Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social Allan Randall Freelon Sr. Prof. + Presidential Prof. + Director: Politics, Identities, & Communication Lab (PICL) @asc.upenn.edu. More fun than I look.
Alexis Pauline Gumbs @alexispauline.bsky.social Queer Black Feminist Love Evangelist. Author of SURVIVAL IS A PROMISE: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde.
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Anthony Breznican @brezwrites.bsky.social Freelance reporter covering film, TV, books. Contributor @ Esquire. Co-host of The Kingcast, a Stephen King show. Formerly Vanity Fair, EW, USAToday, AP.
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James Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social Columnist and editor at MS NOW (formerly MSNBC). WGAE member. Ex-Washington Post Opinions. DC born and raised. D.C. United and Montreal Canadiens fan.
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Writers in Baltimore Schools @writersinbmore.bsky.social A home for young writers.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Craig McCracken @cmcccartoons.bsky.social Professional Cartoonsmith, Amateur Wizard and Old Dad. 
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Natalie Shutler @natalieshut.bsky.social features editor at WSJ, here to observe
Dolen Perkins-Valdez @dolenperkinsvaldez.bsky.social Writer. 
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Danielle Evans @daniellevalore.bsky.social Writer, professor, lady with lapcats
Eric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social Storyteller. 
Lolita @cindymayweather.bsky.social Black queer abolitionist. All power to the people. Researcher mostly interested in violence prevention and critical media literacy.
The Institute for Independent Journalists @indiejournalists.bsky.social An education, professional development, and mutual support organization for independent journalists, focusing on BIPOC. Our mission is financial and emotional sustainability for independent journalists of color.
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Eastside Jonny @mojojon.bsky.social Talking to a blank screen with love. ATLish. Movie buff. Music lover. Begrudging sports fan.
johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social Historian, curator, walker, player of antique French horns. Photography, music, South Africa. UVA Professor Emeritus.
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Michael C. Maronna @mcmaronna.bsky.social SAG/AFTRA, Equity, Locals 52 IATSE
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Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor @keeanga.bsky.social historian, co-founder of Hammer & Hope, @NewYorker, DEI hire
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Liza Colón-Zayas @lizacolon-zayas.bsky.social Tina on @thebearfx Emmy, SAG, Imagen & TCA Winner. Golden Globe & Critics Choice noms. Stage: OBIE, Lortel, HOLA, Outer Critics, Drama Desk winner. 🇵🇷✊🏽
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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social Organizer, Musician, Floridian, and Congressman (FL10).
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Claudia Love Mair @claudialovemair.bsky.social "Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light.”-Frida Kahlo
Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social Independent Journalist. Host of “The Jim Acosta Show” on Substack, YouTube and Apple Podcasts: Former Chief WH Correspondent. Author. https://substack.com/@jimacosta?r=lpd3z&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile Inquiries: go to jimacosta.com
Siembra NC @siembranc.bsky.social Latino community & worker organizers in North Carolina, el pueblo salva al pueblo desde 2017. linktr.ee/siembranc
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Soraya Chemaly @sorayachemaly.bsky.social Journalist, activist, and reluctant expert on online harassment and free speech • I write about politics, tech, education, religion, and media. Pick up a copy of All We Want is Everything if you want to think about male supremacy and what we do about it!
Jessica Anthony @jessicaanthony.bsky.social Fictioneer.
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thejessicaanthony.com
Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com Sharing news about my endeavors and enthusiasms. Publicist since 2001. Independent.
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malcoholic @lepetitereboot.bsky.social one daughter but they all my sons in this bitch.
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Aaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social Carpenter and woodworker. Democracy and unions liker. Building and fixing things: capehenlopencarpentry.com. Writing and editing: aaronhuertas.com.
Robinne Lee @robinnelee.bsky.social Actress. Author. Producer.
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social TIPS: Email me at nhannahjones@nytimes.com or send a Signal nhannahjones.67 //Founder Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard Univ// Staff writer at NYT Mag// Creator #1619Project// History blerd//Smart and Thuggish
Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com Dragon Slayer,bandit,play cousin,not✌🏿good✌🏿, necessary, leader faith community, Beautiful Mess, problem, $smissouri https://www.solomonrmissouri.com/
Emily Breunig @emilybreunig.bsky.social Writer, editor, educator. Hanging out on the edge of the bay. REQUIRED MATERIALS: Literary mystery on a community college campus, in progress.
Charlene A. Carruthers @charlenecarruthers.bsky.social she|her, Writer, Educator, Filmmaker, and recovering community organizer.
Also, PhD Candidate in Black Studies at Northwestern University. www.charlenecarruthers.com
Jen Chien @jchien.bsky.social Dog lover, kid parent, sourdough enthusiast, Frisco kid, dancing queen, public media/podcast person (currently director of podcasts at KQED)
*I'm just an animal looking for a home and
Share the same space for a minute or two*
Joshua Clark Davis @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social Author POLICE AGAINST THE MOVEMENT (Oct. 2025) on civil rights activists vs. state violence, surveillance, undercover officer infiltration | Historian, University of Baltimore | Bylines at The Nation, Jacobin, Slate
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Head DEI In Charge @seelolago.bsky.social anthropologist | educator | chaos muppet | ADHD gives me superpowers
Raqiyah Mays @raqiyahmays.bsky.social NEW TO BLUESKY! Author, Writer, Podcaster, Philanthropist Contact: Raqiyahmays@gmail.com
joya mccrory @joya.bsky.social Detroit player + Writer/Producer (Abbott Elementary)
Alyson Fouse @alysonfouse.bsky.social Writer and procrastinator waiting on my muse to thump me on the head. Creator of “Act Your Age” currently on Netflix.
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Ray Christian “What’s Ray Saying?” @whatsraysaying.bsky.social Creator and Host of the award winning podcast “What’s Ray Saying?” Ghetto kid, Ret. Army Paratrooper, Doctor of Education, Fulbright Specialist, audio producer, teller of stories, and Goat wrangler.
Karen Finney @finneyk.bsky.social 
Jaisal Noor @jnoor.bsky.social Multimedia journalist, troublemaker, dog-guy. PERSONAL ACCOUNT
Audie Cornish @audiecornish.bsky.social Journalist - CNN Anchor - co-host Engagement Party
Brendan Baker @brendanpbaker.bsky.social Podcasts & Beyond, Director/Producer/Composer/Sound Designer
Julia Barton @bartona104.bsky.social Editor, podcaster, script and research consultant at RadioWright.com. Nieman Fellow '24, founding executive editor Pushkin Industries. Newsletter: https://continuous-wave.beehiiv.com/
Sarah Larson @asarahlarson.bsky.social New Yorker staff writer, podcast reviewer, New York Rangers enthusiast 
Shima Oliaee @shimaoliaee.bsky.social Creator of Dolly Parton’s America, Pink Card, The Competition, The Vanishing of Harry Pace, UnErased, & The Flag and the Fury
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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social I'm a bike-riding, coffee-drinking, taco-loving, audio documentary producer: aquifermedia.com
Cathy FitzGerald @cathyfitzg.bsky.social Makes radio documentaries for BBC (magic carpets, angry ghosts, broken hearts). Author of Pinch Perkins & the Midsummer Curse. Rep: LBA Books.
Arielle Nissenblatt @ariellethisandthat.bsky.social Podcast person. Founder of EarBuds, a podcast recommendation newsletter. Get it at earbuds.audio.
Lu Olkowski @luolkowski.bsky.social Indie radio producer and story editor. Host of CBC’s Love Me. Season 4 coming in 2025.
Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social We make documentaries and audio art for radio, podcasts and public spaces.
Our free archive of more than 900 documentaries is available at -
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Sound Fields @soundfieldsjournal.bsky.social A journal and event series about audio documentary in theory and practice.
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nick quah @nwquah.bsky.social big ol alien boy
@vulture
dennis funk @dnnsfnk.bsky.social audio artist, podcast producer/story editor, scorpio
Transom @transom.bsky.social Fostering the art of audio storytelling
Radio Atlas @radioatlas.bsky.social Subtitled podcast for audio docs from around the world. Created in 2016. Also found at: radioatlasdocs (Facebook) radio.atlas (Instagram)
AIR (Association of Independents in Radio) @airmedia.bsky.social We're a vibrant network of media makers from across the US and all over the world who come together to share resources and training. Join us: https://airmedia.org/. 
Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social Investigative Journalist, Director, Audio Program @Columbiajourn. Born at @Radiolab Now: @Marketplace @NPR @BBC @CrookedMedia
Scene on Radio @sceneonradio.bsky.social 2-time Peabody-nominated podcast made and hosted by John Biewen with collaborators, from the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke U. and PRX.
Season 8: THE NEWS, on America's information crisis.
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Alice Wilder @alicewilder.bsky.social podcast producer, union steward, tar heel, gardener
Andrea Gutierrez @andreagtrrz.bsky.social Journalist, audio producer, cat lady, native plant gardener ⚡️ Pinch hitter/fill-in anchor at KCRW ✨ Bylines: NPR, LAist, Prism, LA Public Press 💫
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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social Baltimore Beat is the city’s paper of record. A Black-led, Black-controlled nonprofit newspaper and online media outlet for all of Baltimore.
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Nicole Haroutunian @nicoleharoutunian.bsky.social Author of CHOOSE THIS NOW (Noemi Press, 2024) and SPEED DREAMING.
Juleyka Lantigua @juleykalantigua.bsky.social Storyteller. LWC Studios founder. Big sister. Peabody nominee. Cool aunt. Podcaster. Home cook. Filmmaker. Questioner. Seeker.
YTJF. @thewayoftheid.bsky.social Embracing my villain era. Words: @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social Shareholder value = 3 eggs
https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next-tbd
Lizzie.oleary@slate.com
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Kid Fury @thekidfury.bsky.social aging digital butch queen from a land of sunshine, cigars and gold teeth
The Read @thisistheread.com Join @thekidfury.bsky.social and @crissle.com for their weekly “read” of hip-hop and pop culture's most trying stars. AskTheRead@gmail.com.
Issa M. Mas (She/Her) @issamas.bsky.social Single Mom. Native New Yorker. Writer. Queer. Peer Support Specialist. Public Speaker. Black Buddhist Boricua. Author of Grief Thoughts: Brief Anecdotes About Profound Loss https://linktr.ee/IssaMas
Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social Culture Journalist for hire | Past: Senior Culture Reporter at HuffPost | Other Bylines: History.com, Bloomberg, Capital B News, Salon, Time, The Daily Beast, and many others | reeltalkonline@gmail.com | candicefrederick.contently.com
Ashleé Clark @ashleeeats.bsky.social I should be writing.
https://ashleeclark.substack.com/
Nia Malika Dixon @niamalikadixon.bsky.social Writer. Filmmaker. Founder. @AUDAZent | @BMGFly | @BMGFlyFest ✨With my team, I create magic and wonder. https://youtu.be/x8ehdymDWbk
Trey Mangum @treymangum.bsky.social Film & TV Journalist • Managing Editor of Blavity and Shadow and Act • Other bylines at The Hollywood Reporter, LA Times + more
📍NYC via NC
📷 IG: trey.mangum
Seve Chambers @sevechambers.bsky.social Journalist. Currently working on a book. Words in NYT, WSJ, Fast Company, NY Magazine, Waxpoetics, etc
www.sevechambers.com
Liz Burr @lizburr.bsky.social 📍NYC / LA
🏠From NM. Raised in CA
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Tonja Renée Stidhum @tonja.bsky.social Writer-Director-Producer. 👩🏽💻 littlebigworld & Ghost Note Agency | I’ve been told my voice sounds like verbal mild sauce.
T Kira Māhealani Madden @tkiramadden.bsky.social author: Whidbey & Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls • hapa kanaka ‘ōiwi dyke • soup enthusiast & magician • land back • aloha 'āina • she/her
Sophie Vershbow @svershbow.bsky.social Writer: NY Mag, Esquire, The Atlantic, Vogue, etc. Head of Social Media @ tech job. Mostly posting about dogs & books. Opinions all mine. vershbowiswriting@gmail.com
https://www.sophievershbow.com/writing
Wait.Your a Robot. @waityourarobot.bsky.social violate ya’ll workspace with smirk face
Barry Malone @barrymalone.bsky.social Journalist and commentator. Past: EP The Stream / Digital Editor Al Jazeera English / Reuters in Africa and Middle East. Jackeen.