Jennifer Preston, Accelerate Philanthropy for Journalism
@jennifermpreston.bsky.social
Veteran journalist. Former VP, Journalism at Knight Foundation. Started NewsMatch. First social media editor @nytimes - and loving that BlueSky reminds me of early Twitter days when journalists first learned how to inform and engage people and communities.
Celebrating John Thornton today on what would have been his 60th birthday. Link to LIVESTREAM starting about 6:30pm ET. from the memorial service in his beloved Austin, TX. Thank you, John for all you did in life. Thank you, Erin, for bringing us together. youtu.be/xg8LwXwOhRU
Honoring John Thornton and his life's work
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April 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Celebrating John Thornton today on what would have been his 60th birthday. Link to LIVESTREAM starting about 6:30pm ET. from the memorial service in his beloved Austin, TX. Thank you, John for all you did in life. Thank you, Erin, for bringing us together. youtu.be/xg8LwXwOhRU
Reposted by Jennifer Preston, Accelerate Philanthropy for Journalism
David French: "This state of affairs is unrecognizable to most Americans. But Putin recognizes it. So does Xi Jinping. In Trump, they can plainly see a version of themselves. He is doing their work for them" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/o...
Opinion | Trump Has the Same Idea in Mind for Ukraine and the Department of Justice
What do Ukraine and the Justice Department have in common?
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
David French: "This state of affairs is unrecognizable to most Americans. But Putin recognizes it. So does Xi Jinping. In Trump, they can plainly see a version of themselves. He is doing their work for them" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/o...
Reposted by Jennifer Preston, Accelerate Philanthropy for Journalism
Experts: We have to tell the story of how closely the sequence of events we're seeing fits the modern authoritarian playbook
People in public life: The president has literally declared he's above the law. It's time to start acting like this is a crisis before it's too late.
People in public life: The president has literally declared he's above the law. It's time to start acting like this is a crisis before it's too late.
Utter failure to grasp what we are facing www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/u...
1. People lack the framework to recognize an attempt to overthrow the constitutional order
2. The lack of elites *acting* like point 1 is true makes it illegible. Without Ds behaving as if it's a crisis, it's not a crisis.
1. People lack the framework to recognize an attempt to overthrow the constitutional order
2. The lack of elites *acting* like point 1 is true makes it illegible. Without Ds behaving as if it's a crisis, it's not a crisis.
An Unchecked Trump Rapidly Remakes U.S. Government and Foreign Policy
The president’s swift moves underscore the confidence of an administration with a much firmer grip on the levers of government than during his first term.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Experts: We have to tell the story of how closely the sequence of events we're seeing fits the modern authoritarian playbook
People in public life: The president has literally declared he's above the law. It's time to start acting like this is a crisis before it's too late.
People in public life: The president has literally declared he's above the law. It's time to start acting like this is a crisis before it's too late.
After a long absence on social media, am experimenting on BlueSky. Hoping to learn from old friends and discover new voices to help find the signal in the noise, as we used to say in early Twitter days. First thing, I'm doing is listening and lurking. Please suggest people/accounts I should follow.
February 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
After a long absence on social media, am experimenting on BlueSky. Hoping to learn from old friends and discover new voices to help find the signal in the noise, as we used to say in early Twitter days. First thing, I'm doing is listening and lurking. Please suggest people/accounts I should follow.
At Knight Media Forum in Miami, Knight CEO Maribel Perez Wadsworth interviews Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says she was inspired more than a decade ago by the diaspora network founded by four NYU students.
February 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
At Knight Media Forum in Miami, Knight CEO Maribel Perez Wadsworth interviews Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says she was inspired more than a decade ago by the diaspora network founded by four NYU students.