New Yorker from Kansas who happens to be living in Berkeley. Tall buildings. Tall grass. True stories. Director of Career Development at Berkeley Journalism.
Berkeley, CA
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"You’re like Mary Poppins for young journalists," a @ucbsoj #journalism student told me this semester. I can die now. #goodbye
This Top Secret Kindness Club Fights Poverty (It Works) youtu.be/u8k3q-azV8w?si=8g89… via @YouTube
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NEW: WSJ now confirming my reporting that the DOJ is withholding at least three FBI interviews with a woman who told the FBI that Trump sexually assaulted her when she was a child wsj.com/us-news/law/doj-to-r…
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Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.
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some (rare) good news for the journalism industry: The Philadelphia Inquirer is profitable
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My mom was stopped and harassed by masked ICE agents while shopping at an outlet mall in Texas. Because she has an accent, they assumed she spoke Spanish and started talking to her in Spanish. When she said she doesn’t speak Spanish, they began demanding where she was “from,” rapidly listing countries without even giving her a chance to respond.
My mom told them she’s been in this country longer than some of them have been alive. She was only allowed to leave after showing a photo of her U.S. passport on her phone.
She is a U.S. citizen. She has lived in this country for 47 years. If you think this is just about “sending criminals back,” you are dead wrong.
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@JeffBezos. I am the foreign affairs columnist of the New York Times. I have enormous respect for the foreign staff and foreign reporting of the @washingtonpost. It has been indispensable for citizens, journalists, opinion writers and diplomats. Please preserve and expand it. Democracy dies in darkness. @tomfriedman
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Today DHS assassinated a VA nurse in the street, Bondi is attempting to extort voter files, and half the country is bracing on the eve of a potentially crippling ice storm with FEMA gutted.
So what is the President up to? Having a movie night at the White House.
He’s unfit.
On tonight’s White House agenda:
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @THR reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
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People in Greenland are wearing these hats and honestly… I’m stealing it.
MAGA now officially stands for Make America Go Away. 🇬🇱🧢💀
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We are an independent, nonprofit newsroom with more than 150 dedicated journalists.
For those who want to read the facts of our reporting — and the documents on which it is based — here’s the full story: propublica.org/article/trump…
Michael Epstein Founder/Director at Walking Cinema has a couple of open positions for an IXA Journal Editor and IXA Production Assistant.
Deadline: October 15
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🎥✨ One month left to apply! The Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellowship offers up to $20K to filmmakers exploring untold stories of psychedelics in science, policy, culture & business.
Deadline: Oct 30, 2025
Apply: fellowships.journalism.berke…
Filmmakers & students: grants up to $20K are available through the Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellowship.
We’re seeking bold, cinematic stories about the rapidly changing world of psychedelics.
🗓 Apply by Oct 30 → fellowships.journalism.berke…
WANTED: 1 early career reporter for a 1-year contract appointment in Northern California: plumassun.org/job-opportunit…
🎬 Applications are OPEN! The Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellowship supports filmmakers exploring the evolving world of psychedelics. Deadline: Oct 30.
👉 Apply here: fellowships.journalism.berke…
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When I see the sexual orientation hate come out of the Republican party under the pretext of just being anti-Trans, I am very tempted to name the Republican operatives and elected officials who are closeted gays. It's not a short list.
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