Charlotte's article is part of Balance of Power, a comprehensive project undertaken by @amandajcrawford.bsky.social's class that documented many aspects of the administration's impact on CT. Read more here: digitaljournalism.uconn.edu/balance-of-p...

Learn more about @uconnjournalism.bsky.social's fantastic Balance of Power project - student reporters and Prof. @amandajcrawford.bsky.social joined @ctexaminer.bsky.social's Notebook podcast to share their work. open.spotify.com/episode/2xGp...

Congrats to @uconnjournalism.bsky.social's Charlotte Harvey - her great piece on CT's lawsuits against the Trump administration was published in the Hartford Courant today www.courant.com/2026/01/28/a...

Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.

The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.

For over 80 years, Voice of America delivered news to countries—many under authoritarian rule—where reliable information was scarce. Now, those broadcasts, once a vital tool for promoting democracy and transparency, are fading away.

I needed this reminder today. Doomscrolling only helps fascism. New plan: check in with the news, then go do some democracy offline. 🥄 www.404media.co/email/343266...

Journalist friends: Remember that entries for the $20,000 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism and the $10,000 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism are due TOMORROW, Jan. 22. We're eager to see your best work! nieman.harvard.edu/awards/