Barbara Croll Fought
@bcfought.bsky.social
Passionate about faith, cooking and the news.
I know people are upset with the media. But just one positive example of the difference journalists can make: @nysfocus.bksy.social exposed that NY never implemented a law to reimburse kidney donors. The Health Department @nydoh.bluesky.social just did, 3 years later.
November 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I know people are upset with the media. But just one positive example of the difference journalists can make: @nysfocus.bksy.social exposed that NY never implemented a law to reimburse kidney donors. The Health Department @nydoh.bluesky.social just did, 3 years later.
I hosted an interesting #IvoryTower on @wcny.bsky.social today. But you want to watch the Dodgers and Blue Jays tonight? Or maybe @syracusefootball.bsky.social? I won't be upset. You can watch our show on @wcny.bsky.social after 8:30 on wcny.org or catch it on TV Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I hosted an interesting #IvoryTower on @wcny.bsky.social today. But you want to watch the Dodgers and Blue Jays tonight? Or maybe @syracusefootball.bsky.social? I won't be upset. You can watch our show on @wcny.bsky.social after 8:30 on wcny.org or catch it on TV Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
I mourn: Israel’s killing of 31 Yemeni journalists marks deadliest global attack in 16 years cpj.org?p=522184
Israel’s killing of 31 Yemeni journalists marks deadliest global attack in 16 years - Committee to Protect Journalists
Washington, D.C., September 19, 2025—Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, which killed 31 journalists and media support workers on September 10, signal that it...
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September 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I mourn: Israel’s killing of 31 Yemeni journalists marks deadliest global attack in 16 years cpj.org?p=522184
Good example of a public affairs story with detailed reporting, good interviewing and strong writing. Very powerful. Emotional. By @PostStandard reporters @meisenstadtsyr and @mbreidenbach about the #immigration raid on a local factory. www.syracuse.com/news/2025/09...
Inside the Upstate NY immigration raid: Secrecy, deception and a rush to deport dozens of workers (video)
Syracuse.com's examination of the raid at Nutrition Bar Confectioners in Cato shows questionable tactics.
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September 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Good example of a public affairs story with detailed reporting, good interviewing and strong writing. Very powerful. Emotional. By @PostStandard reporters @meisenstadtsyr and @mbreidenbach about the #immigration raid on a local factory. www.syracuse.com/news/2025/09...
Important to know history. This article is from military historian and my colleague @WCNYPBS #IvoryTower, @tyseidule.bsky.social. It's about the $10 million restoration of a Confederate monument to Arlington Cemetery. thehill.com/opinion/civi...
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September 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Important to know history. This article is from military historian and my colleague @WCNYPBS #IvoryTower, @tyseidule.bsky.social. It's about the $10 million restoration of a Confederate monument to Arlington Cemetery. thehill.com/opinion/civi...
@amazonhelp #KindleDigitalPublishing. Is your verify process working? We made 8 attempts: 3 computers, 2 mobile phones, 2 browsers, clear photos. We're stuck. Can we talk to a human?
September 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
@amazonhelp #KindleDigitalPublishing. Is your verify process working? We made 8 attempts: 3 computers, 2 mobile phones, 2 browsers, clear photos. We're stuck. Can we talk to a human?
Many viewers say they like the As and Fs segment of #IvoryTower @WCNYPBS best. Well, now you can see just those segments. Check them out here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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September 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Many viewers say they like the As and Fs segment of #IvoryTower @WCNYPBS best. Well, now you can see just those segments. Check them out here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Our church is looking for a music director -- who can lead both choral and contemporary music. Pass this on to anyone you know who would love to shape University United Methodist Church, Syracuse, NY's dynamic music ministry , files.constantcontact.com/92d31e57801/...
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September 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Our church is looking for a music director -- who can lead both choral and contemporary music. Pass this on to anyone you know who would love to shape University United Methodist Church, Syracuse, NY's dynamic music ministry , files.constantcontact.com/92d31e57801/...
@NewhouseBDJ alum @JasonBenetti shines in this @Freep article about the broadcast team for the #DetroitTigers. Well worth a read. www.freep.com/story/sports... @waersports @NewhouseSports
Detroit Tigers don't have perfect TV broadcast — but it sure is fun to watch
Jason Benetti, a talented broadcaster, can capture a big moment with the best, but his true gift is how he always seems to bring something else.
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September 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
@NewhouseBDJ alum @JasonBenetti shines in this @Freep article about the broadcast team for the #DetroitTigers. Well worth a read. www.freep.com/story/sports... @waersports @NewhouseSports
Say their names: Anas al-Sahrif, Mohammed Qureiqa, Ibrahim Thaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa. #aljazeerajournalists killed in # Gaza. I am very sad, yet thankful for their commitment to reporting so that we might know the truth.
August 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Say their names: Anas al-Sahrif, Mohammed Qureiqa, Ibrahim Thaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa. #aljazeerajournalists killed in # Gaza. I am very sad, yet thankful for their commitment to reporting so that we might know the truth.
Good reporting at #CentralCurrent that changed Syracuse police policy on sharing license plate data. Before the change the local police's database had been searched >4 million times. centralcurrent.org/syracuse-pol...
Syracuse police exposed driver data to cops around the country
Police officers searched Syracuse's data nearly 4.4 million times. SPD has backed out of the data sharing agreement, a spokesperson said.
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July 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Good reporting at #CentralCurrent that changed Syracuse police policy on sharing license plate data. Before the change the local police's database had been searched >4 million times. centralcurrent.org/syracuse-pol...
I bet most of us can use a short history lesson on what July 4 was all about. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkFx...
This from Professor Heather Cox Richardson bsky.app/profile/hcri...
This from Professor Heather Cox Richardson bsky.app/profile/hcri...
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July 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I bet most of us can use a short history lesson on what July 4 was all about. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkFx...
This from Professor Heather Cox Richardson bsky.app/profile/hcri...
This from Professor Heather Cox Richardson bsky.app/profile/hcri...
We're celebrating #Juneteenth by having our two @UUMCSyracuse church anti-racism groups over for a potluck tomorrow. And tonight we will watch "North to Freedom" from WSKG-TV, about abolition in NY State. wskg.org/north-to-fre... What are you doing?
North to Freedom
An original documentary from WSKG Public Television and filmmaker Brian Frey, examines the important role Upstate New York played in the Underground Railroad
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June 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We're celebrating #Juneteenth by having our two @UUMCSyracuse church anti-racism groups over for a potluck tomorrow. And tonight we will watch "North to Freedom" from WSKG-TV, about abolition in NY State. wskg.org/north-to-fre... What are you doing?
People CAN make a difference by speaking out! Most books censored at the Naval Academy library are now back. Plus $70K will get Navy students any book needed for research that isn't available. A nearby small bookstore gets the business. 19thnews.org/2025/05/dei-...
Hundreds of ‘DEI’ books are back at the Naval Academy. An alum and a bookshop fought their removal.
Following a public outcry, the academy returned titles by Maya Angelou, Harper Lee and others that were purged under Pentagon orders.
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June 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
People CAN make a difference by speaking out! Most books censored at the Naval Academy library are now back. Plus $70K will get Navy students any book needed for research that isn't available. A nearby small bookstore gets the business. 19thnews.org/2025/05/dei-...
CPJ and global media leaders call for urgent, unrestricted access to Gaza for journalists cpj.org?p=484868
CPJ and global media leaders call for urgent, unrestricted access to Gaza for journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, June 5, 2025—More than 130 global leaders of news and press freedom organizations called on world leaders, governments, and international institutions on Thursday to act immediately to ensur...
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June 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
CPJ and global media leaders call for urgent, unrestricted access to Gaza for journalists cpj.org?p=484868
At a time of so much negativity I am working each day to find something positive. I will post some of my finds. Today this @NPR story about volunteering lifted my heart. www.npr.org/2025/05/06/n...
Doug Ruch's dying wish is to help people by volunteering in all 50 states
When his doctor told him he had just 12 to 18 months to live after his cancer metastasized, Doug Ruch decided to devote his remaining time to doing community service in all 50 states.
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May 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
At a time of so much negativity I am working each day to find something positive. I will post some of my finds. Today this @NPR story about volunteering lifted my heart. www.npr.org/2025/05/06/n...
Journalism ethics say reporters/editors and #ivorytower news hosts like me are to be independent but I would be pleased if many people write Congress to continue funding to local radio and TV public media stations. www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
Trump signs order seeking to end federal funding for PBS and NPR
The Trump executive order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to halt indirect funding of NPR and PBS through grants to local stations.
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May 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Journalism ethics say reporters/editors and #ivorytower news hosts like me are to be independent but I would be pleased if many people write Congress to continue funding to local radio and TV public media stations. www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
Journalism ethics say reporters/editors should stay independent, and yes, I host a public affairs show @WCNYPBS, but I hope manypeople write Congress to keep funding for news, arts, culture on local public radio and TV stations. www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
Trump signs order seeking to end federal funding for PBS and NPR
The Trump executive order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to halt indirect funding of NPR and PBS through grants to local stations.
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May 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Journalism ethics say reporters/editors should stay independent, and yes, I host a public affairs show @WCNYPBS, but I hope manypeople write Congress to keep funding for news, arts, culture on local public radio and TV stations. www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
The creativity of reporters often amazes me. Check out this great investigative story from @washingtonpost.com
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Where does hurricane waste go? We tracked it with Air Tags to find out.
The small 1.54-square-mile Treasure Island would produce over 128,000 cubic yards of debris after the storms — roughly 2 million standard kitchen trash bags worth of waste.
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April 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The creativity of reporters often amazes me. Check out this great investigative story from @washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Let’s remember that journalists have ethics and that’s why editor Jeffrey Goldberg didn’t tell what he knew until later and did not release all the information related to national security. Https://www.spj.org/ethics
March 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Let’s remember that journalists have ethics and that’s why editor Jeffrey Goldberg didn’t tell what he knew until later and did not release all the information related to national security. Https://www.spj.org/ethics
For News Directors, EPs and journalism profs: If I was still teaching web writing I'd assign this article on Day 1 about how to write a compelling lead dynamicsofwriting.com and then give students writing drills based on this.
Dynamics of Writing
"Dynamics" textbooks updates, media issues and general mirth
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February 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
For News Directors, EPs and journalism profs: If I was still teaching web writing I'd assign this article on Day 1 about how to write a compelling lead dynamicsofwriting.com and then give students writing drills based on this.
Sending love ❤️ to all #IvoryTower viewers but you won't see us on @wcny.bsky.social tonight. The roads were too dangerous for three of our panelists to get in early Friday morning. This is probably only the 3rd or 4th time in 22 years that we haven't brought you a show. We hope you understand.
February 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Sending love ❤️ to all #IvoryTower viewers but you won't see us on @wcny.bsky.social tonight. The roads were too dangerous for three of our panelists to get in early Friday morning. This is probably only the 3rd or 4th time in 22 years that we haven't brought you a show. We hope you understand.
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NYT is trying to get Vol 2 of Jack Smith's report (MAL/Classified Docs) thru FOIA in this lawsuit. DOJ denied the request on 2/5 & NYT is taking an admin appeal of that decision. If (when) they lose, they will come back to the court to try and get the report. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
February 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
NYT is trying to get Vol 2 of Jack Smith's report (MAL/Classified Docs) thru FOIA in this lawsuit. DOJ denied the request on 2/5 & NYT is taking an admin appeal of that decision. If (when) they lose, they will come back to the court to try and get the report. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
I found cute outfits and a Valentine's Day Special @LydiasAtticSyracuse: $2 off dresses at this thrift store Sat & Sun. Interested in sustainability, recycling and repurposing clothes? Check out what's here. Stop by at corner of Univ Ave and E. Genesee in Syracuse. Open Sat 12-4 and Sunday 12-4.
February 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I found cute outfits and a Valentine's Day Special @LydiasAtticSyracuse: $2 off dresses at this thrift store Sat & Sun. Interested in sustainability, recycling and repurposing clothes? Check out what's here. Stop by at corner of Univ Ave and E. Genesee in Syracuse. Open Sat 12-4 and Sunday 12-4.
Media are missing an important angle to all the budget cuts/holds and USAID funding in limbo --- reaction of the religious community. Most faith's sacred texts speak of doing charitable works for others, without reward yourself. Here is one reaction by United Methodist bishops.
February 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Media are missing an important angle to all the budget cuts/holds and USAID funding in limbo --- reaction of the religious community. Most faith's sacred texts speak of doing charitable works for others, without reward yourself. Here is one reaction by United Methodist bishops.