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Kathy Kiely

@kathykiely.bsky.social
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Journalist; teacher of journalists. Lee Hills Chair in Free Press Studies, Missouri School of Journalism

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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
A war on dictatorship can only be won by a #democracy. But if you blockade seasoned journalists like @npr.org's Tom Bowman and try to censor @starsandstripes.bsky.social do you still have a democracy? theconversation.com/pete-hegseth...
theconversation.com
Pete Hegseth is working hard to make sure the public hears only good news about Iran war
Americans have been able to know what troops at war are facing, and make informed decisions about the war’s cost, because a free press has been able to tell the story − good or bad. Can it still?
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Has there ever been a #WorldPressFreedomDay that mattered this much? Give Donald #Trump credit for reminding us of how important it is to not take #pressfreedom for granted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOJb...
youtube.com
RSF warns of historic decline in US Press Freedom, intensified by Trump’s return to the White House
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Just another reminder of why it's important to support media that belongs to the public -- and not to the politicians who sometimes think they are the boss. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
whitehouse.gov
Ending Taxpayer Subsidization Of Biased Media
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
@boblannon.bsky.social hey I sent you a gmail: a college friend and his wife are in Berlin for a few months. Wondering if you can meet them and show them what’s good.
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
H/T to Editor & Publisher for this important podcast on what you can do to support #pressfreedom. www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/pres...
editorandpublisher.com
Saving the free press — before it’s too late - Editor and Publisher
Press freedom is under attack — not in some distant land, but right here in the United States. From newsroom intimidation to funding cuts targeting public media, the threats are multiplying while publ...
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
OK so #Trump doesn’t like the #freepress. But does he really want to go down in history as a 21st century Judas Iscariot?Save yourself, Donald, by saving the #journalists #VOA #RadioFreeEurope #RadioFreeAsia #RadioMarti
usatoday.com
By firing Voice of America, Radio Free journalists, Trump puts them in danger | Opinion
Trump administration's disbanding news outlets operated by U.S. Agency for Global Media risks lives of foreign journalists who work for America.
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
So nice to see that America still has a Voice:
cjr.org
The Last Days at Voice of America
Covering the press freedom beat at VOA, I got a front-row seat to its demise.
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
There are so many important lessons we can draw from the saga of @mariaressa.bsky.social. Thank you to @columjournreview.bsky.social and Sheila Coronel for pointing them out.
cjr.org
On the Arrest of an Autocrat
Journalists, lawyers, clergy, and human rights activists persisted in the Philippines, even when hope for accountability seemed nonexistent.
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
This is a huge loss for people who support #transparency in government, which is everyone who supports #democracy. The counter-narrative is #propaganda by folks who’d rather return to the #DarkAges
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Hmm. And here I thought Trump & Co. were against #cancelculture.
npr.org
White House blocks AP from event for using 'Gulf of Mexico'
The Associated Press says the White House blocked it from covering an official event on Tuesday because it did not refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
A one-time reporter for @nydailynews.com, I teamed up with my former @nypost.com competitor @vincentmorris.bsky.social to make the case for #solidarity among #journalists. Newsroom rivalry should stop at #authoritarianism's edge.
editorandpublisher.com
We’re veterans of an iconic newspaper war: Here’s why we think it’s time to call a journalistic truce - Editor and Publisher
The rivalry between New York newspaper tabloids created a famously competitive and sharp-elbowed media environment — one that benefitted generations of readers. Kathy Kiely and Vincent Morris understa...
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Dear @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social board: I hereby nominate @anntelnaes.bsky.social for your first ever prize for a spiked cartoon.
yahoo.com
Washington Post Cartoonist Ann Telnaes Quits After Bezos-Owned Paper Kills Trump Satire Piece
“Trying to get in the good graces of an autocrat-in-waiting will only result in undermining that free press,” the Pulitzer Prize winner says of her former employer The post Washington Post Cartoonist ...
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Let's make this the last Christmas that the family of #AustinTice spends without him. Here's hoping #PresidentBiden can get the job done. #FreeAustinTice.
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Dawn Garcia @dawngarcia.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Kudos to @knightfdn.bsky.social for funding a new fellowship to help journalists at risk. Pleased that @jskstanford.bsky.social is a partner w/Lynette Clemetson at the Knight-Wallace Fellowships, Kathy Keily at Mizzou J School & Lucy Westcott @CPJ, led by @joelsimonsays.bsky.social @CUNY J School.
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Sore winner alert! This would be a hilarious waste of Trump’s money were it not a page out of the dictator’s handbook so ably described by @mariaressa.bsky.social : Sue #journalists not to win but to cripple them with legal fees.
editorandpublisher.com
Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster - Editor and Publisher
President-elect Trump sued the Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer on Monday over a poll released just before Election Day indicating Vice President Harris had a sizable lead in Iowa.
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Stop the presses! I bring you glad tidings about…politics. Here is hoping that our children teach their parents well. H/T @ezrabitterman.bsky.social (and Crosby, Sills, Nash and Young)
columbiamissourian.com
Need a reason to feel hopeful about politics? Meet MU sophomore TJ Benoist
The young Democrat's failed bid for a St. Francois County Commission seat became a positive for himself and his opponent.
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
It's long past time. The end of a nightmare in #Syria should be the end of the #AustinTice family's as well. #BringAustinHome.
Austin Tice
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
First time I’ve posted a column here. Let’s see how it goes. @mujschool.bsky.social
usatoday.com
How Trump's supporters can save the president-elect from himself | Opinion
Trump's demand to kill bipartisan PRESS Act should spur lawmakers to send it to Biden now ‒ especially those who most want president-elect to succeed.
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
OK I realize that #EmmanuelMacron isn't Mr. Popularity in #France, but after pulling of the most spectacular #Olympics ever, he presided over the stunning restoration of #NotreDame. How many other world leaders have left such a legacy of beauty?
apnews.com
First look inside Notre Dame as it reopens 5 years after devastating fire
After five years of reconstruction, Notre Dame Cathedral unveiled its renewed grandeur, replacing memories of the 2019 fire.
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Is it just me or is AI Siri turning into a 1980s TV anchor — so preoccupied with happy talk. Me: “Hey Siri, how much time is left on my timer?” Siri: “Good evening, Kathy.”
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
#MakeDemocracyGreatAgain. Has a certain ring to it. #marioncountyrecord #localnews #journalismmatters
missouriindependent.com
Publisher of raided Kansas newspaper delivers advice to journalists: ‘Make democracy great again’ • Missouri Independent
TOPEKA, Kansas — The editor of the Kansas newspaper raided by police last year has a message for journalists struggling with their sense of purpose. Go on the offensive. Eric Meyer, editor and publish...
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
No surprises here but here’s hoping the Senate shows us lame ducks can fly. It would be nice to bolster the one remaining guardrail before you go.
nytimes.com
Trump Tells Republicans to ‘Kill’ Bipartisan Press Freedom Bill
The bill, known as the PRESS Act, would codify protections against federal investigators seizing reporters’ records. It is now less likely the legislation would clear the Senate before the current ses...
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Kathy Kiely @kathykiely.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Unusual. Cruel. But perhaps not unexpected when a #freepress is disparaged in the home of the #FirstAmendment.
prnewswire.com
National Press Club Statement on Unjust Reincarceration of Journalist José Rubén Zamora
/PRNewswire/ -- Following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, 117th President of the National Press Club on today's court ruling ordering journalist José Rubén...
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