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The people who tend to experience the highest levels of burnout — women and people of color — probably can’t afford to “quiet quit.”
My latest for
@opinion
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Headline after headline neglects to include that 4 of these people who were killed were Asian women.
This comes at a time when violence against Asian Americans has skyrocketed during the pandemic.
Framing is everything.
BREAKING: A 21-year-old man is in custody after shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors leave eight dead, authorities say.
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Diana Rastegayeva, a mother who is on maternity leave, has created a website and recruited hundreds of volunteers who help people get COVID-19 vaccine appointments.
“The volume of the demand and desperation is incredible,” she said.
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Me, an adoptee, on why adoption is not a substitute for abortion:
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If you manage interns or young journalists — esp women or POC — please teach them how to negotiate.
Many young journalists are conditioned to feel relieved when landing a job in this industry, which can lead to accepting a job instantly — regardless of if it can pay the bills
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Strangers ask me if I am grateful for being adopted. The simple answer will always be yes.
But I am learning that fortune, privilege, and adoration do not erase my experiences of being a Chinese American woman in this country.
My latest for
@BostonGlobe
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Pro-life and pro-choice activists should unite to push for investments in families to make parenting more viable.
This would include:
— Living-wage jobs
— Paid parental leave
— Housing security
— Access to affordable childcare and health care
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notice how everyone leaving or taking a break from this industry due to burnout is either a woman or a person in a marginalized group
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From keeping track of colleagues’ birthdays to ensuring the office coffee is stocked, many women are burdened with work that doesn’t advance their careers
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Women working in the US report experiencing higher rates of on-the-job burnout compared with their male counterparts, according to a 2021 poll
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Some research shows that women and minorities face harsher punishments than others for making the same mistakes.
So it is not just career growth and workplace relationships that might suffer from “quiet quitting” — being terminated might be a risk, too
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To make the journalism industry more accessible to low-income students, newsrooms should keep remote internships.
It would diversify coverage and benefit the industry as a whole, as well as the communities we strive to serve.
My latest for
@Poynter
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Women of color are even more prone to feeling burnt out, according to Deloitte’s 2022 Women at Work survey.
And they are less likely to disclose their mental health concerns at work
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📰One of those personal news tweets: next month, I’ll be a social media editor at Bloomberg working with their opinion team!
I interviewed for an internship a few months ago (that I didn’t get) + said in 5 years I want to be an editor. I can’t believe that dream is coming true.
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🗞️ personal news: I got a new job! Based in New York City!
I’ll be switching to Bloomberg News’ main social team as an editor. The past (nearly) 2 years on Opinion’s Asia team has been nothing short of amazing, and I’m excited for this new start 😆
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I have news: I'm going to Seoul to be an editor at The New York Times, a new position on the
@nytopinion
desk!
This feels profound because I've only traveled once to Asia since being born (it was for work!). I have not processed, but I am so, so grateful!
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With the US Supreme Court poised to overturn
#RoeVWade
, pro-lifers are portraying private adoption as a solution for unwanted pregnancies.
But adoption is not an alternative to being pregnant and giving birth
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Birth mothers who give up their babies for adoption report extended feelings of grief, anxiety and depression. Some have suicidal thoughts.
“I have never gotten over it,” wrote one woman who had relinquished her child 20 years earlier.
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The coronavirus pandemic has impacted Boston restaurant design.
Local architects are shifting their outlook as they look ahead and reconsider how to design new restaurants for function and safety.
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Most women who relinquished their babies would have preferred to parent, according to a study. Adoption was a last resort.
But unemployment, a lack of health insurance, among other things, all contributed to their feeling it was their only option
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I’ve realized journalism is just sliding into the DMs corporately 📩
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Audience journalists, stand up!!
Cultivating a strong relationship between journalists and the people they serve is a goal newsrooms are constantly striving towards.
Prioritizing audience engagement in curricula is a first step.
My latest for
@Poynter
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The omicron variant looks to be no more severe — about the same severity as delta — but it perhaps is a bit more transmissible, says virologist Peter White.
"There's no more hospitalizations in South Africa, compared to Delta."
🎙️We tapped the experts:
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One 2022 study of retail workers found that managers already underestimate women’s potential more than men’s, making them 14% less likely to be promoted when compared to their male counterparts
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To understand the demographics of mothers in the US who relinquished their infants for adoption, Sisson examined data from private adoption agencies between 2001 and 2020.
Most of the mothers were in their 20s, unemployed, on public health insurance + earning less than $5k/yr
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Since the Ukraine invasion started, we've seen more gas flow from Russia through Ukraine compared to a week ago, says
@JavierBlas
.
"Gas flowing out Russia into Europe via Ukraine is going to increase tomorrow while the fighting is happening"
Listen live
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According to a 2004 survey, the main reasons women in the US sought abortions were that a pregnancy would interrupt education or the ability to work, and that they lacked support from their partners
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Sanctions against Russia will have to be extremely strong to act as a deterrent, says
@ClaraDFMarques
.
"Sanctions don't have a great track record for changing the behavior of governments that do things like this."
🎙️What's next for Russia and Ukraine?
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Regardless of how successful adoption is, parent-child separation affects brain development, which can influence a baby’s ability to establish a secure attachment style early in life
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question of the year: someone on Hinge asking if Michelle Yeoh is my mom
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Of women who were denied an abortion due to gestational limits, 91% who carried their babies to term chose to parent, according to a 2017 study by a sociologist at
@UCSF
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Another p*ersonal news update: I’m now on staff at Bloomberg! (Was originally on a contract).
Super excited for all the new social initiatives our team is rolling out and to live in the Bay Area long term 🤩
📰One of those personal news tweets: next month, I’ll be a social media editor at Bloomberg working with their opinion team!
I interviewed for an internship a few months ago (that I didn’t get) + said in 5 years I want to be an editor. I can’t believe that dream is coming true.
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It’s my first day at
@TheAtlantic
, where I’ll be an assoc. editor!
I’ve admired this publication for so long, and last year I wrote this ode back in December before I even applied 🥹 I’m super excited
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Document instances of overwork — whether it’s regularly having to log on after hours, answering calls over the weekend or being assigned more work than you can handle — so you can point to specific instances when talking to your supervisor about boundaries
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when is audience engagement going to be a Pulitzer Prize category
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Ukraine and Russia are big wheat exporters. Ukraine is a significant exporter of corn, says
@davidfickling
.
This is the season when it would be planting 🌽but that's not likely happening because it's a war zone.
What should consumers expect? Listen LIVE:
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The situation is accelerating, says
@ClaraDFMarques
. Putin has closed some remaining liberal outlets, including the radio station.
“A lot of western media outlets can no longer work in Russia as a result of the censorship law, including ourselves.”
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Newsroom employers: why or why don’t you list the starting salaries in job postings?
Job applicants: do you have an experience applying to jobs that list or don’t list the starting salary?
I’m writing a story for
@NiemanReports
and would love to hear from you! DMs are open 📩
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It’s my first week as a full-time social editor for
@bopinion
!
📲 If you have any tips for how I can increase the communication between our journalists and you, my DMs are open.
(also if you have any tips on starting a new job — I already plan to read “The First 90 Days.”📚)
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Jack Dorsey made decisions sooner than Mark Zuckerberg did about what were acceptable interactions
and what was disinformation and propaganda,
@TimOBrien
says.
"From a journalistic standpoint, I really honor that."
📢 Listen live:
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Digital journalists! Did journalism school prepare you for the digital + audience engagement fields?
If not, how did you get involved in this work and develop the skills?
I’m writing a piece for
@Poynter
and would love to hear from you! 📩 DMs always open
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"BlackRock, Ashmore and Pimco are now on the hook for Evergrande, Asia's largest high-yield dollar issuer," says
@shuli_ren
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🎙️ Tune in LIVE to hear everything you need to know about China Evergrande Group:
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21 years ago today my parents adopted me from China, and we ate KFC back in the hotel room.
Every night on Feb. 28, we devour chicken from the same fast food restaurant. This year, I was able to celebrate at home with them because of Covid.
We call it “Gotcha Day!”
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📰Are you a current or former remote intern at a news organization?
I'm writing a piece for
@Poynter
and looking for interns who can speak about their experiences working remotely during the past year.
💌DMs are open.
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It seems quite clear that Putin is willing to pay the price for Western sanctions, says
@ghoshworld
.
Money is tight, he says, so how might this impact ordinary Russians?
🎙️Listen live on
@TwitterSpaces
for the latest updates on Ukraine and Russia:
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every week I get the NYT Sunday edition and create a collage of the most striking headlines and photography to document these times.
featuring one from a few months ago 🗞. (I got this idea from TikTok)
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Putin's credibility is on the line right now, says
@ClaraDFMarques
.
Once you explain the history of Ukraine founded on your own questionable research, you're going to need quite a strong reason to say it was all a big mistake, she says.
🎙️Listen live:
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today’s
@jadenamos
’s last day at NPR.
everyone thank her for making
@NPRinterns
the best account on this app
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these original journalism valentine puns from
@ananyapanch
are the content we all need today.
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about to graduate and 🥲. This city and its people changed my life, and I’m better because of it
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Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Russia and China are friends — but they are not allies, notes
@ClaraDFMarques
.
How does Asia and China play a part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
🎙️Tune in live to find out:
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Ask for support in setting priorities and managing your workload. If you’re asking for a promotion or a raise, highlight specific achievements to show how you add value to your team
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This media salaries spreadsheet is super helpful!
People in the media industry anonymously post their salaries, as well as demographic information, geographic location, and news organization
Just out of curiosity, how do other early-career journalists feel when talking about how much they earn?
I'm super open about what I make, but wondered how my peers feel talking about something that's long been taboo.
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I never imagined I’d write something so deeply personal in my first
@thelilynews
/
@washingtonpost
piece.
For many women, vaginismus is one of the leading causes for painful sex. But most people have never heard of the condition.
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A late Christmas present from my parents — my interview with author Chanel Miller, published in The Boston Globe.
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Transparency and fairness are the foundations of ethical journalism.
Newsrooms should stand by these values during the hiring process by publishing salary ranges with every job posting.
My latest for
@NiemanReports
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"Both China and Russia have weaponized the war and tried to use it as a political narrative," says
@ClaraDFMarques
.
@mbrookerhk
and her break down how Asia has responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine:
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"This is really about Facebook trying to distance itself from all of the controversy," says
@parmy
on the company's new name change to Meta.
But FB can't run away from the problems that are being caused on its own site, she said.
🎙️ Listen LIVE:
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The
@StarTribune
has been my go-to for unparalleled analysis and exceptional photojournalism of the
#DerekChauvinTrial
and protests in Minneapolis, especially on Instagram.
Support their work, and follow 🗞
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Linking some awesome audience engagement/social media opportunities bc there is ✨so many✨ amazing ones!
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This semester I took 20 credits, worked two jobs and started a full-time job while at Boston University.
And my grades didn’t end up too bad 🎓
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on a real note, why isn’t audience engagement/social media one of the Pulitzer categories :(
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Wise mentors of mine have always told me to negotiate and ask for more $ — every. single. time.
And to never accept a job offer on the spot. Giving it a day or so allows you to research and see how other people in the same position in the same location are being paid!
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Audience engagement is much more than crafting social media posts.
It’s making info accessible to often overlooked communities (use alt text).
It’s meeting readers where they are (texting them news updates).
It’s highlighting marginalized voices intentionally + authentically👇🏼
what does an audience journalist do, a longer thread
when i tell people i am a journalist, they ask what i write about.
i tell them i run audience for the
@TexasTribune
. that means i oversee parts of our distribution, social and newsletter strategy. then their eyes glaze over.
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🗞 🚨Audience engagement job 🚨🗞
The
@bostonglobe
is hiring a full-time audience coordinator. You’ll manage social platforms, write newsletters, and develop new ways to interact with readers online.
📩DM me or
@DevinCSmith
with any questions.
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"I think if you're the CEO of two companies, you're not really the CEO of any company," says
@TimOBrien
.
Jack Dorsey stepping down from Twitter was long overdue, he says.
🎙️ Listen live as we discuss everything Twitter, Jack and Parag:
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🗞️Personal news: After spending almost a year doing felloships/co-ops at
@BostonGlobe
and
@businessinsider
, I'll be returning to school full time + joining The Texas Tribune as an engagement fellow! I'm so excited to work with
@bobbycblanchard
and
@itsyasmeenk
in the spring! 🎉
Congrats to the talented students who will be joining
@TexasTribune
for a spring fellowship, including:
@neelambohratx
@annaleonorc
@dlagnew
@Jackson_Brton
@madisonfdong
@itsyasmeenk
@mkindlejr
@mar1ssamart1nez
@bpmena
@meganmmenchaca
@lmnhan24
@KamiRieck
@samisparber
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For reference, the
#DerekChauvinVerdict
will be read at
➡️4:30 - 5 p.m. EST
➡️3:30 - 4 p.m. CDT
➡️1:30 - 2 p.m. PST
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Every audience journalist needs a reporter🗞 passing on the torch to
@Angela_Y_Yang
who will be a business correspondent at The
@BostonGlobe
in July.
Give her a follow, and lookout for her work!
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"If you look at Evergrande's financial reports, it's very vague," says
@shuli_ren
.
"Evergrande does not need a bailout. It needs a list of names instead."
🎙️Listen LIVE on
@TwitterSpaces
to hear about Evergrande's financial intricacies:
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in 2 weeks, I’m traveling to Singapore to meet my team after only seeing them on Zoom for the past 10 months!
This is also my first time visiting Asia since I’ve been adopted (and also my first time traveling internationally basically). I’m so excited ahhhhhhh!!! 😆😆
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💲 💵 America’s billionaires are giving their fortunes to family while avoiding billions in U.S. taxes, including Nike founder Phil Knight.
@joelwebershow
and
@MelinAnders
talk about how they do it:
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Millennials are quitting their jobs due to burnout.
@BrokeMillennial
says many people are grappling with one question: do you prioritize career ambition and earning potential or mental health?
⚡️ Listen LIVE on
@TwitterSpaces
:
Earning potential
924
Mental health
1108
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My manager, editor + mentor provide 2 hrs total of mentorship weekly, offer constructive feedback (with notes) + let us work on impactful projects.
They believe fellows should get more out of the program than the organization does.
This should be the standard in every newsroom.
@KamiRieck
@Poynter
As someone who will be managing two interns remotely, I’d love to know what folks did last summer that their interns loved and what to avoid!
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If your editors or managers aren’t giving you edits or constructive feedback, they are doing you a disservice, told to me by
@bobbycblanchard
.
In journalism school, we’re often praised if we don’t receive edits. But a good editor always invests in helping you refine your work.
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I’m crying 😭😭. I will now be saying I got my B.S. in audience engagement at The Texas Tribune.
Thank you
@bobbycblanchard
,
@regmack_
,
@elvialimon
+
@itsyasmeenk
for being the best humans and journalists.
You all set the standard so high we can’t even see it anymore. ♥️
1/ This Friday is
@KamiRieck
’s last day at The
@TexasTribune
. She spent her spring semester working for us as an engagement fellow.
This is a journalist you’re going to want to watch. Follow her. Watch her. And please help me celebrate all of her great work.
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💻For the audience people: this newsletter referral program by the
@19thnews
is so awesome.
it makes it possible for readers to support news organizations in a non-financial way, all while earning rewards when people subscribe.
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‼️ The Boston Globe just launched a new, 2-year fellowship for early-career journalists aimed for those from historically underrepresented groups in journalism.
Editorial + business opportunities (including audience🥰)
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"Mark Zuckerberg always seems to contort himself to choose the side that generates the most engagement and money for Facebook," says
@firstadopter
.
Is Facebook facing a reckoning? Tune into our live discussion:
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While serving as an editor at my student newspaper, I had to work an extra job at the library to pay my tuition bill.
Yet I was told, “You do not get special treatment.”
I hope this editorial actually marks a good faith towards change.
I love
@dailyfreepress
with all my heart — but the strain my time in editorial positions took on my mental & physical health was immense. Today's editorial from our eboard highlights how the toxicity of the journalism industry starts in college newsrooms.
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Facebook would 100% love to own TikTok, says
@KurtWagner8
.
But it won't happen. Why?
⚡️Listen live on
@TwitterSpaces
to find out:
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$13.50/hour as intern
@BostonGlobe
.
$18 hour as fellow
@BusinessInsider
.
$6,000 for semester as part-time fellow
@TexasTribune
.
(Went up from there)
For freelance:
$250 for personal essay
@thelilynews
$250 for opinion piece
@NiemanReports
$400 for reported piece
@Poynter
Just out of curiosity, how do other early-career journalists feel when talking about how much they earn?
I'm super open about what I make, but wondered how my peers feel talking about something that's long been taboo.
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The things that people are spending a lot of money on are already seeing some of the fastest rates of inflation, says
@RosenthalRC
.
That includes: 🏠Housing and utility, 🥘food and 🚗transportation.
🎙️Tune in for a live conversation about inflation:
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some points from the unparalleled convo with
@malloriesullivn
,
@n1kkiwalker
+
@Adriana_Lacy
:
➡️IG is the best way for news organizations to reach young readers
➡️you can connect with readers through comments + DMs
➡️speak in an informal way on the app and be the "smart friend"
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cheesy end-of-the-year post, but I’m really grateful for all the ppl who supported me throughout 2021! just 3 years ago I was crying in city convenience texting my parents, “I’m scared of not being capable of being a journalist.”
here we are!!
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Has Donald Trump ever successfully built a publicly traded company before?
"The answer to that is no," says
@TimOBrien
.
🎙️Listen LIVE as
@bopinion
discusses Trump's new social media startup, Truth Social:
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Facebook's rebranding to
#Metaverse
could attract talent back to the company.
"FB has struggled to hire high quality engineers in the last few quarters because of some of the bad press about the company and concerns about harms," says
@parmy
.
LIVE now:
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Supply shortages are really at a historically elevated level, says
@TomOrlik
.
We haven't seen this much strain on the supply chain in 10 or 20 years for some countries.
⚡️ What does this mean for inflation, prices and consumers? Listen LIVE:
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on my way to Singapore for my first international business trip with
@bopinion
(and my first time going back to Asia!) the flight attendant asked if she could capture it for me 🥺 can’t wait to see my team
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“If you look at the different views Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey have had about their particular networks …These are very two very different personal views,” says
@mihirssharma
.
🚨 Tune in now as
@bopinion
discusses Parag Agrawal:
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Do it so
@WritersofColor
doesn’t have to ask 😅
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