Kathy Kiely
@kathykiely.bsky.social
Journalist; teacher of journalists. Lee Hills Chair in Free Press Studies, Missouri School of Journalism
Has there ever been a #WorldPressFreedomDay that mattered this much? Give Donald #Trump credit for reminding us of how important it is to not take #pressfreedom for granted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOJb...
RSF warns of historic decline in US Press Freedom, intensified by Trump’s return to the White House
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
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May 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Has there ever been a #WorldPressFreedomDay that mattered this much? Give Donald #Trump credit for reminding us of how important it is to not take #pressfreedom for granted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOJb...
Just another reminder of why it's important to support media that belongs to the public -- and not to the politicians who sometimes think they are the boss.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Taxpayer Subsidization Of Biased Media
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
May 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Just another reminder of why it's important to support media that belongs to the public -- and not to the politicians who sometimes think they are the boss.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
@boblannon.bsky.social hey I sent you a gmail: a college friend and his wife are in Berlin for a few months. Wondering if you can meet them and show them what’s good.
April 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
@boblannon.bsky.social hey I sent you a gmail: a college friend and his wife are in Berlin for a few months. Wondering if you can meet them and show them what’s good.
H/T to Editor & Publisher for this important podcast on what you can do to support #pressfreedom.
www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/pres...
www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/pres...
Saving the free press — before it’s too late - Editor and Publisher
Press freedom is under attack — not in some distant land, but right here in the United States. From newsroom intimidation to funding cuts targeting public media, the threats are multiplying while publ...
www.editorandpublisher.com
April 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
H/T to Editor & Publisher for this important podcast on what you can do to support #pressfreedom.
www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/pres...
www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/pres...
OK so #Trump doesn’t like the #freepress. But does he really want to go down in history as a 21st century Judas Iscariot?Save yourself, Donald, by saving the #journalists #VOA #RadioFreeEurope #RadioFreeAsia #RadioMarti
By firing Voice of America, Radio Free journalists, Trump puts them in danger | Opinion
Trump administration's disbanding news outlets operated by U.S. Agency for Global Media risks lives of foreign journalists who work for America.
www.usatoday.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
OK so #Trump doesn’t like the #freepress. But does he really want to go down in history as a 21st century Judas Iscariot?Save yourself, Donald, by saving the #journalists #VOA #RadioFreeEurope #RadioFreeAsia #RadioMarti
So nice to see that America still has a Voice:
The Last Days at Voice of America
Covering the press freedom beat at VOA, I got a front-row seat to its demise.
www.cjr.org
March 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
So nice to see that America still has a Voice:
There are so many important lessons we can draw from the saga of @mariaressa.bsky.social. Thank you to @columjournreview.bsky.social and Sheila Coronel for pointing them out.
On the Arrest of an Autocrat
Journalists, lawyers, clergy, and human rights activists persisted in the Philippines, even when hope for accountability seemed nonexistent.
www.cjr.org
March 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
There are so many important lessons we can draw from the saga of @mariaressa.bsky.social. Thank you to @columjournreview.bsky.social and Sheila Coronel for pointing them out.
This is a huge loss for people who support #transparency in government, which is everyone who supports #democracy. The counter-narrative is #propaganda by folks who’d rather return to the #DarkAges
The administration got rid of 18F under the cover of night. People who own skyscrapers are afraid of 100 people who make websites.
Not because of the latest tech fad, but because we proved the government can be fixed, the government can be made better and the government can work for the people.
Not because of the latest tech fad, but because we proved the government can be fixed, the government can be made better and the government can work for the people.
March 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
This is a huge loss for people who support #transparency in government, which is everyone who supports #democracy. The counter-narrative is #propaganda by folks who’d rather return to the #DarkAges
Hmm. And here I thought Trump & Co. were against #cancelculture.
White House blocks AP from event for using 'Gulf of Mexico'
The Associated Press says the White House blocked it from covering an official event on Tuesday because it did not refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
www.npr.org
February 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Hmm. And here I thought Trump & Co. were against #cancelculture.
A one-time reporter for @nydailynews.com, I teamed up with my former @nypost.com competitor @vincentmorris.bsky.social to make the case for #solidarity among #journalists. Newsroom rivalry should stop at #authoritarianism's edge.
We’re veterans of an iconic newspaper war: Here’s why we think it’s time to call a journalistic truce - Editor and Publisher
The rivalry between New York newspaper tabloids created a famously competitive and sharp-elbowed media environment — one that benefitted generations of readers. Kathy Kiely and Vincent Morris understa...
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February 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A one-time reporter for @nydailynews.com, I teamed up with my former @nypost.com competitor @vincentmorris.bsky.social to make the case for #solidarity among #journalists. Newsroom rivalry should stop at #authoritarianism's edge.
Dear @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social board: I hereby nominate @anntelnaes.bsky.social for your first ever prize for a spiked cartoon.
Washington Post Cartoonist Ann Telnaes Quits After Bezos-Owned Paper Kills Trump Satire Piece
“Trying to get in the good graces of an autocrat-in-waiting will only result in undermining that free press,” the Pulitzer Prize winner says of her former employer The post Washington Post Cartoonist ...
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January 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Dear @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social board: I hereby nominate @anntelnaes.bsky.social for your first ever prize for a spiked cartoon.
Let's make this the last Christmas that the family of #AustinTice spends without him. Here's hoping #PresidentBiden can get the job done. #FreeAustinTice.
December 24, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Let's make this the last Christmas that the family of #AustinTice spends without him. Here's hoping #PresidentBiden can get the job done. #FreeAustinTice.
Reposted by Kathy Kiely
Kudos to @knightfdn.bsky.social for funding a new fellowship to help journalists at risk. Pleased that @jskstanford.bsky.social is a partner w/Lynette Clemetson at the Knight-Wallace Fellowships, Kathy Keily at Mizzou J School & Lucy Westcott @CPJ, led by @joelsimonsays.bsky.social @CUNY J School.
JSK and three other top #journalism programs will collaborate to support journalists from around the world who face censorship or other repressive actions. https://buff.ly/4gFDOpO
December 18, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Kudos to @knightfdn.bsky.social for funding a new fellowship to help journalists at risk. Pleased that @jskstanford.bsky.social is a partner w/Lynette Clemetson at the Knight-Wallace Fellowships, Kathy Keily at Mizzou J School & Lucy Westcott @CPJ, led by @joelsimonsays.bsky.social @CUNY J School.
Sore winner alert! This would be a hilarious waste of Trump’s money were it not a page out of the dictator’s handbook so ably described by @mariaressa.bsky.social : Sue #journalists not to win but to cripple them with legal fees.
Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster - Editor and Publisher
President-elect Trump sued the Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer on Monday over a poll released just before Election Day indicating Vice President Harris had a sizable lead in Iowa.
www.editorandpublisher.com
December 17, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Sore winner alert! This would be a hilarious waste of Trump’s money were it not a page out of the dictator’s handbook so ably described by @mariaressa.bsky.social : Sue #journalists not to win but to cripple them with legal fees.
Stop the presses! I bring you glad tidings about…politics. Here is hoping that our children teach their parents well. H/T @ezrabitterman.bsky.social (and Crosby, Sills, Nash and Young)
Need a reason to feel hopeful about politics? Meet MU sophomore TJ Benoist
The young Democrat's failed bid for a St. Francois County Commission seat became a positive for himself and his opponent.
www.columbiamissourian.com
December 14, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Stop the presses! I bring you glad tidings about…politics. Here is hoping that our children teach their parents well. H/T @ezrabitterman.bsky.social (and Crosby, Sills, Nash and Young)
It's long past time. The end of a nightmare in #Syria should be the end of the #AustinTice family's as well. #BringAustinHome.
December 9, 2024 at 10:28 PM
It's long past time. The end of a nightmare in #Syria should be the end of the #AustinTice family's as well. #BringAustinHome.
First time I’ve posted a column here. Let’s see how it goes. @mujschool.bsky.social
How Trump's supporters can save the president-elect from himself | Opinion
Trump's demand to kill bipartisan PRESS Act should spur lawmakers to send it to Biden now ‒ especially those who most want president-elect to succeed.
www.usatoday.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:14 PM
First time I’ve posted a column here. Let’s see how it goes. @mujschool.bsky.social
OK I realize that #EmmanuelMacron isn't Mr. Popularity in #France, but after pulling of the most spectacular #Olympics ever, he presided over the stunning restoration of #NotreDame. How many other world leaders have left such a legacy of beauty?
First look inside Notre Dame as it reopens 5 years after devastating fire
After five years of reconstruction, Notre Dame Cathedral unveiled its renewed grandeur, replacing memories of the 2019 fire.
apnews.com
November 30, 2024 at 2:10 AM
OK I realize that #EmmanuelMacron isn't Mr. Popularity in #France, but after pulling of the most spectacular #Olympics ever, he presided over the stunning restoration of #NotreDame. How many other world leaders have left such a legacy of beauty?
Is it just me or is AI Siri turning into a 1980s TV anchor — so preoccupied with happy talk. Me: “Hey Siri, how much time is left on my timer?” Siri: “Good evening, Kathy.”
November 27, 2024 at 3:00 AM
Is it just me or is AI Siri turning into a 1980s TV anchor — so preoccupied with happy talk. Me: “Hey Siri, how much time is left on my timer?” Siri: “Good evening, Kathy.”
#MakeDemocracyGreatAgain.
Has a certain ring to it.
#marioncountyrecord #localnews #journalismmatters
Has a certain ring to it.
#marioncountyrecord #localnews #journalismmatters
Publisher of raided Kansas newspaper delivers advice to journalists: ‘Make democracy great again’ • Missouri Independent
TOPEKA, Kansas — The editor of the Kansas newspaper raided by police last year has a message for journalists struggling with their sense of purpose. Go on the offensive. Eric Meyer, editor and publish...
missouriindependent.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:52 PM
#MakeDemocracyGreatAgain.
Has a certain ring to it.
#marioncountyrecord #localnews #journalismmatters
Has a certain ring to it.
#marioncountyrecord #localnews #journalismmatters
No surprises here but here’s hoping the Senate shows us lame ducks can fly. It would be nice to bolster the one remaining guardrail before you go.
Trump Tells Republicans to ‘Kill’ Bipartisan Press Freedom Bill
The bill, known as the PRESS Act, would codify protections against federal investigators seizing reporters’ records. It is now less likely the legislation would clear the Senate before the current ses...
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:18 AM
No surprises here but here’s hoping the Senate shows us lame ducks can fly. It would be nice to bolster the one remaining guardrail before you go.
Unusual. Cruel. But perhaps not unexpected when a #freepress is disparaged in the home of the #FirstAmendment.
National Press Club Statement on Unjust Reincarceration of Journalist José Rubén Zamora
/PRNewswire/ -- Following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, 117th President of the National Press Club on today's court ruling ordering journalist José Rubén...
www.prnewswire.com
November 16, 2024 at 5:04 AM
Unusual. Cruel. But perhaps not unexpected when a #freepress is disparaged in the home of the #FirstAmendment.