John Thornton (@thorntonaustin) 's Twitter Profile
John Thornton

@thorntonaustin

Elsewhere Partners co-founder. Austin Ventures lifer. @TexasTribune founder. @JournalismProj co-founder.

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NP (@nataliereporter) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Do any other reporters sometimes lie about what they do when a stranger asks bc they don’t want to deal with the questions or opinions on media? My go to is I’m an analyst bc they usually can’t think of follow up questions for that one

Evan Smith (@evanasmith) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A story about Red McCombs, who died today. When John Thornton and I were launching @texastribune, we went to see him. He was one of the wealthiest Texans. We wanted his money. And — as an influencer of sorts in a crowd that mattered — we wanted his validation #txlege

Kyle Kutuchief (@kylekutuchief) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Knight Foundation will commit $5 million towards the creation of Signal Akron in Jack Knight’s hometown.” - announcement by Alberto Ibarguen at #KMF23. It will be matched by additional funds from American Journalism Project and a coalition of local orgs in #Akron. knightfoundation.org/press/releases…

“<a href="/knightfdn/">Knight Foundation</a> will commit $5 million towards the creation of Signal Akron in Jack Knight’s hometown.” - announcement by <a href="/ibarguen/">Alberto Ibarguen</a> at #KMF23. It will be matched by additional funds from <a href="/JournalismProj/">American Journalism Project</a> and a coalition of local orgs in #Akron. knightfoundation.org/press/releases…
American Journalism Project (@journalismproj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Nonprofit news organizations are coming online across the country, powered by a mix of philanthropy & earned revenue. I’m optimistic about nonprofit news, & I think it will increasingly be a primary source of reporting in communities.” -Sarabeth Berman insidephilanthropy.com/home/2023/2/21…

Sara Fischer (@sarafischer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Gannett has shed nearly half its workforce since GateHouse merger in 2019 - More than 10,000 jobs cut in less than four years axios.com/2023/03/07/gan…

Jane Mayer (@janemayernyer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Phenomenal story- finally key insider confesses Reagan’s 1980 team really did sabotage Carter’s re-election. nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/…

Lawrence Wright (@lawrence_wright) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"the monster behind the door was not the kid. It’s the rifle the kid is holding." The real story of the Uvalde massacre. Good work Texas Tribune propublica.org/article/uvalde…

American Journalism Project (@journalismproj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Reporting by Mountain State Spotlight “has led to the rollback of a jail secrecy law passed in 2022, after a powerful West Virginia state senator admitted last year’s legislation had negative consequences and sponsored a bill to fix it.” #LocalNewsMatters mountainstatespotlight.org/2023/03/18/wv-…

Super 70s Sports (@super70ssports) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“The greatest motivator in the world is your ass on the bench. Ass meets bench, bench retains ass, ass transmits signals to the brain, brain transmits signals to the body, body gets ass off bench and plays better. It's a hell of a sequence.” - Bobby Knight

“The greatest motivator in the world is your ass on the bench. Ass meets bench, bench retains ass, ass transmits signals to the brain, brain transmits signals to the body, body gets ass off bench and plays better. It's a hell of a sequence.” - Bobby Knight
Sarabeth Berman (@sarabethberman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In his 18 years at Knight Foundation, Alberto Ibarguen helped catalyze a national movement to revive local news. We are grateful for your work, leadership, and commitment to an informed and engaged public. Huge congrats to a legend! nytimes.com/2023/03/24/art…

Peter Frampton (@peterframpton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I have posted this before but .. 26 years ago, a gunman entered Dunblane Primary School in Scotland, killing 16 kids and a teacher. The UK govt responded by enacting tight gun control legislation. In the 9400+ days since, there have been a total of O school shootings in the UK.