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Journalist @voxdotcom, covering policy + politics. YOU’RE NOT POWERLESS: The Crisis of Agency and How We Reclaim It Together, will be out 4/13/27.

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There are real limits to what we can accomplish in a world where people believe nothing they do really matters.

My book (!) is about how we wound up in a place where millions of people feel like spectators in their own lives. And how we course correct. Because we can.

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@EllenYChang @CaitlinKellyNYC I believe this was the original tweet. Should good PR people make targeted lists? Of course, yes. Should they follow up? I would also say yes

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I found the whole PR/journalism discourse yesterday very unnecessarily hostile. and, to be clear, internal comms is PR, too. the idea that we as journalists don't work closely with comms people, whether outside firms and/or inside institutions, is silly. we do every day. our interests are not the same, but that doesn't mean making every exchange adversarial is going to lead you to a stronger, better, and clearer reporting.

yeah my inbox is a dumpster fire too, no I don't respond to the majority of cold pitches I get since that would be impossible/waste of time, but I get good, relevant pitches + tips too. there's just no need to be disrespectful writ large. + of course many comms people are former journalists!
https://t.co/R9yAgs7PTF

[Ben Mullin @BenMullin]

My (very late) PR take: reporters shouldn’t be dismissive of the people who have all the information.

And remember: Good reporters and PR people both spend a hefty portion of their days launching phone calls and emails into the void.

There is a measure of solidarity in the rejection we must all endure to get our jobs done.

[Haley Sweetland Edwards @haleybureau]

Had the pleasure of talking with Michael Schaffer @CityCast_DC about the launch this Sunday of @monthly's new book review, https://t.co/EtCTnw2slf

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@DanWood_Journo yeah definitely. my point was just that sometimes an organization hires an external firm to do the kind of PR work they want done but that they don't want their own internal staff to personally do. so there can be coordination

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@CaitlinKellyNYC I'm referring to anyone whose reporting involves governments, nonprofits or businesses.

Many, (maybe all?) of those engaged in the convo yesterday fall into this category

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@DanWood_Journo internal/external comms are not that different, and they often work together

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@CaitlinKellyNYC glad what worked for me?

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I've been a generalist for basically the entirety of my career & I spent years as a full-time freelancer, often writing magazine features. There are almost no stories that don't involve contacting institutions in some way, be it a government agency, a nonprofit, a company. All those entitites have comms staff. We interact with those employees for virtually every story. I don't even know what you mean by "rely as heavily on PR." My point is any time you reach out for comment to a spokesperson or organization, you are interacting with PR.

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this is the best news!!!! for book readers, for authors, for the general public. and helmed by the very best person, @haleybureau to boot

[Washington Monthly @monthly]

The closure of The Washington Post's Book World was a gut punch for book lovers. We're proud to announce that the Washington Monthly’s new standalone book review, The Reader, is stepping into the breach.

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[Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer]

I know there’s a lot of payola on social media, but whenever I hear the figures, I realize there’s even more money going around than I thought.

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@chengela need full list

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@chengela omg

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By 2036, the US population 65 and older is expected to grow from 65.6 million to 77.5 million people. The number of people 85 and older is expected to go from 6.8 million to 11.1 million.

I wrote about direct care workers and caregiver visas.

gift link: https://t.co/mozzR2dAFt

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@bobbyfijan I'm so sorry Bobby

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@mkeierleber this is so depressing, I'm sorry Mark! You've done such valuable work there. I will keep an eye out

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There are three federal proposals floating around DC right now that could pave the way for caregiving visas.

Last night, following Trump’s recent comments that he’d be open to an immigration deal, @RepMariaSalazar, the Republican co-sponsor of one of the bills, tweeted at him, urging him to throw his weight behind the Dignity Act.

“You can surpass Reagan’s legacy by delivering a historic immigration reform,” she said. “This is your moment.”

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At @voxdotcom I wrote about caregiving visas — a bipartisan idea that might finally have its political moment in Washington D.C

We can learn from failed experiments here and abroad, and even Donald Trump said he's now open to passing some immigration reform

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Link here: https://t.co/jKw16nnOc3

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At @voxdotcom I wrote about caregiving visas — a bipartisan idea that might finally have its political moment in Washington D.C

We can learn from failed experiments here and abroad, and even Donald Trump said he's now open to passing some immigration reform

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wow

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

President Trump says his administration’s deportation policy was “too tough.” https://t.co/4EQsg4QA8c