Ottavia Spaggiari
@ottavias.bsky.social
Journalist and writer - Adjunct @CUNY
Words in Guardian, New Yorker, The Nation etc... get in touch at spaggiariottavia@gmail.com
Words in Guardian, New Yorker, The Nation etc... get in touch at spaggiariottavia@gmail.com
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"We, the people, and the place are just a decoration.”
This is the story of the ugliness behind the Instagram post: tourists abusing locals, beach owners flattening turtle nests and view-seekers trampling plants.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is the story of the ugliness behind the Instagram post: tourists abusing locals, beach owners flattening turtle nests and view-seekers trampling plants.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sand groomers v turtles: how wildlife is falling foul of the demand for Insta-perfect beaches
From the turtle-nesting beaches of Italy to Greek island bird havens, across the Mediterranean campaigners are fighting to protect habitats from tourists seeking a picture-perfect holiday
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
"We, the people, and the place are just a decoration.”
This is the story of the ugliness behind the Instagram post: tourists abusing locals, beach owners flattening turtle nests and view-seekers trampling plants.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is the story of the ugliness behind the Instagram post: tourists abusing locals, beach owners flattening turtle nests and view-seekers trampling plants.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Mining for the clean energy transition is on the rise in the US. With 65% or more of lithium and copper projects within 35 miles of Tribal land, Native American communities worry about damage to public health, biodiversity, and sacred sites. By @ottavias.bsky.social for @themarginus.bsky.social.
Mining the Past, Threatening the Future - The Margin
Facing the brunt of the mineral rush, Tribal Nations sue the federal government
buff.ly
April 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Mining for the clean energy transition is on the rise in the US. With 65% or more of lithium and copper projects within 35 miles of Tribal land, Native American communities worry about damage to public health, biodiversity, and sacred sites. By @ottavias.bsky.social for @themarginus.bsky.social.
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Following a five-year fight, the Hualapai Tribe is the only Indigenous Nation to stop a lithium mine from moving forward in the U.S… At least for now.
Check out our latest story by @ottavias.bsky.social
themargin.us/features/min...
Check out our latest story by @ottavias.bsky.social
themargin.us/features/min...
Mining the Past, Threatening the Future - The Margin
Facing the brunt of the mineral rush, Tribal Nations sue the federal government
themargin.us
April 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Following a five-year fight, the Hualapai Tribe is the only Indigenous Nation to stop a lithium mine from moving forward in the U.S… At least for now.
Check out our latest story by @ottavias.bsky.social
themargin.us/features/min...
Check out our latest story by @ottavias.bsky.social
themargin.us/features/min...
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April 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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For generations, Hualapai elders passed on traditional stories and songs about Ha’Kamwe’, a place they say is so quiet that it’s possible to hear the water sing.
Read our latest story by @ottavias.bsky.social with photos by @ashponders.bsky.social at themargin.us
Read our latest story by @ottavias.bsky.social with photos by @ashponders.bsky.social at themargin.us
April 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
For generations, Hualapai elders passed on traditional stories and songs about Ha’Kamwe’, a place they say is so quiet that it’s possible to hear the water sing.
Read our latest story by @ottavias.bsky.social with photos by @ashponders.bsky.social at themargin.us
Read our latest story by @ottavias.bsky.social with photos by @ashponders.bsky.social at themargin.us
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Photo by @ashponders.bsky.social
Photo by @ashponders.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A new story from @ottavias.bsky.social arrives Thursday, April 3rd! Subscribe to our newsletter at themargin.us
Photo by @ashponders.bsky.social
Photo by @ashponders.bsky.social
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L'archivista Usa Elizabeth Call spiega su @theconversation.com perché le democrazie hanno bisogno di grandi archivi, come nacquero i National Archives degli Stati Uniti e perché i tiranni non possono amare gli archivi: theconversation.com/fires-wars-a...?
Fires, wars and bureaucracy: The tumultuous journey to establish the US National Archives
Every democracy needs a national archive. Trump’s staffing shake-up is endangering an institution that preserves the nation’s history.
theconversation.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
L'archivista Usa Elizabeth Call spiega su @theconversation.com perché le democrazie hanno bisogno di grandi archivi, come nacquero i National Archives degli Stati Uniti e perché i tiranni non possono amare gli archivi: theconversation.com/fires-wars-a...?
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Congratulations @ottavias.bsky.social!!! You can check out Ottavia’s work and much more at themargin.us
March 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Congratulations @ottavias.bsky.social!!! You can check out Ottavia’s work and much more at themargin.us
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President Donald Trump’s administration launched one of its most brazen challenges to Congress’s authority. Many lawmakers offered little pushback.
Congress is quiet as Trump and Musk take the ax to federal agencies
President Donald Trump’s administration this week launched one of its most brazen challenges yet to Congress’s authority. Lawmakers offered little pushback.
wapo.st
February 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
President Donald Trump’s administration launched one of its most brazen challenges to Congress’s authority. Many lawmakers offered little pushback.
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The chaotic blitz by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has triggered legal objections across Washington, with officials in at least a half-dozen federal agencies and departments raising alarms about whether the billionaire’s assault on government is breaking the law.
U.S. government officials privately warn Musk’s blitz appears illegal
The billionaire’s DOGE team has launched an all-out assault on federal agencies, triggering numerous legal objections.
wapo.st
February 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The chaotic blitz by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has triggered legal objections across Washington, with officials in at least a half-dozen federal agencies and departments raising alarms about whether the billionaire’s assault on government is breaking the law.
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La grotta dove è caduta la speleologa Ottavia Piana fa parte di un vasto e complesso sistema carsico, che è importante esplorare e che attraversa il versante occidentale del lago d’Iseo
100 chilometri di abissi - Il Post
La grotta dove è caduta la speleologa Ottavia Piana fa parte di un vasto e complesso sistema carsico, che è importante esplorare e che attraversa il versante occidentale del lago d’Iseo
www.ilpost.it
December 17, 2024 at 6:16 PM
La grotta dove è caduta la speleologa Ottavia Piana fa parte di un vasto e complesso sistema carsico, che è importante esplorare e che attraversa il versante occidentale del lago d’Iseo
Honored to have the piece I wrote for @aljazeera.com about labor exploitation in the winemaking industry featured as a finalist among such great examples of public service journalism.
Thanks @journalismfund.bsky.social for the support.
Thanks @journalismfund.bsky.social for the support.
Winners and finalists of the 2024 global media competition on labour migration
www.ilo.org
December 16, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Honored to have the piece I wrote for @aljazeera.com about labor exploitation in the winemaking industry featured as a finalist among such great examples of public service journalism.
Thanks @journalismfund.bsky.social for the support.
Thanks @journalismfund.bsky.social for the support.