Journalist. Problem solver. Comma splice slayer. Slide deck wrangler. Typewriter collector. @TimesUnion managing editor, digital; Local Media Foundation board.
Albany, NY
Joined March 2007
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Journalists are taking on big and small problems in the industry right now. We want to do more. localmedia.org/2023/01/its-t…
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Jaliek Rainwalker was 12 years old when he disappeared in 2007 from Upstate NY. @wendyliberatore & I take a deep dive into his story in a new @timesunion podcast 🎙️ Ep 1 of "Rainwalker: The Lost Boy" is up! New eps weekly wherever you listen to podcasts open.spotify.com/episode/2sd…
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Many of my friends and former coworkers were laid off yesterday. If you're hiring and want some recommendations, please reach out to me.
Here's a thread of Hearst Newspapers jobs. I'll do my best to answer questions over DM.
(h/t @TimothyORourke for help compiling the list!)
If you’re able, this is a great way to support local media innovation and evolution.
Thanks @ericasmith for your generous donations to Local Media Foundation. You are going to be a great board chair next year. #GivingTuesday givebutter.com/LMF
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THE LOST BOY - PART ONE: Fifteen years after the disappearance of 12-year-old Jaliek Rainwalker, the case is no closer to being solved.
The first in a four-part series examines the accounts of the night before Rainwalker went missing.
FULL STORY: trib.al/x0KDubJ
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Hours after the publication of this article, Inspector General Lucy Lang's office released the report that details missteps by state regulators before the deadly limousine crash that killed 20 people in Schoharie four years ago.
trib.al/FSJx2GN
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Congrats to the @TimesUnion digital team for winning best digital presence in our circ division in @JournalistsNY awards. Here’s our award … @ericasmith @SneakersOToole
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On this day in 1910, a stowaway Kiddo the Cat became the first feline to attempt to cross the Atlantic in an airship (don't worry, he survived). His eventual howling led to one of the first radio communications from an aircraft in flight: "Roy, come and get this ---damn cat."
ALT A man in a smart suit and bowler hat holds a cat in a very stoic way. The image, from 1911, has an very old-fashioned feel to it.
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.@timesunion digital team throws down the gauntlet in the newsroom holiday decoration wars.
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What marks the beginning of upstate New York? Is it Yankee Stadium? Albany? Once you see a Stewart’s? Or is upstate just a state of mind?
FULL STORY: trib.al/jZLbbzv
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🛎️ Job Alert <ding-ding> 🛎️
Help us spread the news: The @hearst DevHub is hiring!
🖼️ Deputy Director of Visual Storytelling: eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/…
🗺️ Newsroom Engineer: eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/…
Our mission is #localnews innovation and the jobs are remote friendly. 🕶️
ALT Collage of web pages. From Hearst Newspapers (HNP)
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Rensselaer County's Republican elections commissioner arrested by @AlbanyFBI as part of ongoing ballot fraud investigation timesunion.com/state/article… via @TimesUnion
⚡️ “How a donor to NY Gov. Kathy Hochul received $637M in state payments” by @timesunion xitter.gq/i/events/1567875270627…
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Wanna buy whipped cream in NY? Be prepared to show I.D. trib.al/x4sMJZz
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The polls have closed. Get the latest results here. trib.al/Pip15ee
The @timesunion is hiring!
We're looking for a smart reporter who can write breaking news posts, report on trends and take deeper dives into the stories behind the headlines in Capital Region of New York. #JournalismJobs eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/…
We're also looking for a smart reporter to tackle trends and issues affecting the Hudson Valley. #JournalismJobs eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/…
Our friends in Connecticut are hiring too!
xitter.gq/mandyhofmockel/status/…
ICYMI: @Hearst Connecticut is hiring for several #JournalismJobs right now.
We're especially looking for local news reporters and AME-level editors 👉 bit.ly/ctjjobs
ALT A Twitter card with a teal background and white text says: Hearst Connecticut Media We are hiring! Find out more about our journalism jobs at bit.ly/ctjjobs.
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BREAKING: The search warrant authorizing the FBI to raid former President Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate confirm the Justice Department had seized what it contends were "classified" documents but provides little insight into how they justified the intrusion. trib.al/N7dZSz5
