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A concerned journalist of color, telling the truth about our industry in this moment.
Media organizations are abandoning their diversity efforts at record pace. www.thewrap.com/nbc-news-div...
Media Went All-In on Diversity. Now It's in Full Retreat
Experts say the rollback of newsroom investment in DEI suggests they were never fully committed in the first place
www.thewrap.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Media organizations are abandoning their diversity efforts at record pace. www.thewrap.com/nbc-news-div...
People of color aren't going to forget how news organizations abandoned their diversity initiatives the minute the wind turned.
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CBS News has reportedly disbanded its race and culture unit, which was formed in the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020
NBC News eliminated its editorial teams for NBC Asian America, NBC BLK, NBC Latino and NBC OUT earlier this month
NBC News eliminated its editorial teams for NBC Asian America, NBC BLK, NBC Latino and NBC OUT earlier this month
CBS News Cuts ‘Evening News,’ ‘Mornings’ Streaming Shows in Newsroom-Wide Layoffs
The newsroom downsizing comes as Paramount Skydance lays off 1,000 employees throughout the newly merged company
www.thewrap.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
People of color aren't going to forget how news organizations abandoned their diversity initiatives the minute the wind turned.
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If you're curious about how things are going financially at The Post, reporters have been told we don't have it in the budget to send freelance photographers out on our stories.
October 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
If you're curious about how things are going financially at The Post, reporters have been told we don't have it in the budget to send freelance photographers out on our stories.
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Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
This has nothing to do with NIMBYs and everything to do with illegal construction and bribes. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | In defense of the White House ballroom
Donald Trump vs. the NIMBYs
www.washingtonpost.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This has nothing to do with NIMBYs and everything to do with illegal construction and bribes. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
RFK's relationship to his family must be so so weird. Get therapy my guy.
NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.
(📸 Getty Images)
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October 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
RFK's relationship to his family must be so so weird. Get therapy my guy.
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The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
I see others saying they aren't surprised, and I get the sentiment but it's important to call out these grotesque texts for what they are and not normalize it. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘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
October 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I see others saying they aren't surprised, and I get the sentiment but it's important to call out these grotesque texts for what they are and not normalize it. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
I agree that pissing off our base of subscribers has led to this dramatic loss. The Post may never recover. bsky.app/profile/uhac...
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
October 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I agree that pissing off our base of subscribers has led to this dramatic loss. The Post may never recover. bsky.app/profile/uhac...
The Pope's whole thing is providing moral clarity, and I'm glad to hear him doing that here. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The Pope's whole thing is providing moral clarity, and I'm glad to hear him doing that here. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
This kind of thing is being normalized, fast, and it's horrifying to watch.
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)
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October 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This kind of thing is being normalized, fast, and it's horrifying to watch.
Wonder what happens to folks who answer wrong ... bsky.app/profile/oliv...
News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."
One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."
One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."
October 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Wonder what happens to folks who answer wrong ... bsky.app/profile/oliv...
LMAO enjoy Kid Rock and Ted Nugent www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
MAGA rage over Bad Bunny at Super Bowl sparks an alternative show
Counterprogramming hosted by the group that Charlie Kirk founded spotlights the growing political polarization surrounding one of the biggest events of the year.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
LMAO enjoy Kid Rock and Ted Nugent www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Things are getting dicey out there. I'm kind of scared of the thought of not being allowed to leave this place if needed. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport
Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Things are getting dicey out there. I'm kind of scared of the thought of not being allowed to leave this place if needed. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I foolishly hoped this what some kind of sarcastic/spoof post, but he's 100% serious. Yikes. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/10/09/gaza-ceasefire-deal-trump-nobel-prize/?itid=hp_opinions_p001_f016
Opinion | Yes, Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
His Gaza agreement, though still fragile, adds to an unprecedented peacemaking record.
washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I foolishly hoped this what some kind of sarcastic/spoof post, but he's 100% serious. Yikes. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/10/09/gaza-ceasefire-deal-trump-nobel-prize/?itid=hp_opinions_p001_f016
I appreciate the stellar reporting, but in these times do we really need to be going after *checks notes* disabled veterans instead of the people at the top being wasteful by sending us into war after war with no end in sight? www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
How some veterans exploit $193 billion VA program, due to lax controls
The Department of Veterans Affairs spends billions on dubious and even fraudulent disabilities benefits. Meanwhile, some deserving cases wait.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I appreciate the stellar reporting, but in these times do we really need to be going after *checks notes* disabled veterans instead of the people at the top being wasteful by sending us into war after war with no end in sight? www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Stupid people eat that shit up tho. They love to latch on to a faux intellectual like Weiss because it makes them thing someone smart is on their side.
Let it never again be said that a woman with no real reporting experience who fell for a Twitter account called "Official Antifa" cannot be the head of a huge news organization
October 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Stupid people eat that shit up tho. They love to latch on to a faux intellectual like Weiss because it makes them thing someone smart is on their side.
Matt Murray is ultimately the spineless leader we DON'T need in these times.
I spoke to The Washington Post's top editor, Matt Murray, about the turbulence at the newspaper—from Jeff Bezos' meddling to Will Lewis' widely-panned leadership to the talent exodus and more.
Read the Q&A: www.status.news/p/matt-murra...
Read the Q&A: www.status.news/p/matt-murra...
Murray’s WaPo Moment
In a rare interview with Status, Matt Murray addressed the upheaval inside The Washington Post—from the exodus of journalists to the paper’s fight to regain stability and reader confidence.
www.status.news
October 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Matt Murray is ultimately the spineless leader we DON'T need in these times.
I think it's interesting that the framing orgs are choosing to give this superintendent's story is that he was "a bad guy all along" rather than undocumented persons can can still make valuable contributions to their community. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...
The Superintendent’s Bio Seemed Too Good to Be True. It Was.
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I think it's interesting that the framing orgs are choosing to give this superintendent's story is that he was "a bad guy all along" rather than undocumented persons can can still make valuable contributions to their community. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...
The backlash against Taylor Swift's new album is funny to me bc it illustrates a lesson not enough people have learned: It's nearly impossible for a billionaire to worship anything other than money. It was lucrative to wear rainbows for a bit, now MAGA is lucrative. It's not hard to understand.
October 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The backlash against Taylor Swift's new album is funny to me bc it illustrates a lesson not enough people have learned: It's nearly impossible for a billionaire to worship anything other than money. It was lucrative to wear rainbows for a bit, now MAGA is lucrative. It's not hard to understand.
So we're all clear, a fascist isn't going to go around wearing a sign saying "I'm a fascist, I'm a fascist." They communicate in dog whistles, that are clear if you've studied them.
When I asked DHS why they featured a mascot prominently associated with Neo Nazis on their X account, an unnamed spokesperson responded with this meme. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dhs-inc...
October 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
So we're all clear, a fascist isn't going to go around wearing a sign saying "I'm a fascist, I'm a fascist." They communicate in dog whistles, that are clear if you've studied them.
The vast majority of white folks running newsrooms have absolutely no concept of the danger we all face right now. They'll be marching us off to the gulags and still hang-wringing about "Do wE HaVE enough CONSERVATIVE voices???"
I think what’s most frustrating right now for Black and Indigneous people is waiting for the bulk of white folks to catch up.
At some point the “this isn’t who we are” and “I didn’t have this on my bingo card” has to end and y’all will catch up, right? RIGHT?
WE NEED YOU TO CATCH UP.
At some point the “this isn’t who we are” and “I didn’t have this on my bingo card” has to end and y’all will catch up, right? RIGHT?
WE NEED YOU TO CATCH UP.
October 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The vast majority of white folks running newsrooms have absolutely no concept of the danger we all face right now. They'll be marching us off to the gulags and still hang-wringing about "Do wE HaVE enough CONSERVATIVE voices???"
What was the first news outlet Post Opinions Editor Adam O'Neal chose to give an interview to? Fox News.
Isn't it interesting that they tapped a 33-year-old to head a section. Bezos has clearly had his hand in the cookie jar more than he's letting on. www.foxnews.com/media/editor...
Isn't it interesting that they tapped a 33-year-old to head a section. Bezos has clearly had his hand in the cookie jar more than he's letting on. www.foxnews.com/media/editor...
Editorial overhaul: Washington Post's new opinion chief feels the weight of the challenges ahead
In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, new Washington Post opinion editor Adam O'Neal speaks candidly about the challenges he faces going forward.
www.foxnews.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
What was the first news outlet Post Opinions Editor Adam O'Neal chose to give an interview to? Fox News.
Isn't it interesting that they tapped a 33-year-old to head a section. Bezos has clearly had his hand in the cookie jar more than he's letting on. www.foxnews.com/media/editor...
Isn't it interesting that they tapped a 33-year-old to head a section. Bezos has clearly had his hand in the cookie jar more than he's letting on. www.foxnews.com/media/editor...
Folks have noticed this raid targeted a building in a predominantly African American neighborhood. They new damn well the majority of folks they harassed were born here.
I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...
ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls
Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...
people.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Folks have noticed this raid targeted a building in a predominantly African American neighborhood. They new damn well the majority of folks they harassed were born here.
More high-profile firings at The Post, clearing out some of the paper's best voices
October 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
More high-profile firings at The Post, clearing out some of the paper's best voices