In August, we sent management a list of actionable recommendations to address racism, discrimination, and inequality at @nbcnews. We believe newsrooms should reflect the communities they serve. Ours does not. https://t.co/aJ9ZEzCgJ0
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From 1840 to the present, we run through the sordid history of 'law and order' politicking. A fun yet saddening, illuminating yet not-so-surprising story to report.
https://t.co/Wv7l8h6uNT
We're starting #HispanicHeritageMonth by highlighting Latino #HospitalHeroes on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Here are their stories. https://t.co/88ecQw7x8W
Today's the day! It’s day one at the (virtual) table to negotiate our first contact. We're incredibly excited to make NBC News Digital a more fair and equitable workplace for years to come, and we're sending our full support to our fearless bargaining committee.
.@nirmahasty produced a deeply moving video about the temporary farmworkers who were subject to horrific abuses in Georgia: https://t.co/285JELoBDV with beautiful footage from @haimyassefa as well.
NEW: Trump has cracked down on nearly every immigration & visa program — except for temporary farmworkers.
I spent 6 months investigating the shocking mistreatment of these guest workers on American farms, who wanted to come to the U.S. "the right way": https://t.co/rwnAc44k1N
New this morning: We're hiring editors, national reporters, producers, and more. Come work @NBCNews Digital and join our growing team. Feel free to DM if you're interested! More details here: https://t.co/BSeIGA6oXy
It’s a great pleasure to announce that NBC News Digital is hiring five reporters and three editors, all based around the country, as part of the NBC News diversity action plan. Please take a look at the jobs here and apply to join us! https://t.co/kPbk5OJPWy
The deadly secret of China’s illegal fishing armada: It’s killing impoverished North Korean squid fishermen.
https://t.co/rR6ad2Y9EA
By @Ian_Urbina, produced in partnership with the Outlaw Ocean Project.
An amazing investigation by @ian_urbina for NBC News answers the question of why skeletal bodies of N.Korean fishermen keep washing up in Japan: It's because China's illegal armada of fishing boats has been forcibly displacing them from their waters. https://t.co/BXR49MRc1f
Really impressive reporting: Desperate North Korean fishermen are washing ashore as skeletons because of the world's largest illegal fleet. https://t.co/TP6h0C4Qi0
Princeton University's board votes to remove the name of former US President Woodrow Wilson from the university's School of Public and International Affairs due to his "racist thinking and policies." https://t.co/n0jLpEkApN
Many children in the US education system are not taught about major Black historical events, such as the Tulsa Race Massacre or Juneteenth, the June 19 commemoration of the end of slavery in the US.
https://t.co/zRxve2pyAa (1/9) #NBCNewsThreads
The State Patrol corralled us into a dead end. They pushed @MikeShumFilms over a wall as he was trying to flee. With blood running down my face, I was injured and blinded, but ignored by officers as I asked for help. Photojournalist Peter Van Agtmael found me and came to my aid.
The governor of New Jersey announced a mortgage-payment relief program and asked that landlords show compassion to tenants who are struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/igihe0RhGV
Gaven Daniel, 17, was recently diagnosed with bone cancer but his treatments have been postponed as he awaits COVID-19 test results: "Every second counts," his dad says. "We were gearing up to get ready...now you just got to sit around and think about it." https://t.co/GxTgksQdio