Allison Salerno
@allisonbsalerno.bsky.social
Georgia-based multimedia journalist with words in @nytimes @washingtonpost etc. Report on food, farming, climate, social innovation. ASJA, NAHJ and AIR member. Ñ awards from NAHJ. Write, hike, knit, backpack, read, repeat.
My latest. In @theassemblync.bsky.social
#extremeweather #art #trauma
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#extremeweather #art #trauma
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Finding Solace in Art After Helene
In hard-hit Marshall, N.C., artists have found their creative work helps them process their losses after Hurricane Helene.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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my latest. with @palabranahj.bsky.social
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#immigration #massdeportation
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#immigration #massdeportation
No License, No Rights: The Underground Network Keeping Georgia’s Immigrants Moving — palabra.
Georgia volunteers defy 'migrant hunt' orders, forming underground networks to transport immigrants despite driver's license bans. Their dangerous resistance revealed.
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August 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
my latest. with @palabranahj.bsky.social
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#immigration #massdeportation
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#immigration #massdeportation
No License, No Rights: The Underground Network Keeping Georgia’s Immigrants Moving — palabra.
Georgia volunteers defy 'migrant hunt' orders, forming underground networks to transport immigrants despite driver's license bans. Their dangerous resistance revealed.
www.palabranahj.org
August 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
humbled this radio doc of mine about #climatechange and #farmworkers earned second place Ñ award from @morelatinosinnews.bsky.social Thanks to @fi2w.org for believing in this story
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Harvest of Shame: Deadly Heat Edition - Feet in 2 Worlds
In July of 2023, Efraín López García died picking fruit on a farm in Homestead, Florida. According to his family, extreme heat caused his death. At the same time, the Florida legislature was consideri...
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July 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
humbled this radio doc of mine about #climatechange and #farmworkers earned second place Ñ award from @morelatinosinnews.bsky.social Thanks to @fi2w.org for believing in this story
www.fi2w.org/harvest-of-s...
www.fi2w.org/harvest-of-s...
A Death In the Woods www.theassemblync.com/health/menta...
My latest. #mentalhealth #wildernesstherapy Thank you editor @katesheppard.bsky.social and @ewstephe.bsky.social @theassemblync.bsky.social
My latest. #mentalhealth #wildernesstherapy Thank you editor @katesheppard.bsky.social and @ewstephe.bsky.social @theassemblync.bsky.social
A Death In the Woods
Families turn to wilderness therapy like Trails Carolina to address mental health. But does a 12 year old's death raise oversight concerns?
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April 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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My latest. #mentalhealth #wildernesstherapy Thank you editor @katesheppard.bsky.social and @ewstephe.bsky.social @theassemblync.bsky.social
My latest. #mentalhealth #wildernesstherapy Thank you editor @katesheppard.bsky.social and @ewstephe.bsky.social @theassemblync.bsky.social
my latest
After leaving Mexico 25 years ago, Federico Gutierrez faces a new challenge: rebuilding after Hurricane Helene. His granddaughter, photojournalist Kaoly Gutierrez, captured his journey and the community’s toward recovery. @allisonbsalerno.bsky.social www.palabranahj.org/archive/betw...
March 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
my latest
My latest: a portrait of an #entrepreneur and #migrant facing the impacts of #extremeweather
#northcarolina #climatechange #hurricane #flooding #nahj
#northcarolina #climatechange #hurricane #flooding #nahj
After leaving Mexico 25 years ago, Federico Gutierrez faces a new challenge: rebuilding after Hurricane Helene. His granddaughter, photojournalist Kaoly Gutierrez, captured his journey and the community’s toward recovery. @allisonbsalerno.bsky.social www.palabranahj.org/archive/betw...
March 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My latest: a portrait of an #entrepreneur and #migrant facing the impacts of #extremeweather
#northcarolina #climatechange #hurricane #flooding #nahj
#northcarolina #climatechange #hurricane #flooding #nahj
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The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee told GOP lawmakers to stop having in-person town halls with constituents. The directive comes as Republican town halls have devolved into angry shouting matches across the U.S.
Republican House Members Told to Stop Holding In-Person Town Halls
The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee told G.O.P. lawmakers that public confrontations with angry constituents could hurt them politically in the midterm elections.
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March 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee told GOP lawmakers to stop having in-person town halls with constituents. The directive comes as Republican town halls have devolved into angry shouting matches across the U.S.
sixth book of 2025. #booksky #writingcommunity #freelance "sometimes her work was still rejected by the first publication she sent it to, but instead of becoming discourage she simply sent the piece elsewhere until it was accepted..." #canadianlit 1/2
February 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
sixth book of 2025. #booksky #writingcommunity #freelance "sometimes her work was still rejected by the first publication she sent it to, but instead of becoming discourage she simply sent the piece elsewhere until it was accepted..." #canadianlit 1/2
a first for me: while interviewing a source at a federal agency, I also released an #anole who had made its way into our kitchen. Multitasking while committing
#journalism
#writingcommunity
#freelancejournalism
(not my puc)
#journalism
#writingcommunity
#freelancejournalism
(not my puc)
February 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
a first for me: while interviewing a source at a federal agency, I also released an #anole who had made its way into our kitchen. Multitasking while committing
#journalism
#writingcommunity
#freelancejournalism
(not my puc)
#journalism
#writingcommunity
#freelancejournalism
(not my puc)
"We have to defend democracy, but remember that not everything is politics. Without science, industry, and technology, no progress is possible, and without music and art, there's no soul." @isabelallende.com Grateful for @libbyapp.bsky.social
#publiclibraries and time to listen and read. #booksky
#publiclibraries and time to listen and read. #booksky
February 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"We have to defend democracy, but remember that not everything is politics. Without science, industry, and technology, no progress is possible, and without music and art, there's no soul." @isabelallende.com Grateful for @libbyapp.bsky.social
#publiclibraries and time to listen and read. #booksky
#publiclibraries and time to listen and read. #booksky
#onassignment today for @palabranahj.bsky.social
Sone families in #westernnorthcarolina are still struggling to recover from #hurricanehelene
#climatechange #extremeweather #writingcommunity #freelancejournalism
Sone families in #westernnorthcarolina are still struggling to recover from #hurricanehelene
#climatechange #extremeweather #writingcommunity #freelancejournalism
February 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
#onassignment today for @palabranahj.bsky.social
Sone families in #westernnorthcarolina are still struggling to recover from #hurricanehelene
#climatechange #extremeweather #writingcommunity #freelancejournalism
Sone families in #westernnorthcarolina are still struggling to recover from #hurricanehelene
#climatechange #extremeweather #writingcommunity #freelancejournalism
What are your January reads? @mashagessen.bsky.social 's prescient work was my fourth book this month. "many of us were reduced to sharing only isolation" #booksky
January 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
What are your January reads? @mashagessen.bsky.social 's prescient work was my fourth book this month. "many of us were reduced to sharing only isolation" #booksky
Which #bronte book or biography of #charlottebronte do you reccommend I read next? As a lifelong reader and an English major, I'm surprised to say I'd never read Jane Eyre. loved it. #booksky Loving my #libbyapp #brontesisters
January 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Which #bronte book or biography of #charlottebronte do you reccommend I read next? As a lifelong reader and an English major, I'm surprised to say I'd never read Jane Eyre. loved it. #booksky Loving my #libbyapp #brontesisters
Delighted to work once again with the great folks at Plate Magazine on this story about #returningcitizens in the #restaurants industry.
Giving Formerly Incarcerated Workers a Second Chance in the Kitchen
In November 2024 Miguel Tapia, 48, was released from the Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe after nearly 15 years behind bars on a drug-trafficking conviction.
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January 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Delighted to work once again with the great folks at Plate Magazine on this story about #returningcitizens in the #restaurants industry.
#publiclibraries are the best. I need to read a chapter of an obscure herpetology book (is that redundant) and the closest copy is 95 miles away. No problem. Reference libriaran at my county library is ordering it via interlibrary loan. Gratis. #writingcommunity #freelancejournalist
January 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
#publiclibraries are the best. I need to read a chapter of an obscure herpetology book (is that redundant) and the closest copy is 95 miles away. No problem. Reference libriaran at my county library is ordering it via interlibrary loan. Gratis. #writingcommunity #freelancejournalist
My latest: a tiny #appalachiantrail town is preparing for spring AT #hikers after Hurricane Helene left it in ruins. Thanks to @theassemblync.bsky.social's @katesheppard.bsky.social. #westernnc #extremeweather #backpacking
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Tourism-Dependent Hot Springs Tries to Rebuild by Spring
Damage from Hurricane Helene has put the upcoming hiking season in question for the first town on the Appalachian Trail.
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January 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My latest: a tiny #appalachiantrail town is preparing for spring AT #hikers after Hurricane Helene left it in ruins. Thanks to @theassemblync.bsky.social's @katesheppard.bsky.social. #westernnc #extremeweather #backpacking
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December 30, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Humbled to write for them. This #independentjournalism outlet deserves your support - in #northcarolina and beyond
@theassemblync.bsky.social has been a breath of fresh air in NC journalism w/a team of excellent writers regularly dropping extremely well-researched long form pieces and political scoops.
Subscribing should be a no brainer if you live in North Carolina. $60/yr for basic is well worth it. #ncpol
Subscribing should be a no brainer if you live in North Carolina. $60/yr for basic is well worth it. #ncpol
December 27, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Humbled to write for them. This #independentjournalism outlet deserves your support - in #northcarolina and beyond
#booksky I will read just about anything. #Childrensliterature is high on the list. I read this book during a spent time in waiting rooms. Magnificent! #katedicamillo #writingcommunity
December 19, 2024 at 1:45 PM
#booksky I will read just about anything. #Childrensliterature is high on the list. I read this book during a spent time in waiting rooms. Magnificent! #katedicamillo #writingcommunity
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Florida workers, including construction workers, laborers, and roofers died in the heat. But their deaths were kept from authorities, Hannah Critchfield and Juan Carlos Chavez report for the Tampa Bay Times: www.tampabay.com/investigatio...
Florida workers died in the heat. Their deaths were kept from authorities
A Times investigation found twice as many workers have died across the state from heat than officials know.
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December 15, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Florida workers, including construction workers, laborers, and roofers died in the heat. But their deaths were kept from authorities, Hannah Critchfield and Juan Carlos Chavez report for the Tampa Bay Times: www.tampabay.com/investigatio...
December 7, 2024 at 2:52 AM
important story from @medillschool.bsky.social (my alma mater) on news deserts and support for #donaldtrump
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#journalism
New: Trump won the popular vote narrowly. But in news deserts—counties where there are no local news sources or reporters —he won in a landslide. Latest by me and @volk_maps for Medill School’s Local News Initiative. localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/1...
In news deserts, Trump won in a landslide
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December 6, 2024 at 2:19 PM
important story from @medillschool.bsky.social (my alma mater) on news deserts and support for #donaldtrump
#journalism
#journalism