The Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
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Starter Packs
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The Maynard Institute's Starter Pack
Fellows, faculty, and who we're following in journalism, DEI, and philanthropy.
@ieditnred.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief of Outlier Media in Detroit. Wife. Mother.🔺1913. Alumna of Detroit Public Schools, Hampton University, University of Michigan-Dearborn and Wayne State University.
@martinaguzman.bsky.social
Community News expert. Founder of VERDAD, a Spanish-language radio mis/disinformation tracking tool. Director: Race & Justice Reporting Initiative Damon Keith Center for Civil Rights, Wayne State University Law School. @jskstanford @columbiajournalism
@4nsmiley.bsky.social
A 20-something who covers politics in America’s heartland for @nebraskaexaminer.com. | Past gigs: Texas Tribune, KERA news, and Fort Worth Report | 💌: jsalinas@nebraskaexaminer.com Signal: x4nsmiley.91
@ecatolico.bsky.social
journalist and storyteller based in detroit words: yes! magazine, next city, freep, detroit pbs, edsurge, detroit news, detroit metro times, democrat & chronicle, bridge detroit, bridge michigan, eater, planet detroit, chalkbeat, mindsite news & more
@erikahobbs.bsky.social
Journalist. Newsroom leader. Catgirl. Based in Chicago.Shares ≠endorsement. Tips@ erika@erikahobbs.com.
@kattenbarge.bsky.social
Independent journalist covering internet culture, politics, and media @spitfirenews.com.
@thecity.nyc
We're an independent, nonprofit newsroom covering New York. Read our newsletter: https://www.thecity.nyc/the-scoop/
@timmarchman.bsky.social
I’m an editor at WIRED and have previously written and edited for a number of places, including my tinned fish newsletter Popping Tins. Timothy_marchman@wired.com. Signal me at timmarchman.01.
@klasfeldreports.com
Editor in chief and co-founder of @www.allrisenews.com. Fearless journalism about the law, your rights, and your powers to effect change during the Trump era. www.allrisenews.com/
@gracepanetta.bsky.social
political reporter @ The 19th. new englander, bad speller, hot sauce enthusiast.
@verambergen.bsky.social
Senior Correspondent at TIME Magazine Talk to me ➡️ vera@time.com
@emilylhauser.bsky.social
Was: writer, librarian | Now: social justice comms | Always: huge nerd We can reach our destination but we're still a ways away. Chicago Emily, not Em Past writing: http://bit.ly/43664OI Why I post about Israel/Palestine so much: https://bit.ly/4hQmiQl
@sfdirewolf.bsky.social
Author, editor, activist, cat lover. Founder of the Disability Visibility Project. #DisabilityJustice feed I created: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:65kss3ewg5ida5mjyuk73v5r/feed/aaaba7ikg4sho More about me https://linktr.ee/disability_visibility
@sarahscire.com
sounds like “skeery.” deputy editor @niemanlab.org. following digital journalism, political science, books, the NBA ☘️ 🔗 sarahscire.com 📥 sarah_scire@harvard.edu 📱 scire.99 (Signal)
@danaelkurd.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Political Science • Author: Polarized & Demobilized, Legacies of Authoritarianism in Palestine • ماسكة السلم بالعرض • Profile by Molly Crabapple • Header my grandfather's publications danaelkurd.com to contact
@mmfa.bsky.social
Media Matters for America is the nation’s premier media watchdog. Cited as a trusted source of information by Fox News’ “Brain Room.”
@sarahposner.bsky.social
Investigative journalist, columnist, expert on the Christian right. Working on something new. Author, Unholy. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/605774/unholy-by-sarah-posner/ More: https://www.sarahposner.com
@racketmn.com
Your writer-owned, reader-funded source for Twin Cities news, arts, and culture. Sign up to support our work today: https://bit.ly/JoinRacket
@mariabustillos.com
Join me at the journalist cooperative @flaminghydra.com maria | at | flaminghydra | dot | com mariabustillos.com | thebrick.house
@flaminghydra.com
A collaborative of 60 writers and artists publishing a newsletter for you each weekday. Culture, opinions, criticism, news, comics, mayhem. $3/month https://flaminghydra.com
@josephcox.bsky.social
Hacking/crime/privacy journalist. Author of DARK WIRE, buy here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-cox/dark-wire/9781541702691/#preorder Co-founder of 404 Media. Signal: joseph.404 Email: joseph@404media.co
@hofrench.bsky.social
Author, most recently of Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, journalist, professor, columnist at Foreign Policy. Coming soon, "The Second Emancipation." See here: https://about.me/howardwfrench.com
@megoconnor.bsky.social
Reporter covering cops and prosecutors for @theappeal.org, a worker-led newsroom. Free Palestine. I also love hiking and baking. she/they 🏳️🌈 https://linktr.ee/megoconnor13
@theappeal.org
We are a worker-run newsroom reporting on the harms of the criminal legal system. You can support our work here: https://theappeal.org/donate/ Sign up for our newsletter: https://theappeal.org/newsletter-subscribe/
@praeyesright.bsky.social
Political Research Associates. Social justice research and strategy center since 1981. Publishers of The Public Eye magazine
@nysfocus.bsky.social
New York Focus is a nonprofit newsroom investigating power in the Empire State. Subscribe to our newsletter: http://nysfocus.com/newsletter
@awalkerinla.bsky.social
I'm a writer and a walker in LA. Tracking the city's megaevent progress at Torched. Co-host LA Podcast, episodes weekly at thelapod.com. LAUSD mom. @awalkerinla everywhere else. Sign up for my newsletter at torched.la 🔥
@studyhall.bsky.social
-Creating community for media workers -Publishing critical stories for all. -See more resources studyhall.xyz support@studyhall.xyz
@swapnakrishna.com
space reporter, Ad Astra (newsletter: http://adastraspace.com). Not here for an argument, happy to mute you. occasionally: fast company, wired, science friday, npr. links: http://bio.site/skrishna also: Star Trek, Star Wars, knitting, books, parenting
@redemmas.org
Worker-owned radical bookstore and cafe in Baltimore, the greatest city in America
@kansasreflector.com
Kansas Reflector is a nonprofit news operation providing in-depth reporting, diverse opinions and daily coverage of state government and politics.
@cingraham.bsky.social
Senior reporter, Minnesota Reformer. Formerly Washington Post. Heading to upstate New York and on the job market. If you're hiring, drop me a line: christopher@minnesotareformer.com.
@faineg.bsky.social
civilian drone mapping technology and GIS/spatial data consultant, sometimes journalist and writer, monitors small drones in the Ukraine war, humanitarian-aid adjacent, always annoying online. they/them pronouns. minors DNI
@theflytrapmedia.com
Worker-owned, community-oriented intersectional feminist journalism to unfuck your algorithm. 🔗 theflytrapmedia.com
@hannahgais.bsky.social
Senior researcher & journalist. @splcunion.bsky.social steward. Former internet person at @thebaffler.com. hannahgais@proton.me Signal: 334-315-8634 http://seedisclaimer.com. Newsletter: https://postsfromunderground.ghost.io/
@jakeyeston.bsky.social
Editor at Science Magazine, shepherding chemistry papers; views here are my own; he/him
@leahgreenberg.bsky.social
Co-founder and Co-Executive Director of Indivisible. I'm here to win AND make friends.
@jkbjournalist.bsky.social
Miami Herald Investigative journalist, author of "Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story." Philly girl trying to make my way in the South Florida wilderness. Temple Owl.
@jewishcurrents.bsky.social
Founded in 1946, Jewish Currents is a magazine committed to the rich tradition of thought, activism, and culture of the Jewish left. Subscribe today! jewishcurrents.org/subscribe
@democracynow.org
Independent, daily global news hour. Support our work: http://democracynow.org/donate Daily News Digest: http://democracynow.org/subscribe
@jessicavalenti.bsky.social
I write about abortion every day at abortioneveryday.com Read my newsletter & find me other places here: linktr.ee/jessicavalenti 📚 My new book 'Abortion' is out now prh.com/abortion
@juliafurlan.bsky.social
Audio journalist (bylines @npr @vox @iheart & more) Adjunct at CUNY, NYU & New School 🇧🇷🏳️🌈she/her
@justinbaragona.bsky.social
Senior reporter at The Independent Past: Zeteo media columnist, senior media reporter at The Daily Beast. Tips/hate mail: justin.baragona@the-independent.com You can also hit me up on Signal at 314.941.6421
@amandabecker.bsky.social
Politics & Washington for @19thnews.bsky.social. She/her. Author of YOU MUST STAND UP on first year post Dobbs. https://a.co/d/9HS7ife '23 Nieman fellow. OH-NY-CA-DC-WV/OH abecker @ 19thnews.org OR https://signal.me/#eu/TDWZNUaLcAcViX9p9xtLbZ6HaLscAgQ1si8
@shefali.bsky.social
Reproductive health @19thnews.bsky.social. I wrote UNDUE BURDEN, a book about abortion in post-Dobbs America. Past lives: KHN, The Texas Tribune. Julien Baker + Boston Celtics enthusiast. She / Her. sbluthra(at)19thnews(dot)org; Signal: shefaliluthra.94
@amylittlefield.bsky.social
Abortion access correspondent at The Nation, freelancing on repro health for NYT Opinion, Reveal, & more. Writing a book about the anti-abortion movement due out in 2026