Many of my best colleagues at Media Matters lost their jobs today. I'm sharing their announcements in this thread. However you feel about our work, it should worry you that any billionaire could do this to any outlet at any time for any reason. It's a sad day for free speech. 🧵

Non-disabled people: this euphemism makes me feel warm and fuzzy and nice

Disabled people: please for the love of God just utter the word disabled without flinching

Non-disabled people: BUT MY WARM AND FUZZIES

Excited for the launch of Richmondside!

oaklandside.org/2024/05/14/cit…

Speaking as a journalist: I advise all my friends to not talk to the press unless they get media training. It is an occupational hazard that some people won’t want to talk to you — deal and move on

hell yes, student journalists forever

Don’t usually do *this* but, thread: Monday, SCOTUS debates the criminalization of homelessness. That means many folks are sounding off on the topic. I’ve spent 4 yrs covering this for The Washington Post, and need to reality-check assumptions getting thrown around this week (1/x)

The STAT team is lucky to have an incredible editor like Zachary Tracer joining! Can't wait to see what awesome work they (continue) to do!!

We are thrilled that the super-talented Zachary Tracer is joining STAT as senior editor for business/policy! Also several exciting promotions, including Rachel Cohrs Zhang as chief DC correspondent!
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My point is that this is wh Black journalists are important.. I don’t know if I could have roamed & made ppl feel comfortable enough to talk to me if I was white.

But I didn’t do this, a bunch of brave Black women did this.

in january 2023, i had a simple ultrasound done at SimonMed. they sent me 4 bills totaling $5137 for it.

after a year of emails and phone calls, they finally admitted today that i only owed $140.53 and are mailing me a refund check!

here's how i did it 🧵

Screw all these cool shots, I only want to see your terrible photos of the eclipse. Give me all the fails

April will mark one year since the City of Oakland evicted the Wood Street encampment from this lot. One of the arguments to evict them was that the encampment was holding up the construction of affordable housing... But the lot still sits empty today.

Hey, everyone reading that NPR story! Want to check out a Richmond news source that is not the Standard? The Pulse is a nonprofit that trains and pays young people to report on the community.
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one thing I wish more people knew about journalism is how much time and care goes into getting things right.

it's not unusual to spend 10 mins on the phone with an editor going back and forth on how one word changes the meaning of a sentence! and i kind of love that

Now taking pitches for the personal essay you wish The Cut would publish but it’s too ridiculous even for them.

Me, as a reporter (waiting for edits): Hmm, I wonder what editors do all day.

Me, as an editor (in between trying to do five things at once): Oh God.

(It's been pretty fun but also hectic week!)

I can't emphasize it enough: Healthcare prices are fake. Never, ever pay the first bill in full. Make a good-faith effort and call the provider to get on the record a request for a reduced bill. This was for an urgent care visit while I was uninsured: from $420 to $102.

Apparently the term for migraine-sufferer is 'migraneur.' Nice getting recognition as a kind of artisan of suffering

This whole series was sooooooo good, but this article was my favorite!!! Read them all!!

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