Doris Truong

Zelensky's Former Spokesperson: Ukraine Needs a Cease-Fire Iuliia Mendel argues that Ukraine should accept a case-fire, not as a surrender but as a necessary step toward securing Ukraine’s future.

A powerful piece by @iuliiamendel.bsky.social: "Pursuing a cease-fire is not weak. ... This is not a plea for surrender but for a strategy that acknowledges both our strength and our limitations."

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black and white photo of Wong Kim Ark, American of Chinese descent. He is looking straight at the camera.

A thread on birthright citizenship I wrote in 2018, that unfortunately remains relevant.

I always thought this was where it was all headed. Abolishing birthright citizenship for the non-white and non-rich. And why I teach on United States v. Wong Kim Ark every semester.

Who was Wong Kim Ark? 1/

If you don't live in LA and have been struggling to understand how much land the fires have encompassed, use this @calmatters.org tool to overlay the fires atop where you live, to get a sense of scale:

calmatters.org/environment/...

Great work by @jeremiak.com and John Osborn D'Agostino.

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Our friends at Trusting News have extended the deadline for applying to their paid newsroom cohort focused on AI transparency. This initiative will dive into how sharing information about AI in stories can help build trust with our audiences. Apply by Jan 15: trustingnews.org/apply-newsro...

In Los Angeles, people snap up air filters and wear masks against smoke pollution With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, people are taking precautions: wearing masks, buying air purifiers and staying indoors.

Are you following #Maynard200 alum Dorany Pineda's coverage of the #LA #wildfires? Dorany Pineda writes on water, climate and the environment in Latino communities across the U.S. for @apnews.com, and writes her stories in both English and #Español. Thread: 🧵
apnews.com/article/los-...

This TikTok account is of Mexican firefighters helping battle these Los Angeles fires. I haven’t seen much coverage.

A few posts are to the President-elect who has insulted their county and people, yet they still lend a hand.

www.tiktok.com/@angelaguzma...

That time Rupert Murdoch endorsed Jimmy Carter (no, really) It was the first time many Americans saw Rupert Murdoch using his news outlets to advance his interests — and a lesson in how a media mogul's outside financial ties can taint the editorial product.

That time @joshuabenton.com found a Jimmy Carter/Rupert Murdoch connection from 1980 and then made it extremely relevant to the current day (no, really!!)

www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/that...

The LA Times photo desk, which is doing incredible work covering these brutal fires, has set up a Bluesky account that is among the newest ones we have verified. They are well worth following right now. @latimesphotos.bsky.social

Rebuilding from the rubble Exploring technology for social good

In the nearly 40 years I've been a journalist, this is my bleakest assessment and outlook, but it also lays out what we need to do for 2025 to #HoldTheLine for our values and to enrich our democracies globally. Hope comes from action! www.rappler.com/plus-members...

Outreach workers Bryon Johnson (center) and Nick Freddes (left) talk to Maurice Clark, who is homeless, in October. (Angela Hart/KFF Health News)

Vulnerability questionnaires are being singled out for worsening racial disparities by systematically placing homeless white people at the front of the line, ahead of their Black peers.

capitalbnews.org/homelessness...

a picture of a man in the snow with the words " it 's not too bad " below him ALT: a picture of a man in the snow with the words " it 's not too bad " below him

Our NYE countdown froze with 3 seconds to go. Does this mean I have to repeat 2024?

1/ For young journalists today, passion alone isn’t enough—it comes at a steep cost.

@niemanreports.org dove into the struggles of breaking into the industry: 🧵
niemanreports.org/reporting-on...

Investing in the disability beat "Using the right language isn’t the be-all and end-all of better disability reporting."

"Ableism isn’t just about disability. It’s connected to other forms of structural oppression and has always been," James Salanga says. "If newsrooms want to cover that seriously, they must begin analyzing ableism seriously — across journalism’s culture, history, and frames."

If you're curious about trends in @niemanlab.org predictions, here's a cool visualization by @fdaudens.bsky.social that breaks them down by category: huggingface.co/spaces/fdaud...

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There have been questions about this story since it published.
For the sake of transparency and trust, CNN needs to issue an update ASAP. Even if it is, “we hear your concerns and we’re investigating.”

Watch your language "Journalists can fall into a trap of parroting the language provided by officials, whether that's law enforcement, the courts, politicians, academics, or subject-matter experts."

"Journalists can fall into a trap of parroting the language provided by officials, whether that’s law enforcement, the courts, politicians, academics, or subject-matter experts," writes @doristruong.bsky.social

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Nieman Lab's Predictions for Journalism 2025 Each year, we ask some of the smartest people in journalism and digital media what they think is coming in the next 12 months. Here’s what they had to say.

Today's batch of @niemanlab.org Predictions just dropped! Featuring:

@aimeetwoee.bsky.social
@danieltrielli.bsky.social
@doristruong.bsky.social
@ericnuzum.bsky.social
@ethanlindsey.com
@glichfield.bsky.social
@joshuadarr.bsky.social

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www.niemanlab.org/collection/p...

How Honeycrisp Apples Went From Marvel to Mediocre An investigation into the Honeycrisp apple and how a complex string of events led to a decline in the quality of a beloved apple variety.

I’ve had bad luck with Honeycrisps for the past few years and thought maybe I was just doing something wrong, but it’s not just me! Honeycrisp apples have been getting Red Delicious-ified!

Small Business Saturday is a great day to visit your local bookstores.

Via @niemanreports.org, not predictions but “cautionary tales” for U.S. journalists from colleagues around the world.

niemanreports.org/dear-america/

Worth a closer read from Institute for Independent Journalists

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