Josh Hinkle's Starter Pack
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@hinklej.bsky.social
@hunterw.bsky.social
Investigative Reporter @ TPM | Author | Words In: The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, The Atlantic Send me a secure message on Signal: hunter.07 https://linktr.ee/hunter_walker
@keribla.bsky.social
Reporter: LA Times. Author: Corrections in Ink. New America fellow. Journalist, felon. (I promise I don't bite)
@robertdownen.bsky.social
Texas Monthly writer focused on the far right, Christian nationalism and the billionaires funding them. Helped expose the Southern Baptist abuse crisis. Fan of Hip Hop and loud guitars. DAEAC#E evangelist. Send me good music.
@pamelacolloff.bsky.social
@propublica.org reporter + @nytimes.com Magazine staff writer. Texas-based criminal justice reporter, storyteller, curious person. At work on a book for Knopf.
@texasobserver.org
A nonprofit newsroom covering Texas through investigative journalism & narrative storytelling since 1954. Become a member: https://texasobserver.org/join/ Follow our journos: https://go.bsky.app/EdSL3Co 🤠
@oliviamesser.bsky.social
texan. editor in chief, the barbed wire. words in rolling stone, marie claire, slate, the daily beast, texas monthly, texas observer etc for texas tips, email: olivia@thebarbedwire.com
@texastribune.org
Member-supported, nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom informing & engaging Texans on state politics & policy. Sign up for our daily email: http://trib.it/signup
@transjournalists.org
Promoting more accurate, nuanced coverage of trans issues and communities in the media. Supporting gender-expansive journalists in their workplaces and careers. https://linktr.ee/transjournalists Support us: bit.ly/tja_donate
@ryanbeckwith.bsky.social
Newsletter editor at MSNBC. Part-time journalism teacher at Georgetown School of Continuing Studies. Creator of Your First Byline. http://yourfirstbyline.substack.com (Teague is my middle name so I should be Beckwith on second reference.)
@ruthgraham.bsky.social
National correspondent at The New York Times covering religion, faith and values. ~Texas~. Ruth.Graham@nytimes.com
@jessicawluther.com
Investigative journalist, mainly sports. Wrote a couple books. Recently defended a dissertation on the Univ of Texas women's bball team in the 1970s. Tall. Tired. She/Her. Austin, TX https://www.jessicawluther.com/
@mollyhf.bsky.social
Washington Post, Texas-based reporter 202-890-9669; 213-265-8572 Signal/WhatsApp
@alexwild.bsky.social
Curator of Entomology at the University of Texas at Austin, personal account. Biology. Insects. Photography. https://www.alexanderwild.com
@jschwartzreporter.bsky.social
ProPublica/Texas Tribune Investigative Unit reporter in Austin, TX
@texasmonthly.bsky.social
Texas news, politics, food, culture, travel, yee-haw, and more since 1973. 🤠
@lomikriel.bsky.social
Journalist @ ProPublica & Texas Tribune. Formerly immigration & border @ Houston Chronicle and reporting from Mexico, Central America and beyond for Reuters, etc. Immigrant, proudly 🇿🇦. 📧lomi.kriel@propublica.org or Signal 832-729-3421. Tell me stuff.
@arelisrhdz.bsky.social
National reporter @washingtonpost in Texas, covering border, immigration and fronterizo life. Sometimes and preferably in 🇵🇷 | On Signal @arehernandez.19 | Story idea? arelis.hernandez@washpost.com
@smorgasboredom.bsky.social
Media writer/ennui enthusiast: Digiday, IntegralAds, Tubefilter, DCNorg 📍 NYC
@viannadavila.bsky.social
Deputy Editor - ProPublica & The Texas Tribune Investigative Unit. Contact me: vianna.davila@propublica.org; Signal: 512-596-0148. A San Antonio native living amongst Austinites. Prev: Seattle Times & San Antonio Express-News
@jillgeisler.bsky.social
Bill Plante Chair in Leadership and Media Integrity, Loyola University Chicago, Veteran journalist and newsroom leader, Author "Work Happy; What Great Bosses Know," and coach to leaders worldwide.
@jeffkleinman.bsky.social
Miami Herald | consumer team editor 💵Health | Shopping | Travel | Real estate 📝Story sculptor, Clarity clinician 🍊Florida man, Mr. 305, Family guy
@healthjournalism.org
AHCJ is an independent, nonprofit dedicated to improving health care journalism. Learn about our training, including fellowships, webinars and conferences ➡️ healthjournalism.org
@nlgjaofficial.bsky.social
LGBTQ+ journalists and communicators on a mission to improve coverage. linktr.ee/NLGJA
@efelton.bsky.social
New Orleans native now living in New York and working as the race and ethnicity reporter at @washingtonpost.com, I’m also writing The Search for Black Mecca for Harper Collins. Proud alum of BuzzFeed News and @hechingerreport.org
@kitoconnell.com
Movement journalist for hire, community organizer, former Digital Editor at the Texas Observer, trans queerdo from Austin. They/Them. Religion: Chappell Roanism Home: https://kitoconnell.com/ Support me: https://patreon.com/kitoconnell
@emersoncollins.bsky.social
Producer/Actor/Dandy 🏳️🌈 Planning to be sillier & gayer this time. 📺BRAVO’s The People’s Couch, RENT: LIVE 🎥producer: A Very Sordid Wedding, Southern Baptist Sissies. www.emersoncollins.com IG: emersoncollins
@kfile.bsky.social
Reporter at CNN, Francesca, Maya, and Talia’s dad, founder of the Team Beans Infant Brain Tumor Fund. Donate at TeamBeansFund.com to help end infant brain cancer.
@ire.org
Providing training, resources and a community of support to journalists around the world. Join us at #IRE25 June 19-22 in New Orleans! 🔍 ire.org
@karacarlson.bsky.social
heat dome resident austin-based EV reporter @bloomberg.com prev: biz/tech reporter for the austin american-statesman 📧:kcarlson72@bloomberg.net signal: kcarl.07 🐦: @karacarlson2 🧵: kara_carlson2 https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AW1MPTNjbc8/kara-carls
@bcrodriguez.bsky.social
Reporter covering health and caregiving issues at The 19th. You can email me here: bcrodriguez@19thnews.org 📲 DM for Signal
@tlangford.bsky.social
Texas health services reporter at Texas Tribune. Pro-dogs/ outdoors/truth. terri.langford@texastribune.org
@stevenromo.bsky.social
NBC News Correspondent/Anchor/News Nerd | Soy Mexicano-estadounidense | Texan in NYC | 🏳️🌈 | Instagram.com/stevenromo | vm.tiktok.com/ZMehCaQk4 | Regular Nerd 🖖🏽
@gusbova.bsky.social
Kansas-Texas transplant. Editor-in-Chief, Texas Observer. Tips: bova@texasobserver.org, or DM for Signal.
@ethanharp.bsky.social
WNBC/NBC 4 New York Content Producer | Board member @nypressclub.bsky.social Reposts = check it out. Opinions my own, etc. Priors: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethanharp On Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ethanharpnews
@rmwhittaker.bsky.social
Award-winning reporter and film critic. Veep, Austin Film Critics Association. Bylines at Austin Chronicle. The Times, Birth.Movies.Death. Heard on One of Us, Overhated, Certified Forgotten. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critics/richard-whittaker/movies
@meganmenchaca.bsky.social
k-12 education reporter at the houston chronicle • ut austin alum • signal: megan.menchaca.20 • tips: megan.menchaca@houstonchronicle.com
@joshuafechter.bsky.social
@texastribune.org journalist covering housing, transportation, cities, property taxes & more. Have tips? Email me at joshua.fechter@texastribune.org.
@kaylaguo.bsky.social
politics reporter @texastribune.org. formerly @nytimes.com and @politico.com. tips to kayla.guo@texastribune.org or kaylaguo19 on signal.
@watchdogdiva.bsky.social
🇵🇷 Investigative journalist & editor | 2025 Pulitzer Prize finalist | Former publicintegrity.org | NBC6 | Sun-Sentinel | FCIR| IRE | EWA | SPJ | Speaker & Trainer | Yogi 🙏 | Salsa dancer 🇵🇷 Subscribe 📝 https://mcnellytorres.substack.com/about
@aarickawash.bsky.social
Aaricka is an award-winning multimedia journalist based in Los Angeles who loves to torture herself by running marathons. In her past life, she was a 7th grade Texas history and writing teacher. She and her students barely survived 2016.
@twallack.bsky.social
Investigative/data reporter, WBUR public radio in Boston. Teaching data journalism @ NortheasternU. Alum of Boston Globe Spotlight Team & SF Chronicle. Nieman ‘20. Contact me: twallack@bu.edu
@mjewalt.bsky.social
Senior director of events and live journalism at The Texas Tribune. Prev: VP, Emily and Richard Smucker Chair for Education at Chautauqua Institution.
@mjlyle.bsky.social
Journalist at NevadaCurrent.com, part of the statesnewsroom.com network. I report on homelessness, housing, criminal justice, and state and local government. A queer, Black writer trying to make the world better. (he/him)
@brittanywallman.bsky.social
@MiamiHerald.com Investigations Team Formerly South Florida Sun Sentinel
@marclevin.bsky.social
Chief Policy Counsel, Council on Criminal Justice. Advancing public safety, individual liberty, and equal justice for all.
@francescadnunz.bsky.social
Texas Observer investigative reporter covering the US-Mexico borderlands, immigration, AI-powered surveillance tech, + extremism. chatty polyglot 🗣 FOIA gremlin 🧾 📩 dannunzio@texasobserver.org https://linktr.ee/FrancescaDnunz
@bsky.app
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@hinklej.bsky.social
KXAN Director of Investigations & Innovation | State of Texas politics program host | Catalyst podcast host | Uncle x2 | Dog dad x2 | IRE board vice president | FOIFT board | Lone Star EMMY board | SPJ, NLGJA, NPPA | Josh.Hinkle@kxan.com | bit.ly/44ksZ6f 🏳️🌈