Josh Benson

Making new journalism things with Tom and Katherine.

[Documented @Documentedny]

NEW: Over a 5-year period analyzed by @ProPublica and @Documentedny, the NY Dept. of Labor determined that $126M in wages had been stolen from workers.

The agency has failed to recover more than half of those wages.

https://t.co/1uiXDtJ0mU

[Akash Mehta @akashvmehta]

So proud of what we’re building, and grateful for all the people who have helped us build it!

Also, we have a new mascot to announce.
https://t.co/bPtChwAROp

[Josh Benson @jwbens]

@jasondhorowitz @hilella ☘️

[natalia antelava @antelava]

US/EU spent millions fighting Russian disinfo. Then #Putin invaded #Ukraine and, just like that, he lost the info war with the West. But will this victory be short lived? This+more from me in @CodaStory 's relaunched weekly Disinfo Matters. Sign up here https://t.co/8b65FZLwOU

[Sam Allard @SceneSallard]

The @JournalismProj @CleveFoundation and coalition of funders have raised ~$6 million to launch major newsroom in Cleveland in 2022. With starting staff of 25, will be among largest nonprofit newsrooms in the country. https://t.co/KTENOxlx5y

[Henry J. Gomez @HenryJGomez]

Some cool plans here to fund a new nonprofit newsroom in Cleveland. Excited to be a part of the search committee for an editor-in-chief. https://t.co/s4spne7MCx

[Josh Benson @jwbens]

@Azi @MarkMazzettiNYT @JesseDrucker @nytmike @jimsciutto https://t.co/ycQ7BaiXgu

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

When a private-equity firm bought a Philadelphia institution, the most vulnerable patients bore the cost. https://t.co/LHtPH358fR

[Josh Benson @jwbens]

@marcatracy @benyt @chrislhayes @luke_stark target audience for 100k-word Joschka Fischer origin stories

[Ben Smith @semaforben]

So they're purging the reality-based people, and elevating Maria Bartiromo, the clearest voice of Trump's lies.

[Josh Benson @jwbens]

@powellnyt @EvanStavisky @republicofspin @JesseDrucker @JoeConason We had great role models.

[Josh Benson @jwbens]

@jasondhorowitz @SteveKornacki Just proud to be on board.

[Scott Waldman @scottpwaldman]

In this clip, Trump says the solution to climate change is to clean up power plants and vehicle pollution. Those are the primary regulations his administration has rolled back, which will worsen climate change.

[BuzzFeed News @BuzzFeedNews]

NEW: Peter Thiel was one of Trump's biggest supporters in 2016 and gave big money to his campaign.

But as he went all-in on Trump, Thiel privately met with the racist fringe who flocked to the future president.
https://t.co/50Ekk3pG2x

[devin leonard @devinleonard]

my lastest on the @USPS in @BW https://t.co/xELLKZnlWt

[Eliza Shapiro @elizashapiro]

From a doctor on Rikers Island, neatly summarizing the frustration I'm hearing from many - especially those who think NYC should be able to pull off school reopening because of our numbers - about BdB's approach

[Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang]

BREAKING: Census Bureau confirms all #2020Census counting efforts will be cut a month short, risking a severe undercount of people of color. Collecting responses online, over the phone & by mail, plus door knocking at unresponsive homes, to end on Sept. 30
https://t.co/6XCz5Wg6EE

[Bill McKibben @billmckibben]

A traitor to his class and a hero to the planet https://t.co/gruxAyUpwJ

[John Hudson @John_Hudson]

Scoop: Trump's pick for ambassador to Norway did not disclose his involvement in the creation of a racist flier that distorted the features of a black politician in Georgia, darkened his features, gave him a large afro, prompted a libel suit 1/ https://t.co/WosgFSRHpo