Elizabeth Llorente
@elizabethllorente.bsky.social
Veteran journo, now PR manager for NJ hospital system. Still have ink in my blood. Smitten abuela. George Polk Awards board member, past winner. Univ. of Missouri J-School alum and 2004 keynote commencement speaker. Columbia Univ. Career Achievement Award
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“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”
So, she took a breath, and spoke. nyti.ms/3WtmNY2
So, she took a breath, and spoke. nyti.ms/3WtmNY2
January 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”
So, she took a breath, and spoke. nyti.ms/3WtmNY2
So, she took a breath, and spoke. nyti.ms/3WtmNY2
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Opinion: The importance of safeguarding against media surveillance, especially in countries with a tradition of press freedom.
Democracies Should Never Spy on Journalists, Even in the Name of National Security - Nieman Reports
The importance of safeguarding against media surveillance, especially in countries with a tradition of press freedom, by Sandrine Rigaud.
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January 15, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Opinion: The importance of safeguarding against media surveillance, especially in countries with a tradition of press freedom.
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Impressive reporting from Texas Tribune's @Steve55Simpson on how quickly the state's suicide hotline was overwhelmed by calls, with 18,500 calls abandoned (caller hung up before reaching a crisis counselor) in a seven-month period
www.texastribune.org/2025/01/06/t...
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Amid a $7 million deficit to Texas’ suicide hotline, thousands of calls are abandoned monthly
The state’s 988 suicide had the nation’s fifth highest rate of abandoned calls in August, the latest data available, amid a multi-million funding deficit that could worsen as federal dollars expire th...
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January 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Impressive reporting from Texas Tribune's @Steve55Simpson on how quickly the state's suicide hotline was overwhelmed by calls, with 18,500 calls abandoned (caller hung up before reaching a crisis counselor) in a seven-month period
www.texastribune.org/2025/01/06/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/01/06/t...
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U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new advisory on alcohol and cancer risk, outlining the link between the two
America's surgeon general calls for cancer warnings on alcoholic beverages
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on Friday released a new advisory on alcohol and cancer risk, outlining the direct link between the two.
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January 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new advisory on alcohol and cancer risk, outlining the link between the two
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The infant-toddler child care crisis is estimated to cost the U.S. economy $122 billion every year in lost earnings, productivity, and revenue.
Early Childhood Education: Setting a Foundation for All Children To Thrive
A free, universal, and mixed-delivery birth-through-5 education system with a stable and fairly compensated workforce is critical for ensuring that children, families, and the economy thrive.
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December 26, 2024 at 6:10 PM
The infant-toddler child care crisis is estimated to cost the U.S. economy $122 billion every year in lost earnings, productivity, and revenue.
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A huge barred owl flew down a Virginia family’s chimney, knocked over the star on top of their Christmas tree, and perched himself on top www.wusa9.com/article/life...
December 21, 2024 at 9:14 PM
A huge barred owl flew down a Virginia family’s chimney, knocked over the star on top of their Christmas tree, and perched himself on top www.wusa9.com/article/life...
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Early intervention tries to rein in psychotic disorders before they can ruin young lives.
For Kevin Lopez, everything is on the line.
For Kevin Lopez, everything is on the line.
24, and Trying to Outrun Schizophrenia
Early intervention tries to rein in psychotic disorders before they can ruin young lives. For Kevin Lopez, everything is on the line.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Early intervention tries to rein in psychotic disorders before they can ruin young lives.
For Kevin Lopez, everything is on the line.
For Kevin Lopez, everything is on the line.
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New York City has agreed to pay up to $92.5 million in damages after being accused of unlawfully holding immigrants beyond their scheduled release dates between 1997 and 2012 to comply with ICE detainer requests.
New York City to Pay $92.5 Million to Improperly Detained Immigrants
The city was accused of unlawfully holding more than 20,000 people beyond their scheduled release dates between 1997 and 2012 to comply with ICE detainer requests.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:34 PM
New York City has agreed to pay up to $92.5 million in damages after being accused of unlawfully holding immigrants beyond their scheduled release dates between 1997 and 2012 to comply with ICE detainer requests.
Love this. Something to add to the wishlist my kids and husband asked me to give them.
We made a gift guide for journalists!!
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming (which you should still read) to bring you this: Nieman Lab's first-ever gift guide
December 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Love this. Something to add to the wishlist my kids and husband asked me to give them.
This is what my pup Ella does nearly without fail every evening when she wants me to stop working and play with her. If the LOOK doesn’t work, she puts her paws on the keyboard.
December 17, 2024 at 5:01 PM
This is what my pup Ella does nearly without fail every evening when she wants me to stop working and play with her. If the LOOK doesn’t work, she puts her paws on the keyboard.
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NEW: The Biden administration has separated around 300 children from their parents or legal guardians — most at the southwestern border — in the past year, according to government sources.
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By @micarosenberg.bsky.social
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By @micarosenberg.bsky.social
She Was Separated From Her 1-Year-Old at the Border. The Government Wouldn’t Tell Her Why.
U.S. officials can withhold their rationale in family separation cases that relate to national security. There have been about 80 children separated for these reasons this year, with an estimated 50 of them Russian.
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December 12, 2024 at 1:00 PM
NEW: The Biden administration has separated around 300 children from their parents or legal guardians — most at the southwestern border — in the past year, according to government sources.
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Urgent care clinics for mental health? There are now dozens around the US, with many more planned.
Thomas had a panic attack on a crowded train on his way to school. Fortunately, the people around him called for help. When he arrived at the ER, he was referred to a mental health urgent care clinic read his story on Mosaic. tinyurl.com/ysdhm8dh
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Neptune mental health urgent care clinic expands treatment to 5-year-olds
Demand for mental health treatment among children and adolescents has increased since the onset of the pandemic.
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December 13, 2024 at 4:17 AM
Urgent care clinics for mental health? There are now dozens around the US, with many more planned.
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“a number of schools, including Harvard, U.S.C. and Cornell, are warning their international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald J. Trump is inaugurated … Colleges are also warning all students to prepare for possible delays at the border and in the processing of paperwork.”
Colleges Warn International Students to Return Ahead of Trump Term (Gift Article)
Harvard, Penn and U.S.C. were among the universities and colleges that issued advisories in anticipation of possible travel bans.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 8:37 PM
“a number of schools, including Harvard, U.S.C. and Cornell, are warning their international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald J. Trump is inaugurated … Colleges are also warning all students to prepare for possible delays at the border and in the processing of paperwork.”
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Assad had barely settled into his new quarters in Russia before the argument broke out over who can take the credit for ousting him, David Sanger writes. Biden and Netanyahu each make their case. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/u...
Who Set the Stage for al-Assad’s Ouster? There Are Different Answers in the U.S. and Israel.
President Biden says he weakened Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, laying the groundwork for Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Syrian leader would still be in power had he...
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December 11, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Assad had barely settled into his new quarters in Russia before the argument broke out over who can take the credit for ousting him, David Sanger writes. Biden and Netanyahu each make their case. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/u...
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"If and when [audiences] switch from reading news to having stories created for them by AI on the fly, it’ll herald a seismic change in the news industry — upending how we work, what we create, and how we make money," @ginaskchua.bsky.social predicts. https://buff.ly/3ZKN8Ty
Get ready for the AI-driven world of news
"We’re largely in the much more mundane business of informing readers about that day’s events. And that’s the work that AI systems will disrupt first."
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December 10, 2024 at 12:07 AM
"If and when [audiences] switch from reading news to having stories created for them by AI on the fly, it’ll herald a seismic change in the news industry — upending how we work, what we create, and how we make money," @ginaskchua.bsky.social predicts. https://buff.ly/3ZKN8Ty
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“According to a former Biden Administration official with knowledge of current talks, the State Department supports expanding T.P.S. for Nicaraguans, based on a straightforward analysis of what’s happening in the country, but Mayorkas, at D.H.S., is opposed.” www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Immigrants Most Vulnerable to Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans Entered the Country Legally
Biden could still pursue additional protections for many of them—so far, he appears unwilling to do so.
www.newyorker.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:16 PM
“According to a former Biden Administration official with knowledge of current talks, the State Department supports expanding T.P.S. for Nicaraguans, based on a straightforward analysis of what’s happening in the country, but Mayorkas, at D.H.S., is opposed.” www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Heading to #NICAR25? Early-career journalists, full-time freelancers and those who are currently unemployed can register now for $199. But act fast because that rate is only available through Sunday, Dec. 15. www.ire.org/nicar25-regi...
NICAR25 Registration - Investigative Reporters & Editors
Join IRE & NICAR for our annual data journalism conference - March 6-9, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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December 5, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Heading to #NICAR25? Early-career journalists, full-time freelancers and those who are currently unemployed can register now for $199. But act fast because that rate is only available through Sunday, Dec. 15. www.ire.org/nicar25-regi...
December 4, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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"Writers are driven by a compulsion . . . to deploy each of our senses, our entire instrument, in the service of meaning-making. It is the work of my life to attempt, each day, to stay in this sacred place of following the line of words." 💗
--Dani Shapiro, "Save Nothing," in the Sewanee Review
--Dani Shapiro, "Save Nothing," in the Sewanee Review
November 18, 2024 at 1:41 PM
"Writers are driven by a compulsion . . . to deploy each of our senses, our entire instrument, in the service of meaning-making. It is the work of my life to attempt, each day, to stay in this sacred place of following the line of words." 💗
--Dani Shapiro, "Save Nothing," in the Sewanee Review
--Dani Shapiro, "Save Nothing," in the Sewanee Review
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Narges Mohammadi is a hero. Her courage, and that of so many Iranian women, in standing up to the Iranian regime is an inspiration. These women hold up way more than half the sky.
BREAKING: Iran allows Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to leave prison for 21 days after cancer surgery, a decision her family says is "too little, too late"
Iran’s jailed Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi allowed to leave prison for 21 days after surgery | CNN
Iranian authorities have allowed Narges Mohammadi, the country’s most prominent human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner, to leave prison for 21 days to recover from surgery for suspect...
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December 4, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Narges Mohammadi is a hero. Her courage, and that of so many Iranian women, in standing up to the Iranian regime is an inspiration. These women hold up way more than half the sky.
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MORGAN STANLEY: “.. the Fed is unlikely to react to tariffs and new immigration policy until after their effects become evident in the data — and [we] expect these two drivers to inflect sharply in 2H25.”
December 3, 2024 at 1:41 PM
MORGAN STANLEY: “.. the Fed is unlikely to react to tariffs and new immigration policy until after their effects become evident in the data — and [we] expect these two drivers to inflect sharply in 2H25.”