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2 Apr 2021
And generally with one animating personal mission: We can't build great technology without putting the best of ourselves, as humans, into that technology. And this must be intentional -- otherwise, technology will reflect the worst of us.
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12 Jun 2023
</obligatory "✨personal news✨" preface.>
Can't wait to get started with the team at @politico!!
12 Jun 2023
JUST ANNOUNCED: David Smydra has been named @politico's Vice President of Product. Smydra will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing the way our audience discovers and consumes our journalism. Welcome aboard, @smydrad!
Read the announcement here👉bit.ly/43y4FxS
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18 May 2023
Pssst... You should work with @FadahJassem 👇🏻
18 May 2023
📢 Hey, Twitter fam.
I've been approached to lend my expertise to a few projects recently and some enquires have come directly from this platform.
So, I've made up my mind to focus my energies this summer on consultancy work.
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David Smydra retweeted
29 Apr 2023
Our convos about the future of newsrooms must acknowledge that. This issue is not black and white.
The question we should be asking is not whether working in person in a newsroom has value — of course it does! — but whether it has value for everyone, every day, all the time.
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24 Apr 2023
How perfectly timed was the gratuitous Sundar shade in last night's #Succession episode? 👍🏻
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30 Mar 2023
Outstanding explanation and background of Twitter Curation's value and impact, particularly w/r/t misinfo & disinfo. The team was doing groundbreaking work and was absolutely ahead of the curve.
30 Mar 2023
Watching the BBC conference #TIN23 I’m really struck by the incredible work being done by people across news organisations globally and also that at Twitter we had also been doing this work for years.
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David Smydra retweeted
14 Mar 2023
🧵ONA is hosting a three-part Executive Women Leaders Salon! This inspirational series will focus on building and leading innovative teams, navigating C-suite recruitment, cultivating organizational resilience and more. bit.ly/3Jo7aKm
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12 Mar 2023
Great discussion yesterday, and thanks @sewellchan for collecting the highlights here 👇🏻
11 Mar 2023
About to hear @PartnershipAI talk “AI in Newsrooms: What’s the Impact on Journalism?” moderated by @DaliaMHashim, with @aimeetwoee of AP, @laura_ellis of BBC and @smydrad ex-Twitter. This #SXSW talk is packed!
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David Smydra retweeted
11 Mar 2023
@smydrad: Like data journalism and social media, AI will similarly transform newsrooms. Doesn’t mean editorial/content mindset is devalued; to the contrary, new technology prompts us to move to higher-order problems. A journey of “leveling up” if the culture is right.
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11 Mar 2023
Also, if #AI & #journalism is your jam, come to this panel with me, @DaliaMHashim @aimeetwoee @laura_ellis today at 4pm: schedule.sxsw.com/2023/event…
11 Mar 2023
Parachuted into Austin late last night for #sxsw and here for today only. Friends past, present, and future: please say hello, and I'll do the same!
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11 Mar 2023
Parachuted into Austin late last night for #sxsw and here for today only. Friends past, present, and future: please say hello, and I'll do the same!
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27 Feb 2023
To mix-in some smiles & joy amidst our tears, I'll share this anecdote.
In 2019, Mandy was running Mahoning Matters under sponsorship from the Google News Initiative. I'm not entirely clear of the professional lines in that relationship, but suffice to say...
27 Feb 2023
I told you this during an ONA dinner once & it's still true: When I grow up, I want to be more like you. You were unflappable, confident, whip-smart & always put people at the center of your work. You inspired so many of us to do the same.
RIP Mandy.
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27 Feb 2023
I still smile every time I think of that moment.
Mandy knew who she was and she knew that what she did mattered in ways that can't be counted on a chart. What a hero.
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27 Feb 2023
I told you this during an ONA dinner once & it's still true: When I grow up, I want to be more like you. You were unflappable, confident, whip-smart & always put people at the center of your work. You inspired so many of us to do the same.
RIP Mandy.
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