Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social Contributor @the-downballot.com.
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Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social Law professor focusing on constitutional law, especially free speech, the separation of powers, and government secrecy. Friend to all dogs and cats. Champion procrastinator.
Sarah McLaughlin @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social Global Expression, FIRE. Book: Authoritarians in the Academy, @hopkinspress.bsky.social (August 2025). https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53835/authoritarians-academy
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Beth Hawkins @bethhawkins.bsky.social National Correspondent, The 74 Million. I think a lot about great journalism, better schools, disrupting inequity, neurodiversity and all things LGBTQ. Tacos & craft cider.
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Anne S Kim @anne-s-kim.bsky.social Journalist, lawyer, author, POVERTY FOR PROFIT and ABANDONED @thenewpress: https://tinyurl.com/5n6h2db3 // BETRAYED: https://commonsensecoalition.net // www.anneskim.com // All views my own
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social Higher ed truth-teller focused on comms, leadership, governance and athletics. Living the dream at TVP Communications. Trusted Voices Podcast co-host. Inside Higher Ed columnist.
Brandon Wall @walldo.bsky.social Audience Director for @themarshallproject.org | Once described as "a beautiful creature of the internet" | Previous: Social Media Director @ CBS News, Director of Newsroom Strategy @ BuzzFeed News, Digital Editor @ Chicago Sun-Times
Samantha Smylie @sammiesmylie.bsky.social Figuring out my next steps.
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Catherine Carrera @catcarrera.bsky.social On the NJ Spotlight News team covering education and child welfare in New Jersey📍
Corri Hess @corrihess.bsky.social K-12 & higher education reporter at Wisconsin Public Radio | Past: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Tips? Corri.hess@wpr.org |
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Sharon Lurye @sharonlurye.bsky.social Education data reporter for the Associated Press, occasional gardener, former math teacher, proud member of the AP News Guild. Send tips/comments/dog pics to slurye@ap.org.
Nichole Dobo @nicholedobo.bsky.social Manages product, audience and innovation at The Hechinger Report. @UMWallaceHouse, class of '22. My heart is in the hills of western Pennsylvania. 
Eric Gorski @egorski.bsky.social Managing editor for local news at Chalkbeat, part of Civic News Company. Formerly: The Denver Post, The Associated Press, Colorado Springs Gazette, The Oregonian.
Maggie Reeves @maggiereeves1.bsky.social K-12 ed lead at Urban Institute. Georgia Policy Labs founding senior director. RPPs, integrated data, veggie grower, and mama, too.
Asher Lehrer-Small @ashersmall.bsky.social Houston ISD reporter for Houston Landing
Liza Schwartzwald @lizaschwartzwald.bsky.social Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy @edfund.bsky.social. School Funding Policy is my game. Formerly the NYIC. Lawyer. MSW. Cat Mom to Capt Kirk. Views my own!
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Nirvi Shah @nirvishah.bsky.social Education editor for @npr.org Reporter. Storyteller. Email: nshah @ npr.org or NirviShah.14 on Signal. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nirvi/
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social Appalachian expat in Philly doing what I can to stop school inequality. Ed leadership/policy assistant prof studying tracking and detracking. Blue skies are mine.
Jessica Kelmon @jkelmon.bsky.social Parent and journalist who reports and writes about parenting
Meg Woolhouse @megwoolhouse.bsky.social Education editor at GBH News in Boston
Robin Epley @byrobinepley.bsky.social Now: Boots on the ground yearnalism
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Laura Pappano @laurapappano.bsky.social Education journalist. Author. Youth journalism mentor. Biker. Cook. Reader. Scrappy in an experienced sort of way.
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Kevin Gomes Andrade @kevingandrade.bsky.social Journalist, reader, writer, and translator. Focused on immigrant communities, especially those in New England.
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Jennifer Larson @jenniferlarson.bsky.social Writer/editor/content producer in Nashville. I write mostly about healthcare and education. Late-night reader and slow runner. Mother of two teenagers. Optimistic but skeptical. She/her.
Kevin Richert @kevinrichert.bsky.social Senior reporter, Idaho Education News. Avid, slow and stubborn runner. Eclectic music fanatic. Fervent fan of mediocre sports teams.
Allison @allisonbnorton.bsky.social Gimme music, art, coffee, and kindness.
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Rachel Wegner @rachelannwegner.bsky.social Children's reporter for The Tennessean | Part of the USA Today network | Former breaking news reporter | Forever weather nerd
Tom Arenberg @tomarenberg.bsky.social Former news/sports journalist. Now journalism instructor at U of Alabama. I write an educational (I think!) and noncommercial blog on journalism for my students and anyone else who's interested.
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Mary Colurso @mcolurso.bsky.social Entertainment and lifestyle reporter for AL.com and The Birmingham News. Corgi lover. Native of Scranton, PA, home of "The Office."
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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social Newsletter editor at MS NOW. Part-time journalism teacher at
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Dennis Clark @dennistclark.bsky.social Librarian of Virginia. Richmond VA. Alabama expat by way of TN, TX, AR, DC., library and archives advocate, middling choral singer, rider of rails, affirming Episcopalian, mediocre long-distance runner. Comments are mine.
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Brandon Kingdollar @kingdollar.bsky.social Politics reporter for NC Newsline. Words in the Tampa Bay Times and The Harvard Crimson. “If you’re gonna hype it, hype it with the facts.”
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Kalyn Belsha @kalynbelsha.bsky.social Education editor @wbez.org. Former national education reporter @chalkbeat.org & Spencer Fellow @columbiajournalism.bsky.social. Hablo español. Tips? Email: kbelsha@chicagopublicmedia.org or reach out on Signal: kalynbelsha.14
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Emily Baker-White @ebakerwhite.bsky.social Author: Every Screen On The Planet: The War Over TikTok. Researcher, former lawyer, investigative reporter, trust & safety. Founder, Plain View Project.
Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social Concerned with tech, media and democracy. CEO & Editor at Tech Policy Press. Research & Adjunct Professor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Opinions mine.
Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social Professor, Archaeologist, Egyptologist, Award-winning writer of books, Dad joke lover, mom, rabble-rouser academic. Owned by cats. she/her 
Ashley Remkus @aremkus1.bsky.social Deputy investigative editor for al(dot)com in Alabama. Pulitzers 2021 & 2023.
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social Founder @democracydocket.com. Chair of Elias Law Group. My dog's name is Blue.
Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com NBC News senior reporter | Author of THEY CAME FOR THE SCHOOLS | Co-creator of SOUTHLAKE & GRAPEVINE podcasts | Retired t-ball coach
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Carrie Melago @carriemelago.bsky.social Editing at NYT Metro Priors: Chalkbeat, WSJ, NY Daily News, New Haven Register. Coal miner's granddaughter. Ms. @jonlemire.bsky.social I’m crafty and write about my kids. https://www.clippings.me/carriemelago
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social Let's see... 39 years teaching journalism at NYU. A critic who tries to be useful. PressThink: the name of my subject and my site. My book: "What Are Journalists For?" (1999, Yale University Press)
Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social Independent journalist. 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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Lila Hassan @lilahassan.bsky.social Investigative reporter. '24 Livingston Winner for National Reporting. Words: Wired, Mother Jones, HuffPost, ProPublica, The Nation, The Intercept, Business Insider & more. Tip? www.lila-hassan.com
Jillian Jorgensen @jillianjorgensen.bsky.social Emmy-winning education reporter at NY1. NYC public schools graduate. Former newspaperwoman. Fan of pizza and pasta. jillian.jorgensen@charter.com
Susan Greenberg @susanhgreenberg.insidehighered.com Managing Editor @insidehighered.com. Formerly @newsweek.com and Middlebury College. Writer, editor, teacher, empty nester. Love DC but New England will always be home.
Sara Custer @saracuster.insidehighered.com Editor-in-chief @insidehighered.com | Okie in DC | She/her | Human servant to greyhound Neville | #highered | #academicsky | #scifi
Jessica Blake @jessicablake.bsky.social Inside Higher Ed, Policy Reporter | Mizzou Made | Ohio Born & Bred
Sara Weissman @saraweissman.insidehighered.com Senior reporter at Inside Higher Ed. Runs on coffee. Covering post-traditional students and the institutions that serve them + religion and higher ed.
Jessica Gould @jessicagould.bsky.social Education Reporter, WNYC & Gothamist. 
Rosalind Adams @rosalindadams.bsky.social Investigative Reporter @ THE CITY. Also seen NY Mag, The Guardian, BuzzFeed News, ProPublica
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Becca Carballo @beccacarballo.bsky.social Covering higher education for Politico. Past lives: The New York Times, Houston Chronicle
Cayla Bamberger @caylabam.bsky.social Education and youth issues reporter @nydailynews.com
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Jaweed Kaleem @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social Reporter, Los Angeles Times. I cover the University of California and more in higher and K-12 education. Former national and foreign correspondent. Big fan of reporting on religion. Based in Los Angeles.
Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social Senior national political correspondent for USA TODAY writing about the intersection of people and politics. Covering U.S. politics without the noise.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com Hearst data editor and columnist
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Book: "The Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America"
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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social Nat'l Reporter @19thnews.org
Author YOU MUST STAND UP https://tinyurl.com/4cvxyvwz on abortion-rights fight w/o Roe
Nieman Nation. Ohioan. WV Mtn (Cat) Mama. Nat'l Parks lover.
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Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social Knight Professor of Journalism and Media Ethics at Washington&Lee U. Critic at Large, NPR. Blerd. Drummer. Author: Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation. Substack: Switching Codes
Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social Columnist at GuardianUS. Author of NEWSROOM CONFIDENTIAL and GHOSTING THE NEWS. (Join me at ‘American Crisis’ on Substack: https://substack.com/@sulliview?r=1yc91&utm_medium=ios) 
Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social DC reporter for Reuters on crime, justice and investigations. Data, documents and "convoluted KGB style back-door" stuff. Lawyer, but not yours. 202-527-9709, brad.heath@tr.com
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social Washington Post investigations reporter
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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social Author of I Want to Burn This Place Down
https://www.themarisreview.com/
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Yair Rosenberg @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social National correspondent, New York Times.
Previously: Staff Writer, The Atlantic.
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Emily Bell @emilybell.bsky.social Prof Columbia J School. Director Tow Center . Writes Guardian + elsewhere. Lives in airports…views are my own, thank goodness
Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social Reporter at The New York Times writing about the intersection of health and politics, especially in marginalized communities. NYT Guild steward. No, not one of those Astors.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social Investigative reporter, Institute for Justice. Formerly: Minnesota Reformer, Washington Post, Brookings, Pew. Orange cat evangelist. Ask me about my swamp.
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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com Defending democracy. Confronting hate. Speaking truth to power - and the angry mob. NewsChannel 5 chief investigative reporter. Chancellor, duPont, Peabody awards. RTDNA Lifetime Achievement. Pulitzer finalist. Per John Oliver: “Nashville’s Nosiest Bitch.”
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Margot Susca @margotsusca.bsky.social Associate Professor of Journalism, Accountability & Democracy
📍American University, Washington, D.C.
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