Al Tompkins
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55 years as journalist, author, visiting prof at Syracuse U, teaches A-I use, writing, retired @POYNTER. Buy my book Aim for the Heart -Amazon
St Petersburg, FL
Joined December 2007
Journalists: stop using "Big Beautiful Bill" to describe the federal budget bill unless you use it as a quote. This phrase is a marketing ploy that masks the profoundly serious nature of this legislation.
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This is what happens when Trump cancels USAID- millions of dollars in DONATED life-saving pharmacuticals sitting in warehouses in West Africa with nobody to distribute them. Visual PROOF here
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Crazy-when a candidate sues over a TV news story that does not defame him, he just does not like how it was edited. I do not like how it was edited either, but settling this would be really bad for journalism.
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Kari Lake told a Congressional hearing today that Voice of America did note report on Joe Biden's poor performance during a June 2023 debate. Once again, not true. Here is the June 28th 2024 report.
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This is the U.S. House hearing on the future of Voice of America. Hardly any of the committee members are there, except to drop in, get some camera time and leave.
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Today Members of Congress and Kari Lake wrongly accused Voice of America BANNING the word "terrorist" in reporting about Hamas. VOA did not BAN the word, but did require a direct citation of who was using the word (as in President Trump said. ")
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Is there any chance Congress could act on this now-ish or do we have to wait until a month before it collapses? Might be useful to ask every candidate during midterms next yr.
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Wait. what? The Secretary of the Army says there is an American soldier on the moon right now? What?.Roll the video.
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When the State of Florida tells journalists to stop investigating a foundation run by Governor DeSantis' wife-- that's not going to happen.
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Pay attention to this-if there is no government intervention, big problems may lie ahead for livestock
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A 22-year-old college grad with no security experience is now leading a government terror prevention team: ‘Putting the intern in charge’ | The Independent
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Thomas Fugate, the 22-Year-Old Leading Trump’s Terrorism Prevention Hub — ProPublica
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A real question here. is there a legit reason why journalists keep calling the budget bill the "Big Beautiful Bill" other than it is what Trump and GOP lawmakers call it?.
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