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Stacy Kess, dissident editor

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Editor of @equalaccesspublicmedia.org. Woman on a mission to make news accessible. #Journalist with 25-plus yrs experience and handful of awards. Former #RN. View from #Boston. Zero filter. Cuss too much. https://equalaccesspublicmedia.org

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 6d

I think this is a challenge @equalaccesspublicmedia.org has faced a lot.

What are we? Are we affiliated with NPR and PBS, or before it started shutting down, CPB? Did we get government funding from the public media funds for CPB?

The answer to all that is no.

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Anemone @zeenemywithin.bsky.social · 7d

Why donate here when every Public Media Affiliate station takes donations?

IMO people should donate to their local station

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1h

Chicago is safe, beautiful and vibrant. In fact, it was just voted the best big city in America for the ninth year in a row. If the jaw dropping images you’ve seen recently on TV or social media make it look like a war zone, that’s on Donald Trump. My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...

Fearless journalists & vigilant residents tell Chicago's story

The abuses of federal power are far worse here in Chicago. Don't look away.

open.substack.com

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 3h

Also, prob gonna have to move it to its own site really soon. Oh well. Really didn't think this lil mag would take off like this. Thought it would just be a tiny corner of the Style Guide. Now I need funding for this too. Always chasing the funding. Sigh. I'm so tired.

Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 3h

Ok, because I can never leave well enough alone, I made a few changes to the front page of The Word magazine this morning. As it keeps growing and getting more traffic than I ever expected... gotta keep up with that and make it more and more user friendly.

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 16h

I'm so tired after today, I've forgotten my own name.

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 18h

What's it take to have trans journalist @sandyernestallen.bsky.social, foreign correspondent @ishraqhashmi.bsky.social, and sports reporter @bethmccowen.bsky.social write for The Word, the magazine in the EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide?

Guide Patrons. Join now.

Support - EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide

Become a Guide Patron of the Style and Accessibility Guide.

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 20h

Yes, our Fall Fund Drive is still going on. We'd love to end the week with $200 in donations. Our total goal is $1,500. And we need you to help us meet our goal.

$200 will pay for:
• Another month for EAPM to exist
• Another freelancer

What's it worth to you?

Equal Access Public Meda

Making journalism more accessible for you

equalaccesspublicmedia.org

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 20h

"What is woman? A beginners guide for MAGA politicians"

Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 20h

I needed tylenol after learning that man doesn't know what a placenta is.

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 21h

Ba-dum-cha

Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 21h

1.6 billion Muslims in the world. 15.8 million Jews. Most Jews and Muslims circumcise their male babies. Assume half of the population listed above are male. Either that's a lot of autism, or this is just more anti-Muslim/anti-Jewish bigotry.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 21h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 21h

As my mom said, "don't get your hopes up, kid."

Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 21h

I'm no editor — wait, yes I am! — but yearly and annual are synonyms.

CBS News @cbsnews.com · 22h

President Trump is going to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Friday morning for what the White House says is his "routine yearly checkup," just six months after undergoing what the White House at the time described as his "annual physical examination" at the same facility.

Trump to visit Walter Reed for "routine yearly checkup" 6 months after annual physical exam

President Trump's annual physical examination in April showed his vital statistics were all within normal limits.

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 21h

It only takes two of us to make it a thing — and two of us on two continents, nonetheless — so its a thing now.

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Patrick Garvin @patrickmgarvin.bsky.social · 3d

Gearing up for @ire.org's #AccessFest25 this week. Here's a friendly reminder to include alt text on your images.

Bluesky has a setting that will remind you to add alt text before posting any images. Go to "Settings," then "Accessibility." Select the checkbox for "Require alt text before posting."

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 21h

I need this.

I don't know if there's such thing as Editors Day, but if there is, this a perfect gift for me for Editors Day.

The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 22h

And yes, we did listen to our merch survey…

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 21h

I'm not crying.

Ok, a little. Maybe those internet allergies we all hear about.

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 21h

Man, The Word magazine, which I tucked neatly into the EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide a few weeks ago, is outgrowing being a corner of the guide. I had no idea it would be so popular. I thought, "Journalism for journalists..." Nope. Bigger than that, apparently... Guess I'll build another site?

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Cakes de los muertos 💀, ETQ @aielcakes.bsky.social · 1d

This... this is NOT good.

I will definitely be scaling back where I accept information from. EAPM is a definite keeper, as they also focus on accessibility and I am guaranteed to be able to access what I need.

A few ppl on here as well, but that's it. Unfortunately.

(Fortunately for EAPM! LOL)

Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 1d

The Word is back with foreign correspondent @ishraqhashmi.bsky.social's analysis on what's happened since the Pentagon tried to muzzle reporters. He talks to reporters who cover the Pentagon, looks at responses from news and press freedom orgs, and sums it all up for you.

Behind closed doors - The Word / EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide

New pentagon policy stamps out Press Freedom

eapmstyleguide.org

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 21h

Thank you for saying so! We try so hard. The Word magazine is only a few weeks old, and I feel like we're doing good work. But to hear it (now twice in one day about two different articles) is really making my day! This is why we do what we do.

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 22h

Also, @equalaccesspublicmedia.org:
• Seeking funding for the National Tab, a U.S. daily news outlet that will be accessible to audiences in ways never seen before in news and will place news teams all over the nation — not just in Washington and NY

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 22h

Also, @equalaccesspublicmedia.org:
• Produces the EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide (eapmstyleguide.org)
• Runs a magazine called The Word about trends in style and accessibility in journalism and news (eapmstyleguide.org/the-word/)

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 22h

@equalaccesspublicmedia.org:
• Promotes accessibility in the journalism industry
• Promotes the idea that news should be more accessible for audiences
• Teaches journalism-focused accessibility

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 1d

One of my favorite things about @ishraqhashmi.bsky.social's work is seeing American domestic policy and the American press through his eyes. This piece really loops it all together: policy, press freedom, trust in news... and his view from outside the U.S. really helps.

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 1d

Our writer reached out to reporters covering the Pentagon to see if the Pentagon policy has already affected their work. Read this piece to find out the answer.

Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 1d

Behind closed doors - The Word / EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide

New pentagon policy stamps out Press Freedom

eapmstyleguide.org

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 1d

Ooh yes.