The Washington Post Guild is alarmed and appalled by federal law enforcement’s search and seizure of reporter Hannah Natanson’s property and personal devices. Hannah is a valued member of our union whose work covering the federal workforce has been essential (1/3)

I am heartbroken over this. The PG was the shining light in my days as a student journalist and the undisputed paper of record for Pittsburgh. I think of all the city agencies and the communities that will now be ignored. This is a monumental loss for the people of western Pennsylvania

With reporters shot and roughed up, advocates question whether those covering protests are targets apnews.com/article/immi...

Listing to Michael Abramowitz speak about the value of, and need for, Voice of America at the Society of Professional Journalists’ DC chapter’s Dateline Awards Dinner and Hall of Fame Ceremony

My chat with former DOJ official Caroline Ciraolo is ow live, in the latest episode of the Talking Tax podcast: news.bloomberglaw.com/tax-insights...

@washingtonpost.com executive editor Matt Murray tells @sabew.bsky.social that the newsroom is going through change like other newsrooms but that “democracy dies in darkness”’will stay on the newspaper’s masthead.

Jerome Powell tells a rapt room at #sabew25 that the Fed is “waiting for certainty” with the impact of Trump policy changes before making any decisions about economic policy. Important discussion at an important time.

📣 Calling all DMV area journalists! SPJ-DC is accepting submissions for our Dateline Awards, including special recognition for the Robert D.G. Lewis Award and Correspondent Awards. Submit your work by Monday, March 10 and learn more at bit.ly/spjdc-awards25.

Reading is for everyone! pen.org/banned-books...

"Elon Musk’s unprecedented access to the US Treasury’s payment system deserves the public outcry that it has received," say former Treasury Department officials Graham Steele and Emily DiVito, who "fear the situation is even more dire than it might appear."

Writing is an act of rebellion. Writing is an act of creation. Writing is an act of salvation. Writing is an act of exploration. Writing is an act of emotion. Writing is an act of confession. Writing is an act of speculation. Writing is an act of reflection. Keep writing.

I have never cried as much over one episode of TV as I have the Jen’ya episode of Queer Eye. This show is just magical.

Libraries matter now more than ever. They stand for the powerful idea that knowledge is free and belongs to everyone. In a time when books and free thought are under threat, we must defend and support our libraries and librarians—they are guardians of access, learning, and freedom.

SPJ’s Legal Defense Fund provides journalists legal or direct financial assistance www.spj.org/ldf.asp

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Bloomberg Industry Group is hiring editors and reporters in NYC the D.C. area. Please share these terrific #journalismjobs! bloomberg.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Bloombergind...

"Press Forward will invest $20 million in solutions that make it easier to start and sustain local news outlets." Deadline is Jan. 15, 2025.

Greetings and salutations. Giving this site a test drive.