Robert Hernandez
@webjournalist.bsky.social
USCAnnenberg Digital Profe, #JOVRNALISM creator, NAHJ Hall of Famer/Program Manager, CalMatters & InquireFirst board member. Chicas Poderosas #wjchat #HorizontalLoyalty he/him 🇸🇻 // I live sweat but I dream light years.
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"We can't hide behind false claims of objectivity but also claim to 'give voice to the voiceless' or 'comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.'"
www.niemanlab.org
You’re not crazy.
You’re not alone.
But they aren’t coming.
It’s up to us.
My @niemanlab.org prediction:
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/they...
You’re not alone.
But they aren’t coming.
It’s up to us.
My @niemanlab.org prediction:
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/they...
February 9, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Waking up and realizing ahora todos quieren ser Latinos
No, ey, pero les falta sazón
No, ey, pero les falta sazón
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Waking up and realizing ahora todos quieren ser Latinos
No, ey, pero les falta sazón
No, ey, pero les falta sazón
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ICYMI: I interviewed older gay men about hockey fandom, history and their thoughts on Heated Rivalry.
This story has everything: The first gay hockey blog. A wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni. A wedding officiant wearing a ref jersey.
If you need a little sunshine, please read.
This story has everything: The first gay hockey blog. A wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni. A wedding officiant wearing a ref jersey.
If you need a little sunshine, please read.
Older gay men built their own hockey fandom. Then came 'Heated Rivalry.'
The hit show is an unexpected invitation for some older gay hockey fans to reflect on love, acceptance and coming out.
19thnews.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:49 PM
ICYMI: I interviewed older gay men about hockey fandom, history and their thoughts on Heated Rivalry.
This story has everything: The first gay hockey blog. A wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni. A wedding officiant wearing a ref jersey.
If you need a little sunshine, please read.
This story has everything: The first gay hockey blog. A wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni. A wedding officiant wearing a ref jersey.
If you need a little sunshine, please read.
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Jake Paul:
Puerto Ricans are fake Americans! Trump 2028!
Logan Paul:
Dude! You know that we live in Puerto Rico, right?! We have to go home at some point! Good people of Puerto Rico! My brother, sometimes he says silly things! But he is not me! I am Logan! Remember, "L" as in "Loves Puerto Rico!"😅
Puerto Ricans are fake Americans! Trump 2028!
Logan Paul:
Dude! You know that we live in Puerto Rico, right?! We have to go home at some point! Good people of Puerto Rico! My brother, sometimes he says silly things! But he is not me! I am Logan! Remember, "L" as in "Loves Puerto Rico!"😅
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Jake Paul:
Puerto Ricans are fake Americans! Trump 2028!
Logan Paul:
Dude! You know that we live in Puerto Rico, right?! We have to go home at some point! Good people of Puerto Rico! My brother, sometimes he says silly things! But he is not me! I am Logan! Remember, "L" as in "Loves Puerto Rico!"😅
Puerto Ricans are fake Americans! Trump 2028!
Logan Paul:
Dude! You know that we live in Puerto Rico, right?! We have to go home at some point! Good people of Puerto Rico! My brother, sometimes he says silly things! But he is not me! I am Logan! Remember, "L" as in "Loves Puerto Rico!"😅
What a story.
“Go to therapy.” That’s the message Daye Gottsche, a trans woman, has for far-right provocateur Jake Lang after she helped save him in Minneapolis.
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
What a story.
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“Go to therapy.” That’s the message Daye Gottsche, a trans woman, has for far-right provocateur Jake Lang after she helped save him in Minneapolis.
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
“Go to therapy.” That’s the message Daye Gottsche, a trans woman, has for far-right provocateur Jake Lang after she helped save him in Minneapolis.
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Did You Know: More than 90% of hotels in the United States refused to take reservations from Black guests? The Green Book Project tells the story Black travel during Jim Crow. Share your story and contribute to the Community Map: greenbookproject.osu.edu
#GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky
#GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Did You Know: More than 90% of hotels in the United States refused to take reservations from Black guests? The Green Book Project tells the story Black travel during Jim Crow. Share your story and contribute to the Community Map: greenbookproject.osu.edu
#GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky
#GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky
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A field of sugar cane. Come on!
At the start of his Super Bowl performance, Bad Bunny appeared in a field of green grass wearing a jersey featuring the number “64.” Fans immediately started tossing out theories about what the number meant.
What Was the ‘Ocasio 64’ Reference on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Look?
And where did his suit come from? The answers may surprise.
nyti.ms
February 9, 2026 at 4:32 AM
A field of sugar cane. Come on!
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Incredible detail I just noticed
Benito takes a drink from this woman as he sings "un shot de cañita en casa de Toñita"
She is Maria Antonia Cay (aka Toñita), owner of the famous Caribbean Social Club in Brooklyn
A beloved place for the Latino community in NYC
Benito takes a drink from this woman as he sings "un shot de cañita en casa de Toñita"
She is Maria Antonia Cay (aka Toñita), owner of the famous Caribbean Social Club in Brooklyn
A beloved place for the Latino community in NYC
February 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Incredible detail I just noticed
Benito takes a drink from this woman as he sings "un shot de cañita en casa de Toñita"
She is Maria Antonia Cay (aka Toñita), owner of the famous Caribbean Social Club in Brooklyn
A beloved place for the Latino community in NYC
Benito takes a drink from this woman as he sings "un shot de cañita en casa de Toñita"
She is Maria Antonia Cay (aka Toñita), owner of the famous Caribbean Social Club in Brooklyn
A beloved place for the Latino community in NYC
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no eres mis casa bonita
no eres mis esposa bonita
no eres mis esposa bonita
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
no eres mis casa bonita
no eres mis esposa bonita
no eres mis esposa bonita
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I cannot emphasize enough that what he's singing here, obscured by beeps, is "If your boyfriend doesn't eat your ass, he'd better fuck off"
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
I cannot emphasize enough that what he's singing here, obscured by beeps, is "If your boyfriend doesn't eat your ass, he'd better fuck off"
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How dare a guy sing in Spanish in a place named Santa Clara.
February 9, 2026 at 2:34 AM
How dare a guy sing in Spanish in a place named Santa Clara.
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The NFL announces that next year's Super Bowl halftime performer will be Zohran Mamdani.
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 AM
The NFL announces that next year's Super Bowl halftime performer will be Zohran Mamdani.
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WE BOUGHT A SUPER BOWL AD
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
WE BOUGHT A SUPER BOWL AD
Fight On ✌🏾
a cartoon of a person holding a baby in their arms .
ALT: a cartoon of a person holding a baby in their arms .
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Fight On ✌🏾
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“Mr. Beast Salesforce ad” - they’re calling it the least appealing phrase ever assembled in any language. They finally did it
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 AM
“Mr. Beast Salesforce ad” - they’re calling it the least appealing phrase ever assembled in any language. They finally did it
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this is so funny because it's like, oh my god, what an awful question for a news show. and then wham the answer is so much worse somehow
Doocy: "The new face of RealFood .gov is Mike Tyson. How did you settle on someone who was most famous for eating Evander Holyfield's ear?"
RFK Jr.: "Brett Ratner who helped produce the ad had a lifelong friendship with him."
RFK Jr.: "Brett Ratner who helped produce the ad had a lifelong friendship with him."
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 AM
this is so funny because it's like, oh my god, what an awful question for a news show. and then wham the answer is so much worse somehow
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This is rough!
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 AM
This is rough!
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In case you missed the moment.
Art is powerful
Art is powerful
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 AM
In case you missed the moment.
Art is powerful
Art is powerful
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the bushes were people 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
the bushes were people 😂
Christ, that AI ad was so thirsty it even namechecked Elon.
Keep it.
Keep it.
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Christ, that AI ad was so thirsty it even namechecked Elon.
Keep it.
Keep it.
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#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow