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#AAJA22 attendees, I’m sending one more reminder here: please continue Covid tests over the coming days.
As our health reporter says it perfectly: we can and should do our part to protect our communities after gathering together.
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Your favorite nonprofits got together to share a booth #AAJA22! We’re right across from Politico. I’ll be here to talk all things for the next 30 minutes, and then again tmrw + Friday afternoon.
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There are lots of portfolio review slots still open for today after noon and Friday!
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Oops BOOTH 504, not both lol. (Talk to me about data reporting, not copy editing)
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are at #AAJA22! Expo hall both 504. Sign up for a portfolio review session here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI
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Journalists: we’re just days away from #AAJA22! Sign up below to chat with staff and leadership from @propublica, @teamtrace, @marshallproj & @texastribune about investigative journalism 
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ProPublica recently announced opportunities for 5 newsrooms to join our Local Reporting Network.
Now our editors are going to #aaja22 and NABJ/NAHJ 2022 to meet with you!
Sign up to meet in person or on zoom here:
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News nerds (and would-be news nerds)! Please take a few minutes to complete this survey.
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Along with intrepid colleagues and , I am taking a clooooooose look at companies promising fast cash for homes.
Know something about this world? Someone with relevant experience? Get at us:
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listings are up for fall/winter internships!
apply apply apply (even if you think it's a long shot)!
applications are due July 10 ✉️ DM us with any questions!
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Are you an undergrad junior or senior considering investigative journalism as a career? 's Emerging Reporter's program will give you a $9K stipend, training and mentorship, as a part of our goal to ⬆️industry diversity. Apply by Mon. Aug. 8!
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If you:
🔸 Work at the intersection of journalism & tech
🔸 Want more salary transparency
🔸 Want data on workplace conditions that force people out of journalism
Fill out ' survey (confidentially!):
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I find it really hard to find accountability stories in databases, but shows how it's done! Read her thread and story about a right-wing political pressure group taking advantage of church status
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I run @ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer, so I spend a lot of time with tax-exempt organization data.
But there’s a large group of these organizations for which we don’t get any data, because they aren’t required to submit tax returns: Churches.
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Ever wonder if a podcast could go to space? Or ask why a $60,000 bag is always out of stock? Or want to learn the secrets of snack vendors at a baseball game? We are looking for a fall intern for and . Apply
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The Inspector General's office confirmed the findings from / + 's investigation on LASD deputies in the Antelope Valley.
They slammed LASD for not providing evidence for claims it made that challenged the validity of our analysis.
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shout to Grabell for getting away w this level of art in the copy:
"THE STORY YOU’RE ABOUT TO READ is bananas, and it’s also about bananas."
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Many causes of inflation might seem unavoidable: war, consumer spending, Covid shutdowns. But here’s a mind-boggling one: Ocean carriers refused to accept empty shipping containers but charged late fees anyway. My latest @propublica: propublica.org/article/ocean-
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“It’s good in case Tucker Carlson wants to put you on air...” When these Georgians met in a clubhouse,they needed to figure how out to get rid of the school district’s latest hire. It didn’t stop there. My latest for a / collab:
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The Wall Street housing grab isn't unique to North Carolina.
So we've put together a comprehensive toolkit for anyone interested in investigating corporate homeownership in their communities.
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Sieze this chance to report on an LGBTQ topic you're passionate about!
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When I did the program I was obsessed with how hair can be an expression of gender identity. I got to talk to an incredible barber who goes by the incredible moniker Scissor Fag ✂️🏳️⚧️ news.nlgjaconnect.org/2019/08/28/the
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Journalism students, apply for this program! It's a great chance to get some valuable reporting experience and meet some very amazing queer journalists 🏳️🌈
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CONNECT Deadline Extended
Students - did you miss today’s deadline to apply for CONNECT?!
Not to worry! We’ve extended the deadline to noon on June 29! 
Apply at bit.ly/nlgjaconnect
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Despite billions of federal subsidies to save salmon in the Northwest, survival is predicted to decline by 90% in the next four decades.
On #SciFriLive📻, () & () report on what unforeseen factors are playing a role.
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If you're still filling out your ballot and need basic info about the role of the LA County sheriff, you can get a basic overview here ⤵️
My colleague and I have deeply covered that department for years. I'll link below to that work.
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It's a stressful situation for salmon in the Pacific Northwest, as my co-reporter reported for and
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Every non-Taiwanese journalist working on the Laguna Woods shooting should read this
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"Confusion About 'Chinese' or 'Taiwanese' Identity of Gunman after Shooting at Taiwanese Church in California" by @brianhioe
Link: newbloommag.net/2022/05/17/tw-
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Join us (virtually) for our one week summer Data Institute!
You (a journalist) + + + - paying for anything = learning data + design + code
Apply now through May 24
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So excited about the Data Institute this year. Every year that we organize this and that I get to teach, I'm always inspired, always crying on the last day, and always making relationships that last a long time.
Applications are open now and close on May 24. Apply!
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My colleague is writing about liver transplants and wants to learn everything about the industry from patients, doctors, nurses, social workers... #MedTwitter, who should he talk to?
Please share/fill out this form
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The Native American Journalists Association () and AAJA are excited to announce a new scholarship fund to support Pacific Islander students and journalists, created in partnership with AAJA’s Pacific Islander Task Force.
DEADLINE: May 31
tinyurl.com/yck36k23
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Come work with us ! A cool opportunity for early-career science journalists: We're looking for two Begley fellows.
Apps due April 30th. Pay is $75,000.
Please apply!
statnews.com/sharon-begley-.
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📢Last day to apply to Voices program! Application is open until midnight for fellows & editors. DM if you have any questions. It is an amazing summer program that helped me at the start of my career and has done the same for so many students and professional journalists.
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Final reminder to APPLY FOR VOICES, AAJA’s student summer fellowship, by MARCH 31. View examples of past fellows’ work in this thread and at voices.aaja.org.
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Also, if you're a journalist interested in mentoring, APPLY!!! Being a mentor for is incredibly rewarding, no matter where you are in your career. Also happy to answer any questions about this.
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Voices changed my life when I participated as a student a few years ago, when I started as a mentor last summer, and even when I just, like, hung out as an alum.
Students, grad students — of ANY background — if you're interested in journalism, APPLY!!! DM me with any questions.
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Final reminder to APPLY FOR VOICES, AAJA’s student summer fellowship, by MARCH 31. View examples of past fellows’ work in this thread and at voices.aaja.org.
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🚨⚡️GIG ALERT! 🚨⚡️: Apply to become ’s next Editorial Experience Designer, and join some amazing colleagues who build and code for one of the most interesting newsrooms in the country!
At this job, you’ll get to…
propublica.org/jobs/editorial
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My DMs are open if you have questions about either position and is also a great person to talk to if you have Qs about the hiring process.
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