now: @JSKstanford fellow | co-founder: @City_Bureau | star sign: camp counselor | before: @Chicagomag, @DNAinfoChi, @PacificStand
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I deeply believe that the future of local news is communal and participatory. That doesn't mean the end of professional journalism — it means:
* more people committing acts of journalism
* better journalists who see this as a boon rather than a burden
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Bettina Chang retweeted
10 Dec 2024
Where do editors come from? 2025 JSK Fellow Bettina Chang is on a mission to find out, and she’s asking editors to share their stories. Read her reflections and take the survey. jskfellows.stanford.edu/wher…
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9 Dec 2024
What's the deal with editors?? An (apparently) hot topic in journalism that I don't think enough people talk about, and the reason why I joined the @JSKstanford fellowship.
Read all about it, and take the survey (!) please! jskfellows.stanford.edu/wher…
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9 Dec 2024
The reason I have the time and space to do this now (even though I've been jabbering about it for years) is because of the incredible @JSKstanford fellowship, which is for people who actually want the industry to get better! Apps are OPEN now til Jan 15 👀 jsk.stanford.edu/become-a-fe…
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30 Oct 2024
As usual, @HBCompass has all the right thoughts about WaPost, accountability and what we (don't) owe to journalism institutions hbcompass.io/nothing-not-eve…
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30 Oct 2024
We NEED public policy to keep up with our modern news crises — in a way that prioritizes our communities, not news businesses. Press Forward's commitment to media policy makes me hopeful (and ya it helps that @d_holli cowrote the post 😆) pressforward.news/advancing-…
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Bettina Chang retweeted
30 Oct 2024
Good morning and happy first day of #ChiBudgetSzn FY2025🤑 We’re here at City Hall where Mayor Brandon Johnson is about to introduce his second city budget amidst a $982 million deficit. Read more here⬇️
citybureau.org/newswire/2024…
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11 Sep 2024
Here's a free idea for TV news: Talk to undecided voters, have THEM ask questions, and have a journalist actually answer them with research and citations.
Instead of whatever this bullshit is :waves toward television:
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Bettina Chang retweeted
23 Aug 2024
This is a phenomenal and educational piece about Black political power building within the Democratic Party and the legacy of Jesse Jackson. Reporting by @_ToniaHill
thetriibe.com/2024/08/jesse-…
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24 Aug 2024
Hello all, please observe how incredible my best friend is
23 Aug 2024
😎😎😎 JOB NEWS 😎😎😎
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Bettina Chang retweeted
6 Aug 2024
✏️@PhotosBySebas on massive federal lawsuit suing the city of Chicago, CPD and individual officers, Home Depot and employees that dropped this morning concerning accusations of harassment, beatings, hidden interrogation room and racist criminalization of Venezuelan day laborers
6 Aug 2024
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Day laborers say they are being beaten, harassed and targeted by off-duty Chicago police working security at a Southwest Side Home Depot.
✍️ Exclusive coverage from our reporting fellow @PhotosBySebas citybureau.org/newswire/2024…
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Bettina Chang retweeted
25 Jun 2024
🗣️We're #hiring a Civic Editor!
We’re looking for a collaborative and experienced editor to oversee editorial projects and develop and manage civic reporting in #Chicago.
💰 $90k & benefits
✍️ Apply by July 19
citybureau.org/hiring-civic-…
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Bettina Chang retweeted
13 Jun 2024
Big day for Block Club Chicago. It's our 6th birthday.
When our old, for-profit newsroom, DNAinfo, was shut down, the laid-off journalists rebuilt it as a nonprofit. @BlockClubChi has now survived longer than DNA — and we need your help to keep the story going ...
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20 May 2024
2001 Britney Spears 🤝 2004 Gwen Stefani
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20 May 2024
Yessss!! ❤️❤️ building people power, teaching the teachers - can’t wait to see how @lenifaye continues to impact so many newsrooms and communities with her brilliance
20 May 2024
I am so honored to be @tinynewsco new membership director. Here to keep building people power and new possibilities.
I’ve got so much more to say but I’m hiding out on my friend’s farm until tomorrow doing queer community-building and dreaming. ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
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Bettina Chang retweeted
14 May 2024
Chicago news is a bustling, smash-mouth, glorious little world.
Tiny nonprofits are punching way above their weight, and now mine - @injusticewatch - is searching for a CEO to succeed the storied @JulietSorensen1 :
injusticewatch.org/about/job…
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Bettina Chang retweeted
10 May 2024
The deadline is approaching to apply to be @19thnews VP! This person will serve as my business and strategic partner, scaling up our fundraising capacity and leading many of The 19th’s non-journalism functions, including development, finance budgeting. 19thne.ws/3u
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11 May 2024
Absolutely love seeing dope people be properly feted — @sisiwei and @mazsidahmed, yall are an inspiration to all of us.
🎉 We're excited to announce the recipients of the 2024 Freedom of the Press Awards!
For their commitment and contributions to #pressfreedom, @rcfp will recognize @SteveEngelberg, @Maria_Hinojosa, @josie_huang, @mazsidahmed, @sisiwei, and @CovingtonLLP! rcfp.org/2024-freedom-of-the…
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Bettina Chang retweeted
10 May 2024
PITCHES WANTED: @BlockClubCHI is looking for Pride Month stories based in Chicago!
Think:
🌈 Feature on Chicago LGBTQ -owned business.
🌈 Looking back on a piece of lesser-known local LGBTQ history.
🌈 Highlighting an advocate/group that uplifts LGBTQ Chicagoans.
etc.
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10 May 2024
This right here!! Using AI to make investigations MORE human and participatory … “We must make it our business to bring people to the future with us,” Reynolds-Tyler said of AI adoption in investigative reporting. @trinattrill
9 May 2024
“We didn’t use AI to replace what would’ve otherwise been done manually. We used AI precisely because it was the type of task that would’ve taken so long to do manually that [it would distract from] other investigative work.” buff.ly/4ajOyWZ
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9 May 2024
Speaking of what it takes to be a great editor, somebody hire Serena (who has edited me for longer than I care to remember) to do awesome things for you before she's off the market! 💜💜💜
9 May 2024
Some news: I've been laid off from Bon Appétit! I’m so proud of my time there: We launched columns like What BA Editors Cooked, Best in Town, and The Receipt, a series that incited lots of hate at first and now is a staple of the brand.
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