Laura Castañeda
@lauracastaneda.bsky.social
USC Annenberg Journalism educator (Latino, aging, and general diversity issues), mom, gardener, wanna-be golfer, snarky optimist.
Food for thought. harpers.org/archive/2025...
Why Doesn’t Anyone Trust the Media?, by Jelani Cobb, Taylor Lorenz, Jack Shafer, Max Tani
Anatomy of a credibility crisis
harpers.org
October 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Food for thought. harpers.org/archive/2025...
Despicable. bsky.app/profile/iwil...
Member of the Chicago press gets arrested by
masked ICE GOONS
masked ICE GOONS
October 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Despicable. bsky.app/profile/iwil...
A.I.’s Environmental Impact Will Threaten Its Own Supply Chain www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...
Opinion | A.I.’s Environmental Impact Will Threaten Its Own Supply Chain
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A.I.’s Environmental Impact Will Threaten Its Own Supply Chain www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...
The latest from my bro. www.palabranahj.org/archive/proo...
Proof of Citizenship, No Proof of Safety — palabra.
Why are naturalized US citizens carrying passports as daily protection? ICE's fear tactics, racial profiling, and the profound question of what it truly means to belong and feel safe in the United Sta...
www.palabranahj.org
September 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The latest from my bro. www.palabranahj.org/archive/proo...
The Firing of Educators Over Kirk Comments Follows a Familiar Playbook www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...
The Firing of Educators Over Kirk Comments Follows a Familiar Playbook
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Firing of Educators Over Kirk Comments Follows a Familiar Playbook www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...
Reposted by Laura Castañeda
This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.
Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.
“Anyone who applauds this decision is sanctioning state-sponsored racism out of apartheid-era South Africa.”
Commentary: I’m a U.S. citizen. I’m always going to carry my passport now. Thanks, Supreme Court
Commentary: I’m a U.S. citizen. I’m always going to carry my passport now. Thanks, Supreme Court
September 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“Anyone who applauds this decision is sanctioning state-sponsored racism out of apartheid-era South Africa.”
Commentary: I’m a U.S. citizen. I’m always going to carry my passport now. Thanks, Supreme Court
Commentary: I’m a U.S. citizen. I’m always going to carry my passport now. Thanks, Supreme Court
Great reporting by my bro! www.baltimoresun.com/2025/09/02/m...
Maryland jailhouse suicide: Mother’s pleas ignored, her son found hanged
About 17-and-a-half hours after authorities booked him into the detention center despite a judge’s order he be taken to a hospital, a jail officer found Young hanged in his cell.
www.baltimoresun.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Great reporting by my bro! www.baltimoresun.com/2025/09/02/m...
Digital fatigue! When new owners took the helm of the Onion last year, they tried to revive the satirical publication by rolling back the publication. Their bet on print is starting to pay off.
August 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Digital fatigue! When new owners took the helm of the Onion last year, they tried to revive the satirical publication by rolling back the publication. Their bet on print is starting to pay off.
Minnesota Lawmaker and Her Husband Remembered for Their Shared Legacy. “Where there is hatred, let me sow love.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
Minnesota Lawmaker and Her Husband Remembered for Their Shared Legacy
www.nytimes.com
June 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Minnesota Lawmaker and Her Husband Remembered for Their Shared Legacy. “Where there is hatred, let me sow love.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
Reposted by Laura Castañeda
We are living in precarious times.
June 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We are living in precarious times.
‘I’m an American, Bro!’: Latinos Report Raids in Which U.S. Citizenship Is Questioned www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...
‘I’m an American, Bro!’: Latinos Report Raids in Which U.S. Citizenship Is Questioned
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
‘I’m an American, Bro!’: Latinos Report Raids in Which U.S. Citizenship Is Questioned www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...
Peaceful and crowded in Torrance. No Kings!
June 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Peaceful and crowded in Torrance. No Kings!
Reposted by Laura Castañeda
Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
June 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
Reposted by Laura Castañeda
Several journalists have been injured while covering the protests in Los Angeles, including a television reporter who was struck when a law enforcement officer fired a rubber bullet while she was on the air.
Reporter Covering LA Protests Hit by Rubber Bullet During Live TV Broadcast
In one episode in downtown Los Angeles, an Australian television journalist was struck when an officer fired a nonlethal projectile while she was on the air.
trib.al
June 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Several journalists have been injured while covering the protests in Los Angeles, including a television reporter who was struck when a law enforcement officer fired a rubber bullet while she was on the air.
“…Mr. Trump’s order establishes neither law nor order. Rather it sends the message that the administration is interested in only overreaction and overreach.”
Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...
Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...
Opinion | Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“…Mr. Trump’s order establishes neither law nor order. Rather it sends the message that the administration is interested in only overreaction and overreach.”
Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...
Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...
Reposted by Laura Castañeda
"You just f---ing shot the reporter!"
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
"You just f---ing shot the reporter!"
Reposted by Laura Castañeda
In the last 20 or so minutes I’ve seen LAPD officers shove women to the ground without provocation, rip a sign out of a man’s hand and then swing a baton into his leg and raise a less-lethal launcher to aim
directly at a protester (which I’m 99% is a major policy violation.)
directly at a protester (which I’m 99% is a major policy violation.)
June 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
In the last 20 or so minutes I’ve seen LAPD officers shove women to the ground without provocation, rip a sign out of a man’s hand and then swing a baton into his leg and raise a less-lethal launcher to aim
directly at a protester (which I’m 99% is a major policy violation.)
directly at a protester (which I’m 99% is a major policy violation.)
Reposted by Laura Castañeda
When the LA police says you are overreaching, you are overreaching.
June 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM
When the LA police says you are overreaching, you are overreaching.
Reposted by Laura Castañeda
"Faculty at Michigan State University have become the latest in the Big Ten to urge conference leaders to create a "mutual defense compact" statenews.com/article/2025...
MSU faculty join call for Big Ten 'mutual defense compact' against Trump administration - The State News
Under the compact, participating institutions would “commit meaningful funding to a shared or distributed defense fund” that would “provide immediate and strategic support to any member institution un...
statenews.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"Faculty at Michigan State University have become the latest in the Big Ten to urge conference leaders to create a "mutual defense compact" statenews.com/article/2025...