Matthew Hansen
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Editor of the Flatwater Free Press, Nebraska’s first statewide journalism nonprofit. Ex-columnist for the Omaha World-Herald. Purveyor of artisanal tweets.
I awoke this morning & it's still true. I'm the editor of the Flatwater Free Press, Nebraska's first statewide journalism nonprofit. Learn more: youtube.com/watch?v=edZY-m… Subscribe to free newsletter: nebraskajournalismtrust.org Donate to support our journalism: nebcommfound.org/give/nebraska-…
Your periodic reminder that @flatwaterfreep publishes all our stories and then gives them away for free to every other media outlet, strengthening Nebraska journalism even if you have never heard of us. I’m biased, but I think that’s pretty cool.
Last year, nearly 50 teachers left Schuyler Community Schools. Struggling to hire locally, the district looked abroad — to the Philippines. It’s a solution more and more Nebraska school districts are choosing. nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-a…
In today's @flatwaterfreep, reporter @JoshShimkus unpacks a question that always nagged me as an ag reporter -- if employers are using E-Verify, how do they end up with undocumented workers? flatwaterfreepress.org/unintended-con…
So proud of @yanqixu_ and so excited to work with the @nytimes.
Breaking news: Yanqi Xu, FFP senior reporter, is a fellow in the New York Times’ Local Investigations Fellowship. Led by former NYT editor Dean Baquet, the year-long program helps journalists produce investigative work in their state. Let’s hear it for Yanqi!
Zero Dollar Generals in small town Nebraska in 2000. Today, there are 115.
New at FFP: 25 years ago, you couldn’t find a Dollar General outside of Omaha and Lincoln. Now, they’re a fixture of small-town Nebraska — as local grocery stores continue to disappear. 🔗 buff.ly/XL9g8eU
Documenters is coming to Scottsbluff! And it will be in cooperation with the @sbstarherald. Are you in the area and interested? Learn more 👇
Want to help inform your community and create better journalism while getting paid? Join the Nebraska Journalism Trust (Flatwater Free Press) for two orientation training sessions at the Lied Scottsbluff Library Thursday. . Learn more here: flatwaterfreepress.org/documenters/?u…
New from FFP: The NPPD is using eminent domain on Stanton County farmland to build a new power line. The project’s main beneficiary: Jigowatt, a crypto mining company already using more energy than the rest of the county combined. 🔗 buff.ly/UyLQKXw
Attention everyone I think Carhenge might be cool now? journalstar.com/life-entertain…
Nebraska’s public drinking water and wastewater systems need billions of dollars to replace aging equipment and meet federal health regulations. When communities can’t get a loan from the program that’s designed to help, residents have to pay. 🔗 buff.ly/Faow4Z8
Come talk to @mattwynn or I at #ire25 if you are interested in this job. Or, if you aren’t in New Orleans, shoot us a note!
I'm headed to #ire25, where I can't wait to learn from the best in the biz, see old friends and make new ones. Conveniently, we're hiring for an investigative editor. Sound interesting? Let's talk. [email protected] nebraskajournalismtrust.org/jobs/investiga…
What a sequence by PCA. Both of these plays happened within 4 minutes of each other. Absolutely incredible. PCA is special. #MVPCA
We're covering the widespread immigration raids happening today in Nebraska. Follow along here.
New at FFP: Widespread immigration raids came to Nebraska Tuesday, detaining an unknown number of workers employed by at least 3 South Omaha plants. There was confusion inside the plants, and fear and anger outside, as relatives and protesters massed. 🔗 buff.ly/5nChMLF
In Nebraska, you can usually transfer your kid to a nearby school district, a policy known as open enrollment. Except if your kid has a disability. Then the answer is often no. @flatwaterfreep's Jeremy Turley & @The74's Lauren Wagner with a crucial story: flatwaterfreepress.org/shot-down-at-e…
Nebraska questions you maybe wondered but were too scared to ask...where the heck does all that corn go?
Flatwater Explains is a brand-new series where FFP reporters tell you things you didn’t know you needed to know about the best state in the world. (That’s Nebraska.) So, a quiz: Where does all that Nebraska corn go? Joshua Shimkus has answers. 🔗 buff.ly/w71tMu1
Proud of @nataliaalamdari, who earned this one. Proud we have built @flatwaterfreep as a newsroom where talented, hardworking journalists can do stories that matter.
FFP senior reporter Natalia Alamdari, and Marco, are national award winners. "Marco's Journey" won the National Award for Education Reporting. Read "Marco's Journey," Alamdari's national award winner, here 🔗 buff.ly/Hs4aobS Congratulations, Natalia!
Attention Lincoln...we're doing Give to Lincoln Day again. Follow the links to learn more and help us get matching $ from the this (very cool) event's supporters.
Donate now through May 29 to strengthen local news and expand FFP's future coverage in the Lincoln area. Help us tell Lincoln's stories. 🔗 buff.ly/rkaoG9X
Zero sand was imported for the making of this property.
Alexander Payne is in the early stages of a follow-up to his acclaimed 1999 comedy “Election.” It promises to be “a very, very Omaha movie.” Read more 🔗 buff.ly/BL7UL3S
The Nebraska Public Power District just bought land for $5 million, double the appraisal. They bought it from two of their own executives, including a person whose job title is chief ethics officer. An important story from @flatwaterfreep @destinyherbers. flatwaterfreepress.org/nebraska-publi…
Scammers are targeting dealerships that don't have websites, putting a lot of Nebraska businesses into some very uncomfortable positions. Great work from the legendary Peter Salter.
New at FFP: James Wood was confused when the police called about a luxury car he supposedly sold to a Pennsylvania couple. Then a Florida man showed up at his Lincoln car lot demanding a Land Rover, and Wood’s confusion turned to concern. Read more 🔗 buff.ly/5TIY6lG