When I was a young boy growing up in the MidEast I used to make home videos pretending I was a newscaster. Today, I hosted my first show as an Anchor of a news program on an American news channel. To all the kids out there, don’t give up... dreams do come true. #Onwards
For far too long news outlets have used influencers on social media as free advertising for sensationalist reporting.
This is especially true for editorial pieces.
I'm done with them. No more free rides on the back of a platform that I built.
Why pay for 12 tracks when you like just 1 single. It is that moment in writing. Even a 1000 readers who pay a modest subscription can support independent writers and artists. Listen to this podcast by @a16z@pmarca@smc90 https://t.co/mqeZ6ZYorJ
A true democracy will use the power of the government to investigate this, and hold those responsible to account, no matter how long it takes. This is unacceptable. https://t.co/GGJSbunmi4
A wonderful longer form piece on a highly-curated Texas instagram account that is highlighting all of the Lone Star State's mid-century modern masterpieces.
https://t.co/iVLdM4jU17
I appreciate the acknowledgment of the work I was doing at Okayplayer, but what I was experiencing at the company did not match. I felt it was time to move on when I did because, like many media professionals staffed at other companies, I was overworked, underpaid, and burnt out
Breaking: VOA director Amanda Bennett (@abennett) has resigned, per an internal memo, on the heels of Trump appointee Michael Pack taking over VOA's parent agency.
This is OUTRAGEOUS. The freedom to report, share stories, and inform the world is sacred, and increasingly, precious and vulnerable. We, the Outlit team, add our voice to those who rage against unjust silencing of #journalists worldwide. #1A
"There's no good reason why we shouldn't be out there telling our stories and helping people understand the value of a subscription." https://t.co/t1JTyc5ZDP
After reading the @VOANews
report on India's defamation laws being used to pressure journalists, we call for an end to using lawsuits to silence reporters in the country.
https://t.co/oKB3VxWWsL