Arielle Levin Becker
LightNews LightNews
banner
ariellelb.bsky.social
Arielle Levin Becker
@ariellelb.bsky.social
830 followers 1.1K following 100 posts
Comms/COS, @cthealth.org Fond of health equity, the free press, Muppets, Cubs, Jets, caffeine. Chicago native, social media nomad. Opinions mine.
Posts Replies Media Videos
ariellelb.bsky.social
#HandsOff Hartford (in the rain)
This is a picture of a crowd of people at a protest outside the state Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut.
April 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
ariellelb.bsky.social
Healthy perspective from this NYT Cooking commentator.
This is a screenshot of a comment on a recipe that says: “Nervous cookers: Go ahead. Pay attention as you go but don’t obsess. Even if the thing ends up wretched and inedible, in a hundred years no one will know.” The comment has 61 likes.
January 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
ariellelb.bsky.social
This sounds like a terrible attack. But I don’t see why the immigration status of the accused person is relevant enough to be in the headline or the lede here.
This is a picture of a newspaper article with the headline “Temporary visa holder accused if strangling woman.” There is a subhed that says “baby also hurt in attack at Fairfield rest area.”
December 19, 2024 at 10:28 AM
ariellelb.bsky.social
Giants fans with new headwear leaving MetLife Stadium after losing to the Ravens.
This is a picture of two fans of the New York Giants wearing paper bags over their heads while walking away from MetLife Stadium after the Giants lost their 12th game of the season.
December 15, 2024 at 9:34 PM
ariellelb.bsky.social
The combination of the top two headlines in today’s Hartford Courant is a story in itself (and could be the theme of the next legislative session).
This is a picture of the front page of the Hartford Courant newspaper. Across the top is a headline that says, “Officials hail state’s financial rise.” Another headline on the right side of the page says, “Study: 40% in state are struggling financially.”
December 3, 2024 at 10:27 AM
ariellelb.bsky.social
Almost half of Connecticut residents are delaying or avoiding health care because of cost, Office of Health Strategy Commissioner Deidre Gifford says at a forum on how health care affordability affects businesses and employers.
This is a picture of a stage in an auditorium with a screen that says “Connecticut Office of Health Strategy healthcare affordability: how it impacts your company and employees.” There is a woman standing at a podium and a man sitting at a table below the screen.
November 22, 2024 at 2:19 PM
ariellelb.bsky.social
“Brand relevance”
This is a picture of a golden arches sign outside a McDonalds. The sign underneath says “brand relevance.”
October 19, 2023 at 4:44 PM