Steve Herman
@newsguy.bsky.social
Exec. Director, Jordan Ctr. for Journalism Advocacy & Innovation/Asst. Professor of Practice, @OleMiss.bsky.social;
Board: @pressclubdc.bsky.social, @juristnews.bsky.social;
Ex VOA White House bureau chief; 2022 Kiplinger Fellow
Board: @pressclubdc.bsky.social, @juristnews.bsky.social;
Ex VOA White House bureau chief; 2022 Kiplinger Fellow
At least 13 people are dead after a Hyundai car exploded near Delhi's historic Red Fort, leaving mangled bodies and wrecked cars scattered in the busy area. www.ndtv.com/india-news/e...
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
At least 13 people are dead after a Hyundai car exploded near Delhi's historic Red Fort, leaving mangled bodies and wrecked cars scattered in the busy area. www.ndtv.com/india-news/e...
In a now deleted post, China’s consul general in Osaka said he’s left with no choice but to cut off the “filthy head” of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi because of her pledge to use Japan’s military to defend Taiwan if the Chinese invade the island. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/pol...
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In a now deleted post, China’s consul general in Osaka said he’s left with no choice but to cut off the “filthy head” of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi because of her pledge to use Japan’s military to defend Taiwan if the Chinese invade the island. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/pol...
President Trump demands air traffic controllers (who are facing a second missed paycheck) “report to work immediately.”
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
President Trump demands air traffic controllers (who are facing a second missed paycheck) “report to work immediately.”
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) calling for his party's leader in the other chamber, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), to be replaced because "If you can't lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?"
November 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) calling for his party's leader in the other chamber, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), to be replaced because "If you can't lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?"
Two pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians, Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, indicted by federal prosecutors for allegedly helping rig bets on pitches in Major League Baseball games.
November 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Two pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians, Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, indicted by federal prosecutors for allegedly helping rig bets on pitches in Major League Baseball games.
"A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone," announces President Trump in a Sunday morning social media post.
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone," announces President Trump in a Sunday morning social media post.
This is the inventory of vehicle rentals at Enterprise in Crystal City as I apparently got the last car that was available in northern Virginia.
Hertz’s CEO says gov’t shutdown-related flight cancellations caused a 20% surge in one-way rentals today and it’ll worsen as Thanksgiving approaches.
Hertz’s CEO says gov’t shutdown-related flight cancellations caused a 20% surge in one-way rentals today and it’ll worsen as Thanksgiving approaches.
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This is the inventory of vehicle rentals at Enterprise in Crystal City as I apparently got the last car that was available in northern Virginia.
Hertz’s CEO says gov’t shutdown-related flight cancellations caused a 20% surge in one-way rentals today and it’ll worsen as Thanksgiving approaches.
Hertz’s CEO says gov’t shutdown-related flight cancellations caused a 20% surge in one-way rentals today and it’ll worsen as Thanksgiving approaches.
Qantas says specially configured A350-1000ULRs will enable the world’s longest commercial flights, up to 22 hours, connecting nonstop Australia’s east coast to London and New York for the first time. www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releas...
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Qantas says specially configured A350-1000ULRs will enable the world’s longest commercial flights, up to 22 hours, connecting nonstop Australia’s east coast to London and New York for the first time. www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releas...
The person who collapsed in the Oval Office as David Ricks (Eli Lilly CEO) was speaking appears to be Novo Nordisk's global brand director, Gordon Findlay. Dr. Oz and others immediately came to his aid.
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The person who collapsed in the Oval Office as David Ricks (Eli Lilly CEO) was speaking appears to be Novo Nordisk's global brand director, Gordon Findlay. Dr. Oz and others immediately came to his aid.
President Trump announces that the world's two largest pharmaceutical companies will sell the "fat drug" (GLP-1 agonists) in the US "at drastic discounts."
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
President Trump announces that the world's two largest pharmaceutical companies will sell the "fat drug" (GLP-1 agonists) in the US "at drastic discounts."
The self-appointed "acting CEO" of USAGM, Kari Lake, has notified Congress she's ending funding for the Hungarian Service of RFE/RL (which was launched in the first Trump administration), alleging it has been trying to destabilize the authoritarian Orban regime.
November 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The self-appointed "acting CEO" of USAGM, Kari Lake, has notified Congress she's ending funding for the Hungarian Service of RFE/RL (which was launched in the first Trump administration), alleging it has been trying to destabilize the authoritarian Orban regime.
Front page of this morning's Murdoch-owned New York Post.
November 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Front page of this morning's Murdoch-owned New York Post.
NBC projects Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic Party's nominee, will be elected governor of Virginia.
November 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
NBC projects Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic Party's nominee, will be elected governor of Virginia.
Going live on BBC momentarily to talk about the life of Dick Cheney.
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Going live on BBC momentarily to talk about the life of Dick Cheney.
Police searching a truck for suspicious objects just south of Union Station near the US Capitol.
November 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Police searching a truck for suspicious objects just south of Union Station near the US Capitol.
North Korea's ceremonial head of state has died. kcna.kp/en/article/q/8cd639de...
November 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
North Korea's ceremonial head of state has died. kcna.kp/en/article/q/8cd639de...
Stuck inside DCA-bound AA1775 on the tarmac at CLT. Takeoff delayed for hours for reason(s) unclear, including, according to the flight crew: VIP aircraft movement over DC, priority being given to military helicopters, congestion or ATC staff shortage. Passengers told they must remain seated.
November 3, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Stuck inside DCA-bound AA1775 on the tarmac at CLT. Takeoff delayed for hours for reason(s) unclear, including, according to the flight crew: VIP aircraft movement over DC, priority being given to military helicopters, congestion or ATC staff shortage. Passengers told they must remain seated.
President Trump, in 60 Minutes interview, threatens to curtail New York City's federal funds if "Communist" Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor. www.cbsnews.com/video/preside...
November 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
President Trump, in 60 Minutes interview, threatens to curtail New York City's federal funds if "Communist" Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor. www.cbsnews.com/video/preside...
The PDCA First Monday Forum looks at the struggle to save America's voices to the world via USAGM broadcasting (including the Voice of America, RFE/RL and Radio Free Asia). The main speakers are two ex VOA White House bureau chiefs: me & Patsy Widakuswara. publicdiplomacy.org/news_mana... #SaveVOA
November 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The PDCA First Monday Forum looks at the struggle to save America's voices to the world via USAGM broadcasting (including the Voice of America, RFE/RL and Radio Free Asia). The main speakers are two ex VOA White House bureau chiefs: me & Patsy Widakuswara. publicdiplomacy.org/news_mana... #SaveVOA
White House credentialed media now prohibited from accessing the press secretary's office.
November 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
White House credentialed media now prohibited from accessing the press secretary's office.
Happy Halloween. It's spooky out there without the Voice of America shining the light for hundreds of millions of viewers and listeners outside North America who are otherwise kept in the dark and misdirected by authoritarian media. #SaveVOA
October 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Happy Halloween. It's spooky out there without the Voice of America shining the light for hundreds of millions of viewers and listeners outside North America who are otherwise kept in the dark and misdirected by authoritarian media. #SaveVOA
This is what it looks like when I still cannot access Bluesky here in Mississippi. www.wjtv.com/news/politics/mi...
October 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This is what it looks like when I still cannot access Bluesky here in Mississippi. www.wjtv.com/news/politics/mi...
VP Vance, in a relatively anodyne speech at Ole Miss honoring Charlie Kirk, urges audience members to get involved in politics, saying there may even be a future vice president among them.
October 30, 2025 at 12:23 AM
VP Vance, in a relatively anodyne speech at Ole Miss honoring Charlie Kirk, urges audience members to get involved in politics, saying there may even be a future vice president among them.
Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, delivering an emotional nationalist Christian-themed speech at Ole Miss here in Oxford (which I'm watching from a sushi bar as I only could manage to get on the waitlist). She says her husban "was obeying the Lord" and "we will bow only to the King of Kings."
October 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, delivering an emotional nationalist Christian-themed speech at Ole Miss here in Oxford (which I'm watching from a sushi bar as I only could manage to get on the waitlist). She says her husban "was obeying the Lord" and "we will bow only to the King of Kings."
A post on X by Kari Lake, the self-proclaimed "acting CEO" of the US Agency for Global Media (which has silenced VOA), flagged for sharing a fake image of hurricane destruction in Jamaica.
October 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A post on X by Kari Lake, the self-proclaimed "acting CEO" of the US Agency for Global Media (which has silenced VOA), flagged for sharing a fake image of hurricane destruction in Jamaica.