This video, viewed 400,000 times, falsely claims to show footage of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashing today.

The video is from July 2022, showing a border police rescue helicopter crashing in Gudauri, Georgia; fact-checked by Aurora Intel.

I had the best colleagues at The Center for Public Integrity! Jennifer LaFleur, Jamie Smith Hopkins & Mc Nelly Torres are the kind of editors you want in your newsroom. They are amazing editors because they care about the work AND the people producing it.

Last year, I went to Georgia for an The Associated Press investigation w/ The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism. Our investigation found that stun-gun training requirements weren’t funded & weapons used as alternatives to firearms can be deadly under certain circumstances. apnews.com/article/georgi…

“Mary Ann Shadd Cary was the first Black woman newspaper publisher in North America and the first woman publisher in Canada.” Happy to serve the centre and help send a delegation of Black Canadian journalists to this year’s #NABJ Headquarters ✊🏾🖊️🎙️💻 📷 🎥 📝 🔈 national convention:

Seeing your stories make the front page never gets old!!

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#Yemen 's Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US MQ-9 Predator drone as footage shows wreckage (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/b44049…

“…one of the more vivid examples yet of how Republicans have tossed aside the de rigueur tasks of governing in favor of the engineered spectacle of grievance, performance and outrage that powers Trump-era American politics.” Via ⁦Lisa Mascaro⁩ apnews.com/article/gaetz-…

A racist AI recording wasn’t the only thing Pikesville High’s former athletic director faked - his resumes are littered with false jobs, degrees and other credentials, we found. W 𝐾𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝐺𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑡ℎ, Dylan Segelbaum & Liz Bowie thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12…

US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed? More important work from The Associated Press dynamic duo ⁦Margie Mason⁩ ⁦robin mcdowell⁩ apnews.com/article/0ff52f…

nixonron Thanks Ron!

Part 2 of our The Associated Press investigation: US prisoners are a hidden work force, and their labor feeds into the supply chains of some of the world’s largest companies. But they are not “employees” and are often excluded from workplace rights and protections if hurt or killed on the job.

Aallyah Wright Capital B Congrats!

John Bones, an industry pioneer and longtime champion of IRE, died this week at the age of 69.

“John brought out the best in people,” Diana Fuentes said, “celebrating all kinds of cultures and putting everyone at ease with his ready smile.” ire.org/ire-john-bones…

The amazing Stefanie Dazio organized an impromptu press complaint when reporters were not allowed into arraignment of Ohtani’s former interpreter. And she won.

Congratulations to Nabiya Syed! Thanks for your superb leadership of @TheMarkup and for all you've done for journalism as a First Amendment attorney.

Let’s start with we need a new noun. “Newspaper” is not a 2024 word to rally around. But “journalism” is. Journalism is here to stay. Wright Creative

Today is my two year anniversary at Capital B. I’ve gotten to cover so many issues I’m passionate about and elevate the lived experiences of so many Black folks living in rural America 🙌🏽

.The Associated Press’s Garance Burke details Trump digital strategist's embrace of AI to help conservatives on Slate’s “What Next: TBD” podcast: apne.ws/UuZg4Nv

In Zambia, being his hard by climate change, climate is now part of the curriculum in schools. This story focuses on a teen who is helping deaf students understand climate change through signing.

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Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba (from The Associated Press) By ⁦Luis Andres Henao⁩ & photos from ⁦The Associated Press_respinosa⁩ apnews.com/article/1a471b…