“I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...

I don’t think they’re set up to direct it to a specific thing, but you can make a one-time donation to Minnesota Public Radio any time, at mpr.org.

Man shot by federal agents has died, police chief says www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Witnesses say a man was shot by a federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning. The Minnesota Star Tribune is on the scene: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026

It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...

Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities, observers say federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citizens and noncitizens alike. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

I curate the history series at public media's trade journal Current. We're looking for pieces on the history of NPR, PBS and its affiliates, with some space to imagine public media's future. We accept academic articles repurposed for wide readership. Plus, we pay. Please circulate!

MPR News is live right now bringing you updates on this. mprnews.org/listen

Listen to the @mprnews.org audio livestream for live coverage (including interview tape of an eyewitness) www.mprnews.org

Here’s last night’s story about public media, who it serves, what we can do to counteract the Trump administration’s budget cuts to it, and why the answer is “sell Russell Crowe’s jock strap.” You’ll see. youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA

Over the years, we have accumulated many, many weird items on this show. Wax presidents, Russell Crowe’s jock strap, even a Bob Ross painting. Now, you can own them. Visit johnoliversjunk.com to bid on items that will help us raise money for The Public Media Bridge Fund!

As @lastweektonight.com covered tonight, local public media stations across the country are in crisis. You can help out by going to adoptastation.org

This is the first NPR/PBS station I've seen that's going out of business as a result of the federal rescission: radio.wpsu.org/2025-09-11/p...

Of all the photos posted by the Strib related to the shooting at Annunciation Church, this was the one that got me the most. Maybe because we cant see the (presumably) mom’s face, so it seems more universal? arc.stimg.co/startribunem...?

good day to support your local nonprofit newsroom givebutter.com/SsQ8CG

cpb.org/pressroom/Co... The corporation for public broadcasting shutting down is awful news for people looking to keep public media’s mission alive. a brief thread on what it means for public radio:

“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

PBS News is not going anywhere. We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air. We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.

"Do countries with better-funded public media also have healthier democracies? Of course they do" www.niemanlab.org/2022/01/do-c... (January 2022)

This @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social story is a great reminder that gutting CPB won't necessarily hurt national NPR (about 1% of their funding is federal), but it *will* devastate affiliate stations, particularly rural ones serving areas with few media outlets. www.npr.org/2025/07/15/n...

Congratulations to Annenberg's newest Ph.D. @ljlincoln.bsky.social, who successfully defended her dissertation yesterday. Titled "All the News That's Fit to Fund," Lincoln's dissertation explores how journalism became a philanthropic cause and examines today’s nonprofit news landscape.

My fantastic, smarter other half now has a PhD for her trail-blazing work on the philanthropic funding of news. 🎉🎉🎉 @ljlincoln.bsky.social

is everyone on bluesky from minnesota

Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune

Trump makes formal ask to Congress: kill funding for PBS, NPR and public broadcasters My story for NPR www.npr.org/2025/06/03/n...

I will never forget hearing the announcement on @npr.org that “The Pope is from Chicago”

New piece in The Nation arguing that we need public media more now than ever. We must defend what we have with an eye toward expanding and restructuring public media in the future.

scoop in The Morning: When NPR faced defunding a decade ago, the board was shown a secret report laying out the potential carnage. It's devastating. Up to 180 member stations would close down and $240 million would vanish from the public radio system. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/b...

The results are in for Wisconsin's Supreme Court election. @byjackkelly.bsky.social on what Susan Crawford’s victory could mean for some key issues.

Top executives from PBS and NPR are getting ready for a hearing on Wednesday — ominously titled “Anti-American Airwaves” — organized by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene who leads a House subcommittee tied to Elon Musk’s efforts to cut federal spending.

Great job alert: ProPublica is hiring a computational journalist, "someone who will use technology and data to identify and unlock stories that would otherwise be out of reach." Salary: $120K-$140K Remote: ✅ Come join us!

💡 What happens when the outlets producing most of the news in a state become nonprofit? With little outside notice, that has quietly but steadily been taking place in Maine, New England’s northernmost state. niemanreports.org/maine-nonpro...

#AEJMC! I’m running for vice president in the upcoming elections. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing about why, but for now I’ll just say that @aejmc.bsky.social has meant a lot to me professionally, and I know I’ll work hard for a #futurefriendlyaejmc

The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks 
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available." www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...

"your outie subscribes to small publications to support quality journalism"

Super Birds 🦅🔥 Honored we could celebrate with you all 💚

funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread

WORLD CHAMPS 🏆 More coverage: www.inquirer.com/eagles/live/...

Go Birds, obviously 🦅

I'm hearing a lot from the media NGO sector about the impact of USAID cuts. A lot of small investigative media organisations across the globe are facing imminent closure as the funding they've budget for has vanished overnight, and the funder community has no capacity to absorb the shock.

How local, independent newsrooms across CA are combatting misinformation, featuring @eltimpano.bsky.social alongside @missionlocal.org @citysidejournalism.bsky.social & the Central Valley Journalism Collab. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

hello! just putting this here. please share in your signal groups and slacks. www.propublica.org/tips/#signal

If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🚨 Are you a West Coast journalist with a passion for press freedom? @freedom.press is hiring a local reporter to support the @pressfreedomtracker.us by documenting aggressions against the media, executing research projects, and more. Learn more and apply here:

Now is a great time to support your NPR and PBS station. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...

Hello world! We have made a starter pack with some of our students, faculty, and centers! More to come! go.bsky.app/5J1f8SB

scoop w/@dmccabe: The F.C.C.'s commissioner, Brendan Carr, has ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS stations www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...