André Natta

Executive Director, @BhamWatch. BX native. Always @JSKStanford + #wjchat. Ran @bhamterminal. Fmr @tinynewsco chair. Love ⚾ 👨‍🌾 ️🌳 🏙️

[André Natta @acnatta]

Considering how much this platform helped me connect with folks, I'm not here much anymore. Look for my username on other platforms, and you'll probably find me.

[André Natta @acnatta]

I also can't say "Thanks!" enough times to all of you, whether you've given donations or shared our existence with others. Thanks!

[André Natta @acnatta]

About two weeks ago, I checked the
@bhamwatch P.O. box before a board meeting to find the largest single unsolicited donation in the organization's history ($25,000!!!). It's unrestricted and it arrived at a pivotal moment as we consider the organization's future.

[André Natta @acnatta]

Regardless of what happens, I can't be any prouder of the folks who've worked so hard to get us to this point, where a chance to explore a unique future for AIIJ and BirminghamWatch is possible.

[André Natta @acnatta]

Yesterday marked a decade since @BhamWatch launched here in #bham. I took a moment to talk about its past and what its future could hold. Check it out! https://t.co/K2KXZaYJdF

[André Natta @acnatta]

A quick visit to share the link to @BhamWatch's ElectionWatch 2025 voter guide for today's election in #birminghamalabama - check it out and share it with anyone you think would find it helpful. https://t.co/knNLjJzOz0

[André Natta @acnatta]

It's not lost on me how many of my "past lives" have converged as part of today's #PressForward announcement. I'm so happy to be connected to so many @tinynewsco members, @LIONPubs, @PHLJournoCollab + @JSKstanford folks because of it!

[The Tiny News Collective @tinynewsco]

🎉Congrats to our six @tinynewsco members who received grants from #PressForward: @TheACFocus, @AustinVida, @BlackBeltNN, @Ethiopique202, @Future_Tides, @MnTheoptimist! It's a big confirmation of the importance of diverse news startups.

https://t.co/A6AcjpxqS1

[André Natta @acnatta]

I've shared some additional thoughts in this open letter I posted to the website a short time ago: https://t.co/x9H7tftCzS

[André Natta @acnatta]

It's big day for @BhamWatch - we're thrilled to receive funding from #PressForward. We're one of 205 newsrooms nationwide (and 3 in Alabama) doing so. https://t.co/JYkPfF4F7M

[André Natta @acnatta]

@ckrewson Yikes

[USL Championship @USLChampionship]

#USLonCBS Broadcast Update 🚨

At 4 PM ET, coverage of the @oaklandrootssc-@SacRepublicFC match will begin on https://t.co/P01hwbgixw and the CBS Sports App.

➡️ https://t.co/GlYKjhJzVG

[André Natta @acnatta]

Oh yeah, the cats had their annual check-up yesterday afternoon too. All ended well, all things considered 😎

[André Natta @acnatta]

My ability to quickly shift focus between two things is being tested right now - a grant deadline AND Sammy's first tooth decides today's the day it wants to start coming in. Heh...

[André Natta @acnatta]

More importantly, how do we stop treating so many of these things as "sport" when there's so much more at stake at the end of the day?

I didn't watch it last night, but the resulting "quarterbacking" has me thinking about this repeatedly. 3/x

[André Natta @acnatta]

I've long heard football described as a religion in the South. (If we're honest, several sports can likely be included in that statement.) I'll go one more step and say, as a result, religion is politics and politics is a sport. 1/x

[André Natta @acnatta]

The moment something becomes political, while many are still fighting the good fight, many others choose to be spectators, hopeful they are cheering their "team" to victory.

What gets more folks off the sidelines earlier? 2/x