EvilReporterChick
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Journalist, teacher, traveler, wine drinker, dog lover. I like the smell of news print. monimoni.substack.com/
Trump is attacking the guest worker program. I would not be here without it. nripulse.com/i-came-to-am...
I Came to America on My Father’s H-1 Visa, But Now That Door Is Closing for Others Like Us
BY MONI BASU* On a warm April day in 1978, my father and I drove 160 miles east from our house in Tallahassee to Jacksonville. It wasn’t to frolic on a beach or to go shopping at Regency Square mall. ...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Trump is attacking the guest worker program. I would not be here without it. nripulse.com/i-came-to-am...
Kudos to UGA MFA alum @maxblau.bsky.social for reporting a terrific story and thanks to @thesundaylongread.bsky.social for featuring him and our program on its podcast. Take a listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
“Proximity is power” : Max Blau on mixing investigative and feature writing (Live at UGA)
Podcast Episode · The Sunday Long Read Podcast · 09/26/2025 · 1h 11m
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September 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Kudos to UGA MFA alum @maxblau.bsky.social for reporting a terrific story and thanks to @thesundaylongread.bsky.social for featuring him and our program on its podcast. Take a listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/w...
The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza
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August 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/w...
I learned a lot while reporting this story about animal farming and why chicken farmers are fed up. bittersoutherner.com/2025/issue-1...
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Transfarmation — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
Fed up with a system that may harm both bird and man, southern poultry farmers consider the future.
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May 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I learned a lot while reporting this story about animal farming and why chicken farmers are fed up. bittersoutherner.com/2025/issue-1...
@mercyforanimals.org @bittersouth.bsky.social
@mercyforanimals.org @bittersouth.bsky.social
Thank goodness. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
Live Updates: Trump Announces Truce Between India and Pakistan
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May 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Thank goodness. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
Tears for the subcontinent: India Strikes Pakistan but Is Said to Have Lost Jets www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/w...
India Strikes Pakistan but Is Said to Have Lost Jets
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May 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Tears for the subcontinent: India Strikes Pakistan but Is Said to Have Lost Jets www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/w...
Thank you, Erika Hayasaki, for taking the time to speak with me. Check out our fabulous MFA program at UGA. @ugagrady.bsky.social thereportedessay.substack.com/p/studying-n...
Studying Narrative Nonfiction
A conversation with journalist Moni Basu, director of the University of Georgia’s low-residency program in narrative nonfiction
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March 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Thank you, Erika Hayasaki, for taking the time to speak with me. Check out our fabulous MFA program at UGA. @ugagrady.bsky.social thereportedessay.substack.com/p/studying-n...
This is so scary.
Free Mahmoud Khalil - this is what happens when someone uses ACTUAL free speech - none of the political, institutional, academic or other figures who claim to love the First Amendment rushes to aid them, because they're worried about how a genuine belief in human rights will affect their PR.
March 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This is so scary.
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As Orwell predicted.
March 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
As Orwell predicted.
@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social is so right on: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...
Opinion | There Is a Liberal Answer to Elon Musk
Right-wing populism thrives on scarcity. The answer is abundance. But a politics of abundance will work only if Democrats confront where their approach has failed.
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March 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social is so right on: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...
We have come a long way since Merle Oberon had to hide her identity. But I fear those times may be here agin. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/a...
Merle Oberon, a Hollywood Star With a Career-Ending Secret
Merle Oberon was a popular actress who was once nominated for an Oscar. But a fact that she hid from the public threatened to unspool her entire life’s work.
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March 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
We have come a long way since Merle Oberon had to hide her identity. But I fear those times may be here agin. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/a...
Trump and his cronies want these words gone: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Words Federal Agencies Are Removing From Their Sites Under Trump
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
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March 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trump and his cronies want these words gone: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A great voice silenced. Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Who Ruled the Charts, Dies at 88. #RIP www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/a...
Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Behind ‘Killing Me Softly,’ Dies at 88
With majestic anthems like “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Ms. Flack, a former schoolteacher, became one of the most widely heard artists of the 1970s.
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February 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A great voice silenced. Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Who Ruled the Charts, Dies at 88. #RIP www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/a...
Silenced too soon. Zakir Hussain, Tabla Virtuoso Who Forged Global Fusions, Dies at 73. #RIP www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/a...
Zakir Hussain, Peerless Indian Tabla Player, Dies at 73
Considered a national treasure in his homeland, the percussionist transcended genres and brought classical Indian music to a global audience.
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December 16, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Silenced too soon. Zakir Hussain, Tabla Virtuoso Who Forged Global Fusions, Dies at 73. #RIP www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/a...
Oh, no. What a huge loss. Nikki Giovanni, who explored Black life in verse, dies at 81
December 10, 2024 at 4:18 AM
Oh, no. What a huge loss. Nikki Giovanni, who explored Black life in verse, dies at 81
Incredible events in Syria. www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
Syria Live Updates: Rebels Enter Damascus as al-Assad Appears to Flee
President Bashar al-Assad’s immediate location was not initially clear after rebels took control of Syria’s capital. Russia’s foreign ministry did not provide details on where he had gone, saying only...
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December 8, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Incredible events in Syria. www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
OMG. My favorite show of the week: Wirecutter does butter! Running out for some Kerrygold right now.
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The Best Butter
We tasted 17 salted butters and baked with 11 unsalted butters. These are our favorites.
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November 22, 2024 at 8:21 PM
OMG. My favorite show of the week: Wirecutter does butter! Running out for some Kerrygold right now.
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
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Rooting for the home boy, Gukesh Dommaraju, in this championship that will be only slightly less watched than the Tyson fight. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/s...
The World Chess Champion Could Lose His Title, and It Might Not Be Close
Chess’s biggest event starts next week. The reigning champion, Ding Liren, is seen as an underdog compared to an 18-year-old competitor.
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November 22, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Rooting for the home boy, Gukesh Dommaraju, in this championship that will be only slightly less watched than the Tyson fight. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/s...
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FINALLY. Now we can see what everyone was complaining about last week.
November 20, 2024 at 2:45 AM
FINALLY. Now we can see what everyone was complaining about last week.