“this album … isn’t art. the life of a showgirl is made of shein quality rip-offs of other people’s songs that are constructed shoddily and sold in ginormous quantities. art takes time and care. this is profit. it’s content.” what a bar from @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social

The Midwest newsroom at @propublica.org is amazing. Fantastically talented, hard-working, good-hearted people who do this work for all the right reasons. And so much fun to be around. I love being part of it. Come join us! This is a **solid-gold journalism job opportunity.**

"We are really active in watching how things have shook out at other news organizations, including Houston Landing,“ reporter Amy Morona said. "We are just trying to make it for the long haul, and we think unionizing is the best way for us to do that together.”

It is very very cool to see this launched. And it feels like the first step towards something much bigger. A newsroom has a community, not an audience (the relationship is multimodal, not one-dimensional broadcast). The more we experiment with platforms that support this, the better.

Anyway, last year at XOXO I heard @kissane.bsky.social say "we have to fix the fucking networks" and this is us trying as hard as we can. Go find your team, sign up, talk some shit about sports, and help us out, please ;) www.sbnation.com/communities

this rules

“The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission issued an air quality alert July 5 for the Columbus area as Canadian wildfire smoke, fireworks emissions and sunny weather were all predicted to lower the region's air quality.” www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...

Student & early career journalists in Appalachia, send pitches! We're looking for different kinds of stories—politics, labor, education, cultural trends, life + identity, and more! Rates start at $100 for opinion, $200-$400 for reporting & can increase based on scope. Pitch guide and form below:

The Ohio Lesbian Archive's long-overdue state historical marker has been derailed by the Trump admin’s sweeping war on DEI, which extends beyond diversity, equity & inclusion programs to seemingly include anything that acknowledges the country’s diversity of experience: 19thnews.org/2025/06/ohio...

Trump drops lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and Ann Selzer over her late-campaign poll showing Kamala Harris in play in Iowa. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Starting today, new cooling centers are open across Columbus. Five community centers will now serve as cooling sites from morning to evening, with free access to outdoor pools and spraygrounds continuing throughout the heat advisory. Stay cool and look out for one another.

The protest, which took place at Columbus City Hall, was to express support for immigrant communities and solidarity with protesters in Los Angeles.

Page One in Des Moines. @jemsinger.bsky.social

🧵 SCOOP: DHS has requested 20,000 records (including photos) from of Ohio BMV to be delivered early next week. The Ohio BMV system logs every query made. Law enforcement already has access but ICE may be trying to avoid detection. 1/

NEW: The Great Lakes hold 95% of all the surface freshwater in the United States. Severe cuts have decimated the NOAA Great Lakes lab. Scientists worry they’ve lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people. My story for @propublica.org

All news is local news

USA TODAY's White House, Congress & Campaigns editor @dsamuelsohn.bsky.social will be part of @yahoonews.com's Reddit AMA for Donald Trump's first 100 days in office. Tune in at 12 p.m. ET today, Apr 29, to ask him questions: www.reddit.com/r/politics/c...

have questions about the first 100 days of trump's second presidential term? @usatoday.com is partnering with journalists from @yahoonews.com @washingtonpost.com @nbcnews.com @reuters.com + @apnews.com to answer them today on reddit join us from noon to 4 p.m. ET ⬇️

NEW: Researchers secretly ran a massive, unauthorized AI persuasion experiment on Reddit users in a large debate subreddit. The bots' answers mined the original posters' identity and post history to generate its answers & created identities such as "rape survivor" www.404media.co/researchers-...

ohio issue 2: ✅ would renew and increase the spending cap for a program that funds public works projects related to roads, bridges, water systems and waste disposal ✅ will not increase taxes ❌ is unrelated to the cleveland browns stadium project, which is still under consideration by lawmakers

The Steelers have finally drafted a QB. Pittsburgh has selected national champion Will Howard with the 185th pick in the NFL Draft.

Here's our story on Jack Sawyer being taken by the Pittsburgh Steelers right after Lathan Ransom was taken in the fourth round. Pittsburgh announced Sawyer as a linebacker in its 3-4 scheme. www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Emeka Egbuka is the first player from Ohio State off the board in this year's NFL draft: www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

University of Toledo ending nine majors: Africana Studies, Asian Studies, Data Analytics, Disability Studies, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Spanish, Women's and Gender Studies signalcleveland.org/university-o...

Fact check: while hosting the OSU championship team, Trump said he won Columbus by a lot. He actually lost Columbus by a lot while winning Ohio. www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...

last month, @dispatch.com + the USA TODAY network ohio published an investigation that found tens of thousands of ohioans are attacked by dogs across the state each year. among the findings was that, currently, only after a dog kills two people does state law require that it be put down.

"this is one massive protest to try to get the attention of our ruling class. we will keep fighting for democracy, for our rights." good story about columbus’ hands off protest — one of 57 across ohio on saturday — from @danaeking.bsky.social

Great article about the US measles outbreak with info specific to Ohio. Lots of facts. Must read, especially if you're in Ohio.

Severe thunderstorms are poised to erupt across a vast stretch of the U.S. beginning Sunday and continuing into Monday. Forecasters warned of widespread damaging winds, tornadoes and hail as large as baseballs.

"Ohio officially has a measles outbreak. Here's what you need to know."

the @dispatch.com asked local reddit users what they wanted to know about measles after an outbreak was confirmed in ohio, then took the biggest Qs to health experts at @nationwidekids.bsky.social @osuwexmed.bsky.social + the ohio department of health. here’s what they learned ⬇️

the ohio department of health on wednesday announced a measles outbreak in ohio, with 11 confirmed cases in the state. if you live in ohio and have questions about how to keep yourself and the most vulnerable around you safe, @dispatch.com wants to hear from you on reddit 👇🏼

We're a bit late to the party, but many of our journalists have been in the Bluesky trenches for a while. Follow them via our starter pack: go.bsky.app/8BkrDTC

ohio’s greatest home newspaper has logged on

Ohio Senate Republicans passed a bill Wednesday that would make significant changes to the marijuana law passed by voters in 2023, including reducing allowable levels of THC, limiting home grow, and making it illegal to buy and bring back across state lines.

Post-grad football teams: hope for unsigned after National Signing Day? Or boondoggle? www.usatoday.com/story/news/i...

Pleasure to join the Reddit community! We wrote up some of the questions and answers for those pressed on time here: www.usatoday.com/story/news/i... And the AMA: www.reddit.com/r/CFB/commen...

AMA: USA Today did a report on problematic world of post-grad football institutions, investigative reporters @chrisquintana.bsky.social & @kennyjacoby.bsky.social will answer your questions about it today @ 11am ET! www.reddit.com/r/CFB/commen...

Wellness check on Drake after the entire #Grammys audience yelled "tryna strike a chord and it's probably A minor" #KendrickLamar

Fallout from the inauguration yesterday: after Elon's notorious hand gesture, several large subreddits either have banned or are considering bans for links to X.com. So far I've seen r/pcgaming, r/marvelsnap, and r/liverpoolfc (shown below)

BUCKEYE BLISS IN ATLANTA 🏆 Ohio State has won the first national championship of the 12-team CFP era after defeating Notre Dame 34-23.

THE!!! OHIO STATE BUCKEYES

Final: Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 23 The Buckeyes hold off a the resilient Irish in the fourth quarter to win the first-ever expanded College Football Playoff. For the first time in a decade, they are national champions.

"This is by far the most veteran team we've ever had." A core of upperclassmen has put Ohio State on the verge of a national championship, navigating the longest season in school history. Inside the construction of a senior-laden roster: www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

it’s giving selena gomez social media break

We need a new deal to save local journalism:

This is what a community looks like: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/u...

I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012. Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place. A thread.

Following our reporting on a proposal by Republican leadership in Ohio to cut public school spending, which resulted in the lawmakers facing backlash, half a dozen GOP legislators personally reached out, vowing to protect K-12 education.