Danny Hajek

Producer for @NPR. From Normal, IL

[Danny Hajek @DannyHajek]

A crisis is mounting. Afghans who helped the U.S. are being targeted as U.S. troops leave. One man told me the Taliban threatened to kill his family. He tried to get to America, but his visa was denied. “I’ve been deceived by the U.S.,” he said.
https://t.co/BWnXbKLiaR

[Danny Hajek @DannyHajek]

NPR’s Eric Westervelt was among the first Western reporters to reach Baghdad during the U.S. invasion of Iraq 20 years ago.
https://t.co/LlLLof7Aro

[Leila Fadel @LeilaFadel]

This weeks marks one year since Russia attacked Ukraine's capital and threatened to take the country. But Ukrainians fought, they continue to fight. In this @NPR special we look at how this war started and where it is today. https://t.co/GEbveHZ2fV

[Alex Leff @alexleff]

Twitterers are rediscovering this great 2017 story by @NPR's @DannyHajek
How 1,000 Volvos Ended Up In North Korea — And Made A Diplomatic Difference https://t.co/TDIJt7ZScq

[Danny Hajek @DannyHajek]

@RadioMirage How do I enroll in your class??

[Anjeanette Damon @AnjeanetteDamon]

Before omicron hit, one out-of-state lab pitching free COVID tests won exclusive agreements with schools, cities and counties across Nevada.

The tests didn’t work. On one campus, the *FALSE NEGATIVE* rate was 96%.

How did a lab with this track record score such agreements? 🧵

[T-Pain @TPAIN]

How old you gotta be to start really enjoying trains? I feel like I’m getting there early.

[Leila Fadel @LeilaFadel]

War is always so devastating, so unfair. While in Ukraine I thought often of working in Syria, in Iraq, Libya … doing stories on Yemen. The generations of children from these places, from Afghanistan, whose lives were upended by a war brought to them.

[Arezou Rezvani @ArezouRezvani]

Images of the Mariupol theater before bombing show the word "children" written in large white letters in Russian.
Hundreds of people had been sheltering there at the time of the strike. Death toll not yet known.
Via @Maxar

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The BBC is reviving its use of shortwave radio to broadcast in Ukraine and in parts of Russia. The tactic, popularized during World War II, uses frequencies that can travel for long distances and be accessible on portable radios.
https://t.co/kAT4fvWUjB

[Arezou Rezvani @ArezouRezvani]

Visited a “cocktail bar” today in Lviv, where young Ukrainians are mass producing Molotov cocktails they plan to send to the frontlines and possibly use themselves if Russia advances westward.

[Leila Fadel @LeilaFadel]

The most stunning thing about all of the people coming into Poland from Ukraine…there are hardly any men. With Martial Law in Ukraine they have to stay behind. So women are juggling bags, babies, strollers and children as they (in some cases) walk into Poland.

[Tim Mak @timkmak]

Tidbit from Kyiv: After the Ukrainian defense minister called on residents of the capital city to prepare Molotov cocktails for ongoing fighting…

…Chemistry students at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute rallied to build stocks of the weapon & deliver them to soldiers in the city

[Alex Leff @alexleff]

El Salvador's chief prosecutor announced charges against an ex-president and 12 others over the killing of six Jesuit priests in 1989. For more about the killings, read/listen to @DannyHajek's story from 2019 on @MorningEdition: https://t.co/rEKwcgLN7x

[Danny Hajek @DannyHajek]

@rakeshlobster Hi Rakesh, my name is Danny Hajek and I'm a producer at @NPR. I'm working on a series about Concorde, and I found an old post of yours on Quora about your experience flying on the plane. Would you be open to a short phone chat? My email: [email protected]
Thank you!

[WBEZ @WBEZ]

The board for WBEZ voted Tuesday to acquire the Chicago Sun-Times, a move that will create a new journalistic powerhouse. The deal is expected to close Jan. 31. https://t.co/426MBYpK9O

[Danny Hajek @DannyHajek]

@HannahBloch You’d be an amazing diplomat! I’m all for it.

[NPR @NPR]

Lawrence Brooks, the oldest known living American WWII vet, has died at the age of 112, the National WWII Museum said. He was remembered as "a beloved friend, a man of great faith and had a gentle spirit."
https://t.co/M0sgknjXcZ

[Danny Hajek @DannyHajek]

@squideatsquid Hi @squideatsquid, would you and H. Alan Scott be open to a short interview this afternoon for NPR? We're putting together a short remembrance of Betty White for NPR's Morning Edition tomorrow. My email: [email protected]. Thank you!

[Weekend Edition @NPRWeekend]

Listen to Betty White, who died yesterday at the age of 99, reflect on her life and career in an interview with NPR’s @DannyHajek from 2014. https://t.co/oR8aUKsCcc