Reposted by Rebecca BakerWashington Post Guild @postguild.bsky.social · 14/01/2026The Washington Post Guild is alarmed and appalled by federal law enforcement’s search and seizure of reporter Hannah Natanson’s property and personal devices. Hannah is a valued member of our union whose work covering the federal workforce has been essential (1/3) 29953342
Rebecca Baker @msrebeccabaker.bsky.social · 07/01/2026I am heartbroken over this. The PG was the shining light in my days as a student journalist and the undisputed paper of record for Pittsburgh. I think of all the city agencies and the communities that will now be ignored. This is a monumental loss for the people of western Pennsylvania 010
Rebecca Baker @msrebeccabaker.bsky.social · 27/08/2025news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...news.bloombergtax.comSwift and Kelce Can Act Now to Shield Fortunes From the TaxmanOpinion: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce must consider an array of tax and legal issues as they merge their financial empires as a married couple, says Capri Capital Partners CEO Robert Mancuso. 020
Rebecca Baker @msrebeccabaker.bsky.social · 17/06/2025news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...news.bloombergtax.comTrump Pardon Recipients Owed $1.3 Billion, Democrats SayPresident Donald Trump’s pardons of Capitol rioters and white-collar fraudsters could stop the payment of up to $1.3 billion in penalties to the government and victims, according to House Judiciary Co... 030
Rebecca Baker @msrebeccabaker.bsky.social · 12/06/2025With reporters shot and roughed up, advocates question whether those covering protests are targets apnews.com/article/immi...apnews.comWith reporters shot and roughed up, advocates question whether those covering protests are targetsPress advocates are questioning whether journalists covering the Los Angeles immigration protests have become targets of law enforcement. 030
Rebecca Baker @msrebeccabaker.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Listing to Michael Abramowitz speak about the value of, and need for, Voice of America at the Society of Professional Journalists’ DC chapter’s Dateline Awards Dinner and Hall of Fame Ceremony 010
Rebecca Baker @msrebeccabaker.bsky.social · 14/05/2025My chat with former DOJ official Caroline Ciraolo is ow live, in the latest episode of the Talking Tax podcast: news.bloomberglaw.com/tax-insights...news.bloomberglaw.comIRS Staff Downsizing Offers New Look at Private Sector Tax WorkIn this episode of Talking Tax, Kostelanetz Partner Caroline Ciraolo discusses her efforts to connect laid-off or resigned federal tax professionals with private-sector employers, as well as the trans... 010
Rebecca Baker @msrebeccabaker.bsky.social · 09/04/2025apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comAP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalistsA federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events. 010
Rebecca Baker @msrebeccabaker.bsky.social · 04/04/2025@washingtonpost.com executive editor Matt Murray tells @sabew.bsky.social that the newsroom is going through change like other newsrooms but that “democracy dies in darkness”’will stay on the newspaper’s masthead. 110
Rebecca Baker @msrebeccabaker.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Jerome Powell tells a rapt room at #sabew25 that the Fed is “waiting for certainty” with the impact of Trump policy changes before making any decisions about economic policy. Important discussion at an important time. 010
Reposted by Rebecca BakerSPJ-DC @spjdc.bsky.social · 03/02/2025📣 Calling all DMV area journalists! SPJ-DC is accepting submissions for our Dateline Awards, including special recognition for the Robert D.G. Lewis Award and Correspondent Awards. Submit your work by Monday, March 10 and learn more at bit.ly/spjdc-awards25. 022
Rebecca Baker @msrebeccabaker.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Reading is for everyone! pen.org/banned-books...pen.orgBanned Books List 2025 - PEN AmericaWhat books are banned in 2025? These are the 11 most banned books of the 2023-2024 school year. The banned books list for 2025 includes "Nineteen Minutes," by Jodi Picoult. 020
Reposted by Rebecca BakerMelanie Cohen @melanielisa.bsky.social · 06/02/2025"Elon Musk’s unprecedented access to the US Treasury’s payment system deserves the public outcry that it has received," say former Treasury Department officials Graham Steele and Emily DiVito, who "fear the situation is even more dire than it might appear."news.bloombergtax.comMusk's Treasury Incursion Puts Entire Financial System at RiskFormer Treasury Department officials Graham Steele and Emily DiVito say Elon Musk’s role at Treasury poses an existential threat to the banking system, and that Silicon Valley’s “move fast and break t... 13124
Reposted by Rebecca BakerGabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Writing is an act of rebellion. Writing is an act of creation. Writing is an act of salvation. Writing is an act of exploration. Writing is an act of emotion. Writing is an act of confession. Writing is an act of speculation. Writing is an act of reflection. Keep writing. 366260595419
Rebecca Baker @msrebeccabaker.bsky.social · 16/12/2024I have never cried as much over one episode of TV as I have the Jen’ya episode of Queer Eye. This show is just magical.media.tenor.coma cartoon character from inside out is crying with tears falling from his eyes .ALT: a cartoon character from inside out is crying with tears falling from his eyes . 020
Reposted by Rebecca BakerDaniel Rolph Author @danielrolphauthor.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Libraries matter now more than ever. They stand for the powerful idea that knowledge is free and belongs to everyone. In a time when books and free thought are under threat, we must defend and support our libraries and librarians—they are guardians of access, learning, and freedom. 674814946
Rebecca Baker @msrebeccabaker.bsky.social · 23/11/2024www.spj.org/press-act.aspspj.orgThe PRESS Act: What it is, and why it’s important to get it passedThe Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act (PRESS Act, S.2074) is a bipartisan federal shield law that would protect journalist-source confidentiality, subject to common-sense exceptions... 010
Rebecca Baker @msrebeccabaker.bsky.social · 23/11/2024SPJ’s Legal Defense Fund provides journalists legal or direct financial assistance www.spj.org/ldf.aspspj.orgLegal Defense Fund - Society of Professional JournalistsThe Society's Legal Defense Fund is a unique account that can be tapped for providing journalists with legal or direct financial assistance. 010
Rebecca Baker @msrebeccabaker.bsky.social · 21/11/2024www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/u...nytimes.comTrump Tells Republicans to ‘Kill’ Bipartisan Press Freedom BillThe bill, known as the PRESS Act, would codify protections against federal investigators seizing reporters’ records. It is now less likely the legislation will clear the Senate before the current sess... 010
Rebecca Baker @msrebeccabaker.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Bloomberg Industry Group is hiring editors and reporters in NYC the D.C. area. Please share these terrific #journalismjobs! bloomberg.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Bloombergind...bloomberg.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comBloomberg Industry Group, an affiliate of Bloomberg L.P., is a leading source of legal, tax, regulatory, government, and business information for professionals. 053
Reposted by Rebecca BakerPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13/11/2024"Press Forward will invest $20 million in solutions that make it easier to start and sustain local news outlets." Deadline is Jan. 15, 2025.pressforward.newsOpen Call on Infrastructure | Press ForwardPress Forward is investing $20 million in solutions to the common challenges newsrooms face in creating and disseminating the news. 5541178
Rebecca Baker @msrebeccabaker.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Greetings and salutations. Giving this site a test drive. 010