gbhnews

gbhnews, 1 year ago to politics

omgggg!!! what a day! You all have awakened the MIGHTY @azita, our #Politics editor!

She is one of the very most interesting of my newsroom colleagues but she's having that classic new-to-the #fediverse situation where you log in and it feels like nothing is happening.

Pls follow her and connect her to ALL THE THINGS and of course tell her all about #FensterFreitag and #Caturday and @FediFollows!!! #politics #introduction #introductions #news #journalism

gbhnews, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 80F at Logan and visibility is 10 mi.

A woman who was previously warned to stay away from Taylor Swift's #RhodeIsland home was arrested on the property. #swifties

The U.S. job market slowed but still added 200K+ #jobs in June. #economy

#NewYork is using #drones to sweep for #sharks (!) along the coast.

#Meta's new microblogging app #Threads has been downloaded 50M times. Elon Musk is threatening to sue.

gbhnews, 1 year ago to internet

psst

I'm in a meeting with a bunch of #socialmedia managers

it would be really fun if we had a lot of notification sounds right now :D

perhaps they might be inspired to look into the #fediverse

gbhnews, 1 year ago to fediverse

It's #Newstodon Friday again, the day where #news organizations who are active here on #Mastodon show you their best work!

#JOURNALISM SUPER FRIENDS ASSEMBLE!

@damemagazine @TexasObserver @kcts9 @themarkup @thexylom @mongabay @TucsonSentinel @Chron @ProPublica

gbhnews, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. The AQI is 43 (good).

#Titanic director James Cameron called the lack of certification for the Titan #submarine “a critical failure.”

Did you know there was a new #documentary that challenges what you know about Milli Vanilli? It's true. We interviewed the directors. Link below.

The #Celtics traded Marcus Smart for Porzingis. #NBA

gbhnews, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 64F at Logan Airport and the Air Quality index is 22 (good).

Rescuers are still searching for a #submarine that was bringing 5 people to view #Titanic wreckage.

On this day in #1975, Jaws was released. There are more #sharks in Mass. coastal waters now than there were then.

Microsoft is saying disruptions to Outlook #email this month were due to #cyberattacks.

gbhnews, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to fediverse

Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 74F at Logan Airport and the air quality index (AQI) is 31 (good).

A woman was found alive in a #Massachusetts state park after getting stuck in swamp mud for days.

Advocates are trying to find homes for girls on a #Ukraine youth basketball team who are stranded in #Massachusetts.

President Biden is hosting #Sweden's prime minister today in a show of support for #NATO.

summer fun, yr pick:

gbhnews, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 68F at Logan Airport and visibility is a scant .75 miles.

Relentless rain continues to drench the Northeast. #wx

A ruling is expected Tues. in the case of runner Caster Semenya. She has been sidelined from competition because of her naturally occurring high level of testosterone.

James Clerk Maxwell’s “An Elementary Treatise on Electricity” has been returned to the #NewBedford #Library...119 years late. 🤣

gbhnews, 1 year ago to music

Iconic pop singer Tina Turner, who overcame so much in life on her way to becoming a superstar, has died. She was 83.

“My legacy is that I stayed on course… from the beginning to the end because I believed in something inside of me.” #music

gbhnews, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 74F at Logan Airport and visibility is 6 mi.

Speaking of Logan, the shutdown of one of the two tunnels leading away from the airport has begun. Officials haven't yet suggested just going to TF Green Airport in #RhodeIsland.

1 in 5 United Methodist churches have left the denomination because they don't want to affirm #LGBTQ individuals.

An #Iowa man just won his 7th straight Key Lime Pie eating championship.

gbhnews, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to fediverse

Hey #fediverse! Now that we're receiving a new wave of folks via a #TwitterMigration ...

...what do you want folks new to #Mastodon to know? #feditips

(I'm sure @feditips has lots of useful stuff for you!)

gbhnews, 1 year ago to fediverse

OMG! Guys, my colleague @meghansmith has arrived on the #fediverse scene. Pls give her a warm welcome & yr best #fediverse tips & follows.

Meghan has carved out a beat on #disability and #accessibility and also does A+ Instagram Reels. A short thread of Meghan's work in replies to this toot:

#journalism #journalists #news #newstodon

gbhnews, 2 months ago to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #Fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from Boston. It's 35F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.

A container ship struck the Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing a catastrophic bridge collapse.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments about access to the abortion drug mifepristone.

Former President Donald Trump's social media company began trading on NASDAQ today. The surging stock is funneling millions to Trump.

gbhnews, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 38F at Logan Airport and visibility is 7mi.

Congrats to the Punxatawney household; weather-predicting groundhog duo Phil and Phyllis have 2 new babies.

The S&P 500 has set 22 record highs in 2024 as stock traders anticipate interest rate cuts.

#Harvard has admitted its first class after the #SCOTUS decision striking down affirmative action.

gbhnews, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 42F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.

A fire in #EastBoston displaced 30 and killed 1; community recovery efforts are underway.

The Biden administration approved a new wind power project off of #Massachusetts that will produce more power than the state's last coal-powered plant.

On this day in 1860, the first Pony Express mail delivery relay riders took off.

gbhnews, 1 month ago to random

WOW 🤩 Men's wheelchair champion Marcel Hug broke his own course record with a finish of 1:15:33! 🥇🎉

Full race results from the #BostonMarathon2024 : https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-04-15/who-won-the-2024-boston-marathon-see-top-finishers-from-the-race

gbhnews, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Hellen Obiri, a frequent sight on the #BostonMarathon podium, won again, the first woman to win back-to-back since 2005.

All hail this queen! 👑

gbhnews, 1 month ago to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 49F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.

Cambridge #Massachusetts is moving towards eliminating single-family zoning as the state faces an ongoing housing crisis.

Overnight, police dismantled a pro-Palestine protest encampment at MIT, arresting 10.

More than 100,000 have fled Rafah in southern Gaza as fighting approached the outskirts of the city.

gbhnews, 1 month ago to random

also: As Mothers' Day approaches, my colleagues @meghansmith and Elena Eberwein spoke to 8 women who lost loved ones to violence.

Often, crime stories are very brief and don't address the impact on survivors, or tell us much about those who died.

I'm grateful to the women who were willing to talk to us about their people, and proud that our newsroom is sharing their voices.

Story:
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-05-09/their-loved-ones-were-murdered-in-boston-on-mothers-day-they-keep-memories-alive

gbhnews, 22 days ago (edited 21 days ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It is 76F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.

Spain, Norway, and Ireland have recognized a Palestinian state.

Massachusetts' "millionaire's tax" has brought in 1.8 billion, an amount more than estimated.

Some Mass. public #libraries are now hiring social workers to connect patrons in need with services.

gbhnews, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 53F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.

The Federal Reserve is pushing off interest rate decreases once again, but says they will likely happen this year.

Federal workers are rallying in Boston to protect teleworking flexibility they gained during the pandemic. #labor

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) is calling on the US to stop deportations to Haiti.

gbhnews, 9 days ago to brainfood

Oh hey: our newsroom released a short #documentary today.

"Don't Judge Me" is the story of Onyx White. He went to prison at 16 and is now trying to build a life after 12 years inside.

It's all free to watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6mZ2N2qsXM

gbhnews, 20 days ago (edited 20 days ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 74F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.

The Mass. Senate passed a $58B budget despite the fact that a fire alarm went off and everyone had to leave the building.

On this day in 1934, outlaws Bonnie and Clyde were killed by police.

Airports and roads are likely to be jammed this weekend ahead of the Memorial Day holiday.

This weekend:

gbhnews, 27 days ago (edited 26 days ago) to news

🌞 Good morning! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 56F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.

The first humanitarian supplies delivered from a floating pier built by the US military entered Gaza today.

In Indiana, a judge ruled that #tacos are "Mexican style sandwiches," clearing the way for a taqueria to open.

#OnThisDay in 2004, the first legal same-sex marriages in the US happened in Massachusetts, the first state to make equal marriage law. #lgbtq