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Edward Padgett

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Known in the Blogosphere as the Blogging Pressman I blog about the media, especially the newspaper side. Member Real Life LA Church. #RLLA

 La Verne, CA.
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Joined May 2008
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an hr ½ ago a 6.0 magnitude earthquake has hit Erimo Chō (Horoizumi-gun), Japan (Off the Coast of Urakawa) earthquake.app/event/jma.202…
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an hour ago a 6.7 magnitude earthquake has hit Aymaraes Province (APU), Peru (Aniso, Peru (31 km NW)) earthquake.app/event/usgs.us…
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7 hrs ago a 6.9 magnitude earthquake has hit Simalungun Regency (SU), Indonesia (Pematangsiantar, Indonesia (15 km NNW)) earthquake.app/event/usgs.us…
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3 hrs ago a 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit Nagekeo Regency (NT), Indonesia (Ende, Indonesia (68 km NNW)) earthquake.app/event/usgs.us…
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Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20 Year Club: Important Events From This day in History August 14 edpadgett.blogspot.com/2026/…
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2 hrs ago a 6.0 magnitude earthquake has hit South Pacific Ocean (Kermadec Islands Region) earthquake.app/event/geonet.…
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4 hrs ago a 6.0 magnitude earthquake has hit Southern Ocean (SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION) earthquake.app/event/emsc.20…
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Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20 Year Club: Today in Labor History August 11th, 2026 edpadgett.blogspot.com/2026/…
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Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20 Year Club: Important Events From This day in History August 11th edpadgett.blogspot.com/2026/…
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Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20 Year Club: Monday Morning in the Blogosphere edpadgett.blogspot.com/2026/…
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Elon Musk
@elonmuskAug 10
Yes
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@beffjezosAug 10
🗣️: "So your goal is to colonize the Moon, use it to build the AI Dyson Swarm, climb the Kardashev scale and usher a new age of expansion of human civilization amongst the stars?" 🗿: *Kardashev stare* Yes.
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Is Americans’ declining trust in media driven by political messaging? niemanlab.org/2026/08/is-ame…
Is Americans’ declining trust in media driven by political messaging?

Is Americans’ declining trust in media driven by political messaging?

A massive analysis of every speech given on the floors of Congress between 1939 and 2023 finds that criticism of the news media is remarkably tied to specific partisan interests and historical...

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Nick Sortor
@nicksortorAug 9
🚨 BREAKING: Video shows F-16 fighter jets INTERCEPTING planes violating flight restrictions over Trump National Bedminster in NJ, where President Trump is Per NORAD, MULTIPLE planes have been intercepted today. Keep 47 safe!🙏🏻
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Reporting on migration responsibly: Lessons from Ballymena riots for newsrooms everywhere journalism.co.uk/reporting-o…
Reporting on migration responsibly: Lessons from Ballymena riots for newsrooms everywhere

Reporting on migration responsibly: Lessons from Ballymena riots for newsrooms everywhere

How should the press engage with sources who are naturally distrustful of the media and vulnerable to violence?

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Disaster News
@Top_DisasterAug 10
Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Manizales, Colombia 🇨🇴 (10.08.2026)
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Minik çocuk, az kalsın denize düşecekti ancak orada bulunan bir köpeğin refleksi herşeyin önüne geçti/
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Casey Krol
@CaseyKrolAug 9
Please pray for Poland. Recent reports show that due to its lack of diversity, the streets are so clean and safe that women and children can still walk alone at night. Devastating news. How will they survive?
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Elon Musk
@elonmuskAug 9
Believe them. They mean exactly what they say.
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@XFreezeAug 9
You’re the biggest idiot if you bring a poisonous snake into your home, feed it, protect it, take care of it, and then convince yourself it will love you back A snake does not stop being poisonous because you treated it kindly If someone openly tells you they hate you and want to destroy you, believe them....they really do
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She expected to find an industry weighed down by layoffs, closures and uncertainty. Instead, a summer spent visiting independent newsrooms across America introduced Jasmine Shiffer to publishers,...

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AI promises to take a decades-old revenue opportunity and bring it to life - Editor and Publisher

AI promises to take a decades-old revenue opportunity and bring it to life - Editor and Publisher

Can AI help solve one of journalism’s oldest business challenges instead of accelerating its decline? In this Shoptalk op-ed, Bill Densmore — Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow and founder of...

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