Fan of newsrooms + data. Married to @myersjustinc. #GoPackGo She/Her
Chicago, IL
Joined July 2009
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Julia Haslanger retweeted
13/ To save her own life, Waldorf would need a way to make it across state lines.
Read her full story: propublica.org/article/arkan…
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some (rare) good news for the journalism industry: The Philadelphia Inquirer is profitable
inquirer.com/opinion/comment…
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WBEZ programming could be interrupted due to power outage at Navy Pier wbez.org/pressroom/2025/12/1…
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I recently finished a capstone project as part of an executive fellowship at the @newmarkjschool and landed on a humbling realization: that journalism is an industry that thinks more highly of itself than anyone else does of it.
That’s on us to change. medium.com/news-innovation-a…
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My pal and coworker @woodt15 just dropped his latest book — Something in the Air — an approachable deep dive on the science connecting our bodies and the weather. Buy your copy: bookshop.org/p/books/somethi…
The fastest I have clicked to buy something in years.
JUST IN: Say hello to our limited edition 🌸 cherry blossom 🌸 wooden train.
For the first time ever, you can grab a toy train to match our wrapped one in the system.
Get yours today before they’re gone: link.wmata.com/TxyT50VtXw0
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I've been sooo polite about this, but the next news outlet that doesn't cite Food Fix as first to report this news is getting a nasty email from me. 🔥
Scoop: Jim Jones has resigned as FDA deputy commissioner for human foods.
The move comes after the Trump administration over the weekend fired thousands of employees across HHS, including many within FDA’s foods program.
foodfix.co/jim-jones-resigns…
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.@MidwestEmmys is offering financial assistance to attend the 2025 NICAR data journalism conference in Minneapolis! The $500 honorarium will help someone purchase an IRE membership and conference registration.
Apply by this Friday, Feb. 21: uppermidwestemmys.wufoo.com/…
ALT National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences logo and text: “Emmy® Honorarium. Apply for $500 Honorarium to attend 2025 IRE & NICAR Conference”
Julia Haslanger retweeted
It’s a good day to buy an actual 📰 in Philadelphia. The @phillyinquirer’s commemorative Eagles Super Bowl edition is on newsstands, and includes a re-print of Monday’s front page if you’re still trying to get your hands on one.
Julia Haslanger retweeted
INTERN SZN AT INKY IS UPON US: My desk is hiring our summer intern and I would love to see some of the talented student journos in my timeline apply. Bonus: you get to work with the coolest people in the newsroom 😎 details: inquirer.rec.pro.ukg.net/PHI…
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🚨#NotifyChicago: Winter Storm Watch! Expect heavy snowfall of 6+ inches from Wed morning through late night. Travel could be tough, especially during evening commute. Stay tuned for updates! ❄️ #StaySafeChicago
Julia Haslanger retweeted
I feel like a lot of people need to hear this because I'm seeing false information floating around online:
The poles in Philly were NOT greased last night.
Julia Haslanger retweeted
I hope Meta and TikTok employees are keeping diaries because one day we’ll need an oral history of January 2025 and it is going to be wild
Julia Haslanger retweeted
39% of Chicagoans live in single-family homes that occupy 26% of the city's land area. The other 61% of residents live in multifamily housing that takes up just 17% of the land area.
ALT A map of Chicago showing parcels with single or multifamily housing
Julia Haslanger retweeted
I love my hallucinated husband. He's the best, most caring man ever.
Yes, Apple Intelligence’s notification summaries keep insisting I have a husband when summarizing messages from my wife. Apple says its AI was designed with responsible principles to avoid reinforcing stereotypes and systemic biases. It also says it’s working on updates to improve accuracy and address these kinds of issues.
More in my newsletter this week: techthings.cmail20.com/t/d-e…
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As the Supreme Court hears arguments about a possible TikTok ban, this striking chart from @pewjournalism shows that the site has very rapidly become a source of news for many Americans. pewresearch.org/short-reads/…
ALT Line chart showing that TikTok has rapidly become a source of news for the people who use it. In 2024, 52% of adult TikTok users in the United States said they regularly get news there, up from 22% in 2020.