Kathryn Bonfield
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Kathryn Bonfield
@kbonfield.bsky.social
KHOU-TV News Director and doctoral student at the University of Southern California studying Organizational Change and Leadership.
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Portuguese soccer player Diogo Jota, who played for Britain’s Liverpool F.C., died Thursday in a car crash in northern Spain, Spain’s Civil Guard confirmed. He was 28.
Diogo Jota, Liverpool soccer star, dies in car crash at 28
Diogo Jota, 28, died with his brother Andre in a car crash in Cernadilla, northern Spain, police said. The Premier League soccer player was from Portugal.
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July 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Sovereignty wins the 151st Kentucky Derby, upsetting favorite Journalism.

Jockey Junior Alvarado won his first Derby while owner Bill Mott notched his second.

Journalism and Baeza finished second and third, respectively. nbcnews.to/3YZrbiE
May 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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What journalists need to know about Bluesky's new blue checks
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April 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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The spread of measles in the Southwest now constitutes the largest single outbreak since the United States declared the disease eliminated in 2000, CDC told state officials in a meeting on Monday

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/h...
Measles Surge in Southwest Is Now the Largest Single Outbreak Since 2000 (Gift Article)
Growing case numbers suggest that the national total will surpass that seen during the last large outbreak in 2019.
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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GLORY FOR RORY 🏆

The wait is over. Rory McIlroy has finally won his first Masters — and completed a career grand slam in the process.
April 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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A lobe of the polar vortex, a stormy ring that typically keeps the coldest air locked up near the North Pole, will dip southward into the United States this weekend into next week.
The polar vortex will soon hit the U.S. See how cold it’ll get where you live
The most unusually cold air in the Northern Hemisphere will be over the United States early next week, bringing dangerously frigid conditions.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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With the future of morning TV uncertain, the relentlessly upbeat “Today” show co-host ends her 17-year tenure.
Column | Hoda Kotb, American everywoman
With the future of morning TV uncertain, the relentlessly upbeat “Today” show co-host ends her 17-year tenure.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Scientists on Friday confirmed that 2024 was the first to surpass a dangerous warming threshold of 1.5 Celsius that nations had pledged not to cross.
You just lived through the hottest year on record. Again.
Scientists on Friday confirmed that 2024 was the first to surpass a dangerous warming threshold of 1.5 Celsius that nations had pledged not to cross.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Before-and-after satellite images released by commercial imaging firm Maxar Technologies show the extent of destruction caused by the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, which has reduced entire blocks of houses to rubble in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.
Before and after satellite images of Palisades Fire show devastation in L.A.
Satellite images show entire houses reduced to rubble in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, and smoke plumes from the Palisades and Eaton fires.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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The suspected driver in the New Orleans attack was identified as a U.S. citizen and had an ISIS flag, with weapons and a potential IED in his truck.

The driver, 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, is from Texas, the FBI said Wednesday.

Follow the latest updates:
Live updates: Suspected driver identified in deadly New Orleans truck attack
New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said a man tried “to run over as many people as he possibly could” in the incident on Bourbon Street overnight.
wapo.st
January 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Breaking news: At least 10 people are dead and 30 are injured after a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a large crowd in New Orleans in the Bourbon Street area early Wednesday.

New Orleans Police said the man tried “to run over as many people as he possibly could.”

Follow live updates:
Live updates: 10 killed, dozens injured in New Orleans as truck plows into crowd
New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said a man tried “to run over as many people as he possibly could” in the incident on Bourbon Street overnight.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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A federal law enforcement official tells @nbcnews.com that the suspect in New Orleans is believed to be dead.
Suspect believed to be dead, federal law enforcement official says
A federal law enforcement official tells NBC News that the suspect in the deaths of at least 10 people in New Orleans this morning is believed to be dead.
www.nbcnews.com
January 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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LIVE UPDATES: At least 10 people killed by car driving into crowd in New Orleans, police say.
Live updates: At least 10 people killed by car driving into crowd in New Orleans
At least 10 people are dead and 30 injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd during New Year’s celebrations early today, city officials say.
www.nbcnews.com
January 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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The Texans host the Ravens in a possible playoff preview on Christmas Day in a game featuring Beyoncé at halftime.
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Texans vs. Ravens and Beyoncé: Live updates
The Texans host the Ravens in a possible playoff preview on Christmas Day in a game featuring Beyoncé at halftime.
trib.al
December 25, 2024 at 7:13 PM
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Here's every @niemanlab.org Prediction we've published so far (more coming next week!):

Heather ChaplinSaba LongKawandeep VirdeeScott LambAndrea Faye HartCarrie BrownHillary FreyRetha HillS. Mitra KalitaChitranshu TewariJonathan HuntBenjamin ToffAX Mina

(1/x)
December 12, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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In consecutive offseasons, baseball has reset the record books.

Juan Soto's new deal with the Mets breaks Shohei Ohtani's record for the most lucrative contract in professional sports history.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
December 9, 2024 at 3:30 AM
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Chris Paul has achieved another NBA milestone.

The 12-time All-Star has now recorded the second-most assists in league history, sitting behind only John Stockton on the all-time list.

Paul notched assist No. 12,092 on Sunday to move one dime ahead of Kidd.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/597...
December 9, 2024 at 1:45 AM
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In the 12-team Playoff era, conference titles have never meant less, writes @davidubben.bsky.social.

The system needs to change.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/597...
December 8, 2024 at 2:22 PM
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Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.

A Place of Joy.
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
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"No social-media platform is perfect, and BlueSky definitely has some kinks to work out. And users, journalists and the public should hold its team accountable to ensure it remains a good place to be as it continues to grow," Ashton Pittman writes.

https://buff.ly/3OqTRLU
December 1, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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We could go on about how we welcome publishers, we don't demote links, we encourage independent developers to build apps and extensions on top of Bluesky's network.... but instead, we'll show you.

All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
The Engagement Is Better on Bluesky - Bluesky
Bluesky is the lobby to the open web. Find and build your community here.
bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 10:30 PM
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Reporters and editors discuss the ‘information cesspool’ the site has become under the stewardship of one Elon Musk. How Twitter Turning to X Changed Journalism, by Feven Merid. www.cjr.org/business_of_...
How Twitter Turning to X Changed Journalism
Reporters and editors discuss the ‘information cesspool’ the site has become under the stewardship of one Elon Musk.
www.cjr.org
November 27, 2024 at 9:18 PM
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📢 App Version 1.95 is rolling out now (1/6)

Lots of bugfixes and performance improvements in this one!
November 27, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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Appreciate Bluesky directly addressing the challenges of rapid scaling. Recent post from Casey Newton at Platformer addresses just how challenging - and scary - this sort of scaling can be: www.platformer.news/bluesky-grow...
November 26, 2024 at 1:44 AM
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New to Bluesky?

We've created this starter pack with dozens of journalists, technologists and academic researchers who write regularly about the future of journalism worldwide. We hope you find it useful
go.bsky.app/6r1SGfR
November 25, 2024 at 11:16 AM