Grits for Breakfast @gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social Nom de plume of Scott Henson, Austin, TX. Cancer survivor, househusband, recovering policy wonk (justice systems, civil liberties; innocence). "All my friends are buried here, and some of them are dead. So home is where I'll always hang my head."
Emeline Posner @emelpos.bsky.social reporter, @raceandequityproject.org
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Marc A. Levin @marclevin.bsky.social Chief Policy Counsel, Council on Criminal Justice. Advancing public safety, individual liberty, and equal justice for all.
Leslie Rangel @iamleslierangel.bsky.social ✍🏽Sr. Editor of Investigations
📰 @TheBarbedWire.bsky.social
🎥 Emmy Nominated + UN Recognized Journalist
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Daniel Nima Moattar @danielmoattar.bsky.social articles editor @motherjones.com
Ian @ianmandt.com Podcast Producer @ Audacy
Organizer of @ChiAudioCollective
Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.
Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social Managing editor/local at ProPublica, past prez of AHCJ, Detroit Lions fan. Email: charles.ornstein@propublica.org. Posts are my own.
Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social Investigative journalist in Indianapolis. Executive editor at IndyStar. Enjoying nature, kindness and a good book.
ryan.martin@indystar.com
Tips, Signal: 317-500-4897
https://byryanmartin.substack.com/
Jose Zepeda @josezepeda.21st.show I do the news.
Producer for @21st.show, Professional Amateur
My work has conditioned me to notice every “Illinois” reference in media
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Woods Fund Chicago @woodsfund.org Woods Fund Chicago is a bold grantmaker that draws on the power of communities to fight the brutality of poverty and structural racism.
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Reema Saleh ✨ @reemasabrina.bsky.social journo, producer & comms whiz kid. she/her ✨ www.reemasaleh.com
💼 @peopleslobbyusa.bsky.social
🖋️ @chicagoreader.com @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social and elsewhere
📚 policy trained at uchicago
Adriana Cardona @adrianacardmag.bsky.social I'm a Colombian journalist based in Chicago and I cover immigration for WBEZ 91.5FM. https://www.wbez.org/author/adriana-cardona-maguigad
Carley Lanich @carleylanich.bsky.social Writing about all things Indianapolis education for Mirror Indy. Chat with me about preK-12 schools. Story ideas or tips? Reach me at carley.lanich@mirrorindy.org.
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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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social Monitoring the press, tracking the evolving media business & encouraging excellence in journalism since 1961.
Zak Cassel @zakcassel.bsky.social investigative reporter at wfyi, the indianapolis public radio station
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work in center for public integrity, the intercept, montana free press, nyt
Investigative Project on Race and Equity @raceandequityproject.org We train journalists in data-driven reporting and collaborate with news organizations to uncover systemic racism and drive change.
María Inés Zamudio @mizamudio.bsky.social Professional chismosa. award-winning investigative reporter with Invisible Institute/ProPublica. FOIA enthusiast. Professional Chismosa. Past @wbez @apmreports @publicintegrity @ChicagoReporter.
Runner and aspiring fiction writer.
Brian Dolinar @bdolinar.bsky.social Abolition journalist, educator, scholar of the Depression era. 
Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social Science journalist, swimmer, mom of two boys. I work at WBUR in Boston but all posts are my own (especially the funny ones).
WBUR @wbur.org WBUR is Boston’s NPR. A public media leader committed to exceptional journalism on-air, online, on-demand and on stage.
Shirsho Dasgupta @shirsho.bsky.social journo @miamiherald.com in dc. man utd fan. ex-soccer writer. usually cooking, fiddling with a camera or encouraging americans to start watching cricket.
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Clara Bates @clarabates.bsky.social 
Derek Eder @derekeder.com Civic tech builder in Chicago. Partner at DataMade, President Emeritus at Chi Hack Night & Oak Park Village Trustee. Entrepreneur, developer, civic technology leader, climate advocate and public servant. he/him
Ivan Moreno @iva-nm.bsky.social Comms for @NRDC in Chicago
Focused on environmental justice, health, and climate change. Tweets are my own. Email: imoreno@nrdc.org
brian nam-sonenstein @bson.bsky.social senior editor & researcher @prisonpolicy.org.
Joanna Naples-Mitchell @joannanm.bsky.social Human rights lawyer. Senior Advisor, US & Lead Counsel, Marla Project civiliansinconflict.org, partnering w/ zomiacenter.org. alum phr.org @hrw.org.
https://civiliansinconflict.org/press-releases/civic-launches-marla-ruzicka-project-for-amends-and-redress
NPR @npr.org This is NPR 🎙️
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Arjun (AJ) Sinha @asinhamd.bsky.social Nephrologist. He/him. Boiler. Views are mine, not those of my employer &c. DM if you're a frustrated health worker in Indianapolis and/or interested in Medicare 4 All
Vivian La @vivianla.bsky.social environmental reporting fellow @wbur.org • she/her • work in @science.org @chicagotribune.com • email: vla@bu.edu or @vla.05 on Signal
Benjamin Thorp @sadradiolad.bsky.social Reporter! Writer! Professional Fool 
Gwyn Skiles @gwynskiles.bsky.social Reporter on Martha’s Vineyard covering all things Island
Meg O'Connor @megoconnor.bsky.social Writer. Most recently I covered cops and prosecutors for
@theappeal.org. Huge fan of hiking and baking 🍪 megoconnor.com
Lakeidra Chavis @lakeidra.bsky.social Journalist @themarshallproject.org | 🕵🏽 Currently investigating police sexual abuse and misconduct against youth | 👩🏽💻 What should I cover next? Send me your thoughts
https://www.themarshallproject.org/staff/lakeidra-chavis
Carlos Ballesteros @cb-312.bsky.social Senior reporter @ Injustice Watch, son of immigrants, against genocide, se habla español
Alex Nitkin @alexnitkin.bsky.social Government Finance & Accountability reporter,
@IllinoisAnswers/@BetterGov. Formerly of @thedailylinechi, @trdchicago & @DNAinfoChi. Tips: Anitkin@bettergov.org
Ariel Cheung @missprint.bsky.social Editorial Director at City Bureau. 📰 Previously Tribune, CS, DNAinfo. Dibs is law ❄️. (she/her) ariel@citybureau.org ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶
kayleigh padar @kayleighpadar.bsky.social i do clean energy comms and freelance journalism | 🌃🖤🏳️🌈 | bylines in block club, windy city times, chicago reader, sun times
Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com Journalist, educator and researcher. Student of peace and justice. CMAT superfan. Born in Boston. Shaped by 35 years in Philadelphia and one in Baghdad. Relocated to Cork last spring. Signal: JRM.353 · JimMacMillan.com · Pax et Lux · #SpeirGorm 🇮🇪
Alison Flowers @alisonflowers.bsky.social Investigative journalist in Chicago. Pulitzer + Peabody 2024. Somebody podcast creator. Founder @ Spiralbound. Formerly @invisible.institute
spiralbound.productions.
www.alisonflowers.com
alison@spiralbound.co
Grace Hauck @gracehauck.bsky.social State Investigative Reporter @illinoisanswers.bsky.social. Previously @usatoday.com. Email ghauck@illinoisanswers.org
Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social Proud partner in the progressive movement.
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/indivisiblechicago
Website: https://indivisiblechicago.com/
Alejandra Cancino @writeralejandra.bsky.social Senior reporter at Injustice Watch. Former deputy editor at City Bureau. Earlier: BGA & Chicago Tribune. IRE_NICAR board member. Headline Club alum. Hablo español. ☕️🌎🪴
https://www.injusticewatch.org/projects/tenant-trap/
The Appeal @theappeal.org We are a worker-run newsroom reporting on the harms of the criminal legal system.
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Illinois Answers Project @illinoisanswers.bsky.social Working every day to uncover waste and wrongdoing in government, hold public officials accountable and lift up solutions to Illinois’ most pressing problems.
Stnbchr @stnbchr.bsky.social Illinois Public Media, French Billiards, Mr Celery, Friend of WILL
Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com Chicago's alternative newsroom since 1971 🗞
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social a very serious journalist | signal: shawn.56
cam rodriguez 🔎 @camrodriguez.bsky.social meddling kid / journalist. map nerd, midwest defender, chicago fanatic. 🇲🇽🇺🇲. data @wbez.org & requesting a lot of docs over @foiaday.bsky.social
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Rachel Moran @rachelmoran82.bsky.social Professor, University of St. Thomas (MN) Law. Former PD. Criminal law/policing.
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2441245
Steve Warmbir @stevewarmbir.bsky.social Investigations editor at the Illinois Answers Project. Formerly ran the Chicago Sun-Times as EIC and managing editor. 
Tonia Hill @toniahill.bsky.social Award-winning journalist. I'm passionate about elevating the voices of Black Chicagoans and showcasing their resilience and joy.
Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news network covering schools and education policy across the U.S. Follow our education journalism at chalkbeat.org. Have a news tip? Here's how you can reach us: ckbe.at/contact-chalkbeat or email us at community@chalkbeat.org
Jonathan Manes @jonathanmanes.bsky.social Senior Counsel at the Macarthur Justice Center working on surveillance and civil rights in the criminal legal system. Media Law & Gov’t Transparency at Northwestern Law.
Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social The Marshall Project
Former director of Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism
MFA kid who accidentally became a journalist
Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org Injustice Watch is a Chicago-based nonprofit journalism organization that examines issues of equity and justice in the Cook County court system. https://linktr.ee/injusticewatch
Invisible Institute @invisible.institute A nonprofit journalism production organization on the South Side of Chicago. Home to CPDP.co, Beneath the Surface, and more. 
Sam Stecklow @samstecklow.bsky.social journalist & FOIA fellow @invisible.institute
indie local news cheerleader
if you were really smart, you’d know what to do
orlando
he/him
Jake Lawrence @timecowboy.bsky.social Australian cartoonist and illustrator, concept artist, storyboards, trading card artist, other stuff. Anti-AI.
For work enquires email: timecowboyillustrations@gmail.com
🔗 https://linktr.ee/timecowboy
Greg Pak @gregpak.net Rhymes with "rock." Comics writer, filmmaker, photojournalist. SUPERNATURAL, PLANET HULK. He/him. @comixaction.com Call your reps (reps.fyi). Stop posting on X.
All my links: gregpak.fyi
(@gregpak.com for work only)
Buy my stuff at gregpakshop.com!
Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social Fiction writer (EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, OUR MISSING HEARTS). Science nerd, ex-Clevelander, embarrassingly sincere. Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch who watches over you. she/her. www.celesteng.com
EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social https://emily613.substack.com/
Kristen Arnett @kristenarnett.bsky.social “Orlando's Reigning Big Time Celebrity Author” - The Orlando Weekly
huuuuge lesbian. librarian. dad. floridian. beer drinker. NYT Bestselling author.
Mostly Dead Things & WITH TEETH & STOP ME IF YOU’VE HEARD THIS ONE
https://www.kristenarnettwriter.com
Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social “Zizek if he was a woman and loved sandwiches”
New Yorker staff writer, dept. of mastication
It’s always Free Palestine 🍉
Dana Stevens @thehighsign.bsky.social Film critic at Slate; co-host of the Slate Culture Gabfest podcast; repped by the Cheney Agency; member NYFCC. Camera Man, my book on Buster Keaton, is out: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Camera-Man/Dana-Stevens/9781501134203
Dr. Elizabeth Sawin @bethsawin.bsky.social Director Multisolving Institute. She/her. Systems thinking, climate justice, and multisolving, with a sprinkle of gardens and the odd puns. @bethsawin on X
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.
Rhiannon @aywarhiannon.bsky.social free palestine. 5-4 podcast. popular cradle podcast. seen some shit.
Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social Assistant professor of political science at Stanford. Forthcoming book, Respectability Politics, with University of Chicago Press.
Not Hakeem Jeffries, the Minority Leader.
hakeemjefferson.com
jamelle @jamellebouie.net The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group.
Send me your mutual aid requests.
Helena Fitzgerald @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social feelings, now more than ever!
wrote some stuff in some places
Jeri Ryan (official account) @jerilryan.bsky.social Actress, mom, wife, foodie, gardener. Not necessarily in that order. Trying to make a better world for our kids. Star Trek: Picard. That’s CAPTAIN Seven to you. 🖖🏼😋❤️
The New York Times @nytimes.com We seek the truth and help people understand the world. Not a subscriber? Your first month is now free in our app. https://nytimes.onelink.me/Xpht/zbx4nci9
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social Bronx boy. Cubs fan. Dad, husband, writer, podcaster and cable news host.
The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource out now.
https://sirenscallbook.com/
Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social Email salesman at Platformer.news and co-host at Hard Fork.
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