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Feb 14, 2022

Former LA

@AP

bureau chief John Brewer recalls a struggling actor moonlighting as night news assistant - filing, changing ribbons, loading paper - in the ‘70s. He informed Brewer in ‘75 he had been cast in “a sci-fi movie.” And so ended @HamillHimself ‘s AP career!

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Stuart Fairchild, Tyler Stephenson back Abbott's pitching as Cincinnati Reds avoid sweep

Stuart Fairchild, Tyler Stephenson back Abbott's pitching as Cincinnati Reds avoid sweep By ⁦

@GDubMLB

⁩ in his #Reds beat debut cincinnati.com/story/sports/m via ⁦

@Enquirer

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cincinnati.com

Stuart Fairchild, Tyler Stephenson homered to back rookie Andrew Abbott in his big-league debut as the Reds beat the Brewers Monday night.

Andrew Abbott debuts with 6 shutout innings. 6 K 1 hit #Reds up 2-0

Andrew Abbott’s first MLB pitch. #Reds

sportsbusinessjournal.com

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Elizabeth and Caroline Blackburn are off to a roaring start in Cincinnati as their family works to turn the #Bengals into the one of the kings of the NFL jungle. Excellent deep dive By ⁦

@BenFischerSBJ

⁩ (former ⁦

@Enquirer

⁩ reporter)

Boosting the Bengals

Elizabeth and Caroline Blackburn are off to a roaring start in Cincinnati as their family works to turn its franchise into the one of the kings of the NFL jungle.

Legendary head coach Frank Solich is on the College Football Hall of Fame Ballot #OUohyeah READ MORE: bit.ly/45KuSL1

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Journalists at two dozen local newspapers across the U.S. walked off the job Monday to demand an end to painful cost-cutting measures and a change of leadership at Gannett, the country's biggest newspaper chain.

Hundreds of journalists strike to demand leadership change at biggest US newspaper chain

Journalists at two dozen local newspapers across the U.S. walked off the job Monday to demand an end to painful cost-cutting measures and a change of leadership at Gannett, the country’s biggest...

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This story is loaded with valuable guidance on investigative reporting, for beginners or veterans

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Bobby Caina Calvan

@BobbyCalvan

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The reporting duo — @AP ‘s @MikeBalsamo1 and @mikesisak — had been laser-focused on the Bureau of Prisons since 2019. twitter.com/journoresource…

Meet Gordon Wittenmyer, your new Cincinnati Reds beat reporter

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Meet Gordon Wittenmyer, new Cincinnati #Reds beat reporter from ⁦

@JHoffinCincy

⁩

cincinnati.com

The Reds will be the fifth MLB team Wittenmyer has covered.

Dear ⁦

⁩ , if I keep filling out those online satisfaction surveys after we attend games, is there ever going to be a reward? Free tix, seat upgrade, helping David Bell make the lineup?

Locals have to put on dog and pony show, but it’s clear Mason is the backup plan if things fall through in Charlotte. It was probably over when Western & Southern was outbid in effort to buy tournament last year by South Carolina billionaire Ben Navarro.

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At special Mason City Council meeting re: retaining Western & Southern Open. City of Mason announces its committing $15M to Lindner Family Tennis Center-related improvements.

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Good column by

for those feeling FOMO with

@FCCincinnati2

playing and drawing well. But

@AndyFurmanFSR

& I were in on pro soccer 4+ decades ago w the Fort Lauderdale Strikers Am I Too Old For Soccer?, by

@TMLDaugherty

themorningline.substack.com

Am I Too Old For Soccer?

FCC transcends generations. How many?

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Biden, looking to shore up Hispanic support, faces pressure to get 2024 outreach details right | ⁦⁦

@AP

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Biden, looking to shore up Hispanic support, faces pressure to get 2024 outreach details right

President Joe Biden’s small but notable past missteps when courting Hispanic voters have some activists worried that his reelection campaign won’t get crucial details right ahead of the 2024 electi...

Prince Harry's highly anticipated showdown against the publisher of the Daily Mirror kicked off without him present in court. “I'm a little surprised,” Justice Timothy Fancourt said, noting he had directed Harry to be in court for the first day.

Prince Harry's battle with British tabloids heads for courtroom showdown

Prince Harry’s battle with the British press is headed for a showdown in a London courtroom this week with the publisher of the Daily Mirror. Harry is scheduled to testify in the High Court after his...

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Pureval budget proposal includes cash help for some Cincinnati citizens By ⁦

@SharonCoolidge

⁩ cincinnati.com/story/news/pol via ⁦

@Enquirer

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cincinnati.com

Pureval budget proposal includes cash help for some Cincinnati citizens

Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval is proposing a trio of programs that give direct cash help to citizens. It's a first for the city budget process.

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Vivek has been clear that he believes transgenderism is a mental health disorder and should be treated as such. Vivek’s position is that individuals with mental health disorders should not be categorically barred from serving in the military, but should be evaluated on a… Show more

Lightning halted play, expected to resume soon now

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Xavier Baseball

@XavierBASE

Xavier takes a 2-1 lead into the ninth inning!

alumni 1st place winners/All Ohio Excellence in Journalism include: ➡️Dan Horn

@enquirer

➡️Dillon Stewart

@ClevelandMag

➡️Erica Thompson

@DispatchAlerts

➡️Joe Donatelli + Amanda Merrell

#Reds have won 2-of-2 challenges in back-to-back half innings. Don’t remember seeing that before

Transgender adults in Florida `blindsided' that new law also limits their access to health care | AP News

Transgender adults in Florida `blindsided' that new law also limits their access to health care

A new Florida law banning gender-affirming care for minors is getting a lot of attention nationally as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis runs for president, but it's also impacting transgender adults....

The Oakland Athletics and the worst baseball teams of all time

The Oakland Athletics and the worst baseball teams of all time (Look out, ‘62 Mets) theweek.com/baseball/10239 via

@TheWeek

theweek.com

The A's have a chance to make baseball history — just not the good kind

Chuck Todd to leave NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’; Welker will become host

The transition will happen in September, a major change at one of broadcast television oldest institutions

Republican presidential hopeful

@NikkiHaley

suggested in an interview that United States forces “need to align” with non-European countries including Russia to enhance global security, a remark her campaign characterized as a gaffe. My latest:

Haley says US forces 'need to align' with countries including Russia; campaign says she misspoke

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has suggested that United States forces “need to align” with non-European countries including Russia to enhance global security, a remark that comes amid...

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Second-guessing David Bell or appreciating how his #Reds kept fighting, played very aggressively, and had a chance to win with the last batter? The latter for me.

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Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats | By ⁦

@FarnoushAmiri

⁩ ⁦

@AP

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Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats

Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt ceiling deal. Lawmakers worry that damage has been done to safety net programs...

Voices from

.. Alum Rick Green

on: ➡️Trans student athlete ➡️Media coverage ➡️Fairness pressdemocrat.com/article/news/f (Rick Green is Class of ’87

Journalism)

#trans

From the editor: Sonoma County trans student-athlete’s story is not ours to tell

The national firestorm that ignited last week over a Sonoma County transgender student-athlete is bullying, plain and simple, says Richard A. Green, executive editor of The Press Democrat.

1 big thing: Getting Licht

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No luck on getting the gold Joey today but always happy to add to the Votto Collection #Reds

Axios: "Chris Licht, chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide, felt so confident in his plan to reinvent cable news that he allowed extraordinary, months-long access to a magazine writer. The result is devastating."

axios.com

Chris Licht, chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide, felt so confident in his plan to reinvent cable news that he allowed extraordinary, months-long access to a magazine writer. The result is devastating.

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SCOOP: Ohio Sec. of State Frank LaRose admits move to make constitution harder to amend is ‘100% about… abortion.’

@WEWS @OhioCapJournal @WCPO news5cleveland.com/news/politics/

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SALT LAKE CITY (

) — The Good Book is being treated like a bad book in Utah after a parent frustrated by efforts to ban materials from schools convinced a suburban district that some Bible verses were too vulgar or violent for younger children.

Utah district bans Bible in elementary and middle schools 'due to vulgarity or violence'

The Bible has been banned at elementary and middle schools in one Utah school district after a committee decided it wasn’t age appropriate “due to vulgarity or violence.” The decision by the Davis...

Republicans schedule 1st presidential debate for Aug. 23, but there’s no guarantee Trump will attend

Republicans schedule 1st presidential debate for Aug. 23, but there's no guarantee Trump will attend

The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle will be held Aug. 23, and candidates participating must pledge to support the eventual GOP nominee. The Republican National...

This falls under “News or Parody?” News, but so hard to tell these days

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Bill Grueskin

@BGrueskin

Davis District pulls Bible from elementaries, junior highs 'due to vulgarity or violence' ksl.com/article/506577

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Kevin Newman's never played so much as an inning at 1B at any level of professional baseball.

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Fort Bragg becomes Fort Liberty in Army’s most prominent move to erase Confederate names from bases