mturnerwm.bsky.social
@mturnerwm.bsky.social
Education and nonprofit communications. Journalism lecturer at UMass Amherst.
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Mark your calendars and join us at the Journalism Hub (4th floor, ILC) for an exciting lineup of guest speakers this October:

Greta Jochem – Oct 16 | 5:30 PM
Elsi Pacheco – Oct 21 | 5:30 PM
Justin Silverman – Oct 28 | 5:30 PM

Don’t miss the chance to hear from industry professionals and experts!
October 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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When Christmaelle Vernet enrolled in Professor Kathy Roberts Forde’s class, she didn’t expect to co-author a TIME Magazine piece — but that’s exactly what happened. Click the link below to read more about the power of faculty-student relationships.

www.umass.edu/journalism/n...

#UmassJournalism
October 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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After a decade of receivership, members of the Holyoke Teachers Association feel the state’s exit plan comes up short of justice for the predominantly Hispanic district.

Reporting by divina cordeiro.

This is the first article in a two-part series on the state’s takeover of Holyoke Public Schools.
Have Holyoke educators finally won the fight for local control?
After a decade of receivership, members of the Holyoke Teachers Association feel the state’s exit plan comes up short of justice for the predominantly Hispanic district.
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July 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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After seizing 30+ luxury cars from an alleged cannabis trafficker in 2020, the Northwestern DA auctioned many of them. Since then, police & prosecutors have been busy spending the $2 million in proceeds. Our latest from @dustyc123.bsky.social on the controversial process of “civil asset forfeiture”:
Police, DA made millions from a cannabis bust. Here’s how they’re spending it.
Police seized over 30 luxury cars from an alleged drug trafficker in New Salem. After auctioning many of the cars, they’ve been busy spending the more than $2 million in proceeds.
theshoestring.org
May 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Thanks, @mindyforma.bsky.social, for joining my @umassjournalism.bsky.social class for a press conference about your bill to make period products available in public buildings and for *always* saying yes to invitations to connect with students in meaningful ways like this.
@umassamherst.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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UPDATE: SPJ has joined a coalition of groups, led by @pressfreedom.bsky.social, in a statement urging the U.S. government to keep journalists safe in the wake of the moves against USAGM.

Read the full statement on CPJ's website: cpj.org/2025/03/medi... #pressfreedom #advocacymatters #voa
March 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Memories of a Catholic Girlhood by Mary McCarthy review – incurable sadness if bravely borne - Review by John Banville

Colm Tóibín introduces this welcome reprint of the US author and critic’s poignant account of orphanhood, first published in 1957

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
Memories of a Catholic Girlhood by Mary McCarthy review – incurable sadness if bravely borne
Colm Tóibín introduces this welcome reprint of the US author and critic’s poignant account of orphanhood, first published in 1957
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Mass. Municipal Empowerment Act . . . "It will shut people out of the democratic process" . . . Maine FOAA Bill . . . "Will implicitly give permission to every agency to take a month to fulfill a request, no matter how simple it might be" . . . and more. conta.cc/3QoJpWd
February 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Check out the first episode of our new RadioMoLI series, Books & Their Makers! In this episode Paul Lynch appears in conversation with Juliet Mabey and Margaret Kelleher to discuss his novel Prophet Song, the Booker Prize, and independent publishing. radio.moli.ie/r/paul-lynch...
February 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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REGISTER NOW AND JOIN US! 👉 👉🏽 👉🏿 30 Minute Skills: Business Reporting 101 with @alexagagosz.bsky.social at @bostonglobe.com us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... View all previous classes and register for upcoming lessons: www.nefac.org/30minuteskil... #journalism
January 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Justin Silverman, executive director of the New England First Amendment Coalition, said that the city’s justification wasn't specific enough to justify the broad withholding of all legal payments. “Whose privacy is the city looking to protect here?" www.telegram.com/story/news/2... #opengov
January 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM