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Amgine<p>Toronto Star: Middle East latest: Israel kills a journalist in a media tent outside a Gaza hospital - <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/world/middle-east-latest-israel-kills-a-journalist-in-a-media-tent-outside-a-gaza-hospital/article_3d844dcb-518d-5b4d-b125-d41cfd136237.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thestar.com/news/world/middle-</span><span class="invisible">east-latest-israel-kills-a-journalist-in-a-media-tent-outside-a-gaza-hospital/article_3d844dcb-518d-5b4d-b125-d41cfd136237.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Journalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalist</span></a>: The Associated Press</p><p>TSIA</p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/warcrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warcrime</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a></p>
ahimsa<p>More quotes:</p><p>If hundreds of thousands of people gathering across all 50 states to protest doesn’t make the front page, what would? What’s the threshold? </p><p>Or is the real issue that these particular protests—against billionaire power grabs, against slashing social programs, against attacks on marginalized communities—make too many publishers uncomfortable?</p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a></p>
ahimsa<p>Some quotes:</p><p>This isn’t just bad journalism. It’s a deliberate editorial choice that speaks volumes about how establishment media downplays collective action challenging power.</p><p>When hundreds of thousands of people coordinate across an entire nation to protest governmental policies, that’s not a page 18 story. That’s not a “see more in section B” situation. That’s front-page news. Period.</p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a></p>
Veza85UE<p>And then it got much, much worse. </p><p>Just... Ban EUropean journalists from reporting on EU matters in English. Ban them from speaking the language, learning the language or doing any research in English. Fuck it, just block their IPs from accessing English-speaking media until they learn to take an interest in their own Union beyond the latest lazy hottakes from anglo pundits. </p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/butIreaditintheGwuaaaaardian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>butIreaditintheGwuaaaaardian</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/FuckOffSvenYoureEuropean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckOffSvenYoureEuropean</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EUpol</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/europolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europolitics</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/thedaftkind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thedaftkind</span></a></p>
Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall<p>At Goldsmiths, University of London, our students imagined a whole new brand. Here's student <a href="https://c.im/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> that speaks local, thinks global. Please read and share. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/mediacomgold" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mediacomgold</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://thegoldstandard1.substack.com/p/imagine-a-magazine-about-cups-we" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thegoldstandard1.substack.com/</span><span class="invisible">p/imagine-a-magazine-about-cups-we</span></a></p>
BINJreports<p>Funding the Fourth Estate: Philanthropists have been accused of donating disproportionately to major media outlets. An alliance of small <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> nonprofits seeks to make <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> more equitable to save the news industry. (Thanks to the Stanford Social Innovation Review for publishing!) <a href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/funding-the-ecosystem-of-nonprofit-journalism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ssir.org/articles/entry/fundin</span><span class="invisible">g-the-ecosystem-of-nonprofit-journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
Ned Wharton<p>Wild how a single bad tweet can make markets go crazy <a href="https://journa.host/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/cnbc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cnbc</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/reuters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reuters</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/business/economy/trump-tariffs-no-pause-stock-market.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/07/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/economy/trump-tariffs-no-pause-stock-market.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall<p>From <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/goldsmithsuol" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>goldsmithsuol</span></a></span> University of London, student <a href="https://c.im/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> that speaks local, thinks global. Please read and share. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/mediacomgold" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mediacomgold</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://thegoldstandard1.substack.com/p/imagine-a-magazine-about-cups-we" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thegoldstandard1.substack.com/</span><span class="invisible">p/imagine-a-magazine-about-cups-we</span></a></p>
Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall<p>From <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/goldsmithsuol" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>goldsmithsuol</span></a></span> University of London, student <a href="https://c.im/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> that speaks local, thinks global. Please read and share. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/mediacomgold" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mediacomgold</span></a></span> <a href="https://thegoldstandard1.substack.com/p/imagine-a-magazine-about-cups-we" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thegoldstandard1.substack.com/</span><span class="invisible">p/imagine-a-magazine-about-cups-we</span></a></p>
Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall<p>From Goldsmiths, University of London, student <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23journalism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> that speaks local, thinks global. Please read and share. <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/mediacomgold.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mediacomgold.bsky.social</a> <a href="https://thegoldstandard1.substack.com/p/imagine-a-magazine-about-cups-we" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thegoldstandard1.substack.com/p/imagine-a-...</a><br><br><a href="https://thegoldstandard1.substack.com/p/imagine-a-magazine-about-cups-we" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Imagine a magazine about cups....</a></p>
Alex Ip 葉清霖<p>I'm excited to announce that I have been awarded a Fund for Investigative Journalism seed grant to continue The Xylom's reporting on Atlanta's beleaguered public transit system! </p><p>Thank you to my editor Rhysea Agrawal, as well as Atlanta-area residents, experts, and officials who have spoken with me so far. </p><p>Tips? Comments? Suggestions? Reach out through our encrypted communications channel at Signal alexip.718.<br><a href="https://fij.org/fund-awards-46-new-grants-for-groundbreaking-investigations/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fij.org/fund-awards-46-new-gra</span><span class="invisible">nts-for-groundbreaking-investigations/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/atlanta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atlanta</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transit</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/bus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bus</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rail</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
Bongolian<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> senator claims video floating killing of journalists was a ‘joke’: Oklahoma’s Markwayne Mullin downplays comments suggesting lawmakers could shoot journalists over disputes</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MarkwayneMullin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkwayneMullin</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/07/markwayne-mullin-journalists-violence-comments" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/07/markwayne-mullin-journalists-violence-comments</span></a></p>
Oldbury Academy<p>📣 Our Year 8 Journalists captured the heart of the England Age Group Championships last month and have produced this amazing article for everyone to read! 📣🏋️‍♀️✨🏋️‍♂️✨</p><p>British Weight Lifting <br>@britishwl <br>@oldburyacademyweightlifting <br>@engweightlifts <br> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Britishweightlifting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britishweightlifting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OAWeightliftingclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OAWeightliftingclub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/proudofoldbury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proudofoldbury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unleashingstrength" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unleashingstrength</span></a></p>
Susanna the Artist 🌻<p>I am not a good person because seeing this made me laugh so hard. <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
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JdeBP

Journalists seem to be particularly slow this week.

You'd think from the reporting that #HandsOff only happened this year.

Instead of being something set up by the Centre for American Progress back in May 2017 and joined by the League of Conservation Voters in June of that year; and then forgotten because of Joe Biden & COVID.

My sources:

americanprogress.org/press/cap

lcv.org/blog/hands-off-budget-

americanprogress.org/article/h

web.archive.org/web/2019050114

#journalism#USPolitics#DonaldJTrump
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Gerd_Brodowski

#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #media / #journalism

„A Palestinian journalist was killed on Monday and nine others were wounded, some critically, when an Israeli air strike hit a tent used by local media in southern Gaza, medics and the local journalists' union said. (…)

Reuters was able to verify the video from the position, layout and design of nearby buildings and tents. The date could be verified by media reports and corroborating videos.“

straitstimes.com/world/middle-

The Straits Times · Palestinian journalist killed in Gaza as Israel targets colleagueGAZA/CAIRO - A Palestinian journalist was killed on Monday and nine others were wounded, some critically, when an Israeli air strike hit a tent used by local media in southern Gaza, medics and the local journalists' union said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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