Matt Adams
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Director of Audience @texastribune / Formerly: @npr, @natgeo / Community Building / The thing about the old days, they the old days
Austin, TX
Joined March 2008
I am very proud of the @TexasTribune audience team. The work of @alereports, @natijomartinez, @anxious_maria, and @wendyselene shows that the future of audience work will involve new ideas, but the goals remain the same: keeping communities informed.
niemanlab.org
As social platforms falter for news, a number of nonprofit outlets are rethinking distribution for impact and in-person engagement.
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RT @rebekahallen: Texas AG Ken Paxton is increasingly relying on outside counsel for the state’s litigation despite overseeing hundreds of….
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RT @zachdespart: A few months ago I noticed something unusual: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is increasingly outsourcing big cases to p….
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godspeed ozzy. bridged the gap between me and my dad’s music taste and gave 14 year old nu metal kids the gift of ozzfest.
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RT @numetal_moment: Ozzy Osbourne, members of Coal Chamber, Limp Bizkit, Snot, System of a Down take part in Ozzfest 98 group photo (1998)….
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RT @TexasTribune: THC-related poison control calls tripled in Texas after hemp became legal. But experts say poison control data doesn’t….
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Experts say poison control data don’t specify which calls are related to hemp versus more dangerous K2, but show that most THC poisonings cause minor side effects.
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RT @TexasTribune: Texas lawmakers’ inaction on flood prevention often hits rural and economically disadvantaged communities the hardest, ex….
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Texas lawmakers’ inaction on flood prevention often hits rural and economically disadvantaged communities the hardest, experts said.
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RT @_NoahHiles: The lines to get into PNC Park are just as long as they were for Skenes’ bobblehead day. It never gets old seeing how much….
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RT @BenMullin: New: I teamed up with @elenalingshao and @nytgraphics to map more than 100 public TV and radio stations that are at risk of….
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The loss of federal funding threatens scores of public TV and radio stations across the United States.
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RT @devisedbyky: I’m kinda losing it I’ve never been the biggest Superman guy but the thesis of “happiness and kindness is punk rock” is un….
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RT @anaceballos_: NEW: The @MiamiHerald has obtained a list of hundreds of people detained or scheduled to be at Alligator Alcatraz. The g….
miamiherald.com
The Trump and DeSantis administrations have refused to release a roster of detainees, none of whom seem to appear in ICE’s online database.
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What a needle drop with the use of punk rocker by the teddybears in Superman! Which was also a profile song on my MySpace in 2006…I am old.
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After Texas Hill Country flood, grief and recovery take hold. Photographers working with the @TexasTribune have been documenting the moments in Kerrville all week.
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After the tragic flooding in Kerr County, photographs depict a battered but resilient community.
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RT @TexasTribune: NEW: Kerr County and the City of Kerrville are authorized by FEMA to send emergency alerts without sign-ups, but neither….
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Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action.
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RT @AtiriktaKumar: The floods swept away a young couple and their friends. Searching for them brought their families together. https://t.co….
texastribune.org
The four friends are among the hundreds of victims. The bodies of three of them have been found. Their families have searched for their loved ones since Friday.
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Thad Heartfield has led groups of search volunteers since July 4 looking for his son Aidan. “I have resolved myself to a recovery and not a rescue,” he said. Excellent reporting from @_jessicayu_, @AtiriktaKumar, and @snehadey_. @TexasTribune .
texastribune.org
The four friends are among the hundreds of victims. The bodies of three of them have been found. Their families have searched for their loved ones since Friday.
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RT @PaulCobler: Thousands have descended on Kerr County to assist with the meticulous process of searching through piles of debris spread a….
texastribune.org
Crews are using construction equipment to clear vehicles, trees and homes in a race to locate more than 170 people still missing since Friday’s devastating flood.
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