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Lori Dorfman @loridorfman.bsky.social · 7h

News coverage of the attacks on trans rights are excluding trans voices. @media-studies.bsky.social and @transjournalists.org found that 70% of articles about trans people did not quote any trans people, and just 6% quoted trans youth. Journalists can do better. Full report here: bit.ly/TJA_visible

How journalists covered the attack on trans rights in Trump's first 100 days

Trans perspectives were rarely present in articles about the consequences federal actions would have on their lives, according to an analysis conducted by Berkeley Media Studies Group in partnership w...

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Trans Journalists Association @transjournalists.org · 10h

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Trans Journalists Association @transjournalists.org · 10h

Want to know more? Read our full report, conducted by Berkeley Media Studies Group in partnership with the Trans Journalists Association.

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How journalists covered Trump's first 100 days

Trans perspectives were rarely present in articles about the consequences federal actions would have on their lives, according to an analysis conducted by Berkeley Media Studies Group in partnership w...

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Trans Journalists Association @transjournalists.org · 10h

What journalists can learn from how we covered the attack on trans rights in Trump's first 100 days.

Big takeway: based on analysis of a representative sample of articles, 70% of news stories about anti-trans executive orders didn’t quote a single trans person.

bit.ly/TJA_visible

How journalists covered Trump's first 100 days

Trans perspectives were rarely present in articles about the consequences federal actions would have on their lives, according to an analysis conducted by Berkeley Media Studies Group in partnership w...

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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 1d

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MuckRock @muckrock.com · 1d

In case you missed it, we've put together a Banned Books t-shirt in support of in support of our good friends at @404media.co, @transjournalists.org and @themarshallproject.org. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

It’s Banned Books Week. Want to find out about censorship in your backyard? Join the FOIAs tour

Our good friends at 404 Media, the Trans Journalists Association and the Marshall Project have all been filing requests to find out what books are banned and where, so we decided it was time to hit th...

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 5d

Understanding the difference between substance use disorders and addiction rjionline.org/news/underst...

Understanding the difference between substance use disorders and addiction

The distinction is important, but sometimes gets blurred in media coverage.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 5d

After a hurricane, many people worry about losing power. For trans Floridians, it can mean losing access to lifesaving medication and navigating hostility at disaster shelters. But one woman’s hurricane response team is stepping in:

When a hurricane hits, she shows up for those left behind » Yale Climate Connections

Trans advocate Jasmine McKenzie is building a lifeline for Black and trans Floridians who often can’t safely access disaster services from FEMA or religious organizations.

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 5d

Mary Retta on the Trump admin's attacks on higher ed and diversity itself, from the "compact" to their hostility enabling colleges to seemingly stonewall their unions and dispose of roles @teenvogue.com

"I think the numbers of Black and certain other minoritized students and faculty will decrease.”

How The Trump Admin's Attack on Higher Education and DEI Are Impacting Campuses

Several colleges throughout the United States have eliminated funding, offices, and even staff associated with "DEI" — inspired in part by the Trump administration’s bluster.

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Sunlight Research Center @sunlightresearch.bsky.social · 6d

📚🎸 It’s #BannedBooksWeek & @muckrock.com is going on tour!

They’re teaming up with @themarshallproject.org, @transjournalists.org , & @404media.co to track what books are being banned in schools, libraries, & prisons.

👉 muckrock.com/news/archive...
#FOIA #Censorship

It’s Banned Books Week. Want to find out about censorship in your backyard? Join the FOIAs tour

Our good friends at 404 Media, the Trans Journalists Association and the Marshall Project have all been filing requests to find out what books are banned and where, so we decided it was time to hit th...

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Caitlin Kelly @caitlinkelly.bsky.social · 7d

“I'm optimistic that, you know, five years from now a majority of kids are going to be in a private school choice program.” www.propublica.org/article/educ...

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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Philadelphia Gay News @phillygaynews.bsky.social · 7d

“Power, for me, means what we can do collectively to make our own power,” said Jose Demarco — longtime ACT UP organizer. “Power’s a weird thing. You have to know how to wield it.”

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LGBTQ+ leaders discuss power and protection at first OURFest event for 2025 - Philadelphia Gay News

LGBTQ+ leaders discussed power and protection at the first OURFest event for 2025, an Oct. 4 panel entitled “Out Loud, Out Front: Power, Protection & Pride.”

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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 9d

PJP's @profpasha.bsky.social talks about the importance of prison journalism and why incarcerated people deserve their stories to be just as loud as everyone else.

Why we need prison journalism | Shaheen Pasha | TEDxPSU

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

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Lil Kalish @kalish.bsky.social · 8d

I didn't have Alito suggesting that states can't rely on medical consensus for standards of care bc it's been "politicized" or "taken over by ideology" in the past—and then immediately citing SCOTUS' forced sterilization case on my bingo card.

My rundown on today:
www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...

Supreme Court Appears Poised To Hand The Religious Right Another Win

The case could have sweeping implications for LGBTQ+ youth and the regulation of health care across the country.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 7d

"We're going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe."

How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids

"We're going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe"

How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids

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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 8d

We launched this free resource today and we're grateful to our @transjournalists.org friends, @petrinkae.bsky.social and @trevellanderson.bsky.social, for their partnership. Many of the issues that affect transgender people tend to be politicized and mired in misinformation. Let's do better.

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O. Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 8d

And if you're a reporter without much experience covering conversion therapy/trans people/trans health care more broadly, I highly recommend checking out the resource list that @transjournalists.org and
@theopennotebook.bsky.social put together.

www.theopennotebook.com/resources-fo...

Resources for Evidence-Based Reporting on Transgender Communities - The Open Notebook

Many of the issues that affect transgender people—such as gender-affirming medical care, educational policy, sports participation, military service, gender-motivated hate crime, and workplace discrimi...

www.theopennotebook.com

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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 8d

How to:
🔘 Understand reports on trans youth health care
🔘 Report on EOs targeting trans Americans
🔘 Report on polls about trans issues

From TON and @transjournalists.org, here’s a free collection of resources for all journalists. 🧪 www.theopennotebook.com/resources-fo...

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MuckRock @muckrock.com · 8d

Our good friends at @404media.co, @transjournalists.org and @themarshallproject.org have all been filing requests to find out what books are banned and where, so we decided it was time to hit the road and go on tour — a FOIAs tour. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

It’s Banned Books Week. Want to find out about censorship in your backyard? Join the FOIAs tour

Our good friends at 404 Media, the Trans Journalists Association and the Marshall Project have all been filing requests to find out what books are banned and where, so we decided it was time to hit th...

www.muckrock.com

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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 8d

Today, #SCOTUS will rule on a conversion therapy ban in CO. If you're a journalist covering the case, make sure to check out this free resource we created in partnership with @transjournalists.org to help you engage in responsible, evidence-based reporting.

Resources for Evidence-Based Reporting on Transgender Communities - The Open Notebook

Many of the issues that affect transgender people—such as gender-affirming medical care, educational policy, sports participation, military service, gender-motivated hate crime, and workplace discrimi...

www.theopennotebook.com

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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 9d

NEW: Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom "deceived" the Supreme Court + "profoundly misrepresented" LGBTQ+ research, according to scholars cited by ADF.

Quoted experts speak out about ADF's "distortions" + "false evidence" in major case, on deck tomorrow, to revive "conversion therapy"

Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say

Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth

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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 9d

Kicking off GIJN’s #AsiaFocus this story examines why the continent is a unique laboratory in the global media landscape.

Still journalists here face multifaceted challenges from censorship & physical threats to digital surveillance & financial pressures.

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Investigative Journalism in Asia: Resistance, Transformation, and Solidarity Amidst Mounting Press Challenges

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soleil ho @soleilho.com · 12d

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@thesouthlander.com (la)
@aftermath.site
@hellgatenyc.com (ny)
@lbwatchdog.bsky.social (long beach)
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@404media.co
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soleil ho @soleilho.com · 12d

if the state of journalism and its capture by the right wing also has you in despair, a real, tangible thing you can do to push back is support/subscribe to worker-owned indie news media!!

@coyotemedia.org (bay area)
@51st.news (dc)
@racketmn.com (mn)
@autonomynews.co
@505omatic.bsky.social (nm)

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 14d

FWIW, that PinkNews piece was incredibly inaccurate. There's nothing in the CR as is that would ban gender-affirming care. There IS in the House version of the full fiscal year spending bills. But not the CR right now.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 16d

Ok. So there's A LOT of misinformation about the government shutdown, the continuing resolution and gender-affirming care. There was one article in PinkNews that was VERY shoddy about what Trump said. So let's breakdown what's true and what's BS. 1/
www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/t...

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned

The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.

www.thepinknews.com

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