Kimberly Johnson
@kimberlyreports.bsky.social
Business journalist with 30 years of experience due to time at the Boston Globe, CNN, AP, Denver Post, WSJ and time in sub-Saharan Africa.
Pulitzer finalist for WSJ's Tulsa Race Massacre project.
Aiming to do work that makes an impact.
Pulitzer finalist for WSJ's Tulsa Race Massacre project.
Aiming to do work that makes an impact.
...and just like that...
🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo *rescinding* the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs.
Full text, per government source:
Full text, per government source:
January 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
...and just like that...
Reposted by Kimberly Johnson
“There’s still this idea that news is only ‘real’ once it’s confirmed by big corporate outlets. After all, could one woman with absolutely zero institutional backing in leggings and a sweatshirt in her NYC apartment really be the one to break such an important story? Now we know the answer is yes.”
Breaking: The Handbasket is first to report catastrophic OMB funding memo
Posted on Bluesky earlier this evening, other major outlets have since confirmed.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“There’s still this idea that news is only ‘real’ once it’s confirmed by big corporate outlets. After all, could one woman with absolutely zero institutional backing in leggings and a sweatshirt in her NYC apartment really be the one to break such an important story? Now we know the answer is yes.”
I should also say that I was inspired to finally join Bluesky today thanks to great, exclusive sourcing and reporting by @marisakabas.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I should also say that I was inspired to finally join Bluesky today thanks to great, exclusive sourcing and reporting by @marisakabas.bsky.social
This is my 1st post here.
This week I'm volunteering my writing, editing and strategic communication skills to the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault. 97% of their funding comes directory or indirectly from the federal government. Everyone can agree that rape is bad, right? www.iowacasa.org
This week I'm volunteering my writing, editing and strategic communication skills to the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault. 97% of their funding comes directory or indirectly from the federal government. Everyone can agree that rape is bad, right? www.iowacasa.org
Sexual Assault | Des Moines | Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Our mission: to promote a society free from sexual violence and to meet the diverse needs of sexual assault survivors in Iowa's 99 counties.
www.iowacasa.org
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
This is my 1st post here.
This week I'm volunteering my writing, editing and strategic communication skills to the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault. 97% of their funding comes directory or indirectly from the federal government. Everyone can agree that rape is bad, right? www.iowacasa.org
This week I'm volunteering my writing, editing and strategic communication skills to the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault. 97% of their funding comes directory or indirectly from the federal government. Everyone can agree that rape is bad, right? www.iowacasa.org