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we, as a society (the journalism industry), need to have a very frank and serious conversation about what constitutes an exclusive in the year 2026
I think it's a good idea for us to demystify journalism and show our work/behind the scenes as much as possible. So much of the public doesn't understand how journalism is done and that's on us, tbh.
We're trying something new at @nytimes: "The Backstory," a newsletter digging into Times journalism and decision-making. We also talk to critics and skeptics of The Times in a segment called "Sound Off." You can read our first edition here: nytimes.com/2026/10/15/insid…
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Good piece on the challenges of finding a job in journalism:
“Twenty applied for at least 10 jobs, 15 applied for at least 20 jobs, and three applied for at least 100 jobs. One person said they submitted 500 applications in five months before they heard “you’re hired.”
Nearly half of the journalists said they spent about six months or longer looking for a job. Thirteen people said it took them a year or longer”
Nearly 60 journalists who recently landed positions in a new newsroom explained how to get a job right now. Most of them had the same advice: You need to network more.
poynter.org/commentary/2026/…
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there is no better feeling on earth than publishing a story and closing all the tabs you had open when reporting it
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“My professors, all former journalists who’d been run out of the industry, didn’t sugarcoat anything. They said most of us wouldn’t make it because there was no money and there were no jobs”
poynter.org/commentary/2026/…
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A funeral directed who buried generations of Black Washingtonians knew how he wanted to go out.
“He’d say, ‘Send me home in a mahogany casket.’ That was my dad. He wanted it classy.”
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
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She died covering war for Fox News.
Her parents blame a Fox News star.
So do two former Fox high risk security consultants.
My story:
npr.org/2026/10/04/nx-s1-573…
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Dukem closing is such a major loss for U Street and the D.C. food scene. The family behind it built something truly special over the years: washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
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Two months after his mom was detained by ICE, Samuel Gonzalez Terrones, 21, died by suicide.
“To the ICE agent who took away my mother: I hope it was worth it,” Samuel wrote. “I can’t handle anymore injustices in this world.”
When the family broke the news to his mother, still in detention, agents wouldn't let each other hug.
latimes.com/politics/story/2…
heartbreaking story by @andreamcastillo
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Friday was my last day at the Miami Herald. I was among 20+ journalists laid off who covered South Florida with breadth and tenacity.
My final story with the Herald focused on how @AngieNixon's campaign is rooted in the civil rights and labor movements.
miamiherald.com/news/politic…
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Angela Stribling, a longtime radio host whose recognizable voice was heard on WHUR, has died
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With broken hearts, we mourn the loss of our third brother found deceased in his taxi over the last three months.
The brother, of the Sikh faith, was a father to 10-year-old twins. He was young and active.
On Friday afternoon around 5 pm, he pulled over after dropping off passengers in the West Village. His friends realized something was wrong when they couldn't reach him for hours. At 11 pm, they traced the car to the West Village and learned he had been parked there since the drop-off.
How many strangers passed him? How many hit the hood for the car to move or lamented there were too many cabbies taking up parking spots? There lay a man, a devoted father and husband, with a wife in a frantic search and with parents and siblings far away.
We are supposed to work to live, not live to work. But drivers like our deceased brother work grueling hours. As trips shrink while costs grow, they’re left with little time to take care of themselves working longer and longer hours to try to make ends meet.
Rest in eternal peace, dear brother. We know this inhumane system failed you, though you gave it your everything. We will honor you in our struggle.
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They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE npr.org/2026/09/11/nx-s1-596…
"My father Michael Massaroli...you do my dad's legacy and the legacy of all these victims no honor by using this tragedy to spread hate. We have seen a medley of people come up today, of all races, all religions, all creeds and this tragedy is just that, it's a tragedy. I've had to grow up and spend the past 25 years seeing people use it to hate on our Muslim brothers and sisters, to hate on people who don't look like them. That's wrong. That does no honor to the victims here...please stop."
Full video here: youtube.com/live/Wkl0vAMmU0I…
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the 25 years ago live guy writing today’s tweets as an RPG where he’s pretending to be a tourist is distasteful in ways I couldn’t have dreamed possible. impressive!
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Twenty-five years ago, my mom left for work and never came home. Five years ago, on the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, I wrote about how my twelve-year-old self leaned on the @Yankees in my grief, seeking catharsis in the team that had taught me to believe.
medium.com/@MylesAlexander/h…
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On this day, we remember six members of the DCPS family we lost 25 years ago: students Asia Cottom, Bernard Brown, and Rodney Dickens, and teachers Hilda Taylor, James Debeuneure, and Sarah Clark.
facebook.com/share/p/14p7kKe…
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A year ago, we learned of a secret cemetery in Maryland where at least 230 Black boys who died in state custody are buried in unmarked graves.
Now, @Georgetown has revealed a more chilling truth: At least 1,000 kids were similarly buried nationwide.
washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
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On this date, many children began their Pokémon journey, without knowing how life changing it would be and how many friends they would make along the way. So happy to be on the road with all of you!❤️
On this date in 1998, Pokémon made its U.S. television debut in syndication, introducing American audiences to Ash Ketchum, Pikachu and the world of Pokémon.
BITE-SIZED FACT: The U.S. debut featured a sneak preview of “Battle Aboard the St. Anne” before the series settled into its regular syndicated run.

























