Laura Bargfeld

I tell stories. Video journalist @AP | @APNewsguild member | they/them

[The Associated Press @AP]

A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship highlights a growing tourism trend: Trips to Antarctica are soaring as advances in shipbuilding couple with fears among visitors that the icy landscapes could melt away due to climate change. https://t.co/NLpkLdLla4

[The Associated Press @AP]

State officials learned nearly two decades ago that toxic chemicals known as PFAS were spreading from textile mills into the waters of northwest Georgia. Years later, no one is taking responsibility as the toll on human health emerges. https://t.co/UyhSur9Nyp

[AP News Guild @APNewsGuild]

AP's Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation is the kind of work that executive editor Julie Pace says “highlights the unique strengths of AP’s global, multiformat newsroom.”

But those strengths are being hacked away as management leaves U.S. staffers in the dark on impending layoffs.

Tell AP you stand with the guild if you want more reporting like the one honored today with journalism’s most prestigious award.

[Laura Bargfeld @lbargfeld]

Today is the deadline for these staffers to decide whether or not to take the buyout.

[AP News Guild @APNewsGuild]

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“News doesn’t reveal itself from a distance. It has to be witnessed.”

AP Executive Editor Julie Pace affirmed the importance of “being on the ground” and “eyewitness journalism,” at this year’s Overseas Press Club Awards, all while AP guts its news staff by offering buyouts to more than 120 U.S. guild covered employees across multiple formats. How can AP be on the ground without us?

Who will witness the news?

[AP News Guild @APNewsGuild]

AP journalists in the U.S. are on the frontlines providing essential news coverage and documenting history each and every day.

AP was there because WE were there.

But more than 120 AP guild covered employees across the country were offered buyouts on April 6, and layoffs could be coming. And that makes the guild wonder, will AP be there for you in the future?

We need your help. Tell AP leadership to support the stories that matter and the people that cover them. Comment on stories you care about on https://t.co/wSijsMnjaU and on AP social media posts. Text AP’s Signal at [phone].

[AP News Guild @APNewsGuild]

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[Laura Bargfeld @lbargfeld]

If you or someone you know has lost access to gender-affirming care in the past week due to the recent executive order and are open to speaking with me for an AP story, feel free to DM

[Farnoush Amiri @FarnoushAmiri]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A New York doctor who prescribes abortion pills online has been indicted in Louisiana.

[Juliette Rihl | @julietterihl.bsky.social @JulietteRihl]

📢 JOURNALISM JOB ALERT 📢

@PennLive is looking for a PA Capitol investigative reporter. This post is a government watchdog’s dream.

If you’ve got qs, my DMs are open! I’ve worked here for ~6 months and love it (really).

Salary and more here: https://t.co/r9rtxrCErh

[kenya the podcaster ✨ @KenyaTheHunter]

I asked a source about exit polling data on disabled voters and they told me there isn't any official data on the demographic.

In October, my colleague @aalex413 and I wrote about how this voting bloc has felt excluded from the electoral process: https://t.co/ZSLK4qsPDO

[The Associated Press @AP]

Watch live as The Associated Press makes race calls in the 2024 election. The AP will have an updated view of the electoral map and will be live from inside campaign events for Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris. https://t.co/xOuVYYKE5x

[kenya the podcaster ✨ @KenyaTheHunter]

#JournoRequest: I'm a reporter at The Associated Press hoping to talk to Uber and Lyft drivers (or former) to learn about how the companies go about training/educating its drivers on how to accommodate people with disabilities.

hit me here or email: [email protected]

[Devi Shastri @DeviShastri]

.@lbargfeld and I take you from Oakland to Bergenfield, N.J. as we explore how adult day centers offer multicultural hubs for older people of color

via @AP

https://t.co/xn1ClnyF6H

[devna bose @devnabose]

Hospitals and other health care facilities on Florida’s Gulf Coast — still reeling from Hurricane Helene — are now bracing for Hurricane Milton, which is expected to make landfall tomorrow. New from me + @DeviShastri https://t.co/3IL90LLVK6

[kenya the podcaster ✨ @KenyaTheHunter]

#SourceCall: I'm hoping to talk to #disabled voters about elections. Email me at [email protected], and I can tell you more.

[Max Blau (maxblau.bsky.social) @MaxBlau]

Ravi Coutinho thought his health insurance plan would unlock access to mental health care providers. But the problems with accessing care were impossible to escape. This is the story of his perilous journey through what’s known as a “ghost network.” 🧵https://t.co/lXFUr0p70B

[Laura Bargfeld @lbargfeld]

At @nlgja this weekend with my colleagues at @AP. Come say hi!

[Andrew DeMillo @ademillo]

Very grateful for my @NewsMediaGuild colleagues and their hard work this Labor Day.

[Hannah Schoenbaum @H_Schoenbaum]

Catch your @AP favs in LA next week at The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists convention. @lbargfeld @garanceburke @BobbyCalvan @CorinneChin @jaethephotog @angel_kastanis @JeffMcMillanPA

I’m honored to help coordinate our presence this year. Best way to spend my birthday week! 😊