Andy Bechtel

@andybechtel.bsky.social

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Journalism professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. Copy editor. NOLA native, Durham denizen. Member of AAUP and ACES: the Society for Editing. https://editdesk.wordpress.com/

A clock counter showing how much time has passed since Senator Mitch McConnell was taken to a hospital and last seen in public
Someone on Twitter writes: "When was the last time u called it 'Twitter'" They've attached two images: one is the original Twitter bird logo; the other is the new X logo
The character Luke Skywalker drinking green liquid in a scene from The Last Jedi (2017)
Webster’s Third New International Dictionary. It’s a big book with a golden-brown cover
A newspaper front page. The main headline reads Criminal probe into Sloth World launched
A whimsical illustration of a white whale. Its eyes are closed and mouth slightly open. It is being lifted by several red birds. A message reads: Twitter is over capacity.
Book cover of Casting April, showing a girl backstage at a theater. She has dark hair and eyes, and she uses a tracheostomy tube to assist her breathe. She is looking at the stage from behind the curtain, where a person dressed as an astronaut is performing in the spotlight.
A newspaper front page with joke news. The main headline says Hubert Scrambles for Summer Internship with a photo of former basketball coach Hubert Davis
An excerpt from a news story about the weather. It ends with "stay tuned, snow lovers"
This weekend could bring snow to the Triangle, but don’t get your hopes up
Homer Simpson reading a newspaper at the kitchen table. The main headline says “Christmas occurs”
New York Times headline that reads Is Gen X Actually The Greatest Generation?
Newspaper headline that says glitches slow roll out of Raleigh’s water billing system. What’s going on.
Headline that reads “what we learned from Duke’s rout of Indiana State”
Andy meeting the Carolina Panthers mascot Sir Purr at a baseball game. The mascot has black fur and a shirt with a paw print. Andy is wearing a cap and a T-shirt that says meow
A cartoon image of robots repairing a broken rocket
A schedule for a basketball game listed as Rice versus Biblical Stud
A black cat with yellow eyes and a streak of white fur on his head. He is rubbing his face on the corner of a laptop. A meeting of faculty is on the screen
AI response from a Google search: "Venus Williams is not participating in the US Open 2025" even as she is
Photo of a man wincing with eyes closed while getting an injection in his upper arm
Album cover for Ocean Rain by Echo and the Bunnymen. The band members are depicted in a rowboat in a blue cavern
Two rainbows over downtown Durham, North Carolina. In the foreground are a street and brick buildings. A church steeple and parking garage are in the distance
An old printing press. Above is the slogan “the tyrant’s foe, the people’s friend”
Map labeling body of water as Gulf of America with Gulf of Mexico in parentheses.
Washington Post headline and summary that cites "ethics experts" saying that the president accepting a gift of a plane would violate the Constitution
The words “don’t panic” in green paint on a sidewalk
A magazine called How To Improve Your Life With ChatGPT. The cover shows a smiling couple looking at a tablet device
A cocktail menu with a drink called Piper Noooo! It’s a reference to a character on the show The White Lotus
A one-word headline from Politico: Signalgate, a reference to a reporter's presence on a group text with government officials discussing an attack in Yemen
The satellite of love from Mystery Science Theater 3000
A contemporary building that houses the library in Durham, North Carolina. It has white columns on the first level and grey sides on the upper two floors. It's surrounded by trees and artwork
Map that labels the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of #caturday
A woman at a Willy Wonka amusement experience. She is wearing a green wig and brown dress and she appears bored
A collage of newspaper pages about the attack on the Capitol on January 6 2021
A donut that says “vote” with icing and sprinkles. The donut hole is the O.
Homer Simpson standing next to a snowman that looks like a muscular younger version of himself
A sentence describing football coach Bill Belichick as infamous
Email from a newspaper offering a discount subscription if you drop the print edition and go digital only
Sunset between two buildings on a city street
Tweet quoting athletics director saying PJ Hairston will play in some games in the 2013-25 basketball season
A graphic on CNN's website listing two people to be nominated to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, which does not exist
An image from an early version of the videogame SimCity. It shows a colorful map of streets, buildings, a river and bridges.
A man wearing a black hat with a sign that says press. He is also wearing a black sport coat and a tie with a skeleton pattern
Editor Laura Poole, a woman with short hair and eyeglasses, gestures as she talks with a group of students at UNC
Headline from the Associated Press: Trump kicks off Pennsylvania rally by talking about Arnold Palmer's genitalia
Full-page ad by Planned Parenthood in this week’s print edition of The Daily Tar Heel, endorsing Harris for president and Stein for North Carolina governor
Scene from the movie Dune. A man in regal clothing stares at a fetal-like creature inside a large curved vehicle with hazy windows
Opening crawl of The Last Jedi describing the Republic as decimated
Two angry fans of the Philadelphia Eagles questioning the coach’s decision making
A news headline that reads venerable Raleigh beltline bridge will disappear this weekend
A full page advertisement in a college newspaper from Kamala Harris, urging young people to vote for her
Card indicating that I am user number 103,968 on Bluesky. I joined on June 3, 2023
A new story quoting Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina: “Just know that I told Secretary Yellen that in North Carolina, barbecue is a noun and not a verb."
AP stylebook entry on stanch and staunch
Headline on CNN homepage that says “the return of Trump’s legal quagmire to center stage presents new challenges for Harris”
Book cover of "The Witch, the Cat, and the Baseball Bat." A witch with blond hair wearing a purple dress is casting a spell on baseball bat. A cat is watching and grinning.
Icon showing a stick figure leaving thru a red door
Headline that reads: The Vance’s take an ice cream break
Headline that reads: Texas unveils Jim Schlossnagle, who then apologizes