Liam Scott
@liamjscott.bsky.social
Reporter covering press freedom, disinfo, politics. Views my own
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This was supposed to be a season for celebration at the New Yorker.
Instead, some of the most famous writers in America are up in arms about parent company Condé Nast firing a fact-checker for “extreme misconduct."
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Instead, some of the most famous writers in America are up in arms about parent company Condé Nast firing a fact-checker for “extreme misconduct."
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Famous writers at New Yorker are up in arms after fact-checker’s firing
The media company dismissed four employees, including a fact-checker at the 100-year-old magazine, for “extreme misconduct.” Many of its famous writers are outraged.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This was supposed to be a season for celebration at the New Yorker.
Instead, some of the most famous writers in America are up in arms about parent company Condé Nast firing a fact-checker for “extreme misconduct."
w/ @laurawags.bsky.social and @liamjscott.bsky.social
Instead, some of the most famous writers in America are up in arms about parent company Condé Nast firing a fact-checker for “extreme misconduct."
w/ @laurawags.bsky.social and @liamjscott.bsky.social
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“‘Things happen.’ Just two words. That’s all it took for Donald Trump to effectively dismiss what is probably the most infamous journalist killing of the last decade.” — CPJ’s CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social writes in an op-ed for @theguardian.com.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
“‘Things happen.’ Just two words. That’s all it took for Donald Trump to effectively dismiss what is probably the most infamous journalist killing of the last decade.” — CPJ’s CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social writes in an op-ed for @theguardian.com.
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"It is a chaotic and unstable and bad business, but if you have an owner who is really committed to the journalism and also really feels a personal need to keep the thing going, that changes the equation." @joshtpm.bsky.social to @liamjscott.bsky.social
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How Talking Points Memo lasted a quarter century.
Josh Marshall reflects on building “a tabloid for smart people” and how his politics blog survived in a “chaotic and unstable and bad business.”
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November 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM
"It is a chaotic and unstable and bad business, but if you have an owner who is really committed to the journalism and also really feels a personal need to keep the thing going, that changes the equation." @joshtpm.bsky.social to @liamjscott.bsky.social
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A federal judge has ruled that LA County must face journalist Maya Lau’s lawsuit, which alleges that sheriff's deputies unlawfully investigated her in retaliation for her reporting about police misconduct.
@rcfp.org attorneys are co-representing Lau in the case.
@rcfp.org attorneys are co-representing Lau in the case.
LA County must face journalist's challenge to retaliatory investigation, court rules
Journalist Maya Lau, co-represented by RCFP attorneys, sued LA County for unlawfully investigating her in retaliation for her reporting about police misconduct.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A federal judge has ruled that LA County must face journalist Maya Lau’s lawsuit, which alleges that sheriff's deputies unlawfully investigated her in retaliation for her reporting about police misconduct.
@rcfp.org attorneys are co-representing Lau in the case.
@rcfp.org attorneys are co-representing Lau in the case.
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Writing in @thenation.com December issue, @liamjscott.bsky.social writes about our work to #FreeJimmyLai.
A renowned publisher, pro-democracy advocate, a husband, a father, a grandfather. As he turns 78, the race is on to free him and save his life.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A renowned publisher, pro-democracy advocate, a husband, a father, a grandfather. As he turns 78, the race is on to free him and save his life.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
The Campaign to Free Jimmy Lai
How a globe-trotting attorney is trying to win the release of the famed Hong Kong publisher.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Writing in @thenation.com December issue, @liamjscott.bsky.social writes about our work to #FreeJimmyLai.
A renowned publisher, pro-democracy advocate, a husband, a father, a grandfather. As he turns 78, the race is on to free him and save his life.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A renowned publisher, pro-democracy advocate, a husband, a father, a grandfather. As he turns 78, the race is on to free him and save his life.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
My latest
How Talking Points Memo lasted a quarter century: Josh Marshall reflects on building “a tabloid for smart people” and how his politics blog survived in a “chaotic and unstable and bad business.” Read @liamjscott.bsky.social.
www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
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How Talking Points Memo lasted a quarter century.
Josh Marshall reflects on building “a tabloid for smart people” and how his politics blog survived in a “chaotic and unstable and bad business.”
www.cjr.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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KOTZ broadcasts to a region the size of Indiana that has 0.1% of its population. @liamjscott.bsky.social reported from Alaska on the connections KOTZ provides to those towns—and the threat posed by Congress’s recission of funding for public media: localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/1...
Keeping Voices from Vanishing
In the remote Arctic town of Kotzebue, Alaska, some residents still talk about the Dairy Queen that closed several years ago. They also talk about what’s at risk of closing next: the region’s lone rad...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
KOTZ broadcasts to a region the size of Indiana that has 0.1% of its population. @liamjscott.bsky.social reported from Alaska on the connections KOTZ provides to those towns—and the threat posed by Congress’s recission of funding for public media: localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/1...
My latest
Why Isaac Chotiner doesn’t mind the “gotcha” label, by @liamjscott.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
The Interview Assassin: Why Isaac Chotiner doesn’t mind the “gotcha” label.
Why Isaac Chotiner doesn’t mind the “gotcha” label.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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“Newspaper archives are at risk around the United States. Sometimes the threat is a natural disaster, as it was in Canadian, but archives are more commonly lost when newspapers shutter, move to smaller offices, or are purchased.” @liamjscott.bsky.social www.cjr.org/analysis/dig...
Who’s going to save local newspaper archives?
Archivists worry in particular about photographs that have never been digitized.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“Newspaper archives are at risk around the United States. Sometimes the threat is a natural disaster, as it was in Canadian, but archives are more commonly lost when newspapers shutter, move to smaller offices, or are purchased.” @liamjscott.bsky.social www.cjr.org/analysis/dig...
My latest
Elizabeth Wagmeister on the Diddy Trial, and Hard News on the Entertainment Beat: The CNN correspondent prepares for one final day covering the celebrity trial of the year. Read the interview with @liamjscott.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
Elizabeth Wagmeister on the Diddy trial and hard news on the entertainment beat.
The CNN correspondent prepares for one final day covering the celebrity trial of the year.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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@liamjscott.bsky.social reports on two @citybeatcincy.bsky.social reporters who covered an immigration detention protest being put on trial on criminal charges. www.cjr.org/news/madelin...
On trial for journalism in Kentucky.
Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
@liamjscott.bsky.social reports on two @citybeatcincy.bsky.social reporters who covered an immigration detention protest being put on trial on criminal charges. www.cjr.org/news/madelin...
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On Trial for Journalism in Kentucky: Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges. By @liamjscott.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/news/madelin...
On Trial for Journalism in Kentucky
Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges.
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September 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
On Trial for Journalism in Kentucky: Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges. By @liamjscott.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/news/madelin...
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For Uyghurs living in exile, a taste of home serves up both joy and sorrow, writes @liamjscott.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social with recipes of popular dishes.
For the Uyghur Diaspora, the Taste of Home Brings Both Joy and Sorrow
Popular dishes savored by those in exile capture a lost time
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September 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
For Uyghurs living in exile, a taste of home serves up both joy and sorrow, writes @liamjscott.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social with recipes of popular dishes.
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The White House press corps gets credit for not falling for misinformation about Trump’s health. But is it missing the story again? By @liamjscott.bsky.social www.cjr.org/analysis/tru...
What’s in a Hand?
The White House press corps gets credit for not falling for misinformation about Trump’s health. But is it missing the story again?
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September 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The White House press corps gets credit for not falling for misinformation about Trump’s health. But is it missing the story again? By @liamjscott.bsky.social www.cjr.org/analysis/tru...
My latest for @columjournreview.bsky.social on podcasts and the industry’s future
Matthew Shaer Still Believes in Podcasts: The creator of several popular long-form audio podcasts talks with @liamjscott.bsky.social about a format in transition. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
Matthew Shaer Still Believes in Podcasts
The creator of several popular long-form audio podcasts talks about a format in transition.
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September 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
My latest for @columjournreview.bsky.social on podcasts and the industry’s future
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The #Trump administration has brought Maga "newsfluencers" into the #WhiteHouse - signalling a new threat to press freedom in the #US but also the rest of the world. @liamjscott.bsky.social writes on the rise of citizen journalism: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/09/the-...
September 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The #Trump administration has brought Maga "newsfluencers" into the #WhiteHouse - signalling a new threat to press freedom in the #US but also the rest of the world. @liamjscott.bsky.social writes on the rise of citizen journalism: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/09/the-...
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“You get to see a lot of the human condition when you’re covering tennis.” Read @liamjscott.bsky.social on what remains of tennis journalism. www.cjr.org/analysis/us-...
What’s Left of Tennis Journalism Is Struggling to Keep Up
A once thriving field is now fragmented and poorly resourced. The sport it covers is worth billions.
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August 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“You get to see a lot of the human condition when you’re covering tennis.” Read @liamjscott.bsky.social on what remains of tennis journalism. www.cjr.org/analysis/us-...
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CPJ filed a declaration of support in the case of reporter Mario Guevara, as part of the @aclu.org’s habeas petition that outlines how ICE is punishing him for livestreaming law enforcement. We demand his immediate release.
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#FreeMario
August 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
CPJ filed a declaration of support in the case of reporter Mario Guevara, as part of the @aclu.org’s habeas petition that outlines how ICE is punishing him for livestreaming law enforcement. We demand his immediate release.
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#FreeMario
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Urgent ideas for defending press freedom in Gaza, the world’s deadliest place for journalists. By @azmatzahra.bsky.social, @meghnadbose.bsky.social, and @laurenwatsonjourno.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/feature/urge...
Urgent Ideas for Defending Press Freedom in Gaza
Letters, condemnations, and Israeli court cases have failed to change the world’s deadliest place for journalists. We’ve cast out for a new approach.
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August 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Urgent ideas for defending press freedom in Gaza, the world’s deadliest place for journalists. By @azmatzahra.bsky.social, @meghnadbose.bsky.social, and @laurenwatsonjourno.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/feature/urge...
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Stars and Stripes was almost shut down during the first Trump administration. Now editors are navigating a less cooperative Pentagon. By @liamjscott.bsky.social www.cjr.org/analysis/sta...
Stars and Stripes Keeps Its Head Down
The paper was almost shut down during the first Trump administration. Now editors are navigating a less cooperative Pentagon.
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August 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Stars and Stripes was almost shut down during the first Trump administration. Now editors are navigating a less cooperative Pentagon. By @liamjscott.bsky.social www.cjr.org/analysis/sta...
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Cuban journalist José Luis Tan Estrada has been stuck in Mexico since May, locked in asylum purgatory, by David C Adams. www.cjr.org/analysis/jos...
The Cuban Journalist Trapped in America’s Immigration Blockade
José Luis Tan Estrada has been stuck in Mexico since May, locked in asylum purgatory.
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August 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Cuban journalist José Luis Tan Estrada has been stuck in Mexico since May, locked in asylum purgatory, by David C Adams. www.cjr.org/analysis/jos...
My latest via @columjournreview.bsky.social
Depicting Gaza from Fifteen Thousand Feet: Photographers navigate restrictions to show the breathtaking reality of nearly two years of urban warfare, by @liamjscott.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/gaz...
Depicting Gaza from Fifteen Thousand Feet
Photographers navigate restrictions to show the breathtaking reality of nearly two years of urban warfare.
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August 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
My latest via @columjournreview.bsky.social
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The rise of citizen journalism has been a long time coming. Since the start of #Trump's 2nd term it's accelerated at an alarming rate as the White House embraces pro-#Trump newsfluencers. @liamjscott.bsky.social examines what this means for press freedom today: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
August 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The rise of citizen journalism has been a long time coming. Since the start of #Trump's 2nd term it's accelerated at an alarming rate as the White House embraces pro-#Trump newsfluencers. @liamjscott.bsky.social examines what this means for press freedom today: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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“[José Rubén Zamora] says that he sees his imprisonment as part of his job as a journalist.” — CPJ Americas Regional Director José Carlos Zamora on the 3rd anniversary his father's arbitrary detention
More in the @washingtonpost.com Press Freedom Partnership Newsletter:
More in the @washingtonpost.com Press Freedom Partnership Newsletter:
Three Years Detained in Guatemala
A public service initiative from The Washington Post to promote press freedom worldwide.
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July 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“[José Rubén Zamora] says that he sees his imprisonment as part of his job as a journalist.” — CPJ Americas Regional Director José Carlos Zamora on the 3rd anniversary his father's arbitrary detention
More in the @washingtonpost.com Press Freedom Partnership Newsletter:
More in the @washingtonpost.com Press Freedom Partnership Newsletter:
My latest, on how the FCC’s lone Democratic commissioner is fighting to protect the First Amendment, via @columjournreview.bsky.social
As the FCC’s sole Democrat, Anna Gomez has been outspoken about protecting the First Amendment. @liamjscott.bsky.social writes that getting her way has been tough. www.cjr.org/analysis/ann...
Anna Gomez’s Lonely Fight
As the FCC’s sole Democrat, she’s been outspoken about protecting the First Amendment. Getting her way has been tough.
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July 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My latest, on how the FCC’s lone Democratic commissioner is fighting to protect the First Amendment, via @columjournreview.bsky.social