Jessica Terrell

Adventurer. Bookworm. Storyteller. Projects editor@civilbeat. #ONAWLA

[Jessica Terrell @jessterrell]

@TheTinaVasquez Jeff has had it in multiple fingers. It's terrible. He's had physical therapy and also these little finger braces that immobilize his fingers while he's sleeping or not using them. Did they do those for you?

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

The tragedy in Pakistan is a stark reminder of climate injustice. The top map shows which nations are most responsible for excess emissions. The bottom map shows which nations are most impacted by it. Climate breakdown is playing out along colonial lines.

[Jessica Terrell @jessterrell]

The number of Native Hawaiian men enrolled in Hawaii community colleges has declined by 40% in the last decade. The impacts of that go well beyond lost economic opportunity. https://t.co/V4Usd9VmFP

[Jessica Terrell @jessterrell]

I'm wrapping an interview on deadline while my toddler marches around the living room alternating between saying "I'm the mother. I'm very busy. I have many things to do," and "I'm the mother. I need more wine." Going to try and not overanalyze that this says about my parenting.

[Samantha Stearns @MsStearns54]

How cool is this?? #sschat #AfricanAmericanHistory

[Jessica Terrell @jessterrell]

If you're a journalist who was recently laid off and you're interested in one of the positions at Civil Beat, my DMs are open. Happy to answer questions or connect you to the right person.

[Christina Jedra @ChristinaJedra]

I hate hearing that journalists are yet again being laid off at Gannett.

In light of that, I just wanted to share that we’re hiring at @CivilBeat. We’re a financially stable nonprofit newsroom in Hawaii with a great team and several open positions.
https://t.co/q8tg4ytGMA

[Jessica Terrell @jessterrell]

Well, shit. This is not good news. https://t.co/QkTkDWIafi

[rabhinder kannan @rabhinderkannan]

By age 30, you should have lower back pain, one failed relationship that almost broke you and a constant sense of dread about where society is headed.

[Jessica Terrell @jessterrell]

In the 1980s, "Betty Ann had borrowed twenty-nine thousand dollars in federal loans. Today, she owes $329,309.69 in student debt. She is ninety-one years old." https://t.co/EJRochMCUR

[Jessica Terrell @jessterrell]

@tal_moore This is so fantastic. Congrats on the amazing new gig!

[Hillary Kelly @HillaryKelly]

America is the fact that 3 editors have asked me to write about the formula shortage but I can't do it because of a different crisis, which is that I have no childcare for the same child I also don't have formula for.

[Dr. Cynthia Greenlee @CynthiaGreenlee]

Well, what a bittersweet day! Two James Beard noms when I’m imminently unemployed. Thanks to my @thecounter colleagues who appreciated my work and helped make some of the nominated pieces possible. Too bad we were all considered disposable.

[Jessica Terrell @jessterrell]

Those of us who come from poor families, who have kids or parents to support or chronic illnesses are being put in an impossible position when it comes to taking big risks on new and important journalism projects. The kind of journalism America needs.

[Jessica Terrell @jessterrell]

For the last 8 months I've been talking to school workers, activists, parents across the country for an important podcast @thecounter about the promise and immense flaws in America's school lunch program.

[Jessica Terrell @jessterrell]

The news is a gut punch and a reminder that journalism is on its way to becoming an industry that only people with trust funds can afford to enter.

[Dr. Cynthia Greenlee @CynthiaGreenlee]

I joined @TheCounter as senior editor the week after the 2020 elections. I described it as "a small but mighty" food publication. Now, the small and mighty has fallen. All editorial employees — other than publisher Jeffrey Kittay — are being laid off. I wish I really knew why.

[Tina Vasquez @TheTinaVasquez]

I am relieved this news is now public, but also pained because it makes it more real. The last week has been one of the most overwhelming and confusing professional experiences of my life—and this is my second layoff in three years.