Rebecca Aguilar
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7x Emmy winner, #Bilingual Reporter, Founder #CallingAllJournalists Initiative & @LatinaJournos , 28 yrs in TV News, 1st #Latina Prez @SPJ_Tweets , @NAHJ HOF
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“This was a traffic stop,” says Memphis Councilman Martavius Jones who broke down in tears
@CNN
with Don Lemon. The councilman added, “It wasn’t supposed to end like this.”
#TyreNicholsVideo
#TyreNichols
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“This is about Damar Hamlin” says former NFL player and ESPN commentator, Ryan Clark. He added, “It was about a young man at 24-year-old living his dream…and now he fights for his life.”
#MondayNightFootball
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I will repeat again and again, it’s time to move
@Acosta
into a permanent anchor position
@CNN
on weekdays.
#DiversityMatters
#journalism
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No one helped
#TyreNichols
not even the paramedics. No one rendered care. He was bleeding and trauma to head. Don Lemon is right no one cared. I believe More officers should be charged with this crime.
#TyreNicholsVideo
#MemphisPolice
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CNN: Parents in Uvalde,TX said the DOJ report should have named names of the law enforcement officers who did not stop the shooter from killing their children in May 2022. They say the officers should be terminated and prosecuted.
#uvalde
#massahooting
#robbelementary
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So nice to see Serena Williams get the Jackie Robinson Sports Award at the
#NAACPImageAward
. She said, “The tireless efforts of your organization are making a big difference in the lives of African-Americans today and tomorrow,”
#Sports
#leadership
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I'm WOC who has been fired 4 speaking up on lack of WOC in newsrooms. I would do it again. No job is worth staying silent.
#WOCAffirmation
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Watch how an
@NRA
board member attempts to dodge questions about mass shootings.
@Acosta
asked “Isn’t some of this blood on NRA’s hands?”
#Uvalde
#UvaldeschoolMassacre
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Damar Hamlin’s uncle tells
@abroaddus
@CNN
that his nephew was resuscitated twice. Once on the field. And once at the hospital. He added, “I never cried so hard in my life just to know, my nephew basically died on the field, &they brought him back to life.”
#Hamlin
#BuffaloBills
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Lisa Salter is used to covering the games on Monday Night Football for ESPN on ABC, and seeing players go down, but she fights back tears as she describes what she saw tonight after
#BuffaloBills
Damar Hamlin was hit in a play and then collapse.
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Calling all journalists.
Please DO NOT take smiling selfies at mass shooting assignments or any crime scene. Show respect. There is a time and place. Would you want to see posts of someone smiling where your loved one has been killed? THINK!
#journalism
#CallingAllJournalists
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Calling all journalists! This is NOT the time to ask families & survivors at
#Uvalde
mass shooting about their immigration status. That is irrelevant. They have lost loved ones and in pain. Read the SPJ CODE OF ETHICS: Minimize harm. Plz RETWEET
#UvaldeMassacre
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Waiting to hear how the haters will tear up JLo's performance at the
#Grammys
. She was amazing. She can dance, and sing. Made
#Motown
proud.
#Grammys2019
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WARNING: Watch 4
@Twitter
fake accounts & bots making up info about shooting at
#mandalaybay
Follow
@LVMPD
Las Vegas police 4 info plz RT
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Odessa emergency room doctor says they had practiced for an incident like a mass shooting and we're prepared at the hospital. He adds that's why they were able to save 13 lives today.
#Odessatx
#MassShooting
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As a kid
@LisaNMatthews
hoped one day she would replace
@DanRather
on the anchor desk but her life took a different route. Tonight he swore her in as the new president of the
@PressClubDC
. I was honored to be there. She is also the second Black female prez in history of org.
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Dang! Powerful message from
@Acosta
who reflects on 9/11 and how a tragedy brought this country together. But now we have a divided country with hate in our hearts. This message will make you think. (1/2)
#NeverForget911
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“Who do they think you are
@CNN
?” Says Kevin Hart live from Las Vegas. He jokes about Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen not being able to drink so he starts taking shots.
#NewYearsEveParty
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@Acosta
just wondering. How do we know WH didn't record a bunch of videos of Prez Trump at the same time, put them in the can, and are releasing them every once in a while?
#TrumpCovid19
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“The police dept. Knocked on my door..” The mother of
#TyreNichols
tells Don Lemon
@CNN
#memphispd
cover-up started the minute cops showed up to say her son had been arrested. They implied he was on drugs. “What they were describing was not my son.”
#TyreNicholsVideo
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Calling all journalists!
NPR has decided not to offer summer internships. There may be others that do the same. Students need this experience. Please post paid journalism
#internships
you may know about on this thread. Thank you. Plz RT
#JournalismInternships
#SummerInterns
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#Dallas
Police Chief Rene Hall tells
@CBS11
That officers gave the streets to protesters so they could have a peaceful protest but then their anger turned on the officers and she had a brick thrown at her. That changes the dynamics.
#GeorgeFloydprotest
#dallasprotest
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NewsNation reporter
@EvanLambertTV
is arrested by Ohio officers while trying to do a live shot on the train derailment.
@GovMikeDeWine
as journalists we have a job to do to inform the public. This law enforcement man-handling is wrong!
#CallingAllJournalists
#journalism
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#JacobBlake
father to
@CNN
@Acosta
“There is white system and a Black system...it’s not set up for us.”
#BREAKING
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You can tell Sarah Huckabee Sanders is getting pissed off @ the reporters who are pressing for answers. Her face says it all
#briefing
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Calling all journalists!
Several media companies are laying off workers.
Please post a job opening on this thread.
This could be you next.
For those being laid off, we got your back.
#journalismjobs
#CNNlayoffs
#Gannett
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"What keeps getting lost...is the message of
#inequality
..." says Howie Long on NFL Fox.
#TakeTheKnee
#TakeAKneeNFL
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@Acosta
Thank you for adopting a rescue. We all need to do a part becuz animal shelters need our help nationwide. They are packed with dogs that are abandoned or suddenly “lost.” I have 5 rescues that are loving and loyal. Here are 4 of them.
#AdoptDontShop
#Dogs
#Dog
#RescueDogs
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Calling all journalists! Don’t bury the lead. Those reporting on Cecilia Vega joining
@60Minutes
don’t forget she’s breaking a barrier. She is the FIRST
#Latinx
correspondent since the show started in 1968. Our community FINALLY gets representation.
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Please no speculating on what is going on during this hostage situation in
#Colleyville
, TX. I appreciate you saying that
@juliettekayyem
on
@Acosta
show
@CNN
. Whether you're an expert in that field or a journalist--speculation leads to misinformation. Let's stick to facts
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Reporters ask President
#Trump
and Vice President Pence if they have been tested for the coronavirus. Pence said no. Trump ignored the question. Thanks
@BrianKarem
for asking during
#coronavirus
briefing.
#COVID2019
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Fort Worth Fire Dept PIO says Investigators trying to figure out what caused explosion at FW hotel. Added there is a gas smell, 11 people hurt, one critical. He is calling it a mass casualty incident. Source: CBS Texas
#BREAKING
#explosion
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On Saturday I always have
@Acosta
@CNN
on TV. Today he talked to Joe Torre, Former
@Yankees
manager who shares how baseball helped the nation recover after 9/11.
#NeverForget
#911Memorial
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Calling all journalists!
The layoffs continue at different media companies.
Please post a job opening on this new thread.
This could be you next.
For those being laid off, we got your back.
Thank you. Plz RT
#journalismjobs
#journalismLayoffs
#CallingAllJournalists
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Okay why didn't any White House staffer tell President Trump he had toilet paper on his shoe. Sarah Sanders? Kellyanne? Gen. Kelly? ¿Que Paso?
#ToiletPaper
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Calling all journalists! If you are part of the
@NPR
layoffs, here are more than 90 newsrooms that have openings. If anyone knows of a job opening, let me know on this thread I update this list often. Plz RT
#NPRLayoffs
#NPRcuts
#CallingAllJournalists
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Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn is running for Congress. He believes another
#insurrection
could happen and that
#Trump
deserves his day in court. Excellent interview on
@Acosta
show
@CNN
.
#Jan6
#January2024
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Good news for
@Acosta
.
New assignment at
@CNN
.
His coverage of the
#Trump
administration was some of the best in the past four years. Always unafraid seeking the truth. Thanks Jim.
#mondaythoughts
On to the next adventure! After eight years at WH, I’m moving into a new role as anchor on weekends and chief domestic correspondent for
@CNN
, a new challenge I’m very excited about. Will miss my WH colleagues. But I know they’ll be great covering the Biden admin. See you soon!
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Trump says
#hydroxychloroquine
a drug used for arthritis and malaria is showing big results to battle COVID-19. Can only be prescribed. "game-changer"
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Good to see
@Acosta
on
#Hurricane
Ian aftermath coverage. All the
@CNN
correspondents and crews are working long hours.
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News Managers, plz ask your reporters & photographers if they want to cover a mass shooting or if they want to remain on the story. Look 4 signs of trauma & pull them off. I saw a TV reporter in tears in a live shot yesterday in Allen. I felt bad for her.
#CallingAllJournalists
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Calling all TV student journalists. You DON"T need an agent to get your first job. Students at a conference on Friday told me that agents had contacted them. SMH. I get they need to make money. Students learn how to get your first job on your own. Any questions, ask me for FREE.
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Finally
@CNN
adds a
#Latinx
to the weekday anchor lineup. Congrats to
@AnaCabrera
who will now anchor CNN Newsroom weekdays from 1-2pm. She was doing weekends. Ana is a great addition & will add much needed
#diversity
to what was a very white anchor lineup for years at CNN.
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Calling all journalists! Plz, share my journalism jobs list with those laid off
@latimes
. Check out the Dec. list, too. We have your back. If anyone knows of a job, let me know in the comments. Plz RT
#LATimes
#Laidoff
#journalismjobs
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Classy goodbye by
@RobinMeade
.
@CNN
is crazy for letting this woman go along with her colleagues. She should have been on that morning show with Don Lemon. SMH. Good luck, Robin and crew!
Sad day as this morning
@RobinMeade
from
@HLN
and her team of
@MorningExp
officially signed off after 21 years on the morning show. I spent 7 years at
@CNN
HLN and my prayers are with the staff who was laid off from CNN last week.
#CNNlayoffs
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Former FBI General Counsel tells
@MSNBC
that CNN made mistake having only Trump supporters in audience at townhall “irresponsible” and Kaitlin Collins needed to be super prepared.
@ChrisLichtCNN
did you hear this?
#TrumpTownHall
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#BREAKING
Security just broke up FCC hearing because of "security" reasons. They are rushing everyone out.
#NetNeutrality
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@charliekirk11
@Acosta
@realDonaldTrump
I guess you don't watch the news including Fox. Everyone showed video of people yelling & screaming at Jim. This photo proves he treats everyone w/ respect even President Trump's supporters. Charlie don't be such a hater.
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@cnnbrk
is doing excellent coverage on
#hurricanida
, people leaving New Orleans and feds going in with supplies. I always have my TV on when
@Acosta
is at the anchor desk. 16 years ago today
#Hurricane
#Katrina
hit the same area.
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We at the Society of Professional Journalists congratulate
@AprilDRyan
on your history making moment as the longest serving Black female White House correspondent. 25 years & you have done it with courage & compassion. Thx for being a role model for
#WOC
.
@spj_tweets
#WHCD2022
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Of course
@BrianKarem
you had to make the Jimmy Kimmel goodbye tribute to Sarah Sanders. Hilarious!
#SarahSanders
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Very disturbing video. Dallas bartender Austin Sheffield pulled a gun and started punching woman in the face after she tried to call 911, he slapped phone out of her hand and she slaps him. He has been booked on 3 criminal charges. Source: CBS 11
#Violence
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@jemelehill
What a Latina can't be part of a Motown tribute? I mean I grew up in the Toledo area, Motown music was blasted in my home. I grew up on the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, and the Temptations.
#Latinx
celebrate Motown's history.
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Yes it’s my birthday. Today I honor my parents, undocumented immigrants from Mexico who became green card holders, business owners, civil rights leaders & migrants rights advocates. They taught me to have courage & defend others. Mom became a US citizen. Dad died when I was 20.
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It’s been 53 years and
@60Minutes
has NEVER has a Latino co-anchor. Lots of white talent and only ONE Black journalist right now.
@CBSNews
@neerajkhemlani
@ViacomCBS
when will this change?
@NAHJ
@JoaquinCastrotx
more info you.
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Thank you
@IDRichards
and
@LatinaJournos
for the beautiful flowers on the night I got inducted into the
@NAHJ
Hall of Fame. Love you all!
#NABJNAHJ22
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NBC- Matt Lauer, Mark Halperin out!
CBS - Charlie Rose out!
New York Times - Glenn Thrush suspended.
Who is next?
@GretchenCarlson
you started a powerful movement. Thank you.
Female journalists across the country have found their voice & their day of justice.
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Thx to all who have reached out with kind words about my
@NAHJ
Hall of Fame induction. NAHJ has been the "blood in my veins" since I joined in the mid-1980s. It prepared me to become Prez
@spj_tweets
, a strong mentor & thrive in
#journalism
& the friends I have made. Priceless!
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I get the feeling Princess Diana would approve of
#MeghanMarkle
truth tonight
#HarryandMeghanonOprah
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.
@CNN
it's time to give
@acosta
his own show to anchor.
#Latino
anchors are MIA during the week Why when we have 50 mil
#Hispanics
in U.S.?
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“Why do you call this the Chinese virus...a lot people say it’s racist?”
@CeciliaVega
@ABC
asked President Trump. Good question when Chinese & Chinese Americans are victims of racism and hate because they are being blamed for the illness and term fuels anger.
#coronavirus
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I UPDATED my job list. Thanks to everyone who sent me a
#journalism
job opening in the past 24 hrs. There are now more than 100 jobs on the list. Plz keep sharing this list to help all those laid off at the LA Times, Univision & Sports Illustrated.
#CallingAllJournalists
#Jobs
Calling all journalists! Plz, share my journalism jobs list with those laid off
@latimes
. Check out the Dec. list, too. We have your back. If anyone knows of a job, let me know in the comments. Plz RT
#LATimes
#Laidoff
#journalismjobs
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Many die in Dayton massacre, but today Trump's PR puppet
@Scavino45
puts together a happy music video w/ the president smiling & posing with medical staff while nearby shooting victims recover. Where did this guy get his PR degree? And he calls us Fake News SMH
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#BREAKING
: CNN crew attacked by protesters outside Wendy’s in
#Atlanta
where a Black man was shot by police. CNN it’s time to send your crews out to record w/ phones becuz a big TV camera attracts those who want to do you harm.
#AtlantaPolice
#BLM
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“I don’t think about it a lot,” said Jodie Foster on aging. She is nominated for best supporting actress in Nyad.
Source: E!
#Oscar
#Oscars
#Oscars2024
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Now that Sharon Osbourne is out at
@TheTalkCBS
it is time to bring a
#Latina
to the table. There has never been a
#Latina
. It’s about time
@CBS
@ViacomCBS
. We are 60 MILLION
#Latinx
in the US. How about
@4lisaguerrero
?
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All
#journalist
listen closely to 11-year-old Naomi Wadler who says she is representing African American girls & women who don't make the front page of major newspapers & the evening
#news
when they're murdered. She is right. Latinas victims are also ignored.
#MarchForOurLives
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POW!
@sunny
shut down
@MeghanMcCain
when conservative host tried to spin topic from
#ManafortIndictment
to Hillary Clinton.
#TheView
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“He was always warm and gracious,” says
@MichaelBuble
to
@Acosta
on
@CNN
as he remembers
#TonyBennett
. He passed away today.
#TonyBennettRIP
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@spcaoftexas
@DallasPD
what are you doing to save this dog being beaten by his
#Dallas
owner and it is recorded? Neighbors say the owner beats the dog because the animal is crying because he’s freezing out in the cold. This man should be in jail.
#SaveThisDog
plz RT
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Calling all journalists. 240 people will be out of work because of a "separation offer"
@washingtonpost
. If you know of a job opening, let me know, and I will add it to my job list. We need to help each other.
#journalism
Inbox: Washington Post is reducing its workforce by approximately 240 positions
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Thank you to all my friends, family and
@spj_tweets
members. Also
@NAHJ
that prepared me for this leadership position. Thank you to my parents, Rebecca and Alfredo Aguilar. Immigrants from Mexico who taught me to help others with courage and compassion.
#SPJStrong
.
@RebeccaAguilar
has been sworn in as the 105th national president of the Society of Professional Journalists. She became the first Latina national president of SPJ in its 112-year history tonight.
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“ it’s hard to be an LGBTQ kid in America…“ said Ryan Murphy who received the Carol Burnett award at the
#GoldenGlobes2023
“ I have one word for you, Florida,.. there is a way forward…”
#GoldenGlobeAwards
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Today I celebrate 41 years as a reporter. It’s been one hell of a ride. Thx Paul Rae (RIP) for taking a chance on me in Toledo. I’ve worked at 7 TV stations. Also been laid-off, fired & won many awards. I continue being a LOUD voice for
#journalism
&
#diversity
. Be unstoppable!
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This is what a “Happy Birthday” looks like. I turned 65 & proud of it. I don’t hide my age because I WILL NOT feed into ageism & shame women have been forced to feel for getting older. I still have a lot to accomplish as a journalist & Latina. Also save a rescue dog. I have 5.
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Calling all journalists. Here is my September job list!
If you've been laid off, newsroom shut down, or looking for your first job look at close to 50 jobs in journalism available now. Good luck. Plz RT.
#CallingAllJournalists
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“What do you say to folks who think this is just an inhumane sport…?”
@Acosta
asked the Director of Racetrack Safety
@universityofky
, He said, “This sport needs to get better.”
#ChurchillDowns
suspended all horse racing after 12 horses died
In the past month.
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FINALLY the question is asked. The
#Allen
Texas mass shooter is Hispanic and may identify as white. Security experts say Latinos can be
#WhiteSupremacists
. They do not have to be white. Thanks
@Boris_Sanchez
@CNN
for asking the question.
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American Airlines flight attendant loses it , witnesses say mom of two was mistreated, passenger stands up 4 her. Roll the video
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@MichaelWolffNYC
@Latingirlpower
Oh yes he claims she is a spy, but didn't know that Roger Ailes was a sexual predator. Esta loco.
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Always great to see
@Acosta
at the anchor desk
@CNN
. Time to make him a permanent anchor to add
#Latino
#diversity
to your daily lineup. And
@Boris_Sanchez
one of the best at the White House.
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@realDonaldTrump
@FoxNews
Mr. President what happened to Mexico paying for the wall?
When did it become taxpayers who will fund it?
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San Antonio Express News Executive Editor
@nlopez10
tells
@MSNBC
how
#Uvalde
police and DA have refused to provide info on the
#UvaldeschoolMassacre
. Also, families are being intimidated not to talk to press.
@ExpressNews
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Congrats to
@MarieDennise
who becomes the first Latina and
#WOC
as president of
@NPPA
in the organization’s 75-year-history. She is an amazing photojournalist
@HoustonChron
and also an amazing leader. Much success my friend!
#SiSePuede
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As President of the Society of Professional Journalists, I stand with
@AP
& the outstanding investigative report by
@kat__stafford
& team on racism in the US Military. We cannot allow politicians to stop journalists from exposing the truth. We owe it to the public.
#TruthMatters
A career first: A Republican state legislator in Tennessee introduced a resolution Thursday in response to our AP investigation of racism in the U.S. military. He accused us of “incendiary journalism” & wants the legislature to “reprimand the AP.” We stand by our reporting.
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This is how you cover a major trial. The media cannot have cameras in the Trump hush money trial.
@CNN
has three journalists in the courtroom who are live reporting.
#TrumpTrials
#BREAKING_NEWS
#Trump
#court
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My father-in-law, Pops lived with my family for 20 years. He taught me to always be positive, smile, & get away from negative people. He also said never fear death. Pops died Thursday at 94. Strong mentally & physically until the end. He went to heaven peacefully in his sleep.
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Yes and I responded: "haven't you spread a lot of fake news yourself, sir?"
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The FBI is for the suspect who killed this man’s wife and 8-year-old son. He said the suspect barged into the home after they asked him to shoot his weapon away from their home. The suspected shot 2 women in the head who had thrown their bodies over some children to save them.
Terrible masacre en
#clevelandtx
un sujeto mató a 5 personas de una familia de
#Honduras
entre ellos un niño de 8 años. Hablamos con su papá
@TelemundoNews
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This month I celebrate 42 years as a reporter. I often get asked how have I avoided burn out, kept my mental health stable, & continue having passion for journalism. I have a network of safety & success. Create one for you. Real people who have your back.
#CallingAllJournalists
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I do not get it.
@kaitlancollins
gets promoted to her own primetime
@CNN
show from the White House but
@Acosta
covers the WH during Trump & gets put on a weekends. And he has more TV experience. CNN Why no Latinos anchors during Primetime?
@pewidentity
idea 4 next study
#POC
MIA
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