Please join me in welcoming back Ana @goni_lessan from maternity leave. She'll start coverage of the 2024 Florida legislative session next week, her first session as the @USATODAY Network-Florida's state watchdog reporter.
So excited and proud to announce that the fellowship project @ariyondailey and I have been working on for months is now published! https://t.co/B7D0O0AbiU
Thank you to @EdWriters and @HatterLynn at @WFSUmedia for providing support and resources to make this happen!
We're thrilled that our managing editor, @caseychapter, and former student @ariyondailey are both among the fellows with @EdWriters! They're teaming up to look into food insecurity at @FloridaState and @FAMU_1887 for @WFSUNews. 💻📚✏️
https://t.co/Ddon9z02Ig
I'm excited and honored to work with @ariyondailey on a story about food access on college campuses in #Tallahassee. Follow @EdWriters and @Student_Bylines for more info on this!
Read Managing Editor @caseychapter's post welcoming you to the #FloridaStudentNewsWatch. Follow us for more, and subscribe to our email list at https://t.co/ZTGMN2Kaj2!
The Sunshine State Biodiversity Group is proud to participate in the Jubilee Orchard festival this Sat, talking about ways to attract more biodiversity to your yard. President @jeffvandermeer will be in conversation w/ our comm outreach dir, Ali Sperling. https://t.co/2VMbbjaNRW
Wow! What's up with these raccoons? Is it a love connection or are they about to tear a crab in half?
Find out on our blog later this month. In the meantime, check out our website and existing content. (Photo used by permission, copyright Reggie Pare.) https://t.co/Zw4th0AjAi
"I haven’t given up, and I haven’t given up on journalism." -- #Florida writer @DavidsonHiers with an astonishingly candid essay about the personal toll of all the deaths during the pandemic. https://t.co/gOPcvs9NSS
In last month's cuts, a Gannett-owned Florida State University student newspaper lost at least three paid positions and had its weekly print pages cut from 12 to eight.
https://t.co/2olwKA9TiH
USA TODAY staff looked at challenged and banned books and chose those that are meaningful to them.
In the books' defense, we've written why they deserve a place in our schools, libraries and society.
https://t.co/sGF9o45c6q
NEW: Gannett laid off 400 employees and closed 400 open positions, an executive said today in a company-wide meeting, according to an employee in attendance. He said it was ~ 3% of the total workforce. Unclear how many of these were editorial positions, business side etc.
If you're a @Gannett employee impacted by layoffs, there is a team that's working on community aid needs (networking, food assistance, insurance needs, etc) regardless of shop union status.
DM me for details.
Every Gannett employee is sitting at their desk right now watching layoff announcements roll in on Twitter and hearing nothing official from the company.
Meanwhile, @Gannett: