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Alright, I've seen enough in the algorithm and the misinformation-laden responses to factual stories here that I too have migrated to the other app. I'll try to make posts on each equally but we'll see how it goes here in the coming months.
Some professional news: After 11 years of columnizing at WaPo, I'm taking the buyout. This is my last column. It is my advice to any other lucky pundits who land a perch like this—11 principles I've aspired to, even if I haven't always achieved them: wapo.st/3TU2fGw
NEWS: NPR's head of news and acting content chief announced she'll step down just days after Congress wiped out all federal funding for public media. Edith Chapin says she needs time away after holding two senior executive jobs for two years My story: npr.org/2025/07/22/nx-…
Hard hit Chicago Tribune newsroom sees roughly 10% additional layoffs per guild As staffers note, owner Alden Global Capital seeking to buy Dallas Morning News after Hearst had made seemingly winning bid for it.
Today, @chicagotribune laid off five guild staff members in a roughly 10% cut to our newsroom. These layoffs underscore a sad but unsurprising failure of leadership by Alden Global Capital, our hedge fund owner, and local management.
WHYY calls Princeton "South Jersey" and I just wanna make it clear that I had no input as to that decision
Just gonna get out ahead of it and set my Alarm Clock to open Microsoft Teams as soon as I wake up because that's clearly where we're going in this conference call culture
NEWS: Mercedes-Benz is integrating Microsoft Teams into its vehicles, starting with the new CLA model.
I was laid off today by the Chicago Tribune as were several talented colleagues. I was able to report several dream stories during my year or so there, but partially, I had that freedom because “leadership” is completely absentee unless it affects their bottom line.
.@radbrowndads went deep on all angles of Chicago’s vibrant food scene way beyond the plate — the economic, cultural and political winds that power it, but also the fun and community that springs up around it.
A joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
Yup, it's always been part of Alden's strategy to have a large portfolio of assets that it can strip for parts rather than operating news operations in good faith.
Didn’t Alden just try to bid for the Dallas Morning News after Hearst announced their deal
So many of my heroes have fallen
A Chuck E. Cheese employee in full costume was arrested by Tallahassee officers for credit card fraud tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…
scoop: Gannett is offering buyouts to its staff, per email just now from CEO Mike Reed. "...We need to adjust our organization to efficiently meet the needs of our business today...as we continue to use A.I. and leverage automation to realize efficiencies."
Accusations of lying on mortgages by public officials you say?
Quite the quote from NRSC on this AP story “A lot of people who trust Ken Paxton get lied to, so it isn't shocking to learn he is also cheating on his taxes and personal finances," said spokeswoman Joanna Rodriguez apnews.com/article/paxton…
My alma mater. Because there's ALWAYS a local connection.
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath played their first U.S. show at Glassboro State College. It did not go well. inquirer.com/entertainment/…
About to round up 949 other friends to pitch in $1,000 each to snatch this up
The property housing a former South Philly pool club is for sale and going viral inquirer.com/real-estate/ho…
MORE: Judge Paula Xinis, who presides over Abrego’s civil case in Maryland, bars the government from taking Abrego into ICE custody in Tennessee following his release from criminal custody. He must be returned to MD on an order of supervision.
NEW: Judge Waverly Crenshaw orders that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be released from criminal custody. He refers Abrego’s request to pause the issuance of any release order for 30 days to the magistrate judge
The AFP journalist union says its lead photographer in Gaza sent a message saying, “I no longer have the strength to work for the media. My body is thin and I can no longer work.” He's also suffered multiple stomach illnesses due to lack of hygiene (clean water, soap, etc).
Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die - Sin una intervención inmediata, los últimos reporteros de Gaza morirán- بلا تدخل فوري، آخر مراسلي وكالة فرانس برس في قطاع غزة مهددون بالموت جوعاً
NEW: Alden Global Capital's MediaNews Group is making a last-minute bid for The Dallas Morning News, which reached a deal with Hearst earlier this month. MediaNews offering $16.50 a share to Hearst's $14 nytimes.com/2025/07/22/bus…
Tell Heath his Alden Global Capital cronies, we need a fair contract. Now. actionnetwork.org/petitions/stan…
The House Appropriations Committee has voted to rename the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, D.C., after First Lady Melania Trump. scrippsnews.com/politics/house…
The driver who pled guilty to hitting and killing a 30-year-old Philadelphia physician was sentenced Tuesday. He will spend six to 20 years in prison. bit.ly/40z3sqt
News: On tonight’s Daily Show, guest is LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, who announces that he is taking the newspaper public, per source in studio.