Like so many of my talented colleagues, I was laid off from The Washington Post this week.
I grew up at The Post — eight years among inspiring writers, cartographers, animators, video and photo journalists, and editors.
And please consider donating to help our international colleagues, who are not eligible for protection under The Washington Post Guild.
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Like so many of my talented colleagues, I was laid off from The Washington Post this week.
I grew up at The Post — eight years among inspiring writers, cartographers, animators, video and photo journalists, and editors.
I’m heartbroken, but still deeply committed to telling the most important stories of our time.
If you’re looking for a dogged reporter with experience in international, national, and climate coverage, I’m at [email protected].
Look at this, a team effort between a Wash Post foreign correspondent and a sportswriter — both representing sections about to be gutted by @JeffBezos.
It's about a Milanese revolt against ICE's presence at the Olympics.
https://t.co/qjgs2dt6xh
Hi @JeffBezos. We will never forget your support for our essential work documenting the war in Ukraine, which still rages. Your wife has called our team “badass beacons of hope.” We risk our lives for the stories our readers demand. Please believe in us and #SaveThePost.
A better way to fight wildfires could lie in the sky, reports @RubyMellen and @PostGraphics Dylan Moriarty -- and doesn't involve water https://t.co/6plH45RXsy
So proud of @RubyMellen and the whole Washington Post team for their critical work on Gaza this year. Please read this piece, and the whole package of work, which was just a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. https://t.co/T7zosYXPgX
Wildfires have always burned in the South. Here’s why they’re getting worse.
Latest w/@RubyMellen from a smoky, smoldering western North Carolina
https://t.co/MMf4mIJc8U
U.S. wildfires are getting worse in a place that might surprise you. (Hint: hurricanes have something to do with it.) @RubyMellen traveled there, and teamed up with @brady_dennis to capture what it's like as the blazes rage https://t.co/Kii5hYpr3c
“In this environment of surveillance, Syrians improvised. They developed a code allowing them to discuss everything from everyday commerce to fears for their families, even veiled criticisms of the regime.“ @RubyMellen & @MohamdEch on speech under Assad https://t.co/nZ4dAyniyy
Images of a starving Palestinian boy went viral.The attention saved him.
A painful, deeply human story by @RubyMellen and @joesnell03 — editing by the amazing @reemakkad https://t.co/XEpMdqKJS8
When it comes to setting the thermostat for rentals, U.S. landlords have to make sure they stay warm enough in winter. But few places compel them to ensure they stay cool in summer. There's a fight on to change that. By @RubyMellen and @philipcheungphoto https://t.co/fCmxhz8ZeB
It is so hot out West right now that medical helicopters, which are critical to make emergency rescues there, can't fly under some circumstances. Read this sobering dispatch from @RubyMellen https://t.co/IjppjF5FPa
Please consider voting for this important project that I was a part of to be recognized in this year's Webby awards, alongside a great team @reemakkad@RubyMellen @StrekKasia @ZoeannMurphy@yutaochenn + the Ukrainian families who shared their stories https://t.co/pwWyflJS2r
What caused the Morocco earthquake and what made it so deadly, with graphics/maps by Samuel Granados and @juledurg , text by @RubyMellen
https://t.co/t4JonLPL9T