Lynette Clemetson
@lclemetson
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Director of Wallace House Center for Journalists, UMich. Likes strong ideas, lofty goals, clear missions, ethical motives, clean copy. And good hearts.
Ann Arbor, MI
Joined January 2009
Welcome to our phenomenal Knight-Wallace Fellows for the 2024-25 academic year. I look forward to their journey and all that they will contemplate, conceive and create - individually and together. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Meet the 2024-2025 class of Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows! 👏 The 51st class of Fellows includes 18 journalists from eight countries and a broad cross-section of the U.S. More 👉 https://t.co/738MzIokQG
#KWF #midwest #wallacehouse #annarbor #umich
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My latest for @VanityFair is on the on link between attacks on #pressfreedom and the consolidation of authoritarian power. Once democratic backsliding sets in there's a short window to turn things around. https://t.co/FDlTmgtbbY
vanityfair.com
A leading global democracy research institute says democratic “backsliding” must be turned around quickly—warning that after 10 years, recovery is “close to impossible.”
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Indeed. This is shameful and a sign of coming danger.
On political endorsement https://t.co/e5OTZhylIE This is cowardice, with democracy as its casualty. @realdonaldtrump will see this as an invitation to further intimidate owner @jeffbezos (and others). Disturbing spinelessness at an institution famed for courage.
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🚨 Today's the day! 🚨 Join journalists Bret Stephens, @MariaESalinas, and @lpolgreen for a special election event featuring Vincent Hutchings and @SHDetroit! 🗳️ 🕕 October 23, 2024 | 6 PM 📍 Rackham Auditorium 👉 For more info: https://t.co/mtN3TXuU2A
@fordschool @umisr
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Can’t make sense of where we are as a country, two weeks from Election Day? Join us tomorrow, October 23, 6pm at Rackham Auditorium for a pre-election roundtable.
🚨 Join Bret Stephens, @MariaESalinas, @lpolgreen, Vincent Hutchings and @SHDetroit, as they discuss the key issues shaping the 2024 presidential election. 🗓️ Oct 23, 2024 | 6 PM 📍 Rackham Auditorium 👉 More info: https://t.co/mtN3TXuU2A
#Election2024 #YearOfDemocracy
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Congratulations @jrezaian. I look forward to collaborating in this important work.
The Washington Post's Jason Rezaian (@jrezaian) will step into a new role as Director of Press Freedom Initiatives, engaging with the global press freedom community across platforms – including the launch of a newsletter. Read the full announcement:
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🌍✨ Next Monday, our fellow Joseph Sywenkyj will take the stage as the distinguished lecturer for the @umichWCEE! Sywenkyj will share his unique insights and captivating stories. 🎤 Event Details 👉 https://t.co/40OzLf1aXG
#Photography #Ukraine
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Thank you, @rcfp, for allowing me to count the ways I admire and am inspired by @mazsidahmed and the mission and work of @Documentedny. Looking forward to cheering Mazin as our Local Champion at next week’s #RCFPAwards24
.@mazsidahmed and @Documentedny "truly are paying attention to an audience that is underserved in every possible way," says @lclemetson. For his journalism serving NYC's immigrant communities, we’re thrilled to present Mazin with our Local Champion Award at #RCFPAwards24.
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Congratulations to @FbdnStories and @frontlinepbs on their Emmy win for Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus. Truly exceptional reporting that has opened our eyes to the global powers seeking to manipulate and control through our devices.
💫 What a night! At the Emmys we won the Outstanding Investigative Documentary Award for "Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing #Pegasus" with @frontlinepbs and Forbidden Films. Congratulations to @annepoiret & @ArthurBouvart who directed the documentary and to all 80 journalists who
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Fascinating and unsettling investigation on Russia's efforts to recruit partners for acts of violent sabotage across Europe. Excellent collaborative reporting by @OCCRP, @DelfiEE , @paper_trail_m , @ZDF and @derStandardat
NEW: When undercover reporters engaged with a pro-Russia Telegram account seeking to recruit EU citizens to commit acts of sabotage, they were offered $10,000 to: 👀Spy on a military base 🔥Set fire to NATO vehicles 🗡️Commit murder ⬇️ https://t.co/SrQIJvffZ2
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Deep gratitude to @songfoundation for understanding that our democracy cannot thrive without a robust, inclusive, sustainable local news ecosystem. Such vision, trust and hope from @dugsong @lsong and @kbgaston informing gift. Excited for all this will make possible.
An early Midwest news experience is my mother cutting news clippings of Vincent Chin’s murder, worried that my father who was similarly bespectacled and mustachioed, would meet the same fate. Here’s to shining a light on hate and truth so that our democracy & communities survive.
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Hard to express how meaningful this support is from @songfoundation and @JoyceFdn for the training of local news entrepreneurs in the Great Lakes states. Thanks to Knight-Wallace alum @mazsidahmed for contextualizing the stakes for our democracy. @UMWallaceHouse @UMich
Proud to support @UMWallaceHouse with our $1 million gift to help strengthen local news ecosystems, and defend against misinformation & unaccountable leadership. Grateful for @lclemetson & team, and all the Knight-Wallace fellows!
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Spectacular news from @knightfdn. Congratulations, @byMarisaK! 👏🏽👏🏽
We're thrilled to announce that longtime investigative journalist and nonprofit board leader Marisa Kwiatkowski @byMarisaK is joining our team as a new director of journalism at Knight. Her deep experience in investigative journalism gives her a keen understanding of the benefits
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Today, Dow Jones CEO and Wall Street Journal Publisher Almar Latour and Wall Street Journal Editor in Chief Emma Tucker released the below statement on @WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich. Statement here: https://t.co/3hxDxUOMDb
#IStandWithEvan
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It’s Wednesday June 26, 2024. WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by the Russian FSB Mar 29, 2023. 1 year & 89 days ago HIS SHAM TRIAL BEGAN TODAY https://t.co/mIm1FLeeR6 JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME! 📰 🎙️ 📺 FREE EVAN NOW! #IStandWithEvan
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Congrats to @WSJ reporter @selina_cheng on becoming head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association. Such an important time to have a fearless and focused leader. Those of us who believe in #PressFreedom and the future of #HongKong must support a strong and functional HKJA. 加油!
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All eyes on Mississippi. This case is about more than trying to shut down one small newsroom. Stand with @ayewolfe @GanucheauAdam and @MSTODAYnews. They are fighting the good fight for us all.
In Opinion “If journalist freedoms are stripped from us in Mississippi or elsewhere, the corruption and wrongdoing from our government leaders could go more easily unseen,” Adam Ganucheau says. “Every citizen — not just the journalists — would be harmed.”
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Such a delight to celebrate this year’s Livingston Award winners @SAHogan , @albtweetin , @lilahass , and @RenataBritoAP for their ambitious and revelatory reporting. And such an honor to present our Richard M. Clurman Award for mentorship to @meridak - Wow, what a great day!
Today, we honor our 2024 Livingston Award winners. Congratulations to @SAHogan, @albtweetin, @lilahass, and @RenataBritoAP! @meridak received the Richard M. Clurman Award for his superb on-the-job mentorship of young journalists. #journalismmatters #LivingstonAward #uofm
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🇷🇼 You’re probably familiar with Rwanda’s tourism commercials, its branding on soccer shirts, and its female majority in parliament. You’ve probably heard about the country’s miraculous rebuilding 30 years after the Tutsi genocide - a crime for which France has acknowledged its
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