@LinRod

Linda Rodriguez McRobbie covers the weird stuff for Boston Globe, The Guardian, Atlas Obscura, and anyone else who likes ideas. New book, OUCH! out now! (she)

 Reigate, Surrey
LindaRodriguezMcRobbie.com
Joined April 2009
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Replying to @goodreads
Oh my goodness, thank you! I’m never on this platform, but I’m so glad I wandered on today!
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Replying to @89technical
Hi there! I’d like to have some! I’ve got a few things percolating, but nothing fully brewed yet!
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Wow!! We are so incredibly honoured by this - thank you!!
American Journalism Online@nyu_ajo27 Jun 2023
Replying to @nyu_ajo
The award for the Feature Most Likely to Inspire Future Journalists goes to @LinRod and a team including Amelia Lang, @eoinocarroll and Decimal Studios for “The People vs Rubber Bullets” for @longleads. rubberbullets.longlead.com/ 22/

Police Have Fired Less-Lethal Rounds for 50 Years—and Victims Want Justice

Cops call kinetic impact projectiles a life-saving tool, but a recent surge in their use reveals a legacy of traumatic injuries and death.

rubberbullets.longlead.com
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Replying to @Mrawlins1974
This artist is all over Vienna, so I feel like yes, get that kid on his art GCSE!
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We are tremendously honoured!! Thank you!!
Society of Professional Journalists@spj_tweets22 Jun 2023
Congratulations to @LinRod, @eoinocarroll, @jppullen and Amelia Lang at @LongLead for winning the #SDXAward in Specialized Journalism Site for "The People versus rubber bullets." See more: spj.org/sdxa22.asp
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Be kind to our future robot overlords! My latest for the Boston Globe on why it's best to be polite, for all of us...
Boston Globe Ideas@GlobeIdeas8 Jun 2023
As artificial intelligence bots and we humans learn to manage one another, @LinRod writes, perhaps the best approach is the simplest: Just be kind. trib.al/9jFcdsA

Don’t be rude to chatbots — for your sake, not theirs - The Boston Globe

Boorishness is a bad mode of being, even if there are no other living creatures around.

bostonglobe.com
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Extraordinary is brilliant, loved it!
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Replying to @frankie_adkins3
This is AMAZING. Did you try @atlasobscura ?!
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Replying to @InternetH0F
That’s not inflation, that’s buying 459 mangoes.
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We WON!!!! Thank you!!! The Webby Awards - Webby Winner, Honoree, The People vs. Rubber Bullets winners.webbyawards.com/2023… via @TheWebbyAwards

The People vs. Rubber Bullets | Webby Winner, Honoree | 2023 The Webby Awards

The People vs. Rubber Bullets by Long Lead & Decimal. Webby Winner, Honoree in Features & Design — Best Individual Editorial Feature - Media Company, 2023 Webby Awards.

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Voting ends tomorrow -- please help give "The People vs. Rubber Bullets" a boost!! Thanks so much! wbby.co/31995N 💯 #Webbys
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So very honoured that we were even nominated -- and now, we're in 3rd place! Please VOTE: wbby.co/31995N #Webbys
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