Pam Maples @pammaples.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Dianne Reeves @ SFJazz last night. So much joy in that room. 000
Reposted by Pam MaplesRebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Big win for local news: California commits $15 million in renewed funding for its Local News Fellowship Program. The funding will support new reporting and editor-level fellows, along with sustainability training. Learn more: journalism.berkeley.edu/15-million-t...journalism.berkeley.eduCalifornia expands historic commitment to local journalism fellowshipsThis commitment will fund another infusion of California Local News Fellows — the nation’s largest publicly funded journalism initiative based at UC Berkeley Journalism — and will expand the program t... 093
Reposted by Pam Maplesstevenwaldman.bsky.social @stevenwaldman.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Today @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social and @muckrack.com released a major new study on the number of local journalists per 100,000 people. The local news crisis is more severe and widespread than we thought. 173
Reposted by Pam MaplesRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs. A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut. If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity. 10053308510395
Reposted by Pam MaplesKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 07/07/2025I've obtained a trove of leaked documents about today's federal crackdown on Los Angeles' MacArthur Park. One revelation is its codename: "Operation Excalibur"kenklippenstein.comExclusive: Operation Excalibur in Los Angeles “Show of Presence”Leaks from military's LA deployment reveal Coca Cola vs. Pepsi rivalry, sweaty guardsmen, and abject failure 48157782032
Reposted by Pam MaplesSeamus Hughes @seamushughes.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Just scrolled the court dockets to see if there was any new interesting filings for this evening’s talk. We’re gonna have to break some news at my panel, #ire25 0182
Reposted by Pam MaplesAaron Mendelson @amendelson.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Hello #IRE25! I'll be presenting tomorrow on a panel about localizing data for investigative reporting. @cephillips.bsky.social, Samantha Sunne and Nicole Lewis are all on the panel as well! Not to be missed. schedules.ire.org/ire-2025/ind... 0204
Pam Maples @pammaples.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Feeling very fortunate that I'll get to spend 9 months with these fabulous journalists. 021
Reposted by Pam MaplesDavid Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Quite something. 1379582
Reposted by Pam MaplesBellingcat @bellingcat.com · 27/04/2025This week we spoke with @conplnk.bsky.social & @johnmooneyirl.bsky.social on reporting on transnational organised crime and how they found a hidden side to one of Irelands most notorious cartel bosses. On podcast platforms search 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat' to listen back. rss.com/podcasts/bel...rss.com"Tracing a Drug Cartel" with John Mooney and Connor Plunkett | Podcast Episode on RSS.comThis week we spoke to John Mooney and Connor Plunkett about their investigation into the Kinahan cartel. We discussed the considerations you need to make when reporting on large scale operations and h... 310933
Reposted by Pam MaplesProPublica @propublica.org · 26/04/2025Trump vowed to use the DOJ to reward allies and seek retribution against perceived enemies. As interim U.S. attorney for D.C., Martin has dismissed all outstanding Jan. 6-related cases while firing more than a dozen prosecutors in his office.propublica.orgThe Untold Story of How Ed Martin Ghostwrote Online Attacks Against a Judge — and Still Became a Top Trump ProsecutorMartin’s career is dotted with ethical and professional questions, records show. Some of the most serious ones about the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. have remained buried in court filings,… 21460205
Reposted by Pam MaplesMichael Morisy @morisy.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Can Border Agents Search Your Electronic Devices? It’s Complicated. (Very short answer: Prepare your devices to be boarded) www.aclu.org/news/privacy...aclu.orgCan Border Agents Search Your Electronic Devices? It’s Complicated. | ACLUWe’ve been getting a lot of questions about when border agents can legally conduct searches of travelers’ electronic devices at international airports and other ports of entry. Unfortunately, the answ... 032
Reposted by Pam MaplesProPublica @propublica.org · 02/04/2025Nonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for political spending. As a reminder, we've got a database that allows journalists, researchers and others to more easily search these organizations’ finances:propub.liIntroducing ProPublica’s 527 ExplorerNonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for political spending. ProPublica is releasing a new database that will allow journalists, researchers and others to more easily search these… 8969282
Reposted by Pam MaplesSarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 29/03/2025As major public flagship and private universities fall like dominoes to the current regime, bolstered by billions in endowments but no strong adherence to espoused principles, smaller schools such as LMU in Los Angeles have this to say: 6738145
Reposted by Pam MaplesJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Next up...Harvard... www.ed.gov/about/news/p...ed.govED, HHS, and GSA Initiate Federal Contract and Grant Review of Harvard UniversityED, HHS, and GSA Initiate Federal Contract and Grant Review of Harvard University 75520
Reposted by Pam MaplesDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 01/04/2025I'll have an "ask me anything" (AMA)-style livestream this Wed, Apr 2nd, at 2pm Pacific Time! Join me then to ask whatever is on your mind in weather, climate, or wildfire realm. (I will also briefly discuss recent & upcoming CA weather.) #CAwater #CAWx youtube.com/live/edG...youtube.comWeather and climate office hour 04/02/2025: Ask me anything about weather, climate, and wildfire! - YouTubeThe latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme weather and c... 310023
Reposted by Pam MaplesBrian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Trump's comments imply he has no idea what is in the damning Signal text chain that was leaked to Jeffrey Goldberg. Trump says Pete Hegseth, who texted the attack plans, had "nothing to do" with it: "How do you bring Hegseth into it? He had nothing to do with it." (He had everything to do with it.) 1118420
Reposted by Pam MaplesColumbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Wesley Lowery exits Investigative Reporting Workshop and American University following student complaints. www.cjr.org/news/wesley-...cjr.orgWesley Lowery Exits Investigative Reporting Workshop and American University Following Student ComplaintsLowery said he left voluntarily and denied any impropriety or wrongdoing. 042
Reposted by Pam MaplesColumbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Playing with FOIA: Pushing back on DOGE’s lack of transparency, by @sarahgrevy.bsky.social of @towcenter.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...cjr.orgPlaying with FOIAPushing back on DOGE's lack of transparency. 1144
Reposted by Pam MaplesJelani Cobb @jelaniya.bsky.social · 14/03/2025A few words on journalism, risk and what I actually said. 12050581183
Reposted by Pam MaplesJames Sims @simsjames.bsky.social · 16/03/2025“The ecosystem of research and the creation of new knowledge in universities has been so powerful for American prosperity, American freedom, American ingenuity. To have that disrupted by government overreach is a disaster for this country.” —Wesleyan University President Michael Roth on @msnbc.com 181568518
Reposted by Pam MaplesThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/03/2025Materials on the Arlington National Cemetery website highlighting the graves of Black and female service members have vanished. The cemetery, which is operated by the Army, said it was working to restore the content. Among the obscured pages was material about civil rights.nytimes.comArlington Cemetery Website Loses Pages on Black Soldiers, Women in Military and Civil WarThe cemetery, which is operated by the Army, said it was working to restore the content. Among the obscured pages was material about civil rights. 1911763763
Reposted by Pam MaplesZeteo @zeteo.com · 10/03/2025Columbia University pushed out professor @katherinefranke.bsky.social because of her pro-Palestine advocacy. She joins @premthakker.bsky.social to discuss the systematic free speech crackdown at Columbia and across the US. Watch the full conversation: zeteo.com/p/columbia-t... 672889857
Reposted by Pam MaplesRJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 10/03/2025A few spots left! Women in Journalism Workshop is $75 for professionals, $50 for students. Includes 2 meals a day, a reception and other fun surprises! We learn data security, self-defense, leading change in your newsroom and more. bit.ly/wij25 003
Reposted by Pam MaplesEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 09/03/2025🧵 This is a perfect example of what I've be describing as disordered discourse, and it's threat to democracy. Politicians are afraid to speak openly about key issues. Why? Because disordered discourse has captured the system itself—forcing obedience, punishing dissent, and making truth irrelevant. 14829071128
Reposted by Pam MaplesMelissa Chan @melissakchan.bsky.social · 09/03/2025🎓 Columbia University! @badiucao.bsky.social and I are looking forward to our YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION lunchtime talk this Tuesday, March 11th. Kind of the 🤨 right time to show up on campus to discuss resistance. 🔗 Registration required: bit.ly/columbia-revolution 0186
Pam Maples @pammaples.bsky.social · 09/03/2025This is a terrific opportunity to be part of leading Bellingcat's expansion in the U.S. I had the opportunity last fall to spend 2 days immersed in the Bellingcat global community of researchers & citizen journalists and it was incredibly inspiring. www.on-ramps.com/jobs/3408on-ramps.comBellingcat US | Executive DirectorBellingcat is an independent community of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists who pioneered open source investigations tools. With precision and perseverance, Bellingcat exposes everyt... 04912
Reposted by Pam MaplesInvestigative Reporters & Editors @ire.org · 01/03/2025Journalists, get training with IRE this spring. We have virtual events and in-person workshops coming up in Missouri, Utah, and of course, our data journalism conference in Minneapolis next week. Join us. www.ire.org/events/ire.orgEvents Archive - Investigative Reporters & Editors 002
Reposted by Pam Maplesderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025american masculinity is so amazing. caring about clothes as a man apparently makes you "gay" but our position on geopolitics totally depends on whether you wear a suit 803500897472
Reposted by Pam MaplesRJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 14/01/2025An annotated directory of how-to guides, exemplary journalism and policies — plus a cool online game rjionline.org/news/resourc... 002
Pam Maples @pammaples.bsky.social · 14/01/2025U.S. journalists who are working on applications, the deadline clock is ticking — 1 pm PT tomorrow! We don't accept late applications. 001
Reposted by Pam MaplesJ. David McSwane @davidmcswane.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Let me tell you a story – one of the more haunting I’ve seen in 20 years of journalism. It’s about greed, death and denial. It took two years to unravel one doctor’s myth, a hospital’s complicity in creating it, and a documented trail of suspicious deaths…🧵 1322212753
Reposted by Pam MaplesInvestigative Reporters & Editors @ire.org · 07/12/2024Show us your best work of 2024! The IRE Awards are now open for submissions. The deadline to enter is Jan. 15. www.ire.org/awards/ire-a...ire.orgIRE Awards - Investigative Reporters & Editors 033
Reposted by Pam MaplesEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 06/12/2024My new piece for the New York Times, where I make the case that we need a lot more education to deal with disinformation, not more censorship and fact checks www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/s...nytimes.comEducation Is Key to Fighting Disinformation on Social MediaIn our interconnected modern world, education is critical in the fight against disinformation. 2203690900
Reposted by Pam MaplesMike Masnick @masnick.com · 05/12/2024Lol. One week after the Economist published this chart showing the dude can't stop tweeting in the middle of the night, Elon removes time stamps from tweets. 17681922206
Reposted by Pam MaplesBellingcat @bellingcat.com · 03/12/2024Join us Thursday at 10am EST/4pm CET as we speak to the @cornelluniversity.bsky.social team behind @caucasushw.bsky.social . With @godin.bsky.social we'll be unpacking how you might use open source tools to monitor and assess damage to cultural heritage during conflict. discord.gg/nCrVdaUA?eve... 016141
Reposted by Pam MaplesEoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social · 01/12/2024I did a session for @icfjorg.bsky.social last month about how open source investigative techniques can aid reporters. ICFJ have very kindly produced a short write up and listed some useful tools ijnet.org/en/story/fun...ijnet.orgFundamentals of open-source intelligence for journalistsOpen-source intelligence (OSINT) – the gathering and analysis of publicly available information found on social media, and in databases and government records – can be invaluable in situations when in... 32215
Reposted by Pam MaplesAshton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 01/12/2024I'm not sure how much longer our Mississippi Free Press account will post to X, but for now it makes a good case study—and a good case for why other newsrooms shouldn't fear moving to BlueSky. Look at the difference in engagement for identical posts with the same links. Left: BlueSky, Right: X 🧵 602315400
Reposted by Pam MaplesCasey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 27/11/2024A clear sense of what it values, and what it wants users to do with it, is a superpower for a platform. Grateful someone on the internet still values links and is backs that up with product decisions! 968260
Pam Maples @pammaples.bsky.social · 28/11/2024U.S. journalists: Here's your chance to learn about the JSK Journalism Fellowships & get your questions about the program & our selection process answered. Register to join us! Application deadline: Jan. 15. bit.ly/jsk-dec03 034
Pam Maples @pammaples.bsky.social · 28/11/2024One week left, international journos! Still enough time to prepare a great application, if you start now. 000
Reposted by Pam MaplesJohn S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Misinformation is a global crisis. Led by JSK alum Martina Guzmán, VERDAD (Verifying and Exposing Radio Disinformation and Discourse) helps fight back by monitoring Spanish-language radio for false and harmful narratives. rjionline.org/news/verdad-...rjionline.orgVERDAD, a new free-to-use tool that helps journalists investigate mis/disinformation spread on Spanish language radioStriving to revolutionize journalism’s ability to investigate and fight mis/disinformation. 042
Reposted by Pam MaplesJohn S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 23/11/2024JSK alum Kristen Muller shares powerful insights on the future of journalism. From the importance of community connection to embracing an ecosystem approach, she lays out five thought-provoking observations that challenge us to rethink the media landscape.buff.lyKristen Muller on LinkedIn: Several weeks ago, I left my job as chief content officer at LAist… | 65 commentsSeveral weeks ago, I left my job as chief content officer at LAist, Southern California’s largest non-profit newsroom. I’ve spent my time reflecting on what I… | 65 comments on LinkedIn 011
Reposted by Pam MaplesMatt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 21/11/2024it begins www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/u...nytimes.comTrump Tells Republicans to ‘Kill’ Reporter Shield Bill Passed Unanimously by HouseThe 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... 12288154