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5 Years of Changing the Narrative PJP is an independent nonprofit that trains and publishes writers so their voices can shift the narrative on mass incarceration. Your support is vital: It keeps our training and coaching 100% free for...

In today's email, @austinlukasik.bsky.social sat down with Sal Solorio, who wrote the first piece ever published by PJP. They discussed what he wanted people to take away from his story, and he shared how its publication on PJP gave him confidence. Give it a read and consider supporting our work.

Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover

thank you for the outpouring of support!

those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.

Remembering our dear friend and colleague, Michael Days. - The Maynard Institute for Journalism Education Remembering our dear friend and colleague Michael Days: journalist, mentor, friend, advisor, he was generous and a positive force for good.

We are heartbroken at the loss of our friend, Michael Days. He was an exceptional teacher, a generous mentor and a wise strategic adviser. - Evelyn Hsu and Martin G. Reynolds

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BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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Journalist Mario Guevara is being deported because the American government punishes reporters to protect its own power.

We should all be outraged.

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Have YOU registered for our Maynard Regional Training Series? At @tcuschieffer.bsky.social, Oct. 9-10, learn from experienced journalism leaders like Maynard Institute Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives Felecia D. Henderson @newsgirl84.bsky.social. Register today! mije.org/programs/for...

TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 11 AT 12PM: Moderated by Maynard Institute Co-Executive Director Martin G. Reynolds @reynoldspost.bsky.social, join us for a panel on Belonging Under Fire: Defending DEI and Belonging in Journalism. ona25.journalists.org/ona25-speake...

An image of a storm-wrecked, rubble strewn New Orleans behind text: The Lingering Storm. 20 years after Katrina -- Stories of Hope and Action. Wednesday, September 10 2025, Houston TX 77002. RSVP Now!

20 years after Katrina, the storm still lingers.
Join @motherjones.com, @capitalb.bsky.social & Texas Observer in Houston for an evening of stories, action & resilience.

When: Sept 10 | 7PM
Where: Julia Ideson Building, Houston, TX
Tickets: bit.ly/KatrinaEvent2025#Katrina20 #TheLingeringStorm

An image of a storm-wrecked, rubble strewn New Orleans behind text: The Lingering Storm. 20 years after Katrina -- Stories of Hope and Action. Wednesday, September 10 2025, Houston TX 77002. RSVP Now!

Lineup for #TheLingeringStorm:

• Soledad O’Brien
• Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. (Hip Hop Caucus)
• Former Houston Mayor Bill White
• Journalists from Mother Jones, Capital B & Texas Observer

Donation-based tickets (suggested $5): bit.ly/KatrinaEvent2025

With featured speakers Soledad O'Brien @soledadobrien.bsky.social, Bill White, Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., Garrison Hayes @garrisonhayes.bsky.social , Adam Mahoney
@adamlmahoney.bsky.social and Lise Olsen @liseolsen.bsky.social

Journalists: Presented by @motherjones.com, @capitalb.bsky.social, and @texasobserver.org, Wed. Sept. 10, 2025, Houston TX, 8-9pm: "The Lingering Storm: Climate Change, Displacement, and Action" highlights how communities have responded to the climate change. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-linger...

Registration is now open for our Maynard Regional Training Series at @tcuschieffer.bsky.social College of Communication in Fort Worth, Texas! October 9-10. Register today and secure your spot! Deadline Sept. 14. mije.org/programs/for...

A big thank you to our friends at @maynardinstitute.bsky.social for a wonderful event!

Oakland Voices Director Rasheed Shabazz with fellow panelists Cheryl W. Thompson cherylwt.bsky.social‬ of @npr.org and #MaynardAlum P. Kenneth Burns @pkbnews.bsky.social of @whyy.org! Thank you for joining us at #NABJ25!

At #NABJ? Join Oakland Voices Director Rasheed Shabazz, Diana Fuentes, Executive Director of @ire.org , Cheryl W. Thompson, Senior Editor at @npr.org, and P. Kenneth Burns, reporter @whyy.org for a session on Shaking Loose Public Records! Thursday, 12pm ET. eppro02.ativ.me/appinfo.php?...

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Headed to #NABJ? Join Felecia Dixon Henderson @newsgirl84.bsky.social, #MaynardInstitute Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, for this panel on "Resilience in the newsroom: advocacy and excellence amid industry upheaval." Thursday, August 7 from 1-2pm.

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California taxpayers will pay $15 million to hire journalists Your morning catch-up: Taxpayer-funded journalism, remains of the 31st firestorm victim found in Altadena and more big stories.

LA Times journalist James Rainey on California's groundbreaking support for local journalism through our @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Journalism and the @maynardinstitute.bsky.social: "Accurate news and information has become an increasingly fleeting resource." www.latimes.com/california/n...

Thank you to our university partners at @uncchapelhill.bsky.social Hussman School of Journalism and Media and the @centerforlocalnews.bsky.social! Read more: mije.org/news/2025/07...

Congressional testimony: Cutting DEI will cost Americans more money USC Price University Professor Shaun Harper delivered testimony about DEI programs during a hearing before a U.S. House subcommittee.

🔥 House Republicans held an anti-DEI hearing. USC Professor Shaun Harper testified:

"DEI opponents make assertions that are often, at best, based on anecdotes. They repeatedly neglect to substantiate their critiques with credible quantitative survey results."

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UNC, Local Media Sustainability Center to host Maynard Regional Training

We are so grateful to our partners at @uncchapelhill.bsky.social's Hussman School of Journalism and Media and the @centerforlocalnews.bsky.social Read more about our partnership on our Maynard Regional Training Series! mije.org/news/2025/07...

Signal Chief Meredith Whittaker Sounds Alarm On Agentic A.I.’s Privacy Threat Signal Foundation President Meredith Whittaker warns that agentic A.I. could breach app-level security, threatening privacy for millions of users.

Yes, I did sound the alarm on agentic AI's privacy threat, and rightly so.

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LAPD can't detain, fire less lethal ammunition at journalists covering protests Los Angeles became the flashpoint in President Trump's campaign to deport undocumented immigrants.

The LAPD can't detain, remove or fire less lethal weapons or chemical agents at journalists covering protests in the city, a federal judge ordered.

This is good but it's pretty wild that a judge needs to explicitly say cops shouldn't fire weapons at journalists.

🧵 10 things to know about the Texas Floods from Climate Desk 🧵

💰 WED at 10AM:

We're speaking with @sfchronicle.com's @jessicaroy.bsky.social and @latimes.com's Andrea Castillo to break down what this bill means for everyday Californians like you.

❓What questions do you have about this legislation, and how it might affect you?
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