Scott A. Leadingham
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Scott A. Leadingham
@scottleadingham.bsky.social
Writing about First Amendment/press/speech/religion issues. Public media type, news person, proud Washingtonian, Eagle Scout, long-suffering Mariners fan. #SpokaneDoesntSuck
RIP Susan Stamberg, one of @npr.org's founding mothers and a true journalism legend.

Neat thing of working for @1stforall.bsky.social is artifacts from the former Newseum (also RIP) in the office. Here is Stamberg's original NPR press badge.
October 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Procession for fallen firefighters ambushed in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho has arrived at the Spokane County (WA) Medical Examiner office (located near by house - heard the sirens and saw the lights coming in).
June 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Nice that @nbcnews.com updated the story and changed language re Musk/Tesla (though we can quibble about what "controls" means. I won't cry about there being no correction/clarification at the bottom. Small victories, right?
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
April 6, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Neat to see my employer @1stforall.bsky.social working with America's Finest News Source @theonion.com to share the important message of self-censorship and the First Amendment. (Seriously, good work here. Well done @bencollins.bsky.social + team!)
Message : mailchi.mp/email/the-on...
January 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
For today and all days. Let us help those on the move to feel they belong. This Catholic prayer is fitting. Catholic means “universal,” and there is nothing more universal than welcoming someone who seeks refuge.
January 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Worthwhile read and intriguing review of the new book "The Cancel Culture Panic" by Adrian Daub from The New Republic
🔗 newrepublic.com/article/1883...
November 25, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Verge editor @reckless.bsky.social has some sharp thoughts about 1st Amendment/free press issues in the next 4 years. Via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social newsletter...
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www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...
November 19, 2024 at 4:53 PM