Sarah Cohen
@shcohen.bsky.social
Knight Chair in Journalism, Cronkite School at ASU; WaPo and NYT alum
Real question - who's writing this stuff? It sounds like AI slop
Trump's initial response to the dire jobs report is ... posting about Epstein
September 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Real question - who's writing this stuff? It sounds like AI slop
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Ever wonder about the VIP treatment Matthew McConaughey gets at the University of Texas?
FOIAball, a new site covering college football through public records reporting, is coming next week.
So subscribe now: foiaball.com
FOIAball, a new site covering college football through public records reporting, is coming next week.
So subscribe now: foiaball.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Ever wonder about the VIP treatment Matthew McConaughey gets at the University of Texas?
FOIAball, a new site covering college football through public records reporting, is coming next week.
So subscribe now: foiaball.com
FOIAball, a new site covering college football through public records reporting, is coming next week.
So subscribe now: foiaball.com
New rule: The truth is inversely related to the number of adjectives used in an official statement
June 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
New rule: The truth is inversely related to the number of adjectives used in an official statement
Real question: how do customs officers figure out how much tariff is owed? Do they have a blinking light for each product / country combination that changes hourly?
April 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Real question: how do customs officers figure out how much tariff is owed? Do they have a blinking light for each product / country combination that changes hourly?
Anti deficiency act? There's a reason that you're it allowed to "volunteer" and "donate" to the feds
Hi, I'm the guy who used to oversee the federal government's agency IT telecommunications contracts. This is extremely bad. There is absolutely no need for this. Not only is it a huge security exposure, but the simplest explanation for this is that it is meant to be a security exposure.
Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex
Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Anti deficiency act? There's a reason that you're it allowed to "volunteer" and "donate" to the feds
Cmon publishers - join them : Wired and 404 media are "tipping the balance .... between public interest and business more toward the public interest. "
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Cmon publishers - join them : Wired and 404 media are "tipping the balance .... between public interest and business more toward the public interest. "
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Histories wanted! Are you a recently terminated federal employee? Historians want to record your story! There's so much you know; let's get it on the record. You may record anonymously if you wish. www.oah.org/2025/03/04/f...
OAH | Federal Employees Oral History ProjectOAH | Federal Employees Oral History Project
www.oah.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Histories wanted! Are you a recently terminated federal employee? Historians want to record your story! There's so much you know; let's get it on the record. You may record anonymously if you wish. www.oah.org/2025/03/04/f...
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“Anytime that whole FOIA offices are getting fired, it portends terrible things,” said Washington Post FOIA director Nate Jones.
www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
Firing of FOIA officers leaves experts worried about public records access under Trump - Poynter
‘Anytime that whole FOIA offices are getting fired, it portends terrible things’
www.poynter.org
February 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“Anytime that whole FOIA offices are getting fired, it portends terrible things,” said Washington Post FOIA director Nate Jones.
www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
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This headline. This photo.
Is it bad when people get what they want?
Is it bad when people get what they want?
February 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This headline. This photo.
Is it bad when people get what they want?
Is it bad when people get what they want?
I would love to see the wheels turn as they try to decide between funneling taxpayer $ to their media supporters vs reaching their supposed audience
www.semafor.com/article/02/1...
www.semafor.com/article/02/1...
Homeland Security budgets $200m for new border ad campaign
In the ads, Kristi Noem praises President Trump and warns migrants in the US illegally that “we will find you.”
www.semafor.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I would love to see the wheels turn as they try to decide between funneling taxpayer $ to their media supporters vs reaching their supposed audience
www.semafor.com/article/02/1...
www.semafor.com/article/02/1...
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It's not just fdr. One of the things the epa did not long after it was formed was document the nation's pollution via photography. That can seem frivolous, but generations of Americans have no idea why the EPA was necessary. This broke a million views when we published it in 2017
This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up
A snapshot from America before the impact of the EPA and the effects of rules regulating clean water and air were felt.
www.popsci.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It's not just fdr. One of the things the epa did not long after it was formed was document the nation's pollution via photography. That can seem frivolous, but generations of Americans have no idea why the EPA was necessary. This broke a million views when we published it in 2017
An incredibly stupid policy of 3 byline limit and no tag lines at the WSJ. A better idea: get rid of bylines altogether if there are too many, since reporting is a team effort. The union said it pretty well talkingbiznews.com/media-news/w...
February 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
An incredibly stupid policy of 3 byline limit and no tag lines at the WSJ. A better idea: get rid of bylines altogether if there are too many, since reporting is a team effort. The union said it pretty well talkingbiznews.com/media-news/w...
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i am going to put a finer point on this: executive orders are not laws. and they certainly are not royal decrees. they are interpretations of existing law for the purposes of enforcement. the fact that so many people are treating them as laws is actually driving me a bit insane.
i mean, the president's executive order isn't a goddamn law! as far as this doctor is concerned, who cares what the president says!
A New York City doctor said he will continue providing gender-affirming treatments to his patients younger than 19 despite President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to ban such care.
February 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
i am going to put a finer point on this: executive orders are not laws. and they certainly are not royal decrees. they are interpretations of existing law for the purposes of enforcement. the fact that so many people are treating them as laws is actually driving me a bit insane.
Glad to see the president using the awesome powers available to him to dictate plastic straw use. Guess they're running out of things to sign in the daily performance art part of governing
February 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Glad to see the president using the awesome powers available to him to dictate plastic straw use. Guess they're running out of things to sign in the daily performance art part of governing
Hear me out - some inefficiencies in gov are features not bugs. They're failsafes against failing or corrupt contractors; separate systems to prevent untrustworthy government officials from having too much power. If you distrust gov then you want this
February 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Hear me out - some inefficiencies in gov are features not bugs. They're failsafes against failing or corrupt contractors; separate systems to prevent untrustworthy government officials from having too much power. If you distrust gov then you want this
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Job training in West Virginia, unemployment help in Wisconsin, assistance for disabled kids. It's all been thrown into disarray because of Trump's federal funding freeze. Our story. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...
Trump’s Attempt to Freeze Grant Funding Leaves Nonprofits Reeling (Gift Article)
Some groups said their funding was still blocked, even after the freeze had been rescinded. Others saw their money reinstated but worried about future cuts.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Job training in West Virginia, unemployment help in Wisconsin, assistance for disabled kids. It's all been thrown into disarray because of Trump's federal funding freeze. Our story. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...
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It is kind of funny to think about what a headache it is to get and maintain Special Sworn Status so that I can access a relatively small amount of completely de-identified administrative data in a cold room for use on pre-approved research projects
February 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It is kind of funny to think about what a headache it is to get and maintain Special Sworn Status so that I can access a relatively small amount of completely de-identified administrative data in a cold room for use on pre-approved research projects
This is a good time to settle down with a great read on - yes - civil servants (gift link, I think)
wapo.st/4aHhMRI
wapo.st/4aHhMRI
Opinion | The Canary
Michael Lewis on Chris Mark of the Department of Labor.
wapo.st
February 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This is a good time to settle down with a great read on - yes - civil servants (gift link, I think)
wapo.st/4aHhMRI
wapo.st/4aHhMRI
Finally got to hear part of the famous Superman series that took on the Kkk by publushing its secret words and symbols Change can come from unexpected places www.otrcat.com/p/superman-f...
Superman Fights the Ku Klux Klan | Old Time Radio
The Man of Steel was more than a guy in a cape, Superman became a symbol of the fight for Truth, Justice, and the American Way. After the WWII and the defeat of the Axis Powers, Superman ran out of ...
www.otrcat.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Finally got to hear part of the famous Superman series that took on the Kkk by publushing its secret words and symbols Change can come from unexpected places www.otrcat.com/p/superman-f...
The definition of sunk cost fallacy - waiting to return one small item at Whole Foods after 1st
Person returns an entire shopping cart of books.
Person returns an entire shopping cart of books.
December 31, 2024 at 4:55 PM
The definition of sunk cost fallacy - waiting to return one small item at Whole Foods after 1st
Person returns an entire shopping cart of books.
Person returns an entire shopping cart of books.
Here's a choice:
1. Be one of the 20 most powerful public officials in the country
2. Have privacy and avoid public scrutiny for you and your spouse
You don't get both
1. Be one of the 20 most powerful public officials in the country
2. Have privacy and avoid public scrutiny for you and your spouse
You don't get both
May 29, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Here's a choice:
1. Be one of the 20 most powerful public officials in the country
2. Have privacy and avoid public scrutiny for you and your spouse
You don't get both
1. Be one of the 20 most powerful public officials in the country
2. Have privacy and avoid public scrutiny for you and your spouse
You don't get both
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What an exceptional run Susan Chira has had leading the Marshall Project. She is an exemplary journalist and leader, mentor to so many women (very much including me!) and I cannot wait to see what she does next. Brava. www.themarshallproject.org/2024/05/16/s...
Susan Chira to Step Down as The Marshall Project’s Editor-in-Chief in January
Under her stewardship, the news nonprofit more than doubled in size, opened local newsrooms and won its second Pulitzer Prize.
www.themarshallproject.org
May 16, 2024 at 12:58 PM
What an exceptional run Susan Chira has had leading the Marshall Project. She is an exemplary journalist and leader, mentor to so many women (very much including me!) and I cannot wait to see what she does next. Brava. www.themarshallproject.org/2024/05/16/s...
It's the last day of class at the Cronkite School -- and the last forever for me! Looking forward to the every-day-is- Saturday life and going home, but will miss the remarkable students I've had the privilege to mentor & my incomparable colleagues -30
April 24, 2024 at 5:44 PM
It's the last day of class at the Cronkite School -- and the last forever for me! Looking forward to the every-day-is- Saturday life and going home, but will miss the remarkable students I've had the privilege to mentor & my incomparable colleagues -30
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I *love* this. The 19th starts a network for mutual sharing quality news. I did this years ago in NJ: embeddable news. Didn't take off. So glad it's happening here. Brava!
19thnews.org/the-19th-new...
19thnews.org/the-19th-new...
Join The 19th News Network
Welcome to The 19th News Network, a collective of national, regional and local publishers seeking to advance racial and gender equity in politics and policy journalism.
19thnews.org
January 24, 2024 at 2:20 PM
I *love* this. The 19th starts a network for mutual sharing quality news. I did this years ago in NJ: embeddable news. Didn't take off. So glad it's happening here. Brava!
19thnews.org/the-19th-new...
19thnews.org/the-19th-new...
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If you’re a newsroom CEO and your reference point for “alternative storytelling techniques” is the New York Times 2012 “Snowfall” project, your newsroom is in big trouble. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
January 11, 2024 at 1:05 AM
If you’re a newsroom CEO and your reference point for “alternative storytelling techniques” is the New York Times 2012 “Snowfall” project, your newsroom is in big trouble. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...