“First of all, to say that reporters ‘have died’ is the kind of slimy passive voice that is the enemy of good journalism. How did they die, Marjorie? Who killed them?”

Jack Mirkinson on Pulitzer “special citation” for “journalists covering Gaza”

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The Daily Bruin Stonewall has now been updated to reflect four instances over the past week in which the Daily Bruin's coverage was impeded by officials and law enforcement. Read about each instance in detail online: dailybruin.com/stonewall

NEW: students arrested last week reported being held without food and water for 16 hrs, some put in solitary for up to 3 hrs, one left without shoes, and several who were taken to the hospital w injuries from police before being returned to central booking theintercept.com/2024/05/06/col…

in about eight minutes, columbia is set to announce the winners of this year's pulitzer prizes at the exact same time it is clamping down on the press freedom of its own students. you couldn't make it up

Pure genocidal rhetoric. No debate about it. 'There are no uninvolved there.'

There are over a million people in Rafah, over half a million kids.

'The National Writers Union has compiled and verified 44 cases of retaliation that occurred between October 7, 2023 and February 1, 2024, which have affected more than 100 people... this retaliation has disproportionately targeted media workers of color.' redlines.nwu.org

Again, when they say they are 'evacuating' civilians, keep this in mind:

Israel's Army Radio says forces are pushing Palestinian civilians from Rafah to Khan Yunis + Al-Mawasi. Conditions are horrifying in both, particularly the former, where Isr forces have destroyed >80% of buildings. Aid workers see no way to rebuild the minimal infrastructure...

it is just so unbecoming of a journalist to log on here and complain about how nobody in a social movement wants to talk to you. earning the trust of sources is literally the job! this is going to drive me fucking nuts.

The sheer entitlement of this, that because you’re a reporter, people simply must talk to you. There are plenty of ways to report about this protest movement. A lot good reporters have done just that!

this is the university of virginia. they let nazis march but they won’t let you protest genocide.

If we know anything about UVA in Charlottesville, this show of force means white supremacists are definitely not marching or attacking anyone on Grounds at the moment.

.New York Magazine's new cover package, in partnership with the Columbia Daily Spectator, is an intimate look at the events on the ground at Columbia University in the midst of antiwar protests. It is written and photographed entirely by staff at the Spectator. Read more: nymag.com/press/article/…

the eternal media critic question of “cynical or stupid?” is usually obvious and, somewhat boringly, typically a 50/50 situation but this… this one has me stumped. They obviously lie and are desperate but cops’ LibsofTiktok and newsmax info bubble is legit from another dimension

My dispatch from the Pro-Palestine protest in Oxford today, one of the most... astonishing things I've ever seen Mississippi Today mississippitoday.org/2024/05/02/it-…

Interviewed the City College student journalist who livestreamed the NYPD crackdown Tuesday. He talked about what he saw that night, reading the officers' complaints back to them, and how he felt about it all: defector.com/city-college-s…

Incredible U CLA dispatch by Jessica Schulberg & Lil Kalish, interviewing students abt violence they experienced from pro-Israel mob, & examining how what happened - w/ cops allowing fascist violence - is the “blueprint for authoritarians everywhere” huffpost.com/entry/ucla-pal…

New: Jessica Schulberg and I spoke with UCLA students, faculty, and volunteer medics in the hours before and after police disbanded the Palestine solidarity encampment. One professor called the police response the 'playbook of authoritarianism everywhere.'
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“Honestly, it was the most beautiful thing that’s happened on campus throughout my eight years at UCLA,” Can Aciksoz, an anthropology professor at UCLA said of the school's Palestinian solidarity encampment, which was destroyed by police yesterday
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