This car-free town in the Brazilian Amazon serves lessons for how to pedal your way to net zero emissions, great piece from Mac Margolis with support from the Pulitzer Center Rainforest Journalism Fund npr.org/2024/05/12/124…

Panama's next president says he'll try to shut down one of the world's busiest migration routes (from The Associated Press) By Alma Solís apnews.com/article/f46bec…

U.S. medical volunteers trying to help Gaza staff keep Rafah hospital running amid explosions, medicine shortages and the prospect of being trapped npr.org/sections/goats…

Prepare for peak Eurovision npr.org/2024/05/09/124…

Remembering Dom and Bruno today at Yale University

The UN General Assembly voted by a wide margin to grant new 'rights and privileges' to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider the Palestinian bid to become a UN member. npr.org/2024/05/10/125…

Meet the new class! We’re pleased to introduce the 2025 Nieman Fellows, 24 talented and innovative journalists who cover stories around the world. They’ll join us at Harvard University this fall to learn, collaborate and share their expertise. Welcome to all. nieman.harvard.edu/news/2024/05/t…

I made this photo in Mariupol 10 years ago today, as Ukrainian volunteer troops fought back Russian special forces and local proxies who were trying to take over the city. As the chaos unfolded, this guy with a briefcase strolled right through. Wish I knew who he was, what he was…

Excited to be in good company as a finalist for this year's LA Press Club awards in the digital investigative category for my joint Floodlight NPR story w/ Michael Copley

Winner will be announced in June.

As Catalonia heads to elections, Socialist Salvador Illa leads polls ahead of Puigdemont & current Catalan pres. Aragonès. Illa won most votes in '21 but couldn't stop Aragonès from keeping separatists in power - my old colleague Joseph Wilson reports apnews.com/article/spain-…

Why Did WAMU Close DCist? washingtonian.com/2024/04/19/why…

The news is out to members: LAist will be offering buyouts to staff. It may not be enough to prevent layoffs.

There will be plenty of work happening over the next few weeks with our union, but I ask that if you love LAist, consider donating: support.laist.com

My colleague Camila Domonoske on why EV batteries may hurt the environment but they're still better than gas cars npr.org/2024/05/09/125…

El Niño is heading for the exit, after a year helping drive global temperatures to new records, writes Lauren Sommer npr.org/2024/05/09/125…

An investigative journalist in Nigeria has been arrested by police and held without charge for over a week, leading to growing fears for his safety.

From Emmanuel Akinwotu

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In Nigeria, investigative journalist Daniel Ojukwu has been detained without charge for over a week. He had reported on high-level corruption, as Emmanuel Akinwotu reports npr.org/2024/05/09/125…

And Pulitzer awardee! congrats NH Public Radio !

Venezuela is believed to have just become the first country to have lost all its glaciers in modern times, Guardian reports theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Quite unexpected, this Wild Turkey showed up in midtown Manhattan today and it continues east of Madison Avenue on 49th Street. 🦃

Journalists and media workers covering the war in Gaza won a special citation from the Pulitzers pulitzer.org/winners/journa…