The sweep of this latest The Washington Post series, Terror on Repeat, about the destruction of assault rifles in mass shootings, staggering. It's a powerful, thoughtful, insightful piece of journalism. It's also very hard to take in. washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…

San Fran friends! I’ll be at Books Inc. 📚🌉 in Laurel Village tomorrow for a Byline book talk, with kellymcb, and signing. If you’re around, I’d love to see you. Learn more: buff.ly/3PWXRnD

In every newsroom, a host of journalists find themselves scrambling to get up to speed on what is arguably the world’s most complex conflict.

A guide to basics on Israel, Gaza, Palestine and Hamas for local journalists, from kellymcb and Al Tompkins:

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Been watching #tourdefrance . When is the women’s race?

There was only one possible solution left and this wasn’t it.

I was telling Roy Peter Clark that interviewing Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa was such a dream, because they embody the marriage of craft and purpose and joy.

Want to know what it means to apply your writing craft in journalism to a 'really big purpose.' Please read this interview by my colleague kellymcb with two young writers of the Pulitzer winner in nonfiction books. It lifted me up. poynter.org/reporting-edit…

The journalists who wrote the Pulitzer-Prize winning book, His Name Is George Floyd, are 37- and 38-years old. So much advice and insight here about how to do great work.
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Need inspiration? I got to interview Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa about their The Pulitzer Prizes win for their book, His Name Is George Floyd.

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My colleagues and their very smart first takes on the Pulitzer Prizes. (Great reporting on corruption out of Alabama and Mississippi).

So well-deserved. Honestly one of the best stories I've ever read.

The #Pulitzer for Breaking News Reporting is awarded to the staff of the Los Angeles Times for revealing a secretly recorded conversation among city officials that included racist comments, and coverage of the resulting turmoil that delved into the racial issues affecting local politics.

Sharing with my mom right now

Deadline today. There are a few spots left.

Looking for a way to grow newsroom leaders? This Poynter course teaches a 6-person team to identify mission, build consensus, write policies, change behaviors and communicate with the audience. All while changing the way you cover crime.
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Last year I guided 45 newsroom teams through a step-by-step process to transform their crime reporting from something harmful into helpful. This year I'm only taking 25 teams and the applications are open. poynter.org/shop/ethics/tr…

Matt Novak The gov contributes maybe 1% of NPR’s budget.

The Saudi royal family owns >5% of Twitter.

Should Elon label himself state sponsored media?

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Twitter demonstrating some true ignorance here, conflating NPR with Tass News Agency

Damn, Amaris Castillo just nails it here. Being a writer and a mother is torture. asterixjournal.com/who-is-a-mothe…