Alison Saldanha
@alisonsald.bsky.social
Data reporter @ The Dallas Morning News.
Previously : @ The Seattle Times, NPR’s California newsroom, NYT, Detour Detroit, Chicago Reader etc.
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Previously : @ The Seattle Times, NPR’s California newsroom, NYT, Detour Detroit, Chicago Reader etc.
Cultural omnivore.
✨Save local news✨
Got a tip? Let’s use Signal to chat.
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The Salt Lake Tribune, which went from for-profit to non-profit 6 years ago, is about to drop its paywall. "The Tribune cannot afford to limit who has access to independent and trusted news."
Meanwhile, it just launched a new newspaper in southern Utah.
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/11...
Meanwhile, it just launched a new newspaper in southern Utah.
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/11...
The Salt Lake Tribune will drop its paywall next year, CEO tells donors at NewsMakers gala
After years of requiring people to pay for online news content, The Tribune announced an upcoming change during its 2025 annual NewsMakers Gala.
www.sltrib.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Salt Lake Tribune, which went from for-profit to non-profit 6 years ago, is about to drop its paywall. "The Tribune cannot afford to limit who has access to independent and trusted news."
Meanwhile, it just launched a new newspaper in southern Utah.
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/11...
Meanwhile, it just launched a new newspaper in southern Utah.
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/11...
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"Here’s what we don’t say out loud: There’s no money in journalism anymore. No fame, no glamour, no prestige. But there’s lots and lots of money in media—in being a brand, an influencer, a personality. We stopped paying journalists and started rewarding performers."
"She’s not trying to rebuild her reputation as a journalist—she’s building a different kind of brand entirely, one where being interesting matters more than being ethical, where attention is the only currency that still spends."
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media
Olivia Nuzzi’s comeback isn’t a personal scandal story—it’s proof that today’s media rewards access, personality, and controversy more than ethics.
www.mediaite.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Here’s what we don’t say out loud: There’s no money in journalism anymore. No fame, no glamour, no prestige. But there’s lots and lots of money in media—in being a brand, an influencer, a personality. We stopped paying journalists and started rewarding performers."
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Various historical barriers to casting ballots in person make having a mail-in option crucial. https://capitalbnews.org/black-voting-rights-mississippi-mail-in-case/
Supreme Court Case Threatens Mail-in Ballots for Black Voters
Various historical barriers to casting ballots in person make having a mail-in option crucial.
capitalbnews.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Various historical barriers to casting ballots in person make having a mail-in option crucial. https://capitalbnews.org/black-voting-rights-mississippi-mail-in-case/
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'What are young and/or struggling journalists supposed to think when the most successful people in the business are the ones with malleable ethics and poor judgement (and, to be honest, pretty bad writers)?'
This is a great read from @marisakabas.bsky.social
www.thehandbasket.co/p/moral-rot-...
This is a great read from @marisakabas.bsky.social
www.thehandbasket.co/p/moral-rot-...
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Epstein’s journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
'What are young and/or struggling journalists supposed to think when the most successful people in the business are the ones with malleable ethics and poor judgement (and, to be honest, pretty bad writers)?'
This is a great read from @marisakabas.bsky.social
www.thehandbasket.co/p/moral-rot-...
This is a great read from @marisakabas.bsky.social
www.thehandbasket.co/p/moral-rot-...
A new statement from the Dallas News Guild: 26 of our members at @dallasnews.com are being outsourced—a violation of our contract.
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
A new statement from the Dallas News Guild: 26 of our members at @dallasnews.com are being outsourced—a violation of our contract.
The national news cycle this week : 🫨🫨🫨
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The national news cycle this week : 🫨🫨🫨
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
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Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
n.pr
October 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
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I was recently laid off by ARTnews, a few days before the theft at the Louvre. The terms of my TN work visa means I can't freelance unless I donate the funds to charity. I'm open to new FT roles in business reporting and communications, and am willing to relocate to other cities, including Toronto.
October 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I was recently laid off by ARTnews, a few days before the theft at the Louvre. The terms of my TN work visa means I can't freelance unless I donate the funds to charity. I'm open to new FT roles in business reporting and communications, and am willing to relocate to other cities, including Toronto.
That is a blood curdling howl of anguish characteristic of Mariners fandom at this point.
Someone in the Mariners clubhouse let out a loud scream in frustration
October 21, 2025 at 5:34 AM
That is a blood curdling howl of anguish characteristic of Mariners fandom at this point.
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Millions of Americans will face hard choices as state or federal marketplace health insurance plans will be up for renewal in November.
As the shutdown drags on, these people will lose if health care subsidies expire
If Congress doesn’t extend certain ACA tax credits set to expire at the end of the year, subsidized health care plans will increase in cost, putting it out of...
www.dallasnews.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Millions of Americans will face hard choices as state or federal marketplace health insurance plans will be up for renewal in November.
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Friends: Please join me in the fight to save Dallas City Hall. Spread the word.
www.dallasnews.com/arts-enterta...
www.dallasnews.com/arts-enterta...
Lamster: Keep your hands off Dallas City Hall
Why demolishing I. M. Pei’s iconic building would be a financial boondoggle and an architectural travesty.
www.dallasnews.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Friends: Please join me in the fight to save Dallas City Hall. Spread the word.
www.dallasnews.com/arts-enterta...
www.dallasnews.com/arts-enterta...
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If a low in the 50s still hasn’t arrived by Thursday – which is not predicted in the forecast – this year will see the latest arrival of the fall chill ever recorded.
Texas heat has overstayed its welcome, and could break a record soon. What’s causing it?
There’s some exciting news for fall lovers, though: Change is coming.
www.dallasnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If a low in the 50s still hasn’t arrived by Thursday – which is not predicted in the forecast – this year will see the latest arrival of the fall chill ever recorded.
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If not for R&B singer D’Angelo, who died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at age 51, the world might never have known Erykah Badu.
How D’Angelo helped launch the career of Dallas’ Erykah Badu
If not for R&B singer D’Angelo, who died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at age 51, the world might never have known Erykah Badu.
www.dallasnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
If not for R&B singer D’Angelo, who died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at age 51, the world might never have known Erykah Badu.
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Love this cover, especially all the phones on the table
August 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Love this cover, especially all the phones on the table
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
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President Trump filed a lawsuit against the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, alleging the newspaper defamed him in an article about a birthday letter sent to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein
Trump Sues Wall Street Journal Publisher Dow Jones Over Jeffrey Epstein Article
Defamation lawsuit was filed in a Florida federal court.
on.wsj.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
President Trump filed a lawsuit against the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, alleging the newspaper defamed him in an article about a birthday letter sent to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein
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Most years, Washington sees 500 to 600 hate crime incidents reported to police, according to the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. This places Washington consistently in the top five states with the most reports. (Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard)
New WA hotline to report hate crimes launches in 3 counties • Washington State Standard
Washington has launched a hotline to report hate crimes and bias in King, Spokane and Clark counties, three of the state’s biggest.
buff.ly
July 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Most years, Washington sees 500 to 600 hate crime incidents reported to police, according to the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. This places Washington consistently in the top five states with the most reports. (Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard)
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Someone recently asked: “Why [aren’t] Mississippians in particular no longer passing on farming knowledge?”
My response: They are, and here are some of the Black farmers who are training up the next generation in the Mississippi Delta.
MY LATEST: capitalbnews.org/black-farmer...
My response: They are, and here are some of the Black farmers who are training up the next generation in the Mississippi Delta.
MY LATEST: capitalbnews.org/black-farmer...
In the Mississippi Delta, Black Farmers Are Rebuilding the Legacy of Land Ownership
They are reviving the mission of an association of Black churches that fed and educated Black families after the Civil War.
capitalbnews.org
July 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Someone recently asked: “Why [aren’t] Mississippians in particular no longer passing on farming knowledge?”
My response: They are, and here are some of the Black farmers who are training up the next generation in the Mississippi Delta.
MY LATEST: capitalbnews.org/black-farmer...
My response: They are, and here are some of the Black farmers who are training up the next generation in the Mississippi Delta.
MY LATEST: capitalbnews.org/black-farmer...
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Level 3 “go now” evacuation notices are in effect for the area. (Tammy Ayer / Yakima Herald-Republic)
Multiple firefighters on scene of fast-moving blaze that has reached homes in Selah
SELAH — Firefighters are battling a fast-moving blaze that began in brush and has reached homes.
www.yakimaherald.com
July 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Level 3 “go now” evacuation notices are in effect for the area. (Tammy Ayer / Yakima Herald-Republic)
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Camp Mystic, a private Christian summer camp for girls in Hunt, had to be evacuated overnight after “catastrophic” flooding along the Guadalupe River.
Over 20 girls from Camp Mystic unaccounted for after flash flooding, Dan Patrick says
Camp Mystic, a private Christian summer camp for girls, had to be evacuated overnight after “catastrophic” flooding along the Guadalupe River.
www.dallasnews.com
July 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Camp Mystic, a private Christian summer camp for girls in Hunt, had to be evacuated overnight after “catastrophic” flooding along the Guadalupe River.
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Coco Gauff went down in a shocking first-round Wimbledon upset to Dayana Yastremska in straight sets.
Gauff, the tournament’s No. 2 seed, was coming off her second Grand Slam singles title with a win in the French Open last month.
Gauff, the tournament’s No. 2 seed, was coming off her second Grand Slam singles title with a win in the French Open last month.
Coco Gauff is upset at Wimbledon by Dayana Yastremska in first round
Gauff, the No. 2 seed, was ousted in straight sets just weeks after winning her second Grand Slam title at the French Open.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Coco Gauff went down in a shocking first-round Wimbledon upset to Dayana Yastremska in straight sets.
Gauff, the tournament’s No. 2 seed, was coming off her second Grand Slam singles title with a win in the French Open last month.
Gauff, the tournament’s No. 2 seed, was coming off her second Grand Slam singles title with a win in the French Open last month.
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SMU's former president discusses what bothers him about Dallas, the changing landscape of higher education and more with High Profile writer Sarah Hepola.
Ex-SMU president Gerald Turner on what bothers him about Dallas — and colleges today
Five questions with the longtime head of Southern Methodist University, who never did get used to the summer heat.
www.dallasnews.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
SMU's former president discusses what bothers him about Dallas, the changing landscape of higher education and more with High Profile writer Sarah Hepola.
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“The Democratic establishment, I see them take a lot from progressives but they don’t give a lot back,” said @jamaalbowmanny.bsky.social . “That’s why we have Donald Trump in the White House and that’s how we keep recycling people like Andrew Cuomo.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/n...
Mamdani Helped a Rival Candidate. She Isn’t Returning the Favor.
www.nytimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“The Democratic establishment, I see them take a lot from progressives but they don’t give a lot back,” said @jamaalbowmanny.bsky.social . “That’s why we have Donald Trump in the White House and that’s how we keep recycling people like Andrew Cuomo.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/n...
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This year’s festival is June 26-29 and features a lineup of genres that includes comedy, thriller, documentaries, LGBTQ, foreign and a selection of short films.
The Oak Cliff Film Festival wants you to come back to the theater for real movies
This year’s festival is June 26-29 and features a lineup of genres that includes comedy, thriller, documentaries, LGBTQ, foreign and a selection of short films.
www.dallasnews.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This year’s festival is June 26-29 and features a lineup of genres that includes comedy, thriller, documentaries, LGBTQ, foreign and a selection of short films.