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A story studio publishing in-depth journalism without compromise. Latest feature: DOUBLE MEANING https://twins.longlead.com/
When considering the best journalistic advice he's received, @davejorgenson.bsky.social shares, "the best journalists are generous journalists." He recalls how when launching his outlet Local News International, journalists like Cleo Abram and @karaswisher.bsky.social offered their time and advice.
December 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
When discussing Japanese American internment with his father years later, @georgetakei.bsky.social recalls how his father both admired President Franklin D. Roosevelt, but accepted him as an infallible human who made a mistake when signing Executive Order 9066, unjustly interning Japanese Americans.
December 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Journalist @davejorgenson.bsky.social is building his own media empire. Jorgenson — who was formerly at The Washington Post, where he launched its TikTok, amassing nearly 2M followers — and his new outlet Local News International are reimagining news for a generation raised on short-form video.
December 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
When walking into Twinsburg, OH on one specific weekend in August, it may feel like "The Twilight Zone" as multiples walk around in matching outfits, participate in a parade and talent shows at the annual Twins Days Festival.
December 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Twins have a bond that can’t be understood by “singletons,” or what they call people who aren’t twins.

In DOUBLE MEANING, photojournalist Sarah Rogers and filmmaker Kate Bennis made the trek to the annual Twins Days Festival, a gathering to celebrate multiples being the same, but different.
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
After FDR signed Executive Order 9066 which allowed for the incarceration of Japanese American citizens during WWII, families were forced to leave home without much prep. Some incarcerees were newborns, like Jo Anne Naka, who was raised in horse stables while her family awaited relocation orders.
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM