Allison Cho

Business editor @CNN • writing about books @ALA_Booklist | prev. @washingtonpost | she/her

[Diamy Wang @diamywang]

Seventeen-year-old Angelina Naomi Chicas died after a car crash in east Charlotte on Saturday. She was an employee at Manolo's Bakery, a beloved Latin American bakery.

My first for @theobserver:
https://t.co/AuINtlqqJW

[Allison Cho @theallisoncho]

@diamywang @theobserver @hearstcmg @Hearst So excited to read your work!

[Ella Lee @ByEllaLee]

It's my first day as @FT's Justice correspondent, where I'm covering all things DOJ & federal law enforcement, plus SCOTUS and DHS.

My new email is [email protected] — get in touch, and add me to your lists!

[Ella Lee @ByEllaLee]

Personal news: I’m excited to be starting next week as @FT’s US Justice Correspondent, where I’ll cover the evolving DOJ under President Trump, its agencies and some SCOTUS here & there.

Stay tuned for my new email, but in the meantime, hit my DMs or Signal at elee.03!

[Allison Cho @theallisoncho]

@ByEllaLee @FT So so excited for you! ⭐️

[Dan Steinberg @dcsportsbog]

How The Washington Post’s now-defunct Book World unwittingly transformed the careers of two giants of American literature. https://t.co/WrLkxFH7Pc

[New York Magazine @NYMag]

Last year, on the Fourth of July, the deadliest American flash flood in 50 years resulted in the death of 25 young campers and 2 counselors at Camp Mystic, in Hunt, Texas, including everyone in a cabin called Bubble Inn. The group of girls who died became known as ‘Heaven’’s 27.

It had not occurred to the families that a Mystic camp session in 2026 would be open to debate. But in September, the Eastlands, whose family has owned the camp for more than 80 years, emailed the camp community with news that Mystic was indeed open for business. It was the Stewards, who lost their daughter Cile, who responded most forcefully.

“You are preparing,” they wrote in response, “to invite children to swim in the very river that may still hold our daughter’s body.”

In early November, seven of the families filed three separate lawsuits against Camp Mystic, alleging negligence and detailing bizarre behavior by the Eastlands, and in March, the Steward family asked the court for a restraining order that would preserve part of the camp as a “crime scene.” In the end, the court agreed to a temporary injunction preventing further remodeling to the camp’s Guadalupe River site, though nothing would prevent Cypress Lake from reopening for the 853 girls who were, according to Mystic’s lawyer, signed up to attend.

“The idea that your daughters will return to the same Camp Mystic is a farce,” Caitlin Bonner, who lost her daughter Lila, said, “and anyone incapable of accepting that is as delusional as the camp leadership.”

There is little disagreement about what happened that night. The disagreement is about whether it was an act of God or the fault of camp leadership. For our Cover Story, Kerry Howley reports on the tragedy of Camp Mystic — and the battle over the camp’s future: https://t.co/wyGIdRfIcb

[Annie Wu (all socials: @annie_wu_22) @Annie_Wu_22]

Going to start a thread of those publicly announcing that they were impacted. Please consider amplifying and adding to it👇

[WABJ - Washington Association of Black Journalists @WABJDC]

We've compiled a jobs sheet for journalists who've been laid off at the Washington Post. If you are hiring, please DM us and we will add the opening to our list. https://t.co/OWN2esMNwC

[Nathan Heller @nathanheller]

Holding room for books coverage—fiction and nonfiction; bad, good, maybe great—clears ground for a culture that values ideas and ambitious art. It announces we're a real society in which it's worth trying to think and create new things; it's the basis of a fun, interesting world.

[Jacob Brogan @Jacob_Brogan]

I'm heartbroken by the Post's decision to eliminate its books coverage. The actual fact of my job aside, the existence of a standalone books section felt like a real celebration of a culture of literacy, dialogue, and even debate. It was a place to discover and celebrate.

[Brianna Sacks @bri_sacks]

🚨send me journalism jobs🚨

We’re compiling job/freelance opportunities for our hundreds of #washingtonpost colleagues who were fired today. If you’ve got something please reply, DM, or email me [email protected]

Also I’m not above asking for a retweet. Thanks and ✊🏻

[EJAE Updates @EjaeUpdates]

How Ejae reinvented herself after her agency crushed her K-pop idol dreams.
https://t.co/X6vrVpIGw9

[CNN Asia Pacific PR @cnnasiapr]

Her agency crushed her K-pop idol dreams. Her reinvention brought them back to life. Allison Cho @theallisoncho has the story
#Kpop #KpopDemonHunters #EJAE #SouthKorea
https://t.co/pmvosYff5m

[Josh Dawsey @jdawsey1]

as usual, ⁦@AshleyRParker⁩ writes it beautifully and says it better than most anyone else could. https://t.co/hIrHnTQH5x

[Maegan Vazquez @maeganvaz]

The @washingtonpost has laid off hundreds of journalists.
Please consider donating or sharing this fundraiser to help them through this challenging period. https://t.co/kgMBKldHOu

[Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker]

"Is it possible to love an institution the way you love a person, fiercely and without reservation? For me, and for many other longtime staff reporters and editors, that is the way we have felt about the Post."

Beautiful @RuthMarcus on leaving The Post. https://t.co/6kvJ0KeBER

[Spencer Allan Brooks @SpencerSays]

Incredible things happening in Washington DC this morning

[Angela Lim @angelaIim]

A Round Rock High School teacher is fighting to keep the first Asian American studies pilot course in Texas alive.

New State Board of Education leadership has stalled advocates’ efforts in getting ethnic studies courses approved, for @TexasMonthly:
https://t.co/CFs6GTg8OF

[The Associated Press @AP]

Younger Asian Americans navigate something new to their generation: Taking up space https://t.co/tKr3mDoSjL