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Susan Benesch ☮️ has been studying speech that sparks genocide - and found that the key feature is that it persuades “people to perceive other members of a group as a terrible threat. That makes violence seem acceptable, necessary or even virtuous.” /3

Congrats Mona Chalabi for Pulitzer-winning visual exploration of Jeff Bezos's extreme wealth! pulitzer.org/winners/mona-c… nytimes.com/interactive/20…

A fantastic photo and even more fantastic news! Congrats, Robert Samuels Toluse Olorunnipa!! 👏👏👏

"Development: Arrested" would be my newspaper headline. (Matthew Bunch / @[email protected] said I needed to share this with the world.)

As we celebrate #Juneteenth, let us keep in mind that African Americans during the Civil War distinguished between *abolishing slavery* and *freeing people.* Many formerly enslaved people did not feel *free* in 1865 and thereafter, and they clearly articulated why. A thread 1/

“When you feel like you can’t actually provide the care that you want to provide — it’s hard to practice in a state like that.” 19thnews.org/2023/06/obgyns…

IRE's Board of Directors elected new officers today: ▪️ Brian M. Rosenthal, President ▪️ Josh Hinkle, Vice President ▪️ Mark Greenblatt, Treasurer ▪️ darlacameron, Secretary ▪️ Lam Thuy Vo, At-large Officer ▪️ Mark Walker, Chairman of the Board ire.org/ire-board-elec…

Trans rights aren’t “social issues,” media colleagues. They’re human rights. If you call the question of trans people’s right to exist—at stake in healthcare laws—a “culture war,” you are saying you’re open to argument that trans people are less than human.

Attention newsrooms; Words matter. “Racially motivated” can mean a lot of things — or nothing. The Jacksonville shooting was a *racist* attack.

At the film’s premiere, Osage language consultant Christopher Cote shares his complicated feelings about #KillersOfTheFlowerMoon

RIP Phil Meyer ❤️🙏🏾 IRE @ire_nicar legend Meyer dies at 93 ire.org/ire-legend-mey…

This transition — in a reporter's obituary for his longtime editor — brought tears to my eyes

This obit captures Howard Weaver so well. He was always thoughtful and encouraging — whether chatting on Twitter back in the early days of the platform, as a Publish2 board member, at journalism conferences or as part of the Snarkmarket seminar 💔 adn.com/alaska-news/20…

As investigative journalists, we often deal with some dark data and research. How can we cope? At #NICAR24, we’ll host “Taking care: Navigating our mental health as journalists” with Jasmine Ye Han at #nicar25, Greg Linch (he/him) & Khushboo Rathore. Join us in Baltimore ⬇️ ire.org/training/confe…

Good morning, #NICAR24! Khushboo Rathore, Jasmine Ye Han at #nicar25 and I will be leading a commons session at 11:30 a.m. in Harborside B: “Taking care: Navigating our mental health as journalists.” This will be an off-the-record, roundtable-style discussion. Details here schedules.ire.org/nicar-2024/ind…

As journalists it often feels like we’re not allowed to have feelings and we have to put our work before ourselves. We forget we’re human beings and ourselves first. This needs to change. Let’s talk how at 11:30 am in Habor B. #NICAR24

Sadly I am one of the many who found out their position was eliminated today. It has been an absolute honor to work with such a hardworking group of people. I have a lot to figure out. But if anyone is hiring, especially in the NYC area, please reach out.

guess it's my last week Axios , still a bit shocked and sad that half our team was laid off, but grateful to have learned so much from my kind, brilliant Axios Visuals coworkers // one last chart roundup of some faves from the past two years✨