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@AP philanthropy reporter covering gen z & tech / 👨🎓 @medillschool / ✊ @apnewsguild / formerly @Report4America in South Carolina / st. louis boy / ask 4 signal
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BREAKING: 47-55 South Carolina House refuses to pass H.B.5399, a near-total abortion ban without exceptions for rape and incest
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"Unpaid internships lock out millions of talented young people based on class alone," writes
@sarahkendzior
. "The promotion of unpaid labour has already eroded opportunity – and quality – in fields like journalism and politics. A false meritocracy breeds mediocrity."
Seeing conversation abt diversity in political reporting
Remember the problem is structural. Outlets must be better and finding/developing black talent, but industry must rethink rules that have long catered to white and wealthy: unpaid internship track, "objectivity," etc
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@NikkiHaley
is kicking off her bus tour outside the Newberry Opera House
“Republicans lost a vote on the border. They lost a vote on a pro-Israel bill. The RNC chair lost her job. What is happening?” she said, adding that
@realDonaldTrump
“had his fingerprints all over it”
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On the history of campus police,
@prisonculture
says "the campus police came into being in part to quell the campus uprisings" of the 60s
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NEW: a
@NorthwesternU
graduate student has filed a lawsuit in federal court against NU seeking “a return of a prorated portion of the tuition, fees, and other related costs, proportionate to the diminished value of online classes, campus services, and access to campus facilities”
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some news! I’m excited to share that I’ll soon be covering state government and inequality for
@AP
in South Carolina as a
@Report4America
corps member
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I just finished
@sarahkendzior
's painfully prophetic collection of essays, "The View From Flyover Country."
For more on the "St. Louis-based scholar of despots and demagogues," read
@D_Towski
's June cover story on her below:
Sarah Kendzior says that "belief in American exceptionalism" is what got us into our current political situation.
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The latest
@AP
contract proposal wants to squeeze me to the bone
The company would do away with covering home internet costs for reporters like me without bureaus who work entirely from home offices
I stand with my
@APNewsGuild
colleagues fighting for a
#fairAPcontract
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AP News Guild has been bargaining with AP for more than a year. Right now, as part of a collective action, I’m taking a short break with my fellow union members
@APNewsGuild
because we deserve a
#fairAPcontract
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glad the bagel heat has finally been taken off st. louis, but I'm just here to remind you all... there's nothing wrong with bread-sliced bagels
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Scenes from the South Carolina House, where we’re over 18 hrs into debate over a bill banning most abortions after about six weeks. Dems continue forcing the GOP supermajority to churn through 100s of amendments.
@bethbernsteinsc
recently displayed a transvaginal ultrasound wand.
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We keep
@AP
working — and in style, too!
@APNewsGuild
members like me are wearing red every T-shirt Tuesday in the office, over Zoom and on assignment.
#WeAreAP
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some professional news ⬇️⬇️⬇️ so stoked to be completing my Journalism Residency as a fall fellow with the
@TexasTribune
, a newsroom I’ve long admired
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Today Mitt Romney became the first senator in US history to vote to convict a president from the same party during an impeachment trial
In 2012,
@GSvirnovskiy
dressed as the Utah senator, then the Republican nominee for president, for Halloween
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BREAKING: Texas is suing the Biden administration over its federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The lawsuit comes after similar separate moves from Florida and Georgia, among other states.
@TexasTribune
story coming soon
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I’m wearing my red as I remotely cover bond and sentencing hearings this
#tshirttuesday
to support my
@APNewsGuild
colleagues fighting for a
#fairAPcontract
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hey this is James tweeting from his alt account while his blue check account that has a blue check is down because Twitter is preventing blue checks like me from tweeting because we have blue checks
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from my kindergarten holiday cookbook to yours ☺️ you’re welcome
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Solicitor
@ScarlettAWilson
introduces
@NikkiHaley
tonight at Daniel Island’s
@newrealmbrewing
. She credits Haley for driving down South Carolina’s worst-in-the-nation rate of women killed by men.
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This is the strongest I’ve seen Morty write on any subject in the past year — and I’ve had to brief on many of his emails
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The Articles of Impeachment Against Donald John Trump (James Pollard/MNS)
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I despise CBC purple and the Cubs but I am beyond excited to be headed up north near the Windy City to attend
@NorthwesternU
! Thank you to everyone who helped me get here.
#NU2022
#GoWildcats
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ever wonder what happened to Mr. Schuester from Glee? he teaches algebra 2/trig at a St. Louis all-boys high school now
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The vote marks the third time a near-total abortion ban has failed in the Republican-led chamber since Roe’s reversal
The Senate’s five women filibustered the bill in speeches highlighting a male majority they criticized for repeatedly pushing the issue
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Reminder that the corner of Broadway and Clark served as the location of slave pens, the remains of which were destroyed in 1963 to make way for Busch Stadium — one of many such unmarked locations across the country
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threw myself into the world of blockchain and Bitcoin to capture why Texas Republicans are embracing the industry, which is increasingly flocking to the state — and what the "natural synergy," as Ted Cruz put it, between Texas and the industry might entail
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Compass Group just announced they are laying off 230 employees at
@NorthwesternU
who had been on temporary layoff since March
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Despite the objections of U.S. Reps.
@JacksonLeeTX18
and
@RepAlGreen
, the Senate committee voted out the redrawn congressional map Monday without addressing the district overlap. The map heads next to the full Senate for a vote. My latest w/
@TexasTribune
:
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I'm a simple guy. Facebook tells me someone has added a listing in Free & For Sale and I click on it.
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When we worked together as campus and city editors last spring,
@snehadey_
’s empathetic leadership and her desk’s crucial coverage constantly amazed me. I’m stoked to see where she takes
@thedailynu
newsroom
Medill junior
@snehadey_
has been selected as the next Daily Northwestern editor in chief for Winter and Spring 2021.
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A flurry of lawsuits are holding up $4b in debt relief for farmers of color. Among the litigants? The TX Ag. Commish, in a move one Black farming advocate called a "slap in the face." On efforts to build trust after years of discrimination getting stymied:
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TX is being sued over its new law barring social media platforms from banning users for political views. The plaintiffs—who represent some of the biggest names in tech—recently sued FL over a similar law, which was blocked. My first story w/
@TexasTribune
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Masked up behind the wheel so no one recognizes me struggling to slide into this 25-foot parking space on the street
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For
#SaveStudentNewsrooms
day, I want to highlight just some of the great work
@thedailynu
Campus reporters have done these past few weeks
And if you like what you see here, consider subscribing to our newsletter:
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Every person raised Catholic just went nuts after that “Eagles Wings” reference — played at every student mass in elementary school
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A warning for any fakers foolish enough to waste their time impersonating lowly me on this platform:
Only the real James Pollard would maintain a Twitter handle like
@PamesJollard
into his professional career. No paid checkmark could ever confer that level of authenticity.
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BREAKING: The Houston Rockets have the votes to trade James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets
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He writes that “some of the instigators appear not to be Northwestern students at all, but rather outside activists,” a claim that doesn’t seem to have any merit
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How was my Friday? I ended a call with my boss by saying “coolio” and now have a two-hour car ride to dwell on it
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ICYMI: South Carolina on Wednesday became the nation's only state without a woman on its Supreme Court — a development that comes amid increasing Republican scrutiny of the court that narrowly struck down the conservative state's abortion ban last month
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Two colorful lines that didn't make my story on the diplomatic maelstrom that stirred
#MyrtleBeach
:
"I almost crapped my pants even though I'd just walked out of the bathroom."
"Four state fairs and a certified goat f***--still ain't seen nothing like it."
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The “outside agitators” narrative has been historically used by plantation owners, big corporations and FBI directors to discredit political demonstrations — that “whatever conflict...is happening, it's not organically home grown, it's not authentic.”
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NEW: Northwestern just announced 87 staff layoffs, many of which “are due to local-level restructuring that would have occurred regardless” of the recent staff voluntary separation plan, according to an email from
@NorthwesternU
President Morton Schapiro
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Lots of action today as the S.C. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the state's "fetal heartbeat" law banning abortion around six weeks. Across the street, lawmakers took public testimony as they consider additional restrictions.
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If you're one of the few students (like me) who needs a notary signature on your absentee ballot, this article should help you figure out how to do that in Evanston!
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This is true.
Today, while editing one of our fellows, I typed to him on slack "nice asss" when I meant to say "nice adds" — as in nice additions to the story.
Anyway goodbye world
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not when you don't even use an oxford comma
Jobs are returning, illegal immigration is plummeting, law, order and justice are being restored. We are truly making America great again!
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In Evanston, “F*ck Donald Trump” is blasting on Elgin Rd and honks are blaring along Sherman Ave
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fb marketplace is wild. I just called this guy out for listing a used ikea chair $20 over retail value and he really told me to “go to ikea and buy it”
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“What do we want?”
“6 year funding!”
“When do we want it?”
“Now!”
@NorthwesternGW
march along Sheridan this afternoon
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From our editorial:
•Admin have not publicly condemned police violence in their statements, failing to name the main source of unrest
•Nor have they pledged to reconsider NU’s relationship (like UMN did) w/ local PD — which last week had a use-of-force incident during an arrest
Three Northwestern administrators have released statements concerning the waves of civil unrest across the country after George Floyd was killed by a police officer. But the lack of adequate communication sends a larger message to black students. 1/
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Awaiting
@staceyabrams
in
@NorthwesternU
‘s Cahn Auditorium
For the
@AsteadWesley
s of the world, the pre-event playlist includes “Freedom” by Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar and “Boy With Luv” by BTS ft. Halsey
More TK later
@thedailynu
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As protests highlight racial injustice, many fields are considering their own complicity. Few industries have reckoned w/ this like journalism — thanks largely to black journalists bravely speaking up
big thanks to all who spoke w/
@mar1ssamart1nez
& me:
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NEW: Northwestern University announced 250 staff furloughs and administrator pay reductions as it anticipates a roughly $90 million shortfall for the 2020 fiscal year
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Mondays are still bad
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The first three months of the pandemic erased a decade of growth as nearly 11 mil jobs held by women disappeared
"When the economy crumbled, women fell — hard... And women of color, who are more likely to be sole breadwinners and low-income workers, are suffering acutely."
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A giant has been taken down at the
@SCPressAssoc
annual awards banquet.
@hannahwade2000
just won best individual use of social media.
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More relevant to me: pre-work mimosas!
Post-workout mimosas! My mentor is a vibe.
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.
@thrasherxy
's reporting has taken him to major movements, from Occupy Wall St to BLM. We spoke ab how this week's wave of protests for racial justice differs from others + what this all means amid a pandemic highlighting racial and economic disparities:
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The Canada geese have begun their northward migration for the winter
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The ghost of Frances Willard has struck
The closure means La Macchina Café joins the ranks of the nearly 70 Evanston businesses to close this year.
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I’m traveling home today & my family’s greatest concern is whether or not my Lucky Charms make it back
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When asked by Chris Wallace on
@FoxNewsSunday
if he would sign the measure into law,
@GovAbbott
said “that bill is not going to reach my desk.”
#txlege
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In the University's MLK Commemoration Keynote, Mariame Kaba (
@prisonculture
) tells
@copsoutofNU
: "You are doing the essential work of this time"
Says there are people at Northwestern "taking up King's challenge today"
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NEW: Northwestern University has decided not to apply for or receive the $8.5 million awarded through the CARES Act, University spokesperson Jon Yates said in an email to The Daily
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The Jonas Brothers tried to warn us about climate change in 2006 when they sang “I’ve been to the year 3000. Not much has changed, but they lived underwater.”
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my classmates in this magazine course are the most thoughtful, most interesting people and I am so so bummed we can't do this in person
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“The beauty of sports, and the beauty of life itself, is the randomness that we can’t predict.”
Read my sports desk debut before you make your NCAA Tournament picks: How bracketologists are using artificial intelligence this March Madness
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Judge Newman’s 40-year-old son died weeks before the trial began. “For the murder of Paul Murdaugh, whom you probably loved so much, I sentence you to prison for murdering him for the rest of your natural life,” he said Friday.
@JonathanLDrew
@Kunzelman75
:
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It's bittersweet to leave South Carolina: the mountains and beaches, the eclectic regions and characters, the press corps and that nagging feeling some peculiarity may soon occur. Not to mention Columbia's
@NickTheater
. I head to NYC heartened by the state motto. Dum Spiro Spero!
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I spoke w/
@haley_fuller_
late Saturday night about the student response to Biden’s victory and what the President-elect might accomplish
+
@daisy_conant
on students settling for Biden,
@delaneygnelson
on the failed Fair Tax Amendment and
@jacobnfulton
on local election results
This week, students anxiously waited for election results, the Fair Tax Amendment failed and Evanston’s congressional representatives remained in office. The Weekly: Week 8 recap breaks down these top stories.
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I now find myself in a situation where the lessons of Snow White are applicable
The only question: who, outside the South Carolina State House, wants to poison whom?
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WOW! Megan Rapinoe won the World Cup, Golden Ball, Golden Boot AND negotiated the United States back into the Paris Climate Accord all in one day
Macron and Rapinoe had a conversation. Wonder what they talked about?
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“I believed he was going to run before. I’m even stronger in my belief now,” says
@lindseygrahamSC
of former President Donald Trump’s possible reelection bid after last night’s FBI search of MAL.
Graham said he and
@henrymcmaster
spoke by phone with Trump earlier today.
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Why does my brother sound like a political campaign texting for donations
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The nation’s only all-male state Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday over an abortion ban’s constitutionality just months after it struck down a similar law and the lone woman retired. Read today’s updated story from South Carolina on the new
@AP
site:
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thinking about when
@amyhitsthebooks
told me "you're not as domestic as you appear" and said my style is "like a frat boy who just discovered thrifting"
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"can I copy your homework?"
"yeah just change it up a bit so it doesn't look obvious you copied"
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My latest story for
@AP
/
@Report4America
: A US pine species thrives when burnt. Southerners are rekindling a ‘fire culture’ to boost its range
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@stephencouncil
they’re talking about you on my TL again
If you use Apple Music keep that shit to yourself, it’s embarrassing
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#FOIAFest2021
keynote speaker
@nixonron
on “developing a FOIA state of mind” and making the Freedom of Information Act integral to journalists’ work, just like sources and data: “We need to be aggressive, we need to be forward thinking, we need to be active with FOIA.”
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Four banks are responsible for 44 state unemployment programs &
@CalMatters
took a deep dive into the relationship between California and Bank of America.
@stephencouncil
has been cooped up in his room reporting (& designing!) this story — give it a read
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., signs the second article of impeachment against President Donald Trump (James Pollard/MNS)
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The incisive trial coverage has shown this young journo example after example of major spot news filed with good prose.
Yesterday’s sentencing gave more.
@JSCollinsAP
’s top paragraphs impressively thread ~ everything ~ together here. At no cost! Read it:
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With a summer of protests for racial justice still rolling, and as the region elects leadership to guide it through the coronavirus pandemic, here's a rundown of key races and initiatives in St. Louis. Glad I could contribute to the
@RiverfrontTimes
again:
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Spending Thanksgiving in my Evanston apartment after a covid scare (false alarm😅) delayed my trip home
The
#VerizonLive
Youtube broadcast of the Macy's Parade is quite apt. Over holiday music backing b-roll, a hot mic just asked: “How do you mess that up? You have one job!"
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So what’s the dress code for these Jacobs Center covid-19 tests?
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The “we take care of our own” culture among institutions with power systemically perpetuates oppression & inequality. We’ve seen it in police depts, Hollywood & politics with
#MeToo
, the Church, higher ed, etc. It begs the question: who is “our own” ?
A: the privileged
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