TONIGHT on the #saturdayshow :

Congresswoman Madeleine Dean
Avril Benoît
Barb McQuade
Brendan Buck
Ameshia Cross
jelani cobb
Jean Guerrero
Sarah McCammon📻

with @capehartj at 6pm ET on MSNBC

Most of the missing workers presumed dead following the Baltimore bridge collapse are originally from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico — illustrating the increasing dangers Hispanic workers face as a third of the nation's construction workers. nbcnews.com/news/latino/ba…

So many journalists we *need* right now as Trumpism gathers strength have been laid off. Thinking of Jean Guerrero, Roger D. Hodge, Jonathan Larsen, Eric Sullivan -- who else? People with uncommon knowledge and skills?

My final piece for Los Angeles Times is about Bryan Johnson, the L.A. tech millionaire who peddles eternal life. I joined one of his hikes to understand why so many Angelenos and others believe him. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

'Johnson stood on a picnic table and declared that he was plotting to negotiate discounts for his fans to get the unproved gene therapy in Honduras'

My final piece for Los Angeles Times is about Bryan Johnson, the L.A. tech millionaire who peddles eternal life. I joined one of his hikes to understand why so many Angelenos and others believe him. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Jean Guerrero we need your voice 💪🏼

What will mass Latino journalist layoffs in an election year mean for the spread of disinformation in our communities? Crucial piece by Suzanne Gamboa, honored to be included with MARIA TERESA KUMAR 🌻.

Thank you to everyone who reached out to me over the past few days. I feel so supported and grateful. The love I’ve received has drowned out an ongoing campaign by far right provocateurs to flood me with hate post-layoff.

I’m excited for my next chapter. 🙏🏽

Latino journalist layoffs threaten coverage of 2024 election disinformation targeting Latinos. Absent these voices hurts democracy. Thx ⁦Suzanne Gamboa⁩ for always being ahead of the coverage.
⁦Jean Guerrero⁩ is a talent - great to be included w her. nbcnews.com/news/latino/la…

Job cuts of Hispanic journalists at the L.A. Times and other newsrooms raise worries of fewer watchdogs calling out misinformation and fake content aimed at Latinos. nbcnews.com/news/latino/la…

What will mass Latino journalist layoffs in an election year mean for the spread of disinformation in our communities? Crucial piece by Suzanne Gamboa, honored to be included with MARIA TERESA KUMAR 🌻.

Jean's writing, to me, represents what I've come to appreciate most about many Latino authors: an ability to write incisive political analyses AND write richly about the the metaphysical, the spiritual, the magical, sometimes blending them, sometimes keeping them separate.

I'm heartbroken–and angry–that Jean Guerrero was laid off by the LA Times. I remember how thrilled I was when Jean first got that job. Latino writers don't often get platforms that size, let alone WEEKLY, and I knew she had lots to say 1/

The anti-DEI backlash is being loudly fomented by the right but is also quietly embraced by many so-called progressives. When we talk about eroding trust in news, seldom mentioned is the distrust that occurs in majority non-white communities covered by heavily white newsrooms.

real quick, here's the front page article I published two days before getting laid off

By the way: White reporters also have a race and also report through a racial lens.

What we’re seeing with the LA Times is the result of an ethos that sees newsroom diversity as about feeling or looking good, and not about ensuring the accuracy and trust needed to produce high-quality journalism in a multiracial democracy.