branthouston

Journalist/Educator, Knight Chair@MediaAtIllinois,
Co-founder @gijn and @inn, co-author Investigative Reporter's Handbook; author, Data for Journalists

[Nick Schifrin @nickschifrin]

NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:

Dear Ambassador:

President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]

“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”

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Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis https://t.co/UmO82LGgXW via @NYTimes

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See you on
Bluesky
LinkedIn
Facebook for awhile
Etc
As of November 30

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@dlboardman And dont forget this one https://t.co/KVxa1GfazG

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@dlboardman Not sure why we bother to recognize him without immediate satire and humor. Pentagon's reax to his weird-crazy in January seemed appropriate. https://t.co/bP26vBKnCf

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@byMarisaK Wonderful news! Congratulations!

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Tomorrow is the second round of layoffs from the Center for Public Integrity https://t.co/Hq0o91eN4n that leaves it with very little editorial and administrative staff.
Hoping tboard can find a way forward to preserve this center that inspired the creation of so many others

[Center for Public Integrity Union @Publici_Union]

Today, @publicintegrity management informed us that they will lay off 11 of our beloved coworkers. This figure represents more than half our unit.

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@henkvaness No

[Inasmuch Foundation @InasmuchFdn]

Inasmuch Foundation is proud to announce $6.3 million in grant funding this spring. Our awards are distributed amongst 62 nonprofits in the focus areas of Journalism, Education, Human Services, and Community.

🎉 Congrats! We look forward to supporting your missions this year.

[Rose Ciotta @rose_ciotta]

Congrats to all INN winners, especially Chuck Lewis for lifetime award. Proud to join colleagues at EdSource on two honorable mention wins. Kudos on collaboration HM with @BigLocalNews, @nytimes
https://t.co/seqg8l17ld

[Johnathan Hettinger @jhett93]

EXCLUSIVE: A Congressional report published today found Seresto pet collars pose “too great a risk to animals and humans” and should be removed from the market.

A hearing will be held today at 1:30 p.m. Eastern.
https://t.co/mh51ShrXZV

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@terrelljstarr Sending much gratitude for your courage

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As the end of the year requests for donations pour in, I hope you will consider this one. The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting does crucial in-depth coverage of agribusiness. Donations by Dec. 31 matched $ for $ & are for a reporter's salary
https://t.co/3aJEK4lmKd

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Did an update on the history of data journalism. Impossible to include all that has happened and everyone involved in the last 50 years or so (that is a book) but mentioned as much as I could.https://t.co/X4yWo4Pptr

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@sarhutch @IRE_NICAR @SpotlightPA Congratulations on the move and on your great run at IRE!

[Wesley Morgan @wesleysmorgan]

Look at the @511Tactical ballcap on one of the Taliban fighters behind Khalil Haqqani in Kabul here, mimicking the aesthetics of the western SOF who’ve fought them

Quite the evolution that company’s fan base has undergone over the past 20 years, from climbing pants to this

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@rcfp @chrismvachon Congratulations Chris and thank you for all you did for IRE

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Additional information on Jim Polk
https://t.co/O1ZRnsJ0L9

[branthouston @branthouston]

Jim Polk, a long-time IRE leader and member, died on July 15th in his home in Atlanta. Polk, 83, had a distinguished career as an investigative journalist in both print and broadcast, winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1974 for his coverage of Watergate.
https://t.co/QSzZXFIQPM .