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Grace Panetta @gracepanetta.bsky.social · 21h

The 19th is hiring for a part-time editorial production assistant! Come join us!
💰 $35-40/hour
⏲️ Up to 25 hours/week
📅 Oct-December 2025 (w/ potential to renew)
💻 Remote (US only)
Applications due Oct 24 👇
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We're hiring a part-time editorial production assistant

The 19th is hiring a part-time editorial production assistant to help with story planning, production and measurement tasks.

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Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 25d

The divisions in American politics are usually obvious, often nowhere more than in the U.S. House. But there are also glimmers of bipartisanship, and, lately, many of those have been driven by women.

Story by @gracepanetta.bsky.social & @19thnews.org

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Want signs of bipartisanship? In the House, look to women. • Michigan Advance

This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet Grace and read more of her reporting on gender, politics and policy. The divisions in American politics are usually obvious, often...

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Emily Ramshaw @eramshaw.bsky.social · Sep 3

“We are not the footnotes in some infamous predator’s tabloid article. We are the experts and the subjects of this story. We are the proof that fear did not break us.”

@gracepanetta.bsky.social reports for @19thnews.org.

‘There is no hoax’: Epstein survivors demand justice and transparency

Over a dozen women spoke amid an effort to push the government to release more information about Epstein, the convicted sex offender who had powerful connections.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Aug 26

A new paper by Harvard professor Claudia Goldin found that countries where men take on more of the household labor and child care have higher fertility rates.
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To raise fertility rates, it’s not women who need to step up — it’s men

New research found that countries where men do more housework and child care have higher fertility rates.

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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · Aug 20

Who’s questioning women’s right to vote? A special report republished from @19thnews.org by Mariel Padilla, @gracepanetta.bsky.social & Mel Leonor Barclay

Who's questioning women's right to vote? • Wisconsin Examiner

A fringe evangelical Christian belief system that questions women’s right to vote is gaining more traction in the Republican Party

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Shefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · Aug 14

holy shit @19thnews.org won a Murrow (for the second year in a row!!!)

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2025 National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners - Radio Television Digital News Association

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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · Aug 14

@19thnews.org just received our second Murrow award, thanks to the indefatigable work of @gracepanetta.bsky.social @terri.bsky.social @errinhaines.bsky.social and our whole politics team as they covered the 2024 election

2025 National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners - Radio Television Digital News Association

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Grace Panetta @gracepanetta.bsky.social · Aug 8

The poll also found plummeting favorability numbers for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, whose nets favs fell from +1 in DFP's last Alaska survey released in March to -23 in this survey. Her favs fell from +63 to +26 among Dems and +12 to -21 among independent/third-party voters 19thnews.org/2025/08/mary...

Mary Peltola would be the strongest likely candidate for Alaska governor, poll shows

Peltola, a Democrat who made history with her 2022 election to the U.S. House, is widely seen as a top Democratic recruit for Alaska’s open governor’s race in 2026.

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Grace Panetta @gracepanetta.bsky.social · Aug 8

In the poll's ranked-choice voting simulations for Alaska gov, Peltola comes out on top by double-digits over a crowded field of potential R opponents — even in "the most pessimistic" of ways a ranked-choice election could play out 19thnews.org/2025/08/mary...

Mary Peltola would be the strongest likely candidate for Alaska governor, poll shows

Peltola, a Democrat who made history with her 2022 election to the U.S. House, is widely seen as a top Democratic recruit for Alaska’s open governor’s race in 2026.

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Grace Panetta @gracepanetta.bsky.social · Aug 8

“The policies that she spent her whole last two years running on, especially on fisheries policy, are really, really popular things in Alaska, and the policies of the Republican governor are extremely unpopular,” said @jasonkatzbrown.bsky.social 19thnews.org/2025/08/mary...

Mary Peltola would be the strongest likely candidate for Alaska governor, poll shows

Peltola, a Democrat who made history with her 2022 election to the U.S. House, is widely seen as a top Democratic recruit for Alaska’s open governor’s race in 2026.

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Grace Panetta @gracepanetta.bsky.social · Aug 8

New @dataforprogress.org polling of Alaska, shared first with @19thnews.org, shows former Rep. Mary Peltola as the strongest likely/possible candidate for Alaska's 2026 governor's race, beating other potential opponents by double-digits in RCV simulations 19thnews.org/2025/08/mary...

Mary Peltola would be the strongest likely candidate for Alaska governor, poll shows

Peltola, a Democrat who made history with her 2022 election to the U.S. House, is widely seen as a top Democratic recruit for Alaska’s open governor’s race in 2026.

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SiriusXM Progress @siriusxmprog.bsky.social · Aug 1

Coming up on The Dean Obeidallah Show:

@themaxburns.bsky.social guest hosts!

Joining him is @parkermolloy.com, @kerrykennedy.bsky.social of @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social, and @gracepanetta.bsky.social!

☎️: 866-997-4748
🔊: SiriusXM.us/Dean

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Stone Cold Jane Austen @abbyhiggs.bsky.social · Jul 24

South Park is trending, Coldplay is back. Welcome back, 1999!

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · Jul 8

"Nory Sontay Ramos thought her immigration check-in was routine. Five days later, she and her mother were swiftly deported to Guatemala — a country she barely remembers." 19thnews.org/2025/07/ice-...

She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life.

Nory Sontay Ramos thought her immigration check-in was routine. Five days later, she and her mother were swiftly deported to Guatemala — a country she barely remembers.

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Faith Smith @faithsm.bsky.social · Jul 1

Women like Marjory Stoneman Douglas fought to protect the Florida Everglades from real estate developers and agricultural interests. Now, a new generation of environmental leaders is trying to halt a new immigrant detention center in the Everglades. @gracepanetta.bsky.social via @19thnews.org

Women have long fought to protect the Florida Everglades, the site of 'Alligator Alcatraz'

President Donald Trump on Tuesday visited the center, built in a biodiversity-rich area that environmentalists like Marjory Stoneman Douglas have worked to preserve.

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Julia B. Chan @juliachanb.bsky.social · Jun 25

Cuomo conceded the race — just now!! — before the final results of ranked-choice voting were clear.

Assemblymember Zohrani Mamdani will be the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City. More from @gracepanetta.bsky.social: 19thnews.org/2025/06/zohr...

Cuomo concedes to Zohran Mamdani in New York City mayoral primary

Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old Democratic socialist could again face the former governor, as well as the current mayor, in November.

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Grace Panetta @gracepanetta.bsky.social · Jun 18

The deadly shootings in Minnesota have left abortion providers shaken in an already hostile political climate. Story from @shefali.bsky.social and me: 19thnews.org/2025/06/minn...

Deadly shootings in Minnesota have shaken abortion providers

The suspected shooter had a list of targets that included abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood affiliates and employees.

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Faith Smith @faithsm.bsky.social · Jun 18

Abortion providers have long grappled with threats of political violence, but Saturday’s shootings targeting Minnesota lawmakers have put them on high alert, and many say they feel newly vulnerable. @gracepanetta.bsky.social and @shefali.bsky.social for @19thnews.org news.org

Deadly shootings in Minnesota have shaken abortion providers

The suspected shooter had a list of targets that included abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood affiliates and employees.

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Grace Panetta @gracepanetta.bsky.social · Jun 18

New statement from Planned Parenthood preemptively addressing upcoming reporting it says is based on “misunderstanding”

“There is not now, and has never been, a plan to stop providing abortion care in the hopes of preserving federal funding. Any claims to the contrary are an outright lie.”

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Jun 14

When Tim Walz became Kamala Harris's running mate, progressives highlighted policies passed. It could not have been possible without Melissa Hortman.
-Free school breakfast and lunch
-Restoring voting rights for felons
-Paid leave
Great piece by @gracepanetta.bsky.social
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Rep. Melissa Hortman, killed in targeted attack, was a champion for Minnesotan families

Hortman worked closely with Gov. Tim Walz to enact policies that prioritized children and expanded protections for abortion and gender-affirming care

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · May 28

Scoop: Nancy Mace's fmr staff tell me they were assigned to create burner accounts to bolster their boss online.

“We were congressional staff, and there were actual things we could be doing to help the constituents," one said. 1/
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Nancy Mace's Former Staff Claim She Had Them Create Burner Accounts to Promote Her

According to former staffers and a deposition, Nancy Mace has allegedly used her tech background to deploy bots across social media—and asked staffers to surreptitiously post on her behalf.

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Grace Panetta @gracepanetta.bsky.social · May 21

in fairness, I almost walk into things at least once a day at the US Capitol

Your pissed off grandma @anomaly100.bsky.social · May 21

The man with the nuclear codes walked into a wall. 😬

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · May 21

Some of y’all noticed I’ve been uncharacteristically offline. This is why, and I remain on leave for a few weeks to handle a PTSD relapse. CJR was dogged in its pursuit of my story. Because of what I do and who I am, I felt that I had to answer their questions honestly.

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Journalists Attest to Experiences of Sexual Misconduct with Wesley Lowery

Lowery rose to prominence as a reporter and media thinker. Women in the industry say he engaged in sexual harassment and assault.

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Grace Panetta @gracepanetta.bsky.social · May 21

how *not* to respond to sexual misconduct allegations 101 www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...

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Jessica Kutz @jkutzie.bsky.social · May 13

🚨 I could really use your help!!! Who is your favorite independent journalist on instagram or tik tok? Who has reels that draw you in? Who shares news that you really care about? Please comment to send their insta and or tik tok handles my way!! 🚨

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