Bob Mayo
@bobmayo.bsky.social
Retired TV Reporter, Past Pittsburgh Chapter President & Board Member, SPJ - The Society of Professional Journalists
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Breaking News: The Border Patrol leader Greg Bovino mocked the Jewish faith of the U.S. attorney in Minnesota during a call with lawyers, according to several people with knowledge of the conversation.
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said.
nyti.ms
January 31, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Breaking News: The Border Patrol leader Greg Bovino mocked the Jewish faith of the U.S. attorney in Minnesota during a call with lawyers, according to several people with knowledge of the conversation.
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SPJ strongly condemns today’s arrest of journalists @donlemonofficial.bsky.social and Georgia Fort in connection with their reporting on a Jan. 18 demonstration at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
🔗 Read the full statement: bit.ly/4rrqYAQ
🔗 Read the full statement: bit.ly/4rrqYAQ
January 30, 2026 at 7:09 PM
SPJ strongly condemns today’s arrest of journalists @donlemonofficial.bsky.social and Georgia Fort in connection with their reporting on a Jan. 18 demonstration at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
🔗 Read the full statement: bit.ly/4rrqYAQ
🔗 Read the full statement: bit.ly/4rrqYAQ
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Important …
BREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more detailed information about its users, including precise location data.
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Important …
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PG NEWS: On January 20th, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed contempt charges against the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for defying court orders to restore workers’ health care plan.
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Labor Board files for contempt charges on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after company defies court order and closes newspaper | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
newsguild.org
January 21, 2026 at 4:21 PM
PG NEWS: On January 20th, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed contempt charges against the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for defying court orders to restore workers’ health care plan.
newsguild.org/labor-board-...
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If you're following the unbuilding of CBS News:
"A story with on-camera sources, legal clearance, and five rounds of vetting gets killed for not being ready. A story with anonymous sources and internal objections gets published because the editor-in-chief wanted it." www.readtpa.com/p/what-the-t...
"A story with on-camera sources, legal clearance, and five rounds of vetting gets killed for not being ready. A story with anonymous sources and internal objections gets published because the editor-in-chief wanted it." www.readtpa.com/p/what-the-t...
What the Trump Administration Is Buying With CBS's Reputation
The administration's story about the Renee Good shooting was falling apart. CBS gave them the credibility to put it back together.
www.readtpa.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:34 PM
If you're following the unbuilding of CBS News:
"A story with on-camera sources, legal clearance, and five rounds of vetting gets killed for not being ready. A story with anonymous sources and internal objections gets published because the editor-in-chief wanted it." www.readtpa.com/p/what-the-t...
"A story with on-camera sources, legal clearance, and five rounds of vetting gets killed for not being ready. A story with anonymous sources and internal objections gets published because the editor-in-chief wanted it." www.readtpa.com/p/what-the-t...
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Breaking news posts like this demand facts and context. This is just stenography. It happens every damn day: being first & Trump friendly wins over doing journalism. This ought to include what Walz & Frey have or have not actually done in Minnesota. (Hint: not impede ICE)
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Breaking news posts like this demand facts and context. This is just stenography. It happens every damn day: being first & Trump friendly wins over doing journalism. This ought to include what Walz & Frey have or have not actually done in Minnesota. (Hint: not impede ICE)
The Block family’s Post-Gazette also once owned WWSW Radio, where I had worked. When the Blocks decided to sell the radio station, I remember the late PG patriarch Bill Block Sr. coming to speak to the affected employees. He explained that he had vetted the new owner. 1/
January 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM
The Block family’s Post-Gazette also once owned WWSW Radio, where I had worked. When the Blocks decided to sell the radio station, I remember the late PG patriarch Bill Block Sr. coming to speak to the affected employees. He explained that he had vetted the new owner. 1/
Tony Norman's Requiem for the Post-Gazette: pghrev.com/requiem-for-...
Requiem for the Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh Review of Books
On January 7th at 1:15 p.m., John Robinson Block and Allan Block, the 71-year-old twin co-publishers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the largest and oldest
pghrev.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Tony Norman's Requiem for the Post-Gazette: pghrev.com/requiem-for-...
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Well folks, some news. Ownership is folding @pghcitypaper.com. I wish I could say this was more surprising. I'll be on the lookout for new roles while I continue to teach and hopefully find places to publish some stories I haven't finished. In the meantime, I'm all ears for opportunities.
December 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Well folks, some news. Ownership is folding @pghcitypaper.com. I wish I could say this was more surprising. I'll be on the lookout for new roles while I continue to teach and hopefully find places to publish some stories I haven't finished. In the meantime, I'm all ears for opportunities.
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“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers return to office after 3-year strike
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers return to office after 3-year strike
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalists returned to their North Shore newsroom Monday after a lengthy, bitter strike. Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh President Andrew Goldstein said he expected tension between management, returning strikers and journalists who crossed the picket line. The strikers entered the North Shore Post-Gazette building shortly before 10 a.m. “I’m
triblive.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers return to office after 3-year strike
Sad to hear of the passing of Maggie Patterson. I knew Maggie from her leadership in SPJ. Devoted to high standards of journalism, an accomplished author & educator. A professor of journalism at Duquesne University.
community.triblive.com/news/3918271
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Former Duquesne journalism professor Maggie Patterson dies
community.triblive.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Sad to hear of the passing of Maggie Patterson. I knew Maggie from her leadership in SPJ. Devoted to high standards of journalism, an accomplished author & educator. A professor of journalism at Duquesne University.
community.triblive.com/news/3918271
duquesneduke.org/beloved-prof...
community.triblive.com/news/3918271
duquesneduke.org/beloved-prof...
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BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
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Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
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This season on The East Wing...
October 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This season on The East Wing...
#NoKings #Pittsburgh marching down Grant Street
October 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
#NoKings #Pittsburgh marching down Grant Street
#NoKings #Pittsburgh about to march from Grant Street to Mellon Square
October 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
#NoKings #Pittsburgh about to march from Grant Street to Mellon Square
🎶“Won’t you be my neighbor “ at #NoKings #Pittsburgh
October 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
🎶“Won’t you be my neighbor “ at #NoKings #Pittsburgh
America The Beautiful at #NoKings #Pittsburgh
October 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
America The Beautiful at #NoKings #Pittsburgh
People gathering on Grant Street before #NoKings #Pittsburgh
October 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
People gathering on Grant Street before #NoKings #Pittsburgh