Janna Brancolini
@jannabrancolini.bsky.social
Reporter for The Daily Beast covering politics, culture, legal affairs and breaking news. Former Bloomberg and Los Angeles Times. "Liking" a post doesn't necessarily mean I agree (just that I wanted to save it). janna.brancolini@thedailybeast.com
To be fair, I think the lawmakers who debated the 900-page bill in the middle of night and then rushed it through Congress in a matter of days also bear some of the blame for these belated discoveries.
July 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
To be fair, I think the lawmakers who debated the 900-page bill in the middle of night and then rushed it through Congress in a matter of days also bear some of the blame for these belated discoveries.
Ahhh duh. Corrected -- thank you so much for flagging.
June 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Ahhh duh. Corrected -- thank you so much for flagging.
In this analogy, is it 1864 and Spencer is a world-famous scientist who is endorsing a relatively unknown Darwin's work? Unfortunately I don't know the history of biology well enough to say how accurate your comparison is.
May 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In this analogy, is it 1864 and Spencer is a world-famous scientist who is endorsing a relatively unknown Darwin's work? Unfortunately I don't know the history of biology well enough to say how accurate your comparison is.
That would be bad news writing. As I've said all along, if you all want to have a detailed craft talk, you're welcome to email me.
May 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
That would be bad news writing. As I've said all along, if you all want to have a detailed craft talk, you're welcome to email me.
Did you even read the article? "But according to Anthony Clark, the independent journalist who broke the story about her medical degree and credentials..." (With a link to the story he broke.) But sure, keep accusing me of plagiarism.
May 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Did you even read the article? "But according to Anthony Clark, the independent journalist who broke the story about her medical degree and credentials..." (With a link to the story he broke.) But sure, keep accusing me of plagiarism.
No, I linked to a source that credits you and also provides another layer of fact checking, making me less likely to get sued by a group of very litigious people. When discussing the credentials (which weren't the story's main focus) I linked to your site and quoted your name not once but twice.
May 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
No, I linked to a source that credits you and also provides another layer of fact checking, making me less likely to get sued by a group of very litigious people. When discussing the credentials (which weren't the story's main focus) I linked to your site and quoted your name not once but twice.
Sorry what? Did you even read the article? The one where I linked to Tony Clark and repeatedly credited him by name
May 8, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Sorry what? Did you even read the article? The one where I linked to Tony Clark and repeatedly credited him by name
Hi Tony, the CBS article specifically credits you as the source of the reveal, so I don't think my framing implies it was CBS's scoop. If you shoot me an email I can explain why I linked there in the intro. As you say, I was careful to cite you and your work when discussing the reporting itself.
May 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Hi Tony, the CBS article specifically credits you as the source of the reveal, so I don't think my framing implies it was CBS's scoop. If you shoot me an email I can explain why I linked there in the intro. As you say, I was careful to cite you and your work when discussing the reporting itself.
Your point is well taken, but "lazy" is a big accusation. I'm a writer looking for a way to distill a complex relationship/ series of events into an accurate but short phrase. Maybe "co-founded" misses the mark, but too much detail bogs down (and loses) the reader. It's not as easy as you think.
February 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Your point is well taken, but "lazy" is a big accusation. I'm a writer looking for a way to distill a complex relationship/ series of events into an accurate but short phrase. Maybe "co-founded" misses the mark, but too much detail bogs down (and loses) the reader. It's not as easy as you think.