Haven't thought about this song for decades. But today ... youtube.com/watch?v=4XrWES…

Donald Trump arriving on the #MetGala red carpet.

U.S. leaders have always justified their support of Israel by saying it’s the only democracy in the Middle East. Is this what democracy looks like? reuters.com/world/middle-e…

Four killed today 1970 at Kent State in Ohio during protests against Nixon’s Cambodia invasion--William Schroeder, Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller and Sandra Lee Scheuer:

Student journalists are journalists, full stop. And since covering protests at college campuses across the country, they have been and continue to be on the front lines.

They deserve our protection, respect, and support!

#StudentJournalismIsJournalism

I’m old enough to remember when the ⁦⁦The New York Times⁩ and its staff were justified in being full of themselves.

The New York Times, alone in its outrage over access to Biden washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

SPJ has assembled a coalition of more than 40 journalism organizations and advocates calling on Texas DPS to abandon its misguided pursuit of criminal charges against FOX 7 Austin photojournalist Carlos Sanchez: spj.org/news.asp?ref=3…

Every NY journo, as well as all other New Yorkers should be beating the bushes to support Sen. Mike Gianaris’s bill to maintain real-time access for journos to police radio transmissions throughout the state.

Sell Twitter to a non-drug-addicted adult who is cool with nonwhites, hates fascists, and actually understands free speech

@JoanBiscupic’s struggle on CNN at midday to quickly and coherently explain the complex SCOTUS Trump immunity hearing reminds me of what a gem Reuters had in former correspondent @jimvicini who was first to “get” Bush v Gore and who nailed the Obamacare ruling on his last day.

It’s the little things. This is one of many, many under-the-radar ways that you never saw in previous Dem administrations, let alone in Trump’s term, that Biden has moved to bolster the middle class and narrow our society’s wealth and income disparities.

A lot of hyperbolic criticism of FIRE in last day but this is exactly what you want from a First Amendment defender

.The Deadline Club board member Peter Szekely talked about the power of union representation in journalism during the past weekend’s SPJ Region 1 Conference

SPJ New England Society of Professional Journalists

Today, the New York State Legislature passed a bill to help save local news. Thanks to Governor Kathy Hochul adding the legislation to her budget, a three-year effort by Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Carrie Woerner will become law.

Historic news! Journalism jobs in New York state will soon be supported by a first-of-its-kind tax credit. newsguild.org/new-york-legis…

Big step forward!

I’m always happy to be back in Boston, but all the more so when I get to talk to journos and students about the union advantage in the news biz.

Right. If you were president, you would have hurled some 8th-grade nicknames at the Iranians like you do to your political opponents. That’ll show ‘em.

Thank God Donald Trump isn’t in the Oval Office right now.

'We don’t have to associate with die-hard enemies, especially those who have purple hair like Sandra Fish,' @ColoGOP chair Dave Williams told KNUS after the reporter was ejected from the the Colorado Assembly.

Actually, you do, jackoff. Deal with it.