planned, but also excited for what’s next.
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Yesterday was my last at The Washington Post. I chose to resign for a number of reasons, and my family will be moving out of Washington D.C. at the end of May. The past few years was such a wild ride, and I am so grateful to have had this opportunity.
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Incredible reporting from Kristina Cooke and imagery from @mikeblake @PaulRatje and Daniel Cole on the Bluebonnet detention facility in Texas where Venezuelan migrants are held
reuters.com
Venezuelan detainees in Texas fear the Trump administration will send them to El Salvador's notorious CECOT maximum security prison.
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In the Schneider large market category, congratulations to 1st Place winners @AmandaMoMorris, @caitlinsgilbert, @JaxAlemany of @washingtonpost for their series about a government program that leaves workers with disabilities making less than minimum wage. https://t.co/Qejnj9ZSts
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So proud of this award! I was a grad assistant @NCDJ_ASU years ago and learned from the best the care and thought needed (and often lacking) in stories about people with disabilities
cronkite.asu.edu
The National Center on Disability and Journalism announced the winners of the 2024 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award and Gary Corcoran Student Prize for Excellence in Reporting on Disability.
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Today, a majority of over 300 technology workers at The Washington Post announced the formation of The Washington Post Tech Guild and are seeking voluntary recognition from the company.
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I cannot thank Caitlin & Jackie enough for working on this difficult series with me. I truly have worked alongside the best people at the Post & learned so much from both of them.
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Proud to announce that my brilliant colleagues @caitlinsgilbert, @JaxAlemany and I won 1st place in the Katherine Schneider Journalism Contest for Excellence in Reporting on Disability. It was for our 3-part series on disabled workers & subminimum wage. https://t.co/f9o9vTHYlS
cronkite.asu.edu
The National Center on Disability and Journalism announced the winners of the 2024 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award and Gary Corcoran Student Prize for Excellence in Reporting on Disability.
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Jennifer Kucera is one of many disabled folks in the past few weeks who spoke to me about fears that the very systems and services they rely on could crumble as a result of a lawsuit filed by 17 Republican state attorneys general. Read more here: https://t.co/N0sRQjR6ze
washingtonpost.com
An ongoing lawsuit challenges Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which legally mandates access and accommodations across wide swaths of the public.
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Section 504 lawsuit update, well-written, takes a look at what is really at stake for people with disabilities. Excellent reporting from @amandamomorris & @wapo
https://t.co/G1T4Krj0As
washingtonpost.com
An ongoing lawsuit challenges Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which legally mandates access and accommodations across wide swaths of the public.
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As a Washington Post Guild member, I stand with my colleagues in Opinions who are affected by Bezos’s new policy. Editorial independence is integral to our jobs, and we must be able to work in an environment where we are free to publish without interference.
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Remember in October when @NYMag published its annual Power Issue with members of the “media elite?" Well, @NYMagUnion thought you might want to hear from media workers themselves.
Presenting the 2024 Power Issue! We gathered 57 of the most powerful people in media for a tour through the state of journalism, assembled from dozens of hours of extremely candid conversations. Read the new issue now: https://t.co/GX3L8UB1ZJ
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If you're a reporter with #disabilities, chronic health or mental health conditions and need remote work as an accommodation at the #WashingtonPost the Job Accommodation Network @JANatJAN has a lot of great resources: https://t.co/StpQzo3PQk
#CripTheNews #DisabilityTwitter
WaPo CEO Will Lewis says congrats on the election coverage, and staff now must return to the office five days a week
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Will there be a journalistic brain drain in DC? A talent agent said what I've also heard anecdotally: A lot of reporters are "questioning if they have it in them to report on another Trump cycle."
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