Warwick Sabin
@warwicksabin.bsky.social
President and CEO of @deepsouthtoday.org, which includes @mississippitoday.org and @veritenews.org.
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Deep South Today: An Explainer
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For anyone curious about why we created @deepsouthtoday.org and what we do, we are pleased to offer this brief video that explains our mission and work.
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It was a pleasure to talk with Will Fischer at the @centercoopmedia.bsky.social about @deepsouthtoday.org and our new investigative reporting center launched in partnership with @nytimes.com and Big Local News.
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Q&A: Warwick Sabin on how Deep South Today collaborates to strengthen local and investigative…
Warwick Sabin is the president and CEO of Deep South Today, a collaborative network of local newsrooms in Louisiana and Mississippi. Deep…
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November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It was a pleasure to talk with Will Fischer at the @centercoopmedia.bsky.social about @deepsouthtoday.org and our new investigative reporting center launched in partnership with @nytimes.com and Big Local News.
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Thanks to Kristen Hare at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social for digging deeper into the new @deepsouthtoday.org Investigative Reporting Center launched in partnership with @nytimes.com and Big Local News.
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Why the New York Times is sticking around the South - Poynter
A new reporting center launches in 2026
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November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Thanks to Kristen Hare at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social for digging deeper into the new @deepsouthtoday.org Investigative Reporting Center launched in partnership with @nytimes.com and Big Local News.
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It was a pleasure to interview Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt yesterday at Big Bets for America, a convening hosted by Heartland Forward and @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social. We discussed how the lessons of OKC’s economic growth can be applied in other communities. More at: www.bigbetsforamerica.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It was a pleasure to interview Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt yesterday at Big Bets for America, a convening hosted by Heartland Forward and @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social. We discussed how the lessons of OKC’s economic growth can be applied in other communities. More at: www.bigbetsforamerica.org
This fall, @deepsouthtoday.org partnered with murmuration, a nonprofit that strengthens community-driven change at the local level, to understand how people across the Deep South stay informed.
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Where the Story Lives - Deep South Today
This fall, Deep South Today partnered with Murmuration, a nonprofit that strengthens community-driven change at the local level, to understand how people across the Deep South stay informed: where the...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This fall, @deepsouthtoday.org partnered with murmuration, a nonprofit that strengthens community-driven change at the local level, to understand how people across the Deep South stay informed.
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Very grateful that @deepsouthtoday.org is among the Bright Spots in local journalism featured in the 2025 State of Local News report released yesterday by @localnewsini.bsky.social.
We are honored to be in such esteemed company.
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We are honored to be in such esteemed company.
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Banding together to reach more of the rural South
A few years ago, as journalists in New Orleans explored forming Verite News, a light bulb went on for some of the people they were consulting. Mississippi Today, a nonprofit outlet founded in 2016, wa...
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October 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Very grateful that @deepsouthtoday.org is among the Bright Spots in local journalism featured in the 2025 State of Local News report released yesterday by @localnewsini.bsky.social.
We are honored to be in such esteemed company.
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We are honored to be in such esteemed company.
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...
Nice to see Christiaan Mader and Alena Maschke from @deepsouthtoday.org newsroom The Current featured in this piece on @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social by @blowthestack.bsky.social about local news.
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Charles M. Blow on the crisis facing local newspapers
By some estimates, more than 3,200 print newspapers have vanished since 2005, with an estimated two newspapers closing each week. As funding for public broadcasting also shrinks, political analyst Cha...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Nice to see Christiaan Mader and Alena Maschke from @deepsouthtoday.org newsroom The Current featured in this piece on @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social by @blowthestack.bsky.social about local news.
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Such a pleasure to celebrate @veritenews.org Editor-in-Chief Terry Baquet and the other honorees at the 2025 Freedom of Press Awards presented last night by @rcfp.org. The work of RCFP alongside news organizations across the nation is ensuring access to critical information for all of us.
October 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Such a pleasure to celebrate @veritenews.org Editor-in-Chief Terry Baquet and the other honorees at the 2025 Freedom of Press Awards presented last night by @rcfp.org. The work of RCFP alongside news organizations across the nation is ensuring access to critical information for all of us.
Reposted by Warwick Sabin
The New York Times Local Investigations Fellowship will collaborate with a new investigative reporting center at @deepsouthtoday.org to launch in early 2026. www.nytco.com/press/deep-s...
Deep South Today, The New York Times to Launch Investigative Reporting Center | The New York Times Company
Deep South Today, the nonprofit network of local newsrooms that includes Mississippi Today, Verite News in New Orleans, La., and The Current in Lafayette, La., announced that it will create a new…
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October 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The New York Times Local Investigations Fellowship will collaborate with a new investigative reporting center at @deepsouthtoday.org to launch in early 2026. www.nytco.com/press/deep-s...
Very excited to announce that @deepsouthtoday.org will create a new regional investigative reporting center in collaboration with @nytimes.com Local Investigations Fellowship.
The Deep South Today Investigative Reporting Center will launch in early 2026.
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The Deep South Today Investigative Reporting Center will launch in early 2026.
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Deep South Today To Launch Regional Investigative Reporting Center In Collaboration With The New York Times - Deep South Today
Deep South Today, the nonprofit network of local newsrooms that includes Mississippi Today, Verite News in New Orleans, Louisiana, and The Current in
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October 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Very excited to announce that @deepsouthtoday.org will create a new regional investigative reporting center in collaboration with @nytimes.com Local Investigations Fellowship.
The Deep South Today Investigative Reporting Center will launch in early 2026.
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The Deep South Today Investigative Reporting Center will launch in early 2026.
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It is my pleasure to announce that Hollis R. Towns joins us today as the first Chief Operating Officer of @deepsouthtoday.org. Hollis is bringing precisely the kind of skills and expertise that Deep South Today needs when we are poised for dramatic growth.
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Hollis Towns Joins Deep South Today as Chief Operating Officer - Deep South Today
Deep South Today, the nonprofit network of local newsrooms that includes Mississippi Today, Verite News, and The Current, today named Hollis R. Towns as its
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October 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
It is my pleasure to announce that Hollis R. Towns joins us today as the first Chief Operating Officer of @deepsouthtoday.org. Hollis is bringing precisely the kind of skills and expertise that Deep South Today needs when we are poised for dramatic growth.
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An example of why local journalism matters:
@mississippitoday.org reporter @allensiegler.bsky.social investigated how local governments are spending millions from Mississippi’s opioid settlement funds — money meant to help communities respond to the overdose crisis.
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@mississippitoday.org reporter @allensiegler.bsky.social investigated how local governments are spending millions from Mississippi’s opioid settlement funds — money meant to help communities respond to the overdose crisis.
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Newspaper investigation leads Mississippi officials to tackle addiction with opioid settlement money
A newspaper investigation found that city and county governments in Mississippi had been spending very little of the opioid settlement money it received to address addiction.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
An example of why local journalism matters:
@mississippitoday.org reporter @allensiegler.bsky.social investigated how local governments are spending millions from Mississippi’s opioid settlement funds — money meant to help communities respond to the overdose crisis.
apnews.com/article/addi...
@mississippitoday.org reporter @allensiegler.bsky.social investigated how local governments are spending millions from Mississippi’s opioid settlement funds — money meant to help communities respond to the overdose crisis.
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It’s a pleasure to announce @aschweig.bsky.social’s elevation to the position of Chief Strategy Officer at @deepsouthtoday.org. His leadership and dedication to operational excellence has been invaluable as Deep South Today has grown considerably during 2025.
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Deep South Today Elevates Adam Schweigert to Chief Strategy Officer - Deep South Today
Deep South Today, the nonprofit network of local newsrooms that includes Mississippi Today, Verite News, and The Current, today announced that Adam Schweigert has been elevated to the position of Chie...
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October 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It’s a pleasure to announce @aschweig.bsky.social’s elevation to the position of Chief Strategy Officer at @deepsouthtoday.org. His leadership and dedication to operational excellence has been invaluable as Deep South Today has grown considerably during 2025.
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Very grateful for the opportunity to expand @deepsouthtoday.org’s partnership with @notus.com to include @mississippitoday.org. We were honored that @veritenews.org was part of the inaugural cohort for the Washington Bureau Initiative to provide essential news from DC.
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NOTUS to partner with a growing list of local news outlets to close the gap between voters and elected officials - Allbritton Journalism Institute
NOTUS announced today that it is expanding the Washington Bureau Initiative, a program where political reporting from its Washington newsroom is co-published with local outlets across the country to e...
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October 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Very grateful for the opportunity to expand @deepsouthtoday.org’s partnership with @notus.com to include @mississippitoday.org. We were honored that @veritenews.org was part of the inaugural cohort for the Washington Bureau Initiative to provide essential news from DC.
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What a tremendous turnout in Lafayette yesterday to celebrate The Current joining @deepsouthtoday.org. It was great to see the community support and enthusiasm for more local news in the area, and we enjoyed meeting so many new friends and learning more about the needs and issues there.
October 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
What a tremendous turnout in Lafayette yesterday to celebrate The Current joining @deepsouthtoday.org. It was great to see the community support and enthusiasm for more local news in the area, and we enjoyed meeting so many new friends and learning more about the needs and issues there.
It was a pleasure to talk with Paul Gewuerz about @deepsouthtoday.org for his Small Press, Big Ideas podcast! You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via this YouTube link:
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News That Stays Local, Infrastructure That Scales
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September 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It was a pleasure to talk with Paul Gewuerz about @deepsouthtoday.org for his Small Press, Big Ideas podcast! You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via this YouTube link:
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It is a pleasure to share that effective today @ganucheauadam.bsky.social is the first Executive Editor & Chief Content Officer of @deepsouthtoday.org.
I am also glad to share that @ewagsterpettus.bsky.social is the new Editor-in-Chief of @mississippitoday.org.
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I am also glad to share that @ewagsterpettus.bsky.social is the new Editor-in-Chief of @mississippitoday.org.
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Adam Ganucheau named Executive Editor & Chief Content Officer of Deep South Today - Deep South Today
Deep South Today, a growing nonprofit network of independent newsrooms in Louisiana and Mississippi, has named Adam Ganucheau as its first Executive Editor & Chief Content Officer.
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September 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It is a pleasure to share that effective today @ganucheauadam.bsky.social is the first Executive Editor & Chief Content Officer of @deepsouthtoday.org.
I am also glad to share that @ewagsterpettus.bsky.social is the new Editor-in-Chief of @mississippitoday.org.
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I am also glad to share that @ewagsterpettus.bsky.social is the new Editor-in-Chief of @mississippitoday.org.
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Congratulations to @mississippitoday.org political reporter @tcvance.bsky.social, who was among 30 journalists nationwide selected by @nationalpress.bsky.social for its 2025 Federal Action, Local Impact Journalism Fellowship!
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NPF Names 30 Journalists for 2025 Federal Action, Local Impact Journalism Fellowship - National Press Foundation
The National Press Foundation has selected 30 journalists for its 2025 Federal Action, Local Impact Journalism Fellowship to be held in Washington, D.C., Oct. 7-9. The new cohort of fellows will learn...
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September 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Congratulations to @mississippitoday.org political reporter @tcvance.bsky.social, who was among 30 journalists nationwide selected by @nationalpress.bsky.social for its 2025 Federal Action, Local Impact Journalism Fellowship!
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In this three-episode series for NPR-affiliate stations in Louisiana (@wwno.org & WRKF), journalists Carlyle Calhoun and @halleparker.bsky.social take a big swing at liquified natural gas, also known as methane gas, a major source of atmospheric carbon. 🎧: www.wwno.org/podcast/sea-...
September 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
In this three-episode series for NPR-affiliate stations in Louisiana (@wwno.org & WRKF), journalists Carlyle Calhoun and @halleparker.bsky.social take a big swing at liquified natural gas, also known as methane gas, a major source of atmospheric carbon. 🎧: www.wwno.org/podcast/sea-...
From Geoff Daily in The Current:
“In case you missed it, The Current just leveled up. After seven years as an independent local nonprofit newsroom, we got recruited to join @deepsouthtoday.org, a regional nonprofit news network.”
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“In case you missed it, The Current just leveled up. After seven years as an independent local nonprofit newsroom, we got recruited to join @deepsouthtoday.org, a regional nonprofit news network.”
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COLUMN: The Current’s army is 1,000 strong and growing
Seven years in, The Current isn’t just surviving, it’s joining a Pulitzer-prize winning journalism network. Getting there took hard work — ours and yours.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
From Geoff Daily in The Current:
“In case you missed it, The Current just leveled up. After seven years as an independent local nonprofit newsroom, we got recruited to join @deepsouthtoday.org, a regional nonprofit news network.”
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“In case you missed it, The Current just leveled up. After seven years as an independent local nonprofit newsroom, we got recruited to join @deepsouthtoday.org, a regional nonprofit news network.”
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We are very excited that Jill Silva will build the earned revenue program at @deepsouthtoday.org. She brings considerable experience and expertise, along with a deep familiarity with our region and a passion for journalism.
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Jill Silva Joins Deep South Today as Managing Director of Revenue - Deep South Today
Deep South Today, the nonprofit network of local newsrooms that includes Mississippi Today, Verite News, and The Current, today announced the appointment of Jill Silva as Managing Director of Revenue.
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September 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We are very excited that Jill Silva will build the earned revenue program at @deepsouthtoday.org. She brings considerable experience and expertise, along with a deep familiarity with our region and a passion for journalism.
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It is my pleasure to officially announce that The Current, a newsroom serving Lafayette and South Louisiana, is now the third newsroom in the @deepsouthtoday.org network, alongside @mississippitoday.org and @veritenews.org in New Orleans.
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The Current Joins Deep South Today - Deep South Today
The Current, a nonprofit news organization serving Lafayette and South Louisiana, is joining Deep South Today, a nonprofit network of local newsrooms that serves communities in Louisiana and Mississip...
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September 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It is my pleasure to officially announce that The Current, a newsroom serving Lafayette and South Louisiana, is now the third newsroom in the @deepsouthtoday.org network, alongside @mississippitoday.org and @veritenews.org in New Orleans.
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Some great news to share from the @mississippitoday.org newsroom:
Economic Development Reporter Katherine Lin is among 35 journalists nationwide to be selected by @nationalpress.bsky.social for the 2025 Local Business Journalism Fellowship.
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Economic Development Reporter Katherine Lin is among 35 journalists nationwide to be selected by @nationalpress.bsky.social for the 2025 Local Business Journalism Fellowship.
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NPF Names 35 Journalists for 2025 Local Business Journalism Fellowship - National Press Foundation
The National Press Foundation has named 35 journalists from across the U.S. to the 2025 Local Business Journalism Fellowship, Sept. 15-18.
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September 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Some great news to share from the @mississippitoday.org newsroom:
Economic Development Reporter Katherine Lin is among 35 journalists nationwide to be selected by @nationalpress.bsky.social for the 2025 Local Business Journalism Fellowship.
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Economic Development Reporter Katherine Lin is among 35 journalists nationwide to be selected by @nationalpress.bsky.social for the 2025 Local Business Journalism Fellowship.
nationalpress.org/newsfeed/npf...
During this week of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, @deepsouthtoday.org is grateful for our public media partners @wwno.org and WRKF, who turned the @veritenews.org series What Was Lost into a five-part podcast. @npr.org
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Verite News partners with WWNO, WRKF for 'What Was Lost' podcast
Listen to reflections from New Orleanians marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in the "What Was Lost" podcast.
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August 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
During this week of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, @deepsouthtoday.org is grateful for our public media partners @wwno.org and WRKF, who turned the @veritenews.org series What Was Lost into a five-part podcast. @npr.org
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Very excited to announce that The Garrison Project, an award-winning investigative reporting initiative that explores criminal justice issues, is folding its operations into @deepsouthtoday.org.
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The Garrison Project Folds Into Deep South Today, Focusing Its Criminal Justice Reporting on the Deep South Region - Deep South Today
The Garrison Project, an award-winning investigative reporting initiative that collaborates with national and local newsrooms to explore criminal justice
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August 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Very excited to announce that The Garrison Project, an award-winning investigative reporting initiative that explores criminal justice issues, is folding its operations into @deepsouthtoday.org.
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You can watch the video recordings of each session and view a full photo gallery from the All In On Mississippi event presented on July 28 by @mississippitoday.org and @deepsouthtoday.org.
All In On Mississippi - Fireside Chat and Q&A : Warwick Sabin in conversation with Jamie Dimon
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August 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
You can watch the video recordings of each session and view a full photo gallery from the All In On Mississippi event presented on July 28 by @mississippitoday.org and @deepsouthtoday.org.