K.R.Kring
@krkring.bsky.social
Media Strategist. Photographer. Journalist. | Constantly Curious. | Connector | Chicago-based. | Talking to news workers at https://youtube.com/@karenkringmediacurious
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K.R.Kring
@krkring.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Get off-line and call a friend or loved one soon. Maybe go take a walk or out for a meal with them. Betting you'll be glad you did.
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We are now one of the few countries that will no longer honor World AIDS Day
We join with Russia, Iran, Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Libya, North Korea
You know all the countries that hate humans rights
I find it shameful
Callous Cruelty
We are now one of the few countries that will no longer honor World AIDS Day
We join with Russia, Iran, Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Libya, North Korea
You know all the countries that hate humans rights
I find it shameful
Callous Cruelty
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
We are now one of the few countries that will no longer honor World AIDS Day
We join with Russia, Iran, Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Libya, North Korea
You know all the countries that hate humans rights
I find it shameful
Callous Cruelty
We are now one of the few countries that will no longer honor World AIDS Day
We join with Russia, Iran, Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Libya, North Korea
You know all the countries that hate humans rights
I find it shameful
Callous Cruelty
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It’s always good to read about journalists getting it right. I’d add this to @sulliview.bsky.social’s list: the retired Chicago journalists who spoke out against the trump terror campaign in our city. I spoke to many of them for this piece: open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
Retired journalists raise the alarm about state sponsored terror in Chicago
"It is without precedent that the biggest names in Chicago journalism have come together to condemn a public action"
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
It’s always good to read about journalists getting it right. I’d add this to @sulliview.bsky.social’s list: the retired Chicago journalists who spoke out against the trump terror campaign in our city. I spoke to many of them for this piece: open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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A ribbon-cutting was held on Saturday as Friend Health opened the expanded community health center in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, located at 4700 S. Ashland Ave.
New Health center opens in Chicago's Back of the Yard
Friend Health opened the new center, featuring everything from pharmacy to dental, on the city's Southwest Side on Saturday.
www.cbsnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A ribbon-cutting was held on Saturday as Friend Health opened the expanded community health center in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, located at 4700 S. Ashland Ave.
Friend Health is working on reducing health disparity in #Chicago. Death by zip code is a real thing in Chicago. Glad FH and community partners are working on better outcome aka helping residents in and around the Back of the Yards live healthier lives.
Friend Health Deepens Back of the Yards Commitment With Expanded Clinic
https://www.bhnet.org/23641/friend-health-deepens-back-of-the-yards-commitment-with-expanded-clinic/
The community health center provides accessible, affordable primary care, behavioral health, OB-GYN, pediatrics, pharmacy …
https://www.bhnet.org/23641/friend-health-deepens-back-of-the-yards-commitment-with-expanded-clinic/
The community health center provides accessible, affordable primary care, behavioral health, OB-GYN, pediatrics, pharmacy …
Friend Health Deepens Back of the Yards Commitment With Expanded Clinic
The community health center provides accessible, affordable primary care, behavioral health, OB-GYN, pediatrics, pharmacy and lab services. CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Friend Health, a community-anchored federally qualified health center (FQHC) serving Chicago’s South Side, will celebrate the opening of its new Back of the Yards community health center on Saturday, November 22, in a ceremony with community residents and Chicago dignitaries. The opening represents the largest expansion in Friend Health’s nearly three decades of service, the latest proof of its rapid growth and momentum in bringing whole-person, affordable care to Chicago’s South Side. Located in the landmark Oppenheimer-Goldblatt Bros.
www.bhnet.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Friend Health is working on reducing health disparity in #Chicago. Death by zip code is a real thing in Chicago. Glad FH and community partners are working on better outcome aka helping residents in and around the Back of the Yards live healthier lives.
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Whistles have become essential in the fight against federal immigration overreach in Chicago. Folks in every city facing the same nightmare should read this @dansinker.com whistles 101 piece with info on sourcing, distribution & tactics.
November 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Whistles have become essential in the fight against federal immigration overreach in Chicago. Folks in every city facing the same nightmare should read this @dansinker.com whistles 101 piece with info on sourcing, distribution & tactics.
ICYMI...
As Dilla says, Everything dope about America comes from Chicago. Anne is dope. Kelly is dope. Together they are doper. :-)
As Dilla says, Everything dope about America comes from Chicago. Anne is dope. Kelly is dope. Together they are doper. :-)
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
ICYMI...
As Dilla says, Everything dope about America comes from Chicago. Anne is dope. Kelly is dope. Together they are doper. :-)
As Dilla says, Everything dope about America comes from Chicago. Anne is dope. Kelly is dope. Together they are doper. :-)
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Horrific: An eyewitness said about 50 masked settlers were involved in the attack Saturday — those who assaulted Reuters photojournalist Raneen Sawafta "beat her up without mercy, continuing to stone her while she was on the ground and then continuing to attack everyone who was coming to her help”
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, journalists at West Bank olive harvest, witnesses say
Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinian villagers, activists and journalists on Saturday who had gathered during an attempt to harvest olives near a settler outpost in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, witnesses said.
www.reuters.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Horrific: An eyewitness said about 50 masked settlers were involved in the attack Saturday — those who assaulted Reuters photojournalist Raneen Sawafta "beat her up without mercy, continuing to stone her while she was on the ground and then continuing to attack everyone who was coming to her help”
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Freelance photojournalist Jim Vondruska, who was born and raised on the west side of Chicago, has been doing brilliant work throughout the DHS blitz of the city. 🫡
@reuters.com @pictures.reuters.com
@reuters.com @pictures.reuters.com
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Freelance photojournalist Jim Vondruska, who was born and raised on the west side of Chicago, has been doing brilliant work throughout the DHS blitz of the city. 🫡
@reuters.com @pictures.reuters.com
@reuters.com @pictures.reuters.com
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Thoughts for the day from Linda Tirado, the freelance photojournalist who was shot in the eye with a rubber police by Minneapolis police while documenting the protests of George Floyd's murder:
https://lindatirado.substack.com/p/they-thought-we-were-going-down-easy
https://lindatirado.substack.com/p/they-thought-we-were-going-down-easy
They thought we were going down easy
They haven't reckoned with oppositional defiance.
lindatirado.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Thoughts for the day from Linda Tirado, the freelance photojournalist who was shot in the eye with a rubber police by Minneapolis police while documenting the protests of George Floyd's murder:
https://lindatirado.substack.com/p/they-thought-we-were-going-down-easy
https://lindatirado.substack.com/p/they-thought-we-were-going-down-easy
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"While working as a photojournalist for The New York Post, Martha Cooper's encounter with young graffiti artists would take her on a path of documenting one of the most significant underground art movements of the 20th century."
November 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"While working as a photojournalist for The New York Post, Martha Cooper's encounter with young graffiti artists would take her on a path of documenting one of the most significant underground art movements of the 20th century."
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An interview with Lynsey Addario, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, on conflict reporting, sexism in the field, and balancing motherhood and work (Megan Cattel/Nieman Reports)
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November 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
An interview with Lynsey Addario, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, on conflict reporting, sexism in the field, and balancing motherhood and work (Megan Cattel/Nieman Reports)
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
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Early 20th century Chicago is seen here through the lens of the pioneering Japanese-American photojournalist, poet and artist Jun Fujita.
The man who shot Al Capone: Jun Fujita’s Chicago – in pictures
Disasters, riots, gangsters and construction … early 20th-century Chicago is seen here through the lens of the pioneering Japanese-American photojournalist, poet and artist Jun Fujita
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Early 20th century Chicago is seen here through the lens of the pioneering Japanese-American photojournalist, poet and artist Jun Fujita.
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Here's the link to watch my conversation with Phil Ponce today at 4pm CT. It's free, no paywall.
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LIVE SOON: Live From Chicago | Edwin Eisendrath with Phil Ponce
Starting Nov 16 at 5:00 PM EST
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Here's the link to watch my conversation with Phil Ponce today at 4pm CT. It's free, no paywall.
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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The Trump administration took down a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the Department of Justice’s website nearly 300 days ago to comply with an executive order against diversity, equity and inclusion.
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The Trump administration took down a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the Department of Justice’s website nearly 300 days ago to comply with an executive order against diversity, equity and inclusion.
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
@eisendrath.net Glad to see you on Friday IN PERSON! Hope we get the chance to talk more soon. I'd like to know more specifics about what you are working on.
November 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
@eisendrath.net Glad to see you on Friday IN PERSON! Hope we get the chance to talk more soon. I'd like to know more specifics about what you are working on.
@newsjennifer.bsky.social Glad to meet you in person on Friday. I wish we had more time to talk. Another time soon, I hope.
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
@newsjennifer.bsky.social Glad to meet you in person on Friday. I wish we had more time to talk. Another time soon, I hope.
I'm fan-girling! ROBERT REICH is following me...and I didn't follow him first! Though, I do follow him on Fbook. @robertsiereich.bsky.social, Thank you for your steady voice, sir.
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I'm fan-girling! ROBERT REICH is following me...and I didn't follow him first! Though, I do follow him on Fbook. @robertsiereich.bsky.social, Thank you for your steady voice, sir.
ICYMI: Oh, the irony... Arizona tribal member nearly "deported" to some place she was never from. share.google/w2LQRj8tvEc0...
Arizona tribal member nearly deported after Iowa jail issues ICE detainer by mistake
Native American ICE detainer mistake nearly leads to deportation of Arizona tribal member after Iowa jail clerical error
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November 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
ICYMI: Oh, the irony... Arizona tribal member nearly "deported" to some place she was never from. share.google/w2LQRj8tvEc0...
For those who need a reminder...
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 AM
For those who need a reminder...
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...