Jenna Flanagan
@jflannys.bsky.social
Journalist - Podcaster - Creator
Laid Off and Looking Podcast
https://soundcloud.com/laidoffandlooking-podcast
Laid Off and Looking Podcast
https://soundcloud.com/laidoffandlooking-podcast
TV news used to feel like a public service.
Now it feels like a performance.
This week we talk with @newsjennifer.bsky.social about how the news became just another TV show, and what it’ll take to earn trust again.
youtu.be/3yVhBudH5YY?...
#Journalism #LocalNews #MediaTrust
Now it feels like a performance.
This week we talk with @newsjennifer.bsky.social about how the news became just another TV show, and what it’ll take to earn trust again.
youtu.be/3yVhBudH5YY?...
#Journalism #LocalNews #MediaTrust
Can TV News Be Fixed?
YouTube video by Laid Off and Looking Podcast
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
TV news used to feel like a public service.
Now it feels like a performance.
This week we talk with @newsjennifer.bsky.social about how the news became just another TV show, and what it’ll take to earn trust again.
youtu.be/3yVhBudH5YY?...
#Journalism #LocalNews #MediaTrust
Now it feels like a performance.
This week we talk with @newsjennifer.bsky.social about how the news became just another TV show, and what it’ll take to earn trust again.
youtu.be/3yVhBudH5YY?...
#Journalism #LocalNews #MediaTrust
The emotional cost of journalism is real.
Reporter burnout isn’t just about workload, it’s about covering chaos with no time to heal.
This week on Laid Off and Looking, Louisa Ortiz Pérez on the mental health crisis inside newsrooms.
youtu.be/cICogTXIlAk?...
#Journalism #MentalHealth
Reporter burnout isn’t just about workload, it’s about covering chaos with no time to heal.
This week on Laid Off and Looking, Louisa Ortiz Pérez on the mental health crisis inside newsrooms.
youtu.be/cICogTXIlAk?...
#Journalism #MentalHealth
The Emotional Toll of Journalism
YouTube video by Laid Off and Looking Podcast
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The emotional cost of journalism is real.
Reporter burnout isn’t just about workload, it’s about covering chaos with no time to heal.
This week on Laid Off and Looking, Louisa Ortiz Pérez on the mental health crisis inside newsrooms.
youtu.be/cICogTXIlAk?...
#Journalism #MentalHealth
Reporter burnout isn’t just about workload, it’s about covering chaos with no time to heal.
This week on Laid Off and Looking, Louisa Ortiz Pérez on the mental health crisis inside newsrooms.
youtu.be/cICogTXIlAk?...
#Journalism #MentalHealth
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We are entering the post-blame phase of the government shutdown.
My conversation of @wbai.org in New York City with @jflannys.bsky.social and @laurajedeed.bsky.social.
🔊 Listen: wbai.org/archive/prog...
My conversation of @wbai.org in New York City with @jflannys.bsky.social and @laurajedeed.bsky.social.
🔊 Listen: wbai.org/archive/prog...
WBAI Radio Archives
wbai.org
October 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We are entering the post-blame phase of the government shutdown.
My conversation of @wbai.org in New York City with @jflannys.bsky.social and @laurajedeed.bsky.social.
🔊 Listen: wbai.org/archive/prog...
My conversation of @wbai.org in New York City with @jflannys.bsky.social and @laurajedeed.bsky.social.
🔊 Listen: wbai.org/archive/prog...
Why is it every week contains the most frightening and stupid news at the same time?
We discuss this week on We Decide!
We discuss this week on We Decide!
Trump’s Versailles Moment: East Wing Demolished for Ballroom as Food Stamps Are Zeroed Out
Listen HereWe Decide: America at the Crossroads with Jenna Flanagan 10-27-25Now, with President Trump's demolition of the East Wing of the Whi...
wbai.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Why is it every week contains the most frightening and stupid news at the same time?
We discuss this week on We Decide!
We discuss this week on We Decide!
🛑 Government “shutdown” = services shut to you.
VA nurses skipping paychecks, prisons on “augmentation,” families losing ACA support because offices are dark. Shutdowns don’t save money, they waste capacity.
Read the Full piece: open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
VA nurses skipping paychecks, prisons on “augmentation,” families losing ACA support because offices are dark. Shutdowns don’t save money, they waste capacity.
Read the Full piece: open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
What Happens When Government Stops? Just Ask the Workers Who Keep It Running
For most Americans, the shutdown is a passive event. Life hasn’t really changed yet, but for the less than 2% employed by the government, going a month without a paycheck is a mushrooming catastrophe.
open.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
🛑 Government “shutdown” = services shut to you.
VA nurses skipping paychecks, prisons on “augmentation,” families losing ACA support because offices are dark. Shutdowns don’t save money, they waste capacity.
Read the Full piece: open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
VA nurses skipping paychecks, prisons on “augmentation,” families losing ACA support because offices are dark. Shutdowns don’t save money, they waste capacity.
Read the Full piece: open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
“AI can help with the grunt work. But it cannot replace an editor.” - @sisiwei.bsky.social
Our podcast interview explores the promise & peril of AI in journalism.
Our podcast interview explores the promise & peril of AI in journalism.
Jenna Flanagan (@jflanagan)
📰 New Post: Can AI Replace Editors?
AI is racing into newsrooms just as layoffs hit the industry hard. Some outlets are even letting algorithms pump out articles under fake bylines.
Journalist @Sisi...
substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:18 AM
“AI can help with the grunt work. But it cannot replace an editor.” - @sisiwei.bsky.social
Our podcast interview explores the promise & peril of AI in journalism.
Our podcast interview explores the promise & peril of AI in journalism.
Big outlets validate. Smaller ones dig first.
Alyson McDevitt of Compliance Week broke the Epstein banks story 18 months ago, before the NYT picked it up.
Support local + niche journalism, it’s how the truth survives.
#SupportLocalNews
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Alyson McDevitt of Compliance Week broke the Epstein banks story 18 months ago, before the NYT picked it up.
Support local + niche journalism, it’s how the truth survives.
#SupportLocalNews
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The Pickup Artist: When Big Papers Profit from Smaller Newsrooms Scoops
When big newspapers “validate” reporting first broken by local or niche outlets, it’s called a ‘pickup’. The practice can create reach, but risks erasing the journalists who did the hard work first.
open.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Big outlets validate. Smaller ones dig first.
Alyson McDevitt of Compliance Week broke the Epstein banks story 18 months ago, before the NYT picked it up.
Support local + niche journalism, it’s how the truth survives.
#SupportLocalNews
open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
Alyson McDevitt of Compliance Week broke the Epstein banks story 18 months ago, before the NYT picked it up.
Support local + niche journalism, it’s how the truth survives.
#SupportLocalNews
open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
... as Dave reminded us all, the government shutdown is set to happen AT. THE. END. OF. THE. MONTH.
The mystique of Charlie Kirk — and what we're not talking about.
My conversation today with @jflannys.bsky.social and @laurajedeed.bsky.social on @wbai.org. davelevinthal.substack.com/p/the-mystiq...
My conversation today with @jflannys.bsky.social and @laurajedeed.bsky.social on @wbai.org. davelevinthal.substack.com/p/the-mystiq...
The mystique of Charlie Kirk — and what we're not talking about
There's much left unsaid
davelevinthal.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
... as Dave reminded us all, the government shutdown is set to happen AT. THE. END. OF. THE. MONTH.
Reposted by Jenna Flanagan
The mystique of Charlie Kirk — and what we're not talking about.
My conversation today with @jflannys.bsky.social and @laurajedeed.bsky.social on @wbai.org. davelevinthal.substack.com/p/the-mystiq...
My conversation today with @jflannys.bsky.social and @laurajedeed.bsky.social on @wbai.org. davelevinthal.substack.com/p/the-mystiq...
The mystique of Charlie Kirk — and what we're not talking about
There's much left unsaid
davelevinthal.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The mystique of Charlie Kirk — and what we're not talking about.
My conversation today with @jflannys.bsky.social and @laurajedeed.bsky.social on @wbai.org. davelevinthal.substack.com/p/the-mystiq...
My conversation today with @jflannys.bsky.social and @laurajedeed.bsky.social on @wbai.org. davelevinthal.substack.com/p/the-mystiq...
Reposted by Jenna Flanagan
I was on We Decide with @jflannys.bsky.social alongside the fabulous @davelevinthal.com this morning
You can listen to me get angrier than I've ever gotten on-air here:
wbai.org/archive/prog...
You can listen to me get angrier than I've ever gotten on-air here:
wbai.org/archive/prog...
WBAI Radio Archives
wbai.org
September 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I was on We Decide with @jflannys.bsky.social alongside the fabulous @davelevinthal.com this morning
You can listen to me get angrier than I've ever gotten on-air here:
wbai.org/archive/prog...
You can listen to me get angrier than I've ever gotten on-air here:
wbai.org/archive/prog...
Season 3 of the Laid Off and Looking Podcast is HERE!
As we got started, co-host Dom unloads on how journalists have to walk an increasingly precarious tight rope to get attention for their work.
Like and Follow for the Laid Off and Looking Podcast: News is Changing, We're Telling the Story!
As we got started, co-host Dom unloads on how journalists have to walk an increasingly precarious tight rope to get attention for their work.
Like and Follow for the Laid Off and Looking Podcast: News is Changing, We're Telling the Story!
September 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Season 3 of the Laid Off and Looking Podcast is HERE!
As we got started, co-host Dom unloads on how journalists have to walk an increasingly precarious tight rope to get attention for their work.
Like and Follow for the Laid Off and Looking Podcast: News is Changing, We're Telling the Story!
As we got started, co-host Dom unloads on how journalists have to walk an increasingly precarious tight rope to get attention for their work.
Like and Follow for the Laid Off and Looking Podcast: News is Changing, We're Telling the Story!
What happens when influencers become trusted sources over the people reporting the stories?
Laid Off and Looking co-host Domenic Camia share his frustrations with the impossible demands on journalists.
*WARNING: a little bit of potty mouth, but hey… he’s a journalist!
Laid Off and Looking co-host Domenic Camia share his frustrations with the impossible demands on journalists.
*WARNING: a little bit of potty mouth, but hey… he’s a journalist!
September 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
What happens when influencers become trusted sources over the people reporting the stories?
Laid Off and Looking co-host Domenic Camia share his frustrations with the impossible demands on journalists.
*WARNING: a little bit of potty mouth, but hey… he’s a journalist!
Laid Off and Looking co-host Domenic Camia share his frustrations with the impossible demands on journalists.
*WARNING: a little bit of potty mouth, but hey… he’s a journalist!
Reposted by Jenna Flanagan
The conversation we’re not ready to have yet is that having empathy for a white supremacist is part of what upholds white supremacy.
And by that measure alone, it fails to be empathy at all.
And by that measure alone, it fails to be empathy at all.
September 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The conversation we’re not ready to have yet is that having empathy for a white supremacist is part of what upholds white supremacy.
And by that measure alone, it fails to be empathy at all.
And by that measure alone, it fails to be empathy at all.
An afternoon w my dad.
All he needed was a brace for an arthritic hand BEFORE Labor Day weekend closures.
We got: insurance drama, conspiracy theories, & one very illegal left turn.
A hilarious & tender reminder of what it means to see your parents aging.
👉 jflanagan.substack.com/p/the-wrist-...
All he needed was a brace for an arthritic hand BEFORE Labor Day weekend closures.
We got: insurance drama, conspiracy theories, & one very illegal left turn.
A hilarious & tender reminder of what it means to see your parents aging.
👉 jflanagan.substack.com/p/the-wrist-...
The Wrist Brace
True Stories of my father, Bill Flanagan
jflanagan.substack.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
An afternoon w my dad.
All he needed was a brace for an arthritic hand BEFORE Labor Day weekend closures.
We got: insurance drama, conspiracy theories, & one very illegal left turn.
A hilarious & tender reminder of what it means to see your parents aging.
👉 jflanagan.substack.com/p/the-wrist-...
All he needed was a brace for an arthritic hand BEFORE Labor Day weekend closures.
We got: insurance drama, conspiracy theories, & one very illegal left turn.
A hilarious & tender reminder of what it means to see your parents aging.
👉 jflanagan.substack.com/p/the-wrist-...
Who knew pizza orders could cause this much hope
August 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Who knew pizza orders could cause this much hope
Over 1400 health workers dead.
Gaza’s medical system is collapsing — and the global health community is too quiet.
@doctorsagainstgenocide.bsky.social
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
#MedicalNeutrality #GazaFamine #HealthCrisisGaza
Gaza’s medical system is collapsing — and the global health community is too quiet.
@doctorsagainstgenocide.bsky.social
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
#MedicalNeutrality #GazaFamine #HealthCrisisGaza
August 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Over 1400 health workers dead.
Gaza’s medical system is collapsing — and the global health community is too quiet.
@doctorsagainstgenocide.bsky.social
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
#MedicalNeutrality #GazaFamine #HealthCrisisGaza
Gaza’s medical system is collapsing — and the global health community is too quiet.
@doctorsagainstgenocide.bsky.social
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
#MedicalNeutrality #GazaFamine #HealthCrisisGaza
In a Hotter World, Some People Age Faster, Researchers Find
Go Go Magic Melanin ✊🏾
Go Go Magic Melanin ✊🏾
In a Hotter World, Some People Age Faster, Researchers Find
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
In a Hotter World, Some People Age Faster, Researchers Find
Go Go Magic Melanin ✊🏾
Go Go Magic Melanin ✊🏾
That scavenger hunt was genius on so many levels. I hope other politicians are talking note on engaging your base
August 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
That scavenger hunt was genius on so many levels. I hope other politicians are talking note on engaging your base
Still checking for my local news prize inside
August 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Still checking for my local news prize inside
A dreary cool Sunday in the Hudson Valley and everything is unusually crowded.
A tingling of entitlement hangs in the air…
🍁🍂 is coming 😩
Oh and the students are back
A tingling of entitlement hangs in the air…
🍁🍂 is coming 😩
Oh and the students are back
August 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A dreary cool Sunday in the Hudson Valley and everything is unusually crowded.
A tingling of entitlement hangs in the air…
🍁🍂 is coming 😩
Oh and the students are back
A tingling of entitlement hangs in the air…
🍁🍂 is coming 😩
Oh and the students are back
Why are the ‘Propaniacs’ my favorite episode of King of the Hill?
August 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Why are the ‘Propaniacs’ my favorite episode of King of the Hill?
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier draws sharp parallels between the U.S. treatment of Native Americans and what he sees happening now in Gaza. In this rare interview, he calls out genocide, land theft, and the failure to protect Mother Earth.
"They're Doing the Same Thing to Them That They Did to Us"
From a house on the Turtle Mountain Reservation in North Dakota, Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier draws urgent parallels between Indigenous genocide and today’s violence in Gaza.
open.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier draws sharp parallels between the U.S. treatment of Native Americans and what he sees happening now in Gaza. In this rare interview, he calls out genocide, land theft, and the failure to protect Mother Earth.
When 'Try Me' becomes a movement
The big box retailer has struggled with slumping sales recently amid a backlash over its retreat from diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Target CEO Brian Cornell Will Step Down As Sales Continue To Fall
The big box retailer has struggled with slumping sales recently amid a backlash over its retreat from diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
www.forbes.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
When 'Try Me' becomes a movement
Is democracy really dying? Not according to @ips-dc.org it's just evolving... It's a process we can't stop, we either get on board or get out of the way!
open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
A Progressive Majority? That's a Bold Idea.
From political gridlock to real solutions: The Institute for Policy Studies shows how we can defend democracy to make it work for all Americans.
open.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Is democracy really dying? Not according to @ips-dc.org it's just evolving... It's a process we can't stop, we either get on board or get out of the way!
open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
