sigh.

And you can watch my film, The Library That Dolly Built, about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library on Kanopy! www.kanopy.com/video/11521109

Great to have WBIR, Knoxville’s NBC affiliate, cover the amazing journalism happening at The Daily Beacon, UT’s editorially independent student newspaper. m.youtube.com/watch?v=3U2z...

A job well done by Caden Dyer — who is also the editor-in-chief — and Olivia Lee.

Here is their report: www.utdailybeacon.com/campus_news/...

To that end, in my newsletter — in the “closing my tabs” bonus section for paid subscribers — I shouted out some college student journalists tonight: www.lawdork.com/p/court-bloc...

Shouts into the void: There is more than 50 years of political comm and poli sci research addressing this topic! But yes, let’s do this new kind of polling. Ugh.

Hi all. A little clarification: the Purdue student journalists did OFFER to do this but "Unfortunately and understandably, the IDS declined the offer, fearing expulsion of its student leaders and more firings of its professional staff." They printed and delivered a statement of solidarity instead

That said, if you’re working multiple jobs simultaneously, have a side hustle, etc., I’d love to chat with you, especially if you’re an earlyish career worker. (Though this definitely doesn’t just impact young workers—it’s across the board.) DMs open, email [email protected]

Dropped a call out over on LinkedIn looking to talk to people about working multiple jobs and the response has been so overwhelming, we’d have to do a series to even come close to tackling it all. Which says a lot about cost of living, student loans, worries about layoffs, etc.

Will Chief Justice John Roberts and the Republican appointees end the notion of co-equal branches by raising the executive above all else in backing Trump’s unending desire for more power and fewer limits? That is the question of this term, and Law Dork will be covering all of it.

Not only is WUOT an amazing news source for East Tennessee, it is also a training ground for student journalists in the University of Tennessee’s College of Communication and Information. Give today! Every dollar helps!

In addition to the programs being dropped, UNL will cut administrative staff in: * College of Business * College of Engineering * College of Fine and Performing Arts * College of Journalism and Mass Communications JOMC "fared poorly" on the metrics used. journalism.unl.edu/news/deans-u...

The conversation he had with IT and HR before he started reporting this story must have been wild.

What a cursed sentence (gift link) “The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”

Hey y’all! Henry is selling popcorn for Boy Scouts again! Over 70% of all money raised comes back to support scouts locally in East Tennessee! If you’re interested, you can buy online or just make a donation! trails-end.com/store/scout/...

Chirp Chirp!

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert tells studio audience CBS is canceling 'The Late Show,' to end in May 2026.

One last thing on this for the moment: Scorched Earth Conan was incredible TV for a few weeks, and Scorched Earth Conan's enemy was fucking Jay Leno. Scorched Earth Colbert should be really good TV.

$118M in Tennessee K-12 funding is held up in Trump federal funding review tennesseelookout.com/2025/07/09/1... @itsmelissabrown.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com @chalkbeat.org

The National Press Photographers Association says it has cashflow issues and is laying off staff. The NPPA is one of the most important organizations for a profession already under significant pressure. nppa.org/news/797

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:

So, here it is. Thanks to a new state law that was NEVER DEBATED, Indiana University has committed itself to abolishing majors in African-American/African Diaspora Studies: American Studies; Art History; French; Italian; Religious Studies etc. DOZENS of majors. www.ipm.org/news-section...

This is a real bummer. So many talented folks at Pineapple Street Studios www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/a...

Hurricane forecasters rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. That data will no longer be available as of Monday, June 30. By @rhersher.bsky.social

In Outlook Calendar, is there no way to copy and paste an event??

BREAKING: SCOTUS over liberals' dissent, blocks district court order requiring process before carrying out third country removals. SCOTUS's order allows Trump admin to carry out third country removals without the protections required—notice and opportunity to raise a challenge. No reason is given.

Fun fact: Each year, the selection committee for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library reads all 200 or so books they are considering for the collection out loud. www.kanopy.com/video/11521109

Hey journalism educator! I just got back from the @ire.org conference. It was fantastic and incredibly valuable for the @utknoxville.bsky.social students I took with me. I would definitely suggest finding ways to take your students.

At @ire.org conference and love this mentality: Make public records orders not requests. The data is ours; we are just placing an order.

Some shots from walking around New Orleans this afternoon. #ire2025

Where should I eat in downtown New Orleans? #ire2025

OK, folks. Law Dork is 127 paid subscribers away from my year three goal. Chipping in now would be an amazing way to (a) thank me for my work this year so far, (b) power me through SCOTUS month, and (c) help me to begin year four of Law Dork — which starts on June 21 — strong. Please consider it!

I am off to read and write. Will have my full report at Law Dork. www.lawdork.com

If you know student or early-career journalists in the region, we're looking for pitches on politics, work, education, cultural trends and the arts, life + identity, and more! Rates start at $100 for opinion, $200-$400 for reporting & could increase based on scope. Pitch guide and form below:

Hey y’all! What are the best “general good journalism” newsletters? I just want a collection of all the best journalism every week or maybe every day. #stillmissgooglereader

Believe it when I see it. Just ordered new hearing aids for my 12-year-old and they went up in price a lot!

Reading this 👇 Only 100 pages in, but highly recommend. What else should I read that touches on the intersection of journalism and mental health?

Carla Hayden is awesome, and I will be forever grateful that she was part of my documentary, The Library That Dolly Built.

Trump signed an executive order today aimed at ending government funding for NPR and PBS. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Minecraft movie?!?!? I thought this was the Minesweeper movie! I am pissed!

Libraries are awesome and Rainesford is awesome for reporting on them!

Fun fact: The Library That Dolly Built - my documentary about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library - was funded, in part, by Humanities Tennessee, which receives much of its funding from the NEH.

Kudos to the student journalists at The Tufts Daily, who crashed a last-minute issue of the paper to cover the outrageous arrest and detention of Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk: issuu.com/tuftsdaily/d...

Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away. They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.

Tuberculosis, the deadliest infectious disease on the planet, kills more than 1.25M people a year. New infections are expected to surge by 30% as a result of closing USAID, a memo says. The increase will inevitably lead to cases in the U.S.

A Trump administration freeze on purchase cards that agencies use to cover everything from dumpster pickups at national parks to liquid nitrogen for lifesaving military research is upending work across the government, according to records obtained by The Washington Post.

This development is a horrifying and further escalation of the very topic I wrote about yesterday evening: The Trump administration’s move from governmental changes to individual attacks focused on political opponents. www.lawdork.com/p/trump-test...