I’m so proud of my colleagues, and ready to get to work 🎉

“No journalistic process is objective. And no individual journalist is objective, because no human being is.” nytimes.com/2020/06/23/opi…

Thank you New York Times Opinion for giving me a platform to tell the truth. #blacklivesmatter #mybodyisamonument nytimes.com/2020/06/26/opi…

"The state of Florida smashed the daily record for new COVID-19 cases Friday with a whopping 8,942 reported. That's a 62% increase over the previous record of 5,508 reported Wednesday." naplesnews.com/story/news/202… via Naples Daily News

After a student at Ohio University asked people to share their experiences with the school’s on-campus clinic, more than 100 people recounted issues from allegations that employees misdiagnosed broken bones and dismissed salmonella poisoning as a hangover. wapo.st/2C9BR7b

FLORIDA: July 20th is the deadline to register to vote in the August 18th primary election. You can do it online and request a no excuse vote-by-mail ballot from your county Supervisors of Elections' website: registertovoteflorida.gov/home

This ruling means if you’re a poor person with a felony conviction you’re disenfranchised. If you can afford to pay fines you can vote. Setting aside that there’s no reason to keep people who’ve served their sentence from voting forever, this is a poll tax washingtonpost.com/politics/supre…

The family of a former coworker of mine lost everything in Puerto Rico during a flood caused by Isaias. Here’s a Gofundme link if you’re able to donate. For questions contact Omar Rodríguez Ortiz Isaias: Ayuda a padres jovenes que perdieron todo gofundme.com/f/isaias-ayuda…

Newspaper Guild of PIttsburgh members overwhelmingly vote 88-31 to strike the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pghguild.com/2020/08/10/new…

Horrified to hear that the Whitney Museum has reached out to a slew of Black photographers informing them that prints acquired via the first See in Black print sale — meant to be a fundraiser for Black social justice orgs — will be exhibited as part of a show opening in 3 weeks.

I’m in downtown Fort Myers waiting for the arrival of Donald J. Trump. Here are some scenes from the crowd lined up along Monroe St. Naples Daily News The News-Press

Today is the day. Together, Southwest Florida News Guild 🌊 and Palm Beach News Guild 🌅 begin bargaining for a better, more equitable future for our newsrooms. This has been a long time coming. We can't wait to get started.

A year ago today, Alex Driehaus and I went to Clewiston to follow four Lee County women as they crossed skydiving off their bucket lists. Last year's story for Naples Daily News subscribers: naplesnews.com/story/news/loc…

Watch this video. All of it. So grateful that The Associated Press photographers Julio Cortez, who took the video with a GoPro on his helmet, and @johnminchillo, who is being dragged in the clip, are safe. AP Images instagram.com/tv/CJxKMArpN0_…

Welcome to the Space Coast, where the local government **proposes and passes a resolution** attacking a colleague after she got another job. During a global pandemic. Our editor's response: floridatoday.com/story/opinion/…

Immokalee residents demand justice at vigil for single father killed by Collier deputy naplesnews.com/story/news/202… Naples Daily News Thaddeus Mast Omar Rodríguez Ortiz 📸 Alex Driehaus

I’m excited to be joining the staff at Valley News in New Hampshire via Report for America this June. Working at Naples Daily News has taught me so much about local journalism and I’m looking forward to applying those skills in a new place!

Incredible scorched-earth tactic here: Gannett accusing their own reporters of spreading "misinformation."

#Eswatini: Committee to Protect Journalists urges King Mswati III & his government to rein in the kingdom’s security forces. Detaining, assaulting & torturing New Frame journalists, & deleting their footage signals there is indeed something to hide & that those in uniform are out of control.