Smackentee
@smackentee.bsky.social
AKA Jennifer McEntee. Freelance journalist. When I get tired of looking at words on my big screen, I look at words on a smaller screen, then flip open a book with more words. She/her. 📍San Diego
Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
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apnews.com/article/pent...
Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the sea...
apnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
apnews.com/article/pent...
apnews.com/article/pent...
I marvel at those who can write about the worst day of their life with such clarity. This story broke my heart www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
“The River House Broke. We Rushed in the River.”
The July 4 Texas flooding ripped our Kerr County home from its pillars, pulling us into the water and into the night. Then morning came.
www.texasmonthly.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I marvel at those who can write about the worst day of their life with such clarity. This story broke my heart www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
This is such a well-done bit of multimedia journalism: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
L.A. Homeowners Face Toxic Hazards After Wildfires
After the fires clouded neighborhoods in smoke, residents whose homes were spared learned that danger was still lurking in the walls, the furniture and the air. But their insurers have doubts.
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is such a well-done bit of multimedia journalism: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Journalism for the win. 🙌🏻
Journalism won the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, coming from behind down the stretch.
Journalism wins the Preakness two weeks after finishing 2nd in the Kentucky Derby
Journalism has won the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes. The heavy favorite made good on lofty expectations two weeks after finishing second to Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby.
bit.ly
May 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Journalism for the win. 🙌🏻
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Guys, #sdjournos PLEASE help out. We really need nominations for “Journalist of the Year.” Please share. The only requirements are 1) the nominee is a journalist 2) in San Diego. 3) is not on SPJ board.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Journalist of the year
Please nominate who you think should be journalist of the year. Please include their name followed by a brief explanation of why. Specific examples would be greatly appreciated.
If there are notes, do...
docs.google.com
May 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Guys, #sdjournos PLEASE help out. We really need nominations for “Journalist of the Year.” Please share. The only requirements are 1) the nominee is a journalist 2) in San Diego. 3) is not on SPJ board.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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🧰 Are you an investigative or data journalist?
These 8 tools can help you cross-check information, map power networks, and visualize data.
via LatAm Journalism Review
These 8 tools can help you cross-check information, map power networks, and visualize data.
via LatAm Journalism Review
Eight tools that investigative and data journalists are using and recommending
Eight tools that investigative and data journalists are using and recommending Innovation. Latin American Journalism Review by The Knight Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
latamjournalismreview.org
April 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
🧰 Are you an investigative or data journalist?
These 8 tools can help you cross-check information, map power networks, and visualize data.
via LatAm Journalism Review
These 8 tools can help you cross-check information, map power networks, and visualize data.
via LatAm Journalism Review
News wires are invaluable for getting info to news orgs that don’t have a seat in the room. By blocking Reuters, AP, Bloomberg, the White House is diminishing access to hundreds of outlets.
White House announces press pool for tomorrow, after booting newswires
Out: Reuters, Bloomberg
Still out: AP
In: The Daily Signal (as secondary print), the Christian Broadcasting Network (as new media), EWTN (as secondary TV)
Out: Reuters, Bloomberg
Still out: AP
In: The Daily Signal (as secondary print), the Christian Broadcasting Network (as new media), EWTN (as secondary TV)
April 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
News wires are invaluable for getting info to news orgs that don’t have a seat in the room. By blocking Reuters, AP, Bloomberg, the White House is diminishing access to hundreds of outlets.
Bookmarking this for myself, but sharing with you, too: mediablog.prnewswire.com/2025/03/26/v...
20 Helpful Verification Tools for Journalists | Beyond Bylines
As we near April Fool’s Day and its potential wave of misleading content, we're rounding up a few verification tools that journalists should bookmark.
mediablog.prnewswire.com
April 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Bookmarking this for myself, but sharing with you, too: mediablog.prnewswire.com/2025/03/26/v...
Judge lifts Trump White House restrictions on AP while lawsuit proceeds - www.reuters.com/business/med...
Judge lifts Trump White House restrictions on AP while lawsuit proceeds
A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered President Donald Trump’s White House to lift access restrictions imposed on the Associated Press over the news agency’s decision to continue to refer to the Gulf of Mexico in its coverage.
www.reuters.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Judge lifts Trump White House restrictions on AP while lawsuit proceeds - www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.spj.org/mini-grants-... This is a nice offer for freelancers.
Mini-Grants for SPJ Freelancers
The SPJ Freelance Fund’s mini-grants program supports SPJ members seeking to engage in professional activities that advance their careers as independent journalists.
Grants, typically ranging up to ...
www.spj.org
March 21, 2025 at 5:05 AM
www.spj.org/mini-grants-... This is a nice offer for freelancers.
This is such an interesting story. I do hope a green thumbed staffer is hiding it somewhere.
It is a small thing, against all the enormous things, but what has Trump done with nation's most famous houseplant, one that has endured since JFK? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The country’s most famous houseplant is missing. What did Trump do with it?
The Oval Office Swedish Ivy was a gift to John F. Kennedy.
www.motherjones.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This is such an interesting story. I do hope a green thumbed staffer is hiding it somewhere.
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A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office for President Trump’s sit-down with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters were barred from the high-level meeting.
A Russian state media reporter gained entry to the Oval Office for Trump-Zelensky sit-down | CNN Business
A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office on Friday to cover President Trump’s sit-down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters wer...
www.cnn.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office for President Trump’s sit-down with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters were barred from the high-level meeting.
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BREAKING: The Associated Press sues three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing the First Amendment.
AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech
The Associated Press is suing three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events.
apnews.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
BREAKING: The Associated Press sues three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing the First Amendment.
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"It’s particularly ironic when the editorial in question is about government secrecy undermining the public trust," we told @washingtonpost.com's @annebranigin.bsky.social.
"Judge Martin shouldn’t be adjudicating parking tickets, let alone First Amendment cases."
"Judge Martin shouldn’t be adjudicating parking tickets, let alone First Amendment cases."
Mississippi city stuns newspaper with restraining order over editorial
The feud between a Black mayor and a conservative newspaper spilled over onto the national stage when a Mississippi court ordered a critical editorial be taken down.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"It’s particularly ironic when the editorial in question is about government secrecy undermining the public trust," we told @washingtonpost.com's @annebranigin.bsky.social.
"Judge Martin shouldn’t be adjudicating parking tickets, let alone First Amendment cases."
"Judge Martin shouldn’t be adjudicating parking tickets, let alone First Amendment cases."
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📢 National #NewsLiteracyWeek in partnership with @ewscrippsco.bsky.social & @usatoday.com begins TODAY!
✨ Whether you're an educator or not, you can make a difference in young people's lives by empowering them to identify credible information.
🔗 Get involved & share: newsliteracyweek.org
✨ Whether you're an educator or not, you can make a difference in young people's lives by empowering them to identify credible information.
🔗 Get involved & share: newsliteracyweek.org
February 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
📢 National #NewsLiteracyWeek in partnership with @ewscrippsco.bsky.social & @usatoday.com begins TODAY!
✨ Whether you're an educator or not, you can make a difference in young people's lives by empowering them to identify credible information.
🔗 Get involved & share: newsliteracyweek.org
✨ Whether you're an educator or not, you can make a difference in young people's lives by empowering them to identify credible information.
🔗 Get involved & share: newsliteracyweek.org
It’s that wonderful time of year when I’m still on deadline, but all my sources have checked out until the new year. ⏰
December 4, 2024 at 7:29 PM
It’s that wonderful time of year when I’m still on deadline, but all my sources have checked out until the new year. ⏰
If you read one wild story today, make it this one: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/m...
An I.V.F. Mix-Up, a Shocking Discovery and an Unbearable Choice
Two couples in California discovered they were raising each other’s genetic children. Should they switch their girls?
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:46 PM
If you read one wild story today, make it this one: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/m...
I read this story today on the recommendation of Longreads, and it’s stuck with me. www.esquire.com/news-politic...
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com
November 23, 2024 at 2:54 AM
I read this story today on the recommendation of Longreads, and it’s stuck with me. www.esquire.com/news-politic...
Oh, hey! 👋🏻
November 20, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Oh, hey! 👋🏻