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I admire reporting of @ginajessereina.bsky.social on immigration and other issues. I hope she and other journalists will write more about the Dorothea Project, a fast-growing group of Catholic women dedicated to advocating for immigrants and engaging more Catholics on this issue. dorotheaproject.com

I didn't have the tuition money to get a graduate degree in journalism at Columbia. My husband did attend. And now he's disillusioned with his alma mater.Justifiably so.
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An Interview With the President

Listen to four NYT reporters get played by a masterful showman. They asked hard questions, but accepted soft answers! To call him "a bundle of contradictions" is a fine description for a partner, not a leader who accepts no curbs on his power. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/p...

Trauma and Mental Health - Washington, D.C., Pro SPJ Chapter Maintaining good mental health is a prime concern in our business. It is of special concern for journalists who are exposed to violence and trauma. Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Kate...

Kate Woodsome was on the WaPo team covering Jan 6 insurrection 5 years ago. It won her a Pulitzer, but nearly broke her. Her recovery led to create regenerative journalism. spjdc.org/2025/12/trau...

Post by @laurenvillagran.bsky.social shows ICE's deliberate cruelty. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Start the New Year right: Use your holidays to prepare entries for the Dateline Awards! - Washington, D.C., Pro SPJ Chapter Our DC Pro SPJ Chapter contest, an annual recognition of impressive journalism, will officially launch in early 2026. But DMV journalists: It’s not too early to find work from the past year...

This has been a traumatic year for journalists. Despite the challenges, many of you have done great work. If you are based in the DMV, we'd love to honor you. spjdc.org/2025/12/star...

Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids Stark reimaginings of Christ’s birth are drawing praise and outrage as churches turn the Christmas tableau into a commentary on federal immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.

Catholic parishes that use nativity scenes to help Christians remember the terrible crimes now being committed against immigrants should be applauded, not condemned. I regret that some bishops and conservative Catholics don't understand that the gospel trumps politics. cruxnow.com/church-in-th...

I am the granddaughter of Italian immigrants. Should all Italian Americans be blamed for organized crime? That makes as much sense as the president's latest rant against Somalis. But if I'm to be deported, please drop me off in Florence!

Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office

The NYT wrote a really lame story about Trump's aged body and brain, which uncovered nothing new but drew the president's predictable ire. Why don't journos just quote Trump's verbatim comments more extensively and just let the public decide? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...

Louder, Piggy We’re reclaiming the word meant to demean a journalist and using it to build power, community and collective strength.

Society of Professional Journalists is offering a $15 "piggy" discount on membership dues! Very clever rebuke to the abuse of reporters, and a good opportunity for journos to find solidarity. And if you're in the DMV, you can also join the D.C. chapter! www.spj.org/piggy/

Epstein Emails Reveal a Lost New York

What was the point of NYT's piece on Epstein and lost New York? A valedictory for the demise of male power? If it was, it ignored the fact that many named still have influence. Better stories have been written on Epstein. This one didn't deserve publication. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/s...

Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding CAP’s ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.

Larry Summers has been bad on every issue I can think of. I just didn't realize how bad until I read this.
Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding CAP’s ‘Project 2029’ prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...

How a young Jefferson’s plea to the King helped ignite America’s fight for independence In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a document that instead helped set America on the path to independence.

WaPO is still capable of doing good work. This is a very good example. wapo.st/4hOa4IO

This administration had the power and resources to help the poor. They don't mind playing roulette because they don't give a hoot about either the poor or the working class.

Schiff dismisses Trump's call to send Obamacare subsidies directly to people Schiff suggests Republicans would "cheat" on any agreement Democrats ultimately reach with them in order to end the government shutdown.

And this discussion of giving people money directly instead of insurance companies? That money will not guarantee you care when you need it, and will remove coverage of pre-existing conditions. orhttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/schiff-republicans-cheat-shutdown-compromise/story?id=127350538

Are Dems the Charlie Browns of Congress? Even the idea that some Senate Democrats would cave now without anything to show for it is maddening.

Democratic Senators should not cave in a stupid, incredibly naive belief that either their Senate Republican colleagues,the speaker of the House, or the current president will keep their word.

It’s not “food insecurity”: it’s hunger Food insecurity makes it sound like SNAP recipients are worried about their next meal. But if your pantry is bare or close to bare, what…

After all my perches for opinion-NBC THINK, CNN Opinion, and U.S. News & World Report either shut down or won't accept commentary on religion, I've taken to medium. Now, I figured out how to post what I wrote on the impasse on food stamps. Alas, it's still timely. medium.com/@cvwexler/it...

Good Lord, Muriel Bowser is the antithesis of Mamdani!

What is amazing is that despite imperfect reporting and analysis, the capitulation of big media outlets to the president's demands, growing news deserts, and an avalanche of misleading ads, American common sense prevailed last night.

East Wing ballroom donations by corporate owners create awkward moments for news outlets President Donald Trump's razing of the White House's East Wing to build a ballroom has meant for some awkward moments for news outlets.

No gilt without guilt. As millions of Americans are facing hunger (please let's not call it food insecurity), every corporation that gave millons to the president's ballroom should give at least as much to more than 40 million struggling Americans. apnews.com/article/whit...

This was a terrific, if heartbreaking, story.

On @NPR, this morning, a cynical report on the shutdown. Took a R House member guest to mention crucial health insurance subsidies at stake. Host asked about the failure to seat AZ's new D rep, but failed to explain the new rep's signature would force a vote on the Epstein files. Shameful!

So this is an interesting question. If you are in temporary housing, would you embark on a massive demolition and construction project? Does the current inhabitant of the WH intend to leave? I apologize if many others have already brought this up!

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing White House structure.

So the president starts literally demolishing the WH, and bans pictures and @NPR doesn't even include it in its headlines, and Democratic officials aren't lying on the ground to block the bulldozers? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

You know in the old days, we'd call stories the editors deemed less important to be placed "below the fold." NYT has spent a lot of energy this year "belowthefolding" crucial attacks on our democracy. Its placement of stories, and their often weak, often misleading, headlines, shame journalism.

That's the best suggestion I've heard! So much progressive philanthropy is swimming around, dazed and lost. If the good billionaires actually bought big media, we'd have a chance!

NY Catholic sisters challenge Cardinal Dolan's praise for Charlie Kirk On Wednesday (Sept. 24), Sisters of Charity of New York issued a statement in response to remarks Dolan made earlier this month during an appearance on "Fox & Friends." While discussing Kirk's killing...

Glad that sisters are calling out Cardinal Dolan. This man's desire to curry favor with the present administration needs to be curbed. www.globalsistersreport.org/ministry/ny-...

D.C. archbishop calls U.S. immigration crackdown a ‘governmental assault’ Hundreds gathered in Northwest Washington for a procession led by Catholic faith leaders to support migrants and refugees.

Can U.S. Catholic Bishops rally around a pro-life message that doesn't involve fetuses? DC Archbishop Robert McElroy's pro-immigrant message gives me hope. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

I have been on a news fast while in Europe, but @billscher.bsky.social @washingtonmonthly.com made me break it today. Great column about Biden inner circle and their reluctance to consider her a worthy Biden successor.