Black Reporters in Conversation: Tammy Gibson
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Journalism and COVID-19: Illinois Newsrooms Affected
The pandemic has devastated an already-struggling news industry. Here are the Illinois newsrooms that have faced cutbacks as a result of the pandemic. More
Journalism and COVID-19: The Toll of a Pandemic
This project helps us begin to understand the toll of the pandemic on journalism in the United States. More
Local Journalist Heroes: Sky Chadde
“Local news reporters are on the front line of covering the virus, and their work is so incredibly valuable.” More
Local Journalist Heroes: Michelle Kanaar and Nissa Rhee
“There’s so much bad news out there, but it’s been amazing to see people work together to protect each other and push for larger systemic changes.” More
Local Journalist Heroes: Martha Bayne
“If we lose the physical connection to our readers and their communities, it can’t help but have consequences in terms of what stories get told and how intimate the… More
Local Journalist Heroes: Natalie Moore
“Marginalized and vulnerable communities will have a harder time recovering—which will need to be documented.” More
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Songs about 🌈🌈 are in our Top 10*
🌈 Rainbowland by Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus was banned from a spring concert set list in Wisconsin.
🌈The Rainbow Connection by the Muppets was banned, too.
😯*most surprising things banned in US schools: https://pen.org/dolly-parton-miley-cyrus-song/
Now banned: School board in Hillsborough FL voted today to ban "This Book is Gay". This is after 2 committees reviewed it and voted to keep it in schools. Here's what Juno Dawson told us @PENamerica about efforts to ban the book last fall. /1 https://twitter.com/PinkNews/status/1640834900684333056?t=Nq5SySk-nlbsC-x3UE6VbA&s=19
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Introducing PEN America's Twitter Bot Detection Toolkit...
We’ve rounded up a few tools to get you started—including @BotSentinel and @OSoMe_IU's Hoaxy and Botomoter—with step-by-step instructions on how to use each. https://pen.org/twitter-bot-detection-toolkit/