Kia Makarechi

Senior Editor, Apple News. Previously: Vanity Fair, HuffPost.

[Kia Makarechi @Kia_Mak]

@rossluippold GRIM. Great thread though.

[Kia Makarechi @Kia_Mak]

@saeed_ahmed Congrats, Saeed!

[Apple News @AppleNews]

We’re proud to launch an editorial fellowship in partnership with the National Association of Black Journalists (@NABJ) to give early-career journalists the opportunity to work at the forefront of news and technology. Learn more and apply here: https://t.co/jOmc0ytkik

[Kia Makarechi @Kia_Mak]

@SteveKandell which drive in?

[Kia Makarechi @Kia_Mak]

@ryanjreilly thanks for keeping the story alive and boosting @PhillyInquirer.

[Kia Makarechi @Kia_Mak]

I haven’t been able to stop thinking about this story.

[Ryan J. Reilly @ryanjreilly]

"Young’s son was hit in the head leaving a large bump on the toddler’s forehead… Glass from the SUV’s broken windows still lay in the child’s car seat… The sun had risen Tuesday morning before Young was finally reunited with her 2-year-old…” https://t.co/V4sWw3ueIG

[McNally Jackson @mcnallyjackson]

Dear New York, Please come back to our stores. Sales remain down over 50% and we need you to keep this bookselling gig going. We have so many wonderful books and booksellers, all we need is you. #BoxedOut #ShopIndie

[NYT Metro @NYTMetro]

After 4 decades in journalism, Jim Dwyer has died at 63. Here’s a selection of the Pulitzer Prize winner’s writing from The New York Times, as chosen by his colleagues. https://t.co/1M5XoDQXcJ

[Dave Cullen @DaveCullen]

A highlight of my life has been the year getting to know this wily warrior. My profile just up in @VanityFair: "How @GabbyGiffords Survived a Shot to the Head, and Outsmarted the NRA.” https://t.co/HpsmSJjnq3

[Apple News @AppleNews]

Make sure your voice is heard: It’s #NationalVoterRegistrationDay, the perfect time to create a plan to cast your ballot. Our editors put together a guide to worry-free voting, so you have everything you need to be a voter this year. → https://t.co/UMRRXrOuom

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

When an Iranian scientist came to Ohio, the F.B.I. pressed him to become an informant. When he refused, he was arrested—and began a surreal journey from one American prison to another. https://t.co/FcKejfhNMd

[Kia Makarechi @Kia_Mak]

California lawmakers adjourned for 2020 without action on these police reform bills:
- De-badging cops with bad records
- Better access to police records
- Limiting tear gas/rubber bullets at protests
- Duty to intervene when colleague uses ex. force https://t.co/skablEUTEG

[Apple News @AppleNews]

News+ now has local Los Angeles news. Get the Los Angeles Times and all the latest politics, events, and culture in your city. Every day.

[Kia Makarechi @Kia_Mak]

“So the mayor calls again. ... They are tearing up the city, and he wants me to come and tell the people to stop. But I don’t do it. Because I know the people don’t want to hear from me. They want to hear from him ... That’s his fight, not mine.” https://t.co/3gbSrxFCwG

[Kia Makarechi @Kia_Mak]

“[A detective] goes on to ask me if I knew anybody who would want to hurt Breonna, or Kenny, or if I thought they were involved in anything. And I go, Absolutely not. Both of them got jobs. They go to work. They hang out with each other. That’s about it.” https://t.co/3gbSrxFCwG

[VANITY FAIR @VanityFair]

Ta-Nehisi Coates will guest-edit V.F.’s September issue—a special edition exploring art, activism, and power in 21st-century America. The issue will also feature more than 40 prominent creators, including Ava DuVernay, Bomani Jones, Jesmyn Ward, and more. https://t.co/w3EZMifCY9

[Kia Makarechi @Kia_Mak]

Terrible news. Rest in peace.

[New York Magazine @NYMag]

John Homans, who edited features at New York from 1994 to 2014, died earlier tonight, at 62. There was nobody quite like him. https://t.co/0SLIaVfOA6

[Nilo Tabrizy @ntabrizy]

I wrote an essay on Hafez, Iranian identity and our dear poet’s guidance during uncertain times for @GuernicaMag. Thanks to @bottomofthepot1 for her thoughts on this. As well you get to hear from my poetry ostads too: https://t.co/6mIW7VABk9

[Apple News @AppleNews]

Every day, we strive to bring you the world’s best journalism. There’s just one problem: There isn’t enough time to read it all.

We’re introducing Apple News+ Audio — so you can listen to these stories anytime you like. More from our editor in chief: https://t.co/A8x9qiOsRf

[Leroy Terrelonge III @leroyterrelonge]

1. Shootings are just 1 manifestation of racial bias. Vanity Fair compiled a list of studies *including from police departments themselves* highlighting racial bias among police. https://t.co/IoCMxoTqGC Other manifestations: who police stop, who they use nonlethal force against