meandmichael

I'm called "Tom and Kevin" because that's what most people think I'm saying when I say "Tom McGeveran" on the phone.

[Margaret Sullivan @Sulliview]

This is a pretty big deal for Ohio

[meandmichael @tomandkevin]

@mitrakalita This is the best news ever.

[meandmichael @tomandkevin]

@jshowershere It’s really Shodden-froy-duh.

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

Re #MaryTrumpBook: Last year, my alma mater, @Penn, instituted a policy of revoking degrees for graduates "who used fraud or serious misconduct" to obtain them. That would include anyone who cheated to gain admission to @Wharton https://t.co/yXe3OhnFuX

[Jennifer Deseo @jenniferdeseo]

Signed up for @mitrakalita’s new community newsletter https://t.co/9YSoNkYG7T, published to “meet needs, expand networks and create more connectivity among neighbors.” #jacksonheights

[meandmichael @tomandkevin]

Annnd after spending twelve minutes looking at Twitter I am reminded why I don't ever do this. See you in a few months!

[meandmichael @tomandkevin]

Enjoying checking in with my 26 followers every few months. Hey guys this platform is great, look how many people are talking about a misspelled virus!

[meandmichael @tomandkevin]

@tomscocca It's very "the trains were on time."

[meandmichael @tomandkevin]

Investigative journalism usually is most valuable when it embarrasses power structures before the public and therefore causes major structural change. In the meantime, there's a lot going on that people need to know about on a daily, weekly basis. This work needs to be funded.

[meandmichael @tomandkevin]

Notes for news funders #3: The most pressing information needs of a given community may not resemble crusading investigative journalism. It may require little more than a set of eyes and ears at all the local government meetings and hearings.

[meandmichael @tomandkevin]

ProPublica is great, and god willing will continue to grow. But a ProPublica for every community is not just an unrealisitc view of the most pressing need in underserved communities--it's too narrow and often lacks substantive value to a community.

[meandmichael @tomandkevin]

Requiring their methods to be replicable elsewhere or scalable as a condition of funding is a way to stifle innovation, suppress local market knowledge in favor of future-of-media pabulum, and will inevitably result in a portfolio that lacks diversity and consumer focus.

[meandmichael @tomandkevin]

Notes for news funders #2: A sustainable news operation is one that brings in more funding than it spends in a given year, and serves its audience, full stop.

[meandmichael @tomandkevin]

Notes for news funders #1: When a newspaper is purchased by a hedge fund or private equity firm, it is usually impossible to buy it for less than about ten times what it would take to build a winning competitor. Don't save it--replace it!

[meandmichael @tomandkevin]

There is something quite thrilling about this.

[meandmichael @tomandkevin]

If your local paper is owned by a hedge fund or a private equity firm, cancel your subscription and stop enabling it. It may be your beloved longtime news source but treat it like a beloved drug addict: stop enabling it. https://t.co/C9Ajnjl44K

[meandmichael @tomandkevin]

"Girllfriend," Matthew Sweet. https://t.co/Ypfy5iG8ro

[meandmichael @tomandkevin]

"Burning Airlines Give You So Much More," Brian Eno. https://t.co/uaSjnZBUjD

[meandmichael @tomandkevin]

"Don't Go," Yaz. https://t.co/H5Jau1acEe

[meandmichael @tomandkevin]

"If You Leave," Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. https://t.co/BOlFFq4Ed3