Reposted by Dean StarkmanJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Freedom of the Press Foundation's Seth Stern reacts to the DOJ investigating the TV press pool for antitrust violations over its blackout in response to Trump's press ban: "The investigation is nonsense... It’s a weird way of telling the press how much he missed them.” 210734
Reposted by Dean StarkmanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Four-byline alert: “.. Meta claimed that $4.1 billion of stock options exercised by Mr. Zuckerberg counted as a research expense ..” @nytimes.com $META www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t... 14826811211
Reposted by Dean StarkmanDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Seems my new book, "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America," has riled Putin's disinfo agents. They've targeted @motherjones.com as part of their attack on the midterms. See my OUR LAND newsletter. link.motherjones.com/public/47662... Check out HowRussiaWon.com. 13378159
Reposted by Dean StarkmanProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026NEW: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.propublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large... 21826881395
Dean Starkman @deanstarkman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A groundbreaking investigative news organization and pillar in Hungarian independent journalism. Congrats to Tamás and the @atlatszo.hu crew. 000
Dean Starkman @deanstarkman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/b...nytimes.comTimes Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on MediaThe 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.” 000
Reposted by Dean StarkmanJulia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 09/07/2026Holy shit! On Courage debuted at #12 on the @nytimes.com bestseller list! I am again verklempt. 824433
Reposted by Dean StarkmanBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 25/06/2026“Gonyea said she does not consider it doxxing to quote a news story. .. “She does not intend to delete her post.” 1226478
Reposted by Dean StarkmanErin Cunningham @erinmcunningham.bsky.social · 02/03/2026As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East. 11779902179
Reposted by Dean StarkmanJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 08/02/2026I've written about the overarching post story, causes, underlying pattern. But the failure of Lewis or Bezos to even show up, literally or figuratively, on a day of devastating cuts epitomizes the profound lack of character and accountability that is so common place today within the American elite. 654049821
Reposted by Dean StarkmanBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Tuesday morning: New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.” Tuesday evening: CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...yahoo.com‘CBS Evening News’: Tony Dokoupil Under Fire for Interviewing His Own MomViewers accuse CBS News of 'dumbing down.' 81163431436
Dean Starkman @deanstarkman.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Many thanks, @raquelgarciaher.bsky.social We expect there’s more to come 010
Reposted by Dean StarkmanAlex Kowalski @alexkowalski.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Nice job @deanstarkman.bsky.social @lise-witteman.bsky.socialftm.euGas, lies, and videotape: How a gas project in Bulgaria brought chaos to EU’s anti-corruption bodyA corruption probe into a strategically important Bulgarian gas project – designed to loosen Europe’s dependence on Russian energy and long opposed by Moscow – has descended into chaos. A kompromat ca... 041
Reposted by Dean StarkmanAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/12/2025BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...muellershewrote.comWATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT SegmentI was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat. 16703554019968
Reposted by Dean StarkmanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/11/2025“Things happen.” @apnews.com apnews.com/live/donald-... 26305100
Reposted by Dean StarkmanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Saudi money. Qatar money. Dubai money. @variety.com $WBD $PSKY variety.com/2025/biz/new... 901431686
Reposted by Dean Starkmancoachiex.bsky.social @coachiex.bsky.social · 13/11/2025related: cup.columbia.edu/book/the-wat... by @deanstarkman.bsky.socialcup.columbia.eduThe Watchdog That Didn’t Bark | Columbia University PressIn this sweeping, incisive post mortem, Dean Starkman exposes the critical shortcomings that softened coverage in the business press during the mortgage era ... | CUP 011
Reposted by Dean StarkmanJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 04/08/2025It's pretty wild. I feel like virtually every star at the Post is leaving. I'm sure there are people I'm missing. But I'm really not exaggerating. They've chased/induced virtually everyone out. I really can't think of ANY example remotely like it. 731216253
Reposted by Dean StarkmanNPR @npr.org · 19/07/2025Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together. Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq 578150775021
Reposted by Dean StarkmanDavid Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Love seeing @nytimes.com swinging back at Elon Musk and defending our journalism against bad faith attacks. 742455417
Reposted by Dean StarkmanJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Bob Dylan turns 84 today. 381340230
Reposted by Dean StarkmanProPublica @propublica.org · 20/05/2025Federal workers: We understand you may be taking a risk in contacting us, and we take your confidentiality extremely seriously. To collect tips, we use encrypted forms and apps, so messages cannot be read by anybody other than you and ProPublica. Here's how to securely get in touch.propublica.orgDo You Work For the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants To Hear From You.We’re doubling down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy. With your help, we can dig deeper. 1818591040
Dean Starkman @deanstarkman.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Amazing. She's been on my mind since I read about it. I'm so so grateful you are doing this, @frederikobermaier.com . I can't wait to see it and wish you all the best with it. Tremendous. 010
Reposted by Dean StarkmanICIJ @icij.org · 25/04/2025COMING SOON: #ChinaTargets. ICIJ’s latest investigation uncovers the sprawling scope and terrifying tactics of Beijing’s campaign to target dissident members of its diaspora. Stay tuned! Sign up to get the stories delivered to your inbox: bit.ly/3SCsH8c 12825
Dean Starkman @deanstarkman.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Long time between bylines, but here I am; proud to work with the great Tom Rowley, @icij.org www.icij.org/investigatio...icij.orgBehind closed doors, Kazakhstan challenges decades-old deal with $160 billion claim against Big Oil - ICIJA secret ruling hints at the huge stakes in the arbitration case, which is expected to stretch until 2028. 052
Reposted by Dean StarkmanOrganized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @occrp.org · 15/04/2025Join OCCRP for a deep dive into how one of Switzerland’s elite private banks came under investigation for alleged gaps in its anti-money laundering efforts — and what the case reveals about the limits of AML enforcement in high-trust jurisdictions: mailchi.mp/occrp/risky-... 1179
Reposted by Dean StarkmanAriana Tobin @arianatobin.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Quick pop in from maternity leave (!) to share this great tip truck write up from @niemanlab.org! @mkramer.bsky.social, @maryamjameel.bsky.social and team have a lot of other tip line upgrades and ideas in the works. Keep an eye on them for future outreach on wheels and otherwise. 114931
Dean Starkman @deanstarkman.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Thanks to @acob Udo-Udo Jacob, Sevdalina Yaneva at the Center for Information, Democracy and Citizenship for putting together the launch of the #Bulgaria #International #Journalism Fellowship (pronounced "beejgh) at the American University in Bulgaria. My talk is here: www.aubg.edu/aubg-today/d...aubg.eduDean Starkman's Keynote at BIJF Launch: Reflections on Journalism Today - AUBGAt the launch event for the Bulgaria International Journalism Fellowship (BIJF), editorial director Dean Starkman delivered a keynote speech reflecting on experiences from his extensive career in jour... 120
Reposted by Dean StarkmanKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 26/03/2025JUST IN: Voice of America's director Michael Abramowitz is suing Kari Lake and the Trump administration to stop its imminent dismantling. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 231819358
Reposted by Dean StarkmanJay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 24/03/2025"Each time Trump succeeds in subordinating his target, his power ricochets far beyond the particular organization in question, affecting the risk-taking calculus of those who fear they might be added to his list." www.justsecurity.org/109439/colle... The imagery is right on point. @justsecurity.orgjustsecurity.orgThe Imperative of Solidarity in Response to Assaults on Legal Services, Universities, and Independent MediaAuthor argues that Trump administration's unconstitutional actions against universities, law firms, and independent media requires collective responses. 6429138
Reposted by Dean StarkmanSzabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 21/03/2025💥SCOOP: Orbán’s regime is now using its intelligence agency to compile a blacklist of “foreign-funded” NGOs, media, and advocacy groups—i.e. those who received grants from the US or Europe. Straight out of Putin's playbook. 🔗More in @vsquare.bsky.social's newsletter: vsquare.org/goulash-hung... 03416
Reposted by Dean StarkmanSarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 19/03/2025"To put things into perspective: I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family and even politicians advocating for me. Yet, I was still detained for nearly two weeks. Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there." 1134041459
Reposted by Dean StarkmanJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Trump's allies in Moscow had new plans to murder western journalists. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comRussian spy ring plans to kill journalist were 'beyond imagination'Bulgarian journalist Christo Grozev told the BBC one method was to use a sledgehammer, and another involved using a "suicide bomber". 20505242
Reposted by Dean StarkmanMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Russian authorities abduct Ukrainian journalist, torture her for months w electrocution until she dies in custody, weighing less than 30kg. #russianwarcrimes khpg.org/en/160881447...khpg.orgUkrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna died after savage torture and extreme emaciation in Russian captivityThe 27-year-old journalist, who lived for her work, had travelled to occupied Zaporizhzhia oblast in order to find out about Russia’s torture prisons on occupied territory 9120081151
Reposted by Dean StarkmanClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Of all the terrible sign posts in the last week, this is the worst. 1227977
Reposted by Dean StarkmanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/01/2025KLOBUCHAR: Have you referred to the media as the most powerful enemy of the US? PATEL: You're reading a quote. I take that you're reading it accurately K: You said we're gonna come after the people in the media who helped Joe Biden rig the election P: That's a partial statement of what I said 801785389
Dean Starkman @deanstarkman.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Hi Bluesky, Nice to be here. My first actual posts will be self promotional -- fair warning! -- but in the interests of boosting traffic however modestly. ICYMI, I was happy to have a piece in @columjournreview.bsky.social a decade after I left. www.cjr.org/analysis/cov...cjr.orgCovering the Economy from the Bottom UpIf journalists don’t explain how the system works, others will. 120
Reposted by Dean StarkmanMargaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Today’s print front page of @latimes.com captures the horror. The Times, to its credit, has made its fire coverage free 341049208
Reposted by Dean StarkmanBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Another thing bothering me about the Zuckerberg statement -- the assertion that fact-checkers have “destroyed more trust than they created." FCers are obviously imperfect and have made mistakes, but most of what people hear about them is ax-grinding by conservative elites, not fair-minded critiques 23663101
Reposted by Dean StarkmanSzabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 05/01/2025☕ You can now directly support my work here: buymeacoffee.com/szabolcspanyibuymeacoffee.comSzabolcs Panyi is doing investigative journalism & hunting for scoopsI'm a Budapest-based investigative journalist (un)covering corruption, abuse of power, illegal surveillance, Russian and Chinese espionage and influence operations in Central Europe. Please also consi 512634
Reposted by Dean StarkmanYour Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 04/01/2025This is, or should be, a big deal -- Ann Telnaes, an absolute legend, quitting WaPo due to censorship of a cartoon criticizing billionaires anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...anntelnaes.substack.comWhy I'm quitting the Washington PostDemocracy can't function without a free press 19595433715
Reposted by Dean StarkmanAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 02/12/2024People are leaving Twitter because it’s not fun anymore and no one is obligated to be on a platform they don’t enjoy. It’s not rocket science. 286714013312666
Reposted by Dean StarkmanJay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 28/11/2024In a fit of kindness, and every once in a while, people who know my writings will ask me which of them is my personal favorite. It's this one. The Abyss of Observation Alone. archive.pressthink.org/2005/03/01/s... From 20 years ago.archive.pressthink.orgPressThink: The Abyss of Observation Alone 1218737
Reposted by Dean StarkmanRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/11/202423 million 1171522274826
Reposted by Dean StarkmanGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 27/11/2024This is getting overlooked, but the whole premise of Trump's threat of tariffs is based on a lie. He's claiming Mexico must be bullied into stopping migrants. But Mexico is *already* doing this. That's a big reason crossings have dropped. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/1888...newrepublic.comMexican President’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Exposes an Ugly MAGA ScamClaudia Sheinbaum’s response to Trump’s threat of tariffs revealed truths that the president-elect doesn’t want Americans to know. 20250801894
Reposted by Dean StarkmanJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 27/11/2024I wrote this story about the migration to Bluesky, what it means and what it tells us about oligarchdom, state actor propaganda, big tech and whether you're the user or the product. Tell me what you think. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-fun...talkingpointsmemo.comA Funny Thing Happened on The Way To Your Phone: Thinking About BlueskyEver since Elon Musk bought Twitter two years ago, those who despise his evolving mix of predatory trolling, stunted emotional development and right-wing extremism have been hoping for an alternative. 83803200
Reposted by Dean StarkmanMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Remember new users are coming on daily, unsure of engagement. The more posts you like and reply to, the strong the platform becomes ! 326011911812290