Michael F. Fitzgerald's Starter Pack
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@bellingcat.com
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
@joshuabenton.com
21st-century media and the 19th-c American South. Founded and ran @niemanlab.org at @harvard.edu for 12 yrs; now the senior writer there. Cajun, dad of two, husband of one. Journalist with a history problem. Also: @theatlantic.com, @washingtonpost.com, etc
@helenbranswell.bsky.social
I cover infectious diseases for STAT (www.statnews.com). 2020 Polk winner. Nieman '11. She/her. I write about H5N1 (in all species), Covid, polio, flu, Ebola, RSV, mpox, STIs. Find me on Signal: HBranswell.01
@laurahazardowen.bsky.social
Editor of @niemanlab.org / a fun mom in Cambridge, MA https://illberightback.substack.com/ Ebikes | Mysteries | Baking | Parent gossip | Public schools
@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.
@ethanz.bsky.social
UMass Amherst, Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure, Global Voices, Berkman Klein Center. Formerly Center for Civic Media, MIT Media Lab.
@amymaxmen.bsky.social
Award-winning science reporter at KFF Health News. Bylines at Nature, New York Times, National Geographic & more. Covering inequality & public health. RT≠endorsement. www.amymaxmen.com & https://kffhealthnews.org/news/author/amy-maxmen
@madhupai.bsky.social
Inaugural Chair, Department of Global & Public Health, McGill University. Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health Tweets: own views. He/him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhukar_Pai
@tyburr.bsky.social
Writer/film critic at tyburrswatchlist.com, WaPo. Ex-Boston Globe, EW. Pulitzer Finalist, 2017. Books at https://tinyurl.com/ytpycuh3. “He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news” — Brecht. KanMu.74
@natashaloder.bsky.social
Health Editor, The Economist. #Science #medicine #health, aspiring optimist, omnivorous information eater, mother of dragons. Free words at: Overmatter.substack.com
@bykenarmstrong.bsky.social
Reporter/editor/narrative coach @Bloomberg.com. Co-author, Unbelievable. Law school dropout/honorary doctor. Formers: ProPublica, Marshall Project, Seattle Times. Perturbable. https://kenarmstrongwriter.com/
@hatethegamebook.com
Author and Chief Economist at Redfin. Pre-order my book Hate the Game: Economic Cheat Codes for Life, Love, and Work out April 11 HateTheGameBook.com
@deborahb.bsky.social
Book author, toxicology journalist, fascinated by poison and murder (current book project), and, oh yeah, I'm director of the Knight Science Journalism program at MIT.
@dartadams.bsky.social
Bostonian. Journalist/Author Past: Mass Appeal/Okayplayer/Boston Magazine. Books: Instead We Became Evil: A Tale Of Survival & Perseverance & On Track: The Kronicles Of DJ Amir
@dechant.bsky.social
Climate reporter at TechCrunch, lecturer at MIT. Previously at KSJ@MIT, NOVA, and Chicago Tribune. https://de-chant.com/tim
@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
@annelamott.bsky.social
Mother, wife, Nana, activist, Sunday School teacher, sister. Bird by Bird, Somehow: Thoughts on Love. Old quotes compiled by Dean Dauphinais.
@sachapfeiffer.bsky.social
@NPR reporter. Previously: @BostonGlobe @GlobeSpotlight @SpotlightMovie @WBUR @JSKStanford Signal: 202-381-7461 spfeiffer@npr.org or sachapfeiffer@protonmail.com www.npr.org/people/676406186/sacha-pfeiffer
@rickberke.bsky.social
Co-founder & Executive Editor, STAT (www.statnews.com) @statnews.bsky.social Longtime reporter/editor NYT
@amlwhere.bsky.social
I direct the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. Give me all the pencils.
@heatherciras.bsky.social
Audience at @bostonglobe.com. Previous stints at @themarshallproject.org, @friendlys, @dunkindonuts.
@wendicthomas.bsky.social
Journalist. Disrupter. Dreamer. Dog mom. MLK50.com founder. ProPublica fellow. Memphis is home. 💚💕💚💕
@norc.org
News and relevant research findings from NORC at the University of Chicago. Posts and reposts do not indicate endorsement.
@niemanreports.org
A publication of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, Nieman Reports covers thought leadership in journalism—winner of the Bart Richards Media Criticism Award and Mirror Awards. https://niemanreports.org/
@davabel.bsky.social
Environment reporter @BostonGlobe.com | Professor @COMatBU | Director of www.inthewhalefilm.com, www.inundationdistrict.com, www.entangled-film.com, www.lobsterwar.com, www.gladesmenfilm.com, etc. | Former fellow @Niemanfdn | More: www.davidsabel.com.
@joeallenjoe.bsky.social
Assoc Prof at Harvard; Direct Harvard Healthy Buildings Program; Exposure and Risk Science; Author: HEALTHY BUILDINGS book w/ HBS Prof Macomber linktr.ee/healthybuilding
@edyong209.bsky.social
Writer, journalist. Science, health. Pandemics, animals. Birder, photographer. Many words, some awards. AN IMMENSE WORLD, I CONTAIN MULTITUDES. Married to Liz Neeley, parent to Typo. he/him 📷 Canon R6mkii + RF 800mm Edyong.me
@sashachavkin.bsky.social
Senior reporter covering the food industry @examinationnews.bsky.social. Past: RIN Fellow for Pulitzer Center/@apnews.com, Ted Scripps Fellow, reporter @ICIJorg. Believer in democracy, the Constitution and the New York Mets.
@niemanfoundation.bsky.social
Promoting and elevating the standards of journalism since 1938. Home of the Nieman Fellowships at Harvard, Nieman Lab, Nieman Reports, and Nieman Storyboard. https://nieman.harvard.edu/
@mlk50.com
Based in Memphis, Tenn., MLK50 is a nonprofit newsroom reporting at the intersection of poverty, power & public policy. Our beats: government, enterprise, environmental justice, youth life, public safety, Radical King https://mlk50.co/m/mlk50memphis
@cwbeacon.bsky.social
Politics, ideas, & civic life in MA. CommonWealth Beacon's in-depth coverage is a primary news & information source for policymakers, civic leaders & citizens. www.commonwealthbeacon.org
@smjyoti.bsky.social
Science journalist, immigrant, mother. She/her. Words for Scientific American, Undark, Nature, Science, others. https://www.jyotimadhusoodanan.com/
@theexamination.org
We’re a new nonprofit newsroom that investigates global health threats and empowers communities in harm’s way. Have confidential tip? https://www.theexamination.org/contact
@bmccarthynews.bsky.social
Spotlight Editor at the Boston Globe. Founding editor at KYCIR, ex New Orleans muckraker. Woonsocket, RI, raised. DM for Signal, etc.
@adrianalacy.com
✨Boston based, always roaming ✨CEO, adrianalacyconsulting.com ✨Journalism prof at Brandeis et al. ✨penn state alum Focus: audience engagement & research, influencers, AI. Formerly New York Times, LA Times, Axios. 📧: adriana@adrianalacyconsulting.com
@moranwriter.bsky.social
Science journalist, swimmer, mom of two boys. I work at WBUR in Boston but all posts are my own (especially the funny ones).
@ampressman.bsky.social
Boston Globe tech reporter, lifelong Celtics fan, suburban dad complete with convertible and golden retriever. Current areas of interest include EVs, AI, climate tech, gadgets, cycling, and sci-fi. On Signal ampressman.76
@jeremycfox.bsky.social
Managing editor, The Gay & Lesbian Review. NLGJA Boston chapter prez. Former Boston Globe chronicler of notable locals & terrible tragedies. jeremy.fox@glreview.org. He/him
@stephanie-simon.bsky.social
Dean for Communications at Harvard Chan School of Public Health; former biotech comms; longtime journalist at STAT, LA Times, WSJ. ❤️all things health and science.
@morisy.bsky.social
civic transparency for a better tomorrow. founder, MuckRock. also caretaker of DocumentCloud, FOIA Machine, and many other internet friends.
@rebeccaostriker.bsky.social
Deputy Op-Ed Page Editor at the Boston Globe. Former Spotlight Team investigative reporter, Arts Editor at the Globe.
@mariahblake.bsky.social
Journalist. Author, They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals, out 5.6.2025. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554198/they-poisoned-the-world-by-mariah-blake/
@michaelblanding.bsky.social
Investigative journalist and author of The Map Thief (NYT bestseller) and In Shakespeare’s Shadow. Upcoming book, Divine Right, explores Hobby Lobby, looted antiquities, and the rise of Christian Nationalism (PublicAffairs, 2026). www.michaelblanding.com
@thiagomedaglia.bsky.social
Journalist, founder of Ambiental Media, KSJ at MIT fellow 2020, master in History of Science at Harvard, former editor at NatGeo Brazil
@smachlis.bsky.social
Author of Practical R for Mass Communication & Journalism ❤️ #RStats, writing & cities designed for walking/biking Having fun with #GenAI Recently retired; former tech journalist Also #VibrantAging #Running #Photography #Crochet #ASL
@bsky.app
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@mffitzgerald.bsky.social
Editor in chief #HarvardPublicHealth magazine. Former @bostonglobe.bsky.social @niemanstoryboard.org @UChicagoalumni.bsky.social @niemanfdn.bsky.social Posts express my views only.