K Petrin
@petrinkae.bsky.social
Currently: JSK Journalism Fellow. Normally: Data & graphics 🧙 @chalkbeat.org. Cofounder @transjournalists.org. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈. petrinkae.github.io
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How newsrooms are capturing the “trans debate,” but not its consequences
Let’s change that together.
jskfellows.stanford.edu
Here's a brief summary of what I'm thinking about and working on at the @jskstanford.bsky.social this year.
jskfellows.stanford.edu/how-newsroom...
jskfellows.stanford.edu/how-newsroom...
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NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
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Came across this sweet story from a couple months ago while reading about the targeting of Minnesota's Somali community. A very different kind of immigration story, just a guy who loves his dogs and some parents whose kids really want dogs, trying to figure it out. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
More Minnesota Somali Muslims embrace dog ownership
Somali Muslim traditions consider dogs unclean. But some Minnesota immigrants — especially those with children pleading for pets — are reconsidering that.
sahanjournal.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Came across this sweet story from a couple months ago while reading about the targeting of Minnesota's Somali community. A very different kind of immigration story, just a guy who loves his dogs and some parents whose kids really want dogs, trying to figure it out. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
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ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
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BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Here's a brief summary of what I'm thinking about and working on at the @jskstanford.bsky.social this year.
jskfellows.stanford.edu/how-newsroom...
jskfellows.stanford.edu/how-newsroom...
How newsrooms are capturing the “trans debate,” but not its consequences
Let’s change that together.
jskfellows.stanford.edu
December 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Here's a brief summary of what I'm thinking about and working on at the @jskstanford.bsky.social this year.
jskfellows.stanford.edu/how-newsroom...
jskfellows.stanford.edu/how-newsroom...
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Starting a thread here of all of the great reporting @veritenews.org is doing on the federal immigration operation. This morning, we had a story about what local restaurants are doing to prepare to protect their workers.
veritenews.org/2025/12/04/r...
veritenews.org/2025/12/04/r...
Immigration sweep has restaurants prepping for the unknown
Restaurants that cater to the throngs of tourists who visit New Orleans annually are preparing for heightened immigration enforcement as the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Cus...
veritenews.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Starting a thread here of all of the great reporting @veritenews.org is doing on the federal immigration operation. This morning, we had a story about what local restaurants are doing to prepare to protect their workers.
veritenews.org/2025/12/04/r...
veritenews.org/2025/12/04/r...
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Also looming: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Also looming: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Missouri organizers have just one week left to collect the signatures they need to block the GOP's gerrymander.
(All while facing an extraordinarily aggressive campaign by state officials to make them stumble, including the AG calling ICE on these groups.) www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
(All while facing an extraordinarily aggressive campaign by state officials to make them stumble, including the AG calling ICE on these groups.) www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
‘Constitutional hardball’: National gerrymander battle turns the heat up in Missouri
Allies of both parties are pouring money into the fight over a referendum to bring the state’s new congressional maps in front of voters.
www.politico.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Missouri organizers have just one week left to collect the signatures they need to block the GOP's gerrymander.
(All while facing an extraordinarily aggressive campaign by state officials to make them stumble, including the AG calling ICE on these groups.) www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
(All while facing an extraordinarily aggressive campaign by state officials to make them stumble, including the AG calling ICE on these groups.) www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Carla Murphy offers a critical power analysis of higher education’s relationship to community and to newsrooms, charting a vision for what a healthier, more reciprocal dynamic could look like.
Read the full piece in our Civic Media Series 👇
objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/stud...
Read the full piece in our Civic Media Series 👇
objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/stud...
Students plugging local news gaps isn’t sustainable for students, communities, or journalism
Carla Murphy on how expecting college students to “fill the gap” in local news without addressing institutional power may reify inequities.
objectivejournalism.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Carla Murphy offers a critical power analysis of higher education’s relationship to community and to newsrooms, charting a vision for what a healthier, more reciprocal dynamic could look like.
Read the full piece in our Civic Media Series 👇
objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/stud...
Read the full piece in our Civic Media Series 👇
objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/stud...
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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I love this guide to #alttext for charts by @jazzmyth.bsky.social. It goes *far* beyond the basics to cover #dataviz accessibility in depth: jazzmyth.beehiiv.com/p/an-opinion... If you like it, you can sign up for the data & feelings newsletter here: jazzmyth.beehiiv.com/subscribe
An Opinionated Guide To Alt-text
Personal preferences on one aspect of data visualization accessibility, plus updates from the past few months.
jazzmyth.beehiiv.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I love this guide to #alttext for charts by @jazzmyth.bsky.social. It goes *far* beyond the basics to cover #dataviz accessibility in depth: jazzmyth.beehiiv.com/p/an-opinion... If you like it, you can sign up for the data & feelings newsletter here: jazzmyth.beehiiv.com/subscribe
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Almost as disturbing as the allegations is the way his insta comes off as so “normal” and… “faith driven” 🤯
December 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Almost as disturbing as the allegations is the way his insta comes off as so “normal” and… “faith driven” 🤯
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Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Fellowship
theonion.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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The way Parker laid this timeline out—it’s so clear what has been ramping up, even if some of these appeared to be isolated events at the time.
December 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The way Parker laid this timeline out—it’s so clear what has been ramping up, even if some of these appeared to be isolated events at the time.
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Meet the new Deputy Chief of Staff at the CDC.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Meet the new Deputy Chief of Staff at the CDC.
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The hepatitis B vaccine is credited with preventing millions of infections since its addition to the childhood vaccine schedule. Removing the birth dose could expose children to chronic illness, but a federal advisory panel is considering delaying the shot for infants anyway. Here's what to know:
What you should know about the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns
The first shot in the multi-dose vaccine has been recommended at birth for decades, but that could soon change.
19thnews.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The hepatitis B vaccine is credited with preventing millions of infections since its addition to the childhood vaccine schedule. Removing the birth dose could expose children to chronic illness, but a federal advisory panel is considering delaying the shot for infants anyway. Here's what to know:
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If you know me, you know I donated a ton of time and energy to building this org from 2023-2024. I’m grateful that led to hiring full-time staff in 2025. I hope we can keep building.
Will you help?
bit.ly/tja_pride
Will you help?
bit.ly/tja_pride
The Trans Journalists Association is building a future of journalism where stories about trans people are just, ethical, and informed by our leadership.
This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to support our movement: bit.ly/tja_pride. 🧵
This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to support our movement: bit.ly/tja_pride. 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
If you know me, you know I donated a ton of time and energy to building this org from 2023-2024. I’m grateful that led to hiring full-time staff in 2025. I hope we can keep building.
Will you help?
bit.ly/tja_pride
Will you help?
bit.ly/tja_pride
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You can also use and share our resources. Our Trans News Initiative, Stylebook and Coverage Guide, and Workplace Resource Guide are all free tools for you to access and take advantage of!
styleguide.transjournalists.org
workplaceguide.transjournalists.org
transnewsinitiative.org
styleguide.transjournalists.org
workplaceguide.transjournalists.org
transnewsinitiative.org
Trans Journalists Association Stylebook and Coverage Guide
The Transgender Journalists Association’s Stylebook and Coverage Guide is a tool reporters, editors, and other journalists can use to improve news coverage of trans people and the stories that affect ...
styleguide.transjournalists.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
You can also use and share our resources. Our Trans News Initiative, Stylebook and Coverage Guide, and Workplace Resource Guide are all free tools for you to access and take advantage of!
styleguide.transjournalists.org
workplaceguide.transjournalists.org
transnewsinitiative.org
styleguide.transjournalists.org
workplaceguide.transjournalists.org
transnewsinitiative.org
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We know financial support isn’t always feasible. You can still make an impact by sharing our story and our work with the people in your life.
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
We know financial support isn’t always feasible. You can still make an impact by sharing our story and our work with the people in your life.
Reposted by K Petrin
The Trans Journalists Association is building a future of journalism where stories about trans people are just, ethical, and informed by our leadership.
This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to support our movement: bit.ly/tja_pride. 🧵
This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to support our movement: bit.ly/tja_pride. 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The Trans Journalists Association is building a future of journalism where stories about trans people are just, ethical, and informed by our leadership.
This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to support our movement: bit.ly/tja_pride. 🧵
This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to support our movement: bit.ly/tja_pride. 🧵
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When immigration agents swept through Chicago, many feared school attendance would plummet. Overall attendance rates are similar to last fall, but there were big unusual drops after intense periods of enforcement, @sskedreporter.bsky.social & @amyqin.bsky.social report www.wbez.org/education/20...
As immigration agents swept Chicago this fall, communities stepped in to get kids to school safely
A WBEZ analysis finds student attendance briefly plummeted following intense moments of immigration enforcement, but overall rates are comparable to last year. Some credit “magic school buses” and oth...
www.wbez.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
When immigration agents swept through Chicago, many feared school attendance would plummet. Overall attendance rates are similar to last fall, but there were big unusual drops after intense periods of enforcement, @sskedreporter.bsky.social & @amyqin.bsky.social report www.wbez.org/education/20...
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Hello budding data journalists.
The @NBCNews.com Data / Graphics team is looking for a summer 2026 intern, full-time, $30 / hour, working at 30 Rock in NYC.
The application deadline is Friday Dec. 5 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Details and link to application form below:
gist.github.com/freejoe76/56...
The @NBCNews.com Data / Graphics team is looking for a summer 2026 intern, full-time, $30 / hour, working at 30 Rock in NYC.
The application deadline is Friday Dec. 5 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Details and link to application form below:
gist.github.com/freejoe76/56...
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Hello budding data journalists.
The @NBCNews.com Data / Graphics team is looking for a summer 2026 intern, full-time, $30 / hour, working at 30 Rock in NYC.
The application deadline is Friday Dec. 5 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Details and link to application form below:
gist.github.com/freejoe76/56...
The @NBCNews.com Data / Graphics team is looking for a summer 2026 intern, full-time, $30 / hour, working at 30 Rock in NYC.
The application deadline is Friday Dec. 5 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Details and link to application form below:
gist.github.com/freejoe76/56...