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Anthony Esguerra
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🇵🇭 Journalist
Reposted by Anthony Esguerra
Breaking News: The Senate approved a White House request to cancel $9 billion for foreign aid and public broadcasting. The House is expected to pass the bill.
Senate Approves Trump’s Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Funds for NPR and PBS Stations
The bill to claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending passed over the objections of Republicans who said it abdicated the legislative branch’s power of the purse.
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July 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Reposted by Anthony Esguerra
"Storytelling" tells of status. It wants to position journalists as the bards of modern society. Linked closely to prize culture (Pulitzers) and to a self-image as excellent writers, descendants of Hemmingway who work in non-fiction.

It tries to lift news gathering to the prestige of literature.
January 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM