Sushmita
@sushmitaw.bsky.social
Journalist, Researcher, Engineer
Pulitzer Center AI accountability network fellow 24-25
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Pulitzer Center AI accountability network fellow 24-25
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Sushmita
@sushmitaw.bsky.social
· Nov 20
We're THRILLED to announce the 2024 CCNow Journalism Award winners!!!
Check out the full list: coveringclimatenow.org/projects/the...
Check out the full list: coveringclimatenow.org/projects/the...
Also this happened 😯 #LatePost
If you're voting in SEJ elections do consider this ❤️
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November 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
If you're voting in SEJ elections do consider this ❤️
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((⏰)) SEJ members, voting for the 2025 Board and bylaws elections closes in just two days. Every ballot helps shape the future of SEJ and environmental journalism — so cast yours now! Log in to learn more: sej.memberclicks.net/sej-board-el...
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
((⏰)) SEJ members, voting for the 2025 Board and bylaws elections closes in just two days. Every ballot helps shape the future of SEJ and environmental journalism — so cast yours now! Log in to learn more: sej.memberclicks.net/sej-board-el...
🚨Exclusive: "How can a person who doesn't even live in the country, now be updated as an owner and cultivator both?" asks tribal farmer Lakshman Rao
Andhra Pradesh's land digitalisation is excluding tribals and Dalits from land & welfare
@pulitzercenter.org #AI #algo
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Andhra Pradesh's land digitalisation is excluding tribals and Dalits from land & welfare
@pulitzercenter.org #AI #algo
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October 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🚨Exclusive: "How can a person who doesn't even live in the country, now be updated as an owner and cultivator both?" asks tribal farmer Lakshman Rao
Andhra Pradesh's land digitalisation is excluding tribals and Dalits from land & welfare
@pulitzercenter.org #AI #algo
www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...
Andhra Pradesh's land digitalisation is excluding tribals and Dalits from land & welfare
@pulitzercenter.org #AI #algo
www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...
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EXCLUSIVE: A new analysis by The Xylom's @alexip718.com shows for the first time just how much America’s top research institutions have grown to depend on H-1B skilled workers — and how this delicate balance might be disrupted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration.
The Most Detailed Maps of H-1B Visa Holders Joining America's Top Research Institutions
A new analysis by The Xylom shows for the first time just how much America’s top research institutions have grown to depend on the specialized knowledge of H-1B skilled workers — and how this…
www.thexylom.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
EXCLUSIVE: A new analysis by The Xylom's @alexip718.com shows for the first time just how much America’s top research institutions have grown to depend on H-1B skilled workers — and how this delicate balance might be disrupted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration.
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Going to #ONA25? This interactive workshop will provide the basics of solutions journalism and best practices for covering a climate crisis, helping participants draw the climate connection in their reporting and build the foundations of good climate journalism. ona25.journalists.org/schedule
September 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Going to #ONA25? This interactive workshop will provide the basics of solutions journalism and best practices for covering a climate crisis, helping participants draw the climate connection in their reporting and build the foundations of good climate journalism. ona25.journalists.org/schedule
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California lawmakers reach an agreement with Uber and Lyft that will open the door for app-based drivers to form unions.
This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
California reaches deal with Uber, Lyft to allow gig worker unions
The deal brings Uber and Lyft on board with a pathway to unionization for ride-hailing workers after the companies spent years fighting against the idea.
www.politico.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
California lawmakers reach an agreement with Uber and Lyft that will open the door for app-based drivers to form unions.
This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
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Amazon, Google y Microsoft han establecido sus centros de datos en el estado mexicano de Querétaro.
Estos centros extraen agua de acuíferos clave que sustentan la agricultura y las comunidades locales.
Por @pjarandia.bsky.social y @dandiba.bsky.social para @elpais.com. bit.ly/4oCBgx8
Estos centros extraen agua de acuíferos clave que sustentan la agricultura y las comunidades locales.
Por @pjarandia.bsky.social y @dandiba.bsky.social para @elpais.com. bit.ly/4oCBgx8
El patio trasero de la IA
Un mapa de la fiebre del oro del siglo XXI Una investigación de El País y el Centro Pulitzer revela cómo los gigantes de internet extraen recursos básicos y acaparan terrenos para la construcción de.....
pulitzercenter.org
August 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Amazon, Google y Microsoft han establecido sus centros de datos en el estado mexicano de Querétaro.
Estos centros extraen agua de acuíferos clave que sustentan la agricultura y las comunidades locales.
Por @pjarandia.bsky.social y @dandiba.bsky.social para @elpais.com. bit.ly/4oCBgx8
Estos centros extraen agua de acuíferos clave que sustentan la agricultura y las comunidades locales.
Por @pjarandia.bsky.social y @dandiba.bsky.social para @elpais.com. bit.ly/4oCBgx8
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An English version of our investigation alongside @pulitzercenter.org on the local impacts of Big Tech's AI infrastructure was just published by @elpais.com
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
AI’s backyard: A map of the 21st-century gold rush
Internet giants are extracting basic resources and grabbing land to build their new data centers in Mexico, Chile, and Spain. This is a look at the impacts of several projects by Microsoft, Amazon, an...
english.elpais.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
An English version of our investigation alongside @pulitzercenter.org on the local impacts of Big Tech's AI infrastructure was just published by @elpais.com
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
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Amazon, Google, and Microsoft's data centers are consuming water in drought-ridden areas and seizing land in Chile, Mexico, and Spain.
AI Fellow @pjarandia.bsky.social, @dandiba.bsky.social, and Muriel Alarcón, reveal –for @elpaiscyt.bsky.social– how these centers are built. bit.ly/4lADqe3
AI Fellow @pjarandia.bsky.social, @dandiba.bsky.social, and Muriel Alarcón, reveal –for @elpaiscyt.bsky.social– how these centers are built. bit.ly/4lADqe3
The Backyard of AI
A Map of the 21st Century Gold Rush An investigation by El País and the Pulitzer Centre reveals how internet giants are extracting basic resources and grabbing land to build their new data centers in....
pulitzercenter.org
August 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Amazon, Google, and Microsoft's data centers are consuming water in drought-ridden areas and seizing land in Chile, Mexico, and Spain.
AI Fellow @pjarandia.bsky.social, @dandiba.bsky.social, and Muriel Alarcón, reveal –for @elpaiscyt.bsky.social– how these centers are built. bit.ly/4lADqe3
AI Fellow @pjarandia.bsky.social, @dandiba.bsky.social, and Muriel Alarcón, reveal –for @elpaiscyt.bsky.social– how these centers are built. bit.ly/4lADqe3
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Last week, CNN ran a story that inadvertently underscored the fact that most journalism is still not getting across the full truth about climate change.
Are Americans Afraid of Climate Change? — Covering Climate Now
Last Thursday, CNN ran a story that inadvertently underscored the fact that most journalism is still not getting across the full truth about climate change. Harry Enten, CNN’s polling analyst, display...
coveringclimatenow.org
July 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Last week, CNN ran a story that inadvertently underscored the fact that most journalism is still not getting across the full truth about climate change.
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incredible timing www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
NOAA was developing a tool to help communities prepare for future rainfall. Trump officials stopped it.
The tool would have projected how climate change could affect rainfall frequency and intensity in communities across the nation.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
incredible timing www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Journalists, do you believe even small impacts from your reporting, like someone sharing a story or signing up for a newsletter, are worth cataloguing? You should. Every step is valuable. @tomt.social shares tips and resources in this #ClimateBlueprint chapter.
Reporting Impact - Climate Changes Everything
On a topic as pressing as the climate crisis, understanding the extent to which journalists are succeeding in our mission is fundamental.
buff.ly
July 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Journalists, do you believe even small impacts from your reporting, like someone sharing a story or signing up for a newsletter, are worth cataloguing? You should. Every step is valuable. @tomt.social shares tips and resources in this #ClimateBlueprint chapter.
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What's an AI story?
I see many notions about what an AI story is.
Here are some things that are AI stories too
*On data centers
*On data to be fed into AI systems
*Governance stories on tech
*Stories on big tech as well as smaller companies
*FRT
*Ethics
*Regulations
*Welfare systems
+more
I see many notions about what an AI story is.
Here are some things that are AI stories too
*On data centers
*On data to be fed into AI systems
*Governance stories on tech
*Stories on big tech as well as smaller companies
*FRT
*Ethics
*Regulations
*Welfare systems
+more
July 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
What's an AI story?
I see many notions about what an AI story is.
Here are some things that are AI stories too
*On data centers
*On data to be fed into AI systems
*Governance stories on tech
*Stories on big tech as well as smaller companies
*FRT
*Ethics
*Regulations
*Welfare systems
+more
I see many notions about what an AI story is.
Here are some things that are AI stories too
*On data centers
*On data to be fed into AI systems
*Governance stories on tech
*Stories on big tech as well as smaller companies
*FRT
*Ethics
*Regulations
*Welfare systems
+more
What's an AI story?
I see many notions about what an AI story is.
Here are some things that are AI stories too
*On data centers
*On data to be fed into AI systems
*Governance stories on tech
*Stories on big tech as well as smaller companies
*FRT
*Ethics
*Regulations
*Welfare systems
+more
I see many notions about what an AI story is.
Here are some things that are AI stories too
*On data centers
*On data to be fed into AI systems
*Governance stories on tech
*Stories on big tech as well as smaller companies
*FRT
*Ethics
*Regulations
*Welfare systems
+more
July 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
What's an AI story?
I see many notions about what an AI story is.
Here are some things that are AI stories too
*On data centers
*On data to be fed into AI systems
*Governance stories on tech
*Stories on big tech as well as smaller companies
*FRT
*Ethics
*Regulations
*Welfare systems
+more
I see many notions about what an AI story is.
Here are some things that are AI stories too
*On data centers
*On data to be fed into AI systems
*Governance stories on tech
*Stories on big tech as well as smaller companies
*FRT
*Ethics
*Regulations
*Welfare systems
+more
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I was recently in Tblisi, Georgia to speak about AI systems and data along with @pulitzercenter.bsky.social AI nw fellows
Have you wondered how data makes a difference? How can the data being used lead to false or even problematic outputs? How is this data being collected?
#tblisi #Georgia
Have you wondered how data makes a difference? How can the data being used lead to false or even problematic outputs? How is this data being collected?
#tblisi #Georgia
June 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I was recently in Tblisi, Georgia to speak about AI systems and data along with @pulitzercenter.bsky.social AI nw fellows
Have you wondered how data makes a difference? How can the data being used lead to false or even problematic outputs? How is this data being collected?
#tblisi #Georgia
Have you wondered how data makes a difference? How can the data being used lead to false or even problematic outputs? How is this data being collected?
#tblisi #Georgia
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Apply for a life changing experience at @pulitzercenter.bsky.social 's AI Accountability network as the new season begins
A great opportunity for Global South journalists to dig into funny and curious aspects of AI. Go wild with creativity here . No project is too big, no idea too small 🌹💖✔️
A great opportunity for Global South journalists to dig into funny and curious aspects of AI. Go wild with creativity here . No project is too big, no idea too small 🌹💖✔️
Join our AI Accountability Network!
We are recruiting journalists from around the globe to report on the impacts of algorithms and automated systems. We are seeking to support projects on transparency and governance in relation to #AI.
Apply now!
👉 bit.ly/4nfIFlv
We are recruiting journalists from around the globe to report on the impacts of algorithms and automated systems. We are seeking to support projects on transparency and governance in relation to #AI.
Apply now!
👉 bit.ly/4nfIFlv
June 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Apply for a life changing experience at @pulitzercenter.bsky.social 's AI Accountability network as the new season begins
A great opportunity for Global South journalists to dig into funny and curious aspects of AI. Go wild with creativity here . No project is too big, no idea too small 🌹💖✔️
A great opportunity for Global South journalists to dig into funny and curious aspects of AI. Go wild with creativity here . No project is too big, no idea too small 🌹💖✔️
Time and again we've to address that afforestation, especially on indigenous lands is not the alternative to fossil fuel emissions reductions.
Not only is this marred by a lack of land, but also that these are tribal lands
Here's a latest study that reiterates this
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Not only is this marred by a lack of land, but also that these are tribal lands
Here's a latest study that reiterates this
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Carbon offsetting of fossil fuel emissions through afforestation is limited by financial viability and spatial requirements - Communications Earth & Environment
The spatial requirements for offsetting current fossil fuel reserves would require converting to forest a land area equivalent to the entirety of North and Central America, according to an analysis of...
www.nature.com
June 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Time and again we've to address that afforestation, especially on indigenous lands is not the alternative to fossil fuel emissions reductions.
Not only is this marred by a lack of land, but also that these are tribal lands
Here's a latest study that reiterates this
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Not only is this marred by a lack of land, but also that these are tribal lands
Here's a latest study that reiterates this
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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First part of the series:
www.mekongeye.com/2024/12/16/f...
www.mekongeye.com/2024/12/16/f...
Fruits of spoil: Laos' forests disappearing as fruit farms flourish
The country’s improved railway connectivity facilitates fruit exports to China but has also sparked a boom in foreign-owned banana and durian farms, leading to forest clearance
www.mekongeye.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
First part of the series:
www.mekongeye.com/2024/12/16/f...
www.mekongeye.com/2024/12/16/f...
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“We live in a time where AI is sold to us as the major revolution — and we need to challenge that narrative. It’s a narrative sold to us by the AI companies themselves and we can’t just take it at face value.”
Clém Pouré @clembezard.bsky.social at #ZEG2025.
Clém Pouré @clembezard.bsky.social at #ZEG2025.
June 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
“We live in a time where AI is sold to us as the major revolution — and we need to challenge that narrative. It’s a narrative sold to us by the AI companies themselves and we can’t just take it at face value.”
Clém Pouré @clembezard.bsky.social at #ZEG2025.
Clém Pouré @clembezard.bsky.social at #ZEG2025.
What an incredible experience to be among these thinkers and demystify aspects of AI that are more hype and less substance. Thank you Coda Story!
From Joseph Stiglitz to Volodymyr Yermolenko, Alejandro Aravena to Sara Hossain, 120 global thinkers are coming to ZEG to debate how we shape the narratives of tomorrow. Explore the full program and join the conversation. #ZEGFest2025
The Laboratory for the Day After Tomorrow - Coda Story
At our annual festival, 800 people, including 120 speakers from around the world, will gather to experiment with stories, challenge conventions, and build a new kind of community
buff.ly
June 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
What an incredible experience to be among these thinkers and demystify aspects of AI that are more hype and less substance. Thank you Coda Story!
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“Privacy is the foundation of your ability to craft who you are,” Christopher Wylie on why you should think twice before handing over your data. From "The Elephant in the Algorithm" convo with @aiannucci.bsky.social, Adam Pincus & @alixdunn.com. #ZEG2025
June 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
“Privacy is the foundation of your ability to craft who you are,” Christopher Wylie on why you should think twice before handing over your data. From "The Elephant in the Algorithm" convo with @aiannucci.bsky.social, Adam Pincus & @alixdunn.com. #ZEG2025
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Pulitzer Center Executive Editor @marinawg.bsky.social highlights grantee Madeleine Baran's @newyorker.com reporting project “In the Dark: The Killings of Iraqi Civilians by U.S. Marines” as her selection for the #PulitzerStaffPicks 2024.
👉 bit.ly/2024YISpc
👉 bit.ly/2024YISpc
December 12, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Pulitzer Center Executive Editor @marinawg.bsky.social highlights grantee Madeleine Baran's @newyorker.com reporting project “In the Dark: The Killings of Iraqi Civilians by U.S. Marines” as her selection for the #PulitzerStaffPicks 2024.
👉 bit.ly/2024YISpc
👉 bit.ly/2024YISpc
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ICYMI yesterday: Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading the datasets used to monitor the most rapidly warming parts of the planet. insideclimatenews.org/news/0705202...
Trump Administration Decommissions Sea Ice Data That Sounded an Alarm on Arctic Climate Change - Inside Climate News
Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading the datasets used to monitor the most rapidly warming parts of the planet. More such moves are coming, NOAA has warned.
insideclimatenews.org
May 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
ICYMI yesterday: Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading the datasets used to monitor the most rapidly warming parts of the planet. insideclimatenews.org/news/0705202...
Apply for a life changing experience at @pulitzercenter.bsky.social 's AI Accountability network as the new season begins
A great opportunity for Global South journalists to dig into funny and curious aspects of AI. Go wild with creativity here . No project is too big, no idea too small 🌹💖✔️
A great opportunity for Global South journalists to dig into funny and curious aspects of AI. Go wild with creativity here . No project is too big, no idea too small 🌹💖✔️
Join our AI Accountability Network!
We are recruiting journalists from around the globe to report on the impacts of algorithms and automated systems. We are seeking to support projects on transparency and governance in relation to #AI.
Apply now!
👉 bit.ly/4nfIFlv
We are recruiting journalists from around the globe to report on the impacts of algorithms and automated systems. We are seeking to support projects on transparency and governance in relation to #AI.
Apply now!
👉 bit.ly/4nfIFlv
June 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Apply for a life changing experience at @pulitzercenter.bsky.social 's AI Accountability network as the new season begins
A great opportunity for Global South journalists to dig into funny and curious aspects of AI. Go wild with creativity here . No project is too big, no idea too small 🌹💖✔️
A great opportunity for Global South journalists to dig into funny and curious aspects of AI. Go wild with creativity here . No project is too big, no idea too small 🌹💖✔️