Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza
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One raindrop in the fourth estate. Business reporter Philly+NJ+DE @WHYYNews past @WYPR881FM @phoenixnewtimes @theadvocatebr @sabjtech @monitornews Hablo Español
Philadelphia, PA
Joined January 2010
Journalist request: 85% of folks in the Philly metro area had credit card debt around this time last year. Would you be willing to discuss your relationship with credit card debt and how that has changed for a news story? kmosbrucker [at] Thx! @WHYYNews
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Yall I should have packed more snacks. I did not think I’d still be here 9 to 5.
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“I had this moment of realization that my career belonged to me,” said the now executive editor at the Miami Herald.
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Don’t say goodbye. Just bon voyage. A well deserved retirement for our former intrepid news director Joel McCord. Don’t fret, you’ll still see his environment news bylines @WYPR881FM @AaronHenkin
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+10 yrs ago I left Philly on a motorcycle for the West Coast. Next week, I'm re-joining a public media org I deeply respect full of super talented folks who care abt the community. I'll be covering business news for @PlanPhilly starting April 24. @WHYYNews
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Who runs the Baltimore City DOT socials? You deserve a raise. I see you.
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AFSCME union attorney closing argument: The question of remote work needs to go before a labor arbitrator. Work schedules can’t be changed more than one day of work as per the master CBA (collective bargaining agreement) and alternative work schedules were being bargained.
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Are you a homeowner who evacuated for #HurricaneIda? The state is ordering all insurance companies to pay for hotel costs for those who evacuated, mandatory or not.
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I'll be moving to Arizona to become a news editor with the @phoenixnewtimes in early November. I am so stoked for this opportunity y'all. Stay tuned!
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Now the union attorney is back to discussing their arguments. Saying the city can bargain something they aren’t mandated to do. Once the city agrees to bargain something they can’t go back.
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Former Shaw executives plan $9.2B diesel fuel plant which recycles cooking oil, processes soybeans in West Baton Rouge y'all #Louisiana #oil #renewablediesel .@theadvocatebr @theadvocateaca @NOLAnews.
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This is not accurate information. The Times-Picayune did not file for bankruptcy. Nor did the owners of the Advocate control it when the newspaper editions were cut to 3 days a week. It’s actually the opposite. The Advocate’s owners brought 7 days of newspaper back to the region.
Everyday I remind myself that the folks who run the @theadvocatebr are the same ones who bankrupted the Times Picayune! So if or when you read it keep that in mind!.
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Expect more solar farms in Louisiana y'all. @EntergyLA is looking to buy another 500 megawatts of renewable energy
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Some breaking news! I’ll be joining @theadvocatebr later this month as a news reporter covering business in #BatonRouge #Louisiana Many thanks to folks in #SanAntonio for sharing their stories with me! #SATX
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“I disagree with that,” said judge Sierra Thomas-Street to the city’s assertion that she should ignore a Supreme Court case. There’s a lot of attorney stuff I don’t fully understand in this back and forth I’ll be honest but I think that’s what they meant.
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2020 marks 10 yrs as news reporter. Most of which I’ve written about business. I have a deep understanding of international trade, eco dev, finance, electric markets, oil, LNG, energy, defense industry, tech startups & big data. Don’t be fooled by cat memes, smart lady here.
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This is interesting.
Tech company is rapidly becoming a gatekeeper for Americans trying to access government services online from the IRS to Social Security and unemployment insurance. The question is: Should a for-profit company even be in that role?.
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Some bittersweet news y'all. I'm leaving Louisiana in a few weeks. So much gratitude to everyone for sharing their stories with me. Going to miss my fellow news reporters @theadvocatebr
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Today is my last day @theadvocatebr y'all. Thank you so much for sharing all of your stories with me. I will miss the trees in Louisiana.
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Dear former @latimes multimedia news folks. Please consider the leap into public media. We’ve got jobs posted. (I’m not the hiring manager.) Good vibes.
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@TexasMonthly If I've only learned one thing living in the #RGV it's that the singular of tamales is tamal NOT tamale. Cheers!.
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A little news you can use y’all @OchsnerHealth plans to pay for 30 doctors' medical school if they commit to #Louisiana, its hospital system @emily_woodruff_ @NOLAnews @theadvocateaca @theadvocatebr #BatonRouge #NewOrleans.
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Dear #journalists #news folks we've got a rare news #reporter job open in #BatonRouge come join us! #BlackTwitter @WritersofColor @NAHJ @NABJ @NABJDigital @NABJSTUDENTS @aaja @APSouthRegion #Louisiana @kisselAP.
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Dear #journalists and #news folk of the internet, we've got a full-time job open at @NOLAnews and we need you! It's a night #editor job. #NewOrleans #NOLA
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Big news! I'm joining @WYPR881FM in Baltimore as a digital news editor and producer on June 1. Absolutely stoked for such a great opportunity to work with a talented team.
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“You need to more than say it, show it,” said the judge about the city’s closing argument that there was no bargaining and that it’s just a management right.
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Just before y'all run away for the Memorial Day weekend, here's something to chew on. @TellurianLNG is one step closer to maybe happening in Louisiana. Here's how.@theadvocatebr @NOLAnews @theadvocateaca.
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Have you ever eaten food made with so much love, care and quality that you wept? Why, yes. Dear reader, I have. You should too. Cultivate joy y’all.
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This makes me so sad, our local hospitals are using digital billboards to let folks know the real-time status of people who are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Do you live in the Curtis Bay community in South Baltimore? Don't be shy. I'll be on the scene of the environmental protest on Saturday December 17th interviewing folks. For ease of identification in the cold, I'll be wearing my NPR scarf. @WYPR881FM
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Can this GOP challenger flip Maryland's 2nd congressional District red after 20 years? @JohnWesleyLee2 reports. @NicoleeAmbrose @Call_Me_Dutch.
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The Philadelphia city hall courtroom is packed for the hearing where a judge may decide whether Mayor Cherelle Parker’s return to office mandate may be stopped for thousands of union workers. *sorry no photos.
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Could Baton Rouge-New Orleans passenger rail finally happen? Here are Biden, Amtrak plans
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Will we ever collectively discuss that some folks have the time to be successful? The ability to ignore any other responsibilities and external or internal stressors? And that access to time is the real key to success? Grit is totally a thing, but it’s not the only thing.
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You should absolutely judge your local newspaper by its election and voting coverage. I’m so freakin’ proud of how comprehensive our voting news is in the print edition. @theadvocatebr Baton Rouge #Louisiana
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There's a popular phrase in #journalism known as 'speaking truth to power'. As someone who has spent a lot of time both inside & outside major metros, this is what I've learned. Avoid sympathy narratives, help develop public empathy.
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Woah, this is a big deal! @ClaireTaylorACA live music now allowed in #Louisiana bars under Phase 2 #BatonRouge #Lafayette #NewOrleans #Louisiana.
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Our intrepid state government reporter @RachelBaye & radio engineer Luke Spicknall offered great advice to @BaltimoreBanner team on how to gather audio. @WYPR881FM
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Still waiting for hearing to resume. Something I think about is that no matter what everyone will have to work together when this is over, what is that workplace dynamic going to be like?.
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Just in: @BollingerShip made offers to hundreds of workers at the Houma shipyard y'all. That's a big deal.
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Dearest Maryland, grab your coffee or tea mug folks. This is a long read. A deep dive. But worth your time. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is law, but what does that mean for the average student? @Zshekinahgf reports @Report4America.
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You don’t realize how sad you are until you feel happy. Live music, it’s been too long. #MardiGrasForAllYall
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I typically encourage reader feedback. But not like this. Please don't try to anonymously call and threaten me to change a story that is factual, accurate and newsworthy. I always identify myself. You should too, it's a sign of respect you obviously didn't have for me.
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Flash mob to support UPENN’s Nobel prize winners. Long line of selfies.
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“The city didn’t walk back on anything,” said the city attorney. “That’s not fair to say the city didn’t walk back on anything,” said the judge.
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Personal income in Louisiana dropped below national average after stimulus payments ran out
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New business reporter @theadvocatebr in Baton Rouge seeks news tips & food advice. Please consider filling out this short survey. Feel free to call 225-388-0671 or kmosbrucker@theadvocate.com to say Hello. Don't be shy now. Thanks!
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Y’all. This chihuahua ain’t even mine. But she adopted me.
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Standing ovation for @LouisianaGov at the Louisiana Entertainment Summit y’all #BatonRouge #Louisiana #NewOrleans
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Ok now I’m being told the court is done for today and we’re starting again tomorrow at 9:30am in the same room.
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. @LouisianaGov shares plans for cybersecurity center @WaterCampus1 #Louisiana #BatonRouge @BRAC_BatonRouge
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I'm going to start a really sad thread with screenshots from an aerial view of Cameron Parish #Louisiana I apologize if this is your home. #HurricaneLaura #HurricaneSeason2020
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I decided to hyphenate my last name to reflect my reality y’all. I married into a bicultural, bilingual and binational life. Mosbrucker-Garza it is now.
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Back inside @PhiladelphiaGov city hall courtroom for the hearing about Mayor Parker’s return to office mandate lawsuit filed by @PHLafscmeDC47 union workers. Union wants judge Sierra Thomas-Street to file an injunction to pause the July 15th RTO order & to not allow city appeals.
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Need a little break from election news? There's a new Baltimore City Student Union vying for a bit more student influence on the school board. Education reporter @Zshekinahgf digs in @WYPR881FM @Report4America.
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Medical marijuana grower at LSU drops prices to 'razor thin' margin; looks to bigger market
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First day @phoenixnewtimes y’all. Got news tips? Reach out! Kristen.mosbrucker@newtimes.com or 602-744-6584
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One Year Later: A South Baltimore community’s quest for ‘no more coal’ @WYPR881FM @CSX @Porter4Bmore @rkobell @BaltimoreSouth @MDEnvironment @iamwesmoore @LarryHogan @BaltCityHall #CurtisBay @EnviroIntegrity @SPGlobal @BaltimoreBanner
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A little breaking news: Baltimore City awarded $2M federal grant for its plan to redevelop the 'Highway to Nowhere' @WYPR881FM @RepKweisiMfume @Mfume4Congress @MayorBMScott @iamwesmoore @Call_Me_Dutch @VanHollenForMD
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A little breaking news: Plastic bag ban proposed for retailers in Baltimore County @BaltCoGov .@JohnWesleyLee2 reports. @SierraClub @CouncilmanIzzy @BaltCoExec @david_s_marks @mikeforcouncil6 @WYPR881FM.
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Investigative news reporters, plz join us! Full-time pay band $65K to $85K. Bring best news portfolio clips. Not hiring manager. @WritersofColor & @NABJRegionIII @NABJPrint @NAHJSouthFL @NAHJ @DisabledWriters
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Know your audience. “This American Life was doing shows like 24 hours at a diner. We were like, ‘Let’s do 24 hours in a bodega.’
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Please refrain plagarizing your fellow news reporters. This means copy and pasting news stories word-for-word is not how journalists work. This has happened twice now with bankruptcy records stories with two different competing news outlets. Come on y'all.
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Waitr wants to start delivering marijuana y'all. Not legal in Louisiana yet though.
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My delivery person is newspaper carrier of the year @theadvocatebr they’ve got to drive half a mile past eight speed bumps to find me and it’s always dry no matter how much it rains.
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Now the union is summarizing AFSCME union member testimonies from yesterday. Medical issues, child care, elder care and city vacancies etc.
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“The U.S. govt will not lift any existing travel restrictions "at this point" due to concerns over the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant and the rising number of U.S. coronavirus cases, a White House official told @Reuters “
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Tesla's "autopilot" is marketing. It has lateral cruise control so you can stay in the lane. I have been inside a level 4 autonomous vehicle, it's not the same thing.
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Just for y'all the intrepid @TravSprad and I donned bunny suits and went inside the #medicalmarijuana facility in #BatonRouge #Louisiana Keep an eye out for lots of photos, video and another story about how all of this budding industry works. #canabiz #cannabis @theadvocatebr
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FYI: There’s now several top city of Philadelphia staffers in the courtroom from the mayors office. Most of whom came within the last hour. Hoping city will provide anything on the record after this hearing is over.
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. @AP just called the 6th congressional district of Maryland race. Democratic incumbent @RepDavidTrone won another term in Congress over @neilparrott @WYPR881FM #MDPolitics #MDVotes.
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I love reading words on paper. Never gets old.
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Louisiana restaurants can get up to $10M in federal COVID relief starting today
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She asked during the job interview if the city would ever go back to in person. She was told no. She started out 3 days remote and 2 days in the office and now it’s flipped. She’d have to get more childcare if she was forced into work 5 days a week.
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Voter turnout (so far) in Maryland's primary election? 17% of eligible voters.
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I haven’t seen @FeigPic in 8 months y’all. Did you know he brings his own hard hat to construction sites? So smart.
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Remember the Burnside manufacturing site poised to shutter in August? It did, despite state & federal incentives including #paycheckprotection $$$ hundreds laid off. Well now the union claims workers are owed millions in supplemental unemployment pay y’all
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Since May 20th, the Parker Administration has denied all remote work requests even for ADA disabilities, the AFSCME union.
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Have 5 years of experience as an editor? Want to help mentor news reporters in Baton Rouge to bring out our best work? We've got an asst metro editor job open. Full-time could be all nights if folks need that but more likely mix of nights and days.
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Lots of back and forth about why if the city cancels RTO right now that would be a burden when the original policy isn’t a burden.
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No more city witnesses. Union brings Katherine Scott former union president to the stand once again. Second day in a row.
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That's quite a way to use 'force majeure' in a sentence.
Is the west coast being completely on fire enough of a "Force Majeure" to satisfy you moral hazard heads that the Fed should be providing unlimited credit support to their state and local governments?.
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Are you a @BaltCitySchools student who is also parent? Check out this resource y'all. During a recent event students were able to leave with supplies such as baby wipes, strollers, car seats and diapers. @Zshekinahgf reports @Report4America @WYPR881FM.
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I’m just a stoop kid. Sittin’ on my stoop. No joke. Stoops are just tiny porches.
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It is today I remember someone who I have lost. I see him in the trees, bayous, squirrels, turtles and other critters. His kindness knew no bounds. Born with special needs and gave so much to this world. Gone at 14 years old. He would have been in his 20s these days.
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More workers died on the job in Louisiana during 2019, before pandemic
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It's with a heavy heart that I'm leaving #RGV. Moving to San Antonio! Thank you for sharing stories with me ya'll
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One of my neighbors in #BatonRouge stuck a homemade sign out in their yard that says “Don’t steal my paper” as in #newspaper from their driveway. #Louisiana I love it. @theadvocatebr
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New partnership between @PBRCNews @TheLakeHealth @LSUHealthNO would stand up a bariatric surgery program in #BatonRouge w/ outpatient & inpatient clinics supported by @LEDLouisiana funding
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