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NPF's Paul Miller 2026 fellows returned from their summer break last Friday, meeting with media trainer @ReporterGarriss of URL Collective, veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh & @PunchbowlNews co-founder @JakeSherman to help them prepare for midterm elections coverage.
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Beyond thrilled to be joining @Phil_Lewis_, @ReporterGarriss and Troi Davis for an upcoming @GW_ABJ conversation on Building your Brand as a Student.
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The Supreme Court is WONKY but it’s also really important! That's why I'm hosting my first Substack LIVE conversation to break it all down and to answer YOUR questions about the major cases this term. Send me your questions for Tuesday’s discussion! reporterkirstingarriss.subst…
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Morning, here’s your Monday read from me - a recap of the No Kings protests nationwide. Read and Subscribe here: open.substack.com/pub/report…
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WiFi wasn’t great during the protest so here are some videos from earlier in the day. I noticed a wide variety of people in the crowd.
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There was a small band toward the back of the protest crowd. They also led a few chants ahead of the main program for the protest.
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This is a view of the crowd from the press risers.
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This is a view of the crowd from the press risers. Again, organizers tell me more than 200,000 people came out today. This is a major increase from June’s protests, most of the folks I talked with told me this was their first No Kings protest.
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As you can imagine, I’m seeing a lot of Trump signs and set ups like this one.
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NOW: Senator Bernie Sanders on the main stage on: “Brothers and sisters, this is not the end, this is just the beginning.”
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NOW: Thousands of people are here in Washington, DC for the No Kings Protests. This is one of more than 2,600 demonstrations across the country and the globe in response to President Trump’s administration.
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There’s a large presence from the Free DC movement too. This is a local grassroots movement to push for statehood for DC and maintain Home Rule for the city.
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Lots of people here in DC also dressed up for the protest as well.
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