Kari Plog
@kariplog.bsky.social
Now: government comms
Then: audio/print journalism
Co-host of The Walk Home podcast
Then: audio/print journalism
Co-host of The Walk Home podcast
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Charlie Kirk shooting:
• Attack occurred ~20 minutes after he began speaking at Utah Valley University.
• A university spokeswoman says they do not know Kirk's condition.
• Utah Gov. Spencer Cox: “Those responsible will be held fully accountable."
• FBI responding.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
• Attack occurred ~20 minutes after he began speaking at Utah Valley University.
• A university spokeswoman says they do not know Kirk's condition.
• Utah Gov. Spencer Cox: “Those responsible will be held fully accountable."
• FBI responding.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Live Updates: Charlie Kirk, Right-Wing Influencer, Shot in Utah
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Charlie Kirk shooting:
• Attack occurred ~20 minutes after he began speaking at Utah Valley University.
• A university spokeswoman says they do not know Kirk's condition.
• Utah Gov. Spencer Cox: “Those responsible will be held fully accountable."
• FBI responding.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
• Attack occurred ~20 minutes after he began speaking at Utah Valley University.
• A university spokeswoman says they do not know Kirk's condition.
• Utah Gov. Spencer Cox: “Those responsible will be held fully accountable."
• FBI responding.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
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Our crews are trained to notice when things are out of the ordinary, and that training helped a child today. Shortly after today’s Amber Alert was issued, a sharp-eyed crew member on the Issaquah noticed that a pair that matched the description of the child & suspect had walked on in Bremerton.
July 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Our crews are trained to notice when things are out of the ordinary, and that training helped a child today. Shortly after today’s Amber Alert was issued, a sharp-eyed crew member on the Issaquah noticed that a pair that matched the description of the child & suspect had walked on in Bremerton.
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I find myself getting sincerely emotional about this. That he’s, under the circumstances, okay. That his wife and kids know this after an agonizing month without him. That a Democratic politician cared enough to go and see him, even after getting told no at first. Trying matters. Fighting works.
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I find myself getting sincerely emotional about this. That he’s, under the circumstances, okay. That his wife and kids know this after an agonizing month without him. That a Democratic politician cared enough to go and see him, even after getting told no at first. Trying matters. Fighting works.
Completely unsurprised. This was incredible journalism. 👏🏼👏🏼🎉
It is surreal to announce that Lost Patients is nominated for a Peabody Award alongside work by This American Life, Serial, NPR, The New Yorker, and many journalists we admire.
@sydbrownstone.bsky.social @esmyjimenez.bsky.social @kuow.org @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social @peabodyawards.bsky.social
@sydbrownstone.bsky.social @esmyjimenez.bsky.social @kuow.org @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social @peabodyawards.bsky.social
Nominees in Docs, News, Public Service, Podcast Announced - The Peabody Awards
The Peabody Awards and Center for Media & Social Impact Launch We Disrupt This Broadcast, New Podcast Featuring Interviews with Quinta Brunson, Damon Lindelof, Ramy Youssef, Pamela Adlon, Charlie Broo...
peabodyawards.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Completely unsurprised. This was incredible journalism. 👏🏼👏🏼🎉
This stat correlates with the demise of democracy.
I would be curious to know what percentage of these reporters are making a living wage and working at a publication with resources.
I would be curious to know what percentage of these reporters are making a living wage and working at a publication with resources.
The disparity has grown even further. New federal data shows that the United States now has:
• 41,550 journalists
• 280,590 public relations specialists
For every reporter, there are now about seven PR people.
(data via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• 41,550 journalists
• 280,590 public relations specialists
For every reporter, there are now about seven PR people.
(data via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
April 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This stat correlates with the demise of democracy.
I would be curious to know what percentage of these reporters are making a living wage and working at a publication with resources.
I would be curious to know what percentage of these reporters are making a living wage and working at a publication with resources.
Work trip this weekend.
I always enjoy visiting Spokane. Great meetings with @mayorspokane.bsky.social Lisa Brown, outgoing @gonzagauniversity.bsky.social President Thayne McCulloh, and the residents and staff at @wdva.bsky.social Spokane Veterans Home.
March 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Work trip this weekend.
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In Washington, we protect hardworking residents who follow our state laws and contribute to our communities.
You have rights. We will stand up for the rule of law.
www.atg.wa.gov/know-your-ri...
You have rights. We will stand up for the rule of law.
www.atg.wa.gov/know-your-ri...
March 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
In Washington, we protect hardworking residents who follow our state laws and contribute to our communities.
You have rights. We will stand up for the rule of law.
www.atg.wa.gov/know-your-ri...
You have rights. We will stand up for the rule of law.
www.atg.wa.gov/know-your-ri...
Some good news to cleanse your feed. No paywall on this one. A great scoop from @christiancaple.bsky.social.
www.onmontlake.com/p/nate-robin...
www.onmontlake.com/p/nate-robin...
Nate Robinson needed a kidney. Shane Cleveland knew he could help
'It was just one of those moments where there was great clarity on what I needed to do.'
www.onmontlake.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Some good news to cleanse your feed. No paywall on this one. A great scoop from @christiancaple.bsky.social.
www.onmontlake.com/p/nate-robin...
www.onmontlake.com/p/nate-robin...
Re: my previous post. This executive order is unconstitutional and it is dangerous.
In a new lawsuit filed against Trump by state AGs, a family with a trans kid shares she died by suicide last month citing fears Trump would deny her access to gender-affirming care. "Her parents have expressed fear...that what happened to their daughter does not happen to other children."
![The serious concerns over how the Order will detrimentally impact transgender
youth cannot be overstated. One Washingtonian, as her parents describe her, was a bright and
gentle soul who loved playing musical instruments, trying new things, and playing Magic the
Gathering. She was excited to learn Japanese and the impact of gender-affirming care was
immediately clear to her family. Her parents described that “her joy was clear with every new
milestone in her transition. She was so happy to get to the next step, to get closer to presenting
in a way that was true to herself.” But the day before the presidential election, she shared,
“[t]omorrow I get to find out if I’m illegal.” After the election, she asked her parents if they
could move to Canada because she was fearful of new restrictions on transgender youth and
worried about losing access to gender-affirming care. In January 2025, she took her life. After
the Order issued, her parents expressed that the outlook for transgender futures looks scary and
shared fears of what ending gender-affirming care would have meant for their daughter’s access
to therapy, puberty-delaying medication, hormones, and hope of surgery. Her parents have
expressed fear for the many lives who depend on gender-affirming care and that what happened
to their daughter does not happen to any other children.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mlmouohgzbjofidukcp4pxf2/bafkreich7jyv3lnkmd5r234itpdhtvavgblc46ai6d47tb4i7oxgfga2ym@jpeg)
February 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Re: my previous post. This executive order is unconstitutional and it is dangerous.
I want to repeat what the speakers at today's press conference said: to be OK with Trump's illegal executive order means you are OK with children suffering and dying. Nobody should be OK with that.
Washington state has sued the Trump administration over its executive order targeting medical practices for transgender youth. (1/2)
www.kuow.org/stories/wash...
www.kuow.org/stories/wash...
Washington state sues Trump over transgender youth executive order
Washington state has sued the Trump administration over its executive order targeting medical practices for transgender youth.
www.kuow.org
February 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I want to repeat what the speakers at today's press conference said: to be OK with Trump's illegal executive order means you are OK with children suffering and dying. Nobody should be OK with that.
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BREAKING: In my inaugural address, I promised to improve customer service in state government. To that end, I'm appointing former reporter Jesse Jones as director of Results Washington. Washingtonians know when there is a problem, you get Jesse. Read more: governor.wa.gov/news/2025/go...
January 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
BREAKING: In my inaugural address, I promised to improve customer service in state government. To that end, I'm appointing former reporter Jesse Jones as director of Results Washington. Washingtonians know when there is a problem, you get Jesse. Read more: governor.wa.gov/news/2025/go...
A great, terrifying read from @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @opb.bsky.social: www.opb.org/article/2024...
AI slop is already invading Oregon’s local journalism
The Ashland Daily Tidings — established as a newspaper in 1876 — ceased operations in 2023, but if you were a local reader, you may not have known because of an elaborate scam using artificial intelli...
www.opb.org
December 17, 2024 at 12:46 AM
A great, terrifying read from @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @opb.bsky.social: www.opb.org/article/2024...
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Seems a good time to recommend one of my favorite podcasts ever: Lost Patients from @kuow.org + @seattletimes.bsky.social. A deep look at mental health system + psychosis. Kudos to @willjames.bsky.social @sydbrownstone.bsky.social @esmyjimenez.bsky.social for it! www.kuow.org/podcasts/los...
Lost Patients
Mental healthcare in America is a maze — by design.
www.kuow.org
December 14, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Seems a good time to recommend one of my favorite podcasts ever: Lost Patients from @kuow.org + @seattletimes.bsky.social. A deep look at mental health system + psychosis. Kudos to @willjames.bsky.social @sydbrownstone.bsky.social @esmyjimenez.bsky.social for it! www.kuow.org/podcasts/los...
People don't think about death investigations until their circumstances force them to. Reporting like this is so important.
UPDATE: Rick Taylor resigned. His county commissioners just voted to appoint his successor: a deputy from Coroner Jimmy Roberts' team. She told them she works for "one of the only counties in Idaho that actually adhered to standards" for death investigations.
December 12, 2024 at 11:39 PM
People don't think about death investigations until their circumstances force them to. Reporting like this is so important.
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Let’s talk about a different aspect of Pete Hegseth: His views on religion and the military, and how the two intertwine.
We have been reviewing his extensive writings and connections. Here is a closer look at some of what we’ve found.
1/11
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/u...
We have been reviewing his extensive writings and connections. Here is a closer look at some of what we’ve found.
1/11
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/u...
Pete Hegseth and His ‘Battle Cry’ for a New Christian Crusade
The veteran picked to lead the Defense Department has praised the brutal religious military campaigns of the past and has called for a Christian approach to governing.
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Let’s talk about a different aspect of Pete Hegseth: His views on religion and the military, and how the two intertwine.
We have been reviewing his extensive writings and connections. Here is a closer look at some of what we’ve found.
1/11
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/u...
We have been reviewing his extensive writings and connections. Here is a closer look at some of what we’ve found.
1/11
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/u...
Terrifying.
New from me: in his 2020 book American Crusade, Trump’s Pentagon pick wrote that if Democrats won that year there would be a “national divorce” in which “The military and police … will be forced to make a choice” and “Yes, there will be some form of civil war” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Trump’s Pentagon pick Hegseth wrote of US military taking sides in ‘civil war’
Defense secretary pick said in 2020 that should Democrats win election the military ‘will be forced to make a choice’
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Terrifying.
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Aww Evan
@evanurquhart.bsky.social, who founded @assigned.bsky.social — a news site that focuses on fact checking and combating misinformation about transgender people — told @parkermolloy.com the best journalistic career advice he's ever received was from podcaster Michael Hobbes.
November 19, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Aww Evan
I wonder how many of those 275k used to be reporters.
The United States now has:
• 45,020 reporters
• 275,550 public relations specialists
For every reporter, there are now six PR people.
(data via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• 45,020 reporters
• 275,550 public relations specialists
For every reporter, there are now six PR people.
(data via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
November 19, 2024 at 5:39 AM
I wonder how many of those 275k used to be reporters.
It's been lonely in Twitter jail. Please tell my followers I miss them.
November 19, 2024 at 5:28 AM
It's been lonely in Twitter jail. Please tell my followers I miss them.