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Joe Ruiz

@joeruiz.bsky.social
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JSK Journalism Fellow Ex: CBS News. CNN, NPR, Seattle Times. Sports fan + gamer, salsa maker, sneakerhead, dog lover. Board of directors @ SA Report.

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
43% of women surveyed said they experienced unwelcome sexual advances or harassment from a colleague or editor (6% of men). I don’t think most of our industry understands how much impact this has on newsgathering. A predator makes editorial decisions like a predator. www.ire.org/2026/07/30/f...
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Female investigative journalists still face sexual harassment and bias, new study finds
By Katrina Michalak, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Arizona State University Erin Orr was at the inception of her journalism career in the 1990s, working the business and real estate beat...
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Can we talk about ESPN's NBA Draft couch and how awful it is?
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Of course when we WANT Fox to go away from the opening ceremony, they stay on it. #WorldCup
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Between grumpy old men John Smoltz, Derek Jeter and the USA's lack of any visible passion for winning the World Baseball Classic, my love for watching baseball is definitely being challenged.
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
I'm always - ALWAYS - proud to be Latino! Bad Bunny's performance has me in literal tears. So proud of mi gente!
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
How can you not love baseball?
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Find somebody who loves you the way Bad Bunny loves Puerto Rico.
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Carrie Brown @brizzyc.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
My friend @daleblasingame.bsky.social has a book out! If you want to know about Texas, you definitely need to check this out 🙌🏼
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 16/07/2025
Here are my top 10 cartoon dogs!
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Emily Ramshaw @eramshaw.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
18,000 individual donors, Instagram and TikTok views have kept Deja Foxx — a once longshot Gen Z candidate — competitive in the race for a congressional seat in Arizona. 19thnews.org/2025/07/deja...
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They’re calling her an influencer. She’s calling it campaign strategy.
18,000 individual donors, Instagram and TikTok views have kept Deja Foxx — a once longshot Gen Z candidate — competitive in the race for a congressional seat in Arizona.
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Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting @handle.invalid · 13/05/2025
Three days only: Please support our Lightning Round campaign to get a copy of our Better Gun Violence Reporting Toolkit into the hands of 500 more journalists. fundrazr.com/12Y0Dd
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What if changing news reporting could prevent gun violence and save lives?
By changing the way gun violence is covered, reporters can take an active role in minimizing harm to injured people, communities and society — and even make an important contribution toward preventing...
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Hanaa’ Tameez @hanaatameez.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
SOURCE REQUEST 🚨 I'm working on a @niemanlab.org story about what’s come of media companies' 2020 DEI promises. How have newsrooms' DEI priorities changed over the last 5 years? What impact have DEI initiatives had on journalism/journalists? DM me here, on Signal, or email (hanaa@niemanlab.org).
Scan this QR code with your phone to chat with me on Signal.
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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 15/04/2025
The BIG news of the day for us! The Latino Media Content Hub Is Here.
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The Latino Media Content Hub Is Here
This new initiative rethinks how independent Latino media can work together to reach more people with timely, relevant coverage.
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
As soon as I figure this out, it'll save journalism.
A whiteboard filled with scientific formulas.
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davidaldridgedc.bsky.social @davidaldridgedc.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Five years ago. It’s hard to believe: www.nytimes.com/athletic/173...
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Four minutes: An inside look at how the NBA came to a sudden, historic stop
Once Utah's Rudy Gobert tested positive, the NBA made a fast decision that required the fast action of dozens of people around the league.
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
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a cartoon character says " oh dear god no " in front of a crowd
ALT: a cartoon character says " oh dear god no " in front of a crowd
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davidaldridgedc.bsky.social @davidaldridgedc.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
I love my guys. Forever. @nbaontnt.bsky.social
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
We didn't know we wanted En Vogue, but it makes up for Kevin Hart. #NBAAllStar
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Nor Mr. Beast.
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Nobody wanted Kevin Hart. #NBAAllStar
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
MMMMMMMAAAAAAAACCCCCCCC
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Somebody needs to DQ LiAngelo Ball for this performance.
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
I don't even know what to think about that CP3 workaround. And I'm a Spurs fan. All-Star Saturday getting off on a bad foot.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Drake is the all-time biggest loser of a rap feud and that includes people who have gotten shot and died as a result of rap feuds
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Joel D. Anderson @joelanderson.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
That “say Drake” smile is gonna be in his nightmares for a very long time
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
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a group of cartoon characters are standing in front of a christmas tree and looking surprised .
ALT: a group of cartoon characters are standing in front of a christmas tree and looking surprised .
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𝚙𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚛𝚊. @palabranahj.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Journalists are daily witnesses to grief & human suffering, but newsroom mental health support is still lacking. In 2020, Laura Gómez Rodríguez faced PTSD from covering immigrant & racial justice stories—but instead of help, she got a performance plan. @tinavasquez.bsky.social bit.ly/40Zi82O
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Emily Ramshaw @eramshaw.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Here’s what @19thnews.org saved from the federal government’s data purge 19thnews.org/2025/02/fede... via @jazzmyth.bsky.social
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Carrie Brown @brizzyc.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
This is what journalism orgs should do to meet this moment - Jen Brandel gets it right. The unthinkable is here. www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/prep... (Dec)
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Prepare for the unthinkable
"It’s not fun to contemplate death, I know."
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Trans Journalists Association @transjournalists.org · 01/02/2025
"Now more than ever ... it’s crucial for cis journalists to invest time and energy into learning how to report on trans communities accurately." 👇
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Journalists scramble to respond to CDC web purge of LGBTQ+ data
While the data may be restored, any likely revision impacts all journalists, and more importantly, the communities they serve across their beats.
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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
For the last year, I’ve been pushing the FBI + CIA to release files on their surveillance of the Latino civil rights movement. This week, the CIA released documents with new info about their efforts to obstruct the work of organizations that fought for civil rights. 1/ www.axios.com/2025/01/06/c...
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CIA releases docs on Latino civil rights-era surveillance
The documents confirm Latino civil rights pioneers' long-held suspicions about surveillance.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 06/01/2025
Many men are bad at texting other men back—and it might be making them lonelier, @matthewschnipper.bsky.social writes:
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Why Don’t Men Text Other Men Back?
Maybe they’d have more friends if they did.
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
As we enter the new year, here's another very important thing to remember. It's "Feliz Año Nuevo, not "Feliz Ano Nuevo."
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a colorful background with the words " the more you know " and a star
Alt: A GIF with the old NBC PSA. It had a colorful background with the words " the more you know " and a shooting star.
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Didn't know I wanted my truck covered in denim until just this moment.
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
I wish I could screenshot Disney+ because animated Wemby looks pretty high. #GoSpursGo
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JoGo @mywitsend.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
As a resident of West LA it's important to take a moment on Christmas Eve to remember those we lost in the 1988 Nakatomi terrorist attack.
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
I may be at Stanford for the year, but my body bleeds Texas State maroon and gold. So it's my duty as a Bobcat to cheer against UTSA. #EatEmUp #GoStanford @txst.bsky.social
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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 15/12/2024
2024 was the initial year for us and it was a great year. But for us to keep going into 2025, we need your help. Give now at bit.ly/SupportTLN
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Support The Latino Newsletter | The Latino Newsletter
The Latino Newsletter is an independent nonprofit journalism outlet founded by Julio Ricardo Varela,...
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
For journalists, mental health care isn't much more than a pat on the back and the number to the EAP line. We're not doing enough, but what should we be doing? That's what I'm working on @jskstanford.bsky.social. I need your help, please. Let's talk. jskfellows.stanford.edu/what-do-we-a...
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What do we as newsroom leaders owe our people?
The old ways aren’t working and we’re losing good people because we’re not supporting them.
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
"Realistically, though, the web journalist and the content creator are locked in a zero-sum war for attention spans—a war that the web journalist has at this point decisively lost." Hell of a read by @mirutanku.bsky.social. www.theringer.com/2024/12/12/t...
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How Video Streamers Conquered the Media
The written word and the news media are less influential than ever before. Web video, meanwhile, is thriving—even as many of its creators operate like traditional journalists and critics. Well, kind o...
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Have you been or are you currently an editor working in journalism? Do you have thoughts about what being an editor actually entails? Then please look at my fellow @jskstanford.bsky.social Fellow Bettina Chang's survey and help her out! jskfellows.stanford.edu/where-do-edi...
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SURVEY: Where Do Editors Come From?
The deceptively simple question that drove me to apply for the JSK Fellowship
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Yep. That's me. You're probably wondering how I got here.
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Kat Stafford @katstafford.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
There really needs to be a collective, meaningful effort across newsrooms to address the exodus of talented journalists of color. So many have been saying this for years.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but as we brace for whatever is coming next, remember to secure your oxygen mask first.
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Bex is WEAK on crime @bextraordinary.bsky.social · 08/10/2023
I think one of the worst quirks of online spaces is the idea that if someone doesn't post about something, they don't care about it. It encourages performative posting often makes things worse. I care a lot. I just don't want to add another poorly-informed voice. I'm reading & thinking.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 06/07/2023
Threads makes a lot of sense when you remember what Zuck wanted the Metaverse to be: a heavily branded, inscrutable morass where you might have a fleeting, benign interaction with a celebrity who immediately tries to sell you an Apple Watch.
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 31/05/2023
Just heard an ice cream truck for the first time in our 2+ years in this neighborhood and I couldn't grab cash fast enough. Ran outside and waited for 15 minutes for it to come back around and nabbed a fudgesicle. It was between that and an orange creamsicle. What's your go-to?
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Joe Ruiz @joeruiz.bsky.social · 12/05/2023
Hey look ma, I made it!
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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 09/05/2023
a very polite "no" would've sufficed, quite frankly.
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