Marc Lajoie
@lajoiemedia.bsky.social
Professing data journalism at George Washington University's @SMPAGWU. Ex-@barronsonline, @CBCRadioCanada, @SCMP_News, @WSJ.
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
@laylaayanna.bsky.social (and TPM) are doing great work tracking how the Trump administration is undermining government data. Follow her!
Here’s an incomplete list of federal data and statistics that’ve been deleted or tampered with since Trump took office.
A Shortlist of Federal Data the Trump Administration Has Tampered With or Destroyed
The scale and scope of federal data and statistics that have been...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
@laylaayanna.bsky.social (and TPM) are doing great work tracking how the Trump administration is undermining government data. Follow her!
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"Israel is using food and aid as a weapon to humiliate, weaken, displace and kill Palestinians in Gaza" edition.cnn.com/2025/10/02/m...
How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized | CNN
Israel’s war in Gaza led to more than half a million Palestinians being stuck in a cycle of ‘starvation, destitution and death,’ a UN-backed initiative said. Five charts explain how.
edition.cnn.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
"Israel is using food and aid as a weapon to humiliate, weaken, displace and kill Palestinians in Gaza" edition.cnn.com/2025/10/02/m...
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If you are following the story of The Pentagon's new policy, nicknamed, "you must check with us before you dream of doing any journalism," you may enjoy this update from @status.news
October 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
If you are following the story of The Pentagon's new policy, nicknamed, "you must check with us before you dream of doing any journalism," you may enjoy this update from @status.news
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The most accurate recreation of DS9 I've seen.
September 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The most accurate recreation of DS9 I've seen.
I know it's been said a million times before but this style of headline is journalistic malpractice. #BBC should be giving the context to know who to believe here: Trump, whose lies and scientific illiteracy have been heavily documented, or scientists whose profession is to study drug side effects?
September 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I know it's been said a million times before but this style of headline is journalistic malpractice. #BBC should be giving the context to know who to believe here: Trump, whose lies and scientific illiteracy have been heavily documented, or scientists whose profession is to study drug side effects?
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The Washington Post now has no Black Opinion columnists - none - at a time when white nationalism is ascendant in our nation. I am grateful to Karen for the truth and fearlessness her work has always shown. Keep shining that light, my friend.
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The Washington Post now has no Black Opinion columnists - none - at a time when white nationalism is ascendant in our nation. I am grateful to Karen for the truth and fearlessness her work has always shown. Keep shining that light, my friend.
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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The Wall Street Journal has now added an editor's note to the report that said "transgender ideology" messages were left by Charlie Kirk's shooter.
When @oliverdarcy.bsky.social asked last night why they hadn't added a correction, they said "none was deemed necessary."
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
When @oliverdarcy.bsky.social asked last night why they hadn't added a correction, they said "none was deemed necessary."
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
September 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Wall Street Journal has now added an editor's note to the report that said "transgender ideology" messages were left by Charlie Kirk's shooter.
When @oliverdarcy.bsky.social asked last night why they hadn't added a correction, they said "none was deemed necessary."
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
When @oliverdarcy.bsky.social asked last night why they hadn't added a correction, they said "none was deemed necessary."
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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you cannot be disparaged by your own words... people cannot attack you with your own ideas
if ones words are repeated and they are viewed unfavorably that is not a reflection of the one who repeats
it is a reflection of the author
if ones words are repeated and they are viewed unfavorably that is not a reflection of the one who repeats
it is a reflection of the author
September 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
you cannot be disparaged by your own words... people cannot attack you with your own ideas
if ones words are repeated and they are viewed unfavorably that is not a reflection of the one who repeats
it is a reflection of the author
if ones words are repeated and they are viewed unfavorably that is not a reflection of the one who repeats
it is a reflection of the author
My deodorant ran out between armpits, and now I've got to walk around all day with one armpit smelling like "cool wave" and the other like "arctic ice", like a lunatic!
September 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
My deodorant ran out between armpits, and now I've got to walk around all day with one armpit smelling like "cool wave" and the other like "arctic ice", like a lunatic!
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in the UK Chotiner would be a good, competent interviewer; the incredible skill void of interviewers in U.S. journalism makes him stand out because his subjects are unused to such brutal innovations as 'challenging false claims' or 'follow-up questions'
Chotiner isn’t even like, some kind of gotcha attack guy, his interview subjects are just a bunch of guys who have been told their whole lives that they’re the brightest boys who can do no wrong
August 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
in the UK Chotiner would be a good, competent interviewer; the incredible skill void of interviewers in U.S. journalism makes him stand out because his subjects are unused to such brutal innovations as 'challenging false claims' or 'follow-up questions'
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The Governor of Illinois, J.B. Pritzker, turns to address "members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country." (Via @hcrichardson.bsky.social )
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-25-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-25-...
August 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The Governor of Illinois, J.B. Pritzker, turns to address "members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country." (Via @hcrichardson.bsky.social )
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-25-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-25-...
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I was in the news business for only 4 decades, so maybe I don't know much. But it seems like the transformation of the U.S. into a police state would be worth a headline and a few paragraphs.
August 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I was in the news business for only 4 decades, so maybe I don't know much. But it seems like the transformation of the U.S. into a police state would be worth a headline and a few paragraphs.
Silksong September 4th!!
August 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Silksong September 4th!!
Axios' Bill of Rights says that "We will never have an opinion section". The problem is they need one. They're publishing obvious opinion content and pretending it's clinical, objective news. This isn't innovation, it's journalistic malpractice.
1. Axios' Mike Allen & Jim VandeHei insist they NEVER expresses opinions on political topics
They describe their reporting as "clincal"
So, how did they cover the first 6 months of Trump? "President Trump, in terms of raw accomplishments, crushed his first six months in historic ways," they wrote
They describe their reporting as "clincal"
So, how did they cover the first 6 months of Trump? "President Trump, in terms of raw accomplishments, crushed his first six months in historic ways," they wrote
How Axios rebranded conservative ideology as objectivity
The biggest lie in media is the one that it tells about itself.
popular.info
July 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Axios' Bill of Rights says that "We will never have an opinion section". The problem is they need one. They're publishing obvious opinion content and pretending it's clinical, objective news. This isn't innovation, it's journalistic malpractice.
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People always ask me : “Cristi, how do you manage parenting a baby while going up for tenure?”
It’s easy. The secret is *flow-based-scheduling*. Here are its three core strategies for new academic parents:
Sleep when the baby sleeps
Cry when the baby cries
Publish when the baby publishes
It’s easy. The secret is *flow-based-scheduling*. Here are its three core strategies for new academic parents:
Sleep when the baby sleeps
Cry when the baby cries
Publish when the baby publishes
July 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
People always ask me : “Cristi, how do you manage parenting a baby while going up for tenure?”
It’s easy. The secret is *flow-based-scheduling*. Here are its three core strategies for new academic parents:
Sleep when the baby sleeps
Cry when the baby cries
Publish when the baby publishes
It’s easy. The secret is *flow-based-scheduling*. Here are its three core strategies for new academic parents:
Sleep when the baby sleeps
Cry when the baby cries
Publish when the baby publishes
Just saw Christone Kingfish Ingram in concert at the Montreal Jazz Fest. What a show!
(He also received the BB King Award from the festival for standout Blues artist)
(He also received the BB King Award from the festival for standout Blues artist)
July 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Just saw Christone Kingfish Ingram in concert at the Montreal Jazz Fest. What a show!
(He also received the BB King Award from the festival for standout Blues artist)
(He also received the BB King Award from the festival for standout Blues artist)
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Signs that your story have gone off the rails:
*Not clear that the target actually did anything wrong, despite implications otherwise
*Your primary sources is a eugenicist
*You grant the source anonymity even tho he was previously outed
*You ask about family mating patterns while in Africa
*Not clear that the target actually did anything wrong, despite implications otherwise
*Your primary sources is a eugenicist
*You grant the source anonymity even tho he was previously outed
*You ask about family mating patterns while in Africa
July 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Signs that your story have gone off the rails:
*Not clear that the target actually did anything wrong, despite implications otherwise
*Your primary sources is a eugenicist
*You grant the source anonymity even tho he was previously outed
*You ask about family mating patterns while in Africa
*Not clear that the target actually did anything wrong, despite implications otherwise
*Your primary sources is a eugenicist
*You grant the source anonymity even tho he was previously outed
*You ask about family mating patterns while in Africa
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Note to media:
“Trump says” is not a story. He says A LOT. He lies a lot. Do some sifting, discerning, contextualizing. Otherwise it’s just stenography. And you’re embarrassing yourselves.
“Trump says” is not a story. He says A LOT. He lies a lot. Do some sifting, discerning, contextualizing. Otherwise it’s just stenography. And you’re embarrassing yourselves.
June 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Note to media:
“Trump says” is not a story. He says A LOT. He lies a lot. Do some sifting, discerning, contextualizing. Otherwise it’s just stenography. And you’re embarrassing yourselves.
“Trump says” is not a story. He says A LOT. He lies a lot. Do some sifting, discerning, contextualizing. Otherwise it’s just stenography. And you’re embarrassing yourselves.
As a journalist, I'm always looking for ways to make my work more accessible to a wider audience. For the sake of democracy, we need to get reliable information to the audiences our industry has often ignored. I'll be attending this today at noon.
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June 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
As a journalist, I'm always looking for ways to make my work more accessible to a wider audience. For the sake of democracy, we need to get reliable information to the audiences our industry has often ignored. I'll be attending this today at noon.
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
zoom.us/webinar/regi...