When we weren’t managing breaking news, we were planning ahead for the next news (so. much. planning). You should’ve seen the running note with endless plans and instructions and possibilities because there’s only so much you can predict.

We watched press conferences alongside reporters/editors to support them in the best delivery of news, in the right tone. We monitored story traffic, improved headlines, lead images, SEO & story builds, strategized which stories we should push out to our audiences & when

We trained the newsroom on how to use the CMS, the next CMS, and then the next CMS. We were troubleshooting. Creating landing pages for special projects. This is all off the top of my head. I could pull up my old to-do list that includes so much more, all in just one shift

We said BRB every time we went to the bathroom or stepped away for a coffee break, even if you were in the office, because we aimed never to leave the desk unmanned or short-staffed -- that is the level of dedication

When I multiply this by 70+ to cover the entirety of the work of the people facing layoffs, I'm dumbfounded. There're always ways to do things better, but I sure wish it wasn't in this painful a manner

Only two of the first seven picks of the 2023 NBA Draft played college basketball. So far, two Frenchmen, two OTE guys and a G League Ignite star ... and a pair of one-and-dones from the SEC (but not Kentucky). Strange times indeed.

Pennywise -- Bro Hymn

Final score.

the Impostors are incredibly impressed at how much someone can sabotage their own platform, incredible work, 12/10 impressed, unbelievable IQ

does this make me the alpha bird?

‘Hurriquake’ is a new one for us, too.

Mercury is in retrograde for sure.

Father Time coming for the quarterback position. Turning “has” into “has been.”

This is how the war begins.

LOGAN COOLEY HAS ARRIVED ‼️

Me in an editorial meeting explaining our content strategy.

Rough day for Suns marketing team after sending this one out.

Take notes, offensive coordinators.

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