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Andrew Mendelson

@andrewmendelson.bsky.social
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Professor, Newmark Grad School of Journalism at CUNY; journalism.cuny.edu; Emeritus board member, Fiver Children's Foundation fiver.org; D&D nerd; he/him

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 16/09/2026
Report for America opens applications for 2027–2028 host newsrooms. www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/repo...
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Report for America opens applications for 2027–2028 host newsrooms - Editor and Publisher
Report for America is now accepting applications from local news organizations interested in hosting a corps member beginning in July 2027. Applications are due Oct. 19.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Jared Kushner is not "on the other side of the aisle." He's not an elected official. He's not an administration official. He's the president's son-in-law and a private citizen. You do not, in fact, have to take meetings with relatives of the president. Some might even say you should *not* do that
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Dr. William Horne @wihorne.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We are in the “you can’t learn that anymore” stage of fascism, for anyone still keeping track.
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Andrew Mendelson @andrewmendelson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Jean-François Leroy, Captain of Photojournalism, Dies at 69 — Blind Magazine share.google/XzeiHWPYkCfy...
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Jean-François Leroy, Captain of Photojournalism, Dies at 69 — Blind Magazine
Founder and longtime director of the Visa pour l'image photojournalism festival passed away at 69, on the opening day of the 38th edition.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/08/2026
it is in fact just the media, which has devoted more attention to this than it has to the fact that multiple republican lawmakers are dealing with “we hired nazis” scandals and that the “we hired nazis” problem extends to the white house
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It’s a test for media Let’s hope we pass
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly Parton covers Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This installment of my Stop the Presses newsletter prompted hundreds of reader recommendations of pro-democracy people to follow. Take a look. There are great voices out there giving us hope that we can defeat the Trump crime family, a.k.a. the Republican Party.
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25 must-follow people in pro-democracy media
One way to fight negativity is to lift up inspirational voices
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Gambling apps partnering with news organizations are the natural endpoint of horserace journalism. What’s the point of a horserace if you can’t bet on it
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 11/08/2026
See also the term "activist scholar," which is applied derogatorily to academics who use their expertise to advocate for Left-leaning policy, but not to Right-leaning academics, even if they take money from Right-wing groups or advocate for Right-wing causes based on dubious evidence or none at all.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Grateful to be included on a list of defenders of our democracy. Thank you @markjacob.bsky.social 🙏🏼
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Adul El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan and holds a PhD from Oxford (that's in England, not in Mississippi), where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He's a leading US public health expert. You, Tuberville, are motivated by just one thing: racism. It permeates your innermost self and defines you.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/08/2026
Kevin Hassett on Trump: "He doesn't really have much patience for yes-men"
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Sunday: I’ll do a quick fact check of this insane RFK Jr interview Monday: Up to 40 lies & it was only a 3 min clip! Tuesday: Ready to defend my 2nd PhD thesis on fascist quackery That's why @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social & I are holding him accountable rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-is-...
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RFK Jr is Asking to Be Proven Wrong Again So Here Are 40 Examples From Just One CNN Interview
He's just creating work for us at this point
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/07/2026
uh...yes?
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The integrity of US elections is not in danger because of foreign interference. But because of President Trump’s interference. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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How Trump’s address was bluntly aimed at destabilizing the US electoral system
US president using office and intelligence agencies to try to undermine confidence in elections before midterms
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Andrew Mendelson @andrewmendelson.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
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Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media (Gift Article)
The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”
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Andrew Mendelson @andrewmendelson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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Israel Investigating After Photo of Stripped and Bound Detainee Is Shared
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Andrew Mendelson @andrewmendelson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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North Texas Denies Faculty Conference Funding
The institution joins other universities that have worked to limit conference funds for professors due to anti-DEI pressures.
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Kat Stafford @katstafford.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The embodiment of a picture being worth a thousand words. Caption: Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr"
"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr"
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Andrew Mendelson @andrewmendelson.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Barbara Gray to Join ProPublica as a Senior Editor for Research www.propublica.org/atpropublica...
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Barbara Gray to Join ProPublica as a Senior Editor for Research
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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 01/07/2026
The Knight Institute is seeking a communications associate to support urgent work on free speech, civil liberties, and the digital public sphere. The role will assist with social media, press, and other work tied to the Institute’s litigation, research, policy, and public education priorities.
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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Section 1 of the 14th Amendment states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” And yet 4 of those fuckers ruled this is not what it says.
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 24/06/2026
Amazon Prime Day is my favorite holiday! The entire U.S. press becomes glorified blogspam for a single retailer owned by one of the planet's richest men for no coherent reason, with nobody in any position of editorial power thinking it's at all gross or unethical
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Alex Abdo @alexabdo.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We're hiring! The Knight Institute is looking for a litigator to join us for a two-year position fighting for free speech in the digital age. knightcolumbia.org/page/staff_a...
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
If you credulously do a segment about the vote in California in which you don’t say the president is lying, you’re spreading disinformation to your listeners.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
L - GOP Rep and MI senate candidate Mike Rogers actual photo from the campaign trail. R - Photo put out by staffer.
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Andrew Mendelson @andrewmendelson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Some thoughts on TMZ DC www.instagram.com/reel/DY7a-Ta...
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Andrew Mendelson @andrewmendelson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
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U of Texas Makes It Easier to Fire Faculty, Close Programs
One faculty member is concerned that the policy changes anticipate a 2027 legislative session that could further encroach on academic freedom at the state university system.
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Professor Darkness @professordarkness.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Exhibit 1 for his trial for violations of our First Amendment rights.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 24/04/2026
The first photo here is fake. A still from the same moment shows that Trump's head wasn't drooping like that. Also, he'd just adjusted his tie, which is why the guy two to the left of RFK is looking at him. Actual still at right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ctx...
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Abby Sewell @sewella.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Israeli airstrike kills Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil Rescue workers were fired on by Israeli forces so they were forced to halt attempts to reach Khalil, Lebanon's health ministry said Khalil’s body was retrieved at least six hours after the strike apnews.com/article/leba...
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Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil killed in Israeli strike on a house where she took cover, paper says
Rescue workers say a Lebanese journalist was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon. The daily Al-Akhbar newspaper says its reporter Amal Khalil was killed on Wednesday in the southern vil...
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
100% agree with @froomkin.bsky.social on this one
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 07/04/2026
After Trump wrote, in reference to Iran, “A whole civilization will die tonight,” the entirety of the House Democratic leadership issued this joint statement:
Donald Trump is completely unhinged. His statement threatening to eradicate an entire civilization shocks the conscience and requires a decisive congressional response. The House must come back into session immediately and vote to end this reckless war of choice in the Middle East before Donald Trump plunges our country into World War III.

For years, Republicans have enabled and excused Donald Trump’s deeply dangerous and extreme behavior. Enough is enough. Our brave men and women in uniform have been put into harm’s way in the Middle East. Over a dozen have already been killed and hundreds injured. Gas prices are skyrocketing, the cost of living in America is out of control and billions of taxpayer dollars are being wasted on a reckless war of choice.

It’s time for House Republicans to put patriotic duty over party loyalty and join Democrats in stopping this madness.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Never before in the history of journalism have we seen such bravery.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
lol
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Forget about the attire. No one with an ounce of self respect should show up.
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Americans are dying so that Kushner can make money
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Stop saying Trump wants to "nationalize elections." What he said was: "We should take over the voting, the voting in at least many—15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.” "Take over the voting" and "nationalizing voting" is very different from the more sanitized language.
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Andrew Mendelson @andrewmendelson.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
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Frederick Wiseman, 96, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions, Dies
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Damian Radcliffe @damianradcliffe.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Great to see this vital work getting recognition. My @uosojc.bsky.social colleague David Ewald is leading an innovative class giving students hands-on experience tackling real-world communication challenges and understanding the human stakes behind global stories. 👉 news.uoregon.edu/new-class-gi...
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New class gives students a hands-on look at hostage advocacy
Taught with Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, the course also explores press freedom
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
This is so upsetting!
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I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated. x.com/lizziejohnsonn...
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Waking up without power, heat, or running water.
(Again.)
But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.
Despite how difficult this job can be, l am proud to be a foreign correspondent at The Washington Post.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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Almost three years ago, my editor called me early one November morning. A wildfire had sparked near a town called Paradise, he said. Could I go? (1/13)
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Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) 

But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
A reminder that the Kennedy Center is the literal and legal and congressional designated presidential memorial to JFK. This would be like Trump tearing down the Lincoln Memorial to build something “better.”
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don’t let bullies win. Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 27/01/2026
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
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