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Founder & Publisher, Geneva Health Files. Admirer of Trees. Mum. 'Flâneuse'. Alum: New York University & Geneva Graduate Institute bsky.app/profile/genevahealthfiles.… newsletter.genevahealthfiles.com

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Global Health Matters podcast 🎙️ @ghm-podcast.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Global health is a political landmine… no matter what you write and how you write, you're going to step on toes." Priti Patnaik (@pritipatnaik.bsky.social), founder of the Geneva Health Files,  on pushback, and why the buck stops with her. #TrailblazerswithGarry 🎧 👉 tinyurl.com/GHM-E75
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...
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How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech
President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
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Annie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81
Her Thoreau-like account of journeys in the woods, published when she was 28, was the first of many ruminations on life and nature, good and evil.
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Dr Garry Aslanyan @garryaslanyan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This week, WHO's IGWG met for 8th time to negotiate PABS Annex. But, how do you report on global health negotiations that happen behind closed doors? My next trailblazer is @pritipatnaik.bsky.social of @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social The full conversation lands Tue, 22 Sep. @ghm-podcast.bsky.social
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The best way to start Monday mornings even during a breathless news cycle: Indian classical music playing the background. Today's: Carnatic music, rendition by T M Krishna
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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India’s Cockroach Janta party protest victory signals trouble ahead for Modi
Ally forced to resign, with opposition parties reinvigorated and strongman leader’s grip over media channels rocked
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
m.thewire.in/article/medi...
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Young India is Angry, and Much of its Rage is Directed Towards the Mainstream Media - The Wire
Which direction Indian journalism now moves in order to repair the public-journalism contract will determine the future of India’s news ecosystem.
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Indian celebrities fiercely criticised for silence on Cockroach protests
Bollywood stars accused of ‘cowardice’ as hundreds of thousands of young Indians take to the streets to challenge government
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
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India’s youth protesters are fighting Modi with irreverent humour and memes
Modi built his political brand through social media. Now protesters are using same platforms to mock his administration.
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...
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India: Excessive Force Used Against Student Protesters
Indian security forces used tear gas and batons to suppress largely peaceful student and youth protests in New Delhi on July 20, 2026.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/07/2026
Breaking News: European regulators hit Google with a $1 billion fine for illegally undercutting competition through its dominance as a search engine, a move likely to intensify trans-Atlantic trade tensions.
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Google Hit With $1 Billion Fine By EU Over Search Engine Practices
At a tense moment for trans-Atlantic trade, the European Union accused Google of anti-competitive business practices.
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions...
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In India, fear has switched sides
By refusing to be intimidated, India’s students have turned a protest over education into a crisis for Narendra Modi.
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions...
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In India, fear has switched sides
By refusing to be intimidated, India’s students have turned a protest over education into a crisis for Narendra Modi.
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
www.aljazeera.com/amp/features...
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‘Televising our revolution’: India’s Gen Z flips Modi’s social media game
For 12 years, Modi and his party have dominated Indian social media. Now, youth use the same platforms against him.
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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CJP's parliament march from Jantar Mantar: Thousands of 'cockroach' protesters take to Delhi streets
Some protesters demanding education reforms said they were injured in clashes with police who banned the march.
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
clutchpoints.com/soccer/world... "Diplomatic conflict"? Is this how an unilateral aggression is now described? Sports media is terrible, beyond words.
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World Cup: Iran releases statement after elimination thanks to Algeria-Austria draw
Iran issues a poignant statement thanking Mexico after an insane 3-3 draw between Austria and Algeria eliminates them from the World Cup.
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
My son who is an elementary schooler has normalized "canicule" or "heat wave" in his vocabulary :-/ like many of his generation.
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/06/2026
As tech companies rush to build big A.I. data centers, some residents who live near them say a constant low-frequency vibration that can also be physically felt is ruining their health and homes.
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The Cloud Has Sound: The Unrelenting and Unseen Cost of the A.I. Boom
As tech giants rush to build big data centers, some residents who live near them say a constant low-frequency vibration is ruining their health and homes.
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/16/i...
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Iran Is a Bigger Defeat Than Vietnam
A war of choice has turned into a strategic disaster for Washington.
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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India’s ‘city of glass’ under pressure as Gulf crisis chokes off energy
Iran conflict threatens four-century industrial tradition
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
State media is a component of LLM training data. A new Nature study says this material is laundered into what presents as objective chatbot text. LLMs also give more pro-regime answers when prompted in the official language of low-press-freedom countries than in English.
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Language Models Trained on State Media Sources Launder Propaganda
Tech Policy Press is a nonprofit media and community venture intended to provoke new ideas, debate and discussion at the intersection of technology and democracy. We publish opinion and analysis.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/05/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “The feeling of efficiency should be mistrusted,” Ezra Klein writes. “The people I know who have small armies of A.I. agents working on their behalf certainly feel more productive, but I have not noticed their work improving. In some cases, it has clearly declined.”
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Opinion | Why the A.I. Job Apocalypse (Probably) Won’t Happen
The feeling of efficiency should be mistrusted.
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Reports to police of online violence against women journalists double since 2020, with one in four experiencing related anxiety and/or depression. mailchi.mp/news.unwomen...
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Reports to police of online violence against women journalists double since 2020
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
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India is violating its obligations under international law: Francesca Albanese
Francesca Albanese discusses India's legal and moral complicity in Israel's human rights violations against Palestinians in a revealing interview.
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
If Hungary can do it, so can India
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...
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How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Offered without comment:
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
My son just neon-highlighted a whole page of a WHO information note. Next thing I know, if I am not paying attention, he will publish a half drafted edition of @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
m.thewire.in/article/cult...
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The Erasure of Erasure - The Wire
Anti Zionist Israeli playwright and director Einat Weizman who was denied an Indian visa to stage the play The Last Play in Gaza writes how the move exposes the true face of the increasingly tight par...
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
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FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
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L'inaction d'Ignazio Cassis concernant Gaza dénoncée par 25 avocats auprès de la Cour pénale internationale | RTS
Le ministre des Affaires étrangères Ignazio Cassis est dénoncé auprès du bureau du procureur de la Cour pénale internationale par 25 avocats suisses, pour complicité dans les crimes commis par Israël ...
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
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How to speak Davosian — for beginners
The phrases you might hear at this year’s World Economic Forum . . . and what they really mean
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The Wrath of Stephen Miller
The man who turns President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
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F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Material
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/b...
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Fed Changes Course and Takes On Trump’s Political Fight
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
There is a Rule of Law Index. How is that going?
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/12/2025
One cannot go to Hannah Arendt’s work for comfort, Jennifer Szalai writes of the German-born political thinker. What she offers instead is “the company of someone who had direct experience of the horrors of the 20th century yet never relinquished what she called amor mundi, or ‘love of the world.’”
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Hannah Arendt Is Not Your Icon
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
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Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
thefix.media/2025/11/11/h...
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How can publishers and journalists minimise the risks of cyberattacks?
Cyberattacks have not spared the media industry in recent years, but how should publishers and journalists prepare to minimise the risks?
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
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How Zionism and Hindu Nationalism ‘Work TOGETHER’
YouTube video by Zeteo
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/j...
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A Journalist Asked Why Israel Isn’t Paying to Rebuild Gaza. It Cost Him His Job.
Italy’s Nova news agency confirmed it let reporter Gabriele Nunziati go for asking a European official about Israel at a press conference.
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
So Obama does not endorse Mamdani? Too bad. And disappointing
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Terrible framing from @nytimes.com on #ZohranMamdani Calls it "most remarkable political upsets" New York deserves better than New York Times. A city of immigrants, led by an immigrant: Mamdani's words
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Zohran Mamdani Wins, Brings Fight to Trump
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Zohran Mamdani Wins, Brings Fight to Trump: ‘Turn the Volume Up’
‘To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us,’ Mamdani told Trump, declaring victory in the New York City mayoral race amid a blue wave.
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 02/11/2025
dissatisfied by the New York Times coverage of Zohran Mamdani? great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
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Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
it’s kind of funny that the New York Times, which is probably at least 50% Ivy League on the editorial side, is one of the primary drivers of contemporary anti-intellectualism, but not really funny in a good way
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What Zohran Mamdani Learned as an Africana Studies Major at Bowdoin
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
American NGOs can do this, many Indian NGOs cannot. www.devex.com/news/us-nonp...
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US nonprofits seek refuge abroad
Law firms in Canada and the United Kingdom tell Devex they've seen increased interest from U.S. entities in setting up international arms as the U.S. environment looks increasingly unstable.
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Priti Patnaik @pritipatnaik.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Happy Diwali
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