Irene McKisson 🌱🗞️💻

Principal Executive and cofounder of news nonprofit @azluminaria 🌵 Formerly #ThisIsTucson at Arizona Daily Star.

[Irene McKisson 🌱🗞️💻 @irenemckisson]

Local stories like these are absolutely my favorite to read and edit on election days because they give you such a good sense of what real people are doing and thinking. Like a breath of fresh election coverage air https://t.co/xpmsuuhRAv

[Irene McKisson 🌱🗞️💻 @irenemckisson]

Excited to share that I’ll be speaking at @LIONPubs Independent News Sustainability Summit in Chicago on how news orgs have invested in building more transparent, accountable, and caring work cultures Register by June 28 for the early bird discount >> https://t.co/pOFmeI1NeM

[Irene McKisson 🌱🗞️💻 @irenemckisson]

Kicking off the @NewsMatch season today with a triple match!

[AZLuminaria @AZLuminaria]

Good news: Today through 12/31, @NewsMatch and local donors will triple your new monthly donation or one-time gift to Arizona Luminaria up to $1,000 — $100 becomes $300 or a recurring donation of $15 a month becomes $540! 👉 https://t.co/pQfRahmTc0

[Jen Mizgata @JMizgata]

Creating a values-based startup culture and evolving over time: how @AZLuminaria approaches, informs and collaborates with the community also guides how they work together internally.

Thank you @irenemckisson for talking to me for @InnovationRJI!
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[Irene McKisson 🌱🗞️💻 @irenemckisson]

Another huge honor! Thank you @spjphx 🎉🎉🎉

[Beatriz Limón @BetyLimon16]

Congrats Luminarias 🕯🗒📝for the President’s Award 2023 Society of Professional Journalists #arizonastateuniversity @cronkite_asu Felicidades @BeckyPallack @irenemckisson @DiannaNanez , Co-Founders @AZLuminaria @spj_tweets

[Irene McKisson 🌱🗞️💻 @irenemckisson]

I had an amazing time in Durham celebrating with all the inspiring winners!

[AZLuminaria @AZLuminaria]

We’ve got great news — last week, Arizona Luminaria was awarded the @LIONPubs #LIONAwards23 New Business of the Year award, small revenue tier! This reaffirms our commitment to impactful community journalism and long-term sustainability! 🎉

https://t.co/iqVUpPas6Z

[Irene McKisson 🌱🗞️💻 @irenemckisson]

It’s been so hard not to tell everyone about this until today because I’m so inspired by @curtis_chels and her work 🎉🎉

[International Women's Media Foundation @IWMF]

Huge news from our Fund for Indigenous Journalists! We're thrilled to support a year-long project by Chelsea Curtis at @AZLuminaria to create a #MMIWG2T database & reporting empowering “indigenous communities to share their stories on their own terms.” https://t.co/PuiS78q0tj

[Irene McKisson 🌱🗞️💻 @irenemckisson]

🎉🎉what a year!!🎉🎉

[Institute for Nonprofit News @INN]

@AZLuminaria won the award for an investigation revealing a pattern of abusive treatment, drugs and outsourced medical care in Arizona’s Pima County jail – a facility with one of the highest death rates in the country. #innys2023 https://t.co/bbeELCtuT8

[Irene McKisson 🌱🗞️💻 @irenemckisson]

Excited to grow our team and work with @Wzrd_of_Lnlynss 🕯️

[AZLuminaria @AZLuminaria]

Arizona Luminaria is thrilled to announce our newest #Tucson reporter Carolina Cuellar

https://t.co/wCoPY0C03p

[John Washington @jbwashing]

@Reuters It takes a team to put together such a lengthy investigation. It was all hands on deck at @AZLuminaria, with generous support from @FundFIJ and amazing photos from AZ Lu's own @mikeonline

[U of A School of Journalism @uazjschool]

#ICYMI Adjunct professor and @AZLuminaria Co-Founder @irenemckisson was featured on the Life Along the Streetcar Podcast. Listen to it here:
https://t.co/1Mx6TsG1ya

[Irene McKisson 🌱🗞️💻 @irenemckisson]

@tinaxnews @INN @LisaHeyamoto @nissarhee @krystalknapp @GoogleNewsInit Short ladies unite!

[Irene McKisson 🌱🗞️💻 @irenemckisson]

See @azluminaria featured in the report 🕯️

[Institute for Nonprofit News @INN]

The latest INN Impact Report covers results from capacity-building programs including revenue and audience development, leadership and DEI, content distribution and editorial collaborations. Here are a few key findings 🧵 https://t.co/oNyihEutak

[The Lenfest Institute for Journalism @lenfestinst]

Heading to DC for #INNDays next week? Don't miss out on amazing panels featuring members of the Statewide News Collective, including @AZLuminaria, @CalMatters, @EnlaceLatinoNC, @CivilBeat, @MSFreePress, @NMInDepth, @sltrib, and @WisconsinWatch 💡 https://t.co/83aDeb13YN

[AZLuminaria @AZLuminaria]

The new tally of deaths in the Pima County jail this year is eight, not two
https://t.co/gZZ1F9mHyB

[Mission Local @MLNow]

This was first reported by Mission Local, but goes uncredited here. We are a small, non-profit newsroom, and we work hard to break news.

This is bad form.

[Irene McKisson 🌱🗞️💻 @irenemckisson]

This list! No excuses.

[JournalismUK @journalismnews]

Do you know @GinaSKChua, @kassy, @JenniferBrandel, @irenemckisson, @KellieRiordan,
@RebeccaWMedia and another 125 amazing women experts? Follow them on social or invite them to your next media event https://t.co/r4QtiIe8wH

[Irene McKisson 🌱🗞️💻 @irenemckisson]

Welcome to the cohort! I’m so excited for the experience you are about to have ❤️

[Online News Association @ONA]

💫Congratulations to the 26 women selected for the 2023 Women’s Leadership Accelerator (#ONAWLA)! This inspiring group of changemakers represents a range of locations + expertise from broadcast + audience to digital safety + partnerships. Meet them all: https://t.co/nuKbBmStsj

[Irene McKisson 🌱🗞️💻 @irenemckisson]

Solutions reporting on the jail crisis in #Tucson and #PimaCounty

[AZLuminaria @AZLuminaria]

Since our first story on deaths in the Pima County jail published, three more people have died, including one this week. What could help stop the deaths? https://t.co/5r1zg2A2VG

[AZLuminaria @AZLuminaria]

Last chance for our event this evening. Free registration gets you a drink and snack and the chance to hear from some interesting people who shared their stories in Luminaria this year! See you tonight. https://t.co/Wy2RIh5wkB