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Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social · 6h

“Today, NPR will lose access to the Pentagon because we will not sign an unprecedented Defense Department document…That policy prevents us from doing our job. Signing that document would make us stenographers parroting press releases, not watchdogs holding government officials accountable.”

NPR @npr.org · 12h

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 2d

Folks, see the details local journalists post about breaking news events when verifiable info is limited. ⤵️

Name of agency. Location. Time. Source. Context about local area and confirmation by local Rapid Response group.

Stop sharing accounts that solely post "Holy Sh*t, ICE!" with dramatic video.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d

Border Patrol is terrorizing Gage Park this morning (video from Facebook, 55th & California reportedly 9:40am). SWRR reports agents are highly active and were also seen at the Pulaski orange line again: instagram.com/p/DPtwEY7DhTy

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 5d

If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked, seriously threatened, denied access by a public official or targeted with a legal order in the course of reporting, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish.

Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 5d

Update: Chicago journalists and press groups won a temporary restraining order today, restricting federal agents’ violent tactics in response to protests outside an ICE facility in Illinois.

Journalist shot with pepper balls at Illinois ICE facility protest

Journalist Raven Geary was shot in the face and shoulder with pepper balls by federal officers while reporting on protests …

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 11d

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls

Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

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Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social · 15d

This is a Chicago Sun-Times photo of federal immigration agents marching through downtown Chicago Sunday. A top border agent told a reporter they were making arrests based on “how they look.” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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Andrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 19d

"I’ve had people tell me they're afraid to go on the air, and after 40 years on the air, that’s the first time I’ve ever heard that."

A new report from @newsisout.bsky.social asks how local LGBTQ+ news outlets are weathering the second Trump administration. www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/loca...

Local LGBTQ+ publications are facing a drop in ad dollars and a rise in safety concerns, new report finds

A new report from News is Out, a national collaborative of queer news publishers, has mapped local LGBTQ+ publications across the U.S. The first comprehensive report of its kind, “The LGBTQ+ Media Map...

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Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social · 20d

Brutal assessment of ESPN as “image-fluffer.”
“By chasing dollars, ESPN is betraying the very fans on whose passion it built its success, trading away its journalistic credibility for a diminished status as the glorified Pravda of the modern American sportscape.” www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...

ESPN has discarded brilliant journalism for squirts of memebrain swill | Aaron Timms

Influencer creep symbolizes a broader rot at the heart of the broadcaster as it attempts to stop interrogating the very sports it covers

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Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social · 21d

Superb choice. Eduardo’s commitment to saving and strengthening journalism is unparalleled.

Eduardo Suárez @eduardosuarez.bsky.social · 21d

I’m honoured to take on my new role as Director of Editorial of the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social, which combines digital strategy, editorial responsibilities and a new reporting project to explore some of the most pressing issues facing journalism today

Full announcement below

Eduardo Suárez, appointed Director of Editorial of the Reuters Institute

Under his leadership, the Institute’s original reporting and digital footprint has grown substantially. In his new enhanced role, he’ll create an in-depth series on journalism.

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk

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Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social · 25d

This won’t end with talk show hosts.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 26d

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.

His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.

Now he is tweeting in support of me.

This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.

Or used to work.

Tweet From Obama mentioning my firing from the Washington post. Wirh a photo of me

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Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social · Sep 8

Come visit!

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Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social · Sep 8

“A passion for democracy still burns brightly for millions of Americans that can’t easily be extinguished. Nowhere is that more true than in a city of light called Chicago. If Trump’s Department of War is serious about staging its 1st battle on the shores of Lake Michigan, it picked the wrong fight”

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · Sep 8

It should have been the lead story in every paper in America: A president all but declaring war on the 3rd-largest US city

But there's an even better angle to the Chicago story. Leaders, everyday people aren't having it. Trump picked the wrong fight

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

Trump wants to make war on Chicago. He picked the wrong fight | Will Bunch

President Trump's stunning online threat against America's third-largest city will test the power of the resistance.

www.inquirer.com

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María Ramírez @mariaramirez.bsky.social · Sep 2

The documentary on HBO from October 21 www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...

Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social · Sep 1

I was last in Little Rock two years ago for Brent Renaud’s funeral. This visit, his hometown turned out to celebrate an HBO documentary and foundation honoring the life and work of the journalist, the first American killed in the war on Ukraine.

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Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social · Sep 1

“Pay attention to how difficult it is for journalists to do their work,” said his mom Georgann, here with siblings Craig and Michele. “Armed Only With a Camera” airs in October, an extraordinary film made by brother Craig and Juan Arredondo, Brent’s @niemanfoundation.bsky.social classmate.

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Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social · Sep 1

I was last in Little Rock two years ago for Brent Renaud’s funeral. This visit, his hometown turned out to celebrate an HBO documentary and foundation honoring the life and work of the journalist, the first American killed in the war on Ukraine.

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Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social · Jul 25

Back at you, dear Tyler. So grateful to know and have worked with you xx

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Nieman Reports @niemanreports.org · Jul 23

📝 In her final column for Nieman Reports, Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social reflects on her 14 years as curator of the @niemanfoundation.bsky.social.

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Nieman’s Fertile Soil - Nieman Reports

Ann Marie Lipinski reflects on 14 years as curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.

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Eduardo Suárez @eduardosuarez.bsky.social · Jul 21

Stark warning from the AFP journalists association

"Since AFP was founded in August 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded and prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can recall seeing a colleague die of hunger"
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...

AFP journalists in Gaza at risk of starvation, warns journalists' association

'We have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded, prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can recall seeing colleague die of hunger,' says French news agency's journalists' association - Ana...

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Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social · Jun 26

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In Putin’s War on Ukraine, Journalists Are Targets, Too - Nieman Reports

Brent Renaud, a Nieman Fellow killed in Ukraine while working on a documentary about refugees, practiced a journalism of humility, humanity, and empathy

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Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social · Jun 26

The Arkansas black apple isn’t common in Cambridge, Mass., but Brent Renaud wasn’t common either. I worried about the little sapling, thin like Brent and planted in his honor in the Nieman Foundation garden. But today I checked on the tree and was rewarded with these two tiny apples. Proof of life.

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Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social · Jun 26

A woman who grew up in the US & China knew firsthand that journalism and narratives helped “readers in both cultures to better understand one another.” She now honors her mother and great grandfather with a fellowship for journalists from China,Taiwan and Hong Kong nieman.harvard.edu/liang-zhou-n...

Liang-Zhou Nieman Fellowship established at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism - Nieman Foundation

A gift from the Endeavor Foundation will support journalists who work in or are from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

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Eduardo Suárez @eduardosuarez.bsky.social · Jun 21

"Wherever a journalist is silenced, the democratic soul of a nation is weakened"

Powerful words from Pope Leo who says defending free and ethical journalism is "a duty for all who aspire to a strong and participatory democracy"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Pope commits to weeding out church sexual abuse, praises role of press in democracy

In first public comments on topic, Leo XIV has now signaled zero tolerance for sexual abuser priests

www.theguardian.com

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Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social · Jun 17

“…the media misconstrued”

Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · Jun 17

National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard was under oath when she told Congress in March that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon.

But now that Trump claims otherwise as he pushes to join Israel's attack, she says they're "on the same page" and claims the media misconstrued her testimony.

Trump Rejects US Spies Who Said Iran Wasn’t Building Nukes

President Donald Trump has dismissed the assessment of U.S. spy agencies that Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon before the conflict with Israel.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · Jun 16

Saudi Arabia has executed another journalist, Turki Al-Jasser, after 7 years of detention for reporting on corruption.

The failure to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi only encourages further acts of deadly violence against journalists in the Persian Gulf & elsewhere.

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