Journalist and audio producer/editor. Previously @thisamerlife, @gimletmedia, @baltimoresun, @newsobserver @michigandaily & others. #GoBlue she/her.
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Lisa Pollak retweeted
Krugman: We are in the midst of an unprecedented power grab by America’s billionaire oligarchs. This power grab is arguably the most important fact about contemporary US politics. In many ways MAGA is just a symptom. open.substack.com/pub/paulkr…
Lisa Pollak retweeted
@HenryFordHealth My 80 year old immunocompromised father has visited your ER twice in 2 days. The first time they let him sit in the waiting room for almost 2 hours without being seen and said they had no idea if he would be called. Now, with a SBO confirmed on Ct-scan (1/3)
Lisa Pollak retweeted
Former WaPost Executive Editor Marty Baron on paper's decision not to endorse in WH race:
"This is cowardice, a moment of darkness that will leave democracy as a casualty. "
MORE BELOW:
Lisa Pollak retweeted
Amazing, this beautiful human display of “VOTE” was seen at the University of Michigan football game. I love this.
Lisa Pollak retweeted
For everyone watching the gender panic over women boxers at the olympics, I highly highly recommend Tested, this killer podcast from @NPR/@CBC and @roseveleth on the frankly wild history of the olympics sex-testing women podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Worth noting that many of the elements that led to Trump prosecution and conviction were revealed by reporters: the @WSJ team on Stormy Daniels, @RonanFarrow and @NewYorker on National Enquirer/catch-and-kill, among others.
The brilliant @SeeJaneMarie has a book out today! I love her writing ; she’s as smart and entertaining in print as she is on her podcasts. (You should listen to those too but first read the book!)
🎉 HUGE congrats and happy #PubDay to our friend @SeeJaneMarie whose book, Selling the Dream, was released today! Order your copy: buff.ly/4camdVn
I’ve never worked there but it’s breaking mine too.
Here’s the final @nytimes sports section written and produced by the NYT’s sports department, which our company has closed. I started working in the section 19-1/2 years ago, and this moment is breaking my heart.
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There’s a QB right there in New Jersey who took a team to a Super Bowl and a NFC championship game. Rhymes with Happernick.
Five years ago yesterday. Rob Hiassen was one of the best writers at a paper full of amazing ones. He wrote many wonderful stories, but this one is my favorite. Read it for inspiration, and remember what he gave the world.
baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm…
Thanks to @GrayMikeG for this link to other Rob Hiaasen stories. dropbox.com/s/2y684eafnoxc69…
A heartbreaking thread for anyone who knows the value of a great editor.
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Can’t stop thinking about this remarkable @David_Philipps piece. So much more than your typical hero story. nytimes.com/2022/11/21/us/co…
“To advance his views, Ford had purchased the Dearborn Independent newspaper in 1918, which soon began publishing a weekly front-page column, ‘The International Jew: The World’s Problem.’” washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
