Margaux Maxwell

… it’s an article. I’m an article.

Thinking of wearing a sweatshirt that just says 'the' to my newsroom for Halloween.

(Come on, someone get it!!)

Gov. Tina Kotek declares emergency in Southeastern Oregon due to severe flooding Over the weekend, Governor Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency due to severe flooding in southeastern Oregon.

Gov. Tina Kotek has declared a state of emergency due to severe flooding in southeastern Oregon.

The declaration includes Harney County and the Burns Paiute Reservation. Emergency officials say rapid snowmelt and continued rainfall have contributed to the severe flooding.

As wildfire season approaches, budget woes and federal uncertainty put Oregon, Washington and other states’ plans at risk Budget woes, cuts to the federal wildfire-fighting workforce and President Donald Trump’s threats against Canada have made it more difficult for state officials to plan for the upcoming wildfire season.

“The cuts make Washington more likely to experience the kind of horrific scene we saw recently in Southern California," wrote Washington Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Dave Upthegrove.

How to protect democracies from falsehoods? By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills “If anyone with a smartphone can publish, they should also be able to verify,” argue Bellingcat’s founder Eliot Higgins and Dr Natalie Martin in this piece.

How to protect democracies from falsehoods?

By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills, argue @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social in this new piece
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The White House says it 'will determine' which news outlets cover Trump, rotating traditional ones The decision departs from a century of tradition in which a pool of independent news organizations go where the chief executive does and holds him accountable on behalf of regular Americans.

Wish I had better words. I love our free press. apnews.com/article/trum...

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NICAR25 graphic with headshots of speakers. Session title: FINDING THE STORY - Wildfire data. Date: Friday, March 7, 2:15 p.m. Instructors: Grace Manthey and Taylor Johnston of CBS News. The conference will take place March 6-9 in Minneapolis.

Learn how to work with wildfire data at #NICAR25. @cbsnews.com journalists Grace Manthey and @taylorjohnston.bsky.social will show you how to use (and clean) data from the National Interagency Fire Center, and create a basic interactive map with MapLibre. schedules.ire.org/nicar-2025/i...

‘The Evergreen’: How Mexican Americans in Oregon created the first Chicano college This is the story of Colegio César Chávez – the first accredited, independent Chicano university in U.S. history, and how it continues to inspire as the Latino community in Oregon fights against its ...

When I first learned about Colegio César Chávez in Mt. Angel, I lit up knowing such an amazing part of the Chicano movement had history here in Oregon.

Today on The Evergreen: learn with us about the first accredited independent Chicano university in US history! 🇲🇽

By Mia Estrada & Alicia Avila:

In Oregon’s strained local news ecosystem, a longtime far-right political figure has found opportunity In one of the fastest-growing areas of Oregon, the emergence of a locally-owned print newspaper seems like good news. But a close examination of Hoodview News shows something more complex.

From OPB's Leah Sottile: In one of the fastest-growing areas of Oregon, the emergence of a locally-owned print newspaper seems like welcome good news. But a close examination of Hoodview News shows something more complex.

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Trust Tips: Help people zoom out during hectic news weeks - Trusting News This weekly Trust Tips newsletter shares quick, actionable tips for how journalists can earn and sustain trust. Subscribe to get it in your inbox at trustingnews.org/newsletter.

With a new administration and so many *super important* and *super urgent* updates happening, we want to continually be asking: How can our coverage help people feel more grounded and less overwhelmed?

💡 Here we share a few ideas. trustingnews.org/trust-tips-h...

Librarians featured in Sundance doc on book bans receive standing ovation from SLC audience "The Librarians" premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival over the weekend.

Days after Utah banned its 15th book from all public schools, an independent film following the pressures school librarians face got a warm reception from a Salt Lake City crowd at the Sundance Film Festival.

As a new year, administration or cycle of government kicks off, how about we get beyond asking people what they’re “for” or “against”?

Let’s ask questions that help people understand each other, not slot each other into political camps. Here’s how. ⬇️

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OII | Pioneering new mathematical model could help protect privacy and ensure safer use of AI Computer scientists at the Oxford Internet Institute, Imperial College London, and UCLouvain have developed a new mathematical model which could help people better understand the risks posed by AI and...

NEW: Computer scientists at the OII have led a study to develop a new mathematical model which could help people better understand the risks posed by AI and assist regulators in protecting peoples’ privacy. @rocher.lc, @yvesalexandre.bsky.social, & Julien Hendrickx.

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Every now and then it's nice to pick your head up from your book, reacquaint yourself with the world, take a hard pass and immediately go right back to reading. Balance is important.

I just published my latest Baekdal/Plus article, where I take a deep dive into the raw data for news avoidance and news burnout to uncover some interesting patterns: baekdal.com/newsletter/h...
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Oregon's U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley has joined the ranks calling on Carpenter Media to avoid further layoffs at the Bulletin.

Daily Tidings dot com says it's mission is to cover southern Oregon and the Portland area, and that the paper has no affiliation with the Ashland Daily Tidings newspaper.

A screen shot of the daily tidings dot com About page. It includes a history of the Ashland Daily Tidings newspaper.

The website dailytidings (dot) com has now changed its About page to say it has no affiliation with the Ashland Daily Tidings.

A single scroll below that, it includes an extensive history about the Ashland Daily Tidings.

My journalism is truly making a difference here people.

AI slop is already invading Oregon’s local journalism The Ashland Daily Tidings — established as a newspaper in 1876 — ceased operations in 2023, but if you were a local reader, you may not have known because of an elaborate scam using artificial intelli...

"The mysterious takeover of a more than 140-year-old news outlet offers a warning of how local news is at risk of disappearing in Oregon’s rural communities." Read more from OPB's Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social.

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Maybe I'm too beaten down by years of disappointing public records dumps, but leaving the "Hi" somehow feels like a thoughtful touch from Portland's public records redaction team.

It’s time to pick up that book, friends.

Hard to describe as a journalist how grateful I am to have a text-based app that does not suppress hyperlinks. I don’t know if people realize exactly how hostile the corporate internet has gotten toward news.