Come learn more about the amazing work we do @prisonjournalism.bsky.social on Sept. 17 at our "Meeting the Moment" virtual Event. It's free to attend and you'll get a glimpse into our world & what's to come! RSVP now! www.eventbrite.com/e/prison-jou...
President Trump on Wednesday followed through on his threat to impose a 50% tariff on nearly all goods arriving from India, punishing the country for buying Russian oil.
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So unbelievably proud of our team!
CONGRATS to faculty @profpasha.bsky.social and grad alum @yhuang.bsky.social on being named Jennifer McGill Fellows in @aejmc.bsky.social's Institute for Diverse Leadership in Journalism and Communication!
More than 150 university presidents have signed a letter decrying the Trump administration. The statement — signed by Harvard, Princeton, Brown and other leading universities — denounces the White House’s ‘undue government intrusion.’
People will not get their kids diagnosed for fear of being put on a registry and that will result in kids not getting appropriate services. And with the psychos afraid of autism being passed to future generations, this will be a first step towards eugenics. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/rfk...
The order calls for the removal of "divisive race-centered ideology" from the Smithsonian's museums and research centers. It also calls on the Secretary of the Interior to restore public monuments, statues and other markers that have been removed or changed since 2020.
The biggest reason government officials aren't giving any specifics about the criteria by which these arrests and deportations are selected, is that the criteria is "pro-Israel think-tanks and advocacy organizations created lists of troublesome individuals and gave them to us."
Hundreds of international students have just received an email telling them their visas have been revoked.
The ‘justification’ is campus activism or social media posts.
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I remember how proud I was the day I got into Columbia. I will never forget how ashamed I am today of my alma mater.
This piece has got to be one of the best expressions I've ever read on what prison trauma feels like and the struggle to keep one's empathy from a writer who has been in prison since he was 15 yrs old. It will be required reading for us at PJP @prisonjournalism.bsky.social.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump administration plans to cut over 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo.
"All those hard cases doing hard time melt like butter on a summer sidewalk when they visit the felines, feed them, watch them chase the birds and bees, and when they make toys to entice the cats to play with them."
WASHINGTON (AP) — Zelenskyy left White House without signing US-Ukraine critical minerals deal Trump had demanded.
I hate when I come out of teaching a journalism class, see the latest embarrassment coming out of the government and want to go back to blissful ignorance.
It's Friday. Close that tab you never look at. Close those articles you'll never read. Make a plan for something fun offline this weekend. And don't forget to drink a big glass of water today.
PJP's @profpasha.bsky.social talks about the importance of prison journalism and why incarcerated people deserve their stories to be just as loud as everyone else.
Friendly reminder that, as I wrote for @motherjones.com, "school choice" often ends up hurting disabled kids as private schools don't have to follow IEPs/504s. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Our inaugural issue is live! Head to our website to plug in for cinematic true stories that are as astonishing as they are real! From the swamps of Florida to colonial India and beyond, get ready to be captivated by extraordinary worlds and fascinating people. SwitchboardMagazine.com
For the inaugural issue of @switchboardmag.bsky.social I wrote about a road trip across Lebanon to excavate family secrets: www.switchboardmagazine.com/january-issu...
Hi. Just wanted to introduce myself. @profpasha.bsky.social and I started PJP at the beginning of the pandemic, and it felt like another historical moment when so many people's experiences would go unheard.
Wonder what it was like for incarcerated ppl inside SCI-Huntingdon when Luigi Mangione joined their prison population? Our writer @prisonjournalism.bsky.social has the scoop prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/01/23/l...
We did it, y'all! Thank you! TY!
A note from @yukarikane.bsky.social and @profpasha.bsky.social: "We’re truly blown away. Because of your support, we achieved something extraordinary during our end-of-year campaign. Together, we raised over $50,000 from over 300 individual donors."
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1. A teacher in Ohio who has worked at the same public school for 34 years was suspended without pay and threatened with termination for offering four books in her classroom library that contained LGBTQ characters.
She's fighting back.
We created @prisonjourn so ppl inside could have a seat at the table in talks about the criminal legal system. We've since published 2300+ stories from almost 800 writers. Help us unlock stories by these writers today with a tripled donation thru Dec. 13. tinyurl.com/ycyuc7s4
Okay so I finally went to see #WickedMovie and yes it is amazing and they were all unbelievable in their roles. Serious hats off. What a kickass film.
Our co-founders (
@profpasha.bsky.social & yukarikane.bsky.social) appeared on the podcast "It's All Journalism" to discuss how PJP helps incarcerated people find their voice.
Check it out: itsalljournalism.com/647-prison-j...
So proud to join the board of advisors for the upcoming Switchboard Magazine! Think cinematic true stories, straight to your inbox. @SwitchboardMag is launching January 20th, 2025! Get your monthly fix of non-fiction and sign up to their newsletter now! SwitchboardMagazine.com
