Oh look, I'm doing something today. And, spoiler alert, it shouts out @devinheroux.bsky.social (and not just because we've both worked for CBC.)

In a world where, as disabled folks we fight so damn hard, a group I'm a part of in the journalism industry had a huge win this week. I'm going to savour this feeling for a while.

Mad Pride protests in France denounced violence in medical treatment. One of the protestors said: “All my life, I’ve been told I was different. Today, I’ve come to fight against normality!” This and more in an update with disability news from 42 countries. www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/figh...

I have a soft spot in my heart for fellow freelance journalists who can write about incredibly difficult topics in a way that is intertwined with creative analysis. @justinling.ca is doing just that for TorStar right now.

Hi! I have reached out to as many writers as I could find for the Bitch x @theflytrapmedia.com project I am shepherding. If you published stories in Bitch and want to have them potentially republished at The Flytrap, email us! I’ll be responding. flyteam[at]theflytrapmedia[dot]com

Oh look, a new piece by me!

Here at @theflytrapmedia.com we are a worker-owned collective! Proud to work alongside Katelyn Burns and appreciate her tolerance for my inability to understand even the most basic accounting topics.

In 11 days I have had over 600 emails. I am in the midst of my busiest time of year. Sometimes it is tough being an inbox zero person when you fail at being so.

Niko's absolutely right here. I also feel like there's this tendency to compare ourselves with Americans without talking to many Americans in any real depth. One of the greatest personal benefits of being a freelancer in the way that I am is to be friends with so many Americans.

Trump nixes special education agency, lays off staff amid shutdown By John Loeppky New from www.discojourno.com discojourno.com/featured-spe... Image below is of the White House. #News

As a freelancer, the most important person to have contact information for is your editor. The second most important is whoever oversees accounts payable. Ask me how I know.

Our danger is real and imminent but we need to be clear eyed and honest about it in order to fight it effectively.

I just saw the phrase "scoop-driven reporting" and I'd like it very much if this phrase was never written or uttered again in my lifetime.

Check out this week's newsletter for my interview with Mariam Zaqout. We spoke about Palestine's water crisis, the failures of humanitarian aid, and why efforts to provide aid and rebuild in Gaza must be Palestinian-led. 💡

Though I do so infrequently as a freelancer, I have to say that I am so fucking proud to work for this website. CC @barryp.bsky.social

@cqualtro.bsky.social Hello! Disabled writer here looking to get ahold of you for a possible project. I'm wondering what the best email to reach you at is. Thanks!

This is an entire article about how city employees are barred from speaking to the press without permission and how weird that is for a U.S. city. It is also incredibly routine and basically the default in Canada…. www.modbee.com/news/politic...

@jmcelroy.bsky.social Hi Justin, hope you're well. Sent you an email but figured I'd post here as servers have been temperamental. Looking to interview you for something and wondering if it would be okay to DM?

My entire feed is journalists posting stuff like (paraphrasing) "If you read my reporting you'd have known this two weeks ago" and, like, folks, read the room.

I am writing--hopefully somewhat well--and supporting those in my personal life going through a ton of hard transitions. I am excited--despite everything--to look at disability pride month as an opportunity to sink into how change can be maintained and created.

Hey Bsky, I am a journalist looking to speak with US health-care workers (doctors, nurses, specialists) who are moving to Canada. I'm curious to hear what their experience is like getting visas, licensed, moving. Overall easy or bureaucratic nightmare? DMs are open, HMU.

Please excuse the self promo, but looking at the results from the primary in NYC, it would be cool if you took a look at this article I wrote for a new outlet I'm working with @discojourno.bsky.social that looked at how Cuomo's approach to disability may have shaped this race. bit.ly/3ZMxBSU

And also, ask yourself if it's just your favourite outlet that isn't covering this. There are tons of independent outlets of various sizes and strengths that may never reach your fav news media's front page.

So thankful to be trusted with this story by both my sources and @thesicktimes.bsky.social

When @yesmedia.bsky.social announced that it would be shutting down, I stopped waffling about launching a newsletter and started setting it up. Read about that decision and subscribe with an early supporter discount here: newsletter.mariannedhenin.com/thanks-for-b...

It feels like it's cosmic ableism for me to need to replace a tire on my chair when it's my birthday.

Freelancers, if you want work during a month that has a theme—especially a big one like Pride or NDEAM—you probably need to be putting your availability out two months ahead, not during the month.

Toronto friends! I am in your city from tomorrow through Thursday for a conference, limited bandwidth, but if you'd like to go for a coffee, or a chat, or to deliver fan mail in person, please let me know!

Grief is a big part of being in disability community. We lose too many of those close to us, too soon. I'm deeply grateful to @jloeppky.com to think and feel this through on today's Debrief. www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/give...

Tired, but okay. Taking a long weekend before an intense couple of weeks.

Really strong reporting here, as per usual, from Frankie.

I’m beginning to wish I was tech-y enough to build a Bluesky bot that replied under threads of journalists using words like crazy or insane and asking them if it was relevant or just casual ableism. Not really, of course, the whole concept of automated replies sucks, but goodness am I tired of it.

There’s nothing about me that screams disabled journalist more than the fact that my ads on social media now mostly consist of links to the work of @accessiblemedia.bsky.social and Emyle Watkins at NPR.

We’re starting LA’s first and only worker-led newsroom dedicated to investigative reporting because we cannot have billionaires and hedge funds dictating the flow of our information. Subscribe & donate: thesouthlander.com #TheSouthlander

One of the accomplishments I'm most proud of over the last six months is being a part of getting @theflytrapmedia.com — a worker-owned independent media collective focused on feminist cultural criticism — off the ground. Help us stick around by joining our subscription drive...and get 15% off!

@gabrielledrolet.bsky.social Hiya! Hope you're doing well. Looking to interview you for a story, is it okay to DM?

Art school graduates carry some of the highest student loan burdens in the US. If you are concerned about your wages being garnished due to collections being restarted, and attended a visual arts program at a US art school, I'm interested in interviewing you for ARTnews. My Signal is karenkho.45

Scientists rave about salt-water-loving vegetables, but they have struggled to gain a foothold in U.S. supermarkets. Could labels on freshwater-free produce help secure their future? New from @mariannedhe.bsky.social: ambrook.com/research/sup...

I've never been to AWP, but I would love to be on your panels, etc. in 2026! (And want to go regardless because I just love to hear people talk about their work and process.) Anyway! Throwing this out into the void.

I hope everyone knows that it's very easy for any social content platform, including Bluesky, to be a misery machine and that if you aren't intentional about it, they will absolutely decrease the positive impact you have on the world while making you less happy.

Been thinking about this a lot lately. I have a hunch that the differentiator is those who treat being a freelance journalist as a calling versus a job. Before I go into a thread, to be clear, I understand where Morgan is coming from. A third of my business evaporated in January. Thread:

No idea what this is and yet can't wait!

@yuhline.bsky.social Hello! Disabled freelance journalist here looking to interview you for a story and just wondering if there is a best contact email or other venue. Thanks!

Yes anding here—follow Jennifer—to say that I really think everyone should have ASSIST (suicide prevention) training.

Jesse is amazing to work for and also a special shout out to @mariannedhe.bsky.social , one of my closest friends in the industry who also writes for Ambrook.

Not to be the journalism version of the spiderman meme, but folks should also follow all of Emily's work!