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National Education Editor @ Washington Post, Harvard Nieman Fellow '20. Journalism’s Harriet T because truth will set you free.
Boston, MA
Joined August 2009
How's everybody doing? Sesame Street is not doing so well these days, but is on a mission to revive itself. In today's @washingtonpost. Story by @laurameckler
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Go behind the scenes as “Sesame Street” takes on the emotional health of children — and, with an HBO deal ending, the health of the show itself.
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Details about the school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin. In today's @washingtonpost
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One teacher and one student were killed by a shooter who later killed themselves, police said.
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The election is over. But do you know how government works? Take our (middle school) civics quiz! In today's @washingtonpost from reporter @laurameckler
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Test your knowledge with these questions from the National Civics Bee.
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Inside Trump's pledge to shut down the U.S. Department of Education. In today's Post Reports podcast. For @washingtonpost Featuring reporter @laurameckler
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One of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promises is to eliminate the Education Department. Today, we hear how Trump could use this agency to push his agenda — and what it would take to shut it...
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Clearly somebody gonna have to tell me who won because this buffering got me on constant pause 🤯
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A @washingtonpost exclusive on the alleged school shooter from the Apalachee tragedy.
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Interviews with family members and a review of private texts and public documents open a window on a 14-year-old’s path to alleged gunman at Apalachee High School.
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Some schools say they don't want to be polling locations due to safety concerns. in today's @washingtonpost
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As false information about elections continues to spread, many school leaders in Maricopa County have closed their doors to the democratic process.
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Yessss!!! Freedom for Evan! Freedom of the press!!!!
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Russia freed wrongly convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich as part of a major prisoner swap. The reporter and more than a dozen others jailed by the Kremlin were exchanged for...
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A timely story about political division within family. See what happened after a conservative mom sent her son to a new school and he brought home liberal views. In today's @washingtonpost By @hannah_natanson
https://t.co/wYsaVAAjsD
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After a conservative mother sent her son to a new school, he brought home liberal views that caused tension. Questions arose over whether he was indoctrinated at home or at school, and how their...
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You can stream our documentary TODAY!
🧵Thrilled to say that today "Gradually, Then Suddenly" — our documentary on the Detroit bankruptcy, which started 11 years ago today — hits streaming after 8+ years in production! 🏆 Winner of the $200,000 Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film!
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We did it. And now you can stream it! The documentary on Detroit's bankruptcy drops on Amazon, YouTube, Tubi, et al, on Thursday -- the 11th anniversary of the bankruptcy filing. Thoughts?
Set your Amazon Prime alerts, folks. "Gradually Then Suddenly," the documentary about the bankruptcy of Detroit, will start streaming Thursday on Amazon, Google Play, YouTube and Tubi. Yours truly has a few moments in the film. Here's the trailer: https://t.co/olRehOTT0J
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My mom’s homegoing services: Visitation Sunday, at O.H. Pye Funeral Home in Detroit. Funeral at 3 p.m. on Monday, July 1 at O.H. Pye. Followed by repast at Regency Manor in Southfield. More info, address, flowers here:
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This is service journalism. Goes a step beyond explanatory. In today's @washingtonpost
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Every time you take a breath, you could be inhaling microplastics. See how tiny and dangerously invasive they can be.
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It's starting to hit the fan. FAFSA glitches may hurt enrollment and revenues, say Colleges and universities that serve lots of students who depend on Pell grants https://t.co/9RGvj1TzK7 in today's @washingtonpost
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Schools that serve lots of students who rely on financial aid worry that troubles with the new FAFSA form will hit their bottom lines.
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Scoopy story from Hannah Natanson and Emmanuel Felton for @washingtonpost
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A WhatsApp chat started by some wealthy Americans after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack reveals their focus on New York Mayor Eric Adams and their work to shape U.S. opinion of the Gaza war.
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Congrats to the class of 2025. The experience will be more beautiful than you can imagine.
Meet the new class! We’re pleased to introduce the 2025 Nieman Fellows, 24 talented and innovative journalists who cover stories around the world. They’ll join us at @Harvard this fall to learn, collaborate and share their expertise. Welcome to all. https://t.co/UA5P65z0J7
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First week at Wapo log: On my first day Wapo won 3 Pulitzers; my Nieman classmate @lisakrantz worked on one of the winning series (AR 15). On my 4th day, a reporter on my team @hannahnatanson won a Peabody. So happy to work with & learn from such sparkly, brilliant journalists!
It's crazy waking up every day trying to produce the best journalism I can, and one day, I wake up to find out that me, @sabby_robinson + Hannah Natanson have WON A PEABODY
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401 DAYS. The ongoing wrongful detention of @WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia should scare all of us. It's an attack on press freedom everywhere. I hope you'll join me in demanding his immediate release. #IStandWithEvan #FreeEvan #JournalismIsNotACrime
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