anna griffin
@agpnw.bsky.social
I'm the PNW bureau chief at The New York Times. Send me story ideas, complaints, venting, cute dog pics. I may also comment on the Yankees and the Tar Heels, but always in a measured tone.
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anna griffin
@agpnw.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Oh, hello. Fancy meeting you here. It's going to take me a while to be convinced you're not all Russian bots designed to undermine my trust in civic institutions while also feeding my dopamine addiction for clicks. (I'm not scarred at all by the past few years. NOT AT ALL.)
Emerging from a brief social media disengagement - which I highly recommend - with some professional news:
I've started a new job as the Pacific Northwest bureau chief for The New York Times. Looking for story ideas, news alerts, background info, pet theories, restaurant recs, travel tips etc.
I've started a new job as the Pacific Northwest bureau chief for The New York Times. Looking for story ideas, news alerts, background info, pet theories, restaurant recs, travel tips etc.
September 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Emerging from a brief social media disengagement - which I highly recommend - with some professional news:
I've started a new job as the Pacific Northwest bureau chief for The New York Times. Looking for story ideas, news alerts, background info, pet theories, restaurant recs, travel tips etc.
I've started a new job as the Pacific Northwest bureau chief for The New York Times. Looking for story ideas, news alerts, background info, pet theories, restaurant recs, travel tips etc.
Lost Patients is a stupendous piece of reporting. And I edited Salmon Wars, so … oh hey, wow, that’s so cool! Yay us!
April 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Lost Patients is a stupendous piece of reporting. And I edited Salmon Wars, so … oh hey, wow, that’s so cool! Yay us!
Happy opening day to all who celebrate. If you need me over the next seven months, you can find me worshiping at the Church of Baseball.
a man in a new york mets jersey is shaking hands with another man
ALT: a man in a new york mets jersey is shaking hands with another man
media.tenor.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Happy opening day to all who celebrate. If you need me over the next seven months, you can find me worshiping at the Church of Baseball.
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"In interviews with OPB, almost a dozen current and former Forest Service employees said they feared this loss of workers will be catastrophic for the fire season ahead."
Trump’s firing of Forest Service workers raises concerns about wildfires in Oregon, the West
Some recently fired Forest Service employees were part of a backup team of certified firefighters.
www.opb.org
February 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"In interviews with OPB, almost a dozen current and former Forest Service employees said they feared this loss of workers will be catastrophic for the fire season ahead."
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How much news has been happening during the Trump administration? OPB's Tiffany Camhi takes a look at just one area: education.
20 major policy changes in the first 30 days.
20 major policy changes in the first 30 days.
Dizzying changes: 20 shifts to education in the Trump administration’s first month
The Trump administration has unleashed a flurry of cuts and changes to government programs. Here’s a summary of just how the changes are affecting education - and how the Northwest has responded.
www.opb.org
February 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
How much news has been happening during the Trump administration? OPB's Tiffany Camhi takes a look at just one area: education.
20 major policy changes in the first 30 days.
20 major policy changes in the first 30 days.
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Have information you think the public should know about the Census Bureau or other parts of the federal government?
I'm a @npr.org correspondent who's available via the encrypted messaging app Signal at hansi.01
I'm a @npr.org correspondent who's available via the encrypted messaging app Signal at hansi.01
February 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Have information you think the public should know about the Census Bureau or other parts of the federal government?
I'm a @npr.org correspondent who's available via the encrypted messaging app Signal at hansi.01
I'm a @npr.org correspondent who's available via the encrypted messaging app Signal at hansi.01
The best thing about the Super Bowl is that it means baseball is near.
February 10, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The best thing about the Super Bowl is that it means baseball is near.
Right now summed up in one story: www.opb.org/article/2025...
Crook County school board ousts superintendent after 6 months
The school board put Melissa Skinner on paid administrative leave Monday.
www.opb.org
January 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Right now summed up in one story: www.opb.org/article/2025...
I would like to read a scientific study analyzing the strange phenomenon in which people get in line at an airport Starbucks and completely forget how to order coffee.
January 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I would like to read a scientific study analyzing the strange phenomenon in which people get in line at an airport Starbucks and completely forget how to order coffee.
Joking aside, I kinda think this is exactly how you want important votes over leadership to go with the new-and-maybe-improved-who-actually-knows-for-sure Portland City Council. Messy but mostly in the open? With the political and philosophical lines clear to everyone paying attention?
January 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Joking aside, I kinda think this is exactly how you want important votes over leadership to go with the new-and-maybe-improved-who-actually-knows-for-sure Portland City Council. Messy but mostly in the open? With the political and philosophical lines clear to everyone paying attention?
I like to imagine Ted Wheeler, Charlie Hales, Sam Adams, Tom Potter and the ghost of Vera Katz are sitting in a bar somewhere watching this together. And laughing. So hard.
Somehow we’re going to wind up with Mike Johnson as council president
City Attorney speaking now. Says charter states that city councilors must choose the council president. Mayor is not authorized to cast tie-breaker.
So now what??
Loretta Smith is arguing charter clearly states the Mayor can break tie. (Smith nominated Clark BTW, and Mayor wd choose Clark)
So now what??
Loretta Smith is arguing charter clearly states the Mayor can break tie. (Smith nominated Clark BTW, and Mayor wd choose Clark)
January 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I like to imagine Ted Wheeler, Charlie Hales, Sam Adams, Tom Potter and the ghost of Vera Katz are sitting in a bar somewhere watching this together. And laughing. So hard.
Are you like me, and you're feeling very, very tired headed into the end of the year, and then you edited this smart rundown of all the big PNW news from 2024, and then you felt even more very, very tired but at least remembered why?
Are you like me and each year is approximately 1000 years long? My colleague @bradleywparks.bsky.social put together a great recap of some of the year's biggest news stories to remind us of all that was in 2024.
The year in Pacific Northwest news for 2024
From the election to ice storms to the Boeing door plug, these were the stories that defined 2024 in Oregon and Washington.
www.opb.org
December 31, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Are you like me, and you're feeling very, very tired headed into the end of the year, and then you edited this smart rundown of all the big PNW news from 2024, and then you felt even more very, very tired but at least remembered why?
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Rene Gonzalez, who came into office as a city commissioner largely on a platform of being supportive of Portland police, has now threatened to sue the city because police have not made an arrest in an arson case involving his father's car.
Outgoing Portland commissioner threatens to sue the city over slow arson investigation
Days before leaving office, Portland City Commissioner Rene Gonzalez threatened to sue the city – accusing its police force of failing to fully investigate an alleged arson at his home.
www.opb.org
December 31, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Rene Gonzalez, who came into office as a city commissioner largely on a platform of being supportive of Portland police, has now threatened to sue the city because police have not made an arrest in an arson case involving his father's car.
This would hurt us at OPB, but it was absolutely decimate smaller public media orgs in rural areas. If I was a cynic, I’d say that is maybe part of the plan: remove anything that isn’t non-mainstream propagandist media in places that already tilt right.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/b...
NPR and PBS Stations Brace for Funding Battle Under Trump (Gift Article)
Republicans in Congress have tried to defund public media for decades. With the help of Elon Musk, could they finally make good on their threat?
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2024 at 4:34 PM
This would hurt us at OPB, but it was absolutely decimate smaller public media orgs in rural areas. If I was a cynic, I’d say that is maybe part of the plan: remove anything that isn’t non-mainstream propagandist media in places that already tilt right.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/b...
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This story is the best thing I've edited all week.
“I just hope everybody’s kind to me next year and nobody is bullying me,” wished 9-year-old Crosby.
“I just hope everybody’s kind to me next year and nobody is bullying me,” wished 9-year-old Crosby.
For kids who feel left out, Bend’s ‘Sandra Claus is a hit’
A lesser-known member of the Claus family has lately been spotted far from the North Pole in Central Oregon.
www.opb.org
December 18, 2024 at 3:51 PM
This story is the best thing I've edited all week.
“I just hope everybody’s kind to me next year and nobody is bullying me,” wished 9-year-old Crosby.
“I just hope everybody’s kind to me next year and nobody is bullying me,” wished 9-year-old Crosby.
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"City officials throughout Oregon say they need more leeway to clear homeless camps as the state grapples with a housing crisis that shows no signs of abating.
Now they’re taking aim at a 2021 law they say stands in their way."
Now they’re taking aim at a 2021 law they say stands in their way."
A fight over Oregon’s laws on homeless camping looms in 2025
City leaders around the state want more authority to remove encampments they deem problematic. Homeless advocates say it's a distraction from real solutions.
www.opb.org
December 13, 2024 at 5:19 PM
"City officials throughout Oregon say they need more leeway to clear homeless camps as the state grapples with a housing crisis that shows no signs of abating.
Now they’re taking aim at a 2021 law they say stands in their way."
Now they’re taking aim at a 2021 law they say stands in their way."
OK, so he got one thing right.
December 12, 2024 at 8:32 PM
OK, so he got one thing right.
Weird day to be a Tar Heel.
Unless Bill Belichick can magically restore eligibility for Tom Brady, @slmandel.bsky.social doesn't see this ending well.
"I’ve seen this movie so many times before: Big-name NFL coach comes to town vowing to turn the program into an NFL organization in college."
🔗
www.nytimes.com/athletic/598...
"I’ve seen this movie so many times before: Big-name NFL coach comes to town vowing to turn the program into an NFL organization in college."
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/598...
December 11, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Weird day to be a Tar Heel.
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If you missed it, here's the OPB story www.opb.org/article/2024...
Also, if you care about REAL local news and journalism, you should support the outlets you care about. bikeportland.org/support
Also, if you care about REAL local news and journalism, you should support the outlets you care about. bikeportland.org/support
AI slop is already invading Oregon’s local journalism
The Ashland Daily Tidings — established as a newspaper in 1876 — ceased operations in 2023, but if you were a local reader, you may not have known because of an elaborate scam using artificial intelli...
www.opb.org
December 11, 2024 at 4:34 PM
If you missed it, here's the OPB story www.opb.org/article/2024...
Also, if you care about REAL local news and journalism, you should support the outlets you care about. bikeportland.org/support
Also, if you care about REAL local news and journalism, you should support the outlets you care about. bikeportland.org/support
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This is your reminder to listen to Hush — the best show you've never heard because, well, @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and I are lower class podcasters: www.opb.org/show/hush/
OPB: Hush
Hush
www.opb.org
December 11, 2024 at 4:42 PM
This is your reminder to listen to Hush — the best show you've never heard because, well, @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and I are lower class podcasters: www.opb.org/show/hush/
This is the worst Terminator sequel yet.
Last month, I fell down an absolutely bizarre rabbit hole trying to figure out who was ripping off articles from Oregon journalists.
What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers.
My latest:
What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers.
My latest:
AI slop is already invading Oregon’s local journalism
The Ashland Daily Tidings — established as a newspaper in 1876 — ceased operations in 2023, but if you were a local reader, you may not have known because of an elaborate scam using artificial intelli...
www.opb.org
December 9, 2024 at 5:21 PM
This is the worst Terminator sequel yet.
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With Literary Arts and Mother Foucault’s both moving to locations across the street from each other on SE Grand, we’re close to seeing a bookstore district emerge www.wweek.com/arts/books/2...
Mother Foucault’s Bookshop Needs Your Help Moving
www.wweek.com
November 27, 2024 at 5:02 PM
With Literary Arts and Mother Foucault’s both moving to locations across the street from each other on SE Grand, we’re close to seeing a bookstore district emerge www.wweek.com/arts/books/2...
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The actual people hurt by decisions like this would be the smallest stations in rural areas that depend more heavily on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The biggest value of public media over the past 2 decades is serving growing news deserts where for profit media has collapsed.
The biggest value of public media over the past 2 decades is serving growing news deserts where for profit media has collapsed.
Marjorie Taylor Greene says Republicans will take a look at defunding NPR
November 24, 2024 at 5:02 PM
The actual people hurt by decisions like this would be the smallest stations in rural areas that depend more heavily on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The biggest value of public media over the past 2 decades is serving growing news deserts where for profit media has collapsed.
The biggest value of public media over the past 2 decades is serving growing news deserts where for profit media has collapsed.
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Probably one of the biggest environmental discussions in the waning days of the Biden administration is what will happen with Oregon's Owyhee Canyonlands.
Potential for protecting Owyhee Canyonlands takes urgency in final months of Biden administration
More than a million acres of wildlands in Eastern Oregon could be preserved through federal legislation or a monument declaration from the president. This could be the last chance for the Owyhee Canyo...
www.opb.org
November 22, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Probably one of the biggest environmental discussions in the waning days of the Biden administration is what will happen with Oregon's Owyhee Canyonlands.
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This is getting very bad.
St. Helens police investigate possible abuse of middle schooler; emergency school board meeting called
The St. Helens Police Department said Thursday that it is now investigating a middle school teacher for alleged physical contact with students.
www.opb.org
November 22, 2024 at 1:29 AM
This is getting very bad.