Alex Garcia

The leading voice for visual journalists may be silenced. You can help. We talked with the National Press Photographers Association’s Mickey Osterreicher about why NPPA’s work is more important than ever.

Without photojournalism, the news stays out of sight.

@nppa.org fights to protect the lens that keeps the public informed. Their work is more important than ever, but they need your help.

Read about their work and support them if you can.

LA protest LIVE: Trump deploys National Guard troops in Los Angeles YouTube video by Associated Press

My brother’s AP coverage of craziness in LA

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YouTube video by Mother Jones The Curious Case of Kash Patel's $25,000

According to Kash Patel’s own financial disclosure statement, he pocketed $25,000 from a production company operated by a filmmaker associated with a Kremlin-subsidized propaganda project, a pro-Putin oligarch, and a pro-Kremlin disinformation agent.

@davidcorn.bsky.social's NEW video explains:

@chrislhayes.bsky.social: "The United States government quite literally disappeared these people. It won't say where they are. We don't know. Their families do not know where they are. And they have essentially no recourse in U.S. courts because there are no records of their whereabouts."

Meta fires 20 employees for leaking The company announced the firings after a string of leaks about CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s internal comments.

With Meta out there banging on the "snitches get stitches" drum, seemed like a good time to lay out my best guidance for tech industry employees who feel a need to speak up. Below are a few notes:

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Who did Waltz think he was adding to the chat…?

What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.

The author of this piece is an American photo journalist who has been embedded in El Salvador. Reading this piece is frightening and it should be. It's who we are in danger of becoming. time.com/7269604/el-s...

YouTube video by The Obama White House The Campaign To Cut Waste

He should have filmed himself with a chainsaw - then maybe people would have know that these kinds of efforts to cut waste are nothing new. They also take thoughtfulness and transparency.

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Was shocked and delighted to see my portrait of the legend Quincy Jones at the Oscars!!!

Drones Now Rule the Battlefield in the Ukraine-Russia War (Gift Article) Drones have changed the war in Ukraine, with soldiers adapting off-the-shelf models and swarming the front lines.

Fascinating and great reporting from @nytimes about how it has become a drone war. Gift article
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Easy to forget that comedians are quick on their feet!

'Must be stopped': Dems say over 800 fired from top weather agency amid DOGE audits Hundreds of employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were reportedly laid off this week as part of DOGE's federal workforce cuts.

Good on you @FoxNews! You actually put out there that climate related issues are being impacted. (Probably mindful of rural farmers and their need). Of course you still had to put “Dems” as a back door caveat and your constant partisan slant but baby steps 👍🏼🍼

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I LOVE these photos. As a baby reporter, I was intimidated/inspired by Fran’s fearlessness in pressers, her breakneck speed and innumerable scoops. She remains an absolute machine. The women of the City Hall press corps owe her a debt for helping clear a path for us. Happy anniversary! 🥂

You can just take Costa Rica. It’s just sitting there! 🤣

…I have a kid who identifies as transgender. This whole judgment and hate-fueled mentality is completely the opposite of what our collective reaction shud be. It is simply inhuman and unChristian to revel in scaring young sensitive kids trying to figure out who they are and why they are different.

Gender Dysphoria: A Review Investigating the Relationship Between Genetic Influences and Brain Development Gender dysphoria (GD) is a facet of modern human biology which is believed to be derived from the sexual differentiation of the brain. GD “involves a conflict between a person’s physical or assigned g...

The NIH has many studies about the possible reasons for why we are seeing a surge in transgenderism, dealing with endocrine disruption, brain cortical thickness and its association with neurodiversity. More kids on the spectrum are transgender as well... pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Does Faith Have an Answer for Our Biggest Divides? Two churches aim to come together across differences of faith, race, and class. It’s a test of the unifying power of a belief in God, with thorny questions about identity and compromise.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy created a project called The Commons to work through our differences. Their first video I worked on - two churches under one roof, Black and white congregations, led by a single hopeful Black pastor. But oh the challenges! www.philanthropy.com/commons/fait...

The problem is Fox News which refuses to act like a responsible news source. It literally runs interference for any negative news created by this administration. The country is worse off for it.

Work projects on Friday before holiday be like:

‘My God there is light’: CNN witnesses moment Syrian prisoner is freed from Assad’s forced detention | CNN While searching a secretive prison in the belly of the Assad regime’s legacy of torture for American journalist Austin Tice, CNN’s Clarissa Ward made a startling discovery when a rebel fighter uncover...

I’ve never been as fascinated watching someone drink water. Amazing. www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/w...

We’d like to thank @agarciaphoto.bsky.social of Three Story Media & INN’s @shareneazimi.bsky.social for working hard on this video, as well the featured INN Network members: Wendi C. Thomas, @mlk50memphis.bsky.social; Jim Malewitz, @wisconsinwatch.bsky.social; (cont.)

YouTube video by Institute for Nonprofit News INN: Building the future of news

I really enjoyed working on this video project for @inn.org! 3 states, several stories. The future of journalism is in the nonprofit models they champion. I loved the passion+vision of the journalists who allowed our team to share their stories.Plan B can still be a Plan A!
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If you use our tool to get your own file, here’s how to help our team learn more about the ways insurers deny claims … www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...

And life-surviving. We even donated to Cuban entrepreneurs during the pandemic when travel halted. What do politicians like Rubio do? Their careers benefit by making lives more miserable by clamping down harder and harder. People won’t forget or forgive that. “Oh my angry policies help you” SMH

🤣 I will never ever forget my timeshare hostage experience!

It’s sad and crazy!

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Division Street Revisited This is "Division Street Revisited" by Three Story Media on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

In his first oral history in 1967, Studs Terkel interviewed 77 people about our social divides for "Division Street: America". Years later, Melissa Harris + Mary Schmich and co. uncover in a podcast all that has happened since then.Below is the trailer my co. helped create. vimeo.com/1031171551?s...