Anita Varma
@anitawrites.bsky.social
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Solidarity Journalism Initiative lead, assistant professor at UT Austin School of Journalism and Media. Views are my own.
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Anita Varma
@anitawrites.bsky.social
· Mar 22
Venezuelans deported to brutal El Salvador prison weren’t gang members, lawyers say
WASHINGTON — In new court briefings Thursday, attorneys for several Venezuelan immigrants say their clients either had no criminal record or had cases before an immigration judge when they were deport...
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![After President Trump's inauguration last month, he has steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep these education promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology extremism, and discrimination in admissions. President Trump has also been focused on eliminating wasteful bureaucracy and harmful programs in the federal government. To that end, today he signed [Executive Order XYZ, entitled "Eliminating the Department of Education,] which has given us a clear and final mission.
We are to identify which of the Department's functions, programs, and offices are not mandated by statute, and eliminate them. This reorganization will impact staff, budgets, reporting, and more —and in coming months, we will determine how it can be accomplished with minimal delay and disruption. The President further tasked us with creating a plan to reallocate and reassign functions of the Department of Education that would be more effectively managed by other agencies. This plan will offer Congress a road map toward fulfilling the expectations of the President and the American people.
The new vision—which I hope each of you will embrace going forward—can be expressed as four main convictions:
Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education.
Students deserve to be protected from physical violence, racial discrimination, medical tyranny, and gender extremism ideology on campus.
Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs.
Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning: proficiency in math, reading, and core subjects, and patriotism in American history and civics.
As we move to reduce the Department's middleman role in education, these four convictions must guide us toward conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals
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Anita Varma
@anitawrites.bsky.social
· Feb 17
Anita Varma
@anitawrites.bsky.social
· Feb 11
Anita Varma
@anitawrites.bsky.social
· Feb 4
Solidarity Reporting on Marginalization: A Grounded Alternative to Monitorial Reporting’s Emphasis on Officials
A dominant monitorial reporting method means that journalism shines a spotlight on officials’ activities, plans, and statements. While this reporting method has brought official wrongdoing to light...
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Anita Varma
@anitawrites.bsky.social
· Jan 26
Mainstream media faces a credibility crisis – my journalism research shows how the news can still serve the public
Legacy newsrooms have lost their audiences. Could a radical transformation in how they practice journalism make the industry relevant again?
theconversation.com
Anita Varma
@anitawrites.bsky.social
· Jan 26
Mainstream media faces a credibility crisis – my journalism research shows how the news can still serve the public
Legacy newsrooms have lost their audiences. Could a radical transformation in how they practice journalism make the industry relevant again?
theconversation.com
Anita Varma
@anitawrites.bsky.social
· Jan 23
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Andrea Wenzel
@andreawenzel.bsky.social
· Jan 17
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Carrie Brown
@brizzyc.bsky.social
· Jan 9