Jackie Starkey

News director, managing editor WEKU. Past: Service j editor @heraldleader @mcclatchy, managing editor & politics @newstimesonline | @UncAvl grad | She/her

[Jackie Starkey @jackiesreports]

A daily twitter ritual:
*log on*
*see what industry discourse/outrage is the topic of the day*
*immediately log off with eye twitching*

[Meryl Kornfield @MerylKornfield]

Must read this @hannah_natanson tribute to journalism, especially this heartbreaking part about her reporting on the federal workforce last year https://t.co/euolyIFSVX

[Rappahannock News @rappnews]

https://t.co/fHeeri7lad
We are excited to welcome the newest member of our newsroom, Trebor Maitin, who will join the Rappahannock News and Foothills Forum in July as a Report for America corps member covering Rappahannock County’s future.
#ReportforAmerica #LocalNews #RFADay26

[Jackie Starkey @jackiesreports]

Very proud of @TreborMaitin

[Report for America @Report4America]

🎉 It's #RFADay, our favorite day of the year! This year's class of 78 @Report4America corps members will bring our current, active reporter corps to 200. Together, they will continue our work in strengthening local news in communities across the country.

"These journalists represent hope: a new generation committed to local news reporting that helps people better understand their communities and one another,” said @Report4America's Kim Kleman.

Learn more, and meet our incredible incoming corps members here: https://t.co/c72ZAmcje3

[Austin Horn @_AustinHorn]

You can unlock whole new parts of Lexington if you just keep going on Man O’ War

[Maggie Harrison Dupré @mags_h11]

NEW: The NYT sent an email to freelancers today forbidding contributors from submitting "any material for publication that contains content generated, modified or enhanced" by generative AI.

The "reminder" follows a string of AI incidents at the paper:

https://t.co/eQPpUhJrkS

[Jackie Starkey @jackiesreports]

💙

[HL Cityhall @HLCityhall]

@jackiesreports is one of the finest and hardest-working editors I know. Her involuntary departure is a tremendous loss to the H-L. Dont' be dumb. Hire her.

[Jackie Starkey @jackiesreports]

A small share here that I was included in McClatchy's latest round of layoffs after four years in four markets but mostly the H-L. I'm done as of today, and as @andrwfhenderson told me, feels better to go out with good people.

[Maggie Harrison Dupré @mags_h11]

NEW: A PR company is operating a bizarre fake news mill that's plagiarizing original journalism at a massive scale -- all while spewing misinformation and hallucinating fake quotes. It also can't stop referring to real people as "John Doe" and "Jane Doe."

https://t.co/EQOAJGRGf9

[Austin Horn @_AustinHorn]

New: "On the same day, at the same time, 3 of America's biggest conservative influencers on X all had the same thing to say about KY U.S. Senate candidate Nate Morris."

I went long on that campaign, many others across the US & one of MAGA’s biggest stars.
https://t.co/tQLG4UaVzE

[Bluegrass Politics @BGPolitics]

Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center touts a Christian message and a selfless commitment to helping others.

But internally, the organization prioritized money over the well-being of its clients and staff, interviews show.

New, with @propublica: https://t.co/q3QG8KqAcG

[ProPublica @propublica]

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
https://t.co/8WGMAODKRd

[Lexington Herald-Leader @heraldleader]

Herald-Leader sues Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear for access to his schedule https://t.co/bTRA7PzcJI

[Lindsay Smith @Lindsay_KSmith]

Food will be subject to Wichita’s proposed sales tax. What about SNAP, WIC purchases?
https://t.co/MwvE0AXn4A

[Lindsay Smith @Lindsay_KSmith]

As SNAP funds expire, Kansas Food Bank & other organizations ask for these items
https://t.co/jJYEyNEZYi

[Jessica McAllister @JMcAllisterCDT]

Paywall lifted on this story by @TreborMaitin, which includes a full list of Centre County food banks and resources.

[Lexington Herald-Leader @heraldleader]

Herald-Leader chosen by ProPublica for Local Reporting Network partnership https://t.co/atIgTvhHxG

[Jackie Starkey @jackiesreports]

five 🫠

[SamWalkerOBXNews.com🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @SamWalkerOBX]

BREAKING: Five houses collapsed over a roughly 60 minute period this afternoon in Buxton. Details: https://t.co/12xZl5SWoF [@IslandFreePress video] #yestv #ncwx #obx #Humberto #Imelda

[Jessica McAllister @JMcAllisterCDT]

Terrible, upsetting news that’s a huge blow to our community and central PA media landscape.

[Lindsay Smith @Lindsay_KSmith]

Parents at one Goddard intermediate school may have noticed a change in schedule that has resulted in less recess for students this school year.
https://t.co/dLKDyh7uKa

[Lexington Herald-Leader @heraldleader]

FCPS leader: ‘We are at a crisis point,’ as contingency fund could shrink by millions https://t.co/gjzt2FVO4a