Rebecca Aguilar (on Blue Sky & LinkedIn)
@RebeccaAguilar
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7x Emmy winner, #Bilingual Reporter, Media Watchdog, Founder #CallingAllJournalists Initiative & @LatinaJournos, 28 yrs in TV News, 1st #Latina Prez @SPJ_Tweets
North Texas, USA
Joined April 2009
Calling all journalists! Follow me at BlueSky where I will continue sharing my monthly jobs newsletter, tips on how to ignore the noise in #journalism and focus on the work. Here is a link
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“This was a traffic stop,” says Memphis Councilman Martavius Jones who broke down in tears @CNN with Don Lemon. The councilman added, “It wasn’t supposed to end like this.” #TyreNicholsVideo #TyreNichols
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“This is about Damar Hamlin” says former NFL player and ESPN commentator, Ryan Clark. He added, “It was about a young man at 24-year-old living his dream…and now he fights for his life.” #MondayNightFootball
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I will repeat again and again, it’s time to move @Acosta into a permanent anchor position @CNN on weekdays. #DiversityMatters #journalism
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No one helped #TyreNichols not even the paramedics. No one rendered care. He was bleeding and trauma to head. Don Lemon is right no one cared. I believe More officers should be charged with this crime.#TyreNicholsVideo #MemphisPolice
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CNN: Parents in Uvalde,TX said the DOJ report should have named names of the law enforcement officers who did not stop the shooter from killing their children in May 2022. They say the officers should be terminated and prosecuted. #uvalde #massahooting #robbelementary
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“We’re going stop giving kids a breakfast? We’re going to stop giving kids a lunch when they need it?” @Acosta @CNN to @RepMikeQuigley .On Trump admin freezing federal $ to school programs that feed hungry kids. Quigley “I can’t imagine this is what the American people wanted”
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So nice to see Serena Williams get the Jackie Robinson Sports Award at the #NAACPImageAward. She said, “The tireless efforts of your organization are making a big difference in the lives of African-Americans today and tomorrow,” #Sports #leadership
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“You tell those kids they are beautiful kids” said @Acosta @CNN to a Haitian woman in #SpringfieldOhio worried about the death threats against the Haitian community. She says children are scared. She does not understand why #Trump and JD Vance lied that Haitians are eating dogs.
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I'm WOC who has been fired 4 speaking up on lack of WOC in newsrooms. I would do it again. No job is worth staying silent. #WOCAffirmation.
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Watch how an @NRA board member attempts to dodge questions about mass shootings. @Acosta asked “Isn’t some of this blood on NRA’s hands?” #Uvalde #UvaldeschoolMassacre
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Damar Hamlin’s uncle tells @abroaddus @CNN that his nephew was resuscitated twice. Once on the field. And once at the hospital. He added, “I never cried so hard in my life just to know, my nephew basically died on the field, &they brought him back to life.” #Hamlin #BuffaloBills
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Lisa Salter is used to covering the games on Monday Night Football for ESPN on ABC, and seeing players go down, but she fights back tears as she describes what she saw tonight after #BuffaloBills Damar Hamlin was hit in a play and then collapse.
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And the Texas debate is on and @ColinAllredTX gives @tedcruz a good political punch when he bring up his run to Cancun when Texans were freezing and more. #TexasDebate #Texas #Election2024
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Calling all journalists. Please DO NOT take smiling selfies at mass shooting assignments or any crime scene. Show respect. There is a time and place. Would you want to see posts of someone smiling where your loved one has been killed? THINK! #journalism #CallingAllJournalists.
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Calling all journalists. We cannot allow anonymous sources to use us to do their dirty work or attack any candidate. I have seen a lot of”sources say” on @CNN. It is time to name names. @RepEscobar made a valid point about the media to @Acosta. #Election2024 #Biden
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Trump and Harris meet again at the 9/11 ceremony in NYC this morning. Harris extends a handshake to Trump hours after their debate. #debata #Harris #Trump #debata #september11th
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Calling all journalists! This is NOT the time to ask families & survivors at #Uvalde mass shooting about their immigration status. That is irrelevant. They have lost loved ones and in pain. Read the SPJ CODE OF ETHICS: Minimize harm. Plz RETWEET #UvaldeMassacre
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Waiting to hear how the haters will tear up JLo's performance at the #Grammys. She was amazing. She can dance, and sing. Made #Motown proud. #Grammys2019
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WARNING: Watch 4 @Twitter fake accounts & bots making up info about shooting at #mandalaybay Follow @LVMPD Las Vegas police 4 info plz RT.
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Odessa emergency room doctor says they had practiced for an incident like a mass shooting and we're prepared at the hospital. He adds that's why they were able to save 13 lives today. #Odessatx #MassShooting
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As a kid @LisaNMatthews hoped one day she would replace @DanRather on the anchor desk but her life took a different route. Tonight he swore her in as the new president of the @PressClubDC. I was honored to be there. She is also the second Black female prez in history of org.
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“Can you say ‘Kamala’?”asked @Acosta to belligerent #Trump talking head Corey Lewandowski on @CNN. The Trump advisor tried to spread lies but Acosta was not having it. Here’s an edited version of the conversation. Advice to Trump puppets—NEVER try to school a #journalist.
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“Doesn’t any of this matter?” Says @Acosta @CNN when Republican @timburchett tries to spins Trumps violent rhetoric that Liz Cheney should be shot with 9 barrels. Acosta adds “At what point does a Republican member of Congress call out Trump…?” #Election #Harris_Walz2024 #Trump
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Dang! Powerful message from @Acosta who reflects on 9/11 and how a tragedy brought this country together. But now we have a divided country with hate in our hearts. This message will make you think. (1/2) #NeverForget911
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“Who do they think you are @CNN?” Says Kevin Hart live from Las Vegas. He jokes about Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen not being able to drink so he starts taking shots. #NewYearsEveParty
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@PawlowskiMario @DrGram76 Of course you don’t care. You’re a sad person who needs attention and would rather put someone in danger to get a few clicks. Go back into your cave.
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@Acosta just wondering. How do we know WH didn't record a bunch of videos of Prez Trump at the same time, put them in the can, and are releasing them every once in a while? #TrumpCovid19.
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“The police dept. Knocked on my door. ” The mother of #TyreNichols tells Don Lemon @CNN #memphispd cover-up started the minute cops showed up to say her son had been arrested. They implied he was on drugs. “What they were describing was not my son.” #TyreNicholsVideo
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A MUST SEE interview. “What happened to backing the Blue?” @Acosta @CNN was not letting Republican @RepTimBurchett off the hook. He dodged questions about Trumps release of violent insurrectionists. Congressman said “I haven’t seen the tapes” Here are the highlights.
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Calling all journalists!.NPR has decided not to offer summer internships. There may be others that do the same. Students need this experience. Please post paid journalism #internships you may know about on this thread. Thank you. Plz RT #JournalismInternships #SummerInterns
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#Dallas Police Chief Rene Hall tells @CBS11 That officers gave the streets to protesters so they could have a peaceful protest but then their anger turned on the officers and she had a brick thrown at her. That changes the dynamics. #GeorgeFloydprotest #dallasprotest
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Congrats to our very own North Texan @kellyclarkson who won a Daytime Emmy for Best Daytime Talk Series. She thanked @nbc for allowing her to move her show from LA to NY. Better for her mental health. @KellyClarksonTV bravo! #DayTimeEmmys #Texas
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“I am Puerto Rican and yes…we are Americans” says Jennifer Lopez at the #KamalaHarris Rally in Las Vegas. “And I love Hollywood endings and I like …when the good girl wins!” @JLo speaks to a packed rally with lots of #Latinos. #Harris_Walz2024 #Nevada
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“People are mad, pissed off & here we are day three & we have not heard Donald #Trump…apologize to the Puerto Rican people” says Victor Martinez, Spanish-language radio host who has 200-thousand listeners in #Pennsylvania. He told @Acosta @CNN Trump will lose Latino voters.
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NewsNation reporter @EvanLambertTV is arrested by Ohio officers while trying to do a live shot on the train derailment. @GovMikeDeWine as journalists we have a job to do to inform the public. This law enforcement man-handling is wrong! #CallingAllJournalists #journalism
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#JacobBlake father to @CNN @Acosta “There is white system and a Black system. it’s not set up for us.” #BREAKING
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“Laughable” says @RepGaramendi tells @CNN @Acosta after Speaker Johnson calls for Biden to resign after ending campaign. “Now Republican have a problem…we’ve got a prosecutor who is going to be taking on a certified felon.”.#Harris #Biden #Election2024
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The latest NPR/PBS poll results reveal the President is up a few points. @MaxRose4NY credits Biden’s resilience. Thanks @Acosta @CNN for covering #Biden fairly and with no frenzy. #Biden #politics #jpurnalism
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You can tell Sarah Huckabee Sanders is getting pissed off @ the reporters who are pressing for answers. Her face says it all #briefing.
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Calling all journalists!.Several media companies are laying off workers. Please post a job opening on this thread. This could be you next. For those being laid off, we got your back. #journalismjobs #CNNlayoffs #Gannett
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"What keeps getting lost. is the message of #inequality . " says Howie Long on NFL Fox. #TakeTheKnee #TakeAKneeNFL
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@Acosta Thank you for adopting a rescue. We all need to do a part becuz animal shelters need our help nationwide. They are packed with dogs that are abandoned or suddenly “lost.” I have 5 rescues that are loving and loyal. Here are 4 of them. #AdoptDontShop #Dogs #Dog #RescueDogs
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Calling all journalists! Don’t bury the lead. Those reporting on Cecilia Vega joining @60Minutes don’t forget she’s breaking a barrier. She is the FIRST #Latinx correspondent since the show started in 1968. Our community FINALLY gets representation.
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Please no speculating on what is going on during this hostage situation in #Colleyville, TX. I appreciate you saying that @juliettekayyem on @Acosta show @CNN. Whether you're an expert in that field or a journalist--speculation leads to misinformation. Let's stick to facts.
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Fort Worth Fire Dept PIO says Investigators trying to figure out what caused explosion at FW hotel. Added there is a gas smell, 11 people hurt, one critical. He is calling it a mass casualty incident. Source: CBS Texas #BREAKING #explosion
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Reporters ask President #Trump and Vice President Pence if they have been tested for the coronavirus. Pence said no. Trump ignored the question. Thanks @BrianKarem for asking during #coronavirus briefing. #COVID2019
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On Saturday I always have @Acosta @CNN on TV. Today he talked to Joe Torre, Former @Yankees manager who shares how baseball helped the nation recover after 9/11. #NeverForget #911Memorial
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Calling all journalists!.The layoffs continue at different media companies. Please post a job opening on this new thread. This could be you next. For those being laid off, we got your back. Thank you. Plz RT .#journalismjobs #journalismLayoffs.#CallingAllJournalists
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Okay why didn't any White House staffer tell President Trump he had toilet paper on his shoe. Sarah Sanders? Kellyanne? Gen. Kelly? ¿Que Paso? #ToiletPaper
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“The first time Donald Trump was elected he started as a joke,” Stephen Colbert gives a reality check in his monologue. “And ended as a tragedy. This time it starts as a tragedy, who know where it will end as” @colbertlateshow is a genius funny show. #Election2024 #Vote2024
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Calling all journalists! If you are part of the @NPR layoffs, here are more than 90 newsrooms that have openings. If anyone knows of a job opening, let me know on this thread I update this list often. Plz RT .#NPRLayoffs #NPRcuts #CallingAllJournalists.
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Good news for @Acosta. New assignment at @CNN. His coverage of the #Trump administration was some of the best in the past four years. Always unafraid seeking the truth. Thanks Jim. #mondaythoughts.
On to the next adventure! After eight years at WH, I’m moving into a new role as anchor on weekends and chief domestic correspondent for @CNN, a new challenge I’m very excited about. Will miss my WH colleagues. But I know they’ll be great covering the Biden admin. See you soon!.
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Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn is running for Congress. He believes another #insurrection could happen and that #Trump deserves his day in court. Excellent interview on @Acosta show @CNN. #Jan6 #January2024
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Good to see @Acosta on #Hurricane Ian aftermath coverage. All the @CNN correspondents and crews are working long hours.
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Trump says #hydroxychloroquine a drug used for arthritis and malaria is showing big results to battle COVID-19. Can only be prescribed. "game-changer".
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News Managers, plz ask your reporters & photographers if they want to cover a mass shooting or if they want to remain on the story. Look 4 signs of trauma & pull them off. I saw a TV reporter in tears in a live shot yesterday in Allen. I felt bad for her. #CallingAllJournalists
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Calling all TV student journalists. You DON"T need an agent to get your first job. Students at a conference on Friday told me that agents had contacted them. SMH. I get they need to make money. Students learn how to get your first job on your own. Any questions, ask me for FREE.
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Finally @CNN adds a #Latinx to the weekday anchor lineup. Congrats to @AnaCabrera who will now anchor CNN Newsroom weekdays from 1-2pm. She was doing weekends. Ana is a great addition & will add much needed #diversity to what was a very white anchor lineup for years at CNN.
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“Dana you did a good job…you’re not fact checkers” says Senator Graham to @CNN Dana Bash about Trumps performance at the #debate. @CNNPR This is not a compliment to #journalism. Bash & Tapper let Trump get away w/ many lies. And media stop w/ the “Falsehoods” A lie is a LIE!
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Calling all journalists! Plz, share my journalism jobs list with those laid off @latimes. Check out the Dec. list, too. We have your back. If anyone knows of a job, let me know in the comments. Plz RT #LATimes #Laidoff #journalismjobs.
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Classy goodbye by @RobinMeade. @CNN is crazy for letting this woman go along with her colleagues. She should have been on that morning show with Don Lemon. SMH. Good luck, Robin and crew!.
Sad day as this morning @RobinMeade from @HLN and her team of @MorningExp officially signed off after 21 years on the morning show. I spent 7 years at @CNN HLN and my prayers are with the staff who was laid off from CNN last week. #CNNlayoffs
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Former FBI General Counsel tells @MSNBC that CNN made mistake having only Trump supporters in audience at townhall “irresponsible” and Kaitlin Collins needed to be super prepared. @ChrisLichtCNN did you hear this? #TrumpTownHall
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#BREAKING Security just broke up FCC hearing because of "security" reasons. They are rushing everyone out. #NetNeutrality
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@charliekirk11 @Acosta @realDonaldTrump I guess you don't watch the news including Fox. Everyone showed video of people yelling & screaming at Jim. This photo proves he treats everyone w/ respect even President Trump's supporters. Charlie don't be such a hater.
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@cnnbrk is doing excellent coverage on #hurricanida, people leaving New Orleans and feds going in with supplies. I always have my TV on when @Acosta is at the anchor desk. 16 years ago today #Hurricane #Katrina hit the same area.
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Of course @BrianKarem you had to make the Jimmy Kimmel goodbye tribute to Sarah Sanders. Hilarious! .#SarahSanders
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Very disturbing video. Dallas bartender Austin Sheffield pulled a gun and started punching woman in the face after she tried to call 911, he slapped phone out of her hand and she slaps him. He has been booked on 3 criminal charges. Source: CBS 11.#Violence
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Here is what I don’t get. Why isn’t @Acosta @CNN part of this panel at RNC? He covered the #Trump White House. Been there longer than @kasie from NBC & Chris Wallace who moved over from Fox. And no #Latinos. @CNNPR @jaketapper @DanaBashCNN FYI @NAHJ
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@jemelehill What a Latina can't be part of a Motown tribute? I mean I grew up in the Toledo area, Motown music was blasted in my home. I grew up on the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, and the Temptations. #Latinx celebrate Motown's history.
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We at the Society of Professional Journalists congratulate @AprilDRyan on your history making moment as the longest serving Black female White House correspondent. 25 years & you have done it with courage & compassion. Thx for being a role model for #WOC. @spj_tweets .#WHCD2022
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It’s been 53 years and @60Minutes has NEVER has a Latino co-anchor. Lots of white talent and only ONE Black journalist right now. @CBSNews @neerajkhemlani @ViacomCBS when will this change? @NAHJ @JoaquinCastrotx more info you.
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Yes it’s my birthday. Today I honor my parents, undocumented immigrants from Mexico who became green card holders, business owners, civil rights leaders & migrants rights advocates. They taught me to have courage & defend others. Mom became a US citizen. Dad died when I was 20.
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Thank you @IDRichards and @LatinaJournos for the beautiful flowers on the night I got inducted into the @NAHJ Hall of Fame. Love you all! #NABJNAHJ22
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NBC- Matt Lauer, Mark Halperin out!.CBS - Charlie Rose out!.New York Times - Glenn Thrush suspended. Who is next? .@GretchenCarlson you started a powerful movement. Thank you. Female journalists across the country have found their voice & their day of justice.
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Thx to all who have reached out with kind words about my @NAHJ Hall of Fame induction. NAHJ has been the "blood in my veins" since I joined in the mid-1980s. It prepared me to become Prez @spj_tweets, a strong mentor & thrive in #journalism & the friends I have made. Priceless!
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I get the feeling Princess Diana would approve of #MeghanMarkle truth tonight #HarryandMeghanonOprah
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“Oh my God, Donald Trump just put a target on my family’s back and as a Latina immigrant myself I feel that way too,“ says Political commentator @MariaTCardona on @CNN Central. This is why our voice is important on every CNN show including Primetime where we are MIA. @CNNPR
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.@CNN it's time to give @acosta his own show to anchor. #Latino anchors are MIA during the week Why when we have 50 mil #Hispanics in U.S.?
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“Why do you call this the Chinese virus. a lot people say it’s racist?” @CeciliaVega @ABC asked President Trump. Good question when Chinese & Chinese Americans are victims of racism and hate because they are being blamed for the illness and term fuels anger. #coronavirus
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I UPDATED my job list. Thanks to everyone who sent me a #journalism job opening in the past 24 hrs. There are now more than 100 jobs on the list. Plz keep sharing this list to help all those laid off at the LA Times, Univision & Sports Illustrated. #CallingAllJournalists #Jobs.
Calling all journalists! Plz, share my journalism jobs list with those laid off @latimes. Check out the Dec. list, too. We have your back. If anyone knows of a job, let me know in the comments. Plz RT #LATimes #Laidoff #journalismjobs.
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Many die in Dayton massacre, but today Trump's PR puppet @Scavino45 puts together a happy music video w/ the president smiling & posing with medical staff while nearby shooting victims recover. Where did this guy get his PR degree? And he calls us Fake News SMH.
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#BREAKING: CNN crew attacked by protesters outside Wendy’s in #Atlanta where a Black man was shot by police. CNN it’s time to send your crews out to record w/ phones becuz a big TV camera attracts those who want to do you harm. #AtlantaPolice #BLM
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“I don’t think about it a lot,” said Jodie Foster on aging. She is nominated for best supporting actress in Nyad. Source: E! #Oscar #Oscars #Oscars2024
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Now that Sharon Osbourne is out at @TheTalkCBS it is time to bring a #Latina to the table. There has never been a #Latina. It’s about time @CBS @ViacomCBS. We are 60 MILLION #Latinx in the US. How about @4lisaguerrero?
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POW! @sunny shut down @MeghanMcCain when conservative host tried to spin topic from #ManafortIndictment to Hillary Clinton. #TheView
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All #journalist listen closely to 11-year-old Naomi Wadler who says she is representing African American girls & women who don't make the front page of major newspapers & the evening #news when they're murdered. She is right. Latinas victims are also ignored. #MarchForOurLives
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“He was always warm and gracious,” says @MichaelBuble to @Acosta on @CNN as he remembers #TonyBennett. He passed away today. #TonyBennettRIP
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