Rachel Lobdell
@rlobdell.bsky.social
Executive director, News Creator Corps. Brooklyn mom.
rachel@newscreatorcorps.org
rachel@newscreatorcorps.org
The next in our Meet The Fellows series: Ali Van Fleet, a meteorologist studying climate communication.
“I think it’s easy to tell someone like, ‘Oh, you can go read this book.’ But are they going to? No. This is how people are getting their information."
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“I think it’s easy to tell someone like, ‘Oh, you can go read this book.’ But are they going to? No. This is how people are getting their information."
newscreatorcorps.org/2025/11/meet...
Meet The Fellows: The meteorologist who knows that 'people like to learn things' - News Creator Corps
Ali Van Fleet started creating content for TikTok during the pandemic, and now she's dedicated to finding innovative ways to share climate and weather information.
newscreatorcorps.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The next in our Meet The Fellows series: Ali Van Fleet, a meteorologist studying climate communication.
“I think it’s easy to tell someone like, ‘Oh, you can go read this book.’ But are they going to? No. This is how people are getting their information."
newscreatorcorps.org/2025/11/meet...
“I think it’s easy to tell someone like, ‘Oh, you can go read this book.’ But are they going to? No. This is how people are getting their information."
newscreatorcorps.org/2025/11/meet...
"Keeping “minimize harm” front and center matters because most harm from shared information isn’t malicious, it happens when we don’t stop to think about the ripple effects of what we share or publish."
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newscreatorcorps.org/2025/11/crea...
Creators—and everyone sharing on the internet—should think about minimizing harm - News Creator Corps
Each of us has a front-row seat to not just witness history but contribute to how people remember it.
newscreatorcorps.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"Keeping “minimize harm” front and center matters because most harm from shared information isn’t malicious, it happens when we don’t stop to think about the ripple effects of what we share or publish."
newscreatorcorps.org/2025/11/crea...
newscreatorcorps.org/2025/11/crea...
We know that humor captures attention and creates a more engaging learning environment, as evidenced by decades of late night TV.
NCC's upcoming virtual workshop will demonstrate how basic improv and standup tactics can be integrated into anyone's writing or performing style. Join us Dec. 10.
NCC's upcoming virtual workshop will demonstrate how basic improv and standup tactics can be integrated into anyone's writing or performing style. Join us Dec. 10.
How Comedy Helps Audiences Build Deeper Understanding of the News
Humor captures attention and creates a more positive and engaging learning environment.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
We know that humor captures attention and creates a more engaging learning environment, as evidenced by decades of late night TV.
NCC's upcoming virtual workshop will demonstrate how basic improv and standup tactics can be integrated into anyone's writing or performing style. Join us Dec. 10.
NCC's upcoming virtual workshop will demonstrate how basic improv and standup tactics can be integrated into anyone's writing or performing style. Join us Dec. 10.
"People shouldn't just automatically assume if they have a flight this weekend, that everything is going to be exactly perfect," she said. "There's still going to be kind of the snowball effect." www.businessinsider.com/why-flight-d...
Why flight delays could persist after shutdown ends and impact Thanksgiving travel
Hundreds of thousands of travelers have seen flight disruptions in recent days due to the US government shutdown, and restoring capacity takes time.
www.businessinsider.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"People shouldn't just automatically assume if they have a flight this weekend, that everything is going to be exactly perfect," she said. "There's still going to be kind of the snowball effect." www.businessinsider.com/why-flight-d...
We have a new series so you can meet the NCC fellows, and we're kicking it off with Kahja Elliott.
“Kay in the Bay is a platform about all of the different ways we can interact with food that encourages communities."
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“Kay in the Bay is a platform about all of the different ways we can interact with food that encourages communities."
newscreatorcorps.org/2025/11/meet...
Meet The Fellows: Sometimes it’s just about having a good time - News Creator Corps
Kahja Elliott started Kay in the Bay as a way for her to get to know the Bay Area through food after moving there from the East Coast.
newscreatorcorps.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
We have a new series so you can meet the NCC fellows, and we're kicking it off with Kahja Elliott.
“Kay in the Bay is a platform about all of the different ways we can interact with food that encourages communities."
newscreatorcorps.org/2025/11/meet...
“Kay in the Bay is a platform about all of the different ways we can interact with food that encourages communities."
newscreatorcorps.org/2025/11/meet...
The Supreme Court agreed to rule on a high-stakes case that could have profound impacts on the 2026 and 2028 elections. Are states required to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked on or before election day but arrive after? www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/just...
Justices agree to decide major election law case
Setting the stage for a major ruling on election law, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether federal law requires ballots to be not only cast by voters […]
www.scotusblog.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The Supreme Court agreed to rule on a high-stakes case that could have profound impacts on the 2026 and 2028 elections. Are states required to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked on or before election day but arrive after? www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/just...
Reposted by Rachel Lobdell
Major concession from Democrats here is enhanced ACA funds aren’t extended. Preserving them was Dems’ central demand in this fight. They secured a promise of a vote (which Thune has been offering for weeks), but that could still fail. Even if it passes, Johnson has made no promise of a House vote.
Tentative Senate deal to end shutdown, multiple sources tell me & @frankthorp.bsky.social:
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Major concession from Democrats here is enhanced ACA funds aren’t extended. Preserving them was Dems’ central demand in this fight. They secured a promise of a vote (which Thune has been offering for weeks), but that could still fail. Even if it passes, Johnson has made no promise of a House vote.
Reposted by Rachel Lobdell
PSA from 404 Media: you can opt-out of a data broker selling your flight travel data to the government to be searched without a warrant. Here's how I did it. This is ARC, the data broker owned by major U.S. airlines like United, Delta, American, etc
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out o...
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
PSA from 404 Media: you can opt-out of a data broker selling your flight travel data to the government to be searched without a warrant. Here's how I did it. This is ARC, the data broker owned by major U.S. airlines like United, Delta, American, etc
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
My husband always says he feels like he’s at a wedding during boarding
Been on four Delta planes in two days and every one was playing a muzak version of Dua Lipa's "Levitating".... I've never felt so cared for
November 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
My husband always says he feels like he’s at a wedding during boarding
Last week, NCC put out a call for pitches for our blog. We received many interesting ideas that I'm thrilled to commission. But this week I noticed a trend in the pitches and confirmed that we were receiving a deluge of pitches for what would likely be AI created work impersonating journalists.
October 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Last week, NCC put out a call for pitches for our blog. We received many interesting ideas that I'm thrilled to commission. But this week I noticed a trend in the pitches and confirmed that we were receiving a deluge of pitches for what would likely be AI created work impersonating journalists.
I love the concept of this project. I'm regularly seeing creators use similar explainer devices, often comparing a policy or government process to something in pop culture, like a love triangle or the Kendrick-Drake beef.
The results of our ranked-choice pet election are out.
Walter, despite overwhelmingly leading in the first round, lost by a single vote in the fourth round. He will not be the Votebeat pet mascot, but despite his disappointment, he will not contest the results projects.votebeat.org/2025/how-ran...
Walter, despite overwhelmingly leading in the first round, lost by a single vote in the fourth round. He will not be the Votebeat pet mascot, but despite his disappointment, he will not contest the results projects.votebeat.org/2025/how-ran...
How ranked choice voting works, shown through a pet mascot election
Our staff nominated nine housepets as candidates, and our readers cast ballots. Find out which animal clawed its way to the top.
projects.votebeat.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I love the concept of this project. I'm regularly seeing creators use similar explainer devices, often comparing a policy or government process to something in pop culture, like a love triangle or the Kendrick-Drake beef.
In this week's NCC newsletter: Gen Z audiences are using creator content as a jumping off point, often then digging for more details from more traditional media sources or public records. As creators take on this role of being the new 1A or homepage, it makes their work even more important.
Creators are the new front pages
Creators' value isn't just providing context. It's curation.
newscreatorcorps.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
In this week's NCC newsletter: Gen Z audiences are using creator content as a jumping off point, often then digging for more details from more traditional media sources or public records. As creators take on this role of being the new 1A or homepage, it makes their work even more important.
Sometimes I wonder if my toddler is slow to move when asked because problem solving shows like Paw Patrol and PJ Masks address their missions in the least efficient manner possible. If someone is hanging off a cliff, maybe don’t regroup at the tower before heading over?
October 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Sometimes I wonder if my toddler is slow to move when asked because problem solving shows like Paw Patrol and PJ Masks address their missions in the least efficient manner possible. If someone is hanging off a cliff, maybe don’t regroup at the tower before heading over?
Let's be realistic about how people are getting information. We'd love for you to join us in this mission.
I chatted with @neeldhanesha.com about what we're building at News Creator Corps: www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/a-ne...
I chatted with @neeldhanesha.com about what we're building at News Creator Corps: www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/a-ne...
A new fellowship is all about putting the news in news creator
The goal of the News Creator Corps is to "flood social platforms with accurate information."
www.niemanlab.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Let's be realistic about how people are getting information. We'd love for you to join us in this mission.
I chatted with @neeldhanesha.com about what we're building at News Creator Corps: www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/a-ne...
I chatted with @neeldhanesha.com about what we're building at News Creator Corps: www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/a-ne...
How's your personal network literacy? @matthewfacciani.bsky.social shares his research with NCC: "surrounding yourself with more people who share your beliefs increases the likelihood of bias. But even a single person in your network who thinks differently can significantly reduce that bias."
How our social connections shape the information we encounter - News Creator Corps
Misinformation spreads most easily when identity biases and homogenous networks reinforce each other.
newscreatorcorps.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
How's your personal network literacy? @matthewfacciani.bsky.social shares his research with NCC: "surrounding yourself with more people who share your beliefs increases the likelihood of bias. But even a single person in your network who thinks differently can significantly reduce that bias."
There's a new nonprofit newsroom in Sacramento, and @abridgedpbskvie.bsky.social is already shaking things up. They launched a Community Reporters program, which makes creators a key part of their editorial strategy. newscreatorcorps.org/2025/10/abri...
Why journalism from non-journalists is key to Sacramento’s newest nonprofit newsroom’s strategy - News Creator Corps
Abridged sees creators as a critical component of their mission to authentically cover the mosaic of communities that make up the region.
newscreatorcorps.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
There's a new nonprofit newsroom in Sacramento, and @abridgedpbskvie.bsky.social is already shaking things up. They launched a Community Reporters program, which makes creators a key part of their editorial strategy. newscreatorcorps.org/2025/10/abri...
Almost 80% of US counties where SNAP participation has risen since 2010 voted for Trump in 2020. www.socialexplorer.com/home/post/po...
Counties with Largest Increases in Food Stamps Went for Trump | Social Explorer
A Political Explorer analysis found 78.7% of U.S. counties with rising food stamp use since 2010 voted for Trump in 2020. While Trump counties rely heavily on SNAP, he sought cuts to the program.
www.socialexplorer.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Almost 80% of US counties where SNAP participation has risen since 2010 voted for Trump in 2020. www.socialexplorer.com/home/post/po...
This is worth reading to understand the history of the East Wing.
newsnotnoisejessicayellin.substack.com/p/100-years-...
newsnotnoisejessicayellin.substack.com/p/100-years-...
100 Years of Women's Work, Reduced to Rubble
Inside the history of the late East Wing. Plus: What healthcare will cost you next year. Trump's latest gold item is... a naval fleet. And new polls show Trump fatigue and a rebound for Democrats.
newsnotnoisejessicayellin.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This is worth reading to understand the history of the East Wing.
newsnotnoisejessicayellin.substack.com/p/100-years-...
newsnotnoisejessicayellin.substack.com/p/100-years-...
A study reviewed how AI represented news content and found that nearly half of all AI answers had issues with accuracy, sourcing, distinguishing opinion from fact, and providing context. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
October 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A study reviewed how AI represented news content and found that nearly half of all AI answers had issues with accuracy, sourcing, distinguishing opinion from fact, and providing context. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Early voting in NYC starts this weekend, and Saturday is the last day you can register to vote. vote.nyc/page/registe...
Register to Vote | NYC Board of Elections
You can register to vote online, in-person, or by mail.
vote.nyc
October 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Early voting in NYC starts this weekend, and Saturday is the last day you can register to vote. vote.nyc/page/registe...
NCC is hosting our first IRL event! Participants will learn to distinguish between sources, identify public documentation, and cite information. Hosted by the wonderful @travelinganna.bsky.social + @morisy.bsky.social. Spots are very limited, so RSVP today. See you in Philly!
News Creator Corps Citing Sources Training
Learn how to distinguish between media sources and find credible information you can share with your audiences and communities.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NCC is hosting our first IRL event! Participants will learn to distinguish between sources, identify public documentation, and cite information. Hosted by the wonderful @travelinganna.bsky.social + @morisy.bsky.social. Spots are very limited, so RSVP today. See you in Philly!
Reposted by Rachel Lobdell
Still appalled at how paltry and terrible the NYT coverage of the protests were and how nobody there feels any responsibility to address the criticism. This was not something that caught them off guard. This was many levels of decisions.
October 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Still appalled at how paltry and terrible the NYT coverage of the protests were and how nobody there feels any responsibility to address the criticism. This was not something that caught them off guard. This was many levels of decisions.
📣 Call for pitches: NCC captures industry news, academic research, examples of creator partnerships, and other relevant content. We are not the arbiter of what is wrong or right, but a destination for dialogue about creators, the information economy, newsroom innovation, and audience trust.
Call For Pitches
Call For Pitches About Us News Creators Corps is a movement to ensure everyone has access to accurate and trustworthy information. We invest in content creators and community messengers so they can be...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
📣 Call for pitches: NCC captures industry news, academic research, examples of creator partnerships, and other relevant content. We are not the arbiter of what is wrong or right, but a destination for dialogue about creators, the information economy, newsroom innovation, and audience trust.
Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you saw:
Death Cab
Head and the Heart
Something Corporate/Jack’s Mannequin (at Red Rocks)
Kacey Musgraves
Taylor Swift
Death Cab
Head and the Heart
Something Corporate/Jack’s Mannequin (at Red Rocks)
Kacey Musgraves
Taylor Swift
Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you saw:
Sutton Foster & Kelli O'Hara
Aida Cuevas
Weird Al Yankovic
Leslie Odom Jr.
Pentatonix
Sutton Foster & Kelli O'Hara
Aida Cuevas
Weird Al Yankovic
Leslie Odom Jr.
Pentatonix
Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you saw:
(I'm including in person and streamed)
The Rose
Monsta X
J-Hope
Rocket Club
BTS
This skews Kpop but only 2 are in person and that's cuz I haven't wanted to go to many in person concerts since 2020 and Kpop is so good at streaming.
(I'm including in person and streamed)
The Rose
Monsta X
J-Hope
Rocket Club
BTS
This skews Kpop but only 2 are in person and that's cuz I haven't wanted to go to many in person concerts since 2020 and Kpop is so good at streaming.
October 18, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you saw:
Death Cab
Head and the Heart
Something Corporate/Jack’s Mannequin (at Red Rocks)
Kacey Musgraves
Taylor Swift
Death Cab
Head and the Heart
Something Corporate/Jack’s Mannequin (at Red Rocks)
Kacey Musgraves
Taylor Swift
Reposted by Rachel Lobdell
Trump's big IVF announcement is a retreat from his campaign promise. It doesn't make IVF available for all.
1. Employers don't have to offer the "fertility benefit" it creates
2. The benefit doesn't have to cover IVF
3. It could cover the conservative alternatives criticized by mainstream med
1. Employers don't have to offer the "fertility benefit" it creates
2. The benefit doesn't have to cover IVF
3. It could cover the conservative alternatives criticized by mainstream med
Trump plans could lower IVF costs for some — but fall short of his campaign promise
The administration said employers will be able to offer standalone insurance for fertility treatments and that one major drugmaker will offer discounts for IVF drugs.
19thnews.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Trump's big IVF announcement is a retreat from his campaign promise. It doesn't make IVF available for all.
1. Employers don't have to offer the "fertility benefit" it creates
2. The benefit doesn't have to cover IVF
3. It could cover the conservative alternatives criticized by mainstream med
1. Employers don't have to offer the "fertility benefit" it creates
2. The benefit doesn't have to cover IVF
3. It could cover the conservative alternatives criticized by mainstream med