Alex Stedman
@asted.bsky.social
Journalist, currently editing opinions at LA Times. Formerly IGN and Variety. Tiny dog mother. Long-suffering Bears fan.
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Alex Stedman
@asted.bsky.social
· Apr 14
Look Ma, new job! Will be editing opinions at LA Times for at least the next six months ✨
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look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry
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just a reminder that the 8 Dems who folded need to vote again later in the week (thanks to dumb senate procedure, unsurprisingly)
light their phones up tomorrow at 9AM
light their phones up tomorrow at 9AM
BREAKING
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
just a reminder that the 8 Dems who folded need to vote again later in the week (thanks to dumb senate procedure, unsurprisingly)
light their phones up tomorrow at 9AM
light their phones up tomorrow at 9AM
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i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
Don’t talk to me, I’m hope-scrolling
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Don’t talk to me, I’m hope-scrolling
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[in a way I haven't truly meant it all year] nice
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
[in a way I haven't truly meant it all year] nice
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I think a thing we'll learn tonight is that people fucking hate what is going on and they will straight ticket vote against anyone involved in starving people while pillaging the country and kidnapping their neighbors. I don't think it matters at all who that person is.
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I think a thing we'll learn tonight is that people fucking hate what is going on and they will straight ticket vote against anyone involved in starving people while pillaging the country and kidnapping their neighbors. I don't think it matters at all who that person is.
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on october 23rd the muses descend upon a pop girlie to bestow her the divine gift of creation
October 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
on october 23rd the muses descend upon a pop girlie to bestow her the divine gift of creation
Is it just me or is it a particularly difficult year to come up with a Halloween costume?
October 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Is it just me or is it a particularly difficult year to come up with a Halloween costume?
I know times are tough but the rescue I got my dog from, Mutt Scouts, is literally almost out of money. They do incredible work, rescuing dogs in the most dire of situations who would not survive in the shelter system. Please consider giving a tiny bit 💕 www.instagram.com/p/DPeo9XagUM...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I know times are tough but the rescue I got my dog from, Mutt Scouts, is literally almost out of money. They do incredible work, rescuing dogs in the most dire of situations who would not survive in the shelter system. Please consider giving a tiny bit 💕 www.instagram.com/p/DPeo9XagUM...
There’s a couple of women who live in my complex who are frequently sitting outside the building to smoke and chat. They’ve always been so excited when I walk past with Harley and have been trying for like, two years to get her to like them (she’s very selective in her affection!)
October 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
There’s a couple of women who live in my complex who are frequently sitting outside the building to smoke and chat. They’ve always been so excited when I walk past with Harley and have been trying for like, two years to get her to like them (she’s very selective in her affection!)
Awwww man. So the Actually Romantic thing was real? That actually bums me out so hard. Sympathy Is a Knife is one of the most vulnerable pop songs out there and… definitely wasn’t an insult??
October 3, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Awwww man. So the Actually Romantic thing was real? That actually bums me out so hard. Sympathy Is a Knife is one of the most vulnerable pop songs out there and… definitely wasn’t an insult??
Me when all my cruel, shitty bullies struggle and all my cool hot talented kind friends thrive
a man in a purple shirt drinking from a blue mug
ALT: a man in a purple shirt drinking from a blue mug
media.tenor.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Me when all my cruel, shitty bullies struggle and all my cool hot talented kind friends thrive
Did you know you could just write a book? Like no one can stop you. You can just sit down and write it.
(This is a subtweet at myself)
(This is a subtweet at myself)
September 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Did you know you could just write a book? Like no one can stop you. You can just sit down and write it.
(This is a subtweet at myself)
(This is a subtweet at myself)
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Major companies and industry leaders need to protect developers, partners, and creators.
Speak out against harassment campaigns. Ignoring them allows the people who are already safe and untouchable to remain so, while leaving at-risk folks to face hate and harassment head-on and alone.
Speak out against harassment campaigns. Ignoring them allows the people who are already safe and untouchable to remain so, while leaving at-risk folks to face hate and harassment head-on and alone.
August 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Major companies and industry leaders need to protect developers, partners, and creators.
Speak out against harassment campaigns. Ignoring them allows the people who are already safe and untouchable to remain so, while leaving at-risk folks to face hate and harassment head-on and alone.
Speak out against harassment campaigns. Ignoring them allows the people who are already safe and untouchable to remain so, while leaving at-risk folks to face hate and harassment head-on and alone.
I absolutely loved working at IGN, but I was so burnt out and overworked that I felt I had to leave. I don’t regret that decision, but I am still sad I had to make it.
When I was leaving, my biggest concern was my already small, overburdened news team would be even more overworked.
When I was leaving, my biggest concern was my already small, overburdened news team would be even more overworked.
Ziff Davis and IGN routinely decide that work done by our laid off colleagues is not important. But inevitably, that crucial work falls onto those who remain.
Not this time. Not anymore.
Not this time. Not anymore.
August 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I absolutely loved working at IGN, but I was so burnt out and overworked that I felt I had to leave. I don’t regret that decision, but I am still sad I had to make it.
When I was leaving, my biggest concern was my already small, overburdened news team would be even more overworked.
When I was leaving, my biggest concern was my already small, overburdened news team would be even more overworked.
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In the four years I've been at IGN I've watched its staff shrink and shrink, all while those who remain are asked to do more and more. I see colleagues skip lunch, stay late day after day, and burn out.
IGN staff are passionate and love their work. But we can't keep letting that be exploited.
IGN staff are passionate and love their work. But we can't keep letting that be exploited.
Ziff Davis and IGN routinely decide that work done by our laid off colleagues is not important. But inevitably, that crucial work falls onto those who remain.
Not this time. Not anymore.
Not this time. Not anymore.
August 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
In the four years I've been at IGN I've watched its staff shrink and shrink, all while those who remain are asked to do more and more. I see colleagues skip lunch, stay late day after day, and burn out.
IGN staff are passionate and love their work. But we can't keep letting that be exploited.
IGN staff are passionate and love their work. But we can't keep letting that be exploited.
There’s been a lot of talk about entertainment criticism over the past few days, and I appreciate that!
I would love to see similar energy for entertainment reporters. The people putting their asses on the lines to give a voice to the under-represented in this industry. Reporting is *hard.*
I would love to see similar energy for entertainment reporters. The people putting their asses on the lines to give a voice to the under-represented in this industry. Reporting is *hard.*
August 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
There’s been a lot of talk about entertainment criticism over the past few days, and I appreciate that!
I would love to see similar energy for entertainment reporters. The people putting their asses on the lines to give a voice to the under-represented in this industry. Reporting is *hard.*
I would love to see similar energy for entertainment reporters. The people putting their asses on the lines to give a voice to the under-represented in this industry. Reporting is *hard.*
Currently in the “I will never take having clear nostrils for granted again” phase of being sick, send help
August 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Currently in the “I will never take having clear nostrils for granted again” phase of being sick, send help
Currently watching my dog-loving, “do the right thing” ahhhh dad watch Superman 😭
August 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Currently watching my dog-loving, “do the right thing” ahhhh dad watch Superman 😭
I am so confused by this headline. “Boost” Hollywood coverage but axe most of your core entertainment writers?
If I’m being cynical (and I see no reason not to be), that probably just means hiring people you can pay less. variety.com/2025/digital...
If I’m being cynical (and I see no reason not to be), that probably just means hiring people you can pay less. variety.com/2025/digital...
Vanity Fair Will Boost Focus on Core Areas Like Hollywood While Cutting Back Some Coverage, Says New Editorial Director
Vanity Fair will scale back certain areas of coverage, including shutting down The Hive, to focus on entertainment and culture, editorial director Mark Guiducci said.
variety.com
August 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I am so confused by this headline. “Boost” Hollywood coverage but axe most of your core entertainment writers?
If I’m being cynical (and I see no reason not to be), that probably just means hiring people you can pay less. variety.com/2025/digital...
If I’m being cynical (and I see no reason not to be), that probably just means hiring people you can pay less. variety.com/2025/digital...
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An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza.
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and M...
cpj.org
August 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza.
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
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The final statement by Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, written months ago in anticipation of his likely death, posted on Twitter/X by a friend. Israel assassinated him tonight along with his reporting team in an airstrike in Gaza.
August 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The final statement by Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, written months ago in anticipation of his likely death, posted on Twitter/X by a friend. Israel assassinated him tonight along with his reporting team in an airstrike in Gaza.
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calling children “fuck trophies” is why everyone who’s peacefully child free by choice has to go BUT I LOVE KIDS I DONT HATE KIDS so we don’t sound like you, a serial killer
Do these people think children should just be kept in fucking kennels til they deem them cool enough to exist in public?
August 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
calling children “fuck trophies” is why everyone who’s peacefully child free by choice has to go BUT I LOVE KIDS I DONT HATE KIDS so we don’t sound like you, a serial killer