Beth Fertig
@bethfertig.bsky.social
I spent most of my adult life as a reporter at WNYC and NPR. Now I’m working at @PressPassNYC to rebuild trust in media by helping the next generation. We give public schools the support & tools to launch student news sites.
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Beth Fertig
@bethfertig.bsky.social
· Nov 15
NYC Drama Teachers Meet Their Idol | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News
Drama teachers from across New York City were thrilled to get a master class with Stephen Sondheim. But it was the Broadway legend who got emotional praising their work.
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I got to record Stephen Sondheim giving a rare class for high school English and theater teachers in 2014, when I worked for WNYC. It was thrilling. He got choked up when he told them teaching is “a sacred profession.”
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“They are every bit as censorious as some blue-haired, menopausal Black Lives Matter activist”
Is he now going after Marge Simpson?!
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Is he now going after Marge Simpson?!
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Once He Was ‘Just Asking Questions.’ Now Tucker Carlson Is the Question.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“They are every bit as censorious as some blue-haired, menopausal Black Lives Matter activist”
Is he now going after Marge Simpson?!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Is he now going after Marge Simpson?!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Always caring about the average American … www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/t...
White House Scraps Cash Payments for Delayed or Canceled Flights
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November 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Always caring about the average American … www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/t...
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Tell your Rep to vote YES on releasing the Epstein files HERE: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Pass the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act
Contact Congress today!
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November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Tell your Rep to vote YES on releasing the Epstein files HERE: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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The brilliance of Larry Summers and his yipping. This letter should be posted on the Harvard University website as a statement of institutional ethos.
November 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The brilliance of Larry Summers and his yipping. This letter should be posted on the Harvard University website as a statement of institutional ethos.
Thanks to Brooklyn Technical HS's The Survey for spotlighting #studentjournalism! And for quoting me:
“If anybody’s going to learn how to get the engagement up and get young people to care about news, it’s going to have to be young people themselves."
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“If anybody’s going to learn how to get the engagement up and get young people to care about news, it’s going to have to be young people themselves."
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Every High School Deserves a Student Newspaper
When most of us think about print journalism, mainstream outlets like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, or The Washington Post come to mind. With global reach and coverage, these organizati...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Thanks to Brooklyn Technical HS's The Survey for spotlighting #studentjournalism! And for quoting me:
“If anybody’s going to learn how to get the engagement up and get young people to care about news, it’s going to have to be young people themselves."
surveybths.com/3965/opinion...
“If anybody’s going to learn how to get the engagement up and get young people to care about news, it’s going to have to be young people themselves."
surveybths.com/3965/opinion...
Bronx Science students, rejoicing at alum Mamdani’s victory, sound note of caution. Click to listen! @jessicagould.bsky.social got some great talkers for @WNYC gothamist.com/news/bronx-s...
Bronx Science students, rejoicing at alum Mamdani’s victory, sound note of caution
Teenagers at the prestigious school said their experience with student government had made them wary of candidates making promises they can’t deliver.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Bronx Science students, rejoicing at alum Mamdani’s victory, sound note of caution. Click to listen! @jessicagould.bsky.social got some great talkers for @WNYC gothamist.com/news/bronx-s...
Immigrant Affairs Assistant Commissioner Posted Anti-Muslim Mamdani Meme. It said "This man must not win with Christian votes,” www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/12/i...
Immigrant Affairs Assistant Commissioner Posted Anti-Muslim Mamdani Meme
MOIA Commissioner Manuel Castro recommended he be fired, a source said, though Erick Salgado remains employed at City Hall.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Immigrant Affairs Assistant Commissioner Posted Anti-Muslim Mamdani Meme. It said "This man must not win with Christian votes,” www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/12/i...
City officials said 12 financial institutions are partnering with schools so far including a mix of major commercial banks and local credit unions. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
Bank services on campus? These 15 schools are part of a new financial literacy program.
15 NYC public schools will soon be home to on-campus banking services through new pilot program
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November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
City officials said 12 financial institutions are partnering with schools so far including a mix of major commercial banks and local credit unions. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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“.. The New York Times reached out to the girl’s lawyer .. who agreed to confirm some basic biographical information about her client, providing details for the first time of how the girl’s circumstances led her to her encounters with Mr. Gaetz ..”
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November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“.. The New York Times reached out to the girl’s lawyer .. who agreed to confirm some basic biographical information about her client, providing details for the first time of how the girl’s circumstances led her to her encounters with Mr. Gaetz ..”
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"It makes me feel that more people can see me without seeing 9/11, without fear."
"I still cannot, as a left-wing Jew, celebrate Zohran Mamdani’s victory."
Nuanced views in how teens view Mamdami's victory in the NYC mayor's race. TY YC Teen and Youth Communication!
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"I still cannot, as a left-wing Jew, celebrate Zohran Mamdani’s victory."
Nuanced views in how teens view Mamdami's victory in the NYC mayor's race. TY YC Teen and Youth Communication!
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Teens Speak Out On The NYC Mayoral Election - Youth Communication
Noshin, 16: As a hijab-wearing South Asian Muslim, I find Mamdani’s victory empowering—and surprising. It makes me feel that more people can see me without seeing 9/11, without fear. Mamdani is one of...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"It makes me feel that more people can see me without seeing 9/11, without fear."
"I still cannot, as a left-wing Jew, celebrate Zohran Mamdani’s victory."
Nuanced views in how teens view Mamdami's victory in the NYC mayor's race. TY YC Teen and Youth Communication!
youthcomm.org/story/teens-...
"I still cannot, as a left-wing Jew, celebrate Zohran Mamdani’s victory."
Nuanced views in how teens view Mamdami's victory in the NYC mayor's race. TY YC Teen and Youth Communication!
youthcomm.org/story/teens-...
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
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We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
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“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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What do teens learn by working at a student news publication? Listen to Soumik and Zoe, from The Pacer NYC and The Bronx River News, in conversation with award-winning journalists Andrea Bernstein and Barton Gellman. Thank you @retroreport.org for hosting our event! #StudentJournalism #PressForTruth
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
What do teens learn by working at a student news publication? Listen to Soumik and Zoe, from The Pacer NYC and The Bronx River News, in conversation with award-winning journalists Andrea Bernstein and Barton Gellman. Thank you @retroreport.org for hosting our event! #StudentJournalism #PressForTruth
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What do new teachers think about the school where they work? The Leaders Post at Leaders HS in Brooklyn asked around
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NOTE: this publication is one of our new partners!
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NOTE: this publication is one of our new partners!
What Do Freshmen Teachers Think of Leaders?
Lots of people say students think this about their school or that, but has anyone ever wondered what teachers think of their school? Specifically freshmen teachers? Because they are the ones who help ...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
What do new teachers think about the school where they work? The Leaders Post at Leaders HS in Brooklyn asked around
leaderspost.org/2398/feature...
NOTE: this publication is one of our new partners!
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NOTE: this publication is one of our new partners!
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Hurricane Melissa was terrifying for those in the Bronx with family in Jamaica. “The land of wood and water has become the land of dirt and mud. I’m in disbelief of how many people Hurricane Melissa has left homeless.”
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#StudentJournalism
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As hurricane hit Caribbean, Bronx families worried about loved ones
[caption id=attachment_10020 align=alignleft width=257] A resident in Kingston, Jamaica, took this photo during the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa[/caption]
As Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 hurrica...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Hurricane Melissa was terrifying for those in the Bronx with family in Jamaica. “The land of wood and water has become the land of dirt and mud. I’m in disbelief of how many people Hurricane Melissa has left homeless.”
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#StudentJournalism
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#StudentJournalism
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“I could lose a pin or wrinkle my uniform, which affects my grade.” Reactions to a new policy for changing OUT of NJROTC uniforms for gym.
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#StudentJournalism
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Cardozo’s New Phys. Ed. Policy Sparks Major Controversy
Cardozo High School’s NJROTC program, one of the largest in New York City, is facing a difficult shift in the Spring Term. The new policy, implemented by Principal Colby and Assistant Principal Jarami...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“I could lose a pin or wrinkle my uniform, which affects my grade.” Reactions to a new policy for changing OUT of NJROTC uniforms for gym.
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#StudentJournalism
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#StudentJournalism
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Not the main point, but can we just say that this is a very odd email exchange for a reporter (Michael Wolff) to conduct with a source (Jeffrey Epstein)?
Esp a source who, 7 years pvs, had pled guilty to solicitation of prostitution w/ a minor, and who'd been sued by a victim just 3 months earlier.
Esp a source who, 7 years pvs, had pled guilty to solicitation of prostitution w/ a minor, and who'd been sued by a victim just 3 months earlier.
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Not the main point, but can we just say that this is a very odd email exchange for a reporter (Michael Wolff) to conduct with a source (Jeffrey Epstein)?
Esp a source who, 7 years pvs, had pled guilty to solicitation of prostitution w/ a minor, and who'd been sued by a victim just 3 months earlier.
Esp a source who, 7 years pvs, had pled guilty to solicitation of prostitution w/ a minor, and who'd been sued by a victim just 3 months earlier.
How can sciences classes become more experiential? Teacher/Author Jared Fox talks about his new book with WNYC's Brian Lehrer, from earlier today:
www.wnyc.org/story/reimag...
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Reimagining Teaching Science | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Dr. Jared Fox, a former New York City teacher, on how he took science education beyond the classroom.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
How can sciences classes become more experiential? Teacher/Author Jared Fox talks about his new book with WNYC's Brian Lehrer, from earlier today:
www.wnyc.org/story/reimag...
www.wnyc.org/story/reimag...
This is how to build back journalism: invest in teens. They're the pipeline of talent and the audience the industry needs to survive. We just need to provide them with more opportunities. All schools should have student-led news publications.
What do teens learn by working at a student news publication? Listen to Soumik and Zoe, from The Pacer NYC and The Bronx River News, in conversation with award-winning journalists Andrea Bernstein and Barton Gellman. Thank you @retroreport.org for hosting our event! #StudentJournalism #PressForTruth
November 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This is how to build back journalism: invest in teens. They're the pipeline of talent and the audience the industry needs to survive. We just need to provide them with more opportunities. All schools should have student-led news publications.
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Don’t ask him to recite any Bible verse or any of the lines in God Bless America. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Trump knows the first three words to "God Bless America" but that seems to be about it
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Don’t ask him to recite any Bible verse or any of the lines in God Bless America. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Breaking News? What in the self-absorbed what?
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Breaking News? What in the self-absorbed what?
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US Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage right reut.rs/4oFLYmw
US Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage right
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a bid by a former Kentucky county official to overturn its landmark 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, as the justices steered clear of the contentious case some 3-1/2 years after its conservative majority reversed abortion rights.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
US Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage right reut.rs/4oFLYmw
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NEW: Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies in his bid to subvert the 2020 election including:
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
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-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
NEW: Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies in his bid to subvert the 2020 election including:
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
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-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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it is darkly humorous that after all these years, the Republican health insurance plan ends up being to end health insurance
Trump: "I am recommending to Senate Republicans that the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars currently being sent to money sucking Insurance Companies in order to save the bad Healthcare provided by ObamaCare, BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN PURCHASE THEIR OWN, MUCH BETTER, HEALTHCARE."
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
it is darkly humorous that after all these years, the Republican health insurance plan ends up being to end health insurance
“Outsiders with few obvious qualifications aside from party loyalty were handed top jobs.”
When you eliminate DEI?
The Kennedy Center Crackup www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
When you eliminate DEI?
The Kennedy Center Crackup www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
The Kennedy Center Crackup
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November 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
“Outsiders with few obvious qualifications aside from party loyalty were handed top jobs.”
When you eliminate DEI?
The Kennedy Center Crackup www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
When you eliminate DEI?
The Kennedy Center Crackup www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Admin said order “makes a mockery of the separation of powers,” bec Congress has power over nation’s spending. “The comments contrasted sharply with the president’s other moves during the shutdown to reprogram billions of dollars without the approval of Congress” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Administration Live Updates: Trump Appeals Ruling That Orders Fast and Full SNAP Payments
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November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Admin said order “makes a mockery of the separation of powers,” bec Congress has power over nation’s spending. “The comments contrasted sharply with the president’s other moves during the shutdown to reprogram billions of dollars without the approval of Congress” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...