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Audience engagement journalist with @sunlightresearch.bsky.social ~ disinfo researcher, enviro scientist, fantasy book nerd. Also a normal nerd. Poodle puppy mom. Saving up for my trip to Rivendell.
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Thank you!! 🙏🏾
I’ve posted the link to my published story in this thread, sharing the thoughts and sentiments from about half of the residents from Pittsboro and Sanford that I connected with yesterday.
The remaining interviews will be shared to instagram later today, link to come! ✍️
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“A fascist government wants you to stay put. But now people see that they are not alone.”
Pittsboro and Sanford, North Carolina are 20 miles apart.
Together, they turned out more than 1,500 #NoKings demonstrators.
The message was clear: Kings aren’t welcomed here.
medium.com/@diara.towne...
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@maddow.msnbc.com My coverage of small towns in Republican states 🚫👑
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Some of the signs from Sanford, North Carolina which got lucky with the weather! All sun. #NoKingsDay #smalltownAmerica #ruralamerica
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#NoKingsDay
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This doesn’t mean ignoring institutions. It means reshaping them to interface with a participatory information system.
Investigative hubs. Transparent verification. Open civic workflows.
Link local knowledge to national impact.
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Know your protest rights!
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Immigrant communities are facing unprecedented targeting by the federal government, are mischaracterized by dehumanizing narratives in the media, & are victims of harmful online disinfo campaigns. Journalists owe it to them & our democracy to understand and report on their complicated stories.
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⚒️ Workshop 2
Thursday, May 29 · 6:00 PM EST
Register here: journalism-cuny.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#crowdsource #reportingstandards #diaspora
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🛠️ Workshop 1
Monday, May 19 · 3:00 PM EST
Register here: journalism-cuny.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#localmedia #nonprofitjournalism #journalismstandards
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Sign up for our newsletter: diaspora-reporting.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Join us on May 19 OR May 29 to participate in the foundational work of this project!
#journalism #freepress #democracy
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We aim to implement reporting standards established by our communities, prioritizing the long-term sustainability of the global communications infrastructure as best practice.
And you have a couple of ways to participate ~
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Thanks to @mango-stine.bsky.social, the People's Handbook for Diaspora Reporting launched last week on #InternationalPressFreedomDay. This is a crowdsourced project on diaspora reporting, in collab w/ @objectivejournos.bsky.social & engagement journalists
objectivejournalism.org/2025/05/its-...
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OOP this is a Butters too! #ShihPoo