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High Country News @highcountrynews.org · 7d

Under the federal government shutdown, public lands agencies say they’ll keep parks open and continue oil and gas permitting — even as they furlough tens of thousands of employees. Advocates warn the approach will do lasting ecological damage.

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What the government shutdown means for public lands - High Country News

Many parks will stay open, and oil and gas permitting will continue — even as tens of thousands of staff are furloughed at NPS, BLM and USFS.

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Annie Rosenthal @annierosenthal.bsky.social · Jun 13

Happy to be on @kjzz.org's The Show this week, talking about my @highcountrynews.org reporting on the long history of Spanish-language radio helping immigrant communities educate and protect themselves:

Radio Campensina has been on the air since the '80s. Its Spanish programming has a new urgency

In the wake of the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants, Radio Campesina is using the airwaves to help listeners know what to do if they come into contact with immigration autho...

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Annie Rosenthal @annierosenthal.bsky.social · Jun 13

The Ambiance Apparel raid that sparked LA protests devastated the local Zapotec community. Earlier this week, I talked with the family of a man who'd worked for the company for 18 years. Days after his detention, they had no idea where he was. For @highcountrynews.org:

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Amid raids in California, families struggle to locate detained workers - High Country News

Days after the workplace immigration raids that first sparked protests in Los Angeles, families still had no contact with relatives in detention.

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Sunnie R. Clahchischiligi @clahchischiligi.bsky.social · Jun 9

Defunding public media would hurt stations across the U.S.

The data show that stations serving rural and Indigenous audiences in the West would be the hardest hit.

Here’s why, by the numbers.

By @annierosenthal.bsky.social & @chadebradley.bsky.social

What defunding public media would mean for the West - High Country News

Data show that rural, tribal and Western stations would be the most impacted by Trump’s attempt to cut CPB funding.

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Gretchen King @gbtking.bsky.social · Jun 6

Hover over your state to see what Trump's request to cut >$1B from public broadcaster funding might mean. @annierosenthal.bsky.social & @chadebradley.bsky.social report for @highcountrynews.org #infographic www.hcn.org/articles/wha...

What defunding public media would mean for the West - High Country News

Data show that rural, tribal and Western stations would be the most impacted by Trump’s attempt to cut CPB funding.

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sage smiley @sgsmly.bsky.social · Jun 6

“this is part of the beauty of public media: Stations like KYUK allow people to get thoughtful, nuanced coverage of the place they live, whether or not they can afford to pay for it.” (via @highcountrynews.org) www.hcn.org/articles/wha...

What defunding public media would mean for the West - High Country News

Data show that rural, tribal and Western stations would be the most impacted by Trump’s attempt to cut CPB funding.

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Annie Rosenthal @annierosenthal.bsky.social · May 23

New for @highcountrynews.org: After more than a year of bargaining, the Interior Dept rejected a union contract for BLM headquarters employees days before Trump's inauguration. Now, workers say Biden's BLM leadership left them "sitting ducks for Trump 2."

Federal workers say Biden's BLM left them vulnerable to Trump - High Country News

Documents show Interior rejected a union contract for employees at BLM headquarters days before the inauguration.

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Emily Bregel @emilybregel.bsky.social · May 2

Department of Homeland Security officers, who are posted outside the woman's Tucson Medical Center hospital room, are refusing to let the new mother speak to a lawyer, as she's requested, a Tucson attorney told the Arizona Daily Star on Thursday. tucson.com/news/local/b...

Guatemalan woman who just gave birth in Tucson faces rapid deportation

The woman will be given the choice of whether she wants to take her newborn, a US citizen born Wednesday, with her when she is deported, CBP says.

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John Washington @jwashing.bsky.social · Apr 30

1st time the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, rules about law enforcement killing on U.S. soil, calling for reopening case and investigating cover-up.

Important reporting from @bgirledukate.bsky.social

Kate Morrissey, Journalist @bgirledukate.bsky.social · Apr 30

During the confirmation hearing for Rodney Scott this morning the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights published its decision in the case of the U.S. killing of Anastasio Hernández Rojas. More thoughts tk but here's what you need to know:
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International Tribunal Condemns U.S. Border Officials for Torturing, Killing Immigrant

Case calls for sweeping reforms to police use-of-force, could set precedent for reexamining high-profile deaths.

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Annie Rosenthal @annierosenthal.bsky.social · Apr 17

También se puede leer la historia en español: www.hcn.org/articles/el-...

El poder subversivo de la radio en español - High Country News

Durante décadas, las comunidades inmigrantes han usado las ondas para educarse y protegerse. Bajo la administración de Trump, lo están haciendo de nuevo.

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Annie Rosenthal @annierosenthal.bsky.social · Apr 17

For @highcountrynews.bsky.social, I wrote about the long history of Spanish-language radio as a subversive tool for protecting immigrant communities in the U.S. — from Depression-era Los Angeles to rural Washington State in the 1980s and Arizona today.

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The subversive power of Spanish-language radio - High Country News

For decades, immigrant communities have used the airwaves to educate and protect themselves in times of crisis.

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Annie Rosenthal @annierosenthal.bsky.social · Apr 17

Hear an excerpt of the piece on @radiolab.bsky.social — and the full story from @signalhillfm.bsky.social here! Even post-RL listen I'd recommend checking out the original — the strangest connections and questions that have most stuck with me are all in there 🦋

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FEATURE | Caterpillar Roadshow

Podcast Episode · Signal Hill · S1 E7 · 59m

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Annie Rosenthal @annierosenthal.bsky.social · Apr 17

Caterpillar Roadshow, my @signalhillfm.bsky.social radio doc, is on @radiolab.bsky.social this week! It's a story about my mom's 10-year-old Japanese pen pal, his research on intergenerational caterpillar memory, and the questions we can and can't answer.

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Signal Hill: Caterpillar Roadshow

Podcast Episode · Radiolab · 04/11/2025 · 51m

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Annie Rosenthal @annierosenthal.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thanks so much for listening, Lori!

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Annie Rosenthal @annierosenthal.bsky.social · Mar 14

70% of guns recovered from crime scenes in Mexico come from the U.S. For @highcountrynews.bsky.social, I talked with
@ievajusionyte.bsky.social about how Mexico is trying to hold gunmakers and politicians accountable — and why that’s proving so hard.

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How U.S. guns fuel violence south of the border - High Country News

As Trump pressures Mexico to address drugs and migration, an expert says "border security" goes both ways.

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Gretchen King @gbtking.bsky.social · Mar 14

Lots of talk about border security, but there's one big issue often left out of the convo: guns. @annierosenthal.bsky.social talks w/anthropologist Ieva Jusionyte about the current SCOTUS case & much more for @highcountrynews.bsky.social www.hcn.org/articles/how...

How U.S. guns fuel violence south of the border - High Country News

As Trump pressures Mexico to address drugs and migration, an expert says "border security" goes both ways.

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Amelia Schonbek @ameliaschonbek.bsky.social · Feb 18

A radio feast from the buddies at brand-new audio magazine @signalhillfm.bsky.social. Listen to it, send it to someone you like, give them some money so they can keep making more new work: www.signalhill.fm/issue-one/#l...

Issue One

The first transatlantic radio signal ever received hit an antenna attached to a kite attached to a wire attached to a tower on top of Signal Hill, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada on December 12th, 19...

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Alix Spiegel @alixspiegel.bsky.social · Feb 17

This is so cool! Feels kinda like a new way of distributing audio. A bunch of stories that lay out like a magazine and you can pick and choose. From the brilliant Liza Yeager - you all should check it out! www.signalhill.fm/issue-one/#l...

Issue One

The first transatlantic radio signal ever received hit an antenna attached to a kite attached to a wire attached to a tower on top of Signal Hill, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada on December 12th, 19...

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Mica Rosenberg @micarosenberg.bsky.social · Jan 31

NEW: A top ICE official has been tapped to lead the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Her hire has concerned experts and advocates that information about migrant children and their families could be shared for arrests and deportations. w/ @anniewaldman.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/immi...

ICE Enforcement Official Tapped to Lead Unaccompanied Migrant Children Office, Triggering Alarms

ICE official Mellissa Harper has been tapped to lead the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Her hire has concerned experts and advocates that information about children and their families could be shared...

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Annie Rosenthal @annierosenthal.bsky.social · Jan 31

“We don’t have much, but what we do have is important." Really moving reporting by @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social

gingerthompson.bsky.social @gingerthompson.bsky.social · Jan 31

Box by box, the Nicaraguans who work across Wisconsin are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for the impact of President Donald Trump’s mass deportations. In the contents of the boxes is a portrait of a community under pressure. www.propublica.org/article/immi...

How One Immigrant Community Is Coping With the Threat of Deportation

The Nicaraguans who keep Wisconsin’s dairy farms, restaurants and factories working are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for potential mass deportations. “We don’t have much, but wh...

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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · Jan 31

My 1st piece for @highcountrynews.bsky.social:
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This was a fun—and nerve-racking—piece to report, as this introvert had to approach strangers on the street for interviews. I'd do it again in a 💓

Thanks @erbenson1.bsky.social @shaun505.bsky.social for edits and guidance!

‘They’ll have to drag me out before I go.’ EPA workers stand firm despite Trump chaos - High Country News

Staff outside D.C. headquarters respond to funding freeze and other orders from the new administration.

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Annie Rosenthal @annierosenthal.bsky.social · Jan 30

Beyond thrilled to be joining a team I've long admired at @highcountrynews.bsky.social! As HCN's Virginia Spencer Davis fellow, I'll be covering rural communities, agriculture, migration and borderlands life. All ears for ideas, tips, feedback — here or [email protected].

High Country News @highcountrynews.org · Jan 30

✨We're excited to announce our new cohort of editorial fellows:

@goesbykim.bsky.social - climate and science fellow
@chadebradley.bsky.social - Indigenous affairs fellow
@annierosenthal.bsky.social - Virginia Spencer Davis fellow

Watch our website for stories from these amazing journalists. 👀🤩

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