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Former reporter and public relations professional. MA in journalism. Human rights, justice and fairness. Missing what I thought our country used to stand for

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blackbirdchi.bsky.social @blackbirdchi.bsky.social · May 17

Every 👏 word👏

Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social · May 17

When will this media reckoning come? I’m thinking never. New from me https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/17/trump-biden-election-media-coverage?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Yes, the media’s Biden coverage was flawed. But its reporting on Trump was far worse | Margaret Sullivan

A new book has fueled controversy over press handling of the ex-president’s decline. But that distracts from a bigger problem

www.theguardian.com

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MarkH @markhoofnagle.medsky.social · 21h

Tells me the locals have given up on it. And it’s a stunning collapse over 5 years. Over 60% drop is a cratering trajectory. And (massive grain of salt) fox news reports 90% drops in daily online readership, and we know they lost 200k in one week after Harris snub.

www.foxnews.com/media/washin...

Washington Post’s daily digital reader base shrunk during Biden years by nearly 90%, internal data reveals

New internal datas revealed that The Washington Post's daily online readership has plummeted throughout the time of the Biden administration.

www.foxnews.com

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Nancy Ann ❌👑 👍🏻🐸 @nancyannn.bsky.social · 22h

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 12h

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

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blackbirdchi.bsky.social @blackbirdchi.bsky.social · 2h

Why did you work for Blackwater

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 17h

I remember when Joe Biden traveled to 8 cities for 14 appearances in 9 days after the June debate and then did a 90 minute UN brief but the media still relentlessly hounded him. Where's that media? At a Jake Tapper book talk?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump had a lot of travel the last two days and he looked it today (Getty)

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 18h

Another almost-unbelievably terrible editorial in WaPo:

It conflates the "abundance-agenda" critique of NIMBY-ism and over-regulation, w corrupt MAGA war on cheapest and fastest-growing sources of energy (solar + wind).

MAGA ignorance ≠ NIMBY over-regulation

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | The shadow looming over Nevada’s solar boom

The cancellation of a massive solar project is a sad commentary on America’s energy development.

www.washingtonpost.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18h

Imagine the media reaction if a single Democrat ever said anything like this ever once in history.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

After bragging about permanently cutting "Democrat programs," Trump says "we're not closing up Republican programs."

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 12h

it wasn't enough that our cities and states already paid far more than they receive from the federal government. the people who elected trump want to steal more from us, to give to Argentina, to give to ICE, to give to billionaires. Intolerable

Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 13h

Trump admin has frozen or cancelled $28 b for projects, almost all in Dem districts. Small amount of frozen funds in GOP districts are in predominately Dem states (CA, OR, WA, CO, MN, IL, NY, MD), or in predominately Dem cities (St Louis, Atlanta, Greenville) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump admin is freezing or cancelling billions of dollars in funding for projects in Democratic areas.

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blackbirdchi.bsky.social @blackbirdchi.bsky.social · 13h

I wish they did a better job with election coverage

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 13h

"People often ask me what journalism I trust. So today I’m handing out letter grades to some major players." —Mark Jacob. www.stopthepresses.news/p/im-handing...

I’m handing out pro-democracy grades to the media

The Guardian gets an A, the NY Times gets a C, CBS gets an F

www.stopthepresses.news

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

Groceries are up

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 20h

As another Jewish woman in the industry, I can clear this up: It's due to her being an asshole.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 20h

Fox News host Emily Compagno claims that the backlash to Bari Weiss being named CBS News editor-in-chief is due to her being Jewish:

"This kind of thing would make me laugh if there was not an antisemitic thread in there."

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 17h

Hate to be a 'ruin the kicker' guy but here's the amazing kicker:

“If we ever had a leak of this chat we would be cooked fr fr.”

Politico @politico.com · 20h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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blackbirdchi.bsky.social @blackbirdchi.bsky.social · 16h

Also this
www.jpost.com/breaking-new...

Benjamin Netanyahu said he wouldn't listen to Biden, Donald Trump announces at rally | The Jerusalem Post

Trump claimed that Netanyahu would listen to him "100%" if he were in office.

www.jpost.com

blackbirdchi.bsky.social @blackbirdchi.bsky.social · 16h

“You do what you have to do”

www.timesofisrael.com/trump-claims...

Trump claims Netanyahu disregarded Biden's advice on war, was right to do so | The Times of Israel

www.timesofisrael.com

blackbirdchi.bsky.social @blackbirdchi.bsky.social · 22h

I blocked that account because name-calling is BS

blackbirdchi.bsky.social @blackbirdchi.bsky.social · 23h

Qatar funds Hamas and now they get an Air Force base in Idaho #IranContra2.0

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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blackbirdchi.bsky.social @blackbirdchi.bsky.social · 23h

Between the memory-holing about this as well as how 5x more hostages were released under Biden is exactly what’s wrong with our #bokenpress

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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MLC @chicyph80.bsky.social · 1d

Just checked NYT and not a single mention on the front page about Chicago, Portland, or ICE kidnappings.

The media in this country are basically just state-sponsored propaganda at this point….

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

Straight-up racial profiling.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

"During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she 'doesn’t look like' a Greeley."

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Chicago Tribune: Greeley, who was born at Illinois Masonic hospital and is adopted, carries a copy of her passport just in case she runs into federal agents.

“I am Latina and I am a service worker,” Greeley said. “I fit the description of what they’re looking for now.”

During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she “doesn’t look like” a Greeley.

“They said this isn’t real, they kept telling me I’m lying, I’m a liar,” Greeley recalled. “I told them to look in the rest of my wallet, I have my credit cards, my insurance.”

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 1d

In which John Oliver methodically unpacks how thin it is to claim you’re all about “the truth” when you’re only running essays don’t get properly fact-checked — and don’t hold up to even basic reporting scrutiny www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Beginning to suspect Caitlin Flanagan did not tell me the full story

Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

www.youtube.com

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 1d

9. Don't rely on publications OWNED BY BILLIONAIRES for reporting ABOUT BILLIONAIRES.

Subscribe to Oligarch Watch. It's free to sign up.

oligarchwatch.substack.com/subscribe

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