
Paula Dobbyn
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Snedden Chair of Journalism @uafairbanks Past: @CivilBeat @adndotcom @alaskanewsnow @KTOOpubmedia @csmonitor radio @AP_Broadcast. Scripps fellow @CUBoulder.
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Joined November 2008
RT @CivilBeat: Report: Hawaiʻi’s False Killer Whales Trending Toward Extinction: A new report finds that efforts to protect the dolphins ar….
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A new report finds that efforts to protect the dolphins are not working. Experts blame both fishing vessels and NOAA.
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RT @NiemanLab: How tribal radio stations are preparing for a future without the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
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“These stations are not just media outlets, they are cultural infrastructure.”
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One of the most important steps for protecting West #Hawaii's reefs is to get tactical about identifying the worst areas of underground submarine discharge of sewage pollution. As this story notes, @ASU's @greg_asner has done the research and is helping the county figure it out.
Big Island Mayor Says State Won’t Meet 2050 Deadline To Wipe Out Cesspools: The state mandate to get rid of the reef-killing sewage systems is unrealistic, according to Mayor Kimo Alameda. But important steps can be taken now. #HInews.
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RT @davidfolkenflik: Corporation for Public Broadcasting calls it a day after US Senate appropriators include no CPB funding for next fisca….
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The Big Island's mayor says there's no way #Hawaii can meet a 2050 deadline for ridding the state of its 83,000 cesspools that leach tens of millions of gallons of sewage pollution into nearshore waters daily. But important steps can be taken: @CivilBeat
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RT @GregoryScaduto: “In North Dakota you can take whatever pretty little Indian girl you like… police don’t give a f*ck.”. The man camps ne….
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Since I wrote this story, a court has dismissed the foreclosure case after the parties came to an agreement, the details of which are undisclosed. So it appears that the community's desire to buy the black sand beach and permanently conserve it are on hold, at least for now.
Foreclosure Opens Door To Preserve Famous Black Sand Beach On Big Island: Lineal descendants of Punaluʻu and conservationists devise plans to permanently protect the land on Hawaiʻi island and its unique cultural and ecological features. #HInews.
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RT @maggieNYT: A gem of a human and journalist
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He exposed corrupt officials and greedy landlords, and his reporting on prison violence was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
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RT @CarolLeonnig: 🚨🚨Here's DOGE's real aim: vacuum up all federal data -- on your medical condition, taxes, household, Soc Sec . -into one….
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One of the three officials who are suing the Trump administration is Alaska's Diane Kaplan, according to @CBSNews.
Three officials have been terminated from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the nonprofit that oversees the funding for public television and radio, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the Trump administration.
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A trip to the border wall in Nogales, AZ, to learn about wildlife migration disruption and other aspects of the wall, courtesy of #sej2025 Fascinating and surreal to experience it up close.
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RT @jimcarltonsf: In a region dependent on cross-border trade, American and Canadian neighbors work to overcome an ugly international stand….
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In a region dependent on cross-border trade, neighbors work to overcome an ugly international standoff. “It is one divorce you can’t have.”
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RT @mattvolz: The Colorado psychedelic mushroom experiment has arrived via @CBSNews @KFFHealthNews By @KateRuderWri….
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With the first licenses for providing psychedelic mushrooms issued in Colorado, excitement and questions build about the fungi's potential, affordability and safety.
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RT @AP: BREAKING: A federal judge blocks the Trump administration from ending $14 billion in climate grants.
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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in grants awarded to three climate groups by the Biden administration.
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RT @samstein: we just cut off the funds of Fulbright scholars overseas? .
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – When an Ohio University international student woke up last Friday, he was expecting to see a deposit in his bank account, but he found an email in his inbox instead. Now,
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RT @politico: Column: Jeff Bezos threw the Washington Post under the MAGA bus. His decision to revamp its opinion section threatens not jus….
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The tech mogul’s decision to revamp the editorial pages around his own views threatens not only independent journalism, but the Post’s business future.
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RT @peterbakernyt: The government may try to dictate what White House reporters write but it will not stop an independent press from doing….
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