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Mark Simon (he/him)

@marksimon.bsky.social
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Editorial at Sports Info Solutions Host: The Journalism Salute pod.link/journalismsalute Formerly, ESPN, Baseball Tonight. Mets notes writer. Wrote "The Yankees Index" book. Play-by-Play: Muhlenberg/DeSales Creator- A Lasting Legacy documentary

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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My latest journalist interview is with Nierra Coleman-Jones and Eric Jourgensen to promote the National News Literacy Conference in Salt Lake City October 8-10. At a time in which misinformation is rampant, knowing how to find it is so important. LISTEN podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
I want educators to be able to have something tangible from the conference that they can use straightaway on Monday when they get back to the classroom. This will be fresh in their mind. I also want them to feel like a part of this community and not feel alone teaching news literacy- Nierra Coleman Jones, News Literacy Project
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Craig Albernaz may not have seen a player in gray pants get a curtain call but Mike Piazza got one in 2006 after he hit 2 HR at Shea vs Pedro Martinez
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
For my journalism audience I talked with Mizzou grad student Maddie Carr about the challenges of balancing being a reporter with being human, and about dealing with imposter syndrome even as she was named Kansas Journalist of the Year LISTEN and share w/students: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
"I know as a journalist my role is to report the truth, whatever that looks like. At the same time, there's a human aspect. I care about people. Trying to balance that with being a journalist is really hard." - Maddie Carr, grad student, University of Missouri (formerly undergrad at Emporia State
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Today I got appointed as the mascot for Defensive Runs Saved by the Mets radio booth. I'm a Wendy's and Roy Rogers' guy, but I'll take the comparison ...😂
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Hey! @capitalb.bsky.social & @wearepushblack.bsky.social have teamed to create ForTheRecordArchive.org, a collection of 250 Black American oral histories I talk to one of the people who put it together-Kuwililieni Williams-Hauwanga in my latest journalist podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
 “We're seeing unprecedented erasure of Black history, a twisting of narratives that come from the Black community and from other marginalized communities, and we really wanted to create a space where Black people could speak for themselves and also for our stories to not be lost to time.”
 
Kuwilileni Williams-Hauwanga
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Great career advice and live advice from @kamal-t.bsky.social applicable to any field Read more from my interview with her (and listen to the full interview) journalismsalute.beehiiv.com/p/new-interv...
“ when I started journalism, I promised myself that every few years, in order not to burn out, I would go out of my comfort zone and learn something new.  

that's something that I try to do consciously, and sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. 

I don't need to be perfect at something in order to try it out. I Just need to be there, just try it.”
 
kamala thiagarajan, 
Freelance Science Journalist
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I loved this quote from my latest interview subject, Kamala Thiagarajan! Kamala and I talked about how she makes her stories sparkle - whether on daring women who dive for seaweed or blind women who help find signs of breast cancer LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k... @kamal-t.bsky.social
You need to find out what about their world sparkles. What is so different and what is new and what is intriguing. Because there always is something. Allow them to be themselves and just watch." - Kamala Thiagarajan, freelance science journalist- pod.link/journalismsalute
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Gonna be sharing some of my favorite quotes as I approach 300 episodes of interviewing journalists on The Journalism Salute This one is from Laura Robertson, formerly of the Nome Nugget, now of the Central Current in western NY. Listen to my interviews: pod.link/journalismsalute
The Journalism Salute

“I think curiosity is the best trait a journalist can have ... You find good stories in really weird places, unexpected places.  

It comes to you as an offhand comment at a boring meeting or as a piece of gossip, and then you follow up." 
Laura robertson, local news reporter
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Remember the speech at the News Emmys about CBS News that went viral? A lot of people covered it, but no one asked the person who gave it, Santiago Campos, his backstory. I did. We talked about his path to the stage and the journalism he's done. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
New journalists interview @meganmunce.bsky.social @susien.bsky.social @saradinatale.bsky.social joined me to tell me the story of their Pulitzer-winning series, Burned - an investigation of how insurers mistreated and underpaid those who lost their homes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New journalist interview: Sandeep Ravindran, Science Journalist. I talked with Sandeep about the new book to which he contributed "The Best Science Stories & How They Work," produced by @theopennotebook.bsky.social Hope you'll listen #sciencejournalism podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Know anyone who wants to be a social media video producer? I talked to one, Heather Morrison at @masslive.bsky.social, about how she does her job with examples of specific strategies she and MassLive employ. A lot of thought goes into it. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
New journalist interview I talked to longtime New York City news reporter and host Jay Dow about how he does his job, covering bad weather, the state of local news, getting people to talk to him & much more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
@cespedesbbq.bsky.social Found this while searching something else. Jan. 31, 1953 ...any relation???
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
My latest journalist interview is with @kenschneck.bsky.social, editor of The Buckeye Flame, Ohio's LBGTQ+ newsroom Ken is well experienced in talking about LGBTQ journalism coverage and how it's done right. His group is setting the example. Hope you'll listen podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Here's a clip from the end of the episode
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This one is for everyone. Know a journalist who covers tacos? I talked to one! @tacotrail.bsky.social This one runs the gamut ... some serious stuff, some lighter topics. I think you'll like it (or at least find it fascinating that someone covers tacos!) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I am curious- besides Jerry Seinfeld ... who else out there attended Game 6 of the World Series and this game? Any regular Joes? or Jos at both?
I had a gig in Montana the night before. It took four planes to get there. I got to LaGuardia at 6 p.m. and raced over to Shea. I was in the upper deck with my brother-in-law.

I remember [it was like] the World Series was over [with two outs in the 10th], and then everybody's jumping up and down, and you're a little confused. You were halfway into mourning already. We left the stadium in silence, got in the parking lot and couldn't get out of the lot. I said, "Just turn the car off, I don't want to leave anyway." We sat in the parking lot listening to the radio and let the parking lot empty out, just in shock.
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
From "A Year To Remember" - fans watching Game 6 of the 1986 NLCS in front of a video store
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
How many more wins do the Knicks need? +22 with this guy on the court, by the way
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I interviewed a photographer from a Pulitzer Prize-winning news team ... and he just graduated college! Dominic Di Palermo and I talked about covering ICE's infiltration into Chicago and many other things too @dominicdipalermo.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I talked to a Pulitzer winner! Ginny Monk of the Connecticut Mirror and 3 others won for their coverage of systemic issues with Connecticut's oversight of the towing industry On those stories and others + how Ginny does it @ginnymonk.bsky.social @ctmirror.org podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The title of today's 1986 Mets reminiscence article is "Woof." I suppose that applies to the current team. So maybe click on the link and read about a good win from the good times over Pete Rose, Tony Pérez and the Reds. 1986-mets-rewatch.beehiiv.com/p/7-1986-met...
A sad looking dog wearing a Reds baseball cap- caption "If Marge Schott owned you, you'd look depressed too."
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
A tall lanky doofus is standing next to a portly fellow wearing a Mets baseball cap. Opposite them a short woman with frizzy-curly hair is standing next to a comedian whose arms are folded They are arguing about a basball player.

Text: I hate Steve Jeltz! Hate him! I despise him!
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
My latest journalist interview is with Elaine Díaz Rodríguez of @tinynewscollective.bsky.social Elaine formerly was a journalist in Cuba. Now, she works with journalists who are just starting their own venture. We talked about all that and much more with her. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
This is my favorite part of the interview.
You're also a mom. Let me give you a hypothetical that may or may not have happened. Your 11-year-old son (named Mark) is watching Game 6 of the 1986 NLCS vs the Astros. But in the middle of the game, it's time for him to go to Hebrew School. He calls you and says he doesn't want to go. Do you make him go to Hebrew School or let him stay home and watch the game?

I don't know what I would be like as a mom in the 1980s. Current me, though, would let my son miss Hebrew school. It's one day, right? (editor’s note: EXACTLY!)
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
A good No Kings turnout in Bethlehem, PA
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
@zcrizer.bsky.social Perhaps The Naked Gun baseball scene (montage portion) foreshadowed all this with the guy flashing the lights from the dugout.
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
One of our guests on the latest episode of The SIS Baseball Podcast was Samantha Gibson, director of education at The Jackie Robinson Museum She talked to about how the museum teaches about Jackie the person and not just the baseball player. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Best week of the wjnter is championship week in Division III basketball. Good luck to all the teams still alive. I’m doing a women’s’ semi game tonight at DeSales @d3hoops.bsky.social
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
New journalist interview: Arielle Robinson @arierob17.bsky.social of the Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social on what it's like to link stories about racial equity from the past to the present Each week I interview a journalist about their life & work podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Nice discovery outside the Hispanic Center of the Lehigh Valley in Bethlehem, PA
Mural of Roberto Clemente following through on a swing. He’s wearing a Pirates uniform. Below the image are pictures of many Hispanic country flags
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
New journalist interview: @chronicle.com senior news editor Daarel Burnette on why education is the best beat Daarel has 20 years experience as a reporter and editor at some prominent publications. If you're an aspiring education journalist, this is a good one! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
New journalist interview: Jerome "Rome J" Johnson We talk about covering Black culture in Chicago - music, sports, and fashion ... and how a car salesman becomes a journalist This is a good one ... @romej.thetriibe.com @thetriibe.com LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
If I do indeed do a 1986 Mets newsletter, we'll do deep dives on games, but we'll also have a little fun ...
A really depressed looking dog wearing a Reds hat. Text: "If Marge Schott Owned You, You'd Look Depressed Too"Image of Jerry Seinfeld, and Elaine Benes staring at Cosmo Kramer and Newman, who is wearing a Mets hat.

Text: "I hate Steve Jeltz. Hate him! I despise him!"
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
LOLOL! Already done ... I wrote a few things already. This ends one of the pieces.
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Wrote about Nick Martinez a few weeks ago Guessing Rays will be working to improve his pitch deception
Nick Martinez accepted the $21 million qualifying offer from the Reds after coming off a career-best season in 2024. His ERA jumped from 3.10 to 4.45 in 2025. One potential culprit: His chase rate dropped by 7.5 percentage points, the biggest dip for any pitcher that threw at least 80 innings in both 2024 and 2025.

Martinez wasn’t missing bats much to begin with. With fewer chases also came more walks, fewer strikeouts, and more home runs allowed. His chase rate dropped by 7 percentage points on his four-seam fastball (which got clobbered in 2025) and 14 percentage points on his changeup (his primary secondary pitch). He’s probably not going to get a lucrative deal this offseason

With chart showing decline in K per 9 from 2024 to 2025 (7.3 to 6.3), increase in walks per 9 (1.1 to 2.3) and HR per 9 (0.8 to 1.2), and increase in ERA (3.10 to 4.45
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
New journalist interview: Stacy Kess (@stacykess.bsky.social) of Equal Access Public Media (@equalaccesspublicmedia.org) We talk accessibility - what more can be done and what her group is trying to accomplish And this great quote on why journalism is a calling podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
New journalist interview: David Covucci, @foiaball.com For the college football fans, the investigative journalists, and those looking to find their niche We talk investigative reporting on everything from alleged tax fraud to how much schools spend on balloons & bundt cake tinyurl.com/foiaball
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Let’s go Rangers?
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
New journalist interview: Alyssa Rosenberg, former letters & community editor at The Washington Post. Alyssa read 21,000 letters about The Post not endorsing a presidential candidate On that, what a letters page can look like & the value of someone feeling heard podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Haven't plugged my journalism interview podcast in awhile This episode is an interview with Maryam Jameel @propublica.org @maryamjameel.bsky.social We talked about her work, how ProPublica is creative in finding sources for stories, and much more Try us: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
New journalist interview Ishan Thakore of Colorado Public Radio and a former researcher/associate field producer on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee talked about making stories for radio and for late night TV @coloradopublic.bsky.social @ishan-thakore.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
We had it in Bethlehem, PA. There was a 2nd sign "Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Men, women, children are separated." - Anne Frank (1943)
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Bethlehem PA - No Kings Rally
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
New journalist interview! Portland-based Bryan Vance has a newsletter about shopping smartly for groceries. He compares prices, provides examples of budgets, and shares stories about local options Definitely a replicable model of service journalism LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
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Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Good afternoon everybody from the SF Giants radio booth where I’ll be guesting with Jon Miller in the 5th inning today
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