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Barbara Walters, the first female anchor in US TV evening news and a trailblazer whose career spanned over five decades, dies at 93 — The pioneering TV news broadcaster was the first female anchor in evening news. — Barbara Walters, the trailblazing television news broadcaster …
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Jennifer Vineyard / New York Times: The Best of Barbara Walters
Carmel Dagan / Variety: Barbara Walters, Pioneering Journalist and Queen of Celebrity Interviews, Dies at 93
Robert Iger / @robertiger: I have sad news to share today. Barbara Walters passed away this evening at her home in New York. https://twitter.com/...
Alessandra Stanley / New York Times: Barbara Walters, a First Among TV Newswomen, Is Dead at 93
Adam Jacobson / Radio & Television Business Report: Iconic Journalist Barbara Walters Dies
Cynthia Littleton / Variety: Barbara Walters' Most Memorable Interviews, From Monica Lewinsky to Fidel Castro to Christopher Reeve
Tamron Hall / @tamronhall: The Legend. The Blueprint. The Greatest. Rest in Peace Barbara Walters https://twitter.com/...
Joan Lunden / @joanlunden: We have lost a true legend with the passing of Barbara Walters. Such a trail blazer. Such a generous woman - I learned so much from working with her. https://twitter.com/...
Philip Lewis / @phil_lewis_: Oprah pays tribute to Barbara Walters: “Without Barbara Walters, there would be no me - nor any other woman you see on evening, morning and daily news.” https://twitter.com/...
Staci D Kramer / @sdkstl: “I can not really emphasize enough how much BS Barbara Walkers had to deal with in TV news in those early days of her career - and quite frankly throughout her career.” — @katiecouric https://twitter.com/...
Star Jones / @starjonesesq: I owe Barbara Walters more than I could ever repay. Rest well sister...mother...friend...colleague... mentor.
Lucas Meyer / @meyer_lucas: Simplest and best tribute to exemplify the Barbara Walters legacy : On her final show on The View, they just brought one female journalist after another to honour her. All ages, races, from NBC to FOX, to say thank you. She's completely overwhelmed and touched. https://twitter.com/...
Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap: Barbara Walters Remembered as ‘a True Legend,’ ‘Modest and Touching’ After Death at 93
Steve Inskeep / @nprinskeep: Here's the incredible end of our 2014 talk with Barbara Walters. She's a perfectionist, predicting she'll leave the interview thinking of what she should have said—yet humbly denies her pathbreaking career had any big purpose except “I had to work.” @npr https://www.npr.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Brie Stimson / Fox News: Barbara Walters, journalistic pioneer, dead at 93
Pat Saperstein / Variety: Oprah Winfrey, Bob Iger, Lynda Carter and More Remember Barbara Walters: ‘A True Legend, a Pioneer’
David Folkenflik / NPR: Trailblazing journalist Barbara Walters has died at 93
Marc Berman / Forbes: Legendary Newswoman Barbara Walters Dies At 93
Stephen Miller / Bloomberg: Barbara Walters, Doyenne of Celebrity Interviewers, Dies at 93
Kipp Jones / Mediaite: Legendary Journalist Barbara Walters Dies at 93
Rania Aniftos / Billboard: Barbara Walters, Trailblazing Broadcast Journalist, Dies at 93
@abc: “The fact that I ended up on television — never ever thought that would happen.” How Barbara Walters broke through the glass ceiling — and became the most important woman pioneer in the history of TV news. https://abcnews.go.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Insider: From telling the Kardashians they had no talent to making the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cry, here are Barbara Walters' most controversial interviews from her nearly 60-year career
Adam Bankhurst / IGN: Barbara Walters, Groundbreaking Broadcast Journalist, Dies at 93
Matt Brennan / Los Angeles Times: Barbara Walters' 12 most influential TV interviews
Michael Starr / New York Post: The late Barbara Walters was first class all the way
Lynda Carter / @reallyndacarter: Barbara Walters was an American institution. As the first female national news anchor, she opened the door to endless possibilities for so many girls who wanted to work in TV, myself included. Her impact cannot be overstated. I'll miss you, Barbara. Thank you for everything. https://twitter.com/...
Michelle Collins / @michcoll: One of the first rites of passage of becoming a host on @TheView was to have lunch with Barbara Walters. Few times in my life have I been that nervous. She was an absolute trailblazer, class, elegance, smarts that are increasingly hard to come by. I'll always be grateful. RIP
Sadie Gurman / @sgurman: Best known for her interviews of world leaders, entertainers and newsmakers, Walters broke down numerous barriers and cleared the way for a generation of women to follow in her footsteps including Diane Sawyer, Jane Pauley and Katie Couric. https://twitter.com/...
Paul Farhi / @farhip: A pioneering TV news figure. Such a long and colorful career. RIP. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Ramin Setoodeh / @raminsetoodeh: Barbara Walters changed journalism and TV in too many ways to count. I conducted the last interview she ever gave for my book ‘Ladies Who Punch.’ When I asked her describe her legacy, she said she showed other female journalists that they could follow her. https://variety.com/...
Alyssa Milano / @alyssa_milano: Rest In Peace, Barbara Walters. Thanks for helping me find my voice. https://twitter.com/...
Rosie Perez / @rosieperezbklyn: An amazing woman. Amazing loss. Shattering the glass ceiling is a huge understatement. She decimated it. Paved the way for so many. I feel very proud/humble to have known her & to have worked with her. Condolences to her loved ones & the entire @TheView family. #RipBarbaraWalters https://twitter.com/...
Robin Roberts / @robinroberts: Barbara Walters was a true trailblazer. Forever grateful for her stellar example and for her friendship. Sending condolences to her daughter and family.🙏🏾 https://twitter.com/...
Armando Tinoco / Deadline: Barbara Walters Remembered: ‘The View’ Cohosts, Oprah & More Pay Tribute To Late News Anchor
Josh Gad / @joshgad: One of the greatest to ever grace the small screen. #BarbaraWalters defined the 20th century interview format in a way that made it appointment TV. One of my greatest memories was going on #TheView for the first time and being welcomed by the Legend herself. #RipLegend https://twitter.com/...
Kimberly Roots / TVLine: Barbara Walters Remembered by Oprah, Hosts of The View and Others: ‘She Paved the Way for So Many’
Katherine Boyd / @katboydrocks: Barbara was a point of contention in my family. Detested by my grandfather for her brashness. Yet I found her profoundly trailblazing. A woman who asked hard questions. Who landed the biggest interviews. And started The View. She didn't follow the handbook. Thank God. #RipLegend https://twitter.com/...
MJ Felipe / @mjfelipe: Oh my god. This is just saddest news. Thank you Barbara for paving the way for many. https://twitter.com/...
@nytimes: Barbara Walters, who broke barriers for women as the first female co-host of the “Today” show and the first female anchor of a network evening news program, has died at 93. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@dictionarycom: trailblazer noun 1. a person who blazes a trail for others to follow through unsettled country or wilderness; pathfinder. 2. Barbara Walters https://twitter.com/...
@terrymoran: You know who else blurred those lines between news and entertainment? Murrow. Wallace. Tom Wolfe. Barbara got more flak for it, for sure. Maybe because she was better at it? https://twitter.com/...
Steven Musil / CNET: Barbara Walters, Trailblazing TV Journalist, Dies at 93
Amy Klobuchar / @amyklobuchar: Barbara Walters...in 1976 she became the first woman anchor of the evening news and...she was just getting started! What a life she led...so many glass ceilings shattered.
Cheyenne R. Ubiera / The Sun: Barbara Walters dead aged 93: ‘Trailblazing’ ABC News anchor passes away after incredible career that spanned 5 decades
Ted Johnson / @tedstew: While Walters initially was dismissed by a male establishment as a figure who injected a personality-driven focus to major events, she pushed back against the stereotype as she landed interviews with world leaders including Golda Meir and Fidel Castro. https://twitter.com/...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / @kaj33: Barbara Walters never flinched when questioning the world's most powerful people. She held them accountable. She cared about the truth and she made us care too. Fortunately, she inspired many other journalists to be just as unrelenting. We are all better off because of her.
@yashar: One of the more touching tributes to Barbara Walters came in 2014 when she appeared on her final episode of “The View”. Oprah thanked her for opening so many doors for ALL women in news and then welcomed two dozen women in news who came on to thank her for blazing a trail. https://twitter.com/...
Jemele Hill / @jemelehill: I've never seen this clip before, but this exemplifies why Barbara Walters is considered a journalistic icon. For journalists, it isn't about your question ✌🏾sounding✌🏾tough. It's about getting the subject to expose something about themselves — good or bad. https://twitter.com/...
Heather Caygle / @heatherscope: My earliest memories are of watching Barbara Walters on TV with my mom and grandparents and thinking, “I want to do that.” I soon was given a Fisher Price tape recorder/microphone and interviewed my baby sister and stuffed animals regularly. https://twitter.com/...
Sari Beth Rosenberg / @saribethrose: “This is what I tell, especially young women, fight the big fights. Don't fight the little fight. Be the first one in, be the last one out. Do your homework, choose your battles...Fight the big fight.” #BarbaraWalters https://twitter.com/...
Mayor Eric Adams / @nycmayor: Barbara Walters was a titan. She was fearless, hardworking, and tough — a true New Yorker. She inspired and supported generations of women and men in journalism and broadcasting with her determination and talent. Our prayers are with her family, loved ones, and fans.
Maria Shriver / @mariashriver: #BarbaraWalters was a trailblazer. She was a mentor to me as well as a friend. So many women broke into the news business because she did her job well.
Billie Jean King / @billiejeanking: Pioneering TV news broadcaster Barbara Walters has died. A true trailblazer, she was the 1st woman anchor on the evening news. And I was privileged to know her. When she interviewed me, it was clear she did her homework. She was always prepared. May she rest in power. https://twitter.com/...
Michael Beschloss / @beschlossdc: Barbara Walters' pathbreaking joint interview with Begin and Sadat, 1977: https://twitter.com/...
Mike Barnes / @mikebarnes4: #RIP Barbara Walters. “I said [to Muammar Gaddafi], there are people who think you are crazy. I asked Putin if he ever killed anybody,” she said. “I have no courage in everyday life, but somehow when I'm interviewing people, I can ask those questions.” https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Josh Crutchmer / @jcrutchmer: we got barbara walters into final editions. more to come sunday https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Jessica Rosenworcel / @jrosenworcelfcc: When I think about legends and glass ceiling breakers, Barbara Walters comes to mind. She was truly an icon and a pioneer in broadcast television. She was a journalist's journalist and was the first woman to co-anchor a network nightly news program; an inspiration to us all. https://twitter.com/...
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: She blurred and even erased lines between news and entertainment. She was also an unexpected trailblazer. She was at once a loyal colleague and ferocious competitor. My obit for Barbara Walters, who has died at 93 - tks to @andreamitchell & @DavidWestin https://www.npr.org/...
Monica Lewinsky / @monicalewinsky: - got good grades, didn't do drugs, never shoplifted etc. without missing a beat barbara said: monica, next time shoplift. (2/4)
Monica Lewinsky / @monicalewinsky: a short thread on barbara walters' passing: i knew barbara for over half of my life. we met in the spring of 1998, in the midst of the starr investigation; i was 24. i remarked that this was the first time i'd ever been in serious trouble. i'd basically been a good kid — (1/4)
Monica Lewinsky / @monicalewinsky: we stayed in touch over the past 25 years. the last time we saw each other was for lunch a few years ago. of course, she was charming, witty and some of her questions were still her signature interview style: (3/4)
Monica Lewinsky / @monicalewinsky: “so tell me, monica, how do you feel ...etc etc.” she was the very first person with whom i ever sat for a television interview... and will certainly be my most memorable. barbara will be missed by many — including me. sending love to jackie, george + her other friends. #RIPBarbara
Meghan McCain / @meghanmccain: Barbara Walters will always be known as a trail blazer. Her hard hitting questions & welcoming demeanor made her a household name and leader in American journalism. Her creation of The View is something I will always be appreciative of. Rest in peace you will forever be an icon.
Weijia Jiang / @weijia: There would be a lot fewer female journalists today, if not for you. Thank you, Barbara Walters. https://twitter.com/...
Alex Pierson / @alexpiersonamp: 😢 Walters opened a lot of doors for women at a time when we were to be seen and not heard. Sad loss. https://twitter.com/...
Chuck Schumer / @senschumer: Barbara Walters was a trailblazing journalist, so many of her interviews were unforgettable. She broke the glass ceiling for so many women and girls. I knew Barbara—she always wanted to get the truth. I'm praying for her family and for all who knew and loved her. https://twitter.com/...
Rep. Barbara Lee / @repbarbaralee: Barbara Walters will be remembered as a fearless trailblazer who shattered the glass ceiling & paved the way for women in journalism. From heads of state to cultural icons, she boldly conducted some of the most important interviews of our time. May she Rest In Peace. https://twitter.com/...
Deborah Roberts / @debrobertsabc: So sad to hear of the passing of Barbara Walters. What an honor to share the set @ABC with the inimitable trailblazer when I joined @abc2020. Will never forget the phone call when she asked me to join the groundbreaking program. https://twitter.com/...
Ken Fang / @fangsbites: Joan is talking about this experience of co-anchoring with Barbara on GMA. She said Barbara advised her to write thank you notes to every person she interviewed. Joan said it came in droves when people returned and asked for her to interview them instead of David Hartman. https://twitter.com/...
Evan Barnes / @evan_b: My Fridays after TGIF were spent watching 20/20 with Barbara Walters and Hugh Downs. She was a fantastic host and it helped me learn what a pioneer she was and the heights she reached. Her voice was tough and firm for interviews but comforting when presenting stories. Rest well https://twitter.com/...
Lyanne Melendez / @lyannemelendez: A pioneer who endured so much for being a woman. Thank you for opening so many doors. https://twitter.com/...
Ellen Tailor / @ellentailor: How's this for perspective... She got her first serious break a month after she turned 34. Don't let anyone in this business tell you you're too old. https://twitter.com/...
Rev. Rob Lee / @roblee4: May her memory be a blessing forever. I'm grateful for her legacy and life well-lived. https://twitter.com/...
Willie Geist / @williegeist: Much will be made, rightly, of the trail Barbara blazed for women in our industry, but she was an inspiration to all of us. Smart, prepared, tough, and unafraid. A life force. RIP to the legend, Barbara Walters. 🙏 https://twitter.com/...
Keith Olbermann / @keitholbermann: Amid some controversy long forgotten, I briefly defended Barbara Walters and her journalism. Four days letter a hand-written note arrived. It was heartfelt, modest and touching. I ran into her years later and she reminded me of it. RIP to a great soul. https://goodmorningamerica.com/ ...
Staci D Kramer / @sdkstl: Barbara Walters not only led the way, she helped other women journalists carve out their own spaces instead of being relegated to the sidelines. https://twitter.com/...
John Johnson / Newser: Barbara Walters Dead at 93
Chris Evans / @notcapnamerica: Barbara Walters: “Do you ever wear a skirt?” Katharine Hepburn: “I'll wear one to your funeral.” https://twitter.com/...
Jake Tapper / @jaketapper: ABC News: Barbara Walters, trailblazing TV icon, dies at 93 Sending love and prayers to my friends at ABC and to Barbara's family and friends https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/ ...
Dan Rather / @danrather: The world of journalism has lost a pillar of professionalism, courage, and integrity. Barbara Walters was a trailblazer and a true pro. She outworked, out-thought, and out-hustled her competitors. She left the world the better for it. She will be deeply missed. RIP
TuAnh Dam / Axios: Longtime ABC news anchor Barbara Walters dies at 93
Bob Minzesheimer / USA Today: Barbara Walters, legendary journalist and trailblazer, dies at 93
Sophia Melissa Caraballo Piñeiro / Page Six: Legendary journalist Barbara Walters dead at age 93
Adam Schrader / UPI: Pioneering journalist Barbara Walters dies at 93
Laurence I. Barrett / Washington Post: Barbara Walters, TV's tireless pursuer of the newsmaker ‘get,’ dies at 93
Russell Falcon / The Hill: Barbara Walters, trailblazing TV journalist, dies at 93
Matea Gold / Los Angeles Times: Barbara Walters dies at 93; news anchor broke the boy's club of network television
@mzcsmith: Rest in Peace, #barbarawalters. Thank you for shattering the glass ceilings, inspiring every woman who dared dream of being a journalist. Seeing you on television, interviewing the world's most famous and infamous, meant something to so many. Thank you for showing us the way.
David Muir / @davidmuir: So often we toss around the words icon, legend, trailblazer - but Barbara Walters was all of these. And perhaps, above all else, Barbara Walters was brave. She paved the way for so many - we learned from her - and remain in awe of her to this day. RIP, Barbara. https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: In place of tonight's scheduled “20/20,” ABC is airing an ongoing special report about Barbara Walters' death — an appropriate recognition for the pioneering “20/20” host.
Noah Shachtman / @noahshachtman@mstdn.social: RIP, Barbara.
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast: News Icon Barbara Walters Dies at 93
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: >> @PamelaBrownCNN: Barbara Walters “was an inspiration for young female journalists like myself coming up the ranks.” @AlisynCamerota: “The death of an American icon.”
@tigerclaw305@mastodon.social: Barbara Walters interviewed the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 1991. #TMNT #BarbaraWalters #RIPBarbaraWalters https://www.youtube.com/...
Bill Ritter / 6abc: Barbara Walters in her own words in 2014
Shaun Robinson / @shaunrobinson: To journalists like myself, the passing of Barbara Walters - the icon - touches particularly deep. God rest her soul. She forged a path for so many women. A true legend. https://twitter.com/...
Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone: Barbara Walters, Pioneering TV Broadcaster Who Inspired Generations of Women, Dead at 93
Sharon Machlis / @smach@fosstodon.org: When I was a kid, there were no women TV news anchors. Not on national newscasts, and not on our local news. Barbara Walters blazed a very tough trail in broadcast journalism and did so with grace as well as skill. …
Thomas van Linge / @thomasvlinge: I will always remember Barbara Walters as the reporter who sat down with Bashar al-Assad and asked him to his face: “do you feel guilty?” What a loss. https://twitter.com/...
Matt Swider / @mattswider: RIP Barbra Walters. Anyone who grew up watching TGIF on ABC saw her & Hugh Downs on 20/20 every Friday night at 10pm. A storied journalism career and intro. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Mitch Levy / @mitch_seattle: Sad night. And way to end a tough year in so many respects. For those of us who are curious, love asking questions & the challenge of trying to get people to let their guard down & open up, Barbara Walters will always be on a pedestal. Rightfully. RIP. https://twitter.com/...
Jose Antonio Vargas / @joseiswriting: My earliest memories of arriving in the US in 1993: the pet food aisle at @Safeway; @tonibraxton singing Breathe Again; and Barbara Walters asking questions. Rest in Power, Ms. Walters. Thanks for reaching a 12yo immigrant kid that questions are as important as answers. 👇🏽 https://twitter.com/...
Victoria Arbiter / @victoriaarbiter: This is incredibly sad news. I admired Barbara Walters enormously and I will always be grateful for the time I spent in her presence. https://twitter.com/...
Anne-MarieWithenshaw / @amwithenshaw: Icon. Trailblazer. I re and re-read her memoir Audition, and it changed the way I do my job. Women in modern broadcasting owe Barbara so much. Thank you and RIP 💔 https://twitter.com/...
Nicholas Kristof / @nickkristof: Barbara Walters, one of the journalistic greats who overcame sexism to blaze a path for women to the top of television news, has died at age 93. What an extraordinary woman and journalist! RIP, Barbara. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Kelsey Proud / @kelseyproud: A career that lit the fires of many others, including mine. Grateful for her spark. Rest well Barbara. https://twitter.com/...
Kelly O'Donnell / @kellyo: Thank you Barbara!! A remarkable and memorable journey and an extraordinary example for so many of us. https://twitter.com/...
Yamiche Alcindor / @yamiche: Such sad news. Barbara Walters was a legend and an icon. https://twitter.com/...
Maggie Hendricks / @maggiehendricks: I would tape-yes, tape-her interview specials and study them to try and figure out how she asked questions. Thank you, Barbara. https://twitter.com/...
Courtney Cronin / @courtneyrcronin: An absolute icon. She paved the way for every single woman in this industry. This one hits home. https://twitter.com/...
Natalie Moore / @nemoore_: I think so many of us in this field were inspired by Barbara Walters. My mother loved her and in many ways she likely planted a seed for me to pursue a journalism career just by the sheer number of hours she was on our tv screen growing up. https://twitter.com/...
Brianna Wu / @briannawu: I can't say I always liked her politics. But, we take for granted today that women can have media careers. She shattered norms and pushed boundaries. https://twitter.com/...
Dorothy Lucey / @dorothylucey: Interviewed her a few times. What a privilege. #barbarawalters https://twitter.com/...
Sheryl Lee Ralph / @thesherylralph: Rest in Peace precious Peace Barbara Walters!! https://twitter.com/...
Laurie Segall / @lauriesegall: Such sad news... and such an incredible life she lived. https://twitter.com/...
Philip Lewis / @phil_lewis_: Barbara Walters joined ABC News in 1976, becoming the first female anchor on an evening news program. https://abcnews.go.com/...
Joseph Wilkinson / New York Daily News: Pioneering journalist Barbara Walters dead at 93
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Disney, Netflix, and other media stocks suffered major losses in 2022 as streaming growth waned and ad sales slowed; some analysts expect more pain in H1 2023 — - Media stocks were hit with major losses in 2022 as streaming subscriber growth waned and the advertising market weakened.
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@juicy_moose@awscommunity.social: @Mediagazer@mstdn.social could the fact that there are now 37 platforms requiring $9/month to view anything has kind of taken the bloom off the rose. dropping a $100+ cable service 10 years ago didn't take much thought …
Andrew A. Rosen / @aagave: All this talk of bundling reflects just how little Wall Street understands DTC media. Consumers have less and less of a relationship to the content itself and more and more with the IP. The concept of what is part of a bundle solves for is evolving (eg NFLX = streaming + games) https://twitter.com/...
Sharon Waxman / The Wrap: As We Say Good Riddance to Hollywood's Annus Horribilis, Caution Is the Watchword for 2023
Jennifer Maas / Variety: Media's Annus Horribilis: Investors Batter Shares of Disney, Netflix, WB Discovery, Amazon and More in 2022
Axios:
Morning Consult: 33% of US Gen Zers don't watch sports at all, compared to 24% of US adults; 28% of US Gen Zers watch sports on linear TV vs. 47% of US adults — America's youth doesn't have much of an appetite for live sports broadcasts — an alarming reality for an industry built on broadcasters' willingness to pay for media rights.
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Long Island's weekly North Shore Leader covered oddities in George Santos' background in September 2022, before larger outlets picked up the story in December — Months before the New York Times published a December article suggesting Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) had fabricated …
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Niall Fitzgerald / theleader: The Leader Told You So: US Rep-Elect George Santos is a Fraud - and Wanted Criminal
Robert Zimmerman / @zimmermanrob: Thank you, The North Shore Leader, for your great reporting in exposing the fraud and corruption of George Santos and for your endorsement of my candidacy. I am personally very grateful. The Leader demonstrates the importance and need for local journalism. https://theleaderonline.com/ ...
Lauren Wolfe / @wolfe321: A local paper broke the Santos story before the election; no one listened. Red flags “were brought to the attention of many folks in the media,” his opponent said, but “a lot of folks in the media are saying they didn't have the personnel, time or money” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Jason Leopold / @jasonleopold: And their justified follow up: “In a story first broken by the North Shore Leader over four months ago, the national media has suddenly discovered that George Santos - dubbed “George Scam-tos” by many local political observers - is a deepfake liar” https://www.theleaderonline.com/ ...
Andy Ostroy / @andyostroy: Kudos to the #NorthShoreLeader...the tiny LI paper that reported in Sept that #GeorgeSantos was a total fraud. No one cared. They did nothin...because 'he can't/won't win'. Apparently Trump, MTG, Boebert, Gaetz, Gosar, Cawthorn etc taught them nothing... https://www.theleaderonline.com/ ...
Andy Ostroy / @andyostroy: Pretty sad state of journalism that a tiny Long Island paper broke the astonishing #GeorgeSantos story 4 mos ago while mainstream outlets either slept or willfully ignored it. This is precisely why we need local news to survive. Kudos #NorthShoreLeader... https://www.theleaderonline.com/ ...
David M. Perry / @lollardfish: this is interesting giving the snarky nyt response “subscribe to local news” when they broke the santos story too late. for a couple of reasons. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Eddy Elfenbein / @eddyelfenbein: I've always wondered about these stories — scandals that everyone in the know knows about yet it's not really secret but never discussed (ie Cosby). “A tiny paper broke the George Santos scandal, but no one paid attention” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Natalie Weiner / @natalieweiner: a nice way to give them credit might be to put their name in the hed https://twitter.com/...
Dan Gillmor / @dangillmor@mastodon.social: That was bad enough. But there's another journalistic aspect to this situation that may be even worse. The small news org that did cover the Santos deceit didn't have enough clout in its own community to make a difference. …
Elizabeth Kolbert / @elizkolbert: A local paper broke the George Santos story. Why was nobody listening? https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Frida Ghitis / @fridaghitis: A tiny paper broke the George Santos scandal but no one paid attention. The world needs local reporting. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Tae Kim / @firstadopter: “The number of journalists has declined by 60 percent since 2005, according to government statistics. ... on average two newspapers are disappearing in the U.S. every week. The nation has lost more than a quarter of its newspapers since 2005” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Kitty Eisele / @radiokitty: A tiny paper broke the George Santos scandal, but no one paid attention https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Really good piece here - and kudos to North Shore Leader. The loss to all of us when news shuts down is immense.
Tadas Viskanta / @abnormalreturns: Why you can't rely on markets when it comes to local news - the case of the George Santos campaign. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Dan Kennedy / Media Nation: A WashPost story sheds new light on big media's failure to expose George Santos
Laura Burkhardt / @lauraannstl: Support local journalism. In Missouri politics, the national news almost always gets it wrong or misses it completely. It's always the local reporters who are breaking the crucial stories. https://twitter.com/...
Beth Harpaz / The Forward: Every ‘Jew-ish’ thing George Santos has said and done (that we know about)
Sophie Richardson / @sophiehrw: Better headline: why local journalism matters! https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Nick Confessore / @nickconfessore: A good piece on the small paper that dogged Santos early on, and should be read alongside @RepSteveIsrael — former LI congressman — on the challenge of voter apathy in his old district. This is not really a story about “oppo” or “journalistic” failure. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Laurie Garrett / @laurie_garrett: The tiny North Shore Leader knew who #GeorgeSantos really was, and wrote this in October: “This newspaper would like to endorse a #Republican,” but Santos “is so bizarre, unprincipled & sketchy that we cannot. He's most likely just a fabulist — a fake.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Steve Inskeep / @nprinskeep: Local journalism matters; and you can feel the difference between a community with vibrant local news and one without. https://twitter.com/...
Arie Goldshlager / @ariegoldshlager@mstdn.social: @briankrebs@infosec.exchange We also need to preempt future George-Santos-like candidates before they get elected. This could be accomplished by: 1) Political candidates Intensifying the focus on opposition research …
Matthew Keys / @matthewkeyslive: What you have here is @sarahellison saying the quiet part out loud when it comes to the parasitic nature of corporate, mainstream journalism: Small outlets break the story, big outlets copy the story and reap the benefits. At least she gave credit where it's due.
Nayeema Raza / @nayeema: A really important story — less about Santos and more re why we need more investment in/attention to local news ...and a system that's “atrophied for decades amid the destruction of news economies.” https://twitter.com/...
@longdrivesouth: @Noah__Goldberg 🚨 “Local journalists are kind of like having beat cops walking the street,” said Tim Franklin. “Just as good beat cops can help keep a neighborhood safer, the presence of local journalists help to keep our politics more honest and our government more accountable.” 💯
Stacy Perman / @stacyperman: George Santos is decidedly NOT a great many things. He is however, a case study for local journalism. https://twitter.com/...
Lora Kolodny / @lorakolodny: i report for a national, business news outlet. but i will say it from the heart and shout it from the rooftops — support local reporting. share those stories, those links and bylines when you read them. this is... tragic. https://twitter.com/...
Lesley Podesta / @podesta_lesley: The power of local newspapers. Essential for democracy @saffronhowden A tiny paper broke the George Santos scandal, but no one paid attention https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Tara Palmeri / Puck: The Real Santos Shocker
@ijbailey: This underscores the importance of local news - and paying attention to it. But I also remember the days we'd break huge stories on the local level only to have large newspapers later write the same stories based on our sources and win awards and acclaim. https://twitter.com/...
Jackson Richman / Mediaite: Local Outlet Broke George Santos Scandal in September, But No One Noticed Until NYT Report — AFTER the Election
Maureen C. McDonald / Maureen the Journalist: The Season of the Fabulists — Publications across America are revealing evidence this week …
Dan Gillmor / @dangillmor@mastodon.social: The Santos/fraud situation is bad news for journalism on two grounds, but the Washington Post noticed only one of them. The Post's coverage highlight's Big Journalism's utter failure to do its job in a timely …
BrianKrebs / @briankrebs@infosec.exchange: Do you know how many times I've heard over the past few days how much the media is failing to follow the money in this story about the newly elected Rep. George Santos? …
Matthew Keys / @matthewkeyslive: The Washington Post says journalism is supposed to work like this: Small, local outlets do all the work. Then, bigger news outlets amplify that work and get all the glory. But that is not supporting local journalism. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Anthony DeRosa / @anthony: Months before the New York Times published a December article suggesting Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) had fabricated much of his résumé and biography, a tiny publication on Long Island was ringing alarm bells about its local candidate. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Sewell Chan / @sewellchan: “It's possible that the Leader's reporting fell into a void in part because there are fewer papers to cover the news than in the past. The number of journalists has declined by 60 percent since 2005, according to government statistics.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Kristina Karisch / @kristinakarisch: Say it again for the people in the back: local journalism matters!! https://twitter.com/...
Paige Gebhardt Cognetti / @paigegcognetti: Support your local paper. 🗞️ https://twitter.com/...
Chris Gelardi / @chrisgelardi: The @NYTMetro should update its investigation to mention The North Shore Leader's reporting. https://twitter.com/...
Senator Scott Surovell / @ssurovell: George Santos happened because America no longer has enough “tiny papers” and our “big” papers' capacity to investigate and report has been gutted @marykimm @jillpalermo @va_press_assoc @TomJackmanWP @LVozzella @SchneiderG @Meagan_Flynn https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Susan Jaffe / @susanjaffe: “It's possible that the [The North Shore] Leader's reporting fell into a void in part because there are fewer papers to cover the news than in the past. The number of journalists has declined by 60 percent since 2005, according to government statistics.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Farnoush Amiri / @farnoushamiri: The North Shore Leader wrote in September, when few others were covering Santos, about his “inexplicable rise” in reported net worth — from essentially nothing in 2020 to as much as $11 million two years later. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Mike Lafferty / @mlafferty1: Read this WP story about a little Long Island weekly that raised red flags about George Santos *before* the election. (And note Newsday's non-response to the Post's query about why it didn't jump on the story.) https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Jesse Walker / @notjessewalker: A hyperlocal paper—run by a Republican!—was onto some of Santos' fabulations before the election. But its warning fell into a void. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Nick Riccardi / @nickriccardi: This fits in w the death-of-local-news hypothesis. Super-local coverage, particularly in affluent areas, is doing well. It's the intermediate-sized ones that used to spot these stories and catapult them to national levels that are suffering https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Margaret Sullivan / @sulliview: The North Shore Leader https://twitter.com/...
Michael Goldberg / @mikergoldberg: “It was the stuff national headlines are supposed to be built on: A hyperlocal outlet like the Leader does the leg work, regional papers verify and amplify the story, and before long an emerging political scandal is being broadcast coast-to-coast.” https://twitter.com/...
David Karol / @dkarol: Again, this was Santos' 2nd race, so bigger papers had time to figure out who he was. It seems like he got limited attention in 2020, b/c he was expected to lose & this cycle he was “the guy who ran last time”. So he flew under radar. Failure of GOP, Dems & big media. https://twitter.com/...
@azi: Two excerpts from @sarahellison's piece on George Santos and the media https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Mae / @mmbrussell: I've said it before, I'll say it again. The real Fourth Estate isn't found in narrative engines owned by oligarchs, where democracy dies in euphemisms, but in our local and regional journalism. And that is why it's been getting killed across four decades now. Deliberately. https://twitter.com/...
@holdmybooks: This should: 1. Blow up the media criticism that a lack of local papers led to this. 2. The DCCC book dropped in the summer? (See next tweet) https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Donaldson / @four4thefire: Local journalism matters and supporting it is vital to the overall health of our government, communities, and politics. The more nationalized news media becomes, the more glaring the local need is. https://twitter.com/...
Jacob Rubashkin / @jacobrubashkin: A home builder “said he had driven Santos around Long Island to look at mansions the candidate claimed to own and wanted to renovate. But Santos wouldn't let the builder inside any of the homes...He claimed he had tenants that prevented them from entering.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Emily Guskin / @emgusk: “This newspaper would like to endorse a Republican,” it wrote, but Santos “is so bizarre, unprincipled and sketchy that we cannot. ... He boasts like an insecure child — but he's most likely just a fabulist — a fake.” https://twitter.com/...
Nathaniel Rakich / @baseballot: It's not just that local news is on the decline, but also that national media doesn't pay enough attention to it. https://twitter.com/...
Dan Gillmor / @dangillmor@mastodon.social: The rich and powerful people and institutions that journalism is supposed to hold to account are contemptuous of the craft, and of what remains of local news. They know that even if a watchdog is around, the mutt can't bark loudly enough to be heard. …
Dan Gillmor / @dangillmor@mastodon.social: As local news orgs shrink in reach and authority, their ability to help set a public agenda is shrinking, too. The North Shore Leader did timely and important work on Santos and his lies. …
The Intercept:
Hacked emails show a 2021 deal between Russia and China's government ministries and media outlets to cooperate on reporting and narratives, including on Ukraine — Russian officials pushed the lies first. — Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, a Russian defense ministry spokesperson …
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@bgroothuis, @smartnews, @theintercept@journa.host, @micahflee@infosec.exchange, @additionaltext, @donaldcclarke, @rlheinrichs, @marahvistendahl, @dox@infosec.exchange, @marahvistendahl@journa.host, @marahvistendahl, @bryandawsonusa, @marahvistendahl, @jonploug, @pektobkk, @argvee, @robert_spalding, @pourteaux and Deborah L. Armstrong
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Bart Groothuis / @bgroothuis: “Among those who signed was the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei” https://twitter.com/...
@smartnews: A bilateral agreement signed July 2021 makes clear that cooperating on news coverage and narratives is a big goal for both Russian and Chinese governments https://ow.ly/... Via @theintercept @MaraHvistendahl @Alexey__Kovalev
@theintercept@journa.host: Documents obtained from a trove of hacked emails from Russia state broadcaster VGTRK reveal that China and Russia have pledged to join forces in media content by inking cooperation agreements at the ministerial level. https://theintercept.com/...
Micah Lee / @micahflee@infosec.exchange: Hacked documents from VGTRK, Russia's state broadcaster (thanks to @ddosecrets@kolektiva.social ) reveal a 2021 bilateral propaganda agreement between Russia and China https://theintercept.com/...
@additionaltext: wow, thank goodness here in the free world our governments never collaborate on propaganda!!! https://twitter.com/...
Donald Clarke / @donaldcclarke: Lying liars agree to lie cooperatively. https://theintercept.com/...
Rebeccah Heinrichs / @rlheinrichs: Again, can we dispense w/ the notion that Russia wld be an ally of the U.S. if we had just not welcomed the Balts into NATO, or whatever https://twitter.com/...
Mara Hvistendahl / @marahvistendahl: NEW: Russia and China signed a high-level agreement in 2021 to cooperate on propaganda. We found the full text in a trove of hacked Russian documents. With @Alexey__Kovalev https://theintercept.com/...
@dox@infosec.exchange: Claims of coordination between Russian and Chinese state cyber network operations groups continue to seem overblown, but their collaboration in the propaganda space heeds watching. https://theintercept.com/...
Mara Hvistendahl / @marahvistendahl@journa.host: NEW: Russia and China signed a high-level agreement in 2021 to cooperate on propaganda. We found the full text in a trove of hacked Russian documents. I reported this with Alexey Kovalev of @meduza_en@masto.ai https://theintercept.com/...
Mara Hvistendahl / @marahvistendahl: This is my last story for @theintercept. I joined the staff at the start of the pandemic and could not have had a better group of colleagues. I am excited about what's next, but I will miss everyone greatly. https://twitter.com/...
Bryan Dawson / @bryandawsonusa: RUSSIA HACKED! Remember those crazy QAnon conspiracies about bat coronaviruses and US bioweapons labs in Ukraine that Sean Hannity @seanhannity spread? Hacked Russian files revealed propaganda agreement with China. https://theintercept.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Mara Hvistendahl / @marahvistendahl: The document itself is here, in Russian and Chinese: https://www.documentcloud.org/ ... Story includes insights from David Bandurski of @cnmediaproject, @MariaRepnikova of @GSUArtSci, and @KDrinhausen of @merics_eu
Jon Ploug / @jonploug: And some lab leakers and journalists are spreading these lies about covid being an American bio-weapon for free! You could be paid by the Russian or Chinese government! Tools https://twitter.com/...
@pektobkk: @MaraHvistendahl ... Great to see huawei not involved in any state run propaganda efforts https://twitter.com/...
Heather Adkins / @argvee: I sense there is a lot here that hasn't come out yet. https://twitter.com/...
General Spalding / @robert_spalding: This is the real war on the west https://twitter.com/...
Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Robert J. Dowling, who led The Hollywood Reporter from 1988 to 2005, dies at age 83 in his Santa Monica home after a short battle with cancer — He came to the publication, then a daily trade, in 1988, replacing Tichi Wilkerson. “I will forever keep all my friends from The Reporter in my heart,” he said.
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Los Angeles Times, The Wrap, @tatianasiegel27, @mattbelloni, @jimvejvoda, Deadline, Variety, @gkilday, IndieWire, @mikebarnes4 and GoldDerby
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Tatiana Siegel / @tatianasiegel27: RIP Bob Dowling. An absolutely lovely man and Hollywood treasure. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Matthew Belloni / @mattbelloni: One of the nicest and savviest people in Hollywood who hired me @THR when many of his own staff thought I was just a disillusioned lawyer. RIP https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Jim Vejvoda / @jimvejvoda: Awww RIP Bob. He knew everyone's name and talked to everyone who worked there, including me the lowly newbie. https://twitter.com/...
EJ Panaligan / Variety: Robert J. Dowling, Former Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Hollywood Reporter, Dies at 83
Gregg Kilday / @gkilday: Very sad news. Bob was a true gentleman, a supportive publisher (which is rare) and a Hollywood cheerleader in the best sense of that word. https://twitter.com/...
Anne Thompson / IndieWire: Robert Dowling, Innovative Publisher and Editor of Hollywood Reporter, Has Died at Age 83
Mike Barnes / @mikebarnes4: #RIP former @THR publisher Bob Dowling, the best boss anyone could hope for. “He was a man of uncommon moral character and integrity, a creative thinker and a powerful leader who possessed an unparalleled skill to reduce the complicated to the simple.” https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Anushka Patil / New York Times:
Ukraine passes a law that expands the government's power over news media; previous drafts enabled the media regulator to fine outlets, revoke licenses, and more — The measure was passed this month as part of an effort lawmakers say was intended to help meet European Union conditions for membership …
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@nytimes: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine signed off on legislation that would significantly expand the government's regulatory power over the news media, a measure that journalists have warned will erode press freedom. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Dan Frieth / Reclaim The Net: Zelensky gives his government powers to restrict media, block websites, order Big Tech to censor
@reclaimthenethq: Zelensky gives his government powers to restrict media, block websites, order Big Tech to censor https://reclaimthenet.org/...
Matthew Marsden / @matthewdmarsden: This guy is not a hero. https://twitter.com/...
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Q&A with Judy Woodruff ahead of her last shift anchoring PBS NewsHour on December 30, on US political divisions, progress for women in the news media, and more — Judy Woodruff will step away from the PBS NewsHour anchor desk on Friday, ending a chapter as one of the most trusted and well respected figures helming a newscast.
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@lisadnews, PBS NewsHour, Washington Post, WWD, @iamamnanawaz, @thestephsy, @edlavacnn, @gus4ny, @sarajust, @sarajust, @johnson_carrie, @emmagf, @deadline and @deadline
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Lisa Desjardins / @lisadnews: NOW: Trying not to get too choked up on our morning call as we admit that today is @JudyWoodruff's last day on the anchor desk.
Roxanne Roberts / Washington Post: Judy Woodruff on how her son with disabilities changed her view of health care
Marisa Guthrie / WWD: Media People: ‘PBS NewsHour’ Anchor Amna Nawaz
Amna / @iamamnanawaz: .@JudyWoodruff ends her time at the @NewsHour anchor desk tonight. Read this to learn what she's up to next, and why she is hands-down one of the best in the business. https://deadline.com/...
Stephanie Sy / @thestephsy: “this was a program that was going to be serious without taking ourselves too seriously. It was going to be about focusing on what's real. And that's become ever more important over the years...” @JudyWoodruff via @DEADLINE. https://deadline.com/...
Gus Rosendale / @gus4ny: There are anchors; and then there are anchors. @JudyWoodruff sets a standard: https://twitter.com/...
Sara Just / @sarajust: Another terrific interview with @JudyWoodruff about her new reporting project and her remarkable career: https://deadline.com/...
Sara Just / @sarajust: Lovely piece @_RoxanneRoberts on the incredible @JudyWoodruff, who brings her whole life to her journalism, w compassion & insight. Hard to imagine she is stepping away from our anchor desk after tomorrow, but thrilled her reporting will continue @Newshour https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Carrie Johnson / @johnson_carrie: @JudyWoodruff is so admirable in every way. Do read this excellent story. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / @emmagf: Beautiful story about @JudyWoodruff and her son Jeffrey, with good advice on: “How do you move forward when life breaks your heart?” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
@deadline: “What I want to do is travel around the country... sit down with people and hear what they have to say about their own concerns, worries, hopes, what do they think about their children's future... And try to understand why we're so divided,” Woodruff said https://deadline.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Q&A with Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz, PBS NewsHour co-anchors starting on January 2, 2023, and executive producer Sara Just on the program's plans and more
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@newshour: “We don't make change often here at PBS, so this is a big moment for us,” @sarajust tells @alexweprin of the Hollywood Reporter on the announcement of NewsHour's new co-anchors @IAmAmnaNawaz and @GeoffRBennett. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Amna / @iamamnanawaz: There's no one like @JudyWoodruff 🙏🏽Grateful for this next chapter with @GeoffRBennett https://twitter.com/...
@gbh: “The reason that the NewsHour is the most trusted and credible brand in journalism today is because of the mission-focus work and because of the fact that we seek to add light and not heat.” — @IAmAmnaNawaz https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Alex Weprin / @alexweprin: A new generation of news anchors are set to take over the PBS NewsHour next week, building on the foundation of Robert MacNeil, Jim Lehrer, Gwen Ifill, and Judy Woodruff, but also creating something new. My conversation with Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Judy Woodruff / @judywoodruff: here is why I'm confident the @PBS @NewsHour is in such great hands as I step away from the anchor desk: read what new co-anchors @GeoffRBennett & @Iamamnanawaz, along with executive producer @sarajust, have to say about its mission https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
The White House:
The White House releases the Fifth Open Government National Action Plan, committing to help agencies get FOIA tech and improving the FOIA.gov user experience — Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released the U.S. Government's Fifth Open Government National Action Plan to advance a more inclusive …
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Courtney Bublé / GovExec.com: The White House Charts a Course for Open Government
@whostp: We are proud to work with our colleagues across the Biden-Harris Administration to advance a more Inclusive, responsive, and accountable government. https://www.whitehouse.gov/...
Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak:
Leaked screener copies of big movies tend to surface at year's end, but didn't in 2022, probably due to more security, streaming, and shorter release windows — Towards the end of the year, leaked screener copies of Hollywood films traditionally leak online. This year, no notable screeners have surfaced.
Emma Goldberg / New York Times:
A profile of Arielle Angel, the editor of Jewish Currents, a left-wing magazine exploring identity that was relaunched in 2018 and has 5,200 print subscribers — After a rebellious youth and years spent on an unpublished novel, Arielle Angel, the editor of Jewish Currents …
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@andreasharsono, @lindakinstler, @shane_burley1, @leonardbenardo1, @noamscheiber, @yoloethics, @23cschwartz, @dlberes, @marcatracy, @emmabgo, @bigmeaninternet, @brandyljensen, @jewishcurrents, @abrahamjoseph, @bloomekatz, @flitteronfraud, @alexbkane, @gbenaharon, @elliotkaufman6, @abrahamjoseph, @jh_swanson, @elliotkaufman6, @elliotkaufman6, @maricohen95, @sarahw, @peterbeinart, @benmullin, @jh_swanson, @aptly_engineerd, @elivalley, @ariellelangel, @mattduss and @naomi_dann
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Andreas Harsono / @andreasharsono: After a rebellious youth and years spent on an unpublished novel, Arielle Angel, the editor of Jewish Currents magazine in New York, has carved out a role for herself as someone who questions entrenched ideas https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Linda Kinstler / @lindakinstler: Being edited by @ArielleLAngel & @NCaplanBricker was one of the things that provided me with some “dim light” during this very grim year—thrilled to see this thoughtful profile of the small but mighty @jewishcurrents. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Shane Burley / @shane_burley1: JC has been a big part in what feels like a generational (re)building of a new Jewish civic life. Excited for the next print issue! https://twitter.com/...
Leonard Benardo / @leonardbenardo1: Thrilled to see this. No less a personage than @mattduss considers it a flagship publication on today's Left. Who says small journals can't change politics and ideas? Yes they can. https://twitter.com/...
Noam Scheiber / @noamscheiber: This @emmabgo piece on Jewish Currents is delightful. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Kaitlin Phillips / @yoloethics: “I remember this moment where we were like, ‘Oh, are we just going to be like the Jewish n+1?’” she continued. “And Jacob basically being like, ‘I think we have something really different.’” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Claire Schwartz / @23cschwartz: So thrilled to see brilliant @ArielleLAngel's vision engaged in this article. It's such a gift to be part of @jewishcurrents community of thought and struggle and I'm looking forward to its futures 💛 https://www.nytimes.com/...
Marc Tracy / @marcatracy: Sharp: “raised by a generation worried that young people had lost interest in their Jewish identity. Now those 20- and 30-somethings are positing that they were never offered versions that they liked — and are forming their own.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Emma Goldberg / @emmabgo: Jewish Currents is a 76-year-old little magazine taking on the powerful Jewish establishment. They've brought in Bernie Sanders and Judith Butler, thrown a 400-person party with an impromptu hora, and constantly reinvented themselves. Was fun to cover them https://www.nytimes.com/...
Malcolm Harris / @bigmeaninternet: Love to see it https://www.nytimes.com/...
Brandy Jensen / @brandyljensen: big fan of Jewish Currents, nice to see them get more coverage https://www.nytimes.com/...
@jewishcurrents: “Angel & her staff were raised by a generation worried that young people had lost interest in Jewish identity. Now those 20 & 30somethings are positing that they were never offered versions they liked—& are forming their own.” Our EIC profiled in @nytimes! https://www.nytimes.com/...
Abraham Josephine Riesman / @abrahamjoseph: Wow, that was a wonderful writeup. Thank you, @emmabgo!! Long live @JewishCurrents!! https://www.nytimes.com/...
Ari Bloomekatz / @bloomekatz: I've had the honor of working closely w/@ArielleLAngel and one of the things that sets her apart from other editors is that she just doesn't settle for anything other than high quality work. It's why people have come to love and trust @JewishCurrents. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Emily Flitter / @flitteronfraud: Don't let the form of this @emmabgo piece fool you. Yes it's a sharp profile of @ArielleLAngel, but it's also a look at where the next generation of American Jewish thinkers are coming from, what drives them and where they're headed https://www.nytimes.com/...
Alex Kane / @alexbkane: If you're lucky to have worked with Arielle you know how true that is. She deserves this profile. https://twitter.com/...
Guy Ben-Aharon / @gbenaharon: “We're doing a really crazy thing, which is taking on the power structure in the Jewish community...We're serving a communal need.” @ArielleLAngel @JewishCurrents told @emmabgo @nytimes. & it's this approach that has revitalized the magazine. Mazals to all https://www.nytimes.com/...
Elliot Kaufman / @elliotkaufman6: They're “taking on the powerful Jewish establishment” per the very objective NYT reporter who wrote the story and definitely isn't a fellow traveler. https://twitter.com/...
Abraham Josephine Riesman / @abrahamjoseph: Holy crap!! @jewishcurrents / @ArielleLAngel profile in the NYT!!!! https://www.nytimes.com/...
Joel S. / @jh_swanson: Nice to see this profile in the New York Times. Always good to see the Jewish left getting more coverage: https://www.nytimes.com/...
Elliot Kaufman / @elliotkaufman6: Of course the NYT reporter has been writing this stuff since college. https://twitter.com/...
Elliot Kaufman / @elliotkaufman6: The editor started doing LSD at age 15, spent her 20s on a failed novel, painting and Occupy Wall Street spinoffs, then relaunched a Stalinist mag to blame everything on “Zionism” and the “Jewish establishment.” Doesn't take Freud to figure this one out. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Mari Cohen / @maricohen95: Glad to see this nyt recognition of the best editor in the business @ArielleLAngel and the ambitious project of @JewishCurrents! https://www.nytimes.com/...
Sarah Weinman / @sarahw: A wonderful profile of @ArielleLAngel & @JewishCurrents by @emmabgo. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Peter Beinart / @peterbeinart: .@ArielleLAngel is among the most talented editors of her generation. If American Jewry ever overcomes the moral corruption that pervades our communal institutions, @JewishCurrents, under her leadership, will be a big part of the reason why. https://twitter.com/...
Ben Mullin / @benmullin: I think @emmabgo is actually three or four reporters stacked in a trenchcoat https://www.nytimes.com/...
Joel S. / @jh_swanson: Here's an editor of the Wall Street Journal, blatantly lying by calling “Jewish Currents” “Stalinist” to avoid honestly engaging with the content of the publication. I could just as easily call the Wall Street Journal “fascist” to win an argument. But that would be dishonest. https://twitter.com/...
@aptly_engineerd: Great profile on @JewishCurrents fearless leader @ArielleLAngel in NYT today! Here's to big brave Jewish conversations, and the little corners of community that make them possible: https://www.nytimes.com/...
@elivalley: Congrats to the brilliant @ArielleLAngel and the indispensable @JewishCurrents profiled in NYC's alternative Jewish media outlet: https://www.nytimes.com/...
Arielle Angel / @ariellelangel: I had a dream that this article came out and it was just videos of the @JewishCurrents staff hula hooping https://www.nytimes.com/...
Sonja Sharp / Los Angeles Times:
A profile of 34-year-old Oliver James, a “BookTok” influencer with a six-figure following on TikTok, whose account chronicles his journey of learning to read — It was just after dawn, and TikTok's unlikeliest literary hero was running late. — Oliver James, 34 …
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Paul Thornton / @paulmthornton: Let me just say (and not that she needs a compliment from someone like me) that @sic_sonja is one of the best writers at any English-language newspaper. So read this: https://www.latimes.com/...
Stefanie Dazio / @steffdaz: The kicker to @sic_sonja's @latimes Column One gave me chills. Congratulations, Oliver James. What a triumph. https://www.latimes.com/...
@thedailypilot: Oliver James started this year functionally illiterate. A personal trainer by trade, the 34-year-old has become one of BookTok's biggest stars after just five words. “What's up! I can't read.” https://www.latimes.com/...
Cristina Silva / @cristymsilva: 'What's up! I can't read.' O.C. resident goes viral after schooling left him functionally illiterate In October, close to a million people watched him check out his first library book. https://www.latimes.com/...
Melissa Gomez / @melissagomez004: “I remember them telling me [I] was at a first-grade reading level when I was in high school,” the TikTok star said. Failed by the school system, Oliver James, at 33, set out to learn to read. a great story by @sic_sonja https://www.latimes.com/...
Megan Potente / @mgpotente: Imagine not being able to read. It is very true that our system fails a lot of children. Here's a beautiful story of one man who overcomes illiteracy. https://www.latimes.com/...
@educonsumersfdn: What a story. Oliver was capable of learning to read; school failed to teach him. So he taught himself at the age of 33. How many Ss in classrooms today are experiencing the same thing? Capable of learning to read but school is failing to teach them? https://www.latimes.com/...
Steve Padilla / @stevepadilla2: Until recently, Oliver James couldn't read. Now he's “TikTok's unlikeliest literary hero.” Appropriately, this @sic_sonja Column One is beautifully written. The ending—in her voice, not a quote—will make you smile or perhaps get misty eyed. https://www.latimes.com/...
Al Jazeera:
Bulgaria protests to Russia after Moscow put Bellingcat journalist Christo Grozev on its “wanted” list; Bulgaria's prime minister calls the move “unacceptable” — Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Russia's ambassador to protest against Moscow's decision …
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Christo Grozev / @christogrozev: Russian ambassador says she doesn't know why I am on Russia's “Wanted” list, but that “we won't chase him around the world, and this just means that one more time we are telling him he's not wanted here”. So.. they “want” me, to tell me they not “want” me? https://www.facebook.com/...
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