ššCelebrating the appointment of @rdmersey as Dean of @UTexasMoody!! Great scholar and deeply committed to her students and school!! Congrats Dean!
I am deeply humbled to be selected to serve as the next dean of Moody College as we look forward to the exciting future of our changing media industries. I am honored to take the helm in a community as talented and dedicated as Moodyās. š¤
Being a reporter, I never wanted to make myself the story. But this time, I thought thereās more at stake than myself. I think about the community I represent, and who might find the governorās comment hurtful. A thread:
Reporter Yanqi Xu did some good journalism.
Rather than respond to her findings, Jim Pillen went on the radio and said that her work wasn't worth reading because of where she came from.
How embarrassing. Infuriating. Sad.
My column: flatwaterfreepress.org/goverā¦
šØBudding Journalists: Applications are OPEN for the 2024-2025 @nytimes Fellowship. Please read the filing instructions carefully as we receive thousands of applications. Deadline is Dec. 1. nytco.com/careers/newsroom/nā¦
A speech at Washington College about campus free speech ended after two attendees disrupted the talk over the speakerās stance on LGBTQ issues. bit.ly/3LOyjYy
Have fun. Be free. Celebrate First Amendment freedoms for all.
Come to the #1AFest on Sept. 9 at @TheWharfDC and enjoy live entertainment, participate in fun games and activities, and so much more ā all for FREE.
Don't miss out! Register today: bit.ly/3OCLZGR
Iām sure #Oppenheimer is great. I hope you also research the wrenching history it leaves out.
āOn the sidelines will be a community downwind from the testing siteā¦. The movie⦠sheds no light on those residentsā pain.ā
apnews.com/article/oppenheimā¦
Oppenheimer met the president after atomic bombs: āI have blood on my handsā
While Truman assured J. Robert Oppenheimer he should not carry the burden of the bombs, the president was privately infuriated by the ācrybaby scientist.ā Loved writing this one. washingtonpost.com/history/2ā¦
#OnThisDay in 1963: When a National Guardsman poked his bayonet at Gloria Richardson in Cambridge MD, she pushed it away, refusing to back down. The image inspired change, too, ending segregation & creating a human rights commission. #historymississippitoday.org/2023/07ā¦
Coming soon on the @newshour A very important investigative story by @Maria_Hinojosa and me
An in-depth investigation into sexual assault and abuse complaints filed by immigrants held in US immigration centers. Listen to it as it drops tomorrow on @latinousa @futuroinvestigates
Me and my honey for 32 YEARS of marriage!! Te adoro mi querido @germanperezart So blessed to still be in love with this man who inspires me every day. š„°šš„°šš„°
You donāt know what you donāt know. Please check out the results of this @1stForAll survey⦠what DOES America know about the First Amendment (vs what we THINK we know)
What does America know about the #FirstAmendment? What do they think about it?
Are their attitudes supported by knowledge?
Find out in our #WhereAmericaStands survey!
(And selfishly, I was involved in this from start to finish so if you read, I'll take it personally)
In town for #AAJA23? Happening this afternoon: State of the AAPI Electorate: What Journalists Need to Know Heading into 2024 secure.everyaction.com/ax-K0ā¦
Welcome to D.C., #AAJA23!!! Our chapter made a lil guide to the city for y'all: bit.ly/aajadcguide
It's got a ton of food recs (incl a Google Map with even more recs) things to do a transit guide re: getting to the convention site and around town.
Hope y'all enjoy š