Daniel Langhorne
@dlanghorne.bsky.social
School Comms & Newspaper Adviser | Recovered Journo | Free Press Advocate
We must invest in #NewsLiteracy at the middle and high school levels because responsible journalism defends democracy. Props to @newslit.org X @apnews.com
for sounding the alarm.
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for sounding the alarm.
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A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
You don't have to tell Cat Murphy or Lily Ogburn about the attitudes of young people toward journalists.
apnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
We must invest in #NewsLiteracy at the middle and high school levels because responsible journalism defends democracy. Props to @newslit.org X @apnews.com
for sounding the alarm.
apnews.com/article/news...
for sounding the alarm.
apnews.com/article/news...
#NoKings protests return Saturday.
Journalists covering police response will have new court-ordered protections in LA and Chicago.
Still, “you’ll never win a philosophical argument on a skirmish line,” warns FPF’s @adamrose.bsky.social.
Here’s how you can protect your rights while reporting:
Journalists covering police response will have new court-ordered protections in LA and Chicago.
Still, “you’ll never win a philosophical argument on a skirmish line,” warns FPF’s @adamrose.bsky.social.
Here’s how you can protect your rights while reporting:
How press can survive interactions with police on the skirmish line
The pen is mightier than the sword, but only if you know how to use it
freedom.press
October 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Rock on! “In the United States of America, no one should fear a midnight knock on the door for voicing the wrong opinion,” lawyers for the Stanford Daily, the university’s independent 133-year-old publication, wrote in a lawsuit. Via @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
Stanford Daily sues Trump administration over deportation threats
Stanford’s student newspaper sued the Trump administration for threatening to deport any noncitizen who criticizes Israel or U.S. foreign policy, saying the government is violating freedom of...
www.sfchronicle.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Rock on! “In the United States of America, no one should fear a midnight knock on the door for voicing the wrong opinion,” lawyers for the Stanford Daily, the university’s independent 133-year-old publication, wrote in a lawsuit. Via @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
“The federal grant would have provided public safety agencies and others in the county with tens of millions of dollars toward covering their costs during the fire. #OCFA Chief Brian Fennessy said the denial by @caloes.bsky.social ‘really defies logic for us.’” Via @ocregister.bsky.social
California says OC doesn’t qualify for federal fire assistance grant for Airport fire
OCFA Fire Chief Brian Fennessy said the denial by the governor’s Office of Emergency Services “really defies logic for us.”
www.ocregister.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
“The federal grant would have provided public safety agencies and others in the county with tens of millions of dollars toward covering their costs during the fire. #OCFA Chief Brian Fennessy said the denial by @caloes.bsky.social ‘really defies logic for us.’” Via @ocregister.bsky.social
How about those states rights? Via @npr.org
JUST IN: A federal judge has ruled against President Trump's use of the National Guard in Los Angeles, siding with the state of California's argument that the president erred in how the guard was being activated.
Judge issues a temporary ruling against Trump using the National Guard in L.A.
The White House could appeal the injunction issued by the judge but the decision in a federal court is a setback for President Trump.
n.pr
June 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
How about those states rights? Via @npr.org
“We’re talking about the president is exercising his authority, and of course, the president is limited in his authority,” U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said in court Thursday. “That’s the difference between the president and King George.”
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'We live in response to a monarchy': Judge appears critical of deployment of National Guard in L.A.
California officials argue that President Trump exceeded his authority by federalizing the National Guard without the consent of Gov. Gavin Newsom and by deploying Marines on American soil.
www.latimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“We’re talking about the president is exercising his authority, and of course, the president is limited in his authority,” U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said in court Thursday. “That’s the difference between the president and King George.”
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
“The reality is police are not the ones who’re allowed to decide who is press,” @adamrose.bsky.social told @latimes.com. Let journalists do their jobs without getting nailed from behind with munitions. #JournalismIsNOTACrime
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L.A. law enforcement's treatment of journalists during protests is once again under scrutiny
Journalists have been shot with less-lethal police rounds, tear-gassed, shoved and detained while chronicling the ongoing civil unrest and military intervention in Los Angeles.
www.latimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
“The reality is police are not the ones who’re allowed to decide who is press,” @adamrose.bsky.social told @latimes.com. Let journalists do their jobs without getting nailed from behind with munitions. #JournalismIsNOTACrime
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
This is why #LocalNewsMatters! @latimes.com is out front on this historic mobilization of federalized CA Army National Guard soldiers. Reporting by
@salhernandez.bsky.social @tarantulaarms.bsky.social @jqwritesstuff.bsky.social and Hannah Fry.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
@salhernandez.bsky.social @tarantulaarms.bsky.social @jqwritesstuff.bsky.social and Hannah Fry.
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National Guard arrives in Los Angeles as fallout from immigration raids continues
The California National Guard's 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, based in San Diego, said 300 personnel were deployed to protect federal property and personnel.
www.latimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This is why #LocalNewsMatters! @latimes.com is out front on this historic mobilization of federalized CA Army National Guard soldiers. Reporting by
@salhernandez.bsky.social @tarantulaarms.bsky.social @jqwritesstuff.bsky.social and Hannah Fry.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
@salhernandez.bsky.social @tarantulaarms.bsky.social @jqwritesstuff.bsky.social and Hannah Fry.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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In the last 20 or so minutes I’ve seen LAPD officers shove women to the ground without provocation, rip a sign out of a man’s hand and then swing a baton into his leg and raise a less-lethal launcher to aim
directly at a protester (which I’m 99% is a major policy violation.)
directly at a protester (which I’m 99% is a major policy violation.)
June 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
In the last 20 or so minutes I’ve seen LAPD officers shove women to the ground without provocation, rip a sign out of a man’s hand and then swing a baton into his leg and raise a less-lethal launcher to aim
directly at a protester (which I’m 99% is a major policy violation.)
directly at a protester (which I’m 99% is a major policy violation.)
Reposted by Daniel Langhorne
President Trump deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles on Saturday night in response to immigration protests there.
What can the Guard do? What can’t it do? How is sending in the National Guard different than invoking the Insurrection Act?
Read our explainer:
thewarhorse.org/everything-t...
What can the Guard do? What can’t it do? How is sending in the National Guard different than invoking the Insurrection Act?
Read our explainer:
thewarhorse.org/everything-t...
What Can (and Can't) The National Guard Actually Do?
So what is the National Guard? What can it do? And what limits do state governors—and presidents—have on sending in its troops?
thewarhorse.org
June 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
President Trump deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles on Saturday night in response to immigration protests there.
What can the Guard do? What can’t it do? How is sending in the National Guard different than invoking the Insurrection Act?
Read our explainer:
thewarhorse.org/everything-t...
What can the Guard do? What can’t it do? How is sending in the National Guard different than invoking the Insurrection Act?
Read our explainer:
thewarhorse.org/everything-t...
Talk about a bait-and-switch! @gavinnewsom.bsky.social killed a bill that would have taxed #Google & #Meta to support California newsrooms. He sold the deal based on a state-funded infusion that is now slashed by two-thirds. Let’s finally get serious about ending news deserts. #LocalNewsMatters
Newsom proposes $20-million funding cut for California newsrooms, citing budget issues
The state confirmed Wednesday that it will pay out $10 million, instead of $30 million, to California newsrooms for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
www.latimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Talk about a bait-and-switch! @gavinnewsom.bsky.social killed a bill that would have taxed #Google & #Meta to support California newsrooms. He sold the deal based on a state-funded infusion that is now slashed by two-thirds. Let’s finally get serious about ending news deserts. #LocalNewsMatters
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Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish citizen whose student visa was canceled by the U.S. government, returned to Massachusetts on Saturday evening, one day after a federal judge in Vermont ordered that she be immediately released from a detention facility in Louisiana. nyti.ms/44zpoom
May 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish citizen whose student visa was canceled by the U.S. government, returned to Massachusetts on Saturday evening, one day after a federal judge in Vermont ordered that she be immediately released from a detention facility in Louisiana. nyti.ms/44zpoom
#SavePublicMedia - California needs @laist.com , @kqednews.kqed.org & @kpbssandiego.bsky.social !
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In his executive order on NPR and PBS, Trump leapfrogs Congress to target a private organization - Poynter
The order calls on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, an independent nonprofit, to stop funding NPR and PBS
www.poynter.org
May 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
#SavePublicMedia - California needs @laist.com , @kqednews.kqed.org & @kpbssandiego.bsky.social !
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www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
“In short, [invoking the #InsurrectionAct] would give the president very wide latitude to use the military on U.S. soil, free from the major checks & balances that usually come with deploying the military domestically.” Via Sonner Kehrt @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social
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Q&A: What Does It Mean If President Trump Invokes the Insurrection Act Over the Southern Border?
Defense Secretary Hegseth, Secretary of Homeland Security Noem expected to inform Trump on whether to invoke the Insurrection Act over southern boarder
thewarhorse.org
April 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“In short, [invoking the #InsurrectionAct] would give the president very wide latitude to use the military on U.S. soil, free from the major checks & balances that usually come with deploying the military domestically.” Via Sonner Kehrt @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social
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“It’s bigger than these text messages,” said Kelly Aviles, outside counsel for @latimes.com. “The city seems to believe they can destroy whatever they want whenever they want, and that they don’t have a duty to the public to retain public records.” #LocalNewsMatters
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L.A. Times sues city over Mayor Bass' deleted text messages during fire response
The city of Los Angeles maintains it is not required to retain or release texts sent by the mayor. The Times is taking the matter to court, arguing the messages are public records.
www.latimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“It’s bigger than these text messages,” said Kelly Aviles, outside counsel for @latimes.com. “The city seems to believe they can destroy whatever they want whenever they want, and that they don’t have a duty to the public to retain public records.” #LocalNewsMatters
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Grateful to be spotlighted by @andreagribble.bsky.social and the #SocialSchool4Edu Team! More to come.
#SchoolPR #IndySchoolPR #IndependentSchool
#SchoolPR #IndySchoolPR #IndependentSchool
March 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Grateful to be spotlighted by @andreagribble.bsky.social and the #SocialSchool4Edu Team! More to come.
#SchoolPR #IndySchoolPR #IndependentSchool
#SchoolPR #IndySchoolPR #IndependentSchool
Awesome panel on school crisis comms and #emergencypreparedness during #PalisadesFire & #EatonFire with PIOs from Arcadia USD, Simi Valley USD and Santa Monica-Malibu USD. #CalSPRA #SchoolPR
March 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Awesome panel on school crisis comms and #emergencypreparedness during #PalisadesFire & #EatonFire with PIOs from Arcadia USD, Simi Valley USD and Santa Monica-Malibu USD. #CalSPRA #SchoolPR
“As the family raced down the hill, branches & wind pummeling their car, the song ‘Best Day Ever’ from the cartoon ‘SuperKitties’ blared over the speakers. Fortier hoped the music would distract them. It didn’t.” Via Jenny Gold @latimes.com
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Meltdowns, nightmares and regressions: The L.A. fires are taking a traumatic toll on kids
The L.A. County fires have taken a traumatic toll on kids. The distress is coming out in their art and play, and it is leading to some developmental regressions.
www.latimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“As the family raced down the hill, branches & wind pummeling their car, the song ‘Best Day Ever’ from the cartoon ‘SuperKitties’ blared over the speakers. Fortier hoped the music would distract them. It didn’t.” Via Jenny Gold @latimes.com
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A statement from a spokesperson for The New York Times on White House press coverage:
February 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A statement from a spokesperson for The New York Times on White House press coverage:
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has started clearing debris from burned properties in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, 35 days after the fires -- a speed that Gov. Gavin Newsom described as "unpredecented" in California history. With @sherlyholmes.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/california/s...
U.S. Army Corps begins clearing tons of fire debris in Altadena and Pacific Palisades
In a pivotal milestone in Los Angeles County's long road to recovery from the deadly wildfires in early January, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday began clearing debris from burned propertie...
www.latimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has started clearing debris from burned properties in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, 35 days after the fires -- a speed that Gov. Gavin Newsom described as "unpredecented" in California history. With @sherlyholmes.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/california/s...
As a #SantaBarbara native, this is very exciting. The News-Press bankruptcy would have been a sad bookend to a sordid story. Wishing @asunewswell.bsky.social
much luck in adding to a dynamic local news market that already includes Noozhawk, The Santa Barbara Independent
& The Montecito Journal.
much luck in adding to a dynamic local news market that already includes Noozhawk, The Santa Barbara Independent
& The Montecito Journal.
NEWSWELL intends to restart the Santa Barbara News-Press, a stalwart of the community for more than 150 years, as a locally based online media outlet. NEWSWELL will provide operational and strategic support, but the News-Press will be led by local editors, reporters and staff.
January 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
As a #SantaBarbara native, this is very exciting. The News-Press bankruptcy would have been a sad bookend to a sordid story. Wishing @asunewswell.bsky.social
much luck in adding to a dynamic local news market that already includes Noozhawk, The Santa Barbara Independent
& The Montecito Journal.
much luck in adding to a dynamic local news market that already includes Noozhawk, The Santa Barbara Independent
& The Montecito Journal.
This is bananas…
#breaking An LASD deputy admitted to conspiring with a crypto mogul who paid the deputy's private security company $100,000/month to provide deputies to work as his bodyguards ... and sometimes also commit crimes, according to federal court filings.
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'A thief and a crooked cop': L.A. deputy committed crimes for crypto mogul, feds say
A long-time detective in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s anti-gang unit has admitted to extortion, obtaining illegal search warrants and committing other abuses of power while working fo...
www.latimes.com
January 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is bananas…
“As the [LAFD] faced extraordinary warnings of life-threatening winds, top commanders decided not to assign for emergency deployment roughly 1,000 available firefighters and dozens of water-carrying engines in advance of the fire that destroyed much of the Palisades.” www.latimes.com/california/s...
L.A. fire officials could have put engines in the Palisades before the fire broke out. They didn't
Fire officials made the critical decision to forgo calling in extra firefighters to the level that they had during some similar weather events in the past, according to internal predeployment memos re...
www.latimes.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
“As the [LAFD] faced extraordinary warnings of life-threatening winds, top commanders decided not to assign for emergency deployment roughly 1,000 available firefighters and dozens of water-carrying engines in advance of the fire that destroyed much of the Palisades.” www.latimes.com/california/s...
“The drone was destroyed and the Super Scooper — a massive fixed-wing plane that can drop large amounts of water — was damaged. ‘It put a hole in the wing,’ he said. ‘It’s grounded now.’” Via @castleman.bsky.social & Grace Toohey
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Drone collides with firefighting aircraft over Palisades fire, FAA says
Several viral videos and images appeared to be taken with drones in conflict with a temporary flight restriction issued by the Federal Aviation Administration to protect firefighting aircraft.
www.latimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
“The drone was destroyed and the Super Scooper — a massive fixed-wing plane that can drop large amounts of water — was damaged. ‘It put a hole in the wing,’ he said. ‘It’s grounded now.’” Via @castleman.bsky.social & Grace Toohey
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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