TexasObserver, to politics
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“[The dress code] would obviously be Exhibit A in any potential lawsuit for discriminatory treatment.”

NEW: Legal experts told Editor Kit @oconnell how half a century of precedents make Texas Commissioner Sid Miller's transphobic policy a bad idea https://www.texasobserver.org/sid-miller-dress-code-transphobia-texas-agriculture/

(📸 Sid Miller tastefully dressed in his tasteful office, via
Michael Donhauser/picture-alliance/dpa/AP)
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TexasObserver, to random
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social avatar

Happy Friday!

For this week's story, we'll share Michelle Pitcher's interview with journalist Jason Walker, who bravely reports on conditions inside even though it puts his life at risk.
https://www.texasobserver.org/prison-journalist-shows-why-we-need-a-free-press-even-behind-bars/

If you know anything about prison , you know both how brave Jason is, and how hard Michelle had to work to get inside to report this story.


TexasObserver,
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social avatar

Remember, if you enjoy seeing journalists and news outlets in the , support our presence here with your boosts, follows, and your membership/donations.

Here are just a few of our friends in federation: @thexylom
@damemagazine
@gbhnews
@Chron
@TucsonSentinel
@themarkup
@TheConversationUS
@ProPublica
@STAT
@e_urq
@Toastie
@heiseonline
@mongabay
@wausaupilot

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ivan18rod, to fediverse

Oh, boy! We have another set of on the scene. Let's give a -sized welcome to @arstechnica!

EgyptianAphorist, to books

Shocked & saddened to learn of the death of a literary friend I knew from social media, sensitive soul: Scott Timberg

Last I heard from him was pre Covid & just learned he committed suicide, at age 50, due to financial reasons after being laid off…

I hope he is free of all suffering 🕊️

Read about his posthumous , here:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-03-21/scott-timberg-was-a-culture-evangelist-his-work-lives-on

@bookstodon

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gbhnews, to fediverse
@gbhnews@mastodon.social avatar

mood

also it's Friday

the day when newsrooms in the show you their best stuff

some other newsroom needs to kick it off tho

i'm exhausted

Flipboard, to random
@Flipboard@flipboard.social avatar

For : News media publishing in English.

DW English — @dw

Longreads — @longreads

On the Media — @onthemedia

POLITICO — @politico

ProPublica — @ProPublica

Rest of World — @restofworld

Rolling Stone —
@RollingStone

STAT — @STAT

The Conversation — @TheConversationUS
@theconversationau
@TheConversationAfrica

The Markup — @themarkup

The Nation — @thenation

The Tyee — @thetyee

VICE News — @VICENews

Voice of America — @VOANews

arstechnica, to random
@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar

tap tap Is thing thing on? 🎙️

damemagazine,
@damemagazine@newsie.social avatar

@arstechnica Welcome! And if you don't already know about it, tomorrow is Friday where we all share our work. We'll tag you all into the thread!

moira, to random
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I just realised that @TexasObserver outlasted Tucker Carlson xD

Anyway you did a great job of saving them from bankruptcy, now's the time to sustain so they can keep going and not have to do that shit again.

Saddle up! :D

https://texasobserver.social/users/gabrielarana/statuses/110255065302333341

eta pls boost ty ^_^

STAT, to random
@STAT@newsie.social avatar

We’re joining in on the party this Friday! Thank you to those who have been tagging us!

Our pick is a months-long investigation from STAT reporter Rachel Cohrs and MuckRock reporter Betsy Ladyzhets which found that although the NIH allocated $1 billion to study long Covid, it has little to show for it. https://www.statnews.com/2023/04/20/long-covid-nih-billion/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

That’s it from us, see you next Friday! @muckrock @TexasObserver @gbhnews @mongabay @damemagazine @ProPublica

seanbala, to books
@seanbala@mas.to avatar

Some accounts for learning on -

@mariapopova - wonderful articles from "The Marginalian" thinkers from , , and

@whencyclopedia - bot posting articles from World History Encyclopedia -

@mythologymonday - posts on and from around the world

@fivebooks - list of extensive recommendations every few days -

@ProPublica - excellent investigative journalism from the US -

TexasObserver, to politics
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social avatar

“If the pardon happens, I am concerned that people who agree with the pardon and with what Perry has done will end up following him thinking they’ll get a pardon too.”

Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti spoke with people who knew Garrett Foster about the potential consequences if Greg Abbott frees his racist killer: https://www.texasobserver.org/daniel-perry-pardon-greg-abbott-garrett-foster/

gbhnews, to random
@gbhnews@mastodon.social avatar

It's Friday!

Where my newsrooms at?!

@damemagazine @TexasObserver @TPR @azpm @thexylom @TheConversationUS @wausaupilot @STAT

show us that good stuff!!!

(see a newsroom? not a bot account? tag 'em in a reply so we can find 'em)

gbhnews,
@gbhnews@mastodon.social avatar

What's up? The Salem Horror Film Fest, that's what's up.

We talk to someone who oughta know about why we sometimes enjoy being scared and even pay money to feel that way: https://www.wgbh.org/news/arts-culture/2023/04/21/celebrating-horror-and-finding-belonging-at-salem-horror-fest

TheConversationUS,
@TheConversationUS@newsie.social avatar

@themarkup @gbhnews @damemagazine @TexasObserver @TPR @azpm @thexylom @wausaupilot @STAT @coloradosun

Thanks GBH for kicking off the thread.

I'll start the links with this fascinating update on progress in editing genes in living cells to cure genetic diseases
https://theconversation.com/erasing-or-replacing-errors-in-a-patients-genetic-code-can-treat-and-cure-some-genetic-diseases-200803

mongabay,
@mongabay@mastodon.green avatar

@gbhnews @damemagazine @TexasObserver @TPR @azpm @thexylom @TheConversationUS @wausaupilot @STAT

Adding in to the Friday here.

Please see our story regarding a report detailing the rising violence in Mexico on environmental defenders.

Story by Max Radwin.

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/report-warns-of-rising-violence-against-environmental-defenders-in-mexico/

damemagazine,
@damemagazine@newsie.social avatar

@gbhnews @damemagazine @TexasObserver @TPR @azpm @thexylom @TheConversationUS @wausaupilot @STAT

For Friday, we're going to share two pieces:

The first from the archives because it dovetails so well with GBH's excellent horror feature.

In it we try to get to the brain science of why we love to watch the same tv shows over and over

https://www.damemagazine.com/2020/07/31/the-science-of-watching-on-repeat/

Plus: Allison Hantschel's column on the media scolds annoyed by inclusive language <sigh>.

https://www.damemagazine.com/2023/04/18/that-time-euphemisms-got-too-woke-for-the-media/

themarkup, to fediverse
@themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org avatar

Ok let’s do this! For The Markup’s first Friday, we’re reading this piece which summarizes recent research into “algorithmic wage discrimination.” https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-04-11/algorithmic-wage-discrimination

The finding is that gig companies are using algorithms to discover the lowest rate that people are willing to work for.

Tagging in our friends at @gbhnews @TexasObserver @damemagazine @STAT @mongabay @conversationus @thexylom and more to share a piece!

josh, to news
@josh@josh.tel avatar

removes Google News from phone home screen

replaces it with @optoutnews

Thanks to @niemanlab for putting this on my radar! Excited to shift gears in my daily news habit, and delighted to see some familiar outlets participating, including @damemagazine, @TexasObserver, @themarkup, @theintercept, and @thexylom. https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/03/optout-aims-to-be-a-daily-news-app-100-free-from-corporate-media-narratives/

moira, to internet
@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net avatar

OKAY PEOPLE I'm seeing you ask about news and not being able to find it so LET'S GO NEWSBIANS

The two biggest journalist sites are:

journa.host
newsie.social

You can look at their public timelines directly:

https://journa.host/public/local
https://newsie.social/public/local

There will be a lot of journalists to follow there.

There are also a number of news organisations here as well. Not as many as I'd like but here are some I follow starting next toot:

(1/3)

moira,
@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net avatar

I'm excluding newsbots that may be echoing from because that may not last. These are in no particular order:

Texas Observer:
@TexasObserver

Motherboard:
@Motherboard

NPR:
@npr

On The Media:
@onthemedia

Los Vegas Review-Journal:
@reviewjournal

PC Magazine:
@PCMag

The Intercept:
@theintercept

The Los Angeles Times (kind of idle atm, hopefully will return)
@losangelestimes

Voice of America News:
@VOANews

Rolling Stone:
@RollingStone

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moira, (edited )
@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net avatar

LET'S ADD SOME LET'S GO

@nbcnews (NBC NEWS WHEN DID THEY SHOW UP?)

@ArcticToday (Arctic news)

@SomervilleWire (Somerville, Mass.)

@sltrib (Salt Lake Tribune? Might be a bot, don't know, but it's active)

@WIExaminer (Wisconsin Examiner)

@wausaupilot (Wausau Pilot & Review, Central Wisconsin)

@TruthOrFiction (fact-checking, seems okay)

@crooksandliars (Crooks and Liars - some staff have accounts as well)

@TheConversationAfrica (The Conversation, Africa desk)

@TheConversationUK (The Conversation, UK desk)

@thespinoff (New Zealand)

Everything at social.bbc (BBC) including:
@Connected_Studio
@BBCTaster
@BBC_News_Labs
@BBCRadio4
@BBC5Live

BIG LIST OF NON-ENGLISH NEWS HERE: https://newsie.social/users/ZhiZhu/statuses/109536046393591539

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