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Sally Herships

@sherships.bsky.social
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Investigative Journalist, Director, Audio Program @Columbiajourn. Born at @Radiolab Now: @Marketplace @NPR @BBC @CrookedMedia

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Radio Boot Camp @radiobootcamp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Take Nick Michael’s 2.5-hr crash course in video podcasting, where you’ll learn the building blocks for a professional approach. October 2, 1-3:30pm EST. Sign up here: radiobootcamp.org/classes/video-pod…
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Radio Boot Camp @radiobootcamp.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
In “How to be a good podcast guest,” @sherships.bsky.social  will teach you how to be the best guest you can be, what to do when you don’t know the answers, and how to handle challenging interviews. August 4, from 12-1:30 pm ET!
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How to be a good podcast guest - Radio Boot Camp
A reporter has scheduled you for an interview. Maybe you’re thrilled, but also terrified! Or maybe you’re just unsure. How are you supposed to sound,
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Radio Boot Camp @radiobootcamp.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
In the class "How to bring history to life," award-winning producer @andrewjparsons.bsky.social (Slate's "Slow Burn," Prologue Projects) will teach you how to  turn back time as an audio storyteller. July 20, 6-9 pm ET, online:
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How to bring history to life - Radio Boot Camp
Novelist L. P. Hartley once wrote that the past is a foreign country, “they do things differently there.” At their best, history podcasts welcome you into
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Tuesday!
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NPR @npr.org · 20/06/2026
A document from the Department of Homeland Security outlines plans to issue local police facial recognition technology used by federal immigration agents, a move that will expand the scope of ICE surveillance.
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Some local police have access to an ICE facial recognition app
A document from the Department of Homeland Security outlines plans to issue local police facial recognition technology used by federal immigration agents, a move that will expand the scope of ICE surveillance.
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Radio Boot Camp @radiobootcamp.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
On Sunday, Karen Duffin (This American Life, Planet Money) will talk through practical skills for narrative interviewing, from figuring out what questions to ask, to asking questions in a way that prompts story and emotion. 12-2 pm EST. Sign up here: radiobootcamp.org/classes/how-...
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How to interview for narrative storytelling - Radio Boot Camp
It takes a different set of interview skills to get people to share not just the facts of their situation, but also an actual narrative. In this online
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I'll be chatting with musical mixing star David Herman of Good Studio this weekend. Online, hope you can make it!
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Radio Boot Camp @radiobootcamp.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
In “How to use music in podcasts,” award-winning producer Benjamin Frisch (co-creator of Slate’s Decoder Ring) walks you through the basics of the craft, art, and philosophy of scoring. Class is this Friday, June 5th – sign up here! radiobootcamp.org/classes/how-...
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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Throwback to when a TV station in Iceland accidentally aired an episode of Teletubbies with subtitles from the Sopranos 👌🏼
Picture of a TV screen with teletubbies going to bed with the subtitles: I know you were high during my mother-in-laws wake
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Chris Berube @chrisberube.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
What are you doing September 27th? Well, I'm doing another @radiobootcamp.bsky.social session about making audio documentaries! Book your spot today, these fill up quickly. radiobootcamp.org/classes/how-...
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How to make an audio doc from soup to nuts - Radio Boot Camp
Congratulations! Your pitch was greenlit by your favorite show! Your dream of making a longform narrative podcast or radio documentary is about to come
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Claire Davenport @clairedavenport.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Getting to help produce this episode with @sherships.bsky.social was such a cool experience. Listen for more about the booming American industry that helps the superrich hide their money and avoid paying taxes.
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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
🎧 What audio story can you create in 56 hours? Columbia Journalism School’s Radio Race 2026, led by Sally Herships, Director of the Audio Program at CJS, challenges producers around the world to craft a 2-minute audio story between March 27 and April 5.
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Mark Fiore @markfiore.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Can creatives have agency amid all the AI chaos? Yup! Early adopter signup: sfai.agency After my @jskstanford.bsky.social fellowship at Stanford I'm now working with @sherships.bsky.social & other brilliant people. (Big thanks to @rob-rogers.bsky.social!) As a human, I'm happy to share more info.
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Just sitting in bed in Brooklyn, reading, heard yelling
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Brian Mann @brianmannadk.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Please share. NPR'S news service with the support of our member stations is FREE to everyone. Thanks to generous donors and supporters every single American can access factual and nuanced journalism about our world, no paywall and no restrictions. Pass it on. www.npr.org
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NPR - Breaking News, Analysis, Music, Arts & Podcasts
Top stories in the U.S. and world news, politics, health, science, business, music, arts and culture. Nonprofit journalism with a mission. This is NPR.
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now the White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help the agents — who were posing as business executives — win government contracts in a second Trump administration” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
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Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Park Slope gives Mandami an enthusiastic reception
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Mandami
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Mamdani speaking in Brooklyn
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Breaking: A CDC advisory panel filled with RFK Jr.'s handpicked vaccine skeptics just unanimously recommended limiting the COVID shot to people 65 and older or those with underlying health conditions, based on a decision individually or with their doctor.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/09/2025
When President Trump returned to the Oval Office, he promised that he would protect free speech. But after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, those pledges have given way to threats against critics. Here are how the views of Trump and top officials have changed. nyti.ms/46siz7o
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Columbia Journalism School @columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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Radio Boot Camp @radiobootcamp.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
If you've been waiting and wanting to learn to mix - today's your day! radiobootcamp.org/classes/how-...
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How to mix - for producers - Radio Boot Camp
Mixing audio stories — creating balance and clarity with all of the audio elements in a story — is an essential part of the production process. It’s the
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Working on a new project and need some feedback! What do you think? 🤔 forms.gle/MTkC45XrxP9p...
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Help us name our new tool!
We’re considering one of the following for a name and we'd love your feedback! What do you think of each of the options below?
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Radio Boot Camp @radiobootcamp.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
📣Today at 12pm ET, online! Why most of the time, you really do want to go through an agent or manager, and how to find them; How to write an enticing cover letter—one that will get past their people & more! radiobootcamp.org/classes/so-y...
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So you want to book a celebrity - Radio Boot Camp
Whether you're booking for an interview, or casting a documentary or an audio fiction series, celebrities add luster, and draw attention. They are
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KUER @kuer.org · 13/09/2025
A quiet street in a small town in the southwest corner of Utah is now near the epicenter of the world’s attention on Charlie Kirk.
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Washington County is shocked the Charlie Kirk suspect is one of their own
“This is everywhere. Every community, every town, every state,” one of the suspect’s neighbors said. “It's going to be everybody's neighbor, everybody's classmate. It's not at all unusual anymore.”
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
In a broken system, New Yorkers with wrongful convictions have limited options for getting their cases reviewed. For many, the attorney general’s conviction review bureau is the only option. But deference to prosecutors can get in the way. @columbiajournalism.bsky.social @nysfocus.bsky.social
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New York's AG Wanted to Review Innocence Claims. Politics Got in the…
The attorney general's conviction review bureau has investigated just a handful of innocence claims of the hundreds it's received since 2012.
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Hi New York! Someone please solve this riddle: this is purportedly the F express schedule: www.mta.info/schedules/su... 14th street in Manhattan (Brooklyn-bound) is not even listed. And yet... twice now the express has stopped there. Where and when does the train stop? Signed, confused commuter.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
NEW: The House Oversight Committee just received files from the Epstein estate. The estate was expected to include Epstein's now-infamous birthday book in the materials it handed over. @MSNBC
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
It’s true. If I had learned this… I dunno, 35 years ago?… I’d have had a very different writing career.
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Federal Government Agrees in Court That D.C. Chief Controls City Police www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Federal Government Agrees in Court That D.C. Chief Controls City Police
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
BREAKING: Trump and Putin take no questions in what was billed as a press conference. No deal made. Trump thanked Putin "very much."
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
“There’s no deal until there’s a deal.”
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
📣 Hi! I'm working on a startup. We’re considering one of the following for a name and we'd love to know - what do you think? *Four questions/3 mins (tops!)* docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Help us name our new tool!
We’re making a digital tool and service. We’re considering one of the following for a name and we'd love your feedback! We know you don't know what the tool is yet, but first, what are your thoughts o...
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
What are the last two numbers of your zip code? Your local NPR station needs a donation today! Try one in the size of those #’s. Won’t work for everyone - I see you 01...99, etc.. If that's you, pick a zip code you've always wanted to live in! ✉️📻
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 18/07/2025
We at Louisville Public Media just lost $376,000 due to Congress passing the rescission bill last night to claw back funds from public media across America. Today we’re asking those who value our work to help make up those funds in an emergency drive so we can maintain the staff/services we provide:
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Louisville Public Media
Donate now and help Louisville Public Media educate, connect, engage, entertain and inform our community. Support local, independent media. Become a member today with a gift of $15 per month or any am...
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Brian Mann @brianmannadk.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Support your local public media station today. Seriously. A few bucks. An email. A post on social media showing love. My stations @ncprnews.bsky.social and @vermontpublic.org and Mountain Lake @pbs.org are points of light, sources of joy and compelling factual journalism. 🔥❤️🙏🌟
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
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FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/07/2025
Crucial roles were vacant at local National Weather Service offices as severe rainfall hit parts of Central Texas on Friday morning. Some experts question whether it hurt coordination with emergency officials.
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As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/06/2025
Breaking News: The sprawling tax and health care bill that Senate Republicans are trying to pass would add at least $3.3 trillion to the national debt over a decade, the Congressional Budget Office estimated.
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Senate Bill Would Add at Least $3.3 Trillion to Debt, Budget Office Says
A new analysis showing the legislation would be far more expensive than the House version could complicate its chances of final passage in that chamber, where fiscal hawks have said the cost must not grow.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/06/2025
Senate Republicans narrowly advanced President Donald Trump’s mammoth tax and immigration agenda Saturday evening in a key procedural vote that tested the GOP’s fragile congressional majority.
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Senate Republicans vote to take up Trump’s tax bill, overcoming resistance in their ranks
Lawmakers pushed through the president’s massive tax and immigration bill in a crucial procedural vote Saturday night.
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
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Federal agents blast way into California home of woman and small children
Security footage shows agents setting off explosive device and shattering window of family home in Huntington Park
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Last call! Today, at 12pm ET, online & free! Come hear how NPR's Walter Ray Watson covered Alvin Bragg, the first Black Manhattan DA and the first person to criminally prosecute a former president. Bonus, you get to ask him questions! www.eventbrite.com/e/covering-a...
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Covering Alvin Bragg: a discussion with Walter Ray Watson
How do you cover someone prosecuting a former president?
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/06/2025
Do you have a knack for numbers and a careful eye for detail? You might be the next Development and Accounting Associate for the Center for Investigative Reporting, the nonprofit newsroom home to @revealnews.org and @motherjones.com Salary Range: $51,000.00 To $66,000.00 annually
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Recruitment
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Rob Rosenthal @rob-rosenthal.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
"Oh wait, what?! Rob's doing that thing again for Radio Boot Camp? I better sign up!" @radiobootcamp.bsky.social, @sherships.bsky.social radiobootcamp.org/classes/the-...
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The art of the scene - Radio Boot Camp
Scenes bring stories to life visually. They help listeners to see a character in their environment, they provide energy with active tape, they offer
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Radio Boot Camp @radiobootcamp.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
📢 How do you cover someone prosecuting a former president? With @npr.org's Walter Ray Watson. June 24th, 12pm ET, Online, Free. Please join us for this important discussion. www.eventbrite.com/e/1405717742...
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
This was fun to work on! www.npr.org/2025/06/19/n...
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If you want to make it in girls softball in Brooklyn, you better know how to chant
At these softball playoffs for 11- and 12-year-old girls, you may hear singing. There's a chant for almost every moment in the game and all of them require full-on K-Pop, selfie energy.
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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Dear texting bots: I voted! Thank you.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 17/06/2025
BREAKING: New York City's comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander has been arrested while visiting an immigration court.
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Brad Lander, NYC comptroller and mayoral candidate, is arrested outside immigration court
New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander has been arrested at a federal building in Manhattan as he was trying to accompany a person out of an immigration courtroom.
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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
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