At this year's On Air Fest, Uprooters @jgasspoore.bsky.social and @missroxscott.bsky.social will be on a panel with other leading climate journalists about narrative climate podcasts. Feb. 25th at 11:30 AM ET www.onairpresents.com/events/onair...

Journalists don’t just report from the web anymore—they report on it 🕵️‍♀️ Learn 9 Ways Web Archives Are Used In Digital Investigations on how reporters track deleted pages, uncover hidden connections, document edits & follow what vanishes, Read FOLLOW THE CHANGES ➡️ blog.archive.org/2026/02/02/f...

Join us and our NYC community partners for Heat Stories: Memory, Place and a Changing Climate, in conjunction with the Oral History MA Program at Columbia University. Where: 56-27 2nd St Queens, NY When: Thursday, Feb 26 from 6 pm to 8 pm EST Free tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/heat-stori...

Free training! The Climate Newsroom, CCNow’s free training program, is designed to provide new story ideas and help your newsroom deliver solutions-driven climate stories in three sessions. The deadline to apply for our winter cohort is Friday, January 16. Learn more + apply now!

Free training! The Climate Newsroom, CCNow’s free training program, is designed to provide new story ideas and help your newsroom deliver solutions-driven climate stories in three sessions. The deadline to apply for our winter cohort is Friday, January 16. coveringclimatenow.org/projects/the...

👂 We want to know! 💬 What climate story do you think was undercovered in 2025? What do you hope to see in 2026 climate coverage?

You can be part of Uproot's Journey of a Story even if you're not in DC! Join us TONIGHT at 6 PM ET for an exciting panel discussion on climate politics, media trust, and how stories are shaped, challenged, and reclaimed. With @torystephens.bsky.social @missroxscott.bsky.social bit.ly/4hmsKPF

What can the flash foods in New York and Texas this summer teach us about how to face the threats posed by climate change? Uprooter @missroxscott.bsky.social for @npquarterly.bsky.social nonprofitquarterly.org/the-summer-o...

The Summer of Storms: What Texas and New York’s Flash Floods Can Teach Us nonprofitquarterly.org/the-summer-o... @missroxscott.bsky.social

It's not a career. It's not a calling. It's a terminal hobby. You will die doing this. Become a writer.

🎙️ NEW PODCAST EPISODE ALERT 🎙️ Teens from Flushing Library interview staff at Queens Botanical Garden about climate change and flooding. Listen to "Memories of Water" on Spotify, Apple, or YouTube! #QueensMemoryPodcast #YouthVoices #ClimateChange buff.ly/qkIiLc5

An Israeli strike near a hospital in Gaza City killed four Al Jazeera journalists. Anas al-Sharif, a well-known correspondent, was among those killed. Israel said it had targeted al-Sharif, claiming he worked for Hamas.

Winner winner chicken dinner! @missroxscott.bsky.social

New Yorkers! Please share your photos and memories of summer with us via our Urban Archive digital map: mm.urbanarchive.org/pr/mm More info here: www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-lif... #nyc #summer #history

🗃️✨ Community Archiving Happy Hour returns on Thursday, Aug. 14, at 4pm ET ✨🗃️

Every year, as temperatures soar during the scorching summer months, the searing heat experienced in New York City is increasingly exacerbated by climate change and will also be amplified by another factor: the city itself.

Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.

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Great #SolutionsJournalism #climate reporting by @missroxscott.bsky.social for @nyamnews.bsky.social @soljourno.bsky.social

New York City is taking fresh steps to expand its urban tree canopy and bring long-overdue green benefits to communities that have historically been left out of the shade.

So excited that the @nyamnews.bsky.socia team are finalists for the @nabjofficial.bsky.social salute to excellence awards! Congrats @sechaffers.bsky.social @heyhelina.bsky.social @missroxscott.bsky.social nabjonline.org/blog/nabj25s...

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I'm very excited to join this incredible group of journalists this fall!

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Our latest reporting investigates the impact of schools’ zero-tolerance response to student gun carrying, and the search for alternative responses that can ensure safe environments while avoiding the harms of exclusionary discipline. Read the key takeaways here: https://bit.ly/4cLMHxh 

The Department of Education says it will resume collections on May 5 and send wage garnishment notices "later this summer." Here's how to know — and what to do — if you'll be affected.

Are you in NYC this week? Go to "Centering Justice in the Climate Change Conversation" -- a conversation with community organizers and journalists who work at the heart of climate-justice solutions. Wed. 04/09 at 6 PM ET www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/cente...

According to the farewell email, the reason behind the decision to shutter NaNoWriMo “is both simple and complex.”

A deadly mosquito-borne illness rises as the US cuts all climate and health funding. Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder. grist.org/politics/den... #Health #Dengue #Disease #Climate #Mosquitos

HEALTH ALERT: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been increasing in NYC in recent years. Data released for New York City show citywide rises in syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea cases, with a notable 36% increase in syphilis cases among women.

We have some exciting news! We’re partnering with the Reynolds Journalism Institute to build a resource to help journalists integrate more science directly into their daily work. It’s an extension of the ongoing work at TON to support local journalists. 🧪

On deadline? Use these handy tip sheets to get up to speed on key science reporting concepts. 🧪

🌱 CALL FOR PITCHES! We're seeking stories for a series called RESEEDING THE LAND about connections between ecosystem & community health 💬 seeds, seed networks, biodiversity, & food sovereignty #️⃣ 1500–2000 words 💌 pitch [email protected] 🙋 pitch guidelines here! prismreports.org/about/pitch-...

Long Island measles case reported, possible public exposure at Queens hospital https://www.healthbeat.org/newyork/2025/03/12/measles-long-island-child-vaccine/

Introducing our new "Goodbye to That Place" column with this gut-punch of a short piece by Leslie Jamison (one of OA's first ever contributors), about a home — now lost — that witnessed her childhood and adolescence in the Palisades. Read it here: buff.ly/GjDtJJY

Butterfly populations are rapidly declining, so we want to pin down your most beautiful butterfly memories. Share a voicemail at 1-646-767-6532 or send a voice memo at [email protected]. You can also send us your photos of butterflies using this form: buff.ly/klqzXOP

Denver-based journalist Gil Asakawa says freelancing is all about setting yourself apart. Hear the whole conversation on the Freelance Journalism Podcast champ.ly/9t5l1TMb

Angie Stone, a hip-hop pioneer in the late 1970s with the Sequence, one of the first all-female rap groups, who later switched gears as a solo R&B star with hits like “No More Rain (In This Cloud)” and “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” died on Saturday. She was 63.

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Federal health agency turmoil reaches NYC Health Department with layoffs, budget concerns https://www.healthbeat.org/newyork/2025/02/19/health-department-federal-city-state-impacts-layoffs/

Irv Gotti, a music executive who co-founded Murder Inc. Records and built a hip-hop empire that produced some of the biggest rap and R&B albums around the beginning of the 21st century, has died.

DTF is BAAACK at our new home of Two Locals Brewing! dtfshow.eventbrite.com

Are you a journalist struggling to access immigration records from government agencies like ICE, USCIS, and CBP? Check out RCFP’s newest tipsheet, which helps reporters navigate the complex web of entities that make up the American immigration system.

I am reminded of Toni Morrison's statement about how racism is a deliberate attempt to distract Black people from living the lives they want to live by distracting them with noxious, unnecessary tasks, that in the moment they present themselves, feel like a dire existential assault.

As climate change supercharges disease, Trump pulls US from World Health Organization The move, and a temporary gag order on public health agencies, puts the country in a dangerous position. grist.org/health/world... #PublicHealth #Climate #WHO #BirdFlu #Trump

If you're looking for a fulfilling habit to pick up in the new year, consider journaling. In addition to the many people who can attest to the transformative power of writing about your feelings, studies found the practice can decrease symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Sometimes you finish a book and just have to talk about it with someone else. If your book club is looking for its next conversation-sparking title we have a dozen for you!

✨Our 4th Imagine 2200 climate fiction collection is finally here & free to read! Featuring 12 stories from around the globe, this collection offers visions of a hopeful future. 🌎 Supported by @nrdc.org & Earth Rising Fdn. Read them here: grist.org/imagine2200-... #Fiction #CliFi #SolarPunk

With less than two weeks left until Trump becomes president, Meta says it'll be fully moving its trust and safety teams to Texas. Why? The move may have more advantages than just political posturing. In fact, Texas has a law essentially forbidding moderation of a great deal of social media content.

Really hoping to channel calm and rest in 2025 🧘🏻‍♀️ www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...