Sewell Chan (@sewellchan) 's Twitter Profile
Sewell Chan

@sewellchan

Journalist • Find me at @sewell.bsky.social

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calendar_today15-03-2007 02:38:28

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Peter W. Klein (@peterwklein) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sewell Chan⁩ reminds us in ⁦Columbia Journalism Review⁩ that, “The press is the only profession explicitly mentioned in and protected by the Constitution; we will make use of that license, for as long as we can, in service of our democracy.” cjr.org/the_media_toda…

Dave Wasserman (@redistrict) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's what we've highlighted all year: in the Obama era, it was generally true that when more people voted, Dems did better. These days it's the opposite, which is why Trump won but also why Rs could really struggle in the off-years ahead.

Ben Binday (@benbinday) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BIG: I exclusively acquired troves of docs between Gov. Shapiro's office and Penn, indicating that the he increasingly stepped into Penn's affairs in the past year — particularly on antisemitism concerns and Penn's encampment. My latest in The Daily Pennsylvanian: thedp.com/article/2024/1…

Philip Bump (@pbump) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A month ago, nearly two-thirds of Republicans said that their economic situation was worse than a year ago. One Trump victory later, fewer than half do. washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Yoni Appelbaum (@yappelbaum) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Every institution has its hazing rituals for newcomers. We made Jonathan Chait actually read his way through three of Pete Hegseth's books: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Sewell Chan (@sewellchan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW in Columbia Journalism Review: The story of the downfall Ozy Media, whose unraveling embodied the (widespread) excesses of the digital media startup era. A three-part podcast from susie and Josh Hersh: cjr.org/kicker/the-unr…

Chuck Schumer (@senschumer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tonight, I will attempt to pass the PRESS Act in the Senate. This bill would protect journalists against overreaching government surveillance. It would ensure reporters can’t be legally required to disclose sources or research files or hand over data held by phone and internet

Matt Adams (@themattadams) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm looking to hire an Audience and Collaboration Strategist to join the Texas Tribune audience team. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with our ProPublica partners to amplify the impactful work of our investigative teams. texastribune.org/jobs/audience-…

Daniel Miller (@danielnmiller) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I’m just in awe of the @LATimes photographers who have been putting themselves in harm’s way all week to capture this harrowing moment in our region’s history. All the photos pictured here are from today’s paper and are by Wally Skalij, Gina Ferazzi Brian van der Brug and Genaro Molina.

I’m just in awe of the @LATimes photographers who have been putting themselves in harm’s way all week to capture this harrowing moment in our region’s history. All the photos pictured here are from today’s paper and are by <a href="/WallySkalij/">Wally Skalij</a>, <a href="/GinaFerazzi/">Gina Ferazzi</a> <a href="/bvdbrug/">Brian van der Brug</a> and <a href="/GenaroMolina47/">Genaro Molina</a>.
Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Having served as a Moscow correspondent in the early days of Putin's reign, this reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access.

Columbia Journalism Review (@cjr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

From Marty Baron to Robber Baron: Jeff Bezos is heel-turning the Washington Post opinion section into the realm of the far right, by Andrew Rosenthal. cjr.org/analysis/jeff-…

Andrea Gabor (@aagabor) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I can’t speak to the Columbia Journalism Review accusations. But @SewellChan just spent over an hour speaking to our Baruch College journalism students (mostly Black, brown and low-income.) He was patient, kind, generous, inspiring. Also, best editors I ever had were tough & demanding. Just sayin’ …

I can’t speak to the <a href="/CJR/">Columbia Journalism Review</a> accusations. But @SewellChan just spent over an hour speaking to our <a href="/BaruchCollege/">Baruch College</a> journalism students (mostly Black, brown and low-income.) He was patient, kind, generous, inspiring. Also, best editors I ever had were tough &amp; demanding. Just sayin’ …
Sewell Chan (@sewellchan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I’m honored to join USC Annenberg CCLP as a senior fellow, an affiliation that will allow me to research and write on press freedom issues and to be part of a fantastic community of scholars and journalists. communicationleadership.usc.edu/2025/04/28/sew…