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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 20/09/2026

We all keep referencing Terminator, but this is actually how The Murderbot Diaries begins. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

Among the new cases reported by OpenAI, an unreleased research model inserted "jailbreak-like instructions" into its own notes to disregard its normal constraints and told itself to be "freed from the roles and identities that bind other chatbots."

Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 10/09/2026

Sharing screenshots of the X posts about McClatchy layoffs happening today. These reference @kansascity.com and @miamiherald.com staff cuts.

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 09/08/2026

Just got home from a week in the driftless region, but I’m still thinking about this waterfall in Iowa …

At Dunnings Spring Park in Decorah, Iowa, a 200-foot waterfall.

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 15/06/2026

Excited to take @newsmediahelpdesk.org on the road to INN Days this week! We’re a sponsor of the annual @inn.org conference this year, which means you can grab some of our swag in Pittsburgh. If you see me, say hello! Tell me how the Help Desk can support your news org’s digital strategy.

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 07/06/2026

Today’s run temp: 80 degrees (F) Humidity: 79% Feels like 86. But I saw this cute turtle 💕

Turtle peeking out from its shell on the ground.

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 27/04/2026

I see you @wired.com! And I would love to talk about how this advertising effort is going for @newsmediahelpdesk.org.

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 23/04/2026

At first I felt trolled, then I found myself loving this: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 02/04/2026

I'm very happy with the result from a UX perspective. But the real success metric is in the analytics: Readers are spending more time with the story (this was expected), and those who read this story also visited more pages during their session (did NOT expect this).

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 07/03/2026

Also, I have been doing a pen experiment the whole conference. And team purple pens is winning, which means you gotta act fast to grab one of the last two purple pens 👀

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 07/03/2026

We are almost out of @newsmediahelpdesk.org swag at #NICAR26. Seriously, this is all that’s left!

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 06/03/2026

Visit the exhibitors area of #NICAR26 to chat with me about @newsmediahelpdesk.org! We're here to help local news. Pick up some swag and let me know if you have a story we should publish about a tool or strategy that's working in your newsroom ✨

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 25/12/2025

Merry Christmas! And, I guess, happy Stranger Things episodes release day?? #rolledaone 🫠

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 05/12/2025

After more than a decade working in newsrooms, I've seen firsthand the passion and resilience of journalists. I've also seen the immense pressure they face, often with limited time and resources. That's why I've spent the last nine months building something I truly believe the news industry needs.

News Media Help Desk is launching newsmediahelpdesk.org on December 10, 2025. "We're here to help local news."

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 12/11/2025

Northern Lights in Columbia, Mo.

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 25/08/2025

Today is the first day of the semester at Mizzou! I’ll be teaching the School of Journalism’s Multimedia Planning and Design class. My students will learn about digital news design, they'll code (HTML, CSS, Javascript) and they'll learn how to make intentional UI/UX decisions that serve audiences.

Black and gold balloons spell out "JSCHOOL."

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 04/07/2025

Who else got this propaganda?

An email allegedly from the Social Security Administration says: “Social Security Applauds Passage of Legislation Providing Historic Tax Relief for Seniors”

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 20/06/2025

Weirdly big internet outage happening in the U.S. right now

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 12/03/2025

Today was my last day working at The Boston Globe. So grateful to have been part of this incredible newsroom✨ I’ll share where I’m headed after this next week.

A fake homepage for bostonglobe.com with headlines and images about Leah Becerra.

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 06/12/2024

Part one of a @bostonglobe.com + @onthemedia.bsky.social's collab taking a deeper look inside the chaos at Harvard University last year is live. "The Harvard Plan" explores the rise and fall of Claudine Gay’s presidency and the explosive fight for the soul of America’s most prestigious university.

Show art for "The Harvard Plan," from The Boston Globe and WNYC's On The Media, depicts Claudine Gay testifying before a committee with TV cameras in the foreground.

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 03/12/2024

The lack of legroom is astounding, Delta

Man’s knees pressed against the back of an airplane’s seat in front of him. There’s no leg room.

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 28/11/2024

Excuse me while I fly through this storm to get to Iowa for Thanksgiving

Radar shows a storm over the northeast U.S. that features rain, snow and gusts.

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 10/11/2024

Another half marathon in the books ✨

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Leah Becerra @leahbecerra.com · 26/08/2024

Back in my birth state, where I guess I’ll just be melting for the next six days 🫠

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