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Marina Fang
@marinafang.bsky.social
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Reporter, editor, and journalism educator for hire, formerly a senior culture reporter at HuffPost • Adjunct journalism prof, CUNY • she/her • [email protected] or marinafang.72 on Signal marinafang.substack.com
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Marina Fang @marinafang.bsky.social · 22d
I know it's rough out there, but a periodic reminder that I'm on the job hunt. If you hire me, you'll get someone with over a decade of experience (see more below). In addition to journalism jobs, I'm also very open to roles in copywriting, comms, and/or teaching writing. Email in bio. Many thanks!
- reporting & writing breaking news, liveblogs, Day 2 stories, reported features, reviews, essays, commentary - turning in fast, clean copy & having strong news judgment - commissioning & editing freelance pieces - envisioning & executing special series and projects - speaking about news and culture on TV, radio, & podcasts - moderating post-screening Q&As and book talks - teaching journalism & mentoring students and early-career journalists + being passionate about student journalism and media literacy
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Marina Fang @marinafang.bsky.social · 22d
I know it's rough out there, but a periodic reminder that I'm on the job hunt. If you hire me, you'll get someone with over a decade of experience (see more below). In addition to journalism jobs, I'm also very open to roles in copywriting, comms, and/or teaching writing. Email in bio. Many thanks!
- reporting & writing breaking news, liveblogs, Day 2 stories, reported features, reviews, essays, commentary - turning in fast, clean copy & having strong news judgment - commissioning & editing freelance pieces - envisioning & executing special series and projects - speaking about news and culture on TV, radio, & podcasts - moderating post-screening Q&As and book talks - teaching journalism & mentoring students and early-career journalists + being passionate about student journalism and media literacy
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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 20d
Support independent media, now more than ever. Not just news and politics, but film, TV, fashion and other cultural criticism and commentary, from podcasts to apps to good old-fashioned web sites. Pay for it. Turn your adblocker off so they can keep the lights on. Share it.
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Writers Guild of America East @wgaeast.bsky.social · 21d
The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
WGA Statement on ABC's Decision to Pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice. As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree. Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich. Silencing us impoverishes the whole world. The WGA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.
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Marina Fang @marinafang.bsky.social · 21d
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Walter S Pumpkins 🪦👻🎃 @nedzeppelin.bsky.social · 21d
The first thing I think of when I see Kimmel getting shut down is all of his staff, who don’t have millions of dollars, and who are about to be suddenly stuck without a job in a shitty job market where the cost of living is too high
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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 21d
again, it is an especially great time to support & buy books from the wonderful team at @loyaltybooks.bsky.social: loyaltybookstores.com
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max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 21d
The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”
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Marina Fang @marinafang.bsky.social · 22d
I know it's rough out there, but a periodic reminder that I'm on the job hunt. If you hire me, you'll get someone with over a decade of experience (see more below). In addition to journalism jobs, I'm also very open to roles in copywriting, comms, and/or teaching writing. Email in bio. Many thanks!
- reporting & writing breaking news, liveblogs, Day 2 stories, reported features, reviews, essays, commentary - turning in fast, clean copy & having strong news judgment - commissioning & editing freelance pieces - envisioning & executing special series and projects - speaking about news and culture on TV, radio, & podcasts - moderating post-screening Q&As and book talks - teaching journalism & mentoring students and early-career journalists + being passionate about student journalism and media literacy
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 22
Breaking news: The White House has increased its pressure on the Smithsonian, calling out a list of exhibitions and materials mentioning race, slavery, transgender identity and immigration to bolster President Trump’s ongoing criticism of the institution.
White House targets ‘woke’ Smithsonian content in new list
The White House on Thursday released an article outlining Smithsonian exhibitions and materials it considers “woke” or anti-American.
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Matt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · Aug 20
It’s important to pay for local journalism but not like this.

www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
www.thecity.nyc
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · Aug 15
"The man watched the final episode of the reboot of that show from olden times, and asked himself if he would ever, after typing a sentence, stare into the middle distance with a wry grin of unearned self-satisfaction, then realized that he would never have to ask that question again, and smiled."
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Constance Grady @constancegrady.bsky.social · Aug 13
SO excited for this one. One of the things we say a lot in Vox culture is that pop culture is America's subconscious. So a few months ago, I pitched a question: 25 years into the 21st century, can we use 25 pieces of pop culture to explain where we are? www.vox.com/culture/4226...
The 25 pieces of culture that explain the last 25 years
From Lord of the Rings to the ramen craze to Ozempic, the cultural touchstones that help us understand the 21st century.
www.vox.com
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Vox Media Union @voxmediaunion.bsky.social · Aug 12
Our Eater GoFundMe is up! We all know this has been a difficult year for Vox, but the folks at Eater have been extremely dedicated in their support for each of their colleagues, past and present. Let's support them now!!! #unionstrong #voxunion #1u

gofund.me/04932462
Screenshot of a vox media union logo over the Eater logo. The heading reads, "Eater isn't essential without journalism." Screenshot (condensed for Bluesky word limit): On August 8, without warning, Vox Media laid off 15 members of Eater, Punch, and Thrillist, the award-winning food, drink, and travel news and recommendation sites, while management celebrated Eater’s 20th anniversary. The cuts decimated local coverage, including Chicago, the country’s third-largest market. This is the second restructuring at Eater in less than 10 months. The cuts come not only one month after the Vox Media Union ratified its new collective bargaining agreement, but also two months after the James Beard Awards, where Eater and Punch earned four nominations and two wins. The firings came a week after Jim Bankoff claimed in an interview there would be no imminent layoffs. Eater says farewell to a cohort of award-winning and dedicated journalists who fought tooth and nail to keep the wall between editorial and advertising intact. We sound like a broken record, but we are once again grateful to have bargained for industry-leading severance language in our latest contract. This GoFundMe is organized by members of the Vox Media Union. All funds raised will directly benefit union members impacted by the August 7 layoffs, and will be distributed in equal shares to those who opt-in to receive funds. The organizers will be reaching out to those impacted in the coming days with details. Our union is committed to supporting our colleagues who were laid off, and will hold management accountable for how these layoffs were conducted. With these funds, we hope to ease the financial burden that these layoffs have placed on our colleagues some of who face mounting medical bills and are charged with being their family's primary caretakers. The Vox Media Union layoff fund is being overseen by a committee of Vox Media Union members, including Ashok Selvam, Jaya Saxena, and Amy McCarthy. The fund will operate transparently, with full accounting of all donations that are received and distributed.
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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · Aug 12
there are much worse problems.

that said, as someone who loves writing reviews & has written thousands & is proud of that & thinks reviews are important, seeing culture coverage, critics & reviews constantly take it on the chin for the past decade--esp last few years--has been really fucking hard.
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Vox Media Union @voxmediaunion.bsky.social · Aug 7
Vox Media Union statement on today's devastating round of layoffs at Eater. We stand with all of our wonderful colleagues. #solidarityforever #unionstrong #1u
Eater layoffs statement Today, 15 members of the Vox Media Union working at Eater were notified without warning that their jobs were being eliminated as part of a major restructuring of the 20-year-old brand. This was especially shocking considering that Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff told Puck’s Dylan Byers just last week that he did not anticipate any impending layoffs at the company. But, of course, we’ve learned that we cannot trust Jim Bankoff’s word when it comes to layoffs. This is the second major round of layoffs at Eater this year, following a round earlier this year that decimated Eater’s award-winning cities network. To be abundantly clear: these layoffs are a gut-job, one that eliminates roughly a third of Eater’s union jobs. It is also a cowardly capitulation to the fallacious insistence that generative AI is the future of search and publishing. We are devastated that our colleagues have lost their jobs, and we are deeply worried about the future sustainability of Eater without them. Eater is currently in the midst of celebrating its 20th anniversary, and right now, there is not much to celebrate. We will have more information forthcoming about ways to support our laid-off colleagues in the coming days. Solidarity forever, The Vox Media Union Committees
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Aug 1
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down operations after loss of federal funding:
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations following the passage of a federal rescissions package and the release of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) appropriations bill, which excludes funding for CPB for the first time in more than five decades. For nearly 60 years, CPB has carried out its Congressional mission to build and sustain a trusted public media system that informs, educates, and serves communities across the country. Through partnerships with local stations and producers, CPB has supported educational content, locally relevant journalism, emergency communications, cultural programming, and essential services for Americans in every community. “Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations,” said CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison. “CPB remains committed to fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities and supporting our partners through this transition with transparency and care.”
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Marina Fang @marinafang.bsky.social · Aug 1
Both things can be true: the reboot industrial complex makes me more cynical by the day; and am I delighting at every bit of Devil Wears Prada 2 news? Begrudgingly, yes.
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Marina Fang @marinafang.bsky.social · Aug 1
Spotted: Devil Wears Prada 2 filming at the Museum of Natural History. A bunch of extras wearing Runway shirts — looks like some Runway event for “spring florals.” (Groundbreaking!) Also, the codename for the production is Cerulean, of course. 😂
A yellow flyer that directs people to the set of “Cerulean” The front of the Museum of Natural History, set up for filming a scene from The Devil Wears Prada 2, with a banner that reads “Runway // Spring Florals” Extras wearing Runway shirts
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Bethany Albertson @albertsonb2.bsky.social · Jul 29
My favorite Bluesky moment…
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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · Jul 29
Israel killed World Central Kitchen workers in April 2024. APRIL 2024! Politicians issuing statements now as Palestinians are on the brink of mass death feels hollow and also like a terrifying confirmation of horror. Air drops are pitiful. Borders need to be open significant lifesaving aid.
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Akbar Shahid Ahmed @akbarshahidahmed.huffpost.com · Jul 28
NEW— "A lot of children have passed the point of no return...The gut lining has started to auto-digest & will no longer [absorb] water or nutrition. Death is imminent for 1000s"

An American doctor who just returned from Gaza on where US-Israeli policy is taking us:
www.huffpost.com/entry/gaza-s...
‘Past The Point Of No Return’: Doctor Describes How Starvation In Gaza Is Driving Mass Death
"In August and September, there are probably still going to be ... large numbers of deaths because children have already passed the tipping point," Mark Brauner, who volunteered in Gaza last month, to...
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Gabriel Kahane @gabrielkahane.bsky.social · Jul 27
In my debut for @theatlantic.com, I wrote about the disappearance of cultural listings from major New York media outlets, and what it portends for artists, audiences, institutions, and journalists. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Why No One Knows What’s Happening Tonight
A love letter to music listings
www.theatlantic.com
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Joel D. Anderson @joelanderson.bsky.social · Jul 21
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, most remembered for playing Theo Huxtable on ‘The Cosby Show,’ passed away Sunday. But his legacy spans much more than one character. I wrote about how I’ll remember him best. www.theringer.com/2025/07/21/t...
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and the Other Side of the Climb
The actor, most remembered for playing Theo Huxtable on ‘The Cosby Show,’ passed away Sunday. But his legacy spans much more than one character.
www.theringer.com
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · Jul 21
Local stations — from New York City to Indigenous communities — will be the most impacted by the rescission and will likely have to lay off staff, reduce programming, and more if they don't find ways to replace government funds.

www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/publ...
Public media appeals to audiences for support after Congress cuts off its funding
Stations are tapping audiences to try to raise the money Congress took away.
www.niemanlab.org
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Lisa Takeuchi Cullen @lisatakeuchicullen.bsky.social · Jul 18
Statement from @wgaeast.bsky.social @wgawest.bsky.social

Fact: on July 15, Stephen Colbert called the 60 Minutes settlement a “big fat bribe” to bag the Paramount-Skydance merger.

Fact: on July 17, Paramount canceled the Colbert Show.

We call on NYS AG Letitia James to investigate.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Jul 18
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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