Ben Ellman

Twitter is just a sassy LinkedIn for media people. I'm a radio producer for the @engadget podcast and an upcoming Spotify Project

[Ben Ellman @heybellman]

This is why I’m never here anymore

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

Me, logging on to this site:

[Ben Ellman @heybellman]

If Twitter goes down soon, I want this to be my last tweet

@elonmusk

[Ben Ellman @heybellman]

@ateezie @TURNSTILEHC You really gotta see it live to get it!

[Silvia Killingsworth @silviakillings]

oh sure ok https://t.co/oviuZbBTKl

[Ben Ellman @heybellman]

Everybody dipping on Turnstile at Brooklyn Mirage because of a little rain are some quitters

Catch me in the front row singing TLC and getting pneumonia

[Ben Ellman @heybellman]

Filed under: stuff that doesn’t make headlines

[Chase Madar @ChaseMadar]

NYC murders down 11.8% over last year so far, 19% lower than 12 yrs ago under Bloomberg. Shooting incidents down 12.6% ytd, 9.6% down from 12 yrs ago https://t.co/fACRd24pPa

[Ben Ellman @heybellman]

Maybe it’s a bad idea to reduce your public persona to like…3 traits for easier social media consumption

Just throwing it out there

[Nastia Voynovskaya @nananastia]

For @nprmusic, I reported a national story about what's happening backstage at concerts in the COVID era. Although everyone (including the president) has moved on, getting sick on the road can leave musicians stranded and burning money far from home https://t.co/AfZpoPADYW

[Ben Ellman @heybellman]

@itsJhyphenM I literally just saw a Tiktok about this

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@TastyKeish This is a spectacular joke

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@WillardFoxton Seems like you might enjoy this
https://t.co/fY7Bb2QRaU

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@galenbeebe I think it’s used derisively at least as often as it’s used earnestly so I try to avoid it whenever I can.

It has too many associations with nosy know-it-alls and he-man woman haters

I’d say “radio producer” is much harder roll your eyes at

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@JeremyLittau I also thought the mention of downloads going up after taking a break was interesting
https://t.co/N6zvF6hgSd

[Ben Ellman @heybellman]

This little mention of the download spike between Normal Gossip S1 and S2 got me thinking about *when* people talk about their favorite things

I think people tend to recommend a show when they just start missing it or when it just came back.
https://t.co/ldtly4h4y2

[Ben Ellman @heybellman]

I’ve been telling youse guys, Matt’s spots are GOLD

Show these in your audio journalism classes!

[Matt Shearer @MattWBZ]

Thinking about the people of Stow, MA during this difficult time. @wbznewsradio

[Ben Ellman @heybellman]

@jackcorrbit I think that’s an HR violation, bud

[Ben Ellman @heybellman]

I still think Kaniehtiio should have been Cara Dune in The Mandalorian

[Ben Ellman @heybellman]

It begins
https://t.co/Jcr88CRscq

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It’s almost like there should be more public funding for journalism 🤔🤔

[Jay Rosen @jayrosen_nyu]

The state of California gets into supporting public service journalism in a big way. https://t.co/KsDyfIzza2

[Ben Ellman @heybellman]

…so going away for a while to actually work on the stuff that makes the show good could be a better strategy for generating word of mouth than you’d think

[Ben Ellman @heybellman]

This little mention of the download spike between Normal Gossip S1 and S2 got me thinking about *when* people talk about their favorite things

I think people tend to recommend a show when they just start missing it or when it just came back.
https://t.co/ldtly4h4y2