Hey journos: I'm working on my organizational skills as a GA reporter. Anybody have any best practices for organizing story ideas/contacts/tips/etc.? I'm building a little spreadsheet for now, but would love to hear what tools/tactics others in the field find useful. Thanks! 🧐👍

Homeless people on Hunnell Road said someone shot at them with a rifle earlier this month. They said bullets whizzed past their heads prompting them to drop to the ground and take cover. Now they wonder if it was negligence with a gun or if they were being targeted The Bulletin

First time I've seen an ULAANBAATAR dateline... Check it out The Bulletin

An incredible full circle moment captured by Joe Siess and Ryan Brennecke Photo bendbulletin.com/localstate/avi…

A gunman with an AR-15-style rifle opened fire Sunday in a shopping center on Bend's east side, killing a person outside Safeway, then walking through the grocery store, spraying gunfire down every aisle, Bend Police and a witness said.  bendbulletin.com/localstate/gun…

Police have identified the gunman and the victims in Sunday night's shooting at the Safeway grocery store in east Bend. bendbulletin.com/localstate/gun…

Agreed, Bryce. Chau for now 🍺

The death of Maximillian Zelaya last month on the Deschutes River is a reminder that the wild places of the world can be terribly dangerous. Before he was swept over Dillon Falls to his death, he managed to save his friend's life The Bulletin

The city of Bend released an initial draft of a new city code that would ban illegal camping on city property, clearing the way for the city council and stakeholders to review and comment on the proposed policy before a final decision is made. bendbulletin.com/localstate/cit…

Mt. Bachelor ski area and its parent company, Powdr Corp., have blamed the death of 9-year-old Brecken Boice on the boy and his parents, citing negligence on the icy slopes that day, according to a court paper filed in Deschutes County Circuit Court. bendbulletin.com/localstate/mt-…

The cigarette detail is something else

This is a powerful story from Joe Siess. My heart breaks for this mother.

Old-fashioned newspaper war brews in Southern Oregon: Within a week of the Medford Mail Tribune shutting down, not one but two newspaper publishers announced they’re moving in to serve Medford and the Jackson County region. seattletimes.com/opinion/old-fa… via @brierdudley The Seattle Times

“You really dig deep into understanding why colonialism, imperialism and capitalism were built the way they were. It was for some people to benefit and not others,” said Marcus LeGrand, the Afrocentric program coordinator at COCC. “Tell the truth.” bendbulletin.com/localstate/edu…

Juneteenth at Drake Park 🪘

.The Bulletin and Redmond Spokesman have served Central Oregon through challenge, change and growth. But that growth has outpaced the growth in our wages. It is for this reason that we are unionizing our newsroom. It is for this reason we have formed @centraloregonNG.

Welcome!

I look forward to voting with my fellow journalists at The Bulletin and the Redmond Spokesman in our upcoming election.

Newsroom staff at Bend Bulletin and Redmond Spokesman form union nwlaborpress.org/2023/11/newsro… via Don McIntosh