Ann Marie Lipinski

It’s hard to accurately describe what is happening in Minneapolis without sounding crazy.

Unmarked rental vans all over the city, with people in military gear and no id jumping out of them to take captive anyone who looks nonwhite or who makes political speech they disagree with.

Such welcome news. Armed Only With a Camera, the film about the late Brent Renaud, the first American journalist killed while covering the war in Ukraine, is nominated for an Oscar. An extraordinary film about an extraordinary filmmaker.

*You* give me hope.

How students are trying to save local news. Across the country, university programs are filling gaps in the coverage.

" The total number of student news programs in the country that distribute work to local outlets is now roughly two hundred and fifty.

"... the addition of a student-run paper is a lifeline for community news."

via @columjournreview.bsky.social

“An American Nightmare”: Three Men Deported to CECOT and Their Families Reflect on Their Monthslong Ordeal For months, Carmen, Lina and Doris awaited news about their loved ones, who were sent to a maximum-security Salvadoran prison by the Trump administration. Now that the families have been reunited, the...

CBS News may not want you to see its CECOT reporting, but I'm happy to share this powerful video that our team produced this year.

Bruce Dold, former Chicago Tribune editor and ‘consummate newspaperman,’ dies at 70 Bruce Dold juggled journalism and business interests in a dual editor-publisher role as the industry grappled with declining revenue and downsizing.

A good man gone. Bruce Dold, former Chicago Tribune editor and 'consummate newspaperman,' dies at 70. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/b...

Post walk through the snow globe that is Chicago. Beautiful ❄️

Of course they are

“It's a painful reminder to countries tempted by the idea of solving a nation’s problems through populism and authoritarianism. It's easy to believe that handing absolute power to one person is the easiest way to fix things, but our history, the story of the world proves that that is impossible.”

“Here’s what we don’t say out loud: There’s no money in journalism anymore. No fame, no glamour, no prestige. But there’s lots and lots of money in media—in being a brand, an influencer, a personality. We stopped paying journalists and started rewarding performers.”

The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media Olivia Nuzzi’s comeback isn’t a personal scandal story—it’s proof that today’s media rewards access, personality, and controversy more than ethics.

Here’s the uncomfortable truth: Nuzzi was great at precisely what was incentivized (by the media and power). New York Magazine didn’t hire her despite her personality-driven, access-heavy approach—they hired her because of it.

www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...

Tear gas, car crashes, rubber bullets: Risky tactics have driven Trump’s Chicago deportation ‘blitz’ Law enforcement experts say federal agents have displayed a lack of training and restraint. “They’re out of control,” ex-police Supt. Garry McCarthy says.

Fall with the Feds in Chicago: 2 people shot, 1 fatally. Rubber pellets, pepper balls fired into crowds. Neighborhoods enveloped in noxious gas, sickening residents & police. Chokeholds used at least 5 times. 8 car chases. Force used in at least 76 incidents.
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Excellent from @reuters.com

"MAGA-aligned influencers and media emerge as the new mainstream"

(we wish more Reuters journalists joined @bsky.app )

www.reuters.com/investigatio...

“.. A Chicago police officer reacts as they detain a man (not pictured) during an argument with residents after an immigration raid by federal law enforcement agents at the Little Village neighborhood, in Chicago, Illinois.”

@reuters.com

'Queen of the Blues' Koko Taylor's prized possessions — including a Grammy — sold at Chicago flea market A treasure trove of her items were put on sale for dirt cheap after a junk dealer's random purchase of the contents of Taylor's storage locker in Orland Park.

This story *is* the Blues. Rest in power, Koko. chicago.suntimes.com/music/2025/1...

paragraph of why establishment news outlets don't like Mamdani.

Why the WashPost, WSJ, and NYT all hate Mamdani. Excellent piece from @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/leg...

🧵🧵 This thread highlights some of media people and organizations energetically covering the Trump regime’s campaign to terrorize Chicagoans. These folks are well worth a Bluesky follow.
Of special note is Unraveled, the kind of independent journalism we need when some legacy outlets are in retreat.

FBI: "We didn't zip tie children."

REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."

FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."

Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.

A Squalid Building, a Tip to the Feds, and Then ‘Straight-Up Chaos’

Another account of the federal raid on a troubled Chicago building clearly in need of an intervention. “But what unfolded that night was an ordeal spanning several hours that left residents, Venezuelans and Americans alike, terror-stricken and humiliated.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

Sun, 10/19/25 Distrust and anger deepen after raid

After a “warrantless operation in a largely Black community” the government has given no accounting of who remains in custody or what happened to the children who “haven’t been seen by residents since.” Harrowing account of military raid on Chicago. digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/shortcode/CH...

“Here’s some news for you…You’ll never break Chicago!”Endless stream of #NoKings protestors shut down streets surrounding Grant Park.

The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps I’ve been evicted from a building I’ve covered for 18 years. I’ll keep doing my job anyway.

"The day before our departure, one reporter placed signs throughout our soon-to-be-vacated spaces that read Journalism is not a crime. As soon as members of Hegseth’s staff saw the signs, they tore them down."

www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

“Today, NPR will lose access to the Pentagon because we will not sign an unprecedented Defense Department document…That policy prevents us from doing our job. Signing that document would make us stenographers parroting press releases, not watchdogs holding government officials accountable.”

Folks, see the details local journalists post about breaking news events when verifiable info is limited. ⤵️

Name of agency. Location. Time. Source. Context about local area and confirmation by local Rapid Response group.

Stop sharing accounts that solely post "Holy Sh*t, ICE!" with dramatic video.

If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked, seriously threatened, denied access by a public official or targeted with a legal order in the course of reporting, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish. Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us

If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked, seriously threatened, denied access by a public official or targeted with a legal order in the course of reporting, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish.

Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us

Journalist shot with pepper balls at Illinois ICE facility protest Journalist Raven Geary was shot in the face and shoulder with pepper balls by federal officers while reporting on protests …

Update: Chicago journalists and press groups won a temporary restraining order today, restricting federal agents’ violent tactics in response to protests outside an ICE facility in Illinois.

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...