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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 3h

"Newsrooms don’t have to wait for somebody else to act on their journalism’s findings — they can help coordinate the change they want their stories to enact." - @niemanlab.org

#journalism

“Impact editor” is a relatively new job, and it’s already changing

Newsrooms can try to define impact even at the beginning of the reporting process, impact editors say.

www.niemanlab.org

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 3h

Classroom grants available: K-12 educators can apply for funds, materials to support projects on the history of chocolate. Deadline: Oct 25.

#grants #K12

Grants - American Heritage Chocolate

Apply for a Grant from AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate to uncover and share the influence of chocolate on global heritage and culture.

www.americanheritagechocolate.com

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 1d

One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city.

They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 1d

Grants available: The Whole Foods Foundation is offering support for educational beehives and bee programming in K-12 schools or Nonprofit organizations that serve at least 10 students in the U.S./Canada.

#grants #schools #libraries

Bee Grant — WFM Foundation

www.wholefoodsmarketfoundation.org

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 2d

For what it's worth, my June coverage on 'The Librarians' film, now in theatrical release nationally. thelibrariansfilm.com

#BannedBooksWeek #librarians

Catharsis and a Call to Action: ‘The Librarians’ at ALA Annual

Eager attendees packed a much anticipated screening at the American Library Association Annual conference in Philadelphia. With the filmmakers and titular subjects on hand, it was an emotional experie...

www.slj.com

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 2d

"When politicians order books off the shelves, they aren’t protecting kids—they’re silencing voices, narrowing choices, and undermining the very purpose of a public education," writes parent Darren Laustsen.

#BannedBooksWeek

Banned Books Week: A Local Reflection From a Pennridge School District Dad - Bucks County Beacon

When politicians order books off the shelves, they aren’t protecting kids—they’re silencing voices, narrowing choices, and undermining the very purpose of a public education, writes Darren Laustsen.

buckscountybeacon.com

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 2d

Macmillan has announced a new partnership with Inkluded, a nonprofit dedicated to fostering diversity in publishing. (PW)

#publishing

Macmillan and Inkluded Partner for Diversity Initiative

The collaboration will establish mentorship opportunities for Inkluded members and loop in Macmillan employees on Inkluded’s Spotlight panel event series, which explores lesser-known or overlooked top...

www.publishersweekly.com

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 2d

Godspeed!

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 4d

The reason the N.F.L. picked Bad Bunny is the same reason that Jimmy Kimmel’s first show after his suspension had huge viewership,... and that Target’s sales are off since it dropped its D.E.I. efforts. Let’s face it: Woke is good for business. @mollyjongfast.bsky.social

Opinion | What Chuck Schumer Can Learn From Bad Bunny

www.nytimes.com

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 4d

Several journalists resigned this week from three Alaska newspapers after the publications’ corporate owner made significant edits to an article about Charlie Kirk’s death, appearing to yield to pressure from a Republican state lawmaker who had criticized the coverage. (NY Times)

Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story

www.nytimes.com

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 4d

@lapubliclibrary.bsky.social has you covered on the Taylor/Charlie XCX backstory www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMrPQEkP/

Life of a research librarian

TikTok video by Los Angeles Public Library

www.tiktok.com

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 4d

NY friends, I urge you to see this documentary, starting a two-week run at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social.

The Librarians Film @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social · Sep 5

As book banning sweeps across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate, brave librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy. A film by Kim A. Snyder.

Opens UK 9/26 @berthadochouse.bsky.social, US 10/03 @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, rollout to follow.

Tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 5d

Read.

#booksky
@littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 6d

A Sad, Sad Year: Themes of Grief and Loss in 2026 Newbery Potentials (Heavy Medal)

A Sad, Sad Year: Themes of Grief and Loss in 2026 Newbery Potentials

The first of the six Newbery criteria is interpretation of theme or concept. Without a doubt, this year our most common thing is coping with grief and loss. Today Steven and Emily take a look at diffe...

heavymedal.slj.com

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 7d

Per the @penamerica.bsky.social report, “Book censorship in schools has reached a new apex, now becoming a routine & expected part of school operations.” FL, TX, TN lead the nation in bans & “censors have mobilized” against ed materials and events such as book fairs.
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U.S. Faces ‘Expanded and Escalated’ Book Censorship, PEN America Reports

PEN America has released its annual report on the book banning crisis in K–12 public schools, naming the top five most banned titles and authors. PEN found censorship increasingly routine; Florida, Te...

www.publishersweekly.com

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 7d

Trump's FCC yesterday voted to kill a program that provided free Wi-Fi to rural school kids at no cost to taxpayers, falsely claiming the program was "illegal" and was being used to "censor Conservative ideology."

FCC moves to end discounts for Wi-Fi hotspot lending and school bus connectivity

The Federal Communications Commission voted to end discounts for library and school Wi-Fi hotspot lending programs on Tuesday, drawing criticism from lawmakers and librarians who say the move will mak...

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Tony Clark @anthonyclark.bsky.social · 7d

If you've done in-person research at any of the following presidential libraries in the last 8 months, can you please follow me/contact me—soon—for a story I'm working on (can be off the record)?

Hoover
FDR
Truman
Eisenhower
JFK
LBJ
Ford
Carter

And either way, can you please share this request? 🙏

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 7d

The World Kid Lit Reading Challenge Award is open to any English-speaking schools in which students and educators read translated works and develop creative presentations. (PW)

World Kid Lit Month Launches Award Honoring Translated Books

To entice students to broaden their reading horizons and check out the wide array of books in translation, World Kid Lit Month, the annual celebration of international children’s literature, is commem...

www.publishersweekly.com

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 7d

President Donald Trump repeatedly exaggerated the number of vaccines recommended for small children, comparing it with vaccinating a horse.

Trump said kids get 80 vaccines. The real number isn’t close - Poynter

CDC guidelines show children actually receive about 11 vaccines, protecting against diseases

www.poynter.org

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 8d

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 8d

Same.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8d

this is, no exaggeration, some of the most loser shit i have ever seen in my life

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hegseth: "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace and those who are willing to wage war to defend it. That's why pacifism is so naive and dangerous."