Ben Botkin @bbotkin.bsky.social Journalist at Lookout Eugene-Springfield, dog owner and traveler of the West.
I like to dig deep and find fun stories.
Past stops: Idaho, Las Vegas, Oklahoma and Colorado.
Tips: ben@lookoutlocal.com 
Trans Alliance of Lane County @transalliancelane.bsky.social TALC is a grassroots organization committed to protecting the rights of trans people and immigrants in Lane County, Oregon.
Email: transalliancelane@pm.me 
Indivisible Eugene-Springfield @indivisible-eugspr.bsky.social Official Bsky account for the Indivisible chapter in Eugene, Oregon and surrounding areas. ORCD4.
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molly taft @mollytaft.com disaster dyke on the apocalypse beat @wired.com . very tall with a very short dog. they/them. molly_taft@wired.com, signal: @mollytaft.99. mollytaft.com
Karen Costa (she/her) @karencosta.bsky.social #HigherEd · Climate Action Pedagogy · faculty & student success · online learning advocate · trauma-aware teaching · ADHD/ND · adjunct · author of 99 Tips
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Katherine Long @klong.bsky.social Investigations reporter at the Wall Street Journal, via Business Insider and The Seattle Times. katherine.long@wsj.com. Send tips on Signal: longka.38
Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social Professor of Psychology @ University of Southern California. Studies brain, body, & behavior changes in new parents. My book Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How it Shapes Men's Lives, comes out June 9 on Flatiron Books/Macmillan.
Dream @dreamdate.bsky.social They/Them
Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social Political Economy of Media Theory; Director, RPTF + Sound Fellow, Library of Congress NRPB; Associate Professor, University of Colorado
@haydenkristi.bsky.social @haydenkristi.bsky.social Books, trail running, dogs, and Memphis basketball.
Alasdair Lane @alasdairlane.bsky.social Freelance journalist & writer. Guardian, Economist, Politico, New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes, Fortune, Atlantic, BBC, NBC, etc. I also run a journo / writer jobs newsletter – writeathome.beehiiv.com
Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social Aspiring gadfly. Newsy guy @ bioGraphic https://www.biographic.com/story-type/news/
Pitch me a story: Someone doing something for a reason.
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Don't send me press releases.
Salish Sea Institute @salishseainstitute.bsky.social 
brittany m. brown @isthatbritt.bsky.social movement journalist exploring community safety + justice in memphis, tn | mississippian | signal: isthatbritt.03
DAME Magazine @damemagazine.bsky.social Broad-minded media for all. Support independent journalism https://www.damemagazine.com/membership/
Wendi C. Thomas @wendicthomas.bsky.social Journalist. Disrupter. Dreamer. Dog mom. MLK50.com founder. ProPublica fellow. Memphis is home. 💚💕💚💕
Ellen Peters @ellenpeters.bsky.social Prof SOJC and Psychology, Dir Ctr for Science Comm Research, UOregon. Studies decisions & communication. My book: Innumeracy in the Wild
Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social We are the Southern Environmental Law Center. Nonprofit and nonpartisan, we’re one of the nation’s most powerful environmental defenders, rooted in the South.
Lori Coleman @democracystorm.bsky.social Cofounder of DemCast
Defender of democracy
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resist fascism ✊
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I block random DMs.
Maria Parazo Rose @mariaparazorose.bsky.social 2024 Nova Media Fellow | formerly @grist, M.S. @MIT_SciWrite
reporting on Indigenous affairs, tribal sovereignty, land rights, climate migration + resilience
Serena Renner @serenarenner.com Journalist and editor with an eye on climate, science, Indigenous sovereignty, and the coast. Associate Editor @earthislandjournal.bsky.social. Opinions are my own.
Lygia Navarro (she/ella) ♿️ + 🏳️🌈 💜 🏳️⚧️ @lygianavarro.com indie journalist
Signal: Lygia.65
(editor, producer, en ES & EN)
cover: Latine, LGBTQ+, health stories +more #DisabilityJustice.
disabled. queer. #LongCovid + #ME.
lygianavarro.com
contributing writer @discojourno.bsky.social & @thesicktimes.bsky.social
Lela Nargi @lelanargi.bsky.social Environmental journalist covering food + ag systems/food + water insecurity/climate science #SEJ
Kids science author repped by @essiewhite.bsky.social #scbwi
Clumsy on land
https://lelanargi.com/
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Johanna Miyaki @johannamiyaki.bsky.social Community Engagement Manager | Newsroom Producer
KALW Public Media San Francisco
Robin Meadows @robinmeadows.bsky.social Water reporter for Maven's Notebook | bioGraphic, C&EN, High Country News, Scientific American | Pulitzer Center grantee | The Open Notebook mentor | IJNR alum | UCSC SciComm alum
Stories: https://robinmeadows.tumblr
Sara Shipley Hiles @saraship.bsky.social Environmental journalist + journalism educator at Mizzou. Ex dir, Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk.
Juliet Grable @julietgrable.bsky.social Freelance journalist, author, essayist, & songwriter. I live in a rural mountain community in southern Oregon.
www.julietgrable.com
Bay Nature Institute @baynature.org Bay Nature is an independent, nonprofit organization offering inspiring stories, naturalist-led hikes, nature talks and an award-winning magazine exploring the San Francisco Bay Area. https://baynature.org/
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton @meganululani.bsky.social Seattle Times Biz Reporter | Past: Denver Post, BGOV | Bylines: Nat Geo, Better Homes & Gardens, Business Insider, Eater, Delish, Smithsonian Magazine | Kanaka ʻŌiwi
Send travel recs, recipes, hot gossip: mboyanton@seattletimes.com
Erin Blondeau ✷ writer & researcher @erinblondeau.bsky.social 📍quwutsun
✷ writer
✷ masters student, sociology & artificial intelligence
✷ www.erinkellyblondeau.com
⛓️💥 nothing to lose but our chains
Deb Krol @debkrol.bsky.social Indigenous climate/culture reporter, Jolon Indian, bead artist and Aunty. Don't mess with Aunty Deb. articles here: https://www.azcentral.com/local/southwest-tribal-issues/?fbclid=IwAR30aQdrJcD5PO-QPvKXJhavZhSqMqNgO473CMBq6-Zs3cbUsi6oJsxonsg
Whitney Bauck @whitneybauck.bsky.social Award-winning journalist reporting @ the Guardian and more
Currently working on a book about fungi and the people fighting to save them
Environmental Research Fellow @ Green-Wood
https://whitneybauck.substack.com/
Anita Wadhwani @anitawadhwani.bsky.social Reporter, Tennessee Lookout. Nashville.
Josh Spickler @joshspickler.bsky.social Tennessean, instigator, Memphis' "leading disseminator of false information" but don't believe it, former public defender, ED at @justcity901.bsky.social go Grizz
Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social Editor, Tennessee Lookout. Nonprofit news outlet holding the powerful accountable. Ego adepto stercore factum. Publish the news and raise hell. https://tennesseelookout.com/
Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com Independent, nonprofit news site dedicated to cover Tennessee government, policy and politics. Send tips to @info@tennesseelookout.com.
John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social Editor, The Revelator @therevelator.org. Covering the extinction crisis, wildlife, climate change and environmental justice. https://linktr.ee/johnrplatt
Molly McCluskey @mollymccluskey.com Investigative journalist & editor covering public lands, the environment, foreign affairs and diplomacy. Founder & Publisher: Diplomatica Global Media. DC/CA/SE AK
https://www.mollymccluskey.com/
Rosalind Moran @rosalindmoran.bsky.social Writer, linguist, comms. Published author of essays, articles, poetry, plays, and short fiction. Words @ Guardian, WIRED, Reader’s Digest, Telegraph, Meanjin, Overland, KYD, TLB, ABR, Electric Lit, Prospect, & others. Views my own.
www.rosalindmoran.com
Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com Prof of Atmospheric Sciences & climate scientist @ Texas A&M; AGU and AAAS Fellow; Native Texan; find out what I think at https://www.theclimatebrink.com/
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Murphy Woodhouse @murphywoodhouse.bsky.social Dweller of deserts, high and low. Bike-based human. Mountain West News Bureau reporter at https://bsky.app/profile/boisestatepublicradio.org. Tell me something you think the public should know about wildfire: tinyurl.com/44kvjaah
Marcel Flores @brickporch.bsky.social Solidarity, Printmaking, Networks, Buses, Seattle, etc.
Sara Sneath @sarasneath.bsky.social Reporting on climate justice for the Guardian US. Past: Journalist-in-residence at University of Miami’s Climate Accountability Lab. Big fan of bike rides | she/her | https://sneathfreelance.com
Taylor Noakes @taylornoakes.com Independent journalist
Public historian
Born to raise hell
taylornoakes.com
canaduh.substack.com
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social Researcher of online rumors & disinformation. Former basketball player. Prof at University of Washington, HCDE. Co-founder of the UW Center for an Informed Public. Personal account: Views may not reflect those of my employer.
National Association of Science Writers (NASW) @sciencewriters.org Fighting for the free flow of science news since 1934. A 501(c)(6) professional membership organization.
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IndigiNews @indiginews.bsky.social Where your stories are heard and respected.
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Wudan Yan @wudan.bsky.social Narrative journalist, fact-checker, podcaster. Founder, Factual—a fact-checking agency
www.wudanyan.com
www.factual.work
Siri Carpenter @siricarpenter.bsky.social Co-founder, executive director, & EIC of
@theopennotebook.bsky.social, journalist & editor, @Sciencewriters.org past president. siricarpenter@theopennotebook.com. She/her.
Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social Deep-sea ecologist investigating how humans shape and reshape the sea floor. Conservation technologist developing open-source tools to understand our changing oceans. Ocean educator creating novel programs to help students interact with marine ecosystems. 
Hannah Hoag @hannahhoag.bsky.social Sr. Producer for Health, Science & Climate Unit at CBC News. Past: The Conversation Canada, Arctic Deeply, 2022-23 William Southam Journalism Fellow at Massey College. Freelance ✍ in Nature, bioGraphic, Hakai, Globe & Mail, etc. http://www.hannahhoag.net
Julia Rosen @1juliarosen.bsky.social Journalist. Working on a book about grass.
Meghan Bartels @meghanbartels.bsky.social Science journalist (for hire!). Book person, cat person, Georgetown alumna, etc. In NYC. Signal: mbartels.07. she/her http://meghanbartels.github.io/portfolio/
Clare Watson @clarewatson.bsky.social Science writer & freelance journalist
Words in Nature, ScienceAlert, Cosmos, Australian Geographic, Hakai Magazine, Undark, The Guardian
Elizabeth Preston @inkfish.bsky.social Science journalist, humor writer and aspiring cephalopod. Boston-adjacent. Author of THE CREATURES' GUIDE TO CARING, out now!
elizabethgpreston.com
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David Roberts @volts.wtf I run a newsletter/podcast called Volts about clean energy & politics. Subscribe & join the community at http://volts.wtf!
Breanna Draxler @breannadraxler.bsky.social Senior editor at @yesmedia covering climate and environmental justice & Indigenous sovereignty
Michele Matassa Flores @michmf.bsky.social Executive editor of The Seattle Times, proud Oregon Duck alum, believer in the power of journalism.
Evan Bush @evanbush.bsky.social NBC News science and climate reporter based in Seattle.
Jim Brunner @jimbrunner.bsky.social Seattle Times politics reporter
Got a tip? Signal: 206-214-8789
https://www.seattletimes.com/author/jim-brunner/
Jacob Jones @jonesdaily.bsky.social Investigative journalist in WA. Formerly: Investigations editor at Cascade PBS/Crosscut; Reporter at Whitman County Watch, Inlander, The Daily World. Signal: jonesdaily.37
The Needling @theneedling.com Seattle's Only Real Fake News
(Satire/Parody)
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Will James @willjames.bsky.social Reporter and producer
Podcasts:
We Keep Us Safe (2026)
Adults in the Room (2026)
Lost Patients (2024)
The Walk Home (2022)
Outsiders (2020)
Married to @sydbrownstone.bsky.social
https://www.will-james.work/
Josh Cohen @jcohenwrites.bsky.social Journalist in Seattle covering politics, housing, homelessness and more.
www.joshcohenwrites.com
John Ryan @heyjohnryan.bsky.social KUOW Public Radio environment reporter. Seattle. Is this thing on?
Tips, leaks--DM me, or email jryan@kuow.org, or Signal: @heyjohnryan.10
Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social Seattle-based reporter, cofounder (with @joshfeit.bsky.social) and editor of PubliCola.com, and author of Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery
She/her, Latina, Texan
Essex J. Porter @essexjp.bsky.social Now: Cascade PBS Board
Then: Emmy-Winning Political Reporter for KIRO7Seattle
Always: NW Emmys’ Silver Circle, SeattleNABJ, #StarTrek, #StarTrekDiscovery
Donna Blankinship @dgblankinship.bsky.social #Civicsforadults on Substack. Formerly Cascade PBS, AP, Seattle Times. Dog mom. People mom. Seattle journalist.
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social City Hall reporter for The Seattle Times. Send tips to: dkroman@seattletimes.com. Formerly Crosscut. Sorry for the baseball tweets.
Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com Climate hawk. DC-based journalist. Registered Parliamentarian. FSP. Subscribe to my newsletter: https://Hillheat.news/subscribe
Ashley Braun @ashleybraun.bsky.social Science + Environmental Journalist, Sr. Editor @ DeSmog, Fact-checker. Seattle, WA. ashleybraun.com
Amy Whipple @amywhipple.bsky.social part-time writer, part-time writing instructor, full-time awesome // 🏳️🌈 // she/her // amywhipple.com (all views my own) (and potentially my dog’s)
Robert Dean @robertdean.bskyverified.social Writer who talks a gang of shit.
MIC, Forbes, NPR, Houston Chron, Austin American-Statesman, Eater, Ozy, etc.
Appalbarry @appalbarry.com Writer, Nova Scotia, France, Vancouver. and now Cambridge UK, Barry’s writing is focused on how people live, and how the environment around them influences their choices.
Clips at: https://appalbarry.com/
Blog at : https://www.threesquirrels.ca/
Aly Walansky @alywalansky.bsky.social New York-based travel & food journalist, rated #1 food journalist in 2022 & top 10 journalist in 2023 & 2024 by Muck Rack
Mark Yarm @markyarm.bsky.social Exec ed, features & special projects, PCMag ❤️🔥 adjunct, Columbia Journalism School ❤️🔥 bylines: the New Yorker, NYT Mag, Flaming Hydra, etc. ❤️🔥 author, EVERYBODY LOVES OUR TOWN ❤️🔥 markyarm@gmail.com; Signal: markyarm.99 ❤️🔥 https://markyarm.journoportfolio.com
Emily St. Martin @byemilystmartin.bsky.social Los Angeles Times Entertainment Reporter, Fast Break Desk + Books. Words at NYTimes, BBC, Cosmo www.emilystmartin.com
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Alison Van Houten @notvanhooten.bsky.social Writer. Formerly Outside magazine & Sunset. Bylines also in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere. Researcher at The Atavist. Member of The Writers Grotto in San Francisco.
Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social Contributing writer ESPN, The Ringer | Also in The Atlantic, Baseball Prospectus, Oaklandside, SF Standard, Longreads, others | East Bay 🌳 | Oliver’s dad ⚾️
https://www.danmoorewriter.com/
Pete Croatto @petecroatto.bsky.social Sports and media writer, mostly. Former Borders employee of the month. Articles in NYT, Andscape, GQ, Poynter, Philly Mag, AV Club, etc. Author of FROM HANG TIME TO PRIME TIME. He/him. Tips or inquiries: pscroatto@gmail.com.
Meghan Racklin @meghanracklin.bsky.social managing editor at passerbymagazine.com, writer in The Baffler, The New Republic, The Brooklyn Rail, LitHub, elsewhere
Stephen Harrison @stephenharrison.com Print advocate and journalist. Writing a book about the value of paper & ink for St. Martin’s Press. Rep’d by Mark Gottlieb, Trident Media Group. stephenharrison.com
Edwin Arnaudin @edwinarnaudin.bsky.social Touch typing for beginners
https://linktr.ee/arnaudin
Ilana Masad @ilanaslightly.bsky.social Lammy award winning author. Novels: BEINGS (🛸📚💌); ALL MY MOTHER'S LOVERS (💀🚗🌈). Co-editor of the anthology HERE FOR ALL THE REASONS: Why We Watch The Bachelor🌹.
https://linktr.ee/ilanaslightly
Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social Journalist. Created @thebarbedwire.com. Words in Rolling Stone, Marie Claire, Slate, The Daily Beast, Texas Monthly etc. My debut novel “Something’s Wrong With The Girls“ will be published by Rare Bird.
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cmcrockford.bsky.social @cmcrockford.bsky.social BIRDSONGS (Alien Buddha, 2024) and WITH ONE'S OWN EYES (Moonstone Press, 2026). AuDHD. West Philly. Cat dad. Anti-fascist.
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Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social Journalist, librarian, dog spoiler, goat wrangler. Subscribe to my free newsletter about substance use & addiction recovery. askasoberlady.substack.com.
James Dobbins @jamesdobbins.bsky.social writer & journalist: jamesdobbins.com
Words: NYT, Texas Monthly, Texas Observer, and more. Currently based in Silicon Valley.
Julie Kliegman @juliekliegman.com Copy editor @propublica.org. Author of FINDING RENÉE RICHARDS (2026), a biography, and MIND GAME (2024), about elite athlete mental health. Nonbinary ace. They/them.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social Style Writer at Highsnobiety.
Other words elsewhere, including Artsy, ARTnews, Fantastic Man, Wallpaper*, Berlin Art Link, and more.- M Marcia Yudkin @marciayudkin.bsky.social Introvert Advocate, Former Marketing Mogul, Reader Extraordinaire hanging out in Western Mass and Maui. 200+ posts at https://www.introvertupthink.com
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Cara Meredith @carameredithwrites.bsky.social freelance writer, author type, occasional minister, slightly funny human. Church Camp: Bad Skits, Cry Night, and How White Evangelicalism Betrayed a Generation releases in April! Oakland, CA.
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Leigh Giangreco @leighgiangreco.bsky.social Buffalonian. Freelance journalist in Chicago. Words in The Washington Post, Block Club Chicago, The Guardian and Politico Magazine.
Find my work at LeighGiangreco.com
Michael Gould-Wartofsky @mgouldwartofsky.bsky.social Writer. Educator. Knowledge worker. Scholar of social movements. Lecturer in Sociology. Author of The Occupiers (Oxford 2015), Resistant Cities (forthcoming 2028). Nothing human is alien to me. https://thecriticalrealist.com- L IT'S YA BOI, @lethimcook.bsky.social Confidence accelerationist. Ex-Rewind Review Respond. Newsletter 'LET HIM COOK: Moody Foodie Shenanigans' coming soon. He/him.