Journalists of Color (Slack) Starter pack
We are a community of Journalists of Color aka JOCs, and this Bluesky list is for you – the public – to peruse, find out what we’re all about and maybe even join us. https://www.journalistsofcolor.us/
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@nithincoca.com
Asia-focused (🇯🇵🇲🇾🇮🇩 & Tibet) award winning global journalist covering environment, climate, Human Rights & supply chains. DM for Signal 🔑 📍Japan, sometimes California or Indonesia Mastodon: https://social.coop/@ncoca Contact: nithincoca.com
@minchojacob.bsky.social
Settler / Maya Q'eqchi' (he/him/él) Radio Producer / chef / musician. Livin & workin in unceded Karankawa lands. Indigenous Sovereignty, Black Liberation, and Free Palestine 🇵🇸
@yvonnesm12.bsky.social
✨ independent journalist & audio producer ✨🌈 | puro 956 | from Tejas to Brooklyn | subscribe to my newsletter: queerfutures.news 💌
@tanzinavega.bsky.social
👩🏻💻Op-Ed writer, The Boston Globe 👩🏻🏫 Educator, NYU ♟️Strategist, tanzinavega.com 🎤 Host, The New Middle podcast: https://tanzina.substack.com/
@houreidja.bsky.social
Harlem girl | words in Harper’s Bazaar, Allure, The New York Times etc. | writer behind Beautiful Thoughts, a newsletter about Black hair, beauty, culture + more ✨
@anisa.bsky.social
audio journo & host of The Broadside @wunc.org. culture writer. coffee addict. co-creator of podcasts dramasoverflowers.bsky.social & Muslim in Plain Sight.
@mdimera.bsky.social
Founder of theresolve.ca | journalist | theatre aficionado | they/he | Boards: Press Forward, Constellation Media | formerly EIC at rabble and Managing Editor at Xtra
@jacquepalmer.com
She/her • Sr. editorial director for newsletters at @bostonglobe.com . ☞ Did some things at @vox.com and @gannett. My latest email baby —> globe.com/startingpoint
@martintsai.bsky.social
critique de cinéma. mots dans los angeles times, a.v. club, the wrap, awards watch, sight and sound etc. camarade de national critics institute et power of diverse voices. membre de galeca, aaja et nlgja. il/le ouvert au travail: martin.tsai@nyu.edu
@scchak.bsky.social
Deputy news editor, diversity at Science Magazine. Bibliophile, ice cream maker, India-born Kentuckian now in Massachusetts. She/her. How to say my name: http://bit.ly/2TTMIqV
@eileenguo.bsky.social
Tech features and investigations at @techreview | send me tips (not PR pitches) on Signal: eileenguo.15 | PT - Esp - 中文 https://www.technologyreview.com/author/eileen-guo/ 📍Los Angeles
@albertpbj.bsky.social
Chicano journalist | MA in chisme | FOIA and find out | Investigating things | Maricòn sin vergüenza 💅🏽🌸
@heyjackson.bsky.social
Writer and record collector. Author of SOUL-FOLK (Bloomsbury) and a forthcoming book on Black-owned record labels (WW Norton, 2027) www.heyjackson.net
@kevincortez.huffpost.com
🇹🇭 x 🇵🇷 florida native, now in DC. shopping writer for @huffpost.com. wgae and aaja member. former reviews editor at popular mechanics, runner's world, and bicycling. bylines: genius, inverse, the a.v. club, vulture, gear patrol, wsj
@damaso.bsky.social
Award winning founding editor of The Blacklight, the NY Amsterdam News' investigative unit. Living kidney donor. Photojournalist. Reposts ≠ endorsement. https://amsterdamnews.com/damasoreyes/
@nabeelawashington.com
Poet. Chicago Journalist. Wanderer. Aspiring Art Collector. Founding Editor-in-Chief @luckyjefferson.com. I post about everything (especially my favorite shows).. In case you’re wondering..it’s pronounced [Nah-Bee-Lah].
@ashponders.bsky.social
I was a poet but then I wanted to get paid worse. I make photos for news. @ashponders.01 on signal. http://ashponders.com
@carolyncopes.bsky.social
Managing editor @prismreports.org | NABJ member | 2024 @maynardinstitute.bsky.social fellow | SF Bay Area born & raised
@sianicolon.bsky.social
Journalist | Newsletter Editor at City Cast Philly | Previously at Resolve Philly, Kensington Voice, Veggie Mijas sianicolon.com
@rawanelbaba.bsky.social
Digital Producer @ PBS News Student Reporting Labs | First Gen 🇱🇧 | All things vertical video, pop culture, young people and news
@ashtonlattimore.bsky.social
award-winning journalist & author of historical fiction (ALL WE WERE PROMISED), former EIC @prismreports.bsky.social, recovered lawyer, train station popcorn connoisseur, uppity about hot cocoa
@writerchica.bsky.social
Author of “And Don’t f&%k It Up: An Oral History of RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Journalist. Local news warrior @ Report for America. Miami native living in the 305 again. 💜 in Venice Beach.
@calireporter.bsky.social
Hella nosy @calmatters | News tip? Signal/cell 510-804-9939 | I ❤️ public records + art | @uapbinfo, #HBCUgrad, @ucbsoj | Pine Bluff-raised 🇺🇸
@gasiegbu.bsky.social
#Journalist #Chicago 📍 #NABJ igbo gehl 💅🏾 shade thrower, tea spiller 🐘
@rjleung7.cnbc.com
Currently on CNBC’s consumer news team | Northwestern Medill graduate | Based in NYC | Uproot Project and AAJA member | Let's talk climate change, AP style and Knicks | russell.leung@nbcuni.com https://rjleung7.carrd.co/
@taylorjung.bsky.social
Multimedia social justice reporter @ NJ Spotlight News/NJPBS.✌️
@ourobororoboruo.bsky.social
✨ Beijing儿 American changeling ✨ @theemancipator.org contributing senior editor (opinions are my own) Culture/food writer | illustrator | semiotician | Trekkie She/her
@joeruiz.bsky.social
JSK Journalism Fellow Ex: CBS News. CNN, NPR, Seattle Times. Sports fan + gamer, salsa maker, sneakerhead, dog lover. Board of directors @ SA Report.
@andytruc.bsky.social
Digital research analyst for PolitiFact. Previously: Burbank Leader/Glendale News-Press, Thousand Oaks Acorn, Patch. The furball is Catsby.
@candacepedraza.bsky.social
Candace Pedraza is the site editor for Dawg Pound Daily, a senior writer for @winsidr.com, and previously a writer for The Knicks Wall. They’re also the biggest fan of Mad Men on Earth. For professional inquiries: candace.pedraza18@gmail.com
@aprjoy.bsky.social
Business journalist. Senior correspondent at LPC covering private credit. Business Insider, Reuters, and Inc. alum.
@mayrabaez.bsky.social
Audience, AI and more at @elclip.bsky.social | #Heartfulness meditation trainer
@juliafurlan.bsky.social
Audio journalist (bylines @npr @vox @iheart & more) Adjunct at CUNY, NYU & New School 🇧🇷🏳️🌈she/her
@tdoubleb.bsky.social
@soleilho.com
critic and food writer | they/them 🍊 av by max graves signal: soleil.94 | www.soleilho.com
@rubinafillion.nytimes.com
Working on A.I. Initiatives @nytimes; formerly @WSJ, @theintercept, @columbiajournalism; avid consumer of coffee and novels
@amritpalksl.bsky.social
Investigative Reporter | RT≠endorsements | Got a Tip? Want to commission me? Get in touch. https://www.amritpalkaursandhulongoria.com
@ellenychang.bsky.social
Freelance journalist writing about stocks, personal finance, banking, tech and energy. Formerly at TheStreet. Proud Purdue grad and lover of rescue animals and random acts of kindness. Houstonian.
@bysophiachang.bsky.social
NYC writer - previously from the realms of public media and newspapers, currently in the world of social impact.
@vritti.bsky.social
editing college, wnba & recruiting 🏀 @ espn. 🏏, 🏎️, 🌶️, 🍂, 🇮🇳. Bay Area, CA-born, 2-continent kid, ABCD. Mostly shouting "WHAT DID I JUST SEE" at sporting events. rhymes with 'pithy'. she/her.
@aysha.bsky.social
editor @nextcity.org and analystnews.org covering the path to flourishing cities and a just world 🏙️🌎 urbanism without equity is gentrification. housing is a human right. genocide is bad. nonprofit journalism is the future. 🇨🇦🇺🇸 nextcity.org/pitch
@kathylu.bsky.social
Culture & leadership coach at the intersection of emotions & work. Raised in journalism. Love journalists, cats, food, celeb goss, stories that make me 🥹 https://www.audiencibility.com
@ashleytrawick.bsky.social
Storyteller | She/her | 📍Georgia | Here to talk about any of these: 🎶🎞✍🏾🎮, crack light jokes and show kindness. Newsletter: https://hertakeworks.kit.com/sign-up
@dawnthea.bsky.social
Managing editor, VPM News | dplisco@vpm.org | she/her, 🇵🇭, multiple sclerosis, RVA, journalist dimple, like DMPL
@jishnews.bsky.social
houston-based reporter. covering spaceflight+health for the Houston Biz Journal. he/him/his. shark 🦈+tabletop 🎲 enthusiast. my stuff: https://muckrack.com/jishnews. Sign up for the HBJ innovation newsletter: https://info.bizjournals.com/houstoninno/signu
@heatherjchin.bsky.social
deputy editor @billy-penn.bsky.social @whyynews.bsky.social | @aajafreelance co-director + @aajaphilly nat'l board rep | @switchboardnyc | Always curious, often hungry | RT/like=🤔🤣🤗🔖
@ronlyonsjr.bsky.social
@richardsima.bsky.social
Science journalist and Brain Matters columnist @washingtonpost.com. Erstwhile neuroscientist 🧠 https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/richard-sima/
@anntastic.bsky.social
Audio journalist, podcast person, editorial director at @indiejournalists.bsky.social I used to host a podcast about legal weed called On Something: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-something/id14659
@nyang.bsky.social
Senior editor for audience engagement at @startribune.com. Nap advocate. Send me your k-drama recs. Always looking for spicy food. She/her.
@mallorycarra.com
USC Annenberg part-time journalism professor, freelance journalist & podcast producer, yogi & foodie. Portfolio: mallorycarra.com / West Coast Media Jobs & more newsletters: https://substack.com/@mallorycarra
@kendrawrites.com
What's the opposite of apocalypse? Trying to chronicle that. Climate reporter based in NYC. Only speaking for myself. Tips? Reach me on Signal kendrawrites.04
@aviationqueen.bsky.social
Baby Digital’s mom. Lead Writer, Bankrate. Previously: Poynter-Koch Fellowship The Points Guy AOPA & Aviation Week #avgeek #Maynard200 #quilter Past ONA/NABJ boards. I ❤️ Southwest Air. Oakland/San Antonio/Baltimore
@juliachanb.bsky.social
Editor in chief ⌲ https://19thnews.org Co-founder/admin ⌲ https://journalistsofcolor.us More if you wanna ⌲ https://juliachanb.com/about ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ here for skeets and giggles
@aliciak2010.bsky.social
Texan. Journalist. Entrepreneur. Founder of RiversideRecord.org | @riversiderecord.bsky.social. USC Annenberg adjunct professor.
@aurabogado.bsky.social
Investigative reporter. Freddie Freeman fan. On Signal: https://tinyurl.com/mwjwj4zs
@ecg.bsky.social
Panda, journalist, painter, auntie, fiber artist and iced coffee enthusiast. Sometimes I make things, sometimes I break things. I can be found at: - Kimbap Media - The Marshall Project - Media Bridge Partners - Phish shows ⭕️
@fyrashid.bsky.social
@kenichiserino.bsky.social
Please don’t make me sign up for another Twitter alt. PBS NewsHour
@khari.bsky.social
proud dad, snack enthusiast, tech reporter at CalMatters/The Markup, formerly at WIRED and VentureBeat Fellow, Karsh Digital Technology for Democracy Lab at the University of Virginia SPJ board member http://www.kharijohnson.com 📍Oakland, CA
@litabeck.bsky.social
Politics reporter @abc15.com in Phoenix. Ex newspaper editor. Diné (Navajo). Tábąąhá. Latina. 📧 manuelita.beck@abc15.com 📞 litabeck.16 on Signal ❤️ Golden Knights & Flyers hockey, my 🐈⬛, Star Wars, Batman, AEW, F1, romancelandia.
@mike.tig.as
🤔 • priors: technologist at FTC, hacker-journalist at @propublica.org, contrib at @torproject.org (Onion Browser for iOS), TabulaPDF • he/him • [personal acct] 🌐: https://mike.tig.as/
@niketa.bsky.social
CEO/Executive Director, Online News Association. Priors: CUNY, The 19th, Twitter, CNN, ABC News & more. Brit living in Atlanta.
@cande313.bsky.social
JSK Stanford Fellow | Champion for healthy communities and local journalism | Detroiter | Storyteller
@johnhernandez.bsky.social
I wear many hats. 🧢 OpenNews rapscallion. 🗣️ Burning up in ATX. 🫠 Queens kid. #LFGM 🗽🍕
@andreagtrrz.bsky.social
Independent journalist, audio producer, cat lady, native plant gardener ⚡️ Past: NPR, LAist ✨ andreagtrrz.com 💌 andrea@andreagtrrz.com
@acnatta.bsky.social
I've been a journalist, a planner, and a hotel general manager. It's always about buying the ticket and taking the ride. Bronx native. Executive director/Executive editor, @bhamwatch.bsky.social
@erikreyna.dev
Software Development Manager for Elections at @apnews.com Past: @washingtonpost.com and @nytimes.com
@edeggans.bsky.social
NPR TV critic/analyst. This fall, I start teaching as Knight Professor of Media Ethics at Washington&Lee U. Blerd. Drummer. Author: Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation. Media bloviator.
@yolimartinez.bsky.social
Software Engineer @ Washington Post. Former Lecturer @ UC Berkeley J-School. A fan of cats, bread and journalism. Find some of my work and a link to my calendly: http://yolimartinez.github.io
@naomiishisaka.bsky.social
Seattle Times Social Justice Columnist / Assistant Managing Editor for Diversity and Inclusion. AAJA Seattle President. www.naomiishisaka.com she/her 🏳️🌈
@joeybear85.bsky.social
Associate director, Drinks, Bon Appétit prev: Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, others. Cat dad
@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
@elizatalks.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief at The Fuller Project: journalism that catalyses change for women & gender minorities | Care deeply about stories: telling new ones, how we tell them, who gets to tell them, how they connect to, inform and serve audiences.
@kimbui.bsky.social
That one Vietnamese American journalist. Media Consultant. JSK Fellow '24. Fiber Artist. Widow. Working on something new (stay tuned) Alum: Arizona Republic, NowThis, Reportedly, KPCC/LAist, too many others to list.
@mythilisk.bsky.social
Journalist. Bylines everywhere. Community media, public interest tech, politics, climate, South Asian diaspora. Collage Artist. NYC. Subscribe to my newsletter: exportquality.substack.com
@maiamcdonald.me
chicago journo 📝 | doing reporting/audience engagement for the @raceandequityproject.org 🔎 | board member for the Chicago Journalists Association | Mizzou J-School Alum 🎓🐯 | funky fashion enthusiast 🛍 | maiamcdonald.me | @maia.pink 🎪 | she/her
@karenho.bsky.social
Art crime and business reporter at ARTnews. Owner of a floofy dog. Canadian. Doomscrolling Reminder Lady. Confidential tips can be sent to kho at ARTnews.com or karenkho.45 on Signal
@karenyin.bsky.social
Writer by day, in bed by night. I am #ConsciousStyleGuide. Buy my books already! KarenYin.com/books LLF & CAC Fellow | ACES Robinson Prize Winner | Represented by Laurie Abkemeier, DeFiore & Company 🌈 she/ta/they
@justinmyers.net
Journalist, tinkerer, crocheter, parent. Married to @juliajrh.bsky.social. Graphics editor, @chicago.suntimes.com and @wbez.org. 🏳️⚧️⚧🟨⬜🟪⬛, any pronouns. Also active on fediverse/Mastodon: https://mastodon.sdf.org/@myersjustinc
@halophoenix.bsky.social
Author: Seen, Heard, & Paid Now: Managing Editor, PCMag. Then: WIRED, NYTimes, Lifehacker. Forever: Yours. Bi, poly, unapologetically Black. He/Him. Pfp 🎨: @mavisdeluna.art https://www.alan-henry.net https://www.novawerks.net
@webjournalist.bsky.social
USCAnnenberg Digital Profe, #JOVRNALISM creator, NAHJ Hall of Famer/Program Manager, CalMatters & InquireFirst board member. Chicas Poderosas #wjchat #HorizontalLoyalty he/him 🇸🇻 // I live sweat but I dream light years.