Exec Dir, Women & Politics Institute @AU_WPI /Former Exec @NBCNews & EP @MeetthePress /#NOLA bred/mom of @TCU alum/wife of @jmart /Board Dir @iwfglobal
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13 Jun 2018
Working with Tim Russert was the honor of a lifetime. He was taken too soon - 10 years ago today. My good friend @erinowen721 and I share some timeless professional lessons we learned from a true great. (Thanks @NBCNews @MeetThePress for posting) nbcnews.com/politics/first-r… #russert
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Are you or someone you know interested in learning more about the WeLead Campaign Training Program? Join this virtual info session with program director Julie Russell & WPI Executive Director @BFischerMartin to learn more about the program! Register here: bit.ly/welead27-zoom
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Talking with my @Tulane colleague and one of my favorite writers, Jesmyn Ward, about the South, race, Faulkner, and coming home. youtu.be/PssixYIfG4A
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Jun 3
I wrote about the Pelosi succession in SF. Well, the results are in. Or in enough.
Pelosi was able to get her candidate, Chan, into the second round, and beat back the former AOC chief who jumped in to primary her.
But the frontrunner is still the 🦒 - Wiener
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May 30
Well deserved!
🚨NEWS: We are proud to announce @CNN's @mkraju is the recipient of the 2025 Joan Shorenstein Barone Award, for excellence in Capitol Hill coverage.
All of our winners will be honored on June 30 at our Biennial Dinner & awards show. Visit rtca2026.rsvpify.com for more info!
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May 28
Sat down with @HowardMortman @hillhulse & @ChadPergram to go deep on 40 years of @cspan in the Senate. Howard found some amazing stuff here, so good that he split the pod into two parts.
Give a listen to Part 1 today, with second half coming next week.
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🚨🚨going to be great - congrats @JeffDuncan_ !!
May 27
If you see me in Baton Rouge more over the next 12 months, this is why. Very excited about this project...
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May 14
SNEAK PREVIEW of the next ON THE ROAD: @iamwesmoore
In Baltimore
With softball-sized crab cakes and natty bo
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says the state needs to move on redistricting.
“We don’t have a choice but to act, particularly when we’re watching the greatest assault on Black voter representation ... that we have seen in generations," he tells our @jmart.
🔗 politi.co/4fiRbP0
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Many thanks to Atima Omara, author of “The Instigators: How Black Women Have Been Essential to American Democracy (And What We Can Learn From Them),” for joining @AU_WPI’s #WPIWomenOnWednesdays virtual conversation with @BFischerMartin! #WPIevents
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Join WeLead2027 to help close the gender gap in political leadership - APPLY TODAY @AU_SPA
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May 4
Kibitzing about politics behind the counter w @davidaxelrod at @mannysdeli - it don't get much better (and nobody asked who sent me!)
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At Chicago’s iconic @mannysdeli, our @jmart caught up with Democratic strategist @davidaxelrod ahead of this week’s episode of On The Road.
He explained why it would be “shocking” if both @GovPritzker and former Mayor Rahm Emanuel don’t run for president in 2028.
Watch the episode on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts — out May 5.
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Apr 29
In Wednesday's @nytimes: I talked to the New York Times city politics reporter @SallyGold about how she gets her scoops, the first news source she checks in the morning, and her advice for young journalists who want to cover politics.
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🗓️ The WeLead2027 Application opens on May 1 - join @AU_SPA's campaign training program for 6 Saturdays from Sept to April and gain the skills and confidence to run for office, like WeLead2006 alum @LizBerryWA
#closingthegendergap
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🚨 DATE CHANGE 🚨: #WPIWomenOnWednesdays virtual book talk w/ Atima Omara, author of “The Instigators,” & @BFischerMartin has been rescheduled for MAY 6TH! There is still time to register! #WPIevents
🗓️ 05/06 @ 6PM
🔗 bit.ly/4tuN1Yg
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Apr 18
For years, @jkbjournalist tried to land a job as a reporter at her hometown @PhillyInquirer.
Instead, she reported for papers in Bethlehem & Bucks County & the @PhillyDailyNews.
Today, the Inqy profiled her as “The woman who took down Jeffrey Epstein.” inquirer.com/news/nation-wor…
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Apr 14
Hello, friends
My latest ON THE ROAD is here - from The Masters! (Mardi Gras for the quarter-zip set)
My guest: @BrianKempGA
“We cannot be a party of one or a party of one ideal,” says Kemp, a potential '28er
Tee it up here:
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#WPIWomenOnWednesdays: Join @BFischerMartin for a virtual book talk w/ Atima Omara, author of “The Instigators,” which explores Black women's roles in US politics & what they can teach us about creating an inclusive future. #WPIevents
🗓️ 4/22 @ 6PM
🔗bit.ly/4tuN1Yg
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@AU_WPI's @BFischerMartin joined Christopher Nicholas @Eagle63 on PA Political Digest to discuss the ups and downs that female candidates face while running for office. Watch the replay: youtube.com/watch?v=UwlO3rd-…
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Mar 24
My new ON THE ROAD is out
@GavinNewsom at Sam’s Grill in SF. There’s crab, shrimp sourdough. And a Willie Brown cameo.
We go deep on: his city, his parents, how he somehow never smoked weed as a 70s kid Israel, Taiwan & who Willie wants for VP
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#WPIWomenOnWednesdays: Join us for a virtual book talk w/ @emilyklampkin, author of “Duct Tape and White Lies,” which provides a guide to help women grow in their careers, communities, & lives w/ @BFischerMartin
🗓️ 3/25 @6PM
🔗 bit.ly/4sLk4Yt
#WPIevents #WPICelebratesWHM
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#WPIWomenOnWednesdays: Join @BFischerMartin for a virtual book talk w/ Dr. @mlkrook, author of “Elect Women for a Change,” which discusses why gender parity in politics still matters & how it can be achieved. #WPIevents #WPICelebratesWHM
🗓️ 3/18 @ 6PM
🔗 bit.ly/49JxP1c
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