Ana Economides

Multimedia journalist (MA @cunyjschool) with a long Greek name and heart reserved for the Big Apple. @NYT alum. #thriver

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Mental health assessment as a journo: “Any vulnerabilities that need attending to or that make this project stressful?” @RosemMorton @IWMF @newmarkjschool #newsroomsafety

[CBS News @CBSNews]

A speeding motorcyclist crashed into the side of a moving bus, flying through its open doors in Buga, Colombia, on Sunday.

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The immediate impetus for Maria Bartiromo's shocking ouster from Fox News was her disclosure of confidential information to the Trump White House, a source told CNN https://t.co/YQUAVxXzHQ

[Shining Science @ShiningScience]

The U.S. government has confirmed it’s using a zero-click spyware — it hacks into cell phones without any user interaction.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has officially confirmed its active deployment of 'Graphite,' a highly sophisticated spyware tool capable of hacking mobile devices without any user interaction.

Developed by the Israeli cyber-surveillance firm Paragon Solutions, this 'zero-click' technology allows operators to bypass the end-to-end encryption of secure applications like WhatsApp and Signal.

Once silently installed on a device, the spyware extracts encrypted messages, location data, and other private records directly from the phone itself. Despite a previous pause under federal review, ICE's $2 million contract for the software was quietly reactivated, sparking immense concern among privacy advocates and lawmakers alike.

The disclosure has intensified the national debate over the balance between national security and constitutional rights. While ICE authorities assert that the software is strictly deployed to intercept encrypted communications of fentanyl traffickers and foreign terrorist organizations, civil liberties groups warn of potential overreach. Activists and legal experts caution that without strict federal oversight, zero-click exploits could easily be leveraged to target domestic political dissidents, journalists, and immigrant communities. This ongoing tension highlights a growing, unregulated ecosystem of mercenary surveillance tools operating within the borders of democratic nations.

source: Knight First Amendment Institute. (2026). Knight Institute Urges Congress to Limit ICE's Use of Spyware Technologies as Agency Confirms Expanded Deployment.

[Ben Mullin @BenMullin]

Some news: USA Today is cutting staff and reorganizing its audience team. The changes are designed to address the depreciation of search traffic, which is “under pressure” as “platforms are increasingly keeping user experiences to themselves.” The internal memo:

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Fast-acting principal in Nepal evacuated 900 students before flooding swept away their school https://t.co/qFi1i5UFXj via @nbcnews

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Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE https://t.co/QokJbBXuWI via @USATODAY

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Tim Curry, 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' star, dies at 80 https://t.co/OO8pU4lrCj via @USATODAY

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Country music icon Dolly Parton dies at age 80 https://t.co/frU8IQsfGE via @USATODAY

[Poynter @Poynter]

The Associated Press plans to lay off 20 video production staff in the U.S. today and move those jobs to a new production hub in India.

The decision to eliminate journalists with decades of experience and move their jobs covering American news to India raises concerns about the quality of future coverage, union leaders said.

Read this: https://t.co/1Z0bf24aTM

[Nieman Lab @NiemanLab]

"The more analytically a story was written, and the more statistics it contained, the fewer people commented on it. Emotional stories did the opposite, drawing bigger crowds." https://t.co/RFC8GpwpkJ

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Dozens of people have died after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake off Indonesia’s Flores Island. Rescue teams have been searching for survivors as aftershocks continued, with many areas in East Nusa Tenggara still difficult to reach.

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2nd earthquake hits Indonesia following powerful magnitude 7.7 quake - ABC News via @ABC - https://t.co/H8MXlMP4Xo

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via @NYTimes https://t.co/y3btjvB2rN

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: A major 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Cartago, Colombia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. https://t.co/1GTJrcEfnd

[Alerta News 24 @AlertaNews24]

🇨🇴 | URGENTE: Momento del derrumbe de un edificio de 3 pisos tras el terremoto de magnitud 7,4 en Pereira, Colombia.

[EL TIEMPO @ELTIEMPO]

🔴Temblor en Colombia deja graves afectaciones en la ciudad de Manizales, en el departamento de Caldas.

Catedral y varios edificios afectados, escombros y heridos tras el movimiento telúrico que sacudió a Colombia en la mañana de este lunes 10 de agosto.

[Scope Report @ScopeReport_]

WATCH: Video appears to show multiple buildings collapsed in Cali, Colombia, following the powerful 7.4M earthquake (terremoto)

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A Movie Night in Cuba’s Blackout https://t.co/9pURamzeQQ

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Michigan family of 8 killed in murder-suicide: Here’s everything we know https://t.co/kDijxu2754

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via @NYTimes https://t.co/qmuy5kmEPw