bechamilton

Law Prof @AUWCL. Exec. Editor @just_security. Fellow @yaleisp. @Fulbright on climate #SIDS. Mama of 4 fab little ppl. Fmr @washpo, ICC. Proud #firstgen.

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

A thread with gratitude to @mashagessen @nytimes for covering the corporate complicity verdict against LaFarge this week & for the chance to discuss how corporate enabling (incl., now, by BigTech) is key to preventing mass atrocities. Gift link: https://t.co/BpYQLYj4K6

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

Looking forward to moderating this conversation today, especially in relation to the ILC’s work on immunity for state officials accused of genocide.

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

For scholars of mass atrocities, this clickbait is a textbook example of dangerous speech -

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

Heartfelt plea for anyone covering Trump's ALIENS campaign to heed our call. @SusanBenesch & I @just_security on just how dangerous this really is: https://t.co/NRIZHJnNO2

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

Heartfelt plea for anyone covering Trump's ALIENS campaign to heed our call. @SusanBenesch & I @just_security on just how dangerous this really is: https://t.co/NRIZHJnNO2

[Kholood Khair @KholoodKhair]

One underreported aspect of #Sudan's war is how gender roles have flipped: many women are now breadwinners and many men have struggled to find employment, often refusing to do jobs they see as beneath them.

Domestic and online abuse against women have shot up.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

My pre-genocidal radar on high alert. I won’t share the White House link: “If you’ve witnessed an Alien abduction, do not be alarmed.The Alien is in good hands.We will take care of it… and return it safely to its place of origin.” Trump will claim it’s humor. It’s not.

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

OPM requests comments on proposed NDA for federal govt employees: https://t.co/HWno4Q75om To me this is another #freepress data pt in the trend line of eroded access to govt officials

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

So - apparently we’re to be denied what was the one good news item of the week: https://t.co/8R4L7D3YgC

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

Just my semi-regular tribute to librarians. One of our law librarians just found archival material that I couldn't have found solo. This happens often. Librarians I know are all smart, curious people with a genuine interest in helping. Give me a human librarian over AI any day.

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

Another data point on #freepress

[Dylan Byers @DylanByers]

NEW: Sharyn Alfonsi goes scorched earth on Bari Weiss:

"Over the weekend, my contract with CBS News expired, drawing to a close nearly twenty years with the network, including more than a decade at 60 Minutes.

Following an intense editorial dispute over our CECOT story, repeated attempts by my representation to establish a path forward were met with absolute silence from network executives. The message could not be clearer: my time at 60 Minutes is apparently over.

In the coming days, network leadership may attempt to hide behind corporate euphemisms like "modernization" and “restructuring” to explain away my departure. Don't be misled. This was not a routine corporate transition; it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize factually accurate reporting, and it sends a chilling message to the entire newsroom.

Fearless, independent reporting has always been the defining standard at 60 Minutes. Today, CBS management is abandoning that mission, choosing access journalism over accountability and protecting power rather than scrutinizing it.

The wall between editorial independence and corporate interest at CBS is being methodically torn down. Journalists willing to challenge authority are being pushed aside in favor of those who will not. If this continues, the result will be a broadcast that looks like 60 Minutes but lacks the courage and character to produce journalism that matters.

To my colleagues, who became family - working beside you has been the privilege of a lifetime. You are second to none. I’ve learned exactly what it costs to hold the line right now. Hold it anyway. Viewers and the people who trust us with their stories deserve nothing less."

Backstory:

- January: https://t.co/l518elnE4b

- April: https://t.co/8pWTTjOIbk

- May: https://t.co/LfKHnm18nF

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

Beautiful - for aspiring, new (and old) journalists everywhere. #freepress is a team sport- https://t.co/kGbbNslRL4

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A rare piece of good news: https://t.co/32U52TsbuA

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

Mario Guevara, Estefany Rodríguez, Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, @S_Fitzpatrick @hannahnatanson -just some of the journalists targeted by the Trump administration for doing their jobs. Democracy doesn't survive without #freepress. Keep track of the big picture: https://t.co/oAL8aJYHoI

[Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw]

Thanks to my brilliant colleagues, a way to visualize and better understand the American situation.

"The Trump Administration’s Use of State Power Against Media: Keeping Track of the Big Picture"

By Professor @bechamilton

link: https://t.co/2SQzyGC4eS

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

My latest update to the @just_security #pressfreedom tracker is live & showing “a small but noticeable increase in resistance to attacks on press freedom by media outlets, coinciding with a growing number of losses by the Trump administration in court.” https://t.co/6r1pdNMNN1

[Reiss Center on Law and Security @RCLS_NYU]

Join us May 18: "Reporting at a Crossroads"

W/ frontline #natsec reporters/editors + top legal minds:
@missy_ryan
@benpauker
@davidmccraw
@bechamilton
Moderated by @K8brannen

Co-hosts @RCLS_NYU & @just_security

1-2pm ET | Zoom | RSVP👇
https://t.co/h537QyVX0C

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

This is the conversation I've been waiting for -
@mashagessen & Rachel Louise Snyder on the parallels between autocratic control & domestic abusers: https://t.co/BnEufKCNvk

[Megha Rajagopalan @meghara]

Come work with me!

A really cool job just opened up on our international investigations team at The New York Times for a reporter specializing in OSINT, with lots of room for different skillsets 
https://t.co/gx8ZamNlMc

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

USG currently building up a solid crimes against humanity fact pattern for an enterprising domestic prosecutor to take up under universal jurisdiction

[Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum]

Meanwhile
https://t.co/gtage86Yfv

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

Calling all 1L Crim profs looking for new material for their next syllabus refresh. This will make for a wonderful class discussion early in the semester. What Would a Feminist Justice System Look Like? https://t.co/JCbGaLTiLt

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

Congratulations to the inimitable @mashagessen - A recognition that is so richly deserved.

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

Read all of M. Gessen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work via @pulitzerprizes here: https://t.co/AJ7ASsoZhT

[John Hudson @John_Hudson]

Bravo to @hannah_natanson, whose Pulitzer Prize reporting overcame an outrageous and chilling FBI raid on her home, a threat to journalism in this country