Amanda Shaw
@amandashawwrites.com
Digital journalist in Upstate SC @foxcarolina.com.
MFA student @ugagrady.bsky.social.
Writer. Gamer. Not a fiddle player.
www.amandashawwrites.com
MFA student @ugagrady.bsky.social.
Writer. Gamer. Not a fiddle player.
www.amandashawwrites.com
Thoroughly enjoyed the irony of hand-drawn slides during a @nytimes.com panel on AI-assisted journalism with @dylanfreedman.nytimes.com #IRE25
June 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Thoroughly enjoyed the irony of hand-drawn slides during a @nytimes.com panel on AI-assisted journalism with @dylanfreedman.nytimes.com #IRE25
Looking into Pippin’s tapioca pearl eyes is what gets me through some days.
June 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Looking into Pippin’s tapioca pearl eyes is what gets me through some days.
As police and now the FBI thankfully investigate the horrific animal cruelty video out of Charlotte, here’s my possum PSA (along with a photo of one I rehabbed in 2019). Possums are important to the ecosystem. (1/2)
April 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
As police and now the FBI thankfully investigate the horrific animal cruelty video out of Charlotte, here’s my possum PSA (along with a photo of one I rehabbed in 2019). Possums are important to the ecosystem. (1/2)
50501 rally at Unity Park in downtown Greenville, SC on Saturday. Coverage tonight on @foxcarolina.com
April 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
50501 rally at Unity Park in downtown Greenville, SC on Saturday. Coverage tonight on @foxcarolina.com
Hundreds of people have gathered in Unity Park in Greenville, SC for a @50501movement.bsky.social rally
April 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Hundreds of people have gathered in Unity Park in Greenville, SC for a @50501movement.bsky.social rally
I’m so glad other people remember this book! My mom got me this bookmark from outofprint.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I’m so glad other people remember this book! My mom got me this bookmark from outofprint.com
If it weren’t smoke, it would almost be pretty... Tomorrow marks 6 months since Hurricane Helene. We still wake up to storm debris every day. Our house is still a construction zone. We’re still not back in our bedroom. And there is literally ash raining on me while walking the dogs tonight. 🧵
March 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
If it weren’t smoke, it would almost be pretty... Tomorrow marks 6 months since Hurricane Helene. We still wake up to storm debris every day. Our house is still a construction zone. We’re still not back in our bedroom. And there is literally ash raining on me while walking the dogs tonight. 🧵
Wildfire smoke over northern Greenville County tonight. 💔
March 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Wildfire smoke over northern Greenville County tonight. 💔
The end of Se7en still hits hard, 30 years later. 📽️
March 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The end of Se7en still hits hard, 30 years later. 📽️
For outlets that haven’t been kicked out of the White House press pool… #standwithAP
February 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
For outlets that haven’t been kicked out of the White House press pool… #standwithAP
For my first Flashes post: a look at my dog Pippin when he was rescued vs. now. He was 4 months old when someone dumped him by the road. He was missing most of his hair from mange and too weak to walk. Now he is a diva who acts like he’s too weak to walk when he wants me to carry him around.
February 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
For my first Flashes post: a look at my dog Pippin when he was rescued vs. now. He was 4 months old when someone dumped him by the road. He was missing most of his hair from mange and too weak to walk. Now he is a diva who acts like he’s too weak to walk when he wants me to carry him around.
Heavy - Kiese Laymon 📚💙
February 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Heavy - Kiese Laymon 📚💙
Pippin and his pup cup: a love story
February 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Pippin and his pup cup: a love story
"they were fat and had colored hair that's all you need to know" -someone triggered by my reporting on the #50501 protest in Greenville, SC
February 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"they were fat and had colored hair that's all you need to know" -someone triggered by my reporting on the #50501 protest in Greenville, SC
Pictures of the #50501 crowd along Main Street in downtown Greenville, SC protesting Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Project 2025 @50501movement.bsky.social
February 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Pictures of the #50501 crowd along Main Street in downtown Greenville, SC protesting Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Project 2025 @50501movement.bsky.social
It’s officially Monday in Washington, D.C. and still no receipts on the DOGE website. 🤨
February 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM
It’s officially Monday in Washington, D.C. and still no receipts on the DOGE website. 🤨
DOGE fails to deliver on website’s promise that savings “receipts” would be posted no later than Friday. It now says they’re coming over the weekend.
February 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
DOGE fails to deliver on website’s promise that savings “receipts” would be posted no later than Friday. It now says they’re coming over the weekend.
Thought I was just going to be watching a cute animated movie. Was not prepared to spend Friday night crying on the couch during The Wild Robot. 🩶 🪿 📽️
February 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Thought I was just going to be watching a cute animated movie. Was not prepared to spend Friday night crying on the couch during The Wild Robot. 🩶 🪿 📽️
This has absolutely nothing to do with news but if you want to see how well you fare under American Imperialism with 19th-century diseases, you can play Oregon Trail online: oregontrail.ws
February 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This has absolutely nothing to do with news but if you want to see how well you fare under American Imperialism with 19th-century diseases, you can play Oregon Trail online: oregontrail.ws
This is not an Onion headline. Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) introduced a bill for Greenland to be renamed "Red, White, and Blueland."
February 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is not an Onion headline. Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) introduced a bill for Greenland to be renamed "Red, White, and Blueland."
I yearn for the time when checking the news didn’t feel like opening the box at the end of Kiss Me Deadly. 📽️
February 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I yearn for the time when checking the news didn’t feel like opening the box at the end of Kiss Me Deadly. 📽️
and extracting materials from a nearby river. The NC Wildlife Resources Commission said it's concerned about removal of bed materials from rivers but recognizes the urgent need for disaster repairs. The agency wants to help develop a river restoration plan. Below is the full statement. (2/2)
February 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
and extracting materials from a nearby river. The NC Wildlife Resources Commission said it's concerned about removal of bed materials from rivers but recognizes the urgent need for disaster repairs. The agency wants to help develop a river restoration plan. Below is the full statement. (2/2)
Protecting natural resources and rebuilding damaged infrastructure after Hurricane Helene are both high priorities for people in western North Carolina. Today Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced plans to reopen two lanes of I-40 by March 1 -- by taking rock from Forest Service lands (1/2)
February 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Protecting natural resources and rebuilding damaged infrastructure after Hurricane Helene are both high priorities for people in western North Carolina. Today Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced plans to reopen two lanes of I-40 by March 1 -- by taking rock from Forest Service lands (1/2)
PETA is asking for “proof of life” on the 43 macaques returned to a Lowcountry lab. They also said they have funds to move the monkeys to a sanctuary. I asked the CEO of Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center for a statement. www.foxcarolina.com/2025/01/30/r...
January 31, 2025 at 2:16 AM
PETA is asking for “proof of life” on the 43 macaques returned to a Lowcountry lab. They also said they have funds to move the monkeys to a sanctuary. I asked the CEO of Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center for a statement. www.foxcarolina.com/2025/01/30/r...