Ricardo Sandoval-Palos
@ric02sp.bsky.social
PBS Public Editor; Investigative editor/reporter; adviser to nonprofit news and education orgs.
Dan Macy, of my PBS Public Editor team, drilled down to show what it will mean for audiences when the Corporation for Public Broadcasting signs off. "You don't know what you got, 'til it's gone ... "
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What You’ll Miss When It’s Gone
When the billion dollars allotted to public media was yanked back, some people may have assumed the end of the CPB was inevitable, if they thought about it at all. Perhaps that’s because the CPB’s pri...
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September 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Dan Macy, of my PBS Public Editor team, drilled down to show what it will mean for audiences when the Corporation for Public Broadcasting signs off. "You don't know what you got, 'til it's gone ... "
www.pbs.org/publiceditor...
www.pbs.org/publiceditor...
Nineteen universities hold public media licenses. Many of these stations are on the air not because of university funding, but the support of CPB, which President Trump just defunded. One school says it won't bail out its PBS station. More are sure to follow: www.pbs.org/publiceditor...
The Harsh Reality
Just days after the United States Senate sealed the fate of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, audiences are seeing disappointing changes in their local media stations.<br>
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August 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Nineteen universities hold public media licenses. Many of these stations are on the air not because of university funding, but the support of CPB, which President Trump just defunded. One school says it won't bail out its PBS station. More are sure to follow: www.pbs.org/publiceditor...
The late Hugo Chávez once gave me his hot take on how to control independent media. In "Antenna Obscura," I explain how that's relevant to the withdrawal of more than $1 billion from public media. I also offer a rough draft of a funding idea for PBS and NPR stations.
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www.pbs.org/publiceditor...
Antenna Obscura
The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress gave President Donald Trump what he long wanted, and what conservative politicians have craved since the early 1970s: a vote to defund the 57-year-old Corporati...
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July 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The late Hugo Chávez once gave me his hot take on how to control independent media. In "Antenna Obscura," I explain how that's relevant to the withdrawal of more than $1 billion from public media. I also offer a rough draft of a funding idea for PBS and NPR stations.
www.pbs.org/publiceditor...
www.pbs.org/publiceditor...
RIP to a role model and landmark voice in public media... www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/b...
Bill Moyers, a Face of Public TV and Once a White House Voice, Dies at 91
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June 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
RIP to a role model and landmark voice in public media... www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/b...
Looking forward to this important conversation at the 2025 National Association of Hispanic Journalists @morelatinosinnews.bsky.social conference in Chicago in a couple of weeks. Hablamos pronto, si?
Join me, @erkabettycarlos.bsky.social, @valeriafernandez.bsky.social & @ric02sp.bsky.social to explore:
🤝 Building trust and non-extractive relationships
📝 Concrete strategies for community-first reporting
📣 Collaborative partnerships and service journalism
📅 Details: bit.ly/nahj25-immig...
🤝 Building trust and non-extractive relationships
📝 Concrete strategies for community-first reporting
📣 Collaborative partnerships and service journalism
📅 Details: bit.ly/nahj25-immig...
June 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Looking forward to this important conversation at the 2025 National Association of Hispanic Journalists @morelatinosinnews.bsky.social conference in Chicago in a couple of weeks. Hablamos pronto, si?
Honored to be included in what will be an engaging conversation. Thanks, @amzam.bsky.social
Join me, @erkabettycarlos.bsky.social, @valeriafernandez.bsky.social & @ric02sp.bsky.social to explore:
🤝 Building trust and non-extractive relationships
📝 Concrete strategies for community-first reporting
📣 Collaborative partnerships and service journalism
📅 Details: bit.ly/nahj25-immig...
🤝 Building trust and non-extractive relationships
📝 Concrete strategies for community-first reporting
📣 Collaborative partnerships and service journalism
📅 Details: bit.ly/nahj25-immig...
June 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Honored to be included in what will be an engaging conversation. Thanks, @amzam.bsky.social
Today, for so many local journalists, keeping communities informed is a critical public service. See you in Chicago on July 11 @ NAHJ25.
Looking forward to this panel in great company.
➡️ @erkabettycarlos.bsky.social
➡️ @amzam.bsky.social
➡️ @ric02sp.bsky.social
@morelatinosinnews.bsky.social
➡️ @erkabettycarlos.bsky.social
➡️ @amzam.bsky.social
➡️ @ric02sp.bsky.social
@morelatinosinnews.bsky.social
How are newsrooms centering immigrant audiences in this moment? Join veteran leaders at #NAHJ25 for a conversation on:
🔗Building trust and non-extractive relationships
✍️Concrete strategies for community-first reporting
📢Collaborative partnerships and service journalism methods
🔗Building trust and non-extractive relationships
✍️Concrete strategies for community-first reporting
📢Collaborative partnerships and service journalism methods
June 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Today, for so many local journalists, keeping communities informed is a critical public service. See you in Chicago on July 11 @ NAHJ25.
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Join us to discuss growing threats to journalism, diversity, equity and inclusion, free speech and civic life with PBS Public Editor, @ric02sp.bsky.social and San Francisco Public Press Executive Director, @lilalahood.bsky.social
Get tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/how-do-we-...
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April 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Join us to discuss growing threats to journalism, diversity, equity and inclusion, free speech and civic life with PBS Public Editor, @ric02sp.bsky.social and San Francisco Public Press Executive Director, @lilalahood.bsky.social
Get tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/how-do-we-...
Get tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/how-do-we-...
Hey Bay Area friends and family... I'm honored to speak on 4/30 in The City about public media's current state of play. The event is hosted by the @sfpublicpress.bsky.social Be there! We have lots to talk about: www.eventbrite.com/e/how-do-we-...
How Do We Respond to Attacks on Public Media, DEI and Democracy?
Join us to discuss growing threats to journalism, diversity, equity and inclusion, free speech and civic life.
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April 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Hey Bay Area friends and family... I'm honored to speak on 4/30 in The City about public media's current state of play. The event is hosted by the @sfpublicpress.bsky.social Be there! We have lots to talk about: www.eventbrite.com/e/how-do-we-...
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Mark Trahant has worked for and led newsrooms in the American West for five decades. Today he is winner of the 2025 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence in recognition of his dedication to journalism and commitment to Native American storytelling.
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Mark Trahant wins the 2025 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence - Nieman Foundation
Mark Trahant, who for more than five decades has worked for and led newsrooms in the American West, has been selected for the 2025 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence in recognition of his ...
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April 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Mark Trahant has worked for and led newsrooms in the American West for five decades. Today he is winner of the 2025 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence in recognition of his dedication to journalism and commitment to Native American storytelling.
nieman.harvard.edu/mark-trahant...
nieman.harvard.edu/mark-trahant...
Hello Bluesky world. Here's my first post on this platform, a dive into the controversy over PBS' recent move away from DEI. This resulted from conversations with PBS staffers and audience members angered by the decision. I hope this sussing out adds some new light.
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www.pbs.org/publiceditor...
Diversity, By Any Other Name
DEI
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February 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Hello Bluesky world. Here's my first post on this platform, a dive into the controversy over PBS' recent move away from DEI. This resulted from conversations with PBS staffers and audience members angered by the decision. I hope this sussing out adds some new light.
www.pbs.org/publiceditor...
www.pbs.org/publiceditor...
Reposted by Ricardo Sandoval-Palos
Reposted by Ricardo Sandoval-Palos
Reposted by Ricardo Sandoval-Palos
Reposted by Ricardo Sandoval-Palos
Featured story: The LNG plant is replacing 984 acres of wetlands northeast of Brownsville in the sensitive Laguna Madre area, a crucial habitat for migratory birds and ocelots separated from the Gulf by the Padre barrier island.
Brownsville Elected Officials Are Doing PR for Embattled LNG Megaproject
The mayor, county judge, and others are parroting talking points provided by liquefied natural gas developer NextDecade, as the company faces another legal hurdle.
www.texasobserver.org
January 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Featured story: The LNG plant is replacing 984 acres of wetlands northeast of Brownsville in the sensitive Laguna Madre area, a crucial habitat for migratory birds and ocelots separated from the Gulf by the Padre barrier island.
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Governor declares state of emergency in California over bird flu, via @susrust.bsky.social
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www.latimes.com/environment/...
Gov. Newsom declares emergency in California after CDC confirms severe case of bird flu in Louisiana
As the CDC confirmed severe illness in a Louisiana patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu, California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency related to the virus.
www.latimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Governor declares state of emergency in California over bird flu, via @susrust.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
@margem.bsky.social
What are you feeding your Lions this season? ... Love the way they're playing!
What are you feeding your Lions this season? ... Love the way they're playing!
November 29, 2024 at 3:12 PM
@margem.bsky.social
What are you feeding your Lions this season? ... Love the way they're playing!
What are you feeding your Lions this season? ... Love the way they're playing!
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‘Find little bits to keep us going; if we all despair, change won’t happen.’ —Melissa Morgan. Journalist Alma Campos highlights resilience & healing at the Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health's convening. A co-publication with @mindsitenews.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/3OrUBjP
Support for mental health needs of immigrants in Chicago and resources — palabra.
At a time of dire threat, activists reignite a movement to provide healing through "radical hope" and vow to organize and protect those most vulnerable.
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November 26, 2024 at 6:47 PM
‘Find little bits to keep us going; if we all despair, change won’t happen.’ —Melissa Morgan. Journalist Alma Campos highlights resilience & healing at the Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health's convening. A co-publication with @mindsitenews.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/3OrUBjP
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Calling for mass deportations is much easier than making it happen.
Logistics matter. Much can go wrong. 👇🏽
Logistics matter. Much can go wrong. 👇🏽
I visited the mass grave of Mexican deportees, 1948 plane crash victims of 1 of the worst deportation tragedies in 🇺🇸 history.
With the threat of mass deportations looming, the scrutiny of the practice begins again. 1/
Https://www.texasobserver.org/the-deep-roots-of-deportation/
With the threat of mass deportations looming, the scrutiny of the practice begins again. 1/
Https://www.texasobserver.org/the-deep-roots-of-deportation/
The Deep Roots of Deportation
In a divided political climate, many now hold their breath, waiting to see if deportation rhetoric becomes reality.
www.texasobserver.org
November 25, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Calling for mass deportations is much easier than making it happen.
Logistics matter. Much can go wrong. 👇🏽
Logistics matter. Much can go wrong. 👇🏽
Reposted by Ricardo Sandoval-Palos
Join me at the @texasobserver.org’s birthday party in #Austin - Tuesday 12/3! texasobserver.fundjournalism.org/70thdonate/?...
The @texasobserver.org nearly died in 2023, then thousands of readers saved us. In 2024, we proudly published investigations other media wouldn’t touch. Now we’re celebrating- join us for the Observer’s 70th birthday bash. Tix are by donation& include 2 drinks. www.texasobserver.org/a-texas-mira...
November 26, 2024 at 2:56 AM
Join me at the @texasobserver.org’s birthday party in #Austin - Tuesday 12/3! texasobserver.fundjournalism.org/70thdonate/?...
@irene04.bsky.social Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great day...
November 23, 2024 at 3:43 PM
@irene04.bsky.social Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great day...
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State of Texas is offering Trump a 1400-acre border ranch in Starr County to build deportation facilities, per Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham on Tuesday sent Trump a letter
www.borderreport.com/immigration/...
www.borderreport.com/immigration/...
Texas offers Trump recently purchased ranch for 'deportation facilities' | Border Report
The State of Texas is offering President-elect Donald Trump a newly acquired border ranch in rural Starr County for the new administration to build deportation facilities to help it carry out its c…
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November 20, 2024 at 5:29 PM
State of Texas is offering Trump a 1400-acre border ranch in Starr County to build deportation facilities, per Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham on Tuesday sent Trump a letter
www.borderreport.com/immigration/...
www.borderreport.com/immigration/...
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November 20, 2024 at 6:21 PM
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